I watched with horrified eyes as the Artificial screamed and was dragged along after the boy that ate her fruit.

Even though I was floating, my knees felt weak and I collapsed to the floor.

My master didn't notice, of course. He was too busy talking with his subordinates.

I bit my bottom lip in thought and ran a hand through my white hair.

He probably wouldn't notice if I left for a bit... right?

I didn't waste any more time thinking on it and just followed after the poor devil, leaving Caesar to fend for himself.

Oh well. That bastard scientist could go die for all I cared.

After several long, agonizing minutes of searching through halls and rooms for her, the faint sounds of the Artificial's screams pierced my ears and I darted after them.

The screams led me to a garbage shute and without hesitation I flew down it.

I stopped mid air and just hovered for a bit as I watched another devil pull the Artificial into his arms and hold her like a father would his child. The action made me cringe to look at.

There was no real affection coming from the male devil, just pity. I knew that nothing but woeful apologies and pitying threats to those who made her were all that swirled in his head. How did I know? Well, that was all I was feeling right now.

I- luckily- had not taken part in the Artificial's creation, just observed step-by-step as Caesar crested her with his own two hands.

As I watched the two, the male devil looked up at me, seeming to sense my presence, and glared.

"How could you do this to your own kind?" He hissed. The Artificial seemed not to notice, though. She was too busy mumbling about voices.

I stared at him, fear suddenly consuming my very being.

He knew. Somehow he knew that I was the devil of the man who had done this.

"It wasn't me..." I whispered, eyes wide with terror. "It didn't do it...!"

The devil just snarled. "HOW COULD YOU?!"

"No! I didn't--!"

I was cut off as I felt the invisible connection to my master begin to strain and pull me back.

"SHE WON'T EVER BE ABLE TO GO TO THE ABYSS BECAUSE OF YOU!!"

I was hyperventilating as the devil shouted at me.

"SHE'LL LIVE IN AGONY FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE!!"

I closed my eyes and tried to count to ten, reminding myself to breathe. It wasn't working.

"SHE'LL PROBABLY DIE THE INSTANT HER MASTER DOES!!"

Panic was setting in. I couldn't breathe.

"AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!"

I couldn't listen to him anymore!

I finally gave in to the panic attack with a scream and allowed my body to be torn back to my master.

I collapsed onto the floor by him once more and this time curled myself into a fetal position, hands in my hair and fingernails tearing at old scars from previous attacks on my scalp.

It was too much. I couldn't handle the pressure.

This place. This lab. This island. This master.

This.

This was truly Hell.