Fabien stood, staring at his reflection in the sword he held, thinking, "I don't know how to use a sword, and now I'm just a child, I can't do much."
Suddenly, someone entered the room. As soon as Fabien heard the door, he quickly took a defensive stance and shouted, "I'm not going with you!"
The lord entered the room and looked at Fabien in surprise.
Terrified, Fabien thought, "Why has the demonic lord himself come into this room?!"
With a cold gaze, the lord slowly approached Fabien. Fabien, holding the sword in his hand, was paralyzed with fear and couldn't move.
Suddenly, the demonic lord, holding his hand over his mouth, laughed and said, "Are you going to attack me with that sword?"
The lord came close to Fabien and looked at him from the side. Fabien's face contorted with anger.
The lord placed his hand on Fabien's shoulder and said with a smile, "I like you. From now on, you're mine."
Fabien took a deep breath and said, "I'll serve you as much as you want, but let me be free."
The lord grabbed Fabien's face and said, "You don't decide what you do."
The lord looked directly into Fabien's eyes, and suddenly, Fabien fainted, The lord caught Fabien and said, "He's just pretending not to be afraid, but I could see from his eyes how he was trembling at the sight of me."
Fabien woke up, half-opening his eyes and looking around, he saw that he was in a cage. Suddenly, Fabien grabbed the bars and shouted, "No, I don't want to stay here forever!"
Fabien carefully looked outside the cage, seeing that he was in a place resembling a dungeon with black walls and floors, with light streaming in through small cracks.
Fabien pulled his legs to his chest, crossed his arms, and frowned, saying, "If I hadn't owed Alfred that day, I could be living in a warm, comfortable room, carefree."
Suddenly, the sound of a door opening came. Fabien could only see the legs of the demonic lord approaching the cage.
The demonic lord knelt in front of the cage, smirking at Fabien and said, "Whether you like it or not, you are my puppet. You have to do everything I say, otherwise, you'll be back in this cage."
Fabien, frowning, thought, "Augustus was more flexible, but this time I'm facing a demon. I need to make him happy, but how?"
The lord grabbed Fabien's face and frowned, saying, "You'll stay here until you learn not to look at me with that face."
Fabien thought, "Huh? He just doesn't like the way I look at him? Why didn't he say so earlier?"
Fabien calmed down a bit and smiled.
The lord looked at Fabien in surprise and said, "Are you mocking me?"
Fabien, scared, thought, "I don't get it, what does he really want from me?"
The lord frowned and said, "You're too arrogant, you're getting on my nerves."
Fabien thought, "This won't work, I need to do something to make him like me more so he will take me out of this cage."
Fabien took a deep breath and said, "Sorry, master, please tell me how to behave, I'm really confused."
The lord thought, "What does he mean? Is he still trying to play a role to deceive me?"
Fabien: "Master, as you said, I have to do whatever you say, so give me an order."
Suddenly, the lord laughed, covering his mouth with his hand, and said, "What kind of child are you?! Anyone else in your place would be crying and begging me to set them free by now."
Fabien thought, "Oh, I forgot, I'm a child now!"
Fabien crossed his arms and frowned, saying, "If you think I'm like other kids, you're wrong. I'm not spoiled, and I don't cry."
The lord frowned and said, "If you stay here for a few days without food, you'll eventually cry."
The lord stood up to leave, but suddenly Fabien grabbed the corner of his clothes.
The lord, angry, said, "What are you doing?!"
Fabien: "If I cry, will you set me free?"
The lord freed his clothes, sat down, and smirked, saying, "Of course, just cry and beg me to set you free."
Fabien thought, "He's underestimating me. No one is better at acting than I am!"
Suddenly, Fabien grabbed the bars of the cage and, while crying, said, "Master, please set me free. I promise to be a good child!"
The lord thought, "He's still acting. This way, he's no different from a puppet, and I can easily control him."
Fabien: "Will you set me free now, master?"
The lord took a key from his pocket and unlocked the cage.
Fabien, happy, opened the door to come out, but suddenly the lord grabbed his wrist tightly and said, "I didn't say I set you free. You have to keep playing this role you just played for me."
Fabien's face contorted, and he cried, saying, "Master, my hand hurts, please let go of my hand!"
The lord squeezed Fabien's hand tighter. Fabien gritted his teeth and thought, "My hand is breaking!"
The lord frowned and said, "Continue."
Fabien: "Master, it hurts a lot!"
The lord let go of Fabien's hand, then stood up, turned around, and said, "Come with me."
The demonic lord took Fabien to the dining room. The servants were too scared to look at the demonic lord. The demonic lord sat at the table, and Fabien was about to sit on a chair when the lord frowned and said, "I didn't give you permission to sit at the table."
Fabien, surprised, asked, "But why?"
The lord looked at Fabien and said with a nerve-wracking smile, "Well, if you cry and beg me, maybe I'll give you some food."
Fabien, extremely angry, thought, "Augustus, although scary, was always kind to me and let me eat as much as I wanted. But this man..."
Fabien took a deep breath and said, "Sorry to say this, but can I play a different role?"
The lord, curious, asked, "What role?"
Fabien, with a proud smile, said, "From now on, I'm like you, a demon, and I will live here as a demon child."
Suddenly, the lord burst into laughter. The servants looked at the lord in surprise.
The lord frowned and looked into Fabien's eyes, saying, "You want to betray your own kind?"
Fabien: "My kind always stabbed me in the back and made my life painful, so..."
Fabien thought, "Why is he looking at me so terrifyingly? What will his reaction be?"
The lord stood up and said, "Alright, from now on, you are like us, a demon. You are now our friend, and your greatest enemies are humans."
Fabien smirked and said, "Yes, master, I will serve only you from now on."
Fabien thought, "It seems I managed to impress him this time. At least this time, I didn't lie to him."
The lord frowned and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to call me master. Call me Diablo."
The male servant, surprised, said, "But master, calling you by your name is too much!"
Diablo frowned at the servants and said, "Are you going to disobey my orders?"
Servant: "No, master."
Diablo grabbed Fabien's face and said, "And you, hold your head up. You are a demon now, aren't you?"
Fabien freed his face and said proudly, "You're right, Diablo."
The servant looked at Fabien in surprise and said, "He called the master by his name so quickly!"
Diablo smiled and said, "You learn very quickly."
Diablo thought, "This boy will surely betray me one day. Then I'll make him pay for all these days he's enjoying."