PoV: Mephiles

  Fleetaway had become more energetic than usual, it was beginning to irritate me. He had already completely changed his behavior. Sonic was no longer the sex slave he was offered to be to him. Sonic had become something more valuable, this was going to risk our deal with the high priest. Sonic had already put us in danger by cursing him. I'm going to have to handle things myself.

  That night I forbid Sonic from leaving and left him with Scourge as a guard for the night. I left for the village myself. My shrine was within the Priest's temple I had no issue getting close to him. I found him lying in bed. Food around him rotting as he starved.

"That damn demon... starving me out of the town. I'll banish eating until the curse is lifted!" The priest was suffering.

"High Priest. You only need to leave the village-"

"I WILL NOT LEAVE!" The man was obsessed with his hold on the town.

"Fine, then starve. I will no longer feed you," the girl who was feeding him left leaving him hungry.

"You've killed me! My blood is on your hands!" The priest shouted again and his fist collapsed.

"Priest," I called his attention once he was alone.

"Mephiles!" He sat up and bowed his head, "Forgive me, the villagers have gone against me. It is a rebellion. I've been cursed and have no strength to battle them-"

"I'm aware Sonic cursed you," I cast away the rotting food, the smell was putrid, "I'm here to break that curse so we may resume our agreement."

"Sonic... that demon was the nurse boy. I'm assuming you took his life. I always hated that child. He put my healers out of business by curing the sick for free," the priest sighed, "I felt so much pleasure the day you took him away."

"I'm afraid that's not the case. You see we made him a demon so he could live for eternity alongside me. You'll never be rid of him. He is going to visit the village. I already handled his religious uprising on my side. Sonic will never become a god as a demon. But I need the villagers' loyalty. Our deal prevents me from tormenting your village as I did before. But, I can make another deal. Tell your villagers that for every night they wish to see Sonic, they must give me an offering in return."

"I shall," the Weasel grinned, "Now please, break my curse!"

  I held out my hand to pinpoint the curse and destroy it. Found it, now-

  It was sudden, but my demonic powers were launched back at me. This curse would not break... That's not possible, Sonic's curse should be like cutting a thread. How am I unable to break it?

"I can eat again," the Priest smiled as he reached for a bowl of rice. It rotted as it touched his lips, "You demon! You said you broke my curse!"

"This curse can only be broken by the Caster. I'll be back tomorrow after I have a word with my offering," I left. Something is going on, Sonic is only a glass demon, he shouldn't have so much power. I quickly found Sonic with Fleetaway.

"White really is beautiful on you," he had put Sonic into a white kimono, "I can't wait to see what dress you pick."

"Y... yeah..." Sonic wasn't as interested in their topic of conversation as he normally was.

  White? Fleetaway, that bastard thinks he can just run off with what's rightfully mine. Their wedding is forbidden.

"Just imagine you being my queen as a demon lord," I felt enraged the moment Fleetaway spoke. Is he planning on stealing demon lord from me? I need to end this now.

"Fleetaway!" I came in and he stopped what he was doing entirely, "What's this about you marrying Sonic to become a demon lord?"

"It was only an idea to become the demon lord. You know only the current lord gets a say. The platinums might know who's next, but we're both still gold," Fleetaway was right. It didn't matter if I punished him for wanting to become king, everyone wished for that position. But...

"And you marrying my offering? Was that only an idea?" I stood between him and Sonic.

"No. We marry the spring after this winter. I want to marry in Sonic's season," He was being serious, "And he's my offering too."

"You cannot marry him, that will destroy our deal with the village," I couldn't let them marry, Sonic was meant to remain with me as my slave in the castle.

"I can't listen to this..." Sonic got up and quietly walked away, halting our argument.

"You made him leave! We weren't doing anything wrong, demons marry mortal sacrifices all the time," Fleetaway grabbed the kimono on the bed and I stopped him from leaving.

"That's when the offering is solely theirs. You've gotten too close. Sonic is our toy for pleasure, don't forget that," I took the kimono from him.

"If that was true then why are you trying to-"

"Masters-"

"What!" We both snapped at Scourge who had just come in.

"We've been sent a letter of visitation from the Platinums... they wish to meet the newest demon that you created," Scourge handed me the letter.

"Get Sonic dressed in that lotus yukata he loves. He needs to look his best," I ordered.

"They want to meet Sonic? Did they say way?" Fleetaway took the letter from me.

"No, they didn't. But they normally invite new demons to examine them all. It's a standard check, nothing important," I watched as Fleetaway smiled reading the letter.

  I created a bracelet as he stood there. I grabbed his arm and attached it.

"What the hell!?" He tried to pull it off, but I was still more powerful than he was, "What did you do?"

"You won't be getting any closer to Sonic without causing him a great deal of pain. I can't have you marrying him. I will become The demon lord. You can keep the village once I've milked all the blood I can from it. Sonic will be coming with me."

"Mephiles!" I left him there with his new curse.

  He will never touch Sonic again.

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12/2/21