You had lost the fight to the demon, you knew you had. So there you sat, expecting the final blow.

The demon looked down at you in mock sympathy, fake tears streaming down his face.

"How unfortunate," he sighed, crouching down

"You tried so hard"

He leaned closer, his malicious gaze fixated on you. "You were quite adorable though," he taunted, his voice laced with dark amusement.

You weakly looked up, his words filled you with dread. "Perhaps I'll keep you around, human"