I touched my black wings and ran my fingers through them, I could feel my fingers touching them, I lifted my hands, closed my eyes, and tried feeling my new pair of wings to try and lift them. I could feel my senses flow from my body to my wings as if they were completely numb all this time…hmm…mm!... I can feel something!

I brushed the feathers aside and found! …sigh…I can’t believe this. Am I seriously laying eggs right after I hatched?

Am I gonna have kids now? Are these things gonna call me Papa?... or maybe... Mama?

There were two small eggs the size of a crow egg, one of them was a blue egg with a light shine to it, the other was a white one with red spots on it. I softly lifted both of them with one hand and held them in front of my face to get a better view of them.

They look more like antique ornaments...

The blue egg was shining just like my wings... like stars in a blue sky and there was a web design covering the egg like a net. And the white one had some red spots which were like rubies. It was sparkling from the reflection of the lights from the ballroom.

…they're so beautiful… I muttered to myself when the eggs suddenly started to crack. Normally I would’ve freaked out or jumped if something like this were to happen, but I just stood there watching the birth of two new beings in front of my very own eyes, while I was mesmerized by the unrealistic sight, the eggs started cracking little by little.

A blue spider with sapphire-like eyes appeared from the blue egg, it was so beautiful to the point of calling a spider cute. A little cute white bird appeared from the other, feathers as white as a swan...

Once both the eggs were completely shattered into pieces, they were able to move freely. The bird which had its eyes closed, slowly opened them to reveal its beautiful ruby eyes, it lifted its head and looked straight at me while putting so much effort to keep its eyelids open.

In the meantime, the blue spider was trying its best to stand up, ones it got the grasp of it, it ran as fast as it could on my hand and reached my right shoulder.

Woah! That fast and I would've tots screamed out my lungs if it were the normal me. Just having this power would give me the right to call myself a superhero, spiders are scary no matter how cute they are.

I turned my head lightly to see what it was up to, I felt like I had a connection to it. I turned my cheek towards it, and it reached out towards my cheek and started shaking its head as if it were nuzzling me.

Awww! This is just sooo sweeeeet!!! I don't mind having a little baby like you, sweetie!!!

Then, the spider pricked my neck and started sucking my blood, while the bird on my hand was also pecking my finger, to rip it open. It finally ripped a part of my skin and started to drink my blood. I just stood there, as if it were only natural for them to do such a thing.

A blood-sucking spider and bird, vampire animals that's kinda cool!

Once I was sure that both of them were settled down, I turned my head towards the people who were bowing in front of me. They were in the same position the whole time, without even flinching in the slightest.

I opened my mouth to say something, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. I gently closed my lips and contemplated on what I should ask them…who are these people in the first place?

I looked around to get a better view of them, there were six people in total: three men and three women. They seem strong from the way they look, but how should I address them anyway?

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…they’re bowing down to me so should I act all high and mighty? Or should I be polite? ...Augh! interacting with people is such a pain!! Are you asking a socially anxious person such as myself to speak to people who I've met for the first time? That's an impossible feat, my friend.

Here goes nothing, I guess! My face was completely void of emotion, and I looked at them with an icy cold gaze. They just stood there waiting for me to talk to them.

I opened my mouth for the second time, “Who…are you?” that’s all I could say, I couldn’t talk to them properly, my whole body felt so weak and exhausted. It felt like I was gonna faint any minute now. I just wanted to go sleep on a fluffy bed!

…of course, I’d be exhausted! I just came out of my egg remember?! I am technically a fledgling without a Mama bird.

The one to reply to my question was the man in the right-hand corner. He wore a black suit and had black eyes and black hair.

“It is such an honor to finally make your acquaintance, my master!” his appearance is so simple to describe but that darkness of his is so indescribable. He was like…yes…he was like the embodiment of darkness itself...

“I am the sin of ’Pride’, one of the seven deadly sins. My name is Lucifer: The Prince of Darkness. I am just a mere servant who wishes to serve you for the rest of my life, my master.”

Ah! I see, so you're one of the seven deadly sins, huh? …And pride at that?! Why the hell is the deadly sin of pride, bowing down to me without a shred of pride in him anyway?!

And didn’t he say that he was a prince? He looks more like a dog than a prince in my eyes though!!!

The next one to talk to me was a well-built man with hands and feet covered in blue scales, a long tail that was also covered in scales, a pair of blue pointy horns, and a pair of blue wings. He was a literal lizard; dragon to be exact.

“It is such an honor to make your acquaintance, my master. I am the deadly sin of ’Greed’. My name is Mammon: The Demon of Greed.”

The third in line was a slim guy with golden blond hair and a pair of dark blue eyes. He was wearing a black outfit, he looked more like those spy kids you'd find in movies… How is he even going to do such undercover jobs with that blond hair of his?

“It is such an honor to make your acquaintance, my master. I am the sin of ’Envy’. My name is Zelus: Demon of Rivalry & Envy, my master.”

The next one to raise their head was a delicate lady with a graceful demure. She was wearing a kimono. She gently raised her head with an elegant smile on her face.

“It is a great honor to meet you at last, my master. I am the sin of 'Gluttony'. My name is Beelzebub: The Lord of Flies.”

The next one to speak was a woman who looked like a succubus. She had a seductive figure, wearing a black one-piece dress. Her long red hair was tied up in a pair of puff buns, a pair of pointy horns, and a thin tail with a heart symbol at the end.

She looks more like Tsundere.

She flashed a bright cheerful smile at me while revealing her long canines. “It’s such an honor to finally meet you, my master. I’ve been waiting for this day my whole life!”.

Wow, that is NOT tsun-tsun at all..

She had a bright personality which made me chuckle at the contrast. “Hehehe…”.

She noticed me smile at her and her face went beet red from embarrassment. “Um…my…I... I am the sin of 'Lust'. My name is Freya: Demon of Love & Beauty, my master.”

The last one among them was a shy young lady. She seemed to be an elf with pointed ears, she had sharp pink eyes and her long blond hair which was tied up into a neat pair of twin tails. She wore a gothic dress with a headband on her head.

“I am the sin of ‘wrath’. My name is Lyssa: Demon of Rage, my master. It is such an honor to finally meet you.”

Once all six of their introductions were done, they looked at me waiting for me to say something…wait…seven deadly sins, right? Then where’s the seventh one, ‘sloth’?

“Where…is ‘sloth’?” I asked them. The one to answer me was Lucifer, the demon in the butler suit.

“That would be you, my master. You are the seventh deadly sin, the sin of ‘sloth’. We would also like to know what we may call you, my master?”

“I…see!” I everted my eyes away from them and thought about my situation.

I touch my face, wondering what it actually looks like. Lucifers this and hands me a mirror from out of thin air. Normally I would've been surprised, but I just took it from him and stared at my pale features with red eyes as if I had no care in the world.

So… I’m the sin of sloth huh? I guess that would explain the lack of motivation in me. And I’ve got to have a new name for my new life.

I turned my head to face the other six of the seven deadly sins. “The Sin of ‘Sloth.’ Acedia: The Noonday Demon”.