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Cruelties Knot
Child!Arthur x Demon!Male!Reader
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Chapter Three: Trust Me
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[Arthur's P.O.V]

Slowly opening my eyes a small shiver running down my spine in the process, it had gotten colder while I was asleep. Yawning I stretched my arms running a hand through my hair I sighed, "Damn it…I should have listened to brother when he said that horse wasn't tamed enough to ride long distances with…"

Something fell of my hair, looking down at what had fallen out I could tell that it was a chestnut. Moving another hand through my hair more fell out, looking closer at the ground the nuts seemed to create a circle around me. A sloppy one at that, my eyes slowly looked over to the sleeping form of the fiend who tricked me into telling him a story in exchange for cooking the chestnuts.

Biting the inside of my cheek I stood up, the deal was over right? I could…I could go home? Shaking my head I couldn't make the image of the fiend's eyes filled with emotions that only a human would have expressed. The fiends (e_c) orbs filled with emotions so strong I could not just leave him there to suffer, I had to comfort the fiend.

But…this circle who would do this to such a kind fiend? Who would want for this fiend to suffer…what did he do to deserve this? I could not sense a threatening aura around him, thought…when he snarls at me or his eyes take on a small blood lust tint to him I am frightened.

I could see how he fought back the tears that wanted to escape from his eyes and rain down upon the dirty stone ground. I could not help but feel remorse for whatever the humans in the past did to him. Walking towards the circle I stood there, staring at the burned circle surrounded by mushrooms and rocks. Leaning down I tried to pick one up to move it, but it was all in vain. For not even the mushroom could be uprooted no matter how hard I pulled, nor could the rock be moved no matter what I did to it.

I could see an amused smile on the fiends face as he said. "Boy…it is no use to mess with those. I've already tried to move them myself…" I was startled by his voice, feeling my heart pounding against my chest I quickly spit the first thing out that was on my mind.

"W-were you sleeping?! If I woke you up then I apologize…" my voice trailed off, feeling embarrassed with myself I took a step back from the circle, looking at my face hiding my face which was now a bright red or light pink.

Slowly the fiend opened his eyes, a smirk curving onto his lips as he replied. "No, I cannot sleep. This body…and this place will not allow me to rest. I must forever stay awake…so that I may suffer unable to have dreams that will lead me away from this prison." raising my head up I looked at the fiend, "Tch, then again I haven't tasted anything close to the blissfulness of sleeping other than the last soul that I consumed so long ago…"

The fiends eyes seemed to shine with sadness, unable to bite my tongue I asked. "Why are you here? Why… what did you do to be trapped here like this?" tilting his head to the side the fiend smiled child like glee filling his eyes while asking, "The reason I am here is of no importance. Having lost it's meaning centuries ago…I'm paying for a crime that was not completely my fault…or was it?"

I stood there dumfounded by his words, my lose hands turning into fist as I yelled. "What did you do that was so horrible that people trapped you here! I want to know fiend! I want to know!" the fiend simply sat there, the smile on his face becoming a thin line, his eyes taking on a demonic glow as he mumbled.

"Then…will you stay here with me until twilight to hear my story?" opening my mouth I quickly closed it, another deal…he was trying to create another deal with me. His earlier deal of cooking my chestnuts for me in exchange for a story…he kept it. So…maybe…maybe it'll be okay to say yes once again.

Swallowing the saliva that had built up underneath my tongue I replied. "Deal."

Smiling the fiend looked at me once again, the sound of a bell making the walls of the decaying building tremble, the sound reverberating in my chest the fiends lips began to move.

"Now…where to start?"

…

[ Your P.O.V]

Yes, it was a long time ago. I met a human whom everyone considered perfect, a kind and gentle soul he's one of the few I considered a friend, an ally. Have you heard the story that fiends are born from falling stars in a moor? And they are supposed to live and protect that moor their entire life?

Well, I took that human to my moor, allowing him to see the birth of other fiends. He merely looked at the sky in wonder, eyes full of excitement as he stood near me yelling for each fallen star to live a good and long life, hoping that they would become my friend. Having been the only fiend born in the moor in this part of a larger country.

We continued to meet one another for a while, showing him around my moor, people soon learned that I was not an unfortunate 'half' the child of human and elf, but that I was indeed a fiend. So, they killed him they beat him until his screams were silenced, his eyes were glazed over and dark. Having the life fading away he laid there silent, while I stood there shocked.

…

Looking at the boy I could see that his eyes were wide, his lips slowly started to move as he said. "W-what did you do to the humans who killed your friend?" shaking my head I replied, "Nothing…I walked away leaving his body in the mud with the humans doing what they pleased with it…"

"You're lying…your lying! You didn't leave him there I can hear it in your voice and see it in your eyes! You did something! Now tell me what you did!!" Stomping his foot against the stone ground I groaned, massaging my temple as I mumbled.

"No…you do not need to know what I did…it would scare you then you would hate me." while it may be true that I only met this boy today I did not want him to hate me, no… I wanted the human whom looked so much like him to accept me and not hate me and shun me.

Shaking his head no, not happy with my answer I stood up. My pile of burned leaves catching flame smiling I could tell that I scared him when he backed up a little bit.

"Fine since you want to know so badly! I killed them! I busted their fucking heads open, cut their guts open like a pig ripping out their insides, burning them I enjoying hearing their screams! I couldn't help but laugh at their pitiful please for me to show them mercy. I killed them…like the animals they were, killing a human whom dislikes violence, knowing full and well that he would not defend himself they murdered him without a care in the world!"

Fire seemed to escape from behind my lips, the boys eyes wide with fear as I smiled. Laughing like a mad man I yelled.

"So I set the whole town aflame! Killing everyone in his town, and look your standing in one of the same buildings I burned down! I then took his body and buried him in my moor! Only to return to see a field of fucking flowers growing there, cutting the flowers I burned them! Burning the roots so I would not disturb his rest! I hate humans, I hate him, I hate those flowers, and I hate you…"

The boys eyes were filling up with tears, deciding that now would be as good a time as any to scare him. I walked towards him, he backed away from my circle standing next to his satchel I felt angered by his action moving my hands past the burned circle lined with rocks and mushrooms I yelled. "I cannot harm you! I am stuck here! This is what your kind has done to me, trapping me here! Chaining me to the floor so I could not move! Everyone feared me, and your no different child! Watch…WATCH ME BURN!"

Opening his closed eyes the child watched as my flesh burned away turning to ash, along with my muscles soon leaving nothing but the bone while the fire traveled even further up my arm. Biting back a cry of pain I looked at the child, who slowly started walking towards me crying as he said.

"Stop it! Stop hurting yourself to make an example! Stop it!" pulling my hands back into the circle, I collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily I mumbled.

"While I did some good things in my life…I have also done many horrid things that would make you hate me. I saved a baby in one life, while killing a child in another life. I rescued a woman while watching her husband burn…everything is a vicious cycle of life and death for me. But…no matter what I've done nothing…not even you can save me from this prison…"

My flesh and muscle now having returned completely to my arms I hid my face so the boy would not see the tears staining my face. Boldly reaching through the circle he held my hand, his face a bright red, his nose dripping wet his tear stained face looking beautiful in my eyes as he said.

"I'm going to get you out of here! I'm going to save you! I'm going to save you! I'll find a way to save you!" my grip on his hand tightened slightly, hearing those words he's giving me false hope…why would this child do that? Why would he give me false hope…a chance of escape then…he'll turn around and leave me here.

Resisting the urge to pull him into the circle, I tightened my grip on his hand, my nails biting into his flesh. Wincing in pain he mumbled.

"Trust me.." again, I buried my nails even further into his flesh.

"Trust me…trust me I'll get you out here I swear!"

Looking at him, I slowly released my grip on his hand resting the side of my face against the cool stoned floor I mumbled. "Do not lie to me child…I'll wait for you…"

Standing up, fire in his eyes the boy turned around a smile on his face as he said. "Oh, and by the way my name is not 'child' or 'boy' my name is Arthur Kirkland… what is yours?"

Smiling at his stupidity I mumbled, "You fool…why would you give a fiend your name…now if you lie to me I can kill you on the spot if I wanted to."

A smile graced Arthur's face as he leaned back down in front of me, with his satchel and quiver of arrows slung over his shoulders he replied. "But…I know that you wont do that…so tell me what is your name you bloody git."

Laughing at his British accent appearing again hiding the small smile that formed on my face by covering it up with a frown I replied. "I do not have a name…fiends are born nameless."

Looking at me, thinking about something Arthur smiled as he took his hand into mine again he said. "I know what I'm going to call you! I'm going to call you (y_n)! (Y_n) the kind fiend whom spared my life!" Arthur started laughing, my nails digging into his flesh once more caused him to yelp snatching his hand away I chuckled.

"Do not make me kill you Arthur~ now leave…"

With that said, Arthur nodded his head promising me that he would return sending him a small wave I watched Arthur until I could no longer see his form. Then I closed my eyes, and waited for him to return.

I did not notice the warm breeze that made it's way through my moor.

Description
Cruelties Knot
Child!Arthur x Demon!Male!Reader
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-
Chapter Three: Trust Me
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[Arthur's P.O.V]

Slowly opening my eyes a small shiver running down my spine in the process, it had gotten colder while I was asleep. Yawning I stretched my arms running a hand through my hair I sighed, "Damn it…I should have listened to brother when he said that horse wasn't tamed enough to ride long distances with…"

Something fell of my hair, looking down at what had fallen out I could tell that it was a chestnut. Moving another hand through my hair more fell out, looking closer at the ground the nuts seemed to create a circle around me. A sloppy one at that, my eyes slowly looked over to the sleeping form of the fiend who tricked me into telling him a story in exchange for cooking the chestnuts.

Biting the inside of my cheek I stood up, the deal was over right? I could…I could go home? Shaking my head I couldn't make the image of the fiend's eyes filled with emotions that only a human would have expressed. The fiends (e_c) orbs filled with emotions so strong I could not just leave him there to suffer, I had to comfort the fiend.

But…this circle who would do this to such a kind fiend? Who would want for this fiend to suffer…what did he do to deserve this? I could not sense a threatening aura around him, thought…when he snarls at me or his eyes take on a small blood lust tint to him I am frightened.

I could see how he fought back the tears that wanted to escape from his eyes and rain down upon the dirty stone ground. I could not help but feel remorse for whatever the humans in the past did to him. Walking towards the circle I stood there, staring at the burned circle surrounded by mushrooms and rocks. Leaning down I tried to pick one up to move it, but it was all in vain. For not even the mushroom could be uprooted no matter how hard I pulled, nor could the rock be moved no matter what I did to it.

I could see an amused smile on the fiends face as he said. "Boy…it is no use to mess with those. I've already tried to move them myself…" I was startled by his voice, feeling my heart pounding against my chest I quickly spit the first thing out that was on my mind.

"W-were you sleeping?! If I woke you up then I apologize…" my voice trailed off, feeling embarrassed with myself I took a step back from the circle, looking at my face hiding my face which was now a bright red or light pink.

Slowly the fiend opened his eyes, a smirk curving onto his lips as he replied. "No, I cannot sleep. This body…and this place will not allow me to rest. I must forever stay awake…so that I may suffer unable to have dreams that will lead me away from this prison." raising my head up I looked at the fiend, "Tch, then again I haven't tasted anything close to the blissfulness of sleeping other than the last soul that I consumed so long ago…"

The fiends eyes seemed to shine with sadness, unable to bite my tongue I asked. "Why are you here? Why… what did you do to be trapped here like this?" tilting his head to the side the fiend smiled child like glee filling his eyes while asking, "The reason I am here is of no importance. Having lost it's meaning centuries ago…I'm paying for a crime that was not completely my fault…or was it?"

I stood there dumfounded by his words, my lose hands turning into fist as I yelled. "What did you do that was so horrible that people trapped you here! I want to know fiend! I want to know!" the fiend simply sat there, the smile on his face becoming a thin line, his eyes taking on a demonic glow as he mumbled.

"Then…will you stay here with me until twilight to hear my story?" opening my mouth I quickly closed it, another deal…he was trying to create another deal with me. His earlier deal of cooking my chestnuts for me in exchange for a story…he kept it. So…maybe…maybe it'll be okay to say yes once again.

Swallowing the saliva that had built up underneath my tongue I replied. "Deal."

Smiling the fiend looked at me once again, the sound of a bell making the walls of the decaying building tremble, the sound reverberating in my chest the fiends lips began to move.

"Now…where to start?"

…

[ Your P.O.V]

Yes, it was a long time ago. I met a human whom everyone considered perfect, a kind and gentle soul he's one of the few I considered a friend, an ally. Have you heard the story that fiends are born from falling stars in a moor? And they are supposed to live and protect that moor their entire life?

Well, I took that human to my moor, allowing him to see the birth of other fiends. He merely looked at the sky in wonder, eyes full of excitement as he stood near me yelling for each fallen star to live a good and long life, hoping that they would become my friend. Having been the only fiend born in the moor in this part of a larger country.

We continued to meet one another for a while, showing him around my moor, people soon learned that I was not an unfortunate 'half' the child of human and elf, but that I was indeed a fiend. So, they killed him they beat him until his screams were silenced, his eyes were glazed over and dark. Having the life fading away he laid there silent, while I stood there shocked.

…

Looking at the boy I could see that his eyes were wide, his lips slowly started to move as he said. "W-what did you do to the humans who killed your friend?" shaking my head I replied, "Nothing…I walked away leaving his body in the mud with the humans doing what they pleased with it…"

"You're lying…your lying! You didn't leave him there I can hear it in your voice and see it in your eyes! You did something! Now tell me what you did!!" Stomping his foot against the stone ground I groaned, massaging my temple as I mumbled.

"No…you do not need to know what I did…it would scare you then you would hate me." while it may be true that I only met this boy today I did not want him to hate me, no… I wanted the human whom looked so much like him to accept me and not hate me and shun me.

Shaking his head no, not happy with my answer I stood up. My pile of burned leaves catching flame smiling I could tell that I scared him when he backed up a little bit.

"Fine since you want to know so badly! I killed them! I busted their fucking heads open, cut their guts open like a pig ripping out their insides, burning them I enjoying hearing their screams! I couldn't help but laugh at their pitiful please for me to show them mercy. I killed them…like the animals they were, killing a human whom dislikes violence, knowing full and well that he would not defend himself they murdered him without a care in the world!"

Fire seemed to escape from behind my lips, the boys eyes wide with fear as I smiled. Laughing like a mad man I yelled.

"So I set the whole town aflame! Killing everyone in his town, and look your standing in one of the same buildings I burned down! I then took his body and buried him in my moor! Only to return to see a field of fucking flowers growing there, cutting the flowers I burned them! Burning the roots so I would not disturb his rest! I hate humans, I hate him, I hate those flowers, and I hate you…"

The boys eyes were filling up with tears, deciding that now would be as good a time as any to scare him. I walked towards him, he backed away from my circle standing next to his satchel I felt angered by his action moving my hands past the burned circle lined with rocks and mushrooms I yelled. "I cannot harm you! I am stuck here! This is what your kind has done to me, trapping me here! Chaining me to the floor so I could not move! Everyone feared me, and your no different child! Watch…WATCH ME BURN!"

Opening his closed eyes the child watched as my flesh burned away turning to ash, along with my muscles soon leaving nothing but the bone while the fire traveled even further up my arm. Biting back a cry of pain I looked at the child, who slowly started walking towards me crying as he said.

"Stop it! Stop hurting yourself to make an example! Stop it!" pulling my hands back into the circle, I collapsed on the ground, breathing heavily I mumbled.

"While I did some good things in my life…I have also done many horrid things that would make you hate me. I saved a baby in one life, while killing a child in another life. I rescued a woman while watching her husband burn…everything is a vicious cycle of life and death for me. But…no matter what I've done nothing…not even you can save me from this prison…"

My flesh and muscle now having returned completely to my arms I hid my face so the boy would not see the tears staining my face. Boldly reaching through the circle he held my hand, his face a bright red, his nose dripping wet his tear stained face looking beautiful in my eyes as he said.

"I'm going to get you out of here! I'm going to save you! I'm going to save you! I'll find a way to save you!" my grip on his hand tightened slightly, hearing those words he's giving me false hope…why would this child do that? Why would he give me false hope…a chance of escape then…he'll turn around and leave me here.

Resisting the urge to pull him into the circle, I tightened my grip on his hand, my nails biting into his flesh. Wincing in pain he mumbled.

"Trust me.." again, I buried my nails even further into his flesh.

"Trust me…trust me I'll get you out here I swear!"

Looking at him, I slowly released my grip on his hand resting the side of my face against the cool stoned floor I mumbled. "Do not lie to me child…I'll wait for you…"

Standing up, fire in his eyes the boy turned around a smile on his face as he said. "Oh, and by the way my name is not 'child' or 'boy' my name is Arthur Kirkland… what is yours?"

Smiling at his stupidity I mumbled, "You fool…why would you give a fiend your name…now if you lie to me I can kill you on the spot if I wanted to."

A smile graced Arthur's face as he leaned back down in front of me, with his satchel and quiver of arrows slung over his shoulders he replied. "But…I know that you wont do that…so tell me what is your name you bloody git."

Laughing at his British accent appearing again hiding the small smile that formed on my face by covering it up with a frown I replied. "I do not have a name…fiends are born nameless."

Looking at me, thinking about something Arthur smiled as he took his hand into mine again he said. "I know what I'm going to call you! I'm going to call you (y_n)! (Y_n) the kind fiend whom spared my life!" Arthur started laughing, my nails digging into his flesh once more caused him to yelp snatching his hand away I chuckled.

"Do not make me kill you Arthur~ now leave…"

With that said, Arthur nodded his head promising me that he would return sending him a small wave I watched Arthur until I could no longer see his form. Then I closed my eyes, and waited for him to return.

I did not notice the warm breeze that made it's way through my moor.