The Sacrifice Douma x Reader pt 2
Pairing: Douma x reader
Warnings: Mentions of injuries and scary water( I don’t wanna spoil too much lol)
Summary: Reader Meets the mysterious demon.
Enjoy!
***************************************************
“Welcome little flower, I must say I almost didn’t recognize you”.
Those eyes… full of color and yet it’s like there’s nothing behind them. Like a sunny winters day. Deceptively warm. A chilling bite disguised by outward beauty.
Hanako excused herself and shut the door. Leaving you alone to your impending doom. You shifted on your feet. Feeling like a minuscule worm in front of a hungry hawk.
You fixed your eyes on the floor, not being able to take his piercing gaze for more than a few seconds.
“Hmm?” You heard the demon hum and then some shuffling. Soft footsteps echoed in the dim chamber.
“Are you afraid? Well I suppose you would be , you’ve been through a lot my dear. That nasty old man was so cruel wasn’t he?” the demons tone sounded concerned and pitiful but you knew it had to be an act. Demons didn’t feel emotions like that.
“But don’t worry, I took care of him already..” he hummed happily.
Took care? What did that mean exactly?
You looked up slowly, shaky eyes meeting his eerie smile. But not quite having the courage to make it to his eyes yet.
“W-what do you want from me..?” You couldn’t hold back the burning question any longer.
“Ah so you can speak haha, I was beginning to think my bride was a mute”.
…..
What did-
You must’ve heard wrong..
Surely he didn’t say..
No, there’s no way, he said bribe.. or scribe.. yeah maybe he needs a scribe…
“Well back to your question little flower, how much did that filthy noble tell you?”.
“H-he told me I was being sacrificed..to a demon..”
…
“That’s all?” The demon cocked his head.
“That’s all..” you shuffled your feet.
“Oh, no wonder you’re practically shaking, I’m not going to harm you my dear, why don’t you have a seat and I’ll explain a couple things.” He smiled and motioned to a small table in front of his throne thingy. Slowly you moved and sat with your knees tucked under. The demon sat on the other side.
“Aren’t you tired of staring at the table? Look at me little flower, I’d like to speak while actually looking at you.” You didn’t want to, but you also didn’t want to make the demon mad.
Reluctantly you lifted your head until you met those piercing eyes again. Full of beauty but again something was missing behind those eyes.
“Much better, under all that mud I couldn’t tell, but now I see you have the most captivating eyes. Like the color of my favorite flower. I suppose I couldn’t have picked a better name for you” he smiled like he was enjoying an evening of relaxing tea and cakes. You couldn’t take it anymore.
“Please stop…”
“Hm? Stop what little flower?” He cocked his head to the side. A habit of his it seemed.
“I… whatever this act is.. if you’re going to eat me then please get it over with… don’t make a fool of me..” ugh you had to go and open your mouth. That’s what always got you into trouble, that big mouth of yours.
The demons eyes widened a bit and a look of obliviousness passed his face.
“What ever are you talking about? Why on earth would I eat you?”
Is he being serious?
“B-because you’re a demon..what else would you want with me?”
“Well yes I am a demon, and I won’t lie and say I don’t enjoy eating humans, but after the trouble I went through for you why do you think I would waste that by eating you?”
“B-but then-then why am I here??” Your voice raised slightly.
“Because you’re my bride of course.” He smiled like it was the most natural and obvious thing to say.
….
….
….
“…”
“Little flower?”
“I see” gracefully you stood up.
Douma only looked up curiously.
You smiled and bowed like you’d done a thousand times for nobles.
“Hm?”
It looked like the demon was going to open his mouth but before he could you spun around faster than a viper and in Douma’s opinion quite comically ran out the door leaving him amused and confused all in one.
“What a funny bride I have” he smirked resting his face on his knuckles leisurely.
Meanwhile you were chicken running across the household.
(I imagine something like this lmao, ignore the other guyXD)
Who?! What!? Where!? WHAT WAS HAPPENING!?
Dead, you must have frozen to death that night and this was your weird personalized hell.
No way this could be real. Did that demon really say you were his bride??
You almost let out a laugh. How obsurd. He was just playing with his meal but still, why did everything feel so damn confusing!?
Voices up ahead made you come to a screeching halt.
Quickly you dove into a nearby room, thankful it seemed to be empty and collapsed to the ground.
Your heavy breathes filled the silence of the room.
Just what the heck was happening to you?!
Your arms wrapped around yourself for comfort. Maybe running away from a demon lord wasn’t the best idea but he surely was powerful enough to stop you if he really wanted to.
Still you did what you always did, act first and think later. You’d probably made him mad and he was plotting your horrible end right now.
Chances of escaping a demon were low, you knew that but you at least had to try.
Sighing your eyes roamed around the dim little room you took refuge in. The only door was the one you came in through so that was out.
Tall shelves filled with books and scrolls lined the walls. It seemed like your only option was to nestle yourself behind them until dark, maybe then it would be easier to make your escape. The sun was already low in the sky so you knew you wouldn’t have to wait too much longer.
Whilst sitting in anxiety, curiosity also got the best of you. You reached for a wood bound book on the shelf in front of you.
The cover was etched with dark lines, swirled and straightened to make two figures. One feminine with long flowing hair and one masculine. The pair were embracing one another lovingly. You slowly ran a finger over the title trying to decode its meaning.
You knew how to read, but not better than a child. Unfortunately slaves were not given priority when it came to education.
Un-und
Under
The
Under the m-
Moonl
Under the moonlight
No
Under the moonlit s-sk sk sky
Aha!
Under the moonlit sky
You poked a finger under the wooden edge and turned it upwards.
You would’ve loved to try to read more but the pages were too dark, which meant your time to escape had come.
Gingerly, as to not aggravate your already aching body, you slowly got up.
You pressed your ear to the door.
Silence.
You let out a shakey breath before slowly sliding the door open.
The halls seemed empty which was a good start.
Tiptoeing quietly sounded like thunder striking on these creaky wooden floorboards.
Be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet
Finally after what seemed like a lifetime you got behind the structure and onto open field. It was very hard to see, of course it was a moonless night because you always had shit luck.
The grass was soft under your sandals, damp still from fallen rain earlier that day you guessed.
You could vaguely make out some lantern light away in the distance. Seeing as you didn’t really have many options you started following it.
You tried not to let the darkness panic you. Thankfully your goal of escaping kept the short breathes and chest pain that being in the complete dark usually caused. Along with the horrible memories that paired with them…
Your thoughts must’ve distracted you too much or maybe it was because it was basically pitch black that you didn’t have time to react properly as your right foot descended down onto what was supposed to be soft grass and instead slid down something that gave way with a squish.
Your foot slid so suddenly down the mud that your whole body pitched forward tumbling into what you had first assumed would be a mud patch but to your horror what was supposed to be squishy was icy cold and wet.
It took your body being completely enveloped in the freezing waters to realize you fell into a body of water. A big one apperantly because as you desperately tried to find the ground with your feet you failed.
Flailing your legs and arms you tried to find the edge but it was so damn dark and you were in so much pain.
It didn’t help that you never quite learned to swim.
Your head tried to stay above but it was uselsss and soon you started taking big gulps of liquid.
You couldn’t-didn’t know how to stay afloat so you sank.
Deep
Deep
Deeper
And it was dark
So very dark
What a truly pitiful end.
You fought so hard these years and for what?
At least the demon wouldn’t have the satisfaction of tearing you apart.
Your lungs burned and you couldn’t hold your breath any longer.
So you let go.
God it was painful, the water rushing in.
Was it possible to cry underwater?
I
I wish I could’ve had more time
I wish
I-
….
….
…
*******************
Oooh who could that be 🤭
Please lemme know what you think! Thanks for reading!
Part 3
@hoerangho5hi @palmtreeoceansworld @olxvxa-rdra @tsukilover11 @warringwarrioridiot @abandonedhhearts