Chapter 204: The First Deadly Sin of Pride
It was like my body was no longer my own as I reached forward and plucked the crystal out of Pride’s fingers. The demon in front of me was just as stunningly beautiful as Gluttony was, complete with the horns, tail, and wings. But instead of looking like a sunset, it was like I was facing the vast expanse of space.
His skin was black with little speckles of white shimmering just under the darkness, like stars in a midnight sky. Just like Gluttony, he had to hunch forward in order to fit into the room, but even with that position, he was majestic.
"How could you see yourself and not see how much Luci loved you when she created you?" I sighed as I shifted my eyes from the demon in front of me and over to the crystal in my hand. Like Pride, the crystal was black with white lights sprinkled around, looking like glitter.
I didn’t know what to do next, I really didn’t. Would Pride die without this crystal? And if he did, could I live with myself knowing that, at the end of the day, I was the one who killed Pride simply because I was bent out of shape?
But Pride was willing to sacrifice everything for my forgiveness to make things right. And I wasn’t about to turn up my nose at that type of sacrifice.
Then again, did I really know what to do with this crystal?
Fuck my life.
"Thank you," I said at last. The two words seemed to be so inconsequential compared to what he was doing for me. But I also didn’t know what else to say.
Cupping the shard between my hands, I pulled it in closer to my chest. "Whatever happens next..." I started before stopping. What could I say... that I forgave him? No matter what I said, it wasn’t up to me to forgive him.