As I start waking up I feel a blanket hug me. “Wait-”
My voice is different. Who am I? WHERE AM I?
As I have a mental break down a voice cuts through it.
“Oh! Lady Pime your up!”
Turning to the voice is a friendly looking girl as she smiles at me. Wait, she has horns. What? Horns?
“Um, lady where I’m I right now and why are you, a demon here?”
She giggles a little before answering, “My name is Charlotte, oh yeah, your mind and soul have been transferred into the body of a demon.” Smiling, I stare at her.
Is she actually serious?
“W-hat? Um Charlotte could you maybe explain that I'm just a LITTLE confused.” As I pinch my fingers together.
Saying this the girl actually looked shocked. “Oops my bad.” Hitting her forehead she claps her hands together, “Okay, so basically your anguish was so strong and deep you created a bond. So with the guidance of me and our lord we help you into the body you are in now. So now we are going to try and help you live a better life and reach the peace you couldn't before! Also, we have no knowledge of what has happened to you before you died. You can tell us or not, it doesn't really matter.”
Smiling to me, I feel reassured. Could I actually live a good life?
“Wait before I do anything, could I ask one question?” Raising my index finger as I say this.
“Sure!”
“Would it be possible to maybe get revenge on anyone from my past life.”
As I squint my eyes with an awkward smile.
She stares at me, she smiles and with a cheerful response, “Sure thing! We do NOT CARE at all.”
As she gives me a thumbs up as she starts speaking again, “Oh yeah,one last thing I forgot to mention to you… You have the option to be the queen of the demon empire. I would suggest you take the offer for the benefits.” Putting quotes in the air.
Benefits? That sounds cool to do. I would never get to be a queen before in my previous life but, marriage?
“Oh, I don’t want to get married. I feel uncomfortable from some past experience in my life. Also what are the benefits? ” Scratching my cheek, giving her a forced smile.
Waving her hand up and down she says, “That is totally fine, if you choose to get married you don’t have to do anything extra like it’s basically, it's the same as being a knight except you have a tracker like thing always on you and our lord. So you can communicate with each other and know where you are if you get… Let’s say ingurged, kidnapped and so forth. Also you will be able to train to grow strong in power.”
So I can grow my powers even more? Wait, “Why me, of all people?”
With an outright response. “You are an extremely strong lady. So we are being a little selfish and don’t want anything to happen to you or die and all you have to say is yes. We will put it out as new for the ‘demon lords marriage'. blah, blah, blah. It's just we need to put up a front to not scare anyone because it has been a bit since our lord has ruled and he has yet to find anyone as I queen.”
“So I'm just being used.”
She looks left and right and she shakes her head in a yes.
“BUT.” raising her hand quickly, “You will be able to get stronger as a person. So you basically are training to become a knight except you have the title of the queen of demons.”
Honestly this sounds too good of a deal to be. Do I accept that I really just don’t want the tag of bride or married. I just want a break from being the ‘bride’.
Clenching my fists I look at Charlotte, “I will accept but, I will probably never marry him.”
Smirking, she very cheerfully shakes my hand, “Deal! Also your hair is gorgeous. I can say it’s very rare for hair to come like this naturally. Also, just a heads up you do have horns but they are hidden right now. The demon lord hid them so as to not scare you.”
“I have horns?” Standing up and walking to the mirror.
“Yes you do.”
Putting my hands on my face I whisper under my breath, “This is insane.” My hair is pitch black near the end of my hair even on my bangs, while the rest is pure white.
Charlotte seeing me very much stocked. She says something to try and calm me, “With your horns that is also how we knew you would be a very powerful person!” Smiling to me I smile back to her but, in my mind I’m freaking out.
“Wait um Charlotte?”
“Yes.”
“May I ask what kind of horns I have.”
“You have horns of a greater kudu, Lady Pime.” Giving me a smile, my mouth is wide open.
Only demons with the greatest knowledge have horns like these. Most demons don’t have horns like this. How? How do I have it? I’m not even smart.
Later…
Click-
Opening the door I look at the lord. Smiling to him he gestures to me to speak.
“My lord, I do have to say she is so nice! You’ll love her but she ain’t marrying you any time soon.” Laughing at him. He looks like he is going to punch me.
Raising my hands up I say, “Okay, okay, I’ll tell you why. Her past life.” As I move my hands in a sign of confetti with a grin on my face.
“Do you have any more info on her past life?”
“Nah, didn’t tell me anything but, I can guess something happened with her and her husband where something absolutely horrible happened. So she has PTSD.”
As the demon lord leans on his hand he waves it around, “Well couldn’t we just get engaged to get it over with and wait for the marriage till she is ready.”
I look at him with a grin, “Yeah you could BUT, wait. She one hundred percent needs time to accept what has happened. She is not ready for any relationship or even the say of a business one. Get to know her and become her friend. I can tell you once again she is not ready for any love relationship in her life, if not ever having a love life.” Looking at me he nods in acceptance.
“Alright thank you once again for the help.”
“No, problemo this is just my job.”
Bowing to him I leave the room.
A smile runs through my face. My heart feels more alive than it ever has before.
Man, I can’t wait to see her grow. Hope she overcomes whatever is thrown at her and I’ll be sure to help in any way I can.
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