Well. I'm back again. Hope this is enjoyable.

Chapter 13
"You don't know how much I hate you"

Lucifero was about to go on a BIG rant and Drenkar knew it. But he still wanted to hear it.

"When I talk about...*hic*...him. The only word that comes to my mind...is... hate." Lucifero tried his hardest to fight his drunk state "For as long as I lived, I hated him... if there ever was a time for me not to... then it's LOoOONG gone *hic*. Then again...word hate is merely a start of what I feel... of how much I despise him."

His voice was full of venom and hate. For Drenkar though it seemed confusing considering he met him not long before.

"My King, why do you despise him so much? I met him already and he seemed-"

"Bitter, egoistical smartass who loves tormenting everyone?" Lucifero finished for his half brained servant

"Yes. But it's not much different from what I've experienced, he is nowhere near the worst to find here..." Drenkar knew it because he still remembered the abuse he suffered from his own masters and many other Devils. But as he thought about it he remembered his master's Tophat and noticed that he was still wearing it as he became part of the throne.

"So I guess explanation is ne-"

"Just a moment My King" Drenkar quickly cut him off as he reached out to his wriggling in pain master and took off his hat and put it on his head. He felt like a true lord now. "I'm ready!"

"Heh..." It seemed to actually amuse Lucifero "Well then... let me tell you a story I have with him... one out of a few... when he told me about that Devil...Ziggy."

Back in the past

Lucifero and Lucifugus were sitting like this for good half an hour now and Creep was listening to it as he was standing a bit farther away from them, as always without making a sound or a slight movement. Both sitting across each other at a table where Lucifugus was telling Lucifero about how Ziggy got out of the Underworld. Lucifugus drank almost all of his liquor and finally went to finish his story. He must have drink at least 3 bottles by now. All the while Lucifero still didn't touch his drink even once.

"And then he actually said it! PRETTY PLEASE! HAHAHAHA!" Seems like this small adventure returned some life to Lucifugus, Lucifero didn't know what to think of it "That was hilarious, until the doors actually opened, then I was confused and before I could process what happened he already started laughing and gloating and went through the door. I met him on the next level where he started to vomit his guts out and then he left. Never saw him again. Before that though he asked me to "Make a holiday in his name" or a statue. As you may guess I did not do that so I thought telling you about this would be good enough. As long as you don't forget it after your next hangover."

Lucifugus finally finished his little tale. He talked about it in WAY too much detail about it. Lucifero could swear he decided to come here to bore him to death with this story. Although it definitely felt strange for Lucifero that Lucifugus came here JUST to tell this dumb tale.

"Is that why you wanted to meet with me Lucifugus?" He had none of it "It's not like you to waste time like this."

Before Lucifugus answered he drank the last of his liquor from the cup and then put it down with some force behind it. Most likely to gain some attention from his Creepy brother as well.

"...No. There is another reason Lucifero." He said as he leaned back a bit.

"(Doesn't even address me as a king and acts so nonchalantly)" This lack of respect was truly unbearable "I figured. Now will you tell me?"

"Hmm, you see, as much as I want to laugh at Ziggy, make fun of him and how much of a pathetic gloater he is, I can't help, but admit that what he did was quite remarkable, opening the doors of our world and getting out of here, being free on the world above." Lucifugus waved his hand up as he finished his musing, probably to further illustrate his not so clear point

"For your information, right now I can feel Zagred's life out there (Now that you told me it is him I feel) and he is nothing more than a ghost right-"

"That's what I predicted too, going between doors must be taking a toll on him..." Lucifugus seemed to finally notice Lucifero's sudden pause "Something's wrong?"

"Right now it felt as if he got trapped in a box." A peculiar feeling

"A High Devil got trapped in a box. That does sound like Ziggy." Lucifugus said completely unaffected by this news and just picked up his cup and poured some more Liquor into it "But as I was saying it was a remarkable achievement, something never seen before in this shithole, something that could help us find a way out, something-"

"Get to the point! (You start to piss me off)"

Lucifugus drank his entire drink with one gulp seemingly without caring about Lucifero's words

"...Something YOU failed to do." Lucifugus said in the most deadpan tone possible

There was a minute of silence after those words, but Lucifero's inner thoughts were anything, but silent and his body reflected that. His hair started to go wild, his body tensed up and his eyes were filled with silent fury. All directed at this insolent piece of shit that right now just poured some more drink for himself like it's not a big deal what he just said. Then Lucifero somehow managed to calm down and then leaned back a bit as well, trying to make it look like he doesn't care about it.

"So that's why you're here. To reprimand me for my plans taking too long for your fragile patience to handle?"

Lucifugus looked less than amused by this comment

"No. I'm here to question the existence of your plan." Lucifugus said as he got up from his chair and started wandering around the table "How long has it been since you announced that GRAND plan of yours? 500, 1000, hell it may have been million years for all I know and yet in all of those years NOTHING has been done with it and yet I with no plan or knowledge that you claim to have found a possible way of getting us out of here in a fraction of the time it took YOUR supposed plan to start working. So don't be surprised if I question that you even have one in the first place."

Lucifugus said with a hint of anger at Lucifero as he put both his hands on the table and leaned in, looking Lucifero straight in the eye.

"(This is REALLY testing my patience) I'd like to remind you Lucifugus that I am your superior so you should start to treat me like one." Lucifero tried to maintain his authority

Lucifero just dropped his head down and started to laugh a little

"(DID HE JUST LAUGH!? YOU PIECE OF SHIT! HOW DARE YOU LAUGH AT ME!?)" Lucifero was beyond furious now, but still managed to maintain his calm demeanor on the outside "What's so funny?"

Lucifugus then got up and started walking around again.

"Nothing it's just... I just realized how far down we have fallen, for someone like you to call himself ANYONE'S superior." Lucifugus then stopped moving and just put a hand over his face "It's so pathetic you can't help, but laugh."

At that moment Lucifero's patience was at the end. His fury could be felt in the entire room and even Creep had to acknowledge it. And this fury has turned into a black hole of reality sitting in Lucifero's hand, created out of the infinite power of the universe he commanded.

"I can kill you at this very moment. Even you have to realize that I AM superior to you in strength and I can do it."

But Lucifugus instead of being scared just leaned again on the table and was now far closer to Lucifero. Closer to the black hole in his hand. There was no fear or doubt in his eyes, only what one could only describe us distain mixed with acceptance.

"Oh I know this better than anyone. So go ahead, kill me." He pointed at his own head "Free me from this miserable existence you threw me into."

Then Lucifero again, somehow managed to control his anger and canceled his attack with his fist closing around the Singularity.

"Hmph. My plans do exist, they take time, but we will be out of here, thanks to me. Right now Megi is setting up her part and-"

"That's another thing I want to address actually." Lucifugus quickly sat down again as he heard Megicula's name "Let's say that this plan does exist. Why didn't you let me in on it? Why am I not part of it and Megi is?!"

"(Oh boy, so that's what this is about) So that's why you are so angry. It's Megicula." Lucifero was satisfied in some capacity at this revelation

"I just can't fathom how can you trust that little bitch. She will backstab you at the moments notice. Even someone like you should realize that."

"And what makes you think I didn't?" This naive fool "I trust her with information I find good enough for even her to know. Don't think I'm stupid enough to trust her with everything."

"So why her? Why not me?" Lucifugus once again pointed at himself and after that drank some more from his cup "If you have to hold off information from one of your companions don't you think you chose wrong?"

"I already explained, you are already overloaded with work and she is-"

"She is a traitorous bitch that's what she is and by trusting her in any way you make a big mistake!" Lucifugus lashed out finally, it was amusing for Lucifero

"But unlike you she DOES respect my authority when she needs to. But I see where this is all going." Lucifero said as he rested his hand on his two connected hands on the table "You don't actually care about her being part of the plan. You just want to kill her."

"It's like you can read my mind." Lucifugus's sarcasm was a thing to behold

"I don't need to. Every High Devil in Underworld knows about your distain for her." Lucifero said as he slightly spread out both of his hands

"Oh I hate her." Lucifugus was clenching his cup rather tightly now, it almost seemed like it was about to break "I don't think there is or will be anyone in ANY world that will hate her as much as I do."

"That's why we will make a deal about her."

"Hmm?"

Finally for a moment Lucifugus seemed to have actually started to listen

"Once we will be out of here she will lose her purpose. And so I'll let you do whatever you want with her. You can torture her, eat her, rape her, kill her. I don't care. I know how much you hate her so I figured this would be good enough for you. In return you will get off my back when it comes to her. Is that good enough?" Lucifugus said with his hands intertwined before his face. Good old deals, a Devil's speciality.

"It seems quite good yes. But that rape part... blegh." Lucifugus seemed like he was about to throw up some of his drink "If there is one thing I never wanted to imagine it's this."

"You're welcome." For the first time Lucifero smiled in this conversation "Now, is there anything else?"

"...Actually. I've been thinking right now. The part where you said I'm overloaded with work. May I remind you that YOU are the one that put all this work on me?" And we are back to this...

"I do remember." Lucifero answered, already knowing where this talk will go

"Then WHY don't you just call it off. We both know at this point that this is pointless lowshit. This fucking work makes no sense and changes literally nothing about this world. So WHY are you still going with this?"

"Because there IS a purpose to it." Lucifero was being honest

"And what that is? What other purpose it has other than waste everyone's time!? When did you start to care about anything in this forsaken by everything hole!? WHY ME!? What is the purpose of me writing whatever the fuck comes to my mind into a book and making everyone follow it? What is the purpose here Lucifero?"

Lucifugus slammed his cup with Liquor on the table, making some of it spill

"Why can't you just admit that you are a pathetic drinker and this is just one of your STUPID DRUNKEN DELUSIONS!?" Lucifugus lashed out again before taking another gulp

Lucifero was starting to lose patience again. And so the black hole came back to his hand.

"You know Lucifugus. I cannot really kill you, but I definitely can disable your legs." Lucifero said with much more threatening tone now "Maybe once you lose them you'll realize the purpose of your work."

Lucifero quickly got up on the table and was ready to attack, but before he could throw his Singularity Lucifugus quickly put his hand around Lucifero's throat preparing his magic as well. Now all that was needed was for one of them to make a move and it would be over before anyone could blink. Then Lucifugus spoke.

"Now even YOU with all your FUCKING pride and arrogance have to realize that despite that you ARE superior when it comes to your magic, if you wont try to kill me, I surely will! You underestimate how high on this ladder I truly am. That was your flaw for a long, LONG time." The anger and bitterness in his voice couldn't be unheard

"You don't know how much I hate you Luci-"

Then Creep came in. He quickly put his hands between two of them and separated them, forcing them to sit back on their chairs.

"(The fuck?) What the fuck are you doing brother?!

Creep just shake his head as if he was a disappointed parent.

"I guess he doesn't want us to fight." Lucifugus as always stating the obvious "Truth be told I lost my drive right now."

"...Hmph. Me too" Lucifero leaned back again

And so both their magics calmed down. And Creep happily went away to stand where he stood before like a statue.

"But I still will never forget what you said today." Lucifero said as he crossed his arms

"Good. That means you may actually learn from this. For once in this life."

And Lucifugus took another sip from his cup.

"Stop doing it!" Lucifero finally had lost it and screamed out causing Lucifugus to slightly choke on his drink in surprise "Stop being so casual around me! We almost started a fight where we would kill each other and that is how you react to all of this!? Why aren't you afraid?!"

Lucifugus then stopped and looked at Lucifero for a moment which in turn gave Lucifero a pause. There was no anger, fear or disgust in his eyes. It was... sadness? No. Pity... Pity.

"(Pity... FOR ME!? PITY! YOU DARE TO PITY ME!? I AM LUCIFERO! THERE IS NOTHING TO PITY HERE!)" His brain was going haywire now "YOU-"

"Your drink."

"What?" Lucifero didn't understand

"You spilled it when you wanted to attack me. Which did made me notice that it was full the entire time. You didn't drink any of it." Lucifugus pointed at Lucifero's cup

Then Lucifero looked down and saw his drink spilled. He didn't even think of drinking it, no... he did... and he didn't want to...

"I...I just..." Lucifero tried to explain

"You still have a problem with it. I get it."

Lucifugus's voice was weirdly empathetic now and then he drank some more

"I don't have a problem..."

"If you say so. But for now..."

Then Lucifugus got up from his chair with his cup still in his hand.

"I'm done. See you later "My liege"."

The mockery in those two words couldn't be any more clear, but before Lucifero could say anything Lucifugus was gone, went into a portal Creep opened. All the while Lucifero still looked down on the spilled drink...

"...I hate you... as much as you hate Megicula I don't believe there is or ever will be someone that hates you more than me..." Lucifero said into the void as the spilled drink reflected his own face

Back to present

"That was... not that bad." Drenkar expected more abuse in this story

"Then...*hic*...You didn't pay...attention..." Lucifero was about to fall off his throne at this point

"I still can't exactly tell WHY you hate him so much." This was rather alien for Drenkar

"Because he doesn't respect me. Because he is not afraid of me... Because he looks DOWN on me!" Lucifero said bitterly

"Wha..?"

(You always did Lucifugus! You always looked down on me! As if you are better than me! As if you are Superior to me!)"

(I just realized how far down we have fallen)

(I hate you for it... For making me feel like this!)

(for someone like you to call himself ANYONE'S superior)

(For making me feel like I'm...)

(It's so pathetic you can't help, but laugh)

(Like I'm no better... than all of those Devils I crush everyday under my feet...)

The rage inside him was at a boiling point, ready to explode

"My King?"

"I hate him because he never quivers in my presence! He never respects me or acknowledge my superiority! That's why I gave him this job... THAT'S why I told Megicula to put all of those curses on him... I want him to be miserable... I WANT him to never be able to look down on me again! I hate him because..."

(if you wont try to kill me, I surely will)

"Because..."

(You underestimate how high on this ladder I truly am)

"Because he is my equal!"

Then silence fell upon the hall. No one dared to speak or make a sound... Not even Lucifero's throne... Aside from...

"My King?" him

"WHAT!?" Lucifero screamed at Drenkar who put his head deeper into his new hat as if it was going to help

"You don't seem drunk anymore..." Drenkar said as he put out his head slightly from the hat

"Huh? Oh..." He then looked around and moved his arms and head a few times, yes, he wasn't drunk "(Seems like my distain for Lucifugus is capable of making me quite sober)"

"Can I have some more?" Drenkar quickly asked as he pointed at the bottle

"Uhh, yeah sure."

And Lucifero gave some more Liquor for Dranker.

"That's quite sweet my Liege." The new voice spoke in the hall

And then he saw her. Megi... Such a small, weird thing... Wait?

"Were you always THIS small?" Lucifero pointed at her small stature. He could swear she look different

"What?"

"Eh.. Nothing..." He dismissed that thought as quickly as it appeared "Is everything ready?"

"YUP! I can't wait to see the world above. And I cannot wait to test out my new curses...!"

And as Lucifero watched this little Devil literally jump in excitement...

(I just can't fathom how can you trust that little bitch)

"Tell me Megi..." He had to think of the right words here "Is there anything else you have to tell me? Anything not connected to our plan?"

Those words made Megi stop in her tracks and looked at Lucifero with confusion... and for a moment he could see it... a second where her 3 eyes were filled with concern and anger and many of her eyes on her wings reflected that, but it lasted just a short second.

"Huh? No.. I don't my Liege." Megi spoke in the most honest tone she could muster. Lucifero almost believed her. Almost...

"... Understood (And I hate when you are right)" Lucifero was even more annoyed as he watched this backstabbing bitch

TBC in chapter 14

And thus ends Lucifero mini-arc. Hope this change in perspective was interesting enough. Definitely is for me.