Demon who, like the cuckoo, has let its offspring be raised by unsuspecting foster parents. Until the time is right.
“MY- MY DEAR CHILD-”
“Shut up.” The voice came crackling through the amateurish sigil, but the anger was palpable. “First of all, what the fuck was that earlier?”
“AS A CHILD OF THE GREAT SERPENT OF THE ETERNAL FLAMES, IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT YOU TAKE YOUR BIRTHRIGHT WHEN YOU COME OF AGE-”
“Birthright my ass. You say that as if I should be proud of you fucking around, but here’s the thing: We humans- Wait, do I still count as- Fuck it, we humans have this whole thing about doing stuff at ‘appropriate’ times. Turning me into a demon in the middle of a church thing very much does not count as appropriate.”
“AS I SAID, IT WAS SET TO HAPPEN ON THE MOMENT OF YOUR TWENTIETH YEAR-”
“I don’t care! One moment I’m desperately trying to think of anything other than what’s going on around me, then suddenly I get this whole spiel about ‘my demonic destiny’ and all that shit and before I know it, I’m standing in the middle of a crowd as a two meter tall demonic woman! Not counting the horns! Do you have any idea how loud some old guy can scream when his entire god-fearing life suddenly has a demon show up in the one place he’d expect to be free of that?”
“YOU SEEM RATHER PREOCCUPIED BY THE THOUGHTS OF MORTALS.”
“That might be because there’s probably still a good two dozen of them chasing around town, yelling about the half-naked demon. Oh yeah, add that onto everything else, your ‘awakening’ absolutely wrecked my clothes. Not that the suit would survive this sudden amount of boobs in any way, but humans are kinda stubborn about this stuff!”
“... FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH, I DO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GUIDE YOU TO YOUR BIRTHRIGHT. I ALSO APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING TO ABANDON YOU WITH THOSE MORTALS-”
“Look. Those ‘mortals’? I called my mom after I found this hiding spot, but before talking to you. She’s back by the church, desperately trying to explain to the rest of her family why the fuck I just turned into a demon. And the first thing she asked? The moment I had confirmed I was safe?
“She wanted to know my name. She wanted to make sure she called her daughter her actual name.”
“...”
“I don’t know anything about being a demon. All I know is I have a family here, and at least a couple of them still care for me. No matter what, I want the chance to give some of that love and care back. Do you understand?”
“... OF COURSE. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DECADES- NAY, CENTURIES, BUT I TOO KNEW WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO HAVE OTHERS THAT CLOSE TO MYSELF. I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO FORM IN THAT SHORT A TIME FOR YOU, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS UNDERESTIMATED HUMANS. HOWEVER, WITH YOUR BIRTHRIGHT AWAKENED...”
“I have to go to hell or wherever you are and learn about ‘what I really am’ or something?”
“SOON ENOUGH, YES... BUT I DO BELIEVE YOU CAN AFFORD TO SPEND ANOTHER DAY OR TWO WITH YOUR FAMILY, IF YOU DESIRE TO DO SO. PERHAPS THAT IS ONLY RIGHT TO DO.”
“... Okay. I’ll call mom about this soon. I haven’t heard anyone yell stuff in a while now, so I think the coast might be clear for now. Do I just recreate the sigil again when I’m ready to come down to you?”
“YES. THAT SIGIL SHALL BE SUFFICIENT.”
“Alright then. And... Thank you.”
“OH?”
“I know I was kinda mad at you for this whole ‘suddenly turn into a demon’ thing, especially with where it happened, but... It feels so good. I didn’t think I’d enjoy being this tall, but with the way my body is shaped it all just feels right and- I can fly! I got up here with my own wings! And I have a damn tail! Everything feels amazing and it’s like I’m finally seeing the world with both eyes open. Or all four, I guess. That was a doozy for those first few minutes.”
“IF NOTHING ELSE, I AM PLEASED TO HEAR YOU FIND YOUR TRUE FORM A JOY.”
“Yeah, I sure fucking am. Oh, just before I forget, is there any way for me to change these rags into some better clothes or something? I don’t want to go back to my mother with my tits this close to falling out.”
“AYE. YOU SHOULD RECEIVE AN INCANTATION TO SHAPE YOUR CLOTHES NOW.”
“I- W-Whoa! That was.... A lot. But I think I get it. That’s... A lot of stuff I could do. ... Now that I have the body for it, maybe I should try some hot pastel goth stuff...”
“YOU SEEM TO BE QUITE PLEASED WITH THAT SIMPLE INCANTATION. I AM HAPPY TO SEE IT.”
“Ah- yeah. I was just kinda talking to myself. I’ll figure this out, then head back home to my family, and I’ll contact you when I’m ready for this advanced demon stuff. Is that acceptable?”
“MORE THAN ACCEPTABLE. STAY SAFE, AND ENJOY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, MY DEAR DAUGHTER.”
The connection of the sigil faded out.
