The Girl Of Darkness

4

"This store has a lot of antiques. Where'd he get it? This glass is very beautiful," said Rui holding a cup-shaped cup.

The legs of the cup are made of gold and in it there is a kind of purplish-colored stone. Then Rui looked at Eris who was busy making colorful soap.

"Anu.." said Rui knocking on the door.

Eris turned to look at Rui, no questions or anything.

"I'm sorry I wasn't polite to pick up a box of jewelry and work with your friend" Rui said, pointing to Arae, who was a cashier.

"Oh.he really likes the crowd" said Arae, then pounded a green gem.

"Hmmm, sorry also I just want to sell all the goods here when I do not know the sales system," said Rui lowered his head.

Eris stopped her work and sighed. Then turned around to approach Rui and stood 10cm in front of him.

"I'm not human, you already know that. I don't need anything including the money you receive. I got my payment from the soul of the buyer who had already gotten his request," Eris looked at Rui.

"Ji-soul? So.." said Rui somewhat backwards.

"If their goal has been achieved, I will withdraw the payment. Whatever it is," said Eris flatly.

"That means..to ask the soul...You killed them?" Ask the frightened Rui. Now he knows why Eris refused him to live with her.

"It could be like that or there are also those who experience events because of their own actions. Although I had warned, most of them simply did not obey him," Eris looked at Rui.

Rui lowered her head, well Eris naturally insinuated herself.

"That's how humans are, whatever is forbidden is bound to be done. Didn't you?" Ask Eris and do her job again. This time he used his strength to make the potion liquid.

"Th-that's not your fault. You warned them, it was their fault for not listening. You're a good person even if it's cold, but I feel you have a warm heart" Rui said, jolting Eris.

"Heart?" He asked without turning his face to Rui.

"Yes. The proof is that you helped me who was lost is different from the person with the old face who drove me out viciously. I don't know what his name is, he's very arrogant. Anyway I want to stay here with you!" Said Rui.

"Hmmm the old face might mean Thanatos," Eris thought then chuckled.

"If you continue with me one day you will be able to see terrible events. Are you willing?" Eris asked holding a dagger.

"What is this horrible incident like?" Rui asked somewhat gulped.

"Watching me devouring humans," said Ara from behind Rui.

Rui was surprised, Arae's horn came out but not because of emotion. Both of his eyes turned red staring at Rui.

"Ap.. lie! You must be lying, right" Rui said, looking at Eris and Arae, his heart racing.

"We are demons. If you really want to be here next, there's a good chance you really won't be able to come back" Eris said, splitting some of the animals.

Rui didn't want to see it.

"You will not be able to return to the human world. If you want, I'll bring you a medicine that can turn you into like us" said Arae removing his horn and hugging Rui.

"Being a demon?" Rui asked with a tear.

"The choice is yours, after all you can't come with us if you're still half spirit. Relax, the process won't hurt" Arae said, leaving cheerfully.

Rui was still frozen outside the room and looked at Eris who was spitting out the entrails of the beast. Then run forward.

Eris sighed, all she held was animal toys including her entrails. Whichever way he wants to be, he has to dirty his hands with animal and other blood.

Rui imagined what Eris was doing as well as Arae's words. He thought there was no place anywhere he cried. Vaguely Rui heard a voice, he followed the source and arrived at Eris' room.

He saw a beautiful crystal ball but did not enter because it was disrespectful.

"Darling, wakeup! Forgive Mama, Son. All for the good of my mother. I'm sorry, Son!" Her mother in the world.

Rui turned around and stepped inside all of a sudden she was inside the Hospital room and looked at her bandage-filled self. Her close friend Mari is also present, her lover is also Suga! My mom and dad were crying hysterically.

Arae comes in because Eris has to cope with a booming buyer in her shop.

"Well, why cry? You're happy to be in hope that you can be free from his parents," said Arae patting Rui on the shoulder.

Rui sobbed sobbing unexpectedly that it was that bad he had an accident. "But everything... Suga," said Rui walking towards Suga and trying to hold onto him.

"For what. If you become us, that man has no price. In our world, you can marry a Prince let alone a god," said Arae showing the good looks of the 7 gods as an idol in his world.

Rui shook her head especially when she saw her mother hysterically and cried and apologized.

Suddenly returning to Eris' shop, Rui is shocked and sees Eris clutching a beautiful bottle. "Put this in front of the storefront. The buyers are very many," he said.

Rui wiped her tears now she was between two options. Should you stay and be free or go back and accept everything?

Eris noticed Rui's work which was deft but a little worried now.

"I don't mind you being here even though you want to be free from your Mama. My only warning is one, never step your foot out of the shop" said Eris sharply.

Rui certainly had almost stepped foot if not see a red rose blooming beside the pond.

"Sorry! I'm not.. Why?" Ask Rui.

"Our whereabouts are actually nowhere to be seen, only those who need the help of this store will be seen. If you go out, especially not in your time, they will gang up on you. Then, this place can take a position anywhere. Isn't it weird that they see you coming out of a place that says it's unnatural?" Eris asked for understanding.

Rui closed her mouth. It was also true that he sometimes saw the outside view of the shop rather differently. "But they can come in" he said.

"Arae was in charge of creating a portal that connected to the door of this store. You never know where this store is. You wanna try it?" Eris asked opened the window and swept over.

Rui walked up to him and he was surprised his face was pale. Eris's shop is on a very steep cliff. Then a blackish-blue portal, appeared around the outside of the shop.

Some shoppers came by walking into the store. Rui was surprised and also amazed but frightened.Their faces did not show fear at the distance of the ravine and the portal.

"What they see is a bridge or a highway or it could be anything. My powers will show what they imagine. If you don't believe me, try going out to the portal and then come back" Eris said.

"It wasn't like you said I was out... All righty! I'll try it," said Rui steadying his heart and then stepping his foot outside.

He closed his eyes and was afraid to look. At that instant the whirring of the wind greeted him he opened his eyes, another natural scene then looked back at him.

Rui looked at Eris who was still standing behind the door and then she walked back into the portal without closing her eyes.

Right at the end of the portal was about to run out, suddenly Rui saw a white bridge decorated with her favorite flowers. He was impressed once then there was a crystal ball, some people were looking at Rui strangely.

"How's it?" Eris closed the door.

"Great!" Said Rui who was relieved and happy.

"That's the picture that's in your heart. Maybe you plan on stepping in with someone?" Eris asked turned towards the cashier.

Rui's face flushed. She did imagine him walking on the altar with Suga if they were indeed destined. Rui then worked with a feeling of anxiety fearing them getting into the abyss.

"This store is protected by the power of Eris. So don't worry" said Arae, who served as the cashier.

"Hoo, thank God," said Rui looking at Eris who put soap and other liquids into the closet. "When I'm with him, I can see all kinds of worlds but... What about my parents?" Thought Rui sighed.

In the afternoon, the shop finally went a little quiet. Rui was exhausted and took a drink as well as the available food. He was a little afraid of eating the cake and the bread or rice that was there thinking what Eris was doing.

"But I'm hungry. Hopefully it's okay, just think of this food as genuine," Rui said closing her eyes.

Arae laughed at Rui's hungry but scared behavior. "Just relax, this food doesn't interfere with what Eris does. Since we have affairs with humans, everything we set up includes food," he said.

"Oh.. know as soon as I eat more calmly," said Rui seeing his hands full of bread crumbs.

"Eat only because you eat. We don't eat human food" Arae said, counting the money.

"This. You can use all this money," said Eris, giving a large bag of money.

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