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thinkyoureholy · 5 years ago

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Soul Eater [15]

Pairing : Jung Yunho / [fem] Reader

Genre : Angst, Violence, Lamguage, Fluff, Smut, Character Death, Demon! AU

Words : 4.4k

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[warning :mentions of domestic abuse ahead!]

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-Y/N’s P.O.V-

I pounded on the bars of the cage as hard as I could but they wouldn’t budge, they hardly even rattled. I let out a cry of frustration, sinking to the ground. I bit down on my bottom lip harshly, drawing blood.

“Wrath! You bastard! You’ll pay for this I swear it!” I shouted at the top of my lungs.

It was pitch black all around me, not a single ray of light anywhere to be seen. I hugged my knees to my chest, burying my face into my knees as I tried to keep my mind busy. I knew what this would lead to and it scared me more than anything. Everything that had been going on had distracted me from my thoughts, the memories I was trying to run from but now--now I can hear them crawling their way out. I shook my head to rid myself of them, clasping my hands over my ears to block out his voice but it was no use.

“Y/N...what are you doing? Didn’t you hear me ask you to bring me a mug of ale?” He asked.

I jumped at the sound of his voice muttering an apology under my breath, bringing the ale over to him. I went to leave but before I could he had reached out and grabbed me, his fingers weaving through my hair. He gave a hard tug, pulling at my hair from the roots. A whimper fell from my lips, my vision blurring as tears filled my eyes but I willed them not to fall. He pulled once more, a cry leaving my mouth this time.

He drew me closer to him, his lips inches from mine, “Don’t ever make me repeat myself again, do you understand?”

I nodded but that only made him pull harder, the pain almost unbearable but it was nothing compared to what he could really do.

“Speak.”

“Yes. I’m--I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.” I answered, my voice trembling.

“You better hope it doesn’t...for your sake.” He hissed before letting me go.

……

He chuckled darkly as I held the poker that we used to tend to the fire in between us. I was unsteady in my hold, my entire body shaking but I refused to back down. He had come home drunk from the local tavern and when I had asked him why he was gone for so long he snapped at me. His drunken self was worse than his sober self and that’s saying something. I couldn’t quite figure out why but he seemed to be stronger when he was drunk so his hand was much much heavier when he was intoxicated. I usually just silently take it because if I resist it’s just so much worse but tonight I couldn’t. If I let him go on any longer then he’d break me for sure. I had grabbed the poker on instinct but not that I had it in my hands I didn’t know what to do.

“Y/N...come on now...put that down. You don’t want to hurt yourself now do you?” He spoke in a sickening sweet voice but I knew it was all just an act.

I shook my head, holding on to the poker tightly, “Stay back…”

“Y/N. Put that down.” He said, no, ordered as he took a step forward.

“No! Don’t--Don’t come any closer!” I yelled, my voice steadier than I expected.

He stood back without saying a word, simply studying me but the look in his eyes told me he was anything but pleased, “You don’t know the kind of grave you just dug yourself do you?”

I didn’t bother giving him a response, my eyes wide with terror when he suddenly reached out and yanked the poker out of my hands. I immediately tried to make some distance between the two of us but I had my back to the wall with nowhere to run.

Help...please. Anybody...save me!

-3rd Person P.O.V-

Wrath hesitated the second he felt something was wrong. He gave a flap of his wings, distancing himself from Lucifer. He stood at the far end of the room, his eyes darting all over the place as he tried to figure out what was wrong. He staggered back, gasping for breath. He brought a hand up and clenched the fabric that lay over his chest, the pain he was feeling in his heart different to anything else he had ever felt. He grit his teeth, already knowing what was happening was Y/N’s doing.

“What the hell are you doing in there!?” He hissed through his teeth, keeping an eye on Lucifer.

He went to take another stand against him but the second he moved the feeling was back, worse than before. He felt like he couldn’t breath, his heart constricting in his chest. And that’s when he finally placed the feeling, its fear. But it was fear like he had never known before, this--this was pure unadulterated terror he was feeling and he knew exactly what was causing it.

“Y/N? Y/N...listen to me. You gotta calm down. Whatever is going on in there you gotta stay calm. He can’t hurt you anymore. He’s been dead for centuries. The man you’re seeing isn’t Sebastian, it's nothing more than a memory. He isn’t real.” Wrath spoke in a hushed voice, hoping his words got through to her.

He had been so focused on his fight with Lucifer he hadn’t been paying attention to what was going on inside until Y/N was crying out in pain...and fear. Just like Y/N was able to see Wrath’s memories he was able to see hers and hers...were much worse than anything he could’ve ever imagined. Sebastain, her husband, was a sick bastard that got a kick out of tormenting her every single day that she was married to him. Back then women didn’t really have a choice in who they married, people didn’t marry out of love, they married for power and Y/N’s family had basically sold her off to that monster for it. No wonder she forced herself to forget but even after trying so hard and all these years that have passed no one would ever be able to forget that kind of trauma.

Wrath exhaled slowly and reached into the deep recesses of their shared mind space where he had put her to keep her from interfering. Slowly, as if not to scare her he brushed his fingertips over the backs of her hands. She flinched back from his touch but that did nothing to deter him. He gently removed her hands from the sides of her head before he cradled her face in his hands. She was shaking in his hold, not daring to open her eyes but he needed her to look at him.

“Y/N...open your eyes. It’s me...your buddy Wrath.” He spoke in a soft tone, chuckling at his choice of words for a moment before turning serious once more, “I won’t hurt you.”

And that’s when she finally opened her eyes. Wrath’s breath caught in his throat the second he saw the look in her eyes, the look tugging at his heartstrings. He sighed softly before placing his hands on her shoulders and in the next instant he brought her into his embrace. She clung to him like a child clinging to their mother after losing sight of her in a crowd. She buried her face in his chest, her sobs muffled as he patted the back of her head gently, trying to comfort her.

“He can’t hurt you anymore, he’s long dead.”

She shook her head furiously, “You’re wrong. He lives on, in my mind. He haunts my every waking moment. He is the darkness I have never been able to escape.”

He shook his own head at that, pulling back to cup her face in his hands once more, “But you have a marvelous light to guide you now. You have Yunho to illuminate your life.”

At the mere mention of his name her eyes brightened for just a moment but it was gone as quickly as it came, “No. I-I don’t deserve him.”

Wrath shook his head again, only more vigorously now, “You, more than deserve him. You, more than anyone deserves to be happy. You, who was cursed from the moment you were born. You, who had the misfortune of being my reincarnation. You, who has suffered through so much in your human life and suffered ten times more as a demon deserves to love. You need to hold on to that love you have for him, it might just be the only thing you have left.”

“But I’m no good for him.”

“But he is good for you. He makes you a better person. He lets you express yourself freely. He is what makes you human. He has done to you what Artemis did, no, has done for me.” He paused, swallowing the lump that has formed in his throat, “They are the anchors we need to keep us grounded and level-headed when our wicked instincts try and control us.”

Meanwhile on the outside, Wrath was still locked in a fight with Lucifer. Though his mind was with Y/N Wrath still fought with all his might and even if he wasn’t one hundred percent focused on the fight he was still winning. And the other sins were bearing witness to it all.

“So it’s true. He’s weaker than Wrath and—and he always has been.” Envy let out in a whisper, stumbling over her own feet at the realization.

Lucifer overhead her, angered by her words. He growled loudly, grabbing onto Wrath’s arm and throwing him into the nearest pillar. The pillar collapsed, Wrath buried underneath it. In the next millisecond Lucifer had flown across the room and wrapped his hand around Envy’s throat. Sloth went to make a move but Lust reached out to grab his arm.

“Wait.” He warned in a low voice.

“He’ll kill her.” Sloth growled, about to prying Lust’s hand off of him but Lust just dug his claws into Sloth’s arm.

“No he won’t get to. We stand no chance against him but they do.” Lust urged, drawing his gaze over to where the rubble and debris that had fallen over Wrath was moving.

“Watch your tongue, Envy. I never really cared for you so killing you will be easy for me.” Lucifer growled out, sinking his claws into her neck.

She clawed at his arm, trying to get him to let go but he only tightened his hold. Sloth was close to bursting but Lust held him back, glancing over at Wrath emerging from the pile of debris he was buried under but something about him seemed different. The body, Y/N’s body had changed, more so than it already had before. The hair that had been tied back now flowed freely past her shoulders, her hair color now a dark mahogany color, the red strands catching the light. Her eyes seemed to be a deeper red than before, they glowed more intimidating than ever. And her horns, they were bigger than hers but a bit smaller than Wrath's, the size now perfect, somehow signaling the balance they had found. The others only got to marvel at the change for a split second before they, no, she moved, faster than their eyes could follow. They didn’t know for sure but something told them that she was in full control. Y/N had fully absorbed Wrath into her. What they didn’t know is that in that short time they were buried under the debris of the pillar Wrath seceded to Y/N and let her kill Lucifer on her own and do what she thought was best after word, giving her all his strength.

-Y/N’s P.O.V-

I thrust a clawed hand forward, piercing Lucifer’s body through his back. A guttural grunt fell from his lips, his hold on Envy gone as she crumbled to the ground, Sloth immediately running to her side. I raised Lucifer up before throwing him across the room, skidding across the ground before the wall stopped him from moving, the cement one more hit from falling apart completely.

I hovered over the three that stared at me with wide eyes. As they looked at me I saw something that I had never seen before in their eyes, fear. I’ve seen resentment, contempt, and jealousy in their eyes before but never fear. The way they changed in an instant made a smirk play at my lips. Without thinking I reached out a clawed hand towards Lust but I never reached him. My hands was suspended in the air, a hand I recognized stopped me from going any further. I followed the arm the hand was connected to to find Pride at the end of it.

Her violet eyes glowed dangerously bright, a threatening snarl falling front her lips as she bared her teeth, “Touch him and you lose an arm.”

I raised a brow quizzically, my eyes darting from her to Lust who stared at her as much in shock as I was, that is until I figured out why she said that, “Ah...I see what’s going on here. Personally, I think you can do better than her.”

Her frowned at my words, a low growl emanating from deep within his throat, “Watch that tongue of yours before I cut it out of your mouth.”

I chuckled at his threat, knowing I could kill him before he even moved. With a look so cocky it’d piss off anyone that saw it I reached out to wrap my free hand around Pride’s neck, extending out a wing to stop Lust from moving any further. Sloth and Envy stood where they were but I could tell that they were on edge too. They were all here...and when I say all I meant all but Greed but he was of use to no one in the condition he was in. Without even bothering to give her a glance I extended my other wing, curling the appendage around Gluttony in a vice grip as she tried to sneak up on me.

“Wrath said he’d let you live if you didn’t defy him but let me tell you something about my dear friend...he lied.” I said, my grip tightening around bother Gluttony and Pride. Their groans mingled together as they struggled in my hold but I didn’t ease up, “I know Pride here chose to leave daddy dearest’s side but you all know I could never stand her. And I’ll never forgive her for the stunt she pulled with Yunho. I could kill you all with a simple snap of my wrist and I really want to. You have five seconds to change my mind before I start with our lovely Pride and Gluttony here.”

One.

Gluttony let out a cry, the sound of bones cracking reaching our ears.

Two.

Pride gasped for breath, both hands now clawing at my arm.

Three.

Gluttony cried out in pain, a wet cough falling from her lips, pieces of her broken ribs piercing her lungs.

Four.

Pride’s hands fell limply to her sides, her strength leaving her as her face was turning blue at the lack of oxygen. Just as I was about to physically break the two I had in my hold Lust spoke.

“W-Wait!”

My grip on the two loosened, the two gasping loudly the moment I did. I waited for Lust to continue, tilting my head to the side as curiosity filled me.

“Let--Let them go. I’ll take their place.” He said, his voice trembling as he spoke, his eyes glued to Pride for a good second before quickly glancing at Gluttony.

I couldn’t help but laugh at his words, “Take their place? You must not have understood me. You are all going to die either way. I told you to convince me, not try to be a hero. I’ll give you another chance but don’t squander it this time,” I squeezed the two in my hands once more, cries of pain leaving their lips.

“Fine! Fine. We’ll disappear. We won’t ever show up in front of you. We’ll hide, blend in with the humans if we have to but I promise you you’ll never see us ever again.” Lust said in a rushed tone, his hands out in front of him as if to stop me from doing anything rash.

“You promise? A promise from a sin means nothing and you know it.”

Without even giving it a second thought he slipped a necklace over his head, showing it to me, “We’ll give you these.”

“Lust...n-no…”

I looked at the necklace curiously, sticking out my hand so he could place it in my palm. These necklaces...so they're real? I’d only heard stories about them, but it made sense since I also had one. Each sin was said to have a pendant of their representative animal on a necklace hanging around their necks. No one thought they even existed since no has been able to get that close to a sin to even see it. These necklaces are said to be like a lifeline to the sins. One can’t kill them with the necklace per say…

But if I did this…? I asked myself as I closed my hand around the scorpion, squeezing it tightly.

The instant I did he collapsed, a howl so full of pain that it even sent a shiver down my spine fell from his lips. At the sound of his cries Pride started struggling again. I clicked my tongue before throwing her to the ground next to Lust. I let Gluttony down gently by Envy and Sloth who had been quiet this entire time. Having the necklaces will be good collateral for keeping them in line. My eyes scanned over the five of them, putting out my hand so they could give me their necklaces. Envy and Sloth gave me theirs without much of a fight, Envy helping Gluttony take hers off and handed it to me. I crouched down in front of Pride, waiting for her.

“I’ll kill you for this.” She growled as she placed the necklace in my hand.

I smirked at her words, plucking the scorpion out of the pile and holding it up for her to see, “I don’t think so. I know your weakness now. If I even so much as sense your presence he’ll be the one that suffers for it. Oh...and don’t even think about going after Yunho again. If you even try it I’ll torture you like you’ve never been tortured before...and then I’ll kill you.”

“Now get out of my sight, all of you.” I ordered, my eyes glowing as I glanced over all of them.

And with that they were gone. I looked down at the pendants in my hand for a moment before slipping the necklaces over my head. The necklaces felt heavy against my skin, the animals joining my wolf.

“I’m impressed. They don’t even fear me that much.”

I whipped around at the sound of his voice. Lucifer stood at the far end of the room, blood staining trickling down a cut on his cheek but he grinned through it. I took a step towards him to end this but I froze. No...no no no. This--this can’t be happening. How? When--when did he-

“Yunho…”

“Y/N?” He questioned, his eyes searching mine to see if it was really me.

That’s right...I look different now. This was my true form. After Wrath let me absorb him our features merged until they found a perfect balance. I shook those thoughts from my head, focusing on what was in front of me. Lucifer held Yunho by the arm, his claws ready to dig into his skin if I moved.

“Why? Why are you here!? Yunho, what the fuck are you doing here!?” I shouted, the emotions I was feeling coming out in my voice.

He flinched at my words but said nothing. Wait...I’ve seen this before but where? My knees buckled, staggering as the memory replayed in my mind. It's happening again, he’s pulling the same shit again! But if that’s true then- I whirled around, a gasp falling from my lips. I furrowed my brow at the pain that blossomed from my abdomen. Greed stood before me, almost fully healed now, glaring at me with nothing but hate in his eyes. I could hear Yunho yelling out for me but I blocked out his cries. I grit my teeth, grimacing as I tasted blood on my tongue but feeling it trickle down my chin.

“You didn’t really think you’d win in the end did you?” He asked in a low voice, a smirk playing on his lips.

I let out a wet cough, bringing my hands up to grab at his arm, digging my claws into his skin. He looked surprised at my strength, the smirk immediately disappearing from his face. I set my jaw as I pulled his hand out from out of my body, my blood dripping off of his hand onto the floor. He opened his mouth to speak but he didn’t get a word out before I killed him. I had extended my wings out behind me, bringing the wings to a point at the end, the soft feathers now as sharp as daggers. I plunged them into his back, pulling one up and the other down, cutting him up in an instant.

“I didn’t think I’d win...I knew I’d win.” I spat out, giving his body that was now in pieces on the ground one last look before turning around to face Lucifer.

The injury Greed had given me healed in seconds, the gaping hole in my stomach now gone. I took a step toward Lucifer, something flashing in his eyes for a moment before he shook it away. I could feel the aura I was emitting, my rage palpable.

“You made a huge mistake bringing him here.” I growled, baring my teeth at Lucifer who just stood there without saying a word, “I’ll show you the true meaning of wrath before I finish you off once and for all, we’ve stalled this for far too long.”

Lucifer grit his teeth and shoved Yunho aside, morphing into the monster he truly was. He gave a flap of his wings, launching himself at me. Just as he was about to reach me I spared a glance at Yunho, giving him a soft smile, silently reassuring him that I’d get him out of here. Even if I somehow can’t beat Lucifer I’d get Yunho out of here. I didn’t need to be with him to teleport him out of here, all I needed was to focus and he’d go to wherever I wanted him to. But that was something I was keeping as a last resort, right now I had to focus on the task at hand. As long as Yunho stayed out of the way he’d be safe.

I cleared my mind of all thoughts as I focused my full attention at Lucifer, quickly stepping to the side to avoid him. He didn’t just fly by, instead he swung at me with his wing, throwing me across the room. Just as I was about to crash into something I gave a few flaps of my wings, halting my forward progress as I hovered in place. I was relatively unscathed by the attack, no even so much as a scratch on me. He seemed furious as he charged at me again. He swing forward, intent on landing a blow to my face but I blocked his fist with my arm, I shover him aside before swinging my own arm, landing a blow. The force behind the punch sent him to the floor, the tiles breaking as he sunk in. He let out a low growl, slamming a fist into the floor before he launched himself back up into the sky. I met him halfway, the two of us clashing. I chuckled as I realized how well I was doing in keeping up and I wasn’t just keeping up, I was winning. I was landing more punches, my claws taking chunks out of him faster than he could heal. I grinned like a maniac the longer we fought, my animal instincts taking control of my every move.

I can’t tell you how long this was going on for but I can tell you that I’ve never felt more powerful than I ever have. I could feel my rage, my wrath was beginning to consume me but I didn’t care, if it helped me beat this monster then so be it. I’d turn into the most horrific and terrifying monster on earth, heaven, and hell if it let me get rid of him and with how things were going I was so close. I was so fucking close but something stopped me, a voice reached out to me just before I was completely consumed,

I froze mid-action, coming back to the world. I furrowed my brow as I looked up in search of the voice, seeing Yunho at the far end of the room, pure terror in his eyes. I was confused as I looked around, finally noticing the blood that ran down both of my hands and arms. I was soaked from head to toe in blood but none of it was mine, it was Lucifer’s. I looked down to see him lying underneath me in his usual human like form. He was missing an arm and a wing, the other wing bent at an unnatural angle. He had fresh claw marks on his face, his left eye completely gouged out. My jaw fell open at the sight as I staggered away from Lucifer, staring at my blood soaked hands.

“Y/N stop...please. You don’t need to do anymore...he stopped moving a long time ago.” Yunho said, his voice shaking as he walked over to me slowly.

The moment he reached me he sank to his knees, cupping my face gently in his hands, “It’s done...let’s--let’s go home.”

I nodded slowly, still a bit out of it. I opened my mouth to speak but nothing made it out. My eyes widened in horror at the sight, tears blurring my vision when he fell forward, slumped against me. I looked past him to see Lucifer standing there, Yunho’s blood coating his hand. I brought a trembling hand up to Yunho’s back only to have fresh blood coat my fingers.

No...No...

“NO!”

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