looking for heaven found the devil in me; any

[Rodrik]

His mother own mother—dear old Kagerou—had been quiet the opposite of the filly’s own mother. There was admiration and true and eternal affection of a mother’s love. The very presence of his father had been there too during his childhood. Old man pops, Rhaego, was more than ever a father figure despite being mute. If anything this was all he knew. Rodrik knew the very white pitch fence with loving parents and siblings. It was a perfect family. Rodrik had turned out quite the opposite. He had craved the same things all others do, and even a love and family of his own. Brunhild had been the very person in his life that his soul craved for. She had been the missing piece when he needed the other half so desperately. Her very presence filled him with more warmth and love he could ever handle. At last, she had become his and he had become hers. He would do anything for them. The red devil peers at her curiously. Manipulation had always been his key and tool to get what he wanted. It had never been about doing the very best. His acts and desires were out of selfishness, feeding his own satisfaction. But, right now, he does not see it the way he had always done. Manipulation was very whatever he had wanted, and surely it would serve the same usage for her if she accepted his teachings. “No, Ajatar,” he begins, “You do not have to use others the way your mother might or even I did.” It was her very choice to decide what she used it for just as her very own blessing and curse was too. “Manipulation is for your own personal use. It can be good or bad. It can help you achieve whatever you want in life.” He had become a king and taken many things from others because of his skill. The red devil was known for his cunningness and deceit to others. “It is your choice alone, and always your choice.” Because in the very end it is always the self that makes the choice and to act upon it. The world was cruel and most of the time you needed a little power to fight off the wicked, and even protect the ones you loved.

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