"Would you shut up already!"
You continued to play your quiet sweet tune. Now chained in a cell with unhealing broken legs and covered in holy water burns it was all you could do to keep yourself entertained. The old Pride did much worse. So though you couldn't walk you could feel no pain and only be numb.
"I'm not interupting any of your plans, am I? No" you said simply, going back to the slow tune.
"No but you're being annoying!" Elf growled, when Michael didn't say anything.
You smiled, making the music louder.
"Brat..!"
You nodded, setting the flute down for a moment.
"That's what most call me" you shrugged, thinking of Rokudo.
"I'll never know how Lucifer ever handled you.. or how you managed to find a demon that could actually stand you for a mate" Michael finally said, causing you to chuckle.
"Lucifer is amazing. That's all there is to it. Jyugo needed to feel heard and I wanted to feel needed for something other than war. That's that."
"Still a miracle he didn't run out on you sooner" Elf grumbled,
"It is.. especially when is father hated me and still does. Take my life. I don't care. Honestly, you'd be doing me a favor. Take the life of the mate who doesn't remember me I'll tear you apart. Take the life of any of my siblings or any of their students including mine you'll be done for. Simple." you stated, leaning your head back against the wall calmly.
"I want you to snap.. feel pain and be weak. So I'll hit where it hurts.. Just like you did"
"Oh forgive and forget already.. you had too many wings anyway" you waved off,
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"Do you have to! You don't even remember who she is to you! For all you know she might be your enem-" Rokudo was cut off when Lucifer hit him over the head.
"Oh be quiet. Just thank whatever god that cares about you Lust isn't here. Thank that same god I'm merely a spirit incapable of causing you actual injuries" he grumbled, "The boy said he wanted to save her. It was his choice to make. If he said no I would've gone down to find her siblings and get their aid"
"Exactly, and you said I'd get my memories back with her help because of this blood amulet thing. If past me handed something so important to her than I don't think he saw her as a threat. Especially in those flashbacks.." Jyugo said, mumbling the last part.
If they were real or not he didn't know. But they felt real. He felt a familliar warmth in himself seeing the scenes.. A familiar feeling he for some reason wished to have again.
"Flashbacks?" Lucifer questioned, having heard the last bit.
"I saw an older version of myself with (Y/n).. and both of you had showed up as well. If anything in them were real... then I don't always get along with you" He explained, looking to Rokudo who only looked away with a grumble. He then turned to Lucifer. "But me and you had seemed pretty close. We teamed up against (Y/n) to get her up on the roof because... I don't remember"
Lucifer didn't even have to think about it before he remembered exactly which memory that was.
"Yes, I remember that day. You missed her but never got to be alone with her since she kept getting called for business. So you came to me and we made a plan that went pretty successful if you ask me" He chuckled,
"Of course you were helping them" Rokudo growled, suddenly.
"Please.. Take me to where she is"
"First, your demon needs awakening or else you stand little to no chance of winning against any angels guarding her." Lucifer said, staring at Rokudo expectangly.
"Yes, yes.."
A whispered incantation was all it took for a great red and black fire to engulf Jyugo. His blades grew then faded with a dark demonic sheen to them. He felt his pulse quicken with a new adrenaline and his mind sharpen.
"I'll take you outside the cell. No doubt you'll be before a couple fallen angels and one of the archangels as well. I warn you.. this is your last chance of backing out"
"I'm going to save her. Now take me there" His voice was angry for reasons he didn't know.
But an inner newly awoken beast inside him demanded for hurry. As if it needed to see if a certain feline was ok or not. It sent shivers down his spine and flares through his thoughts. He needed her. Now.
"As you wish.. Son"
The world of white disapeared to black and he woke up in a cloud of grey smoke. Surprisingly he didn't cough when he breathed it in on accident. It was as if normal air.
"Jyugo..?"
He looked over, his eyes widened seeing an extremely injured you chained to the wall.
"(Y/n)!" he yelled, immediately unlocking the bared door and running to your side. You didn't look in pain surprisingly.
You shook your head.
"Quiet. They're just outside the door. Honestly.. what was Rokudo thinking putting you right in the middle of all this" you sighed, frowning.
"I want my memories back!" He suddenly said, casuing your eyes to fly open.
"What...?"
"I'm missing something and I know you have it.. so please. Give them back to me"
The boy looked broken. To you anyways. He seemed desperate. His eyes were glowing and you could feel the fear and twisting confusion in his aura. He was scared of the familiar feeling of his demon. He was confused as to who you were to him in the past and why the demon inside was growling for your safety. He didn't know what he was doing.
You slowly gave a nod, closing your eyes and picturing the amulet you kept in your heart. Sparks of red and gold appeared before Jyugo's eyes before a blood red gem appeared in front of his face.
"Take it. It's yours." you said, opening your eyes to look at him.
He heasitated for a second before just grabbing it. Shocks of energy rained through him and bolts of power struck him inside out. He had a headache and felt light suddenly.
"Lay down for a sec so you don't hurt yourself" he heard you whisper,
So he did as told. And memories blasted through his mind like meteors. So many lifetimes worth of memories he'd forgotten because he was captured. The main memories however, included two people every time. The man named Lucifer from before and.. you. And he remembered just what you two were.
He remembered everything.
"Kitty.."
"Yes..?" you asked, feeling an overwhelming emotion take over.
One that you'd felt one before when you first found Jyugo's location on earth.
"I missed you.. a lot" he stated, giving a soft smile.. remembering just how long it's been since all of hims actually seen you. "I'm sorry for putting you through that."
"You had no choice.." you said softly, closing your eyes when a heavy exhaustian took over your being.
"Still. You never deserved this, I know what you did. Sneaking little moments with me whenever you could, despite the fact I couldn't remember you I could always feel that little connection we had when you or Kuu caught me in the halls for Hajime" He chuckled, sitting up to be beside you.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself" you said, your voice weak.
Demons weren't meant to feel so much.. especially a curse of Sloth. Why so much came over you at that moment you'd probably never know. But it only intensified when Jyugo wrapped an arm around you. You quickly turned around and hugged him tightly as he laughed quietly.
"I missed you a lot too. Ok.. "
"Well I'm here now.. and I remember you. And Lucifer.. and everything"
"Not for long.." Michael sneered,
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"Get your asses out here!" Pride yelled, pulling Qi and Uno out from behind some debris.
Both were shaking.
"Don't bruise the boys skin!" Lust quickly flash stepped over despite having been in the middle of killing a bunch of dolls.
He took Pride's hand away from Uno with a huff.
"Respect the beauty despite the fight as I always say~" he smirked,
Pride rolled his eyes, before looking to Qi who only shuddered under his mentors stare.
"Stay by my side and back me up. If anyone is badly injured I'll back you up when you treat them. Come"
Qi immediately nodded, following right behind him. Liang and Upa had been seperated from him after the second wave came in.
Uno still shook in his spot still the scaredy cat he was before hand.
"Gluttony is busy at the moment with her own group.. and my student is not apart of this fight at the moment. So you'll be coming with me. And don't worry, I won't let a thing scratch or tear that perfect complexion of yours~"
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"Damn angels.." Gluttony grumbled, her nails growing out to be about a meter long each.
Sharp and surprisingly sturdy she ripped and clawed through any that came her way. Blood splatters were everywhere by that time. Wrath was off on his own as usual and Envy was backing her up with twisting thorned vines she herself grew from the cement ground.
"These things are quite weak.. aren't they" Wrath mumbled, slicing through another after be heading the one before with speed abnormal to even that of an actual pure blooded demon.
"Yeah.. still annoying though!" Greed yelled, gold lava appearing from the ancient battle tattoos on his arms to gather up at his palms and shoot out as pure golden speres.
He pierced each directly in their yellow talismens with perfect aim. Careful with the ones that exploded, already having read their body language and making his gamble for which could do what.
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"So what do you do?" Uno asked, swiping a pocket knife carved with normal curses most demon weapons bore to slash at another. "I mean, Gluttony has these long claws sharp enough to slash anything. Greed has those gold speres made of gold lava. Envy has deadly poisoness thorned vines. Wrath has super speed even for a demon and sword skills. Pride has super strength even for a demon. (Y/n) from what I know can mess with people's minds. So what can you do in battle?"
Lust gave a smirk.
"Me? Well me and Sloth are quite similar in the department of weaknesses. She needs her victim to have a mind and free will. I need the same thing. Simple really, if you had decided to join the war afterwards we'd have all switched and I'd be teaching you this power that comes with your curse" he explained, his eyes glowing a sudden sharp purple. "Those who feel my aura fall into desire. Those who look me in the eye as they glow... fall out of this world and into mine. They become infactuated with me so much so that their willing to listen to every demand I give as long as I give them a kiss or any physical or emotional attention."
"Damn.." Uno spoke a couple minutes after, completely surprised.
Wouldn't that mean pretty much mind control. Wouldn't that make him the strongest.
"No, it wouldn't. Many say all the curses are equal in strength, truth betold however. Sloth is the strongest of all of us. She can break a mans spirit easily as well as mess up their inner beings and cause them to question everything they stand for."
"I see. Hah!" Uno cheered happily having killed one before it attacked Trois.
"Good for you for making it this far. I promise.. it's not over just yet~"
All the dolls froze mid action causing them all to look up and see the man the voice belonged to. Michael.
"Begin!" He yelled,
All the dolls turned from the actual war curses before turning to their students. It only took seconds before angels poured into the room to attack the actual curses.
"Oh hell..."