✞︎𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡'𝙨 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚✞︎

༒︎Tuesday evening, 10:34 pm༒︎

Ray's POV

What the fuck....

I open my eyes and instantly feel a sharp pain shoot up to my head. The room is dim, and yet I still find the brightness level annoying.

Where even am I????

I groan upon the realization that I'm tied up against a wall. Crucified, to be exact. The material used to restrain me has to be cursed or something, as I'm unable to use my power.

My clothes are now gone, Well except for my Monster High underwear. Yikes. My hair is dry as hell and so is my throat. I can also feel my stomach crying for a real meal. I sigh in defeat at my state.

Best I can do is scan the area.

A basement with some old furniture and a bar. Wow. I look to my right and spot a radio and an ashtray on a round table. This place isn't filthy but it's also not completely tidy.

I can slowly feel my back pain developing from the position I'm at. Fantastic. The last thing I remember was two guys ambushing Makima and I-

Wait, where is Makima? Is she alright? I think she said something before I blacked out...

"What was it though..." My life just keeps getting better and better.

"Hello? Is anybody there??" I semi scream into the clearly empty room. Only the rats and ants are visible to me. I can't smell any human either.

"Oh God, if you help me out of this I swear on my life that I will not drink ever again! Oh, and I won't have anymore premarital sex!! Please-"

I instantly shut my loud mouth and play asleep the moment I heard the sound of a lock being...well unlocked.

"Ah fuck, the bitch is still asleep."

I know that voice! And who you callin a bitch??

I instantly recognized the voice as one that belongs to the man responsible for my current state.

"Oh? Give her some time. She's had a rough day you know.."

What. The. Fuck.

I resist the urge to snap my eyes open the moment I heard the familiar feminine voice belonging to non other than the boss herself. Makima.

Why is she here?? Why God? Why me? I ain't even that big of a sinner man....

"I better recieve that fifty million yen in cash for all of this trouble."

"Oh don't worry darling, you will receive more than that for all of your services. Including the acting." I heard a chair creek, indicating that she had sat down. Not that it mattered. The man laughed loudly and proudly.

"Right? Man I deserve a fuckin Oscar for that performance! The bitch probably thinks we're some kind of long term enemies or some shit."

"Indeed" She chuckled slightly and the room went silent until a phone rang.

"Oh it's the boss, gotta go take this. You watch this whore." After a moment I heard the door slam shut. It was now just her and I.

Shit shit shit.

Makima isn't ordinary. She is always five steps ahead, so she probably knows I'm not even unconscious right now. Either I'm fucked or...

"Ray. Open your eyes." Being the good for nothing puppet I am, I oblige and open them. She was now only a couple of centimeters away and she looked...hot.

Her hair was down and she was wearing something casual, as if she didn't want to attract any curiosity. Needless to say, she has my heart.

"Hello" She gave me her infamous small, yet seductive smile as she traced my face with her cold fingertips.

"Hey?" I make sure to increase the annoyance in my tone with that 'hey'.

"How are you feeling?" My eyebrows  probably reached the moon, by how high I raised them. She cannot be serious right now...

"Great! My entire body is aching, this migrane is killing me and Oh! I have absolutely no idea what the fuck is going on. Just glorious, innit?"

Sarcasm you will always be famous.

She sighed a deep sigh and licked her lips.

"I know you are confused-"

"Noooo not at fucking all!"

"Ray." I instantly shut my mouth.

"Darling, didn't I tell you to trust me and that It will all make sense in the end?" I reluctantly nod since I literally don't remember her ever  saying that.

"I am unable to thoroughly explain everything at the moment. If I get caught having this conversation with you, this entire plan is over."

"What plan?? See Makima, this is the fucking problem. You use me as a pawn and don't even bother telling me anything!" I snap at her making sure that the frustration is evident on my face.

"Shhhh. As I said, I cannot go into detail. But, I will share with you the main target of this plan."

"Okay?? I'm listening?"

"Alright, but first allow me to ask this question."

Here we fucking go.

"Fine, what?"

"Are you not tired of the human race?"

"Huh?"

"Do you not wish to have the freedom to do whatever you please, wherever you please without the devil hunters disturbing you?"

"Hm. I guess it would be nice to go to the beach or be able to travel out the country.."

"Precisely. This is the main point of this grandiose plan of ours. Devils, just like you and I from all over the world have gathered their strongest warriors to assist with this 'coup'"

"Wait, from all over the world???" Her face inched closer to mine, her eyes becoming crazier and her voice more sinister.

"Yes! Yes darling. USA, Iceland, Germany! You name it. We are tired of being the humans' puppets."

"I am exhausted from being Makima the superior of the devil hunting association. I want people to recognize me as the control devil again." I try my best to hide the 'wtf' look on my face.

"I hear ya, I really do Makima. One question though how are we supposed to pull that off? Last time I checked, the humans outnumber us by billions..."

"Fantastic point. This is where you, me and Denji come in. The three of us are blessed with powers most devils can only dream of."

"You the depression devil can traumatise an entire city if you wanted to. Denji's chainsaw is hugely destructive and my ability is superior to every single devil's on this earth."

Oh God. Again I ask, why me?

I hate humans. I really do. They made my mom's life hell and eventually took it from her. They treat us like shit, despite some of us not having bad intentions. I should be on board with this, right?

Then why do I not wanna do this?

Aki. What about him? Would he ever forgive me?

"I don't really know about this..." My gaze moves away from hers and lands on the floor, the shame evident in my eyes. She sighed and held my chin up, making me stare into those golden orbs.

"Darling, you have no choice. You either go through with this plan or you will be executed." I dryly laugh in her face.

"Man, go ahead. You'd be doing me a favour."

"Oh? Would it also be a favour if say..Aki and Power were executed as well?" My heart drops out of my ass and onto the fucking floor.

"You wouldn't...He loves you." She starts to hysterically laugh, making me flinch and look at her with wide eyes. She fixates her gaze back into my eyes, this time more serious than ever.

"Love is for the weak darling."

To be continued...