Chapter 40: Tithonus : Part 1

"There, in his dark corner, he went on withering and shriveling till at last, he turned into a grasshopper, chirping for all eternity." Kiaran closed the book in his hand, red eyes calmly watching the sleeping boy on the other side of the mirror.

He just had to be patient before Axel finally became his brother again. He could not rush anything too much. He had to take it step by step.

He put down the book of Tithonus on the desk in front of him. Without looking away from the human, he straightened his wings a little and took a glance again at the project DM-2 on Axel's table.

Kiaran smiled knowingly at the paper and swiftly turned his back on it. The demon began walking away from the mirror, taking one last glance at Axel before leaving the room.

Kiaran slowly closed the door behind him, completely unaware of the presence of a demon beside him right now.