Humans: The Worst Kind Of Demon

————- Mira————

As I opened my eyes the first thing I saw was the Demon Lord of Illusion - Miku. 

So I'm in my room now, but-

What happened?

I remembered I got disciplined by the Headmaster for letting my Demon summon a bat - of all things! - in the headmaster's office, then me and the Demon - Minho - had to stay behind and clean the classrooms for hours. And then…

Oh yeah.

THAT happened. 

I felt so weak and had no strength in my body, but seeing her image on the ceiling brought me some much-needed strength and resolve.

I managed to prop myself up against the bedhead after some struggles. I was so thirsty yet at the same time I felt like I couldn't eat or drink anything, like I was going to be sick if I consumed anything now. 

I looked around and there he was, my Human Demon. Sitting on the floor in the corner of the room hugging his knees and rocking back and forth, nervously biting his nails with vacant eyes, with the look of a man who's seen the worst possible horror in this world - terrified. 

So I guess even Demons have something that haunts them, hah…

I just exchanged an unknown portion of my life to cast the forbidden illusion magic that was passed down my class through the generations. It was to be saved as an ultimate self-defense spell; use it only when you are in a situation where not using it will get you killed because if the only alternative is to die an immediate death, you might as well sacrifice a portion of your life to survive. 

The spell was called Mirror of Infinite Despair. It is still classified as an illusion magic as it did not summon or create any physical object. However, when the mirror appears in front of the target, it will reflect and show the worst fears, shame, guilt, and trauma of the target. Nobody else can see it except the one being targeted, not even the Illusionist who cast it. But it was said to reflect the deepest and innermost darkness within any creature, turning them against the target - it could even make the fiercest dragons cry and have a breakdown. 

That Human… just what darkness was in his heart? What could have made this worst kind of demon so frightened? What fears did he have? What shame, what guilt, what trauma?

Whatever they were, the illusion magic worked and he was so obviously scared out of his mind now. 

"Hey…"

I called out to Minho and that snapped him out of his own entrapment. 

"Hey… you are up…", he whimpered.

"I'm thirsty"

"Got it"

Just like a good servant, despite the fear that gripped him only a moment ago, he moved surprisingly fit to leave the room and fetch me a mug of water, which I gulped down only to throw up immediately after.

Kek… it seems Mirror of Despair spell doesn't only shorten one's life, but actually comes with a great physical toll. How long is this going to last…

But there was a more important matter now, otherwise I would have exchanged my life for naught. 

"So, what do you say, Human? Do you submit to me now?"

"Yes", Minho replied instantly, without hesitating even for a second. 

It was that bad?

"And please, please-, do not use that spell on me ever again"

There was brutal fear written all over his face and even his hands trembled a little. 

"If you follow my command, I shall never use it"

"Promise?"

"I promise"

Minho said nothing in return and just nodded his head, but his sincere gratitude came across. Although I felt a little sorry for him now there was a pang of pride in my heart - I, Mira the Great, have managed to tame a Human. 

"Are you gonna be alright?", the defeated Human asked me. 

"This might take a while to recover"

"A magic that powerful must be tough to cast, I suppose"

This Human understood nothing about magic, but yes, you dumb wit, I just exchanged god knows how big portion of my life just to tame you…

But hang on…

"How… how did I end up back in my room?"

"Well, you were completely passed out. I carried you all the way back to the inn, across the city, and all that. Phew-, that was tough"

That's right. The money I received from my parents to move to the city to attend the academy barely covered the rent and tuition fee, which meant I could only get the most humble place located very, very far from the academy. It must have been tough for him to carry-

"CARRY?!!!!"

"Yeah"

"Don't tell me you did THAT again, across the city in broad daylight!!!"

"Oh, you mean piggyback? No, I was being good-. I won't do anything you ask me not to do anymore. Seriously, just don't do that crazy mirror thing ever again"

"HOW did you carry me then?"

"You know, like in my arms. In my world, we call that a princess carry. Man, that was tough"

Oh.

My.

God!!!!!

Before whatever little of the rationality that was still left in my mind interrupted, I was starting to cast the Mirror of Despair again. I would have seriously done it again if Minho didn't screech like a scared little girl with a long eeeeeek!

:Sigh:

He doesn't know any better.

He doesn't know any better…

Calm down, Mira.

But to have this Human Demon carry me twice like this…

"Listen carefully, Human"

"Yes!", he straightened up immediately like a good soldier. 

"If I pass out like this ever again, don't carry me. I'd rather die than go through whatever the heck you call it in your world - Princess Carry and Piggyback, silly names. These things are… just different in our world"

"How so…?"

"Just shut up and never do it again"

I then laid back down on the bed and hid myself under the blanket.

After this Monster Contest is over… I'll make him pay for this.

But…

It was worth it.

I think.