I hated a lot of things. I hated my parents for their neglect, their own petty fighting their excuse. I hated the school, where I was picked on and bullied, and the teachers and other staff didn't want to put in any effort to find out if my anti-social behavior led back to my home. I hated my neighborhood, which was full of a lot of idiots and, regardless of age, was lacking in anyone that cared to give me the time of day. Above all, from what I've seen in my life and throughout the world, I hate humankind.

    Everything just seemed so unfair. Even if I escaped the situation I was in right now, I would just end up in one of the other bad situations that permeated the world. Above all, I thought that it was unfair for me to suffer while those directly or indirectly causing my suffering were doing fine themselves. I often hear about forgiving, forgetting and making the best of things, to roll with the punches and to make lemonade out of lemons, but it was all just a bunch of bullshit. I wanted justice.

    At first I had tried prayers and other such ways of contacting a being that was considered to be benevolent and just, but that didn't work out at all. After that I tried some deities that were known for vengeance and/or delivering due justice, but that didn't pan out either. From there I tried for something darker, something that would definitely be considered evil to most people. I tried a lot of things, but it wasn't until I had tried a summoning circle, that I had found inside of a book, which was about things that I had never heard of before, that something finally happened.

    That's why I now find myself in some other place. I had expected something to be summoned to me, if anything, not the other way around. My body felt strange, and so did the clothing that now adorned it, but I simply couldn't tear my eyes away from the entity before me. The first thought that came to mind, to describe her, was "demon." She certainly matched several of the descriptions that were ofttimes attributed to demons, but she didn't "feel" like a demon.

    "Be at ease, young one." She spoke to me, her tone soft and languid, as if a caress from a nurturing hand. "You are in my dimension, where I have summoned you."

    "Whuh... Why...?" I managed to ask.

    I was still trying to regain my bearings, as well as make sense of what I was experiencing, and it didn't help me to hear the sound of my own voice. I was once again tempted to look down at my body, but I kept my eyes trained on the "demon" as she slowly approached me.

    "I will offer you a choice." She said, a gentle smile gracing her lips. "If you decide to not take it upon yourself to deliver what you perceive as justice, then you may stay with me, as a demon."

    I didn't really think that she had given me much of a choice, but I was curious as to how being with her, as a demon, could even come close to being as appealing as seeing others getting what they deserved.

    "Why... Um..." I paused to cleared my throat out of reflex, so unused was I to the sound of my new voice. "Why would I... Want to stay with you...?"

    She glided over to me, in the air as much as I knew that I was, and I tensed up a bit, my heart racing as she drew near.

    "Because I want to be your mother." She said, her gaze upon my face one of gentleness. "I want to love you, nurture you, and cherish you."

    To say that I was shocked was an understatement. I just couldn't believe that this could be a demon, if she were actually being sincere. I wondered if it could be a trick, but something told me that her words spoke only the truth. I tried to think more about what she had said, but I was distracted by her movement. She had wove around me and, when I turned to face her, I found her fingers gently holding up my chin. My heart skipped a beat when I looked into her eyes, and I wasn't so sure if my heart paced itself to the beat of fear anymore.

    "I can sense how you are feeling, but you do not have to worry." She said to me, attempting to ease my anxiety and confusion. "No matter what choice you make, I will not judge you."

    After she moved her hands away from my face, I spent a few moments doing nothing more than gazing into her eyes, and within them it almost seemed like I could understand exactly who and what she was. I began to relax and feel safe in her presence, so, hesitantly, I began to look down at my body.

    I imaginened that I looked much like she did, as far as my eyes could tell, but I didn't need my eyes to tell me what I had already felt. In fact, I thought that I had picked up enough sensations from my body to not even require the use of my hands; although I think the real reason was due to the fact that I didn't want to feel myself up in front of her.

    Beyond my body I could see the summoning circle, and the portal was still open. I looked back into her eyes, and it seemed as if she had picked up the questions behind mine, for she gave me the answers that I wanted before I sought them.

    "Yes; you can return by going back through the portal, and you will once again be human. However, should you stay, your current form you will keep. It is different from what you are accustomed to, I know; but it has the same potential for receiving loved and giving love in return."

    I bowed my head and took some time to seriously consider what I wanted to do. Did I want to go back? No way! But I did want people to pay, but I would have to give that up if I stayed with her. If I stayed with her, she would love me... But as her daughter, not as her son.

    I looked up at her once again, peering into her eyes, hoping that she would have advice on what kind of choice I should make; I trusted her that much by that point, that her opinion did matter to me. However, instead of what I was hoping for, her eyes revealed nothing, and her mouth remained closed. The look of apology told me all that I needed to know: I had to reason with myself in order to decide on what choice I should make.

    I don't know how long it had been by the time I had made my choice; I don't recall when my hand had found its way into hers, or when my vision had become blurred by tears. I just remember that the choice had been hard for me to make, and afterward I had felt an emotional release that left me exhausted. However, when I saw her face, and the knowing expression upon it, there was only one thing that I could think of to do.

    "M-mother..." I addressing her as being, my lips quivering.

    In response, she opened up her arms to me and beckoned me to her bosom with the gesture, her moist eyes glimmering in the now-fading light of the portal. I leapt into her embrace and began to cry openly while I grasped her tightly around the waist. I felt one of her hands soothing my back while the other caressed my head.

    "You will not regret your choice, my daughter." I heard her say to me despite my ears being filled with my sobs. "I will do as I have said: I will ensure that you know love intimately. Do not worry about those who you have ill will against, for they will each get what they deserve in due time. When that time comes, I will bring you with me to witness their judgement, so you may understand the mistake that you could have made."