Why am I always the one in the middle?!

pt 4

They tried to run but the demon king had swiftly killed them before they could escape, a few managed to run a few steps before they got burnt by the purple flame.

The smell of burning flesh and the sounds of screams filled Deon's sense's and he just sighed, already used to the scent by now after participating in a war and practically being the demon king's right hand man.

'Even if I'm used to it, it still makes me sick to smell' Deon thought and looked at the few dishes that were on the table that was between him and the demon king, they were still warm but after that he had lost his appetite.

The demon king sat back down and looked at Deon with a slightly confused expression before he used a fork and knife to cut a piece of steak and he put it in front of Deon's mouth, expecting him to eat it.

"You should eat something, arut." The demon king said as Deon stared blankly at the piece of steak in front of him, but he had completely lost his appetite now from the burning flesh smell.

The demon king sighed and forcefully fed the piece of meat to Deon, who ate it after it was in his mouth, but he had a slightly bitter expression on his blank face.

'Maybe I can dull his sense's a bit...' The demon king thought and glanced at the pure white flowers that Deon grew, he always had a cup every day and so far he hasn't had it yet so he decided to just make Deon's poisonous tea for him so he could at least see if it was truly okay for Deon to take everyday and also to help dull Deon's sharp senses so he can actually eat.

He stood up and smiled at Deon, walked over to the flowers and picking two, they were pretty but the demon king knew that they were deadly.

He used to magic to make the poisoned tea for Deon as he watched the demon king make the drink for him, knowing that the demon king was probably trying to dull his senses.

'Of course he would do that to make me eat, it's not exactly bad but I still don't know how to feel about the fact that he is literally giving me poison...' Deon thought as he stared at the demon king, unsure on how he should feel.

Soon there was a cup of tea in front of Deon and he took sips of it, already used to the bitter but also sweet taste of the poisoned tea.

The demon king sat in front of Deon again and smiled as he saw Deon drinking the tea, wanting to see what it does to him.

'I wonder what the tea does for him when he drinks it...' The demon king thought as he stared at Deon drinking the tea, watching him carefully.

'Why is he staring at me like that..?' Deon thought until his hand started to shake and he pressed his lips together in a thin line, not wanting the demon king to know about the side affects from the tea.

Cough!

Blood came out of Deon's mouthed as he coughed, he made sure to cover his mouth with a napkin so blood doesn't get everywhere.

The demon king stared in a bit of shock and watched as Deon coughed up blood, he barely ever drank half of the tea...

'If these are the side affects then I don't want arut to drink this...' The demon king thought while staring at Deon coughing blood, his expression darkening when he saw Deon drinking more of the tea despite the fact that, that was the reason why he coughed up blood.

Deon just glanced at the demon king as he took sips of his tea, coughing up blood but wiping it away so it doesn't stain things.

The demon king grabbed Deon's wrist and took the tea cup from his hand, throwing it in the grass, making it break and the poisonous tea stain the grass.

"How about you don't drink that anymore?" The demon king said, though it was more like a order than a question.

'Your the one that asked me to drink it though..?' Deon thought but he nodded his head, not wanting to disagree.

The demon king smiled at Deon and pushed a piece of steak to him, wanting Deon to eat something. The demon king used a knife and fork to cut off a piece of it into a smaller piece then he fed it Deon, who was a bit reluctant but still ate since he didn't want to end up forcing the demon king to feed him..

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That's the end of pt 2 and sorry if the updates are slow, I've been loosing motivation but I'll try to update again this week!