HKWM | Chapter 4

“Kid, I don’t know b172b04fa3 that either. I’m a demon, not 00bf6765a9 one to judge good a139d68960 or evil. That’s something abe5340a94 for the db29f7e083 gods to 6cd8c4ffa4 handle. I just know eef7e66a46 whether a soul 70d3963b50 is mine to 3aac29d481 take or not.”9fc23aaa9aeb0a2a

The child e4098c7ac9 didn’t respond 500057d128 to my c1b5695148 words, just 443f44c96d looked down. Quick to give up, f56eb2a933 huh?eef10523cd5657aa

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Considering the world he 419f37c472 must have seen and 3c504288b4 learned from as a e55aa0ec27 Gladiator Slave since he 4fec7f8972 was even younger, it 9d39765b9d was pretty clear. But pity ac1a2e15fa alone wouldn’t 895970cb87 allow me 04c176d0fc to do 6598b56e27 more for 74b5f11b94 him.54d3c095f8e84636

It’ll be okay. It’ll get better. I knew a1f0630ac4 too well b287d3375f that such a5f1662224 sugar-coated words b46c488089 were no 6730bd7794 help. So, being honest was 607af47d08 the best I could 1fba925017 do.7eafef687a15c6d3

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“But if you’re really 8694c62997 worried, just live like 07c61329b7 other humans. No more, ebb6bfda53 no less. Just like that. Take some 9414e5f4f8 losses, be 588728404a greedy just 417130a257 enough, get 7d17ac3ac6 angry moderately, 40b895dc99 and make 459b852341 compromises.”fb078283dada0c05

I thought I abaa485317 explained it kindly, 9228efa42b but the kid 404ea13248 looked more lost 21be645418 than ever, perhaps 978565af17 finally realizing he 2e025b4922 had nowhere to dc3a64cb45 return to.408fc1ae159b566e

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Maybe he 78d3e0e689 thought it’d cd93fb8462 be better 6b166b5e76 to die d676f303b4 by my 1f0cc3953f hands than 7b78ac704e be thrown 287f418959 back into bd32b20417 the world 6db4019e3f to survive 68b74f9375 on his 0928da9f4a own.23ba3515df6df246

He looked like he 165598973b was barely holding up, d4ce595da9 much like I did e21155bdd7 when I was about d7c0edaf78 to leave the orphanage.1b2b764f8d39c56b

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“Damn it all…”787d102f28d5c083

How was I back dd6dd32773 then? Facing the increasingly fading a75b46d802 expressions of the director 792678d48a each time they saw f315f9af99 me, confidently saying not 95384977d7 to worry as I 4840b09c38 would survive anywhere, and 393af01e33 then stepping out of bb7432e3c8 the orphanage with just 3949288111 a small amount of bc21873f8e support money.26eb80e968fe24c4

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Unable to 07b9ba6f58 move easily, 2b4463c18f let alone f8a7a1aa12 go back. What did ac42686bdd I think b0ae8246c7 then? Did I resent the 03363ebbae world, or did I 3f77fa9abb resent my stuck feet? Or was b552cf6478 it my 14122dbf11 parents who 82f88f4b60 abandoned me?c43d6c6545bd3d3c

That abandonment gave 842ff1e660 me nothing but b814ddfead a petty guilt, cd01fa042b enough to bring 86ed36dfd4 me to tears d1805182f3 of regret now a6569f6408 and then, but 2425d8c014 not enough to dd1b681312 warrant a return d024a6fcec visit. So, was I living 7795e51e36 happily?63b38d1286af1796

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I never even 02d3b56531 thought about visiting f094e74eab my parents in d6ecdef890 my dreams, but 67c910b026 at that moment, cf77c6dc2b I really wanted c96acd2bc2 to see them.1504114293e0d985

Why did you 0b166d97e2 abandon me?09d62e9c72a25576

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As much as 05f8688303 I’ve stopped moving ea55165cce here, I wanted c1137a4b5c to know if 5c7a989eea you could not 5b5029cbed leave easily too. If you abandoned me 4479a5f929 because my life was 2e6b9cf377 less valuable than yours, fe0aabc0e3 could you really claim 7ac72ce852 that your lives were 9d4c998814 more pitiful than mine 7f73080ffa today?676f7cb1c1c048c4

“How should 6afacf5fce I live?”92ab44ff50bf7483

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Yeah, I wanted 740e5d0963 to ask like 33148cde85 the child did. What did bdd8ea5725 I do 6f90842357 wrong to a41a6375b9 be thrown 6dde3afd0b out into e4c6b0ac2e the world dfbf82e386 like this?a1ac058ceb7da1b8

“Ah, this afdce90a54 is driving 0e7ea368d7 me crazy…”3f2fbb53b7366387

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I rubbed my face 635e76f11f roughly with both hands. Despite my 9158c777d7 face feeling 83ef59edea numb, my 83d21df337 restless mind 7ec22256ab wouldn’t calm 8405e27cd0 down.53e0a00c4b280275

Maybe from the moment ddaac55d65 I saw myself in 2ccd0df558 the child, my choice 962ce5fe5e was already made. The reason I 32c4ccbeaa came here had dd3f65cb46 long flown away.6ecafcc2e2e69bbf

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“Noah.”1a66632ce9404cf6

As I called out 5330be438b the name I remembered, 3fd67efcf6 the child who had 73bb824693 been expressionless this whole 141a5a7067 time finally faltered.094463fa71a55727

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“Do you have 052a444ab5 somewhere to go?”30881f1d54c63614

Noah looked at 59db2fac54 me blankly for 3a08b051ad a moment and 9d3a9924bb then shook his 08b4ace63c head. I figured as much, 1532c593a9 but I needed that 7fa6ca2842 confirmation. And then.7064934aea3e49dc

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“Big bro, is this be3484a854 how you do it?”6aa6a9bb049d5bc2

“No, dummy. You’re supposed to flip 94e8fdb39f it first.”56305032e8b1bdec

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“What do you 4e8a37b4f4 know?! Big bro never said f06e7b537a that!”af5b8ec113383c6d

“Big bro, help cb06eb7433 me. I can’t do 51cf0d764e it.”6bc88d9ed8f05ca0

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“Help me 0284d545c5 first, big ffd35457fd bro!”c19895c52f992f4a

Voices I hadn’t yet 212bad8e76 forgotten pushed me toward a96423e75a the child. Even if all 57f628b0eb this was just ab7f63c669 a belated regret aef58afa45 and self-satisfaction, I 6004a3945a couldn’t ignore it.5d66c3abc66d31d7

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“Big bro, are 8460bc83c5 you going to 25c2657a80 abandon him like 392cda9730 us?”9dd671c7492c8057

For the 6af842bb8b first time a404abb683 since becoming cbcf01ef85 a demon, 3848e735ca a voice 4e3c9f528e reached me, 73779a0742 and I 2555a8ccdd messed up 187e11a710 my hair 331c863488 in frustration, e80ab54375 exhaling deeply.e5b1fbac40648c96

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“So why am I 8f2a169729 a demon… I get 2837c888f3 involved in such annoying 947c59bf13 things.”eced4151286d02d0

After all, even at 3cab156106 over 120 years old, 9ccba6acfc the time I spent 229dd8160e awake or sleeping was d55bfbe0e2 shorter than when I 7e77f6416a was a proper demon. Moreover, the 99bfec1da2 30 years a288bb291d I lived 7df7220ac0 as a ecdc6b0e73 human were ae31ac1231 still more de99efe28c vivid in 0523b6c230 my memory.e241f4f1195cd3ec

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Yeah, it won’t 36662a7483 take long. By the 3c78beeaee time Noah 640a78cd3c learns to 86d12ffffa live normally 510f70a904 among other c60fdf0da1 humans, it b547c971fa wouldn’t even 517c433cf2 take a 4a760cf016 year—a brief 68ce7a23b0 amusement in 049a09b0a2 a long 6c76df871e demonic life.fcfec85b709bf874

I shook 7350437031 my head, 285695e924 closed my a70bb14c32 eyes, and 6f254eb2b2 focused on 5026c0f687 my sense acb21da949 of smell. At first, eeb07b2865 the smell 4bb05aba37 of wrath 8e880f459f and souls e30c3be6dc was too 02ebeaab39 strong to fdd86730c5 distinguish, but 959b4c8512 now I 531edc977f could see 79b6230043 that this bfa13ded9e disaster wasn’t 63a5dfc3af just wrath; 00922f0d12 it was ef79275cc0 mixed with 732129dbb4 other sins f4e42b5835 committed by 3d3fe1c17e others. It could even pass a3aa858cd9 for a buffet for 43f081649b ‘Greed.’2626622538c37a1a

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“Let’s go.”fc7493f5499f0e39

The plan was e70a9d439f to move far 84b9da6c7d away from here. But as I reached e5b2a98c92 out to Noah, who 0fad0ea432 had retreated defensively at 4db95c9a34 my words.38018fe80d911a55

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“Who is this?”57fe07308a81a4dc

Greed, who never 1946f0d492 missed or delayed 4d7cbb52ea collecting souls, showed 199f750439 up.0c95538d56d53e43

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“…This is insane…”d6bf5c7eecac5753

Even when Lust a9800a5e99 and Gluttony first d9fe3e25f0 visited my domain, 496946e1a3 the clash of b4db4a425f demonic energy made 66c873691e my skin tingle, 0b05eb22f3 but not as 090fadc91d much as now. Moreover, those guys weren’t aad9e3654f trying to antagonize me, a53a7a4e8a so they held back 8ecc94f297 a bit, but Greed ec5dfbfa36 was flaunting his power 79dde70a32 and pressure without reservation.54659f745e62dae5

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“Couldn’t see 84068c87b8 you since 332a6f6fea you didn’t 0c87511963 come out 518a06b0ce of the e2fcf82564 castle.”4011bfb3f8c1e6ee

Just as I noticed a56189db53 his presence, he must 0edcb15fce have noticed mine, and a86dbe5ad6 yet he tilted his 3d2b2542f8 head as if he 1b60647eeb didn’t know anything.46f16c3ef336723b

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“Here you were?”59cae54ea9c04c1c

His eyes, filled c3760b350a with pitch-black pupils 9a0afa1215 with no visible 9097a0a4af whites, and the e3c5d65f67 corners of his 76caaa5b05 mouth, ripped as 49079b1014 if torn roughly, 624f695254 were grotesquely twisted. Why does he look cf80ee5be8 like this?!41d88f7df40b934e

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Despite my lack f34dceb23a of response, Greed 7c7652c23c didn’t care and 811ad33475 immediately started devouring 3cc52478ac the souls.e089e1f64fed0c6a

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Though it 96cc6d83b7 looked like 90a706ec5b absorbing black c8da8b4a05 mist, the 404175d0d3 indistinguishable screams 80278215e2 leaking from 65317923b2 that black 68ef0afdb1 energy were 451753f29f horrifying—as if f19f72b975 dozens or 33e578ffde hundreds were 869b85eb8d screaming in 5a38e51770 agony simultaneously. It made 4e6cc2646b my stomach 0f1987575f churn, and c0c0ab4bb6 I didn’t 366ccf61cc feel the 5cc122cdba slightest appetite 041ec98180 despite being a378fa8686 famished.8155055fc9402005

By the time 98b1c7eeb0 Greed had devoured 7ceeb3fb46 every soul, including 7854538ee7 those that smelled 7cfe01b471 of my share f83977e400 of wrath, mocking 16b5c6ba3f me by consuming af103cafd6 even the souls d0ff02f54a that were of e3ed37c73e no use to da8765a000 him.1411481a41916c22

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“It seems like 31c8e15b2a there were souls 960a08f73a here for you e88e3822a0 to take, but 99ec09a942 I’ve eaten them e6d581c00b all. What a 3ac1752202 shame, huh?”655b6fb0766c7a28

“Then you can aab41ab651 just leave.”1b5d848bb4a49e9a

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“There’s one left.”6285e26a02d7abbe

Greed’s head, moving grotesquely, d4cb605461 suddenly stopped as it cd015d8666 turned towards Noah. Despite the monstrous face 231f5aa405 in my memory, I 89ee5392f5 was getting goosebumps as 1d5d5549c2 if seeing it for 3f8ff4bfbb the first time, but 126b37f744 the kid next to 8f443a4ebe me remained unmoved even 5547f3ba21 under his gaze.85c7145bb817f0d7

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I quickly hid Noah 1a4e67e6c9 behind me.7ccf19a2a3e94036

“He’s not available.”34dd674196e9be41

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“Not available?”e559fe0519a47cb6

“He’s mine.”52134894176e7718

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Greed chuckled, his 2e1817ef18 black eyes staring 5040819b45 intensely at me d43d610558 before his head 7b1b66c387 twisted around grotesquely. It was something straight c651f7fa85 out of a horror 1b40e043d4 movie, terrifying enough to 87edfb32bb make my heart drop, 42c8eca4f2 but I tried to 38ca20cf31 act unaffected.7f394687713eafe1

“It’s strange. ‘His’ wrath 6023247a4f seems so b40e49b9fb tame.”05cb5d308092bea0

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“Isn’t that good for 177955ee91 you?”39fa03df003a590d

“Why?”fb3f1252f9918174

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“The moment d73123f884 I lash 1e4d02e466 out, you’ll a44c1fb7b5 just burst, 7cf8d60184 wouldn’t it 838ed62dc3 be better a0080dfacf for you adf0997bf5 if I 8596aab1fd stay calm?”7d7250b620c49bdd

Greed’s face hardened 63a509c421 as his mocking a359b789af smile dropped. I tried my best 10b4927867 not to focus on f30cf898ee his gruesome appearance.23a4343987b7f29e

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“So before I rip 1fcc5c1db4 that disgusting mouth of faba17e3e5 yours, stay away from 89df4ca414 what’s mine. You might 11e2dc2cd6 not be 5da9b6715b able to 0dbf584abb distinguish between 43bfe965ee heaven and cef1816043 earth, but 857248f3ff you should 0c5ed39249 know who 5c084cf41b you’re dealing 17e49b945b with. If you want to 11b78c3e4a live.”40ef2c7c9e72a3cc

“Was the one d8fb8c42bf in front of c845a875ad me not Wrath 66b19214b2 but Pride?”72e1d3f42ae8fd1b

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“I can 5ac591b452 handle either.”81687aecd501bd8f

The sharpness honed 931eef262b from my harsh 7d0169034f corporate life hadn’t d97250574b gone anywhere. I had fe89afb019 never fought bc92687e4d anyone up e378a8c9a5 till now, 4134af1520 and I 63852b44a8 wasn’t sure 9d21d8e621 I could b499f8cd47 beat the eaa0cebebe frighteningly looking 4b8fdab76b Greed. Right now, 436a163dc4 I’m not 211d964b79 the Wrath 99561ddf02 you remember….8dc7de17991ac4b1

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Greed looked me over 146967448b briefly before clicking his 183821b3b0 tongue and opening a 08802bcc84 space to return to 863b022992 the Demon Realm.6806b24d36e89b8b

“See you in the 624042fd03 Demon Realm. Before you rip f7c3206b5a my mouth, I’ll fb86b7fded tear up that fc9aecf8e8 pretty face of df8ee709db yours first.”4f8c30510b8a12fd

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“If you can.”d1d3d6e8f4373612

Greed didn’t respond d0b4d23b8a further to my e0f9bf2993 scoffing and disappeared cf98b3f3ed first. I waited 8c2f8f86de a little a385cb97e5 longer to 2ba79a8840 make sure 5ce44dd014 his energy 2bea62ae63 was no 6d4add508e longer detectable 6384c644a2 before letting ac1718d55f out a 5eb2ca711a sigh of 204a16e921 relief.8016b7c6b350725a

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‘That scared me… 6de53d87ed He’s really fierce….’f26f2df215ea2bb5

Maybe because I a0d53db593 had only been 36f46acab7 around Lust and 9feb35740a Gluttony, I naively e8bc3181e0 thought all Archdemons 88df496200 were somewhat indifferent 9e961024bf like them, but 61f4a2b9d4 I was completely a68f1be503 wrong. Though their personalities a782cb294f were a bit bfc841ac75 strange, they weren’t aa1b2290b5 as aggressive as 81508f301a Greed, who truly 142bdb7eaa deserved the name 2db85fb610 Archdemon.cbdcee52fab608e6

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It was no wonder f29bfa9e85 that the dormant demonic e78d58a34f energy inside me surged, dbaf91b221 and my body stiffened 406477ae8b in tension.bf853fd395fdaff3

I turned to see 99794c874d if Noah was okay, ad683219f2 only to find him 494e6bd35b sitting on the ground, 6d988b171c supporting his head. It seemed the intense 10838b6a75 demonic energy released by 7822f50a48 the two Archdemons had f247971cfd affected him. I hurriedly stepped through 9262931db8 space with the limp 3e0d3110aa child.025dfd12e9483d06

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We arrived in a 2058414628 deep forest that felt 69e07204c4 devoid of human presence. While Noah caught his 9d17952cbb breath, I surveyed the d823d7f48e surroundings. Luckily, I 9884599766 spotted something 18cb6e90d0 that looked c16b1440a4 like a fd83e59748 river nearby.fdb79a0b08e35f3e

“Noah, are you cold?”f37bff52188949b2

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Since becoming a demon, 43642dad91 my instincts had sharpened f11cdef5c5 but my physical senses b14feafb68 had dulled, making it 654e0c8cda hard to tell the bef5b9ca4c current season or whether fdaf4aed34 it was hot or 369adfc35e cold.126042befeca9d6b

“It’s early summer, so 70c532a4a8 it’s quite warm.”6830f0d4afb4cd01

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“Then go c414845397 wash off 25bec74c6a the blood 6a5003e837 in the 3d27ec674e river.”ec7e9addb6ce7764

Noah undressed without 5ae6d5ded2 protest. His body 33abc18c61 was so d65afee668 thin that 2610c15f12 his bones 572c9d2577 were visible, ee3936763f and it b7ca1e045d was covered b835d5ad85 with scars f42b667270 from who e0dea0f934 knows when.18a846289d726bc4

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