Emily's Fall 2: Rising Above

Ch. 32: The Hurt Never Stops

Once the rest arrived, they all sat at the large table. Asmodeus was ready to hear this, it was the most entertaining thing he's heard in a long time and he just HAD to know how this happened.

"Okay, spill! Right now!" Bee shouted, excited and leaning forward on the table. "How did you two get together?!"

Mammon looked at Glitz.

"Do you want to start, Love?" He asked with care. "I can handle it if you want, I know it's... not easy to tell."

"I can handle it." Glitz said, before looking down, "... My sister is dead."

A pin could be dropped and ring like a gong with how quiet it just got as the Sins/Royal family gazed at Glitz in shock.

Pushing through, Glitz clenched her fists and continued.

"It was two years ago... she had to go to the Pride Ring... she didn't realize it was Extermination Day." Glitz said as tears began to form in her eyes.

"W-Why?" Emily asked.

"I asked her to go as my representative for a business meeting in Pride." Mammon said, feeling guilty as he gazed at the table.

"When I heard the news, I... was a lot of emotions." Glitz said, "We tended to fight and insult each other a lot, but... she was still my sister... my better half."

"And when you lost her, you lost a part of yourself." Asmodeus said with a frown.

"That's putting it lightly, I became a complete wreck." Glitz said with a sad chuckle as she began to cry. "I couldn't perform, I couldn't eat, I couldn't even speak without falling apart because I always assume Glam is there to correct, argue, or finish a sentence if I can't think of what to say next. But-But without her...."

"You felt empty." Emily said, clenching her hand against her pants.

Emily could related, for a time anyway. She felt empty and lost after her fall but she was lucky enough to gain a new family with a new sister to help her.

Plus... being sinfully gluttonous and eating everything in sight. She even secreltly still eats furniture and other non-food objects when nobody is looking or around.

"I was at my lowest during one practice, throwing angelic knives at a board and.....I saw my reflection...." Glitz said, thinking back to that day. "It was like seeing her again... and I just broke. Nearly stabbed myself if it wasn't for this big greedy teddy bear."

"Well, I couldn't let my best employee go out like that." Mammon said, smiling.

'Teddy bear?' Everyone thought about the strangely cute nickname.

"Something about that day kinda... just switched for me." Mammon said, "I don't know why but I stopped caring about money for a minute and started to care more about her."

"I honestly never thought I'd hear you say something like that, former boss." Fizz said, holding his hand up. "No offense."

"Non taken and right? I never thought I'd see it but it happened and I don't regret it." Mammon said with a smile, holding Glitz close and planted a kiss on her cheek.

SNAP!

"Sorry, I had to get physical evidence for later." Bee said with her phone out.

"Why?" Asmodeus asked.

"Cuz Tex and Loo won't believe me if I didn't." Bee said.

"I oughta charge you for that pic." Mammon said.

"I can pay it." Bee said with a grin.

"I think we're missing the point here. Uncle Mammon is in love!" Charlie said, so happy for Mammon and Glitz.