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A/N - ' ' = inner thoughts and TW//BLOOD N MURDER

"Aphmau!" I let out a growl as I seen Ein hovering over her. Her body is limp and bruised, her eyes sending a look of defeat. "Ein!" I screamed making him turn around. His smirk shallow and his body filled with rage. He stares at me with malice making my body quiver. "Pierce.." He growls at me. I notice his eye color, bloodshot red.

I stare at him, fire burning in my eyes. "What did you do to her!" Ein's body shifts to the left allowing me to see Aphmau more clearly. "I haven't done anything...yet.." He displays a mischievous grin. His fist are balled up, he seems ready to pounce. On the other hand, Aphmau eyes are now closed, her breathing seemed to get heavier by the second. She holds a weapon, covered in blood. 'She tried to defend herself, good.' "Like what you see Pierce?" Ein laughs making me more furious. I grunt hearing this comment. "How could you do this to her!" I yelled.

I was like a fox ready to pounce on their pray. 'Ein deserves to die.' "Because, I can and I did." Ein sharply replied smirking. I couldn't take it anymore. I ran up towards him and delivered a punch straight in his face, causing him to fall back. He is stunned, shaking his head while blood dripped down from biscuits nose. He stares at me and rubs his nose, blood now gushing out. "Oh wow, you're so strong Pierce." Ein laughs. "For a demon." mocking tone. "Are you calling me weak?" I screamed with fury. Ein sees this as an opportunity. He quickly gets up and runs towards me landing a punch on my left rib. I howl in pain and scowl with fury. I fall on the ground clutching my stomach. "You're so weak Pierce, I expected better." Ein scoffs, turning his attention to Aphmau. Wait.. where's Aphmau?? "Where did she go?" He said annoyed. Tears fall from my eyes as the pain worsens. I moan in agony. "Oh fuck." I said loudly. Ein turns around and looks at me smiling. "At least you're still here." He kicks me in my stomach, the pain becomes unbearable. I screamed as loud as I could. Tears were flowing down my face.

Ein then grabs my left horn, trying to pry it off. I am in excruciating pain. "Shut the fuck up!" He screams at me. He stops messing with my horn and instead walks off. I continue to lay in the same spot, like a statue. I start to feel pain from the top of my head. 'Did he break my horn??' Footsteps could be heard in the distance. "It's time to end you for once and for all!" He exclaims holding a golden sword. I close my eyes knowing this is the end for me.

"Hey!" A voice screamed in the distance. I tried to look but the pain in my stomach prevented me from moving. "Leave Pierce alone!" The voice wailed. "Is that..Aphmau?" I muttered out. I heard running and a scream. 'Please don't be aphmau, please.' My eyes glued shut due to fear and soreness. Heavy breathing hovered over me. "Pierce..are you okay??" A voice asked me. I felt a warm sensation going up and down my leg. I opened my eyes to see a bruised Aphmau. "Aph.." I moaned in pain. "Shh..We will be okay." Her hand reaches out to me and I slowly grabbed it. "Slowly Pierce.." She whispered. My body arose at a slow pace. Standing upright was hard for me, due to my injury I suffered earlier. "Aphmau, you're bleeding." There was blood on her hands and her neck. "I know.." She slowly wiped her neck clean, no scratches were visible. "It's not mine, It's Ein's." She told me with no remorse on her face. I was stunned. 'Aphmau, hurting people?? I would had never thought. "Where is he?" I asked shaking my thoughts away. She walked away, then turning around and ushered me to follow her.

She stopped suddenly in-front of a pile of leaves. "He's here." She bends down and removes a couple of leaves revealing a dismembered Ein. I gasp at the sight. "Wow.." I stared at him, there was no blood coming from his pale body. His face has a shocked expression on it, his hands cold as ice. He has multiple wounds around his neck and chest area. "I killed him, because he hurt you." Aphmau said coldly. I nodded hearing her response. "You also defended me, I had to pay you back for it." I hear her laugh subtly. "You didn't have to you know." I sheepishly replied causing her to turn to face me. "I wanted to. We deserved justice." She smiled.

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