8. Cain

Cain

Sadie's demeanor threw Cain into a blind rage. With a piece of his brother's soul alive within her, she was changing, even if she didn't realize it.

The fearless look in her eyes was admirable. She would need it before being forced to face The Society. They were all pawns in a much larger game since the dawn of time. The immortals were ruthless and didn't care how many souls were destroyed.

The truth was Cain didn't want to play games with Sadie anymore. She saw the twisted dark whirls around his heart. He didn't need saving, he needed her to accept him for who he was.

She was his soulmate, and he wasn't asking anymore. He was taking what belonged to him. She needed to denounce the goodness within and accept her dark nature. That little seed existed within her before that day on the lane. She just didn't see it.

He didn't want to just strip her naked. He wanted to bare her soul once more and show her she was the same woman at the Fair. Poor Sadie didn't realize she was just a toy for The Society.

"Suicide is the only way you can be free, Sadie."

"No," she said. "I don't believe you."

"You don't know who you are."

"Tell me then."

"It's my job to destroy souls like yours, little mouse."

"Why don't you just get it over with then? I'm sick of games and cryptic words."

Cain roared with such rage the windows shook in their frame. He pulled Sadie out of the bed by her neck and held her inches off the ground.

"I am Cain, the first murderer. I am the one who devours the innocent. My thirst for blood was passed on for generations. I have been called a vampire.

"Satan had 5 children, yet my brother has a twin, Michael. He talks to my brother, even though he can't hear him. Demons don't torture Lucifer. We never have. The angels drive him mad. We helped cleanse him of those who screamed in his ear.

"Demons commit sins for the greater good. We sow discord, but we also seek balance in the world by targeting mostly corrupt souls.

"Souls like yours aren't just good, Sadie. You are beings of pure light. You shine for the darkest to see. The adversity you've faced is a travesty. You should be worshiped by those in the darkness, but also by those in the light."

As he rambled, Cain's form shifted, showing Sadie his demonic side for the first time. His voice lowered an octave, as he no longer sounded human.

"Lucifer has torn out his wings multiple times, reflecting the sate of his soul. He only has them as he is part angel. The other half of my parentage is human, therefore I don't have wings. After slaying my brother, my punishment was to walk the Earth forever. Such a vile act awakened my demonic side, and I became the 10th strongest demon in history.

""My descendants shall be many. They will inherit the Earth under the direction of Moloch, Chemosh, Dagon, Belial, Beelzebub, and Satan himself. I have 7 children, all born to mortal women. Their souls carry a sin from a circle of Hell. This is a blight on them for being my offspring.

"Sin will forever crouch at my door, Sadie. Sin drives my anger. And anger drives my sin. Fury became my master and it rules over me. The devil has never been my enemy as he is my father.

"You gave birth to a sin that your sister failed to slaughter. Lucifer has a daughter, not a son. He has been searching for a child that was never born to him. The only way to get her back is to play The Society's game. And it is a game you will never win."

"I have a daughter?"

Despite his words, Sadie looked hopeful. He was the one who would dash her dreams.

"I was sent to stop you from becoming the Winter Maiden. Lucifer sees your pure soul and believes you are his salvation. But he is wrong. You can't save him, as he is destined for the throne in Hell. If he doesn't challenge our father, he will be killed. Hell gives him his power, and it will devour him. The only way for you to save yourself is by killing yourself."

"I won't do it."

"Then you shall burn for eternity."

"If I need to die, then why won't you kill me?"

Cain lifted his large palm to caress her cheek.

"I already have, Sadie."

With a quick jerk of his hand, he broke Sadie's neck just like his fantasy. He was the first murderer, and he wouldn't be the last.

"I'm sorry."