Welcome to Demon School Mania-San!

Promise

(3rd Person POV)

"Y-You... stabbed me."

Time seemed to slow the moment those words left Mania's mouth. It was much different than when she saw the kaiju of her sister. This was realization. Terror. Pain.

Yusuke had trained her to survive against other demons, she thought she was strong. She worked hard... but now... she realized something horrifying. A truth she faced in the human world, a truth she believed she wouldn't have to face in the demon world...

She was still weak. No matter how hard she worked, she would still be weak.

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"Phoebe! What did you do?!" Celthin exclaimed horrified, flying down to confront Phoebe. Her eyes were wide, almost as if she didn't believe what she just did,

"...I stabbed her." Phoebe replied after a moment of hesitance, her wary frown turning into a smile,

"This isn't what I told you to do!" Celthin snapped, "You let your anger take over! People are gonna hate you now!"

"...let them." Phoebe turned to Celthin, "We can take them down if they try to hurt us."

"Phoebe..." Celthin couldn't believe the words coming out of his daughter's mouth.

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"..." everyone trapped in the shadow box was frozen. They couldn't speak. How could they? Their own friend had been stabbed by another classmate, right in front of them,

"I-I'm gonna be sick..." Kazuichi muttered, backing away with his mouth covered,

"Sh-She's gonna be okay... r-right?" Chihiro asked, tears in their eyes as they shook,

"Sh-She has to be!" Taka exclaimed, "She was strong enough to be given Dalet automatically! She can survive this!" He was silent with worry before looking at Mondo,

"Right, Kyodai...?" He asked. Mondo didn't reply, he just continued to stare at Mania like his life depended on it. Daiya rubbed his fingers against his knuckles,

"Mania... please... fight back." He quietly begged.

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Mania's ears were ringing. Her breathing was shaky and choked up. Her vision was shaky as she stared down at her wound. It pierced right through her and out the other side. No matter how she held it, the blood still persisted. Helpless... that's how she felt. Helpless like a baby, like a child, like the old her... she didn't have anyone to save her anymore. Tears began to fall from her eyes. Even though she had moments of crying in front of others before, this was different. She was completely vulnerable. Mania could only do one thing... an instinct she couldn't control.

One of Mania's bloodied hands shakily reached up to the gemstone on her shirt. She touched it for a moment, the blood smearing against it before she gripped it. Tears poured as Mania whimpered,

"Äiti..." she whispered, getting choked up,

"Save me..."

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(???'s POV)

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...hm... I'm awake? Well I'm certainly not alive. I've... taken over Mania's body for now. How odd... did she call me? What for?

What a strange place, yet very lovely. I can sense many nice souls here. Hm? Who are those two? They seem to be bickering. It's none of my business. ...what are those children doing stuck in a box? I can't hear a word they're saying...