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Chaos smiled slightly. "Well, I suppose dear Celeste was technically a teenager...but you all seem like children to me anyway. And no, I don't think it's pitiful. Demons are passionate beings anyway, does it really matter if you focus that energy on emotions rather than violating or maiming everything in sight. Personally I think demons like yourself, capable of intelligent thought and compassion, are superior beings. After all, you can still be driven by your desires as well, on occasion...I wonder how violently you'd react if I was to threaten one of the young women you care for. Possibly my arm would be ripped off before I could lay a hand on them," Chaos smiled, seeing nothing wrong with his statement.

"And in many, many aspects I am fairly clueless...and I'm well aware that I am by just about all standards ancient, Zoroark. You needn't worry about offending me by saying so. It's true I have seen a lot...if you would consider this an actual 'life'..." He trailed off, shaking his head slightly. "No matter. I like to think I have a mild understanding of the workings of the minds of various life forms, but that doesn't mean I can interact successfully with them. I cause so much damage, Zoroark, with every little thing...even if I don't intentionally hurt people I care for, I've practically doomed an entire world by bringing Maria and Noctis here in the first place. Not exactly a benign observer, or even a skilful puppet master," He chuckled weakly. "And the tea is unimportant, I could have made it myself. And in the circumstances it seems like imposing...thank you very much, Zoroark," He said softly, taking the cup from Zoroark and sipping it.

"The danger would not be your burden to bear, I would see to that. You would not even have to know what was happening. I would simply visit Maria less often, and possibly seem more worn out than I do on my current visits, but that's all..." He froze as he saw Maria, carefully placing his cup down on the table. "Good morning, Maria..." He said quietly, blushing ever so slightly as she hugged him before shaking his head. "You haven't caused me any trouble. All of this was my own foolish choices, I should have realised the outcome would be like this...a-anyway, it doesn't matter. They can stay here in this world, and I will cope with the aftermath," He smiled warmly at both of them before calmly taking another sip of his tea. He was uncertain whether he would truly be able to successfully, but that was not something they needed to worry about. This situation had arose from his own foolish desires and must be fixed by him. Besides, he wanted to give Maria as many chances to smile as possible. She was always so distant these days, even to him. Possibly it was simply growing up, but she had been worse since Noctis' s death, which Chaos still hadn't managed to learn the details of. It perhaps wasn't any of his business, but he still wanted to try and comfort her as best he could, which was never an easy task for him. Still, perhaps now, surrounded by Zoroark and Celeste and Hazel and the baby -Chaos refused to accept Asura could be in any way a positive influence- she would be able to become happier in this sort of family environment. That would be worth whatever he might have to endure to fix his mistakes.