"So, What underhanded tricks are allowed for these tests." Sun questioned in a bored tone.
"None" I state.
"Then how are you supposed to win? The demons will obviously fail, they are demons angels always win in the end, you are subjecting yourself to the sin of pride my friend." He stated as if it were the simplest thing to say.
"You really are stupid, aren't you?" At this Sun seemed truly taken aback for a moment before re composing his features.
"Whatever do you mean?"
"Simple, Pride is not a sin."
"Yes it is! How stupid can I be if your dumb enough to think a sin is not a sin?"
"How many souls do you think come to hell purely on pride alone, Hmm?"
"Well…" He starts, as we make it to the arena.
"Exactly, Pride alone is not a sin, it is the actions taken from it that is the sin, gloating for example-". I wave my hand at the arena as we see the angel treasurer taunt Lucy before the fight begins. "It is good to have pride, not to the extreme, no, but pride is needed. If one didn't have pride in something their good at then they wouldn't be able to excel, Test their limits, and achieve new heights in their expertise. Do you really think not one of your so-called saints hadn't a hint of pride? Mother Theresa had pride in her work, she felt pride as she helped others, that is what made her want to keep helping, the more she helped the greater the pride in her work and herself. This pushed her to work harder, help more people, put their needs and wishes above her own. Without pride in what she excelled at, she never would have helped as many as she did, she would have not felt the need to keep helping since there was no sense of right or wrong with what she did for others. Same with Francis, Bridget, Michael, Simon, I could just keep going. Pride is not the sin here my naïve little angel it is what you do with pride which is the sin." As I was talking Sun' eyes never left the arena as Lucy easily took out her opponent with simple hand to hand combat. As they lay on the floor catching their breath and cursing her out, claiming she must have cheated as it would be the only way for a demon to win against an angel, Sun's eyes widened in disbelief and realization. "What is the biggest blow we could deal you, you ask? What is our underhanded trick to make you lose? Simple, show you the fault of you pride and the pain it brings when the false columns it is built upon come crumbling around you. That is what we demons do best right? Torture souls? What greater torture must there be than to have your pride shown to you in the most humane way possible, to have you realize an opponent you belittle and condemn is truly the one who deserves the pride which you sport so proudly and polish daily with your false ideals and made up scenarios in which you win against all odds and defeat those who you label without truly seeing their worth beneath the surface. So, Is pride truly the sin you make it out to be or is the real sin here what you do with the pride you build around yourself?" As the next competitors step up I debate taking a nap, or watching the two fight when my slowly lolling head gets hit with a shoe and I hear Kathy yelling "You better fucking watch this Beel cause if you aren't and the Lebens cheat I will rip your balls off and leave them to regrow for a week!"
