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I know that it's dangerous, but I've been on Earth since dawn.

I wanted to see if it was truly impossible for us demons to live here with humans, under cover.

Being the oldest and the most analytical of my team, I take pride in my work.

For the most part, it doesn't seem to be all that impossible. There are places that are dark and cloudy all the time, so we could find humans to kill much more efficiently.

But, we'd have to blend in entirely. One little slip up, and people will know. Then, those troublesome Demon Slayers will come after us.

I wonder what it's like to be human. They say that all demons used to be humans, before they're turned. But it's partially different for me and my friends.

Being the Seven Demon Princes of Hell, we were born from the Seven Deadly Sins. Each of us committed one of the sins when we were still human, which ultimately killed us, and turned us into demons of those sins.

My sin is Pride, the sin from which all of the others were born from. This means that my friends have to protect me, no matter what. If I die, then they all die along with me, ceasing our existence, and our sins won't exist anymore for us to reform.

My friends' sins are Sloth, Envy, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, and Wrath.

We're seven of the nine most important demons in the Shadow Realm, meaning we have to set an example to lower class demons.

But still... I really wonder what being human is like. Living off of beverages and different cuisines, instead of human blood and flesh.

Is that so wonderful? I can't remember...

"Hey Minhyung. Where are you?"

Shit.

Wrath is telepathically speaking with me, wondering where I am.

I teleported back to the Shadow Realm, within the city of our kingdom: Franta.

"I'm in town, checking up on things"

"Come to the meeting room. We're having an important discussion"

"Yes sir"

I sighed, walking back to the biggest temple in our kingdom.

The moon always shines over it, so if anyone wishes to speak with us, they know where to go.

Wrath may be younger than me, but I still have to address him as sir. He's our leader because he's the strongest, and the scariest, out of the sins. No one would dare to cross him.

Still, I wonder what he wants. We barely have meetings.

"Faster Minhyung"

He growled once more.

"Y-Yes sir"

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All of my other friends were there: Jisung, Chenle, Jaemin, Donghyuck, Jeno, and our leader, Renjun.

"Nice of you to finally join us Mark"

I really don't like it when he calls me that...

But he's our leader, so I can't oppose him...

"Sorry that I'm late"

"Aww, lookey here~. Renjunie-hyung made him mad~!"

Donghyuck teased, sitting by the fire pit.

His sin is Greed. Though he may not act that greedy around us, he's always greedy for something materialistic.

"Where were you hyung? You should take pride in being on time"

Chenle smirked, leaning up against a pillar.

His sin is Envy. He's envious of just about anyone and anything that he thinks is better than him. He always wants something that someone else has.

"Probably eating those lovely delicacies without us..."

Jaemin pouted, painting his nails pink.

His sin is Lust. I think that pretty much explains itself. He's horny almost all of the time, and is practically obsessed with the color pink.

"What are you even painting your nails for? They'll just turn black anyway when you go into your Oni form..."

Jeno sighed, munching on way too many human eyeballs that he had in a dish.

His sin is obviously Gluttony. It's definitely impossible for him to go hungry, with how much he gorges himself. I'm honestly worried about his health because of this.

"...When did I get here?"

Jisung sleepily questioned, just now waking up from where he was on the floor.

His sin is Sloth. He basically does nothing but sleep, all day and night. He doesn't like eating either. He thinks that it takes up too much energy, so he just prefers to sleep his hunger away.

Renjun doesn't like to say anything about it though, since he adores him for being the youngest and respects his decisions.

"I brought you here Jisung. Now can we all please just come to order for this meeting...?"

Renjun sighed, sitting on the meeting room's throne.

His sin is Wrath. He's practically annoyed and angry all the time, but there are rare times when he's happy and really bubbly around us. Despite him being a hothead, he's still a great leader to me.

Everyone silenced themselves, and awaited for Renjun's next words.

"We have a new traitor among our kind"

"Agaaaaain???"

Jaemin whined.

"Yes. He's been located in our vicinity. Mark, did you find any trace of him while you were patrolling?"

"How would I know if I'm just now finding out about this???"

I scoffed.

"But I did see some guy that gave off a weird vibe"

"That must be our target then. I'm going to find him myself, but I want all of you on standby"

"Who're we talking about again...?"

Jisung sleepily rubbed his eyes.

"I'll fill you in later Jisung... You should really eat something though. Your power is  relatively weak because of all this sleeping that you're doing"

"...I'm fine hyung"

He went and sat on Renjun's lap, and went right back to sleep.

"...I'm going to put him to bed. The rest of you just be ready for whatever happens. This meeting is now adjourned"

He sighed, picking up Jisung and walking to the door.

He whispered softly into my ear when he walked past me, sending shivers down my spine.

"Oh~. You look flustered~. What did he say~??"

Donghyuck asked, jumping up and down in front of me with excitement.

I pet his head, and he started giggling.

"It was nothing. Don't worry about it Hyuck"

I smiled, and walked out of the room.

I slowly walked down the hallway to my room, shivering from the thought of Renjun's warning.

How did he know where I was...?

'It's not good to be on Earth during the day'

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