Prideful Intoxication - P8 - Melancholy (sfw)
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(a/n)""-External in dream ''-Internal in dream
"What is this.." Diavolo Asks 'It feels familiar somehow..'
'Ah! I can't see anything..' *Closes eyes tightly* 'This light, it's blinding.. What is it!?' Diavolo holds up his arm covering his eyes.
'This atmosphere, no, presence.. Despair, anguish, melancholy..' Diavolo blinks, his eyes take a moment to adjust. 'Fire, so much fire..' His surroundings are nothing but ash and flame..
"!?This..ringing.. It hurts.." Diavolo
'Is that.. Crying? No. Screaming..'
'The center of the ablaze ring.. There's an Angel? His wings, they're charring..'
'Wait, this is..' "LUCIFER! LUCIFER!!" He shouts running towards him.
'His pain is so extreme, I can feel it just being nearby.. So this is how he felt back then..'
'He can't hear me.. His tears are black.. And of blood.. His screams are resonating..' "LUCIFER!" Diavolo screams
*Flash* 'Now where am I.. Is that, Mammon? Beel?'
'All of the brothers.. They all look so pure and Happy. Lucifer looks so mythical and majestic.'
'No Satan? Wait..Is this perhaps, the celestial realm?'
*Flash* 'Ah! It's the human realm!'
'Lilith? Lucifer? Is he watching her? She looks happy, is he smiling because she's doing well?' "I miss her so much.. However, as long as she's happy.. I will be satisfied.." Lucifer mutters.
"Why am I here.. What's the purpose? What am I supposed to do?"
"Am I supposed to unify the realms or something!?"
Diavolo jolts awake with a deep inhale, eyes teary.
Lucifer, stradling Diavolo with a concerned expression, has successfully woken Diavolo. "Lucifer..?" Diavolo questions. "Diavolo.. You were crying in your sleep.. Are you in pain? I'm worried.." Lucifer hesitates. Diavolo tugs Lucifer, embracing him into a tight hug and can't help but sob.. "I-I'm so sorry! I had no idea how you were feeling back then! I should have done more! I'm, so sorry Lucifer!" Diavolo cries onto Lucifer's shoulder. Lucifer in shock, unsure of what Diavolo's going on about, is more saddened that Diavolo's tears are because of him.
Lucifer holds Diavolo's head, "Darling, What's this about?" Lucifer asks sorrowfully. "When you fell.. You were in so much pain.. and I just stood there, frozen. I should have done something.. Anything! I'm sorry.." Diavolo wept, his head felt as though it were about to collapse. He buried his head into Lucifer's chest, hiding his face. "You did everything you could.. You would have been burned if you had come any closer, and I never would have been able to forgive myself for that.. When the flames dissipated, you were there for me. You saved me Diavolo.. So please don't cry.. I love you Diavolo, I love you so much! It hurts knowing you are feeling this way for my sake.." Lucifer says attentively.
"I love you too Luci.. I'm so sorry.." Diavolo apologized. "Everything's alright now, it's okay.. I'm here with you, and I'm happier than I've ever been! I wouldn't be where I am or who I am without you Diavolo. You've helped me in so many ways, even when I was lost I could always come to you. If I'm stressed, you help me resolve it. When I'm excited about something you are the first person I want to tell about it. I trust you completely. You mean more to me than words could ever properly portray.. Even if I'm not always the best at expressing these feelings, especially in public, I hope you are aware of how much I care for you.." Lucifer notes, with a hint of vulnerability in his tone.
Diavolo loosens his hold, comforted by his words. Lucifer grabs a few tissues from the tissue box on the nightstand, handing a few to Diavolo and using a few himself. Lucifer gives Diavolo a deep kiss. "Let's get you back to sleep, alright? According to Barbatos you have some paperwork to complete in the morning." Lucifer smugged. "*Huff*, I'm not even sad anymore, now I'm just depressed!" Diavolo sighs. Lucifer chuckles, gets off of Diavolo and lies next to him. He shuffles himself behind Diavolo closely, spooning him.
Diavolo's heart pounding with a not-so-subtle grin on his face, is loving the extra affection. But he still feels as though there's something he needs to do. Replaying the dream in his head he recalls what he said right before waking up.. "Am I supposed to unify the realms or something!?" Maybe he was, in fact, meant to unify the realms.. If Lucifer and all of his brothers, well, with the exception of Satan, came from the Celestial realm and managed to create decent lives for themselves here.. Then who's to say authorized connections and or travel between the realms are a bad thing..