Sans AUs Oneshots & Short Stories (Discontinued)

Errorink404: The High Priest

(For those who don't know, William if Error404's name from before he became Error404. Additionally, Alpha's name is Adam.

I actually don't know if this counts as a oneshot but oh well. I decided not to use the glitchy text style I normally do because William isn't a glitch and because Error isn't either, he's a demon, but he still looks like his regular self.)

If you told William that he would one day offer hospitality to a demon and a fallen angel, he would call you insane. It was a preposterous idea, after all. He was a priest, specifically the High Priest of the region. One of his top duties was to eliminate those who were unholy, especially demons. And yet... here he was now, living with a demon and a fallen angel. He wasn't sure if he remembered how he had come to live with them.

If he was remembering correctly, then Error's stay was because of how stubborn he was. When he first arrived at the church, he was very set on claiming his soul. Apparently, the Devil himself had sent him on that mission. William had his doubts about it, but lying was in the nature of demons. Ink, on the other hand, was a more... uncertain case. While William had been out in the forest to spend some time with his brother, they had come across Ink. He looked like he had crashed and was in very bad condition, so William had taken him back to the church to nurse him back to health. Now he just kinda... stayed around.

They had peculiar names, yes, but they weren't mortals. It was only expected for them to have bizarre names. Actually, William had a sneaking suspicion that those weren't their real names. But if they were using fake names, they could have at least tried to find names that were serious. He had wanted to laugh when he heard Ink's name, but had refrained from doing so.

Another thing that William hadn't been expecting when he housed the two was for them to be on somewhat friendly terms with each other. Error had been quite surprised to see Ink and, while they were on friendlier terms than one might think, the demon had gone right into a fighting stance the moment he processed Ink's presence. Ink, however, showed no interest in fighting. It had been rather easy for the two to put the whole Angel-Demon thing aside and live comfortably with each other, but of course they came with a great deal of problems for William. Such as keeping them hidden not only from public view, but from the other priests and nuns within the church as well. It would be a scandal if it was discovered that William was willingly allowing a demon, of all things, to stay in the sacred building.

"High Priest William, we're back."

William looked up from his Bible as the voice entered the room. He was greeted by the sight of Ink and Error entering the room, the Fallen Angel carrying plastic bags on his arms and with some magic. Error threw himself onto the couch, spreading his arms and legs out like a starfish. His magic was carrying quite a stack of soda can cases for him, which he promptly placed by the couch. He picked a can from one of the cases and cracked it open, guzzling it down in just a few gulps. Ink placed the bags he had been carrying down, most likely to sort through their contents.

"Did you find everything okay?" William asked, setting the holy book aside. "Did you get yourself something this time, like I told you to?"

"Yes, I did." He nodded. "You said I should look into some hobbies. I thought I might try art."

"Ah, art. That's a good choice," he said. He would've continued if it hadn't been for Error burping, both loudly and grossly. He glanced at the Demon with a bothered expression, but didn't say anything regarding how he didn't use manners. "And, uh... the soda..."

"... Error stole them," he sighed. "He raided some vending machines as well. I apologize for not being able to stop him, High priest."

"Oh would you stop with the formalities already?" Error groaned, grabbing another can of soda. "You're not a holy little white Angel anymore, Ink. Your feathers and halo are black."