(ANGST ⚠️ warning ⚠️)

You weren't entirely sure on the details of what happened. Stood before you was Lucio, The Devil, Asra, Julian, and Nadia. Lucio was smiling ear to ear as he placed his hands on your shoulders and looked you in the eyes. "Did you hear me! I'll be human again— I'll be alive! Isn't that great!!" He shook you softly out of your thoughts. "Yeah! But... should we trust him?" You asked as you looked over at Asra, The Devil took everyone's voice— they couldn't talk, they couldn't warn you.

"Well yeah, give me some credit— of course I realize he's the devil." Lucio huffed slightly. "What does he want in return?" You raised an eyebrow at him as you glanced over his shoulder at the goat who had a mischievous grin. "Just something small my Dear, It will be canceling out a contract I made with Asra long ago." The devil stated, "Just canceling another contract, that's it? No one will be hurt?" You asked wearily. "No, no one physically. I won't touch anyone else just Lucio." The devil reassured.

You thought for a moment— Lucio would be so happy, and no one would be hurt.

You nodded softly, Asra dropped to his knees silently. All he could do was watch. The devils grin only grew as he held his hand out for Lucio who quickly took it. Right then he started becoming solid again, from his fingertips up his arm until his whole body was no longer a echo of his previous self.

Lucio pulled his hand away and looked at it happily, "MC! Look—" he began, he turned records you to see you curling in on yourself in pain. Sharp pain courses through your body making it slowly go numb.

You couldn't feel the floor when you collapsed, just Lucio's warmth from his hands as he held you in a panic. "W-What's happening!? You said no one would be hurt!" Lucio snapped back at the Devil. "That I did, but I also said I'd be canceling another contract." The goat just gestured twirls Asra who was sobbing in his hand, Nadia and Julian trying to console him. "Contract— MY Contract." Asra sobbed.

Lucio held you tightly, tears brimming in his eyes. "It's cold..." You breathes out, Your figure slowly started fading into the wind. "No! Stop— take it back! Make her come back!" Lucio screamed. "Take my body instead!" He begged as he rocked with you in his arms, he could feel your weight slowly leaving him.

"But isn't this what you wanted Lucio?" The devil chuckled, "No, not like this." Lucio cried softly, he realized now that if he wasn't so selfish you'd still be here. You were almost gone when he stood up and approached the devil.

"New deal! Give them my body and put it back the way it was before!" Lucio demanded.

Asra was clinging to Julian arm, Nadia was watching. She had never seen her Ex-Husband like this before.

The devil looked bored now, "What could you possibly give me in exchange?" He questioned, Lucio stood silent as he stared at the Devil in determination.

You couldn't hear anything else, you vision faded as you began to get feeling back in your body. You felt Someone hugging you tightly and someone else checking your vitals. When you opened your eyes you could see Julian on your right with your wrist in his hand and Asra on the left crying into your shoulder, behind them stood Nadia. "What happened?" You asked, no one said anything.

From then on you had no idea what happened that day. You'd occasionally asked but got no straight answer. You stopped in the hall to admire a portrait of Lucio hung on the wall. Asra stood beside you, "He's the ex count right? Did they ever catch his murderer?" You asked softly. "Nope. C'mon we'll be late!" Asra said as he pulled you down the hall to Nadia's room.

End.