Oleannathefox

Chapter : Not So Unfamiliar F(r)iend Izuki was floored at what he saw. Standing before him and Makima, with a smug smile, was a young woman, or at least what was left of the woman. Her fluorescent green eyes, tentacles in between her hair, and, most striking of all, the angler sprouting out from the top of her head signified that a devil had fully taken over the woman’s body, or as the devil hunters call her kind, a fiend. Amused, the fiend pointed her finger at the frightened man. “HAHAHAHA!” She maniacally laughed, flaring her sharpened teeth at him. “Makima-sama! Is this the human I am supposed to protect? I understand why now. He's pathetic! Even for a mere human!" Izuki remained frozen, unable to lift himself up. For the longest time, he had thought he had seen it all. Blood, dead bodies, the grotesque forms of devils, and even multiple near-death scenarios, as he continued to see and experience them throughout the years, he somehow was able to move past all that. A simple

Chapter 2 : Moving Along Within a darkened bedroom, the soft, warm sunlight pierced through the gaps of the curtained window, landing on Izuki’s face. His eyes flickered as they sensed the light shone on them, and not long after, Izuki could feel the weight of his whole body lying on the bed. Even with his eyes still closed, he knew he was already fully awake and would eventually need to move out of his bed soon. And although he was asleep just a moment ago, his mind began to wander, reminding him of what he had to do that very day. As he covered his eyes from the sunlight with his hand, he felt a sense of anxiety dawning on him. “Gods… do I have to?” he groaned, his other hand feeling around the bed’s side for his blanket, and when he finally felt it, he immediately pulled it over his head as if turning into a cocoon. Embracing the warm comfort of the blanket, he hid from the light, hoping that his body might eventually go back to sleep. Maybe if I make an excuse that I