Originally this story was supposed to be more smut focused, but I ended up getting some inspiration thanks to a user named "Pickle-Brick", and now I got some ideas for some story to go along with the naughty stuff. Some chapters will be more smut focused, and others more story focused, I'll make sure to label which is smut so readers can know which to not read in public lol.

Credit to Pickle-Brick for the dinner idea.

"Why did I agree to this again?" Max asks as he adjusts the collar of his shirt, trying to keep himself calm. Here he was, a week after his confrontation with God, now about to have dinner with not only Satan, but his wife and daughter.

"Because my Dad wants to thank you! With everything calmed down and the news that there likely won't be any more exterminations, he felt it was only right to have a meal with you personally as thanks!" Charlie reminded him as they rode the elevator and made their way to the Morningstar household which was more like a massive penthouse, situated as the tallest point in all of hell.

"By the way, what do you think of my new outfit?" She gives a sweet smile as she directs attention to her new clothes. "With the hotel getting so much more attention, I thought a fresh look would be needed." Even without the fear of exterminations, some sinners still decided to give the hotel a try. Whether they were in it for the free food and housing or are willing to try and get better is up in the air.

"I'm gonna be honest, red is my favorite color so I'm unfortunately very impartial…so yeah I love it!" He smiles back at her, eliciting a giggle from the princess of hell. "I'm not underdressed am I?" He asks, wearing the outfit Alastor conjured up for him. While he now has access to his clothes back on Earth, he felt a T shirt and shorts wouldn't be very acceptable for a dinner with the Devil.

"Don't worry, you look perfect." She complimented, easing some of Max's nerves. "Oh and before I forget, my mom may flirt a little." Charlie adds just before the elevator came to a stop.

"Wait what!?" Before Max could ask anything else, the golden elevator doors opened up, revealing none other than Charlie's mother, Lilith Morningstar. Now Maxwell doesn't have an issue with his height, he long accepted that many denizens of hell are incredibly tall, but he wasn't expecting the wife of short Lucifer to be a 6'5 succubus with long curved magenta horns only adding to her height. He tried not to stare into her mesmerizing eyes, yet he knew it would be incredibly rude to look at her curvaceous body clad in a very form fitting black dress.

"Oh my darling little girl, it's so good to see you again." The tall woman spoke before wrapping her arms gracefully around her shorter daughter.

"Awe, I missed you too mom!" Charlie gleefully returned the hug, Max smiling at the sight and any former nervousness melting away. "Oh! I almost forgot, let me introduce you to Maxwell!" She brings attention to the human who clears his throat and tries to put on a polite persona.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Magne, I mean Morningstar!" He mentally facepalms over the slip of the tongue.

"No worries dear, I understand Charlie informed you of the difference of those names?" Lilith asked in a neutral tone, looking over him curiously.

"Uh yes, Magne is a more casual last name, the one Charlie used to try and appear more welcoming. However Morningstar is the last name used for showing politeness and respect. I apologize once again."

"All is forgiven, I imagine you must have gotten used to using Magne when first meeting my daughter. You are welcome to use either to refer to me, it's the least I can do considering you saved my husband." Her voice had a warmer tone to it, Max beginning to relax again.

"I wasn't about to let Charlie's father die, especially by the hands of some power hungry false god." Max tried to keep the bite out of his voice when mentioning Kushiel, not noticing the small change in Lilith's smile before it returned to its original serene smile.

"Well then, shall we head to the dining room?"

Soon enough the three managed to reach the very glamorous dining room with the noticeable golden apple visible on various objects from the big chandelier, to being printed on the napkins. Before Max could comment on it, he finds an arm wrapping around his shoulder as he's brought into a hug.

"Well if it isn't my favorite human!" Lucifer yells out joyfully, his wife and daughter giggling at the sight of Max being visibly uncomfortable from the hug.

"Uh, hi there Mr. Morningstar!" Max greets with a shaky smile. Even if he wasn't feeling his wrath spike around the fallen angel anymore, he still wasn't quite fully comfortable around the one who waged war against heaven, then again Max realizes he nearly did the exact same thing when he punched Keanu faced God.

"Oh please, I think we've come to be good friends. Call me Lucifer!" He cheerily offered to the human.

"Really? Well then it's great seeing you again Lucifer-"

"MISTER Lucifer." He suddenly corrects as his hand grips hard on Max's shoulder, his voice carrying a dangerous tone to it

"YES MISTER LUCIFER!" Max quickly corrects himself in a panic.

"…oh I'm just messing with you!" He laughs before giving a pinch to Max's cheek, the human looking incredibly unamused now. "Please, take a seat! Dinner will be ready soon!"

The human took a seat as the lord of hell clapped his hands and suddenly a group of well dressed imps began setting the table, one even going as far as to tuck in a napkin in Max's shirt. Strangely enough, the white haired imp looked familiar, but he doesn't remember any imp with a mustache. "Hey, do I know you?" He also quietly, only for the imp to look at Max, a flash of realization in his eyes and a noticeable panic before he quickly finished up and left without answering his question.

"I hope you don't think less of me for not cooking our meal today." Lucifer speaks up, snapping Max out of his thoughts.

"Oh not at all, I'm sure it'd feel awkward cooking for someone not family."

"Well yes there's that, but also Lilith believes fair food doesn't make for a good dinner." He says with a small pout while his wife playfully rolls her eyes.

"You fed our daughter fair food as a baby dear." She gently reminds him.

"And what was wrong with that? It would have given her the cutest chubby cheeks!" He answered defensively. Max tries to contain his laughter at the couple's banter while Charlie lightly blushes at her parent's antics.

"Great, now you got me curious about Charlie's baby pictures." Max says, Charlie giving a gasp.

"Max!" She yells out only for Lucifer to excitedly turn his head to the human.

"Oh she was just the most adorable little thing. I never felt more blessed, not even back in heaven." The devil reminisced.

"If it weren't for the fact that I personally gave birth to her then I'd swear she was an angel." Lilith adds much to Charlie's embarrassment.

"I'm glad to know that despite the differences, you both still undoubtedly love Charlie." Max comments with a smile. Lucifer softly smiles at his daughter, Charlie returning the smile only for the appetizers to arrive. A long horned imp wearing a face mask sets down several different types of food to choose from, from simple chips and spinach dip, to classy hors d' oeuvres, from refreshing cold salads to- "Ooo warm garlic bread my favorite." Max excitedly notices as he grabs a slice.

As he's about to enjoy the appetizer he notices the long horned imp snuck a plate of meatballs and lifted his mask and eagerly dropped said meatballs into his open mouth. "What the…you know this garlic bread reminds me a lot of how my dad made it. I'm gonna go see if any of my past family members are in the kitchen!" He says before abruptly getting up from his seat, much to the confusion of the Morningstar family as the human follows the familiar imp toward the kitchen.

"…but he didn't even take a bite." Charlie notices, the three looking even more confused.

"Sir! You can't go eating the food served here, we need to be covert!" Max hears a familiar voice say as he peeks through a small window of the double doors leading to the kitchen and sees the mustached imp again now arguing with the taller imp.

"Oh clam it Moxxie, they're all too focused on the human. Speaking of clams, hand me that seafood delight!" Max's eyes widened as he put the pieces together.

"Moxxie? Blitzo? Oh you motherfuckers…" He growls quietly, trying to calm himself before he jumps to conclusions.

"Sir, it's bad enough you ordered us to assist you in this cockamamie scheme in stealing from the literal lord of hell, but eating their food is uncalled for!"

"You're not wrong, kinda just rubbing salt in the wound. Which reminds me!" Blitzo grabs a salt shaker, adding some to one of the delicious dishes before loosening the top of it. "There, nothing like a classic little prank, it's about the little things in life."

"Okay that does it." Max barges inside the kitchen, making his presence announced to the two imps.

Moxxie and Blitzo look at the human before quickly making sure they're disguises were on. "Uh, a-good-a day!" Moxxie says in a terrible Italian accent.

Max and Blitzo both let out a pained sigh. "That's incredibly racist." Max finally says. "You get one pass."

"I can't believe you Moxxie, resorting to racism. I thought you were better than that. I can condone boring vanilla sex but I can't condone racism." Blitzo says with a shameful shake of his head.

"Shut it Blitzo!" Max interrupted. "Why the fuck are you two here trying to rob Satan!?"

"What's the problem? He paid so well after we so graciously saved him, we figured he must have been sitting on tons of money that was just collecting dust!" Blitzo summarized.

"I'm so sorry Max, I tried to be the voice of reason-" Max just holds a hand up to stop Moxxie as he tries to collect his thoughts.

"Look, I was invited to a nice dinner with Lucifer, Lilith, and Charlie. I'm gonna give you two the chance to stop what you're doing, and leave before you get royally fucked up by Hell's royal family. Actually speaking of family, where's the rest of your ragtag found family?" Max asks only to feel a clawed hand grab his shoulder. He turns his head and looks into a pair of angry red eyes. "Oh shit."

"Loonie! Perfect timing!" Blitzo cheers as Loona pushes him to a corner of the kitchen.

"Oh hey Max! Long time no see!" Millie waves hi to him as she lugs around a big bag of what look to be stolen goods.

"Hello Millie, I wish we could chat under better circumstances." Max says with a grumble before Loona growls at him.

"Shut up already…" She sourly orders before he's moved out of the way of the imps.

"I'm really sorry Max, I hope this doesn't ruin your dinner plans." Moxxie apologizes again.

"Not that we really care." Blitzo adds at the end. "Okay Loonie we'll look for an escape route, you keep him busy. Oh and feel free to rough him up, but no killing. Bleh, feels gross saying that. Killing him may attract too much attention." Blitzo explains before the three imps run off with their ill gotten treasures.

"I swear I'm gonna drop kick him the next time I see him." Max says only for Loona to slam her hand into the wall next to his head.

"Shut it! Don't think I forgot about what you did last time!"

"Wait, you mean the-"

"DON'T SAY IT!" She snarls out, interrupting him. "That scene has been running through my head every night ever since!"

"Look, I'm sorry." Max apologized, feeling bad for affecting her so much. "I overstepped your boundaries and made you incredibly uncomfortable. If it makes you feel better, then I promise to never put my hands on you ever again…that sounded kinda weird out loud."

His apology surprises her, yet another emotion flashes across her face, was that disappointment? It was too quick to fully see before she returned to anger. "Sorry isn't gonna fix it! You're gonna pay!" She bares her teeth at him, growling like a vicious animal before snapping her jaw at him.

Not wanting to become mince meat, Max grabs her shoulders and pushes her back as she aims to rip him apart. "Damn it, I already broke my promise!" He says in frustration as he keeps trying to push back the stronger hellhound, only the flickers of anger in him and the desire to live keeping up the stalemate. "Think Max, think!" He says in his mind. "If this keeps up then she's gonna tear you apart." He tries to summon some more rage but it's overshadowed by the guilt he feels for making her so mad in the first place, he had no idea petting her head would make her so angry.

"Come on Max! Use that monkey brain of yours and think!" In a mix of desperation combined with animal instinct, he ducks under the next bite before going in for her neck, avoiding her spiked choker before opening his mouth and sinking his teeth into her neck. Without a lot of wrath behind it, and the hellhound's higher durability, the bite doesn't break the skin but still gets a reaction.

Loona lets out a surprised yelp as her neck is bitten before quickly pushing Max away. The two look at each other panting before Loona reaches for the spot he bit and gently touches it, hissing softly and biting her lip. "D-did you just bite me?" She asks in utter disbelief.

"I figured if you were gonna try and bite me, then maybe you'd stop if I bit you first?" It was an incredibly stupid line of reasoning, but it seemed to have worked in his favor. With Loona completely shocked, Max quickly ran past her out of the kitchen.

"For fuck's sake how is it this hard to find the exit? Any more of this and I'm just gonna chuck myself out the next window and improvise from there." Blitzo gripes only for Moxxie to tap his shoulder. "WHAT!?" He shouts, Moxxie pointing to the elevator just across the hallway. "…ha! I knew I'd find it!"

"BLITZO!" Unfortunately for the imp, he had around 180 pounds of human shaped death heading his way.

"Well shit, get moving!" The trio of imps run toward the elevator, Blitzo repeatedly mashing the button.

"Sir! Button mashing will not make it come faster!" Moxxie informs him.

"That's what she said.~"

"WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?"

"I don't know! I'm stressed okay!"

"GET BACK HERE YOU THIEVING RAT!" They could practically hear a train whistle as they saw Maxwell running towards them like a runaway locomotive.

"Well I wanted to go without killing the guy who gave us a good payday…so Moxxie, Millie, kill him."

"What!? Sir, that is entirely unnecessary."

"Mox has a point…"

"Oh I expected this from Moxxie but you Millie!?"

"What can I say he was nice to us!"

"And now he's going to murder-" Blitzo is cut off as Maxwell jumps over Moxxie and Millie so he could specifically deliver a drop kick directly to Blitzo's face.

"Here comes the jump kick!" Max cries out as the attack lands, slamming the imp up against the elevator doors, only for Blitzo to fall over as the doors suddenly open to reveal Lucifer standing inside.

"Oh? Leaving so soon?"

Soon enough all of I.M.P was gathered and tied up with Max and the Morningstar family looking down at them.

"I can't believe you four would try and rob this family after they so graciously paid and overlooked your likely very illegal business." Max starts off.

"Actually to be fair the laws in hell are more of a suggestion than a rule." Moxxie speaks up only for Lilith to send him a chilling gaze.

"Yes, a suggestion that you should listen to if you want to avoid a fate worse than death."

"We're not actually gonna hurt them are we?" Charlie asks, not entirely comfortable with the idea of torturing the ones who assisted in her dad's rescue.

"Y-yeah, come on we had some fun times, running around and getting into hijinks. Speaking of running around, how did this human get past you Loonie?" Blitzo asked his adopted daughter only for her to blush and look away.

"I-I'm dealing with a hangover! I just happened to let my guard down." She answers while Max tries not to look her in the eye or the spot he bit, seeing a little mark left visible under her fur.

"Now now, we're not gonna hurt them…physically that is." Lucifer finally says as he looks over the imps and hellhound. "Now while I am grateful for your efforts on my rescue, I do not take kindly to those thinking they can use it as an excuse to try and fuck me over in my own house and home." The four troublemakers shrink at that, worried about what their punishment will entail.

"So I decided that as a proper punishment, I will henceforth be revoking your privilege of transporting to and from the human realm…" He snaps his fingers and suddenly the grimoire disappears from Blitzo's possession and falls into Max's hands. "At least not without consulting your new superior."

"Wait what?" The human asks, confused at this news as he looks at the arcane book in his hands.

"Whoa whoa whoa, you can't just-" Blitzo stops as Lucifer turns his head and looks the imp in the eyes. "I-I mean, the book technically isn't mine. I just uh, borrowed it from a certain Goetia and-"

"Oh I know all about your little arrangement." Lucifer interrupts, not needing an explanation. "And I know that once a month the book will need to be returned to Stolas so he may continue his royal duties. From now on four will make sure to deliver it from Maxwell to Stolas on the day needed. Any assassinations you wish to do will have to be run by Mr. Ignitus first and he will decide whether or not you will get to do your job."

"Ugh, are you sure you can't just torture Moxxie instead?" Blitzo complains only for the other imp to rapidly shake his head back and forth.

"I'm quite sure. I believe having to go through the trouble of gaining your new boss's permission will not only inflict pain on you mentally, but possibly financially as well." Lucifer says with a big sadistic grin.

"Damn you go straight for balls don't ya?" Blitzo adds with a grumble before Lucifer snaps his fingers and I.M.P disappears in a burst of fire.

"That was a teleportation fire right? Now like a quick immolation?" Max asks, slightly worried.

"Don't worry they should be back in Imp City just fine, maybe a little on the crispy side." He chuckles softly.

Max sighs in relief before looking at the family all together and tucking the book under his arm. "I don't know why but I feel the need to apologize, maybe because I was dumb enough to try and fix this on my own instead of telling you all immediately of my suspicions. That and leaving so abruptly was quite rude, so I apologize for that as well."

"Oh don't worry Max, we know you did it because you wanted to stop them from getting in trouble." Charlie reassures with a hand on his shoulder, getting a smile from the human.

"It's a shame the meal was cut short but we'll be sure to send you and our daughter off with some of the leftovers so you may enjoy them at your own pace, feel free to share with all your little friends at the hotel." Lilith offers with her own kind smile.

"Not to mention stealing from me isn't all that big of a deal." Lucifer mentions with a shrug. "I have so much shit here that I honestly wouldn't notice if some were missing. It's more a matter of showing I won't accept such sloppy thievery. If you're gonna steal from me, at least make it more entertaining."

"…I don't think I'll ever be able to get a read on you." Max decided to say.

"You're young, you'll get the hang of it…or maybe not, my own daughter is over a hundred and still hasn't quite figured me out!"

"Daaaaad!" Charlie whines with a pout on her face.

"I tease out of love darling!~"

"Oh what a night. Come with me sweetheart, I could use your help in gathering the leftovers." Lilith says as she takes her daughter with her back to the dining room, leaving Max and Lucifer.

"…was this dinner really just a way to say thanks?" Max asks curiously.

"Well look at you, maybe you have a chance at figuring me out after all!" He smiles unnervingly but Max keeps eye contact with the fallen angel. "Tell me Maxwell, how many angels were killed when Kushiel waged war on hell?"

"More than I could keep track of…honestly I'm surprised I haven't found a discarded corpse or something, were they given to the cannibals?"

"You're on the right track, but focusing on the wrong parts. What makes these exterminators so dangerous to the denizens of hell?"

"…other than they're single minded focus on killing every last sinner, it's their angelic weapons…Lucifer don't tell me we didn't collect them all?" Max asks in dawning horror.

"I'm afraid so, Maxwell." He confirms much to Max's fear. "Now now it's not as bad as you think. We managed to collect and dispose of the vast majority, but even a few escaping my sight is dangerous. While they're of little danger to me, I can't say the same for my wife and daughter. I can only imagine the scar that damn angel left on my little girl." His hand curls into a fist, Max not too far behind as he feels his own anger rise just remembering Charlie's near death at the hands of Kushiel.

"While I trust Vaggie with one, there are a lot of sinners with less noble motives who could cause a lot of chaos with an angelic weapon." Max shares his thoughts, Lucifer nodding his head in agreement.

"Charlie sure picked an interesting lover, I wonder if she gets that from me?" He says with a slight lift in the mood before getting back to business. "Maxwell, you accomplished something I considered impossible, you stopped the yearly cleanse of sinners."

"I can't take all the credit Mister Lucifer, it was a joint effort of the many denizens of hell, your revolver, and a lot of deals made that day."

"Yes, deals you made with many powerful Overlords. Not many can say they did that and come out unscathed. Which brings me to my next question." Maxwell looks at the devil cautiously as he prepares himself for what he could possibly ask of him.

"How would you like to become an Overlord?"

His preparation was apparently useless as Max was left flabbergasted at the question. "I'm sorry…an Overlord? You mean a human like me becoming a class of demon on par with the likes of Alastor?…you're kidding right?"

"As silly as it sounds, I assure you I'm not joking in the slightest. I believe that you as an Overlord could bring in some welcome changes in hell, changes I believe could benefit not only your new friends, but give you the power needed to help those in need like you desire to deep down. Now will you be as powerful as any current Overlord, that's not something I can guarantee, that's up to you my mortal friend."

"I just…me…an Overlord…how would that even work?"

"Well I'm afraid it's not as easy as me tapping you in the shoulders with a sword as if knighting you. Hell is already at max capacity of Overlords."

"Then how would I-" Max stops as his eyes widen. "You're not suggesting I…I mean, I don't even have an angelic weapon, or know who I would even kill, or if I even could do it if given the chance." Max steadies his breathing as he tries not to overthink and make himself panic.

"Don't worry, you're not on any time limit…but know that the longer you wait, the more chances exist for another ambitious sinner to rise and become an Overlord instead and change hell for the worse. How you choose to gain a weapon to kill an overlord, whether you make a deal and enhance your revolver or get an angelic weapon is up to you. Which Overlord you wish to kill is your choice as well, but if I may give a word of advice, I'd recommend not targeting Alastor."

"Yeah that makes sense, he's a benefactor of the Happy/Hazbin Hotel. And as much as he gets on my nerves, he's given me no reason to hate him enough to go and kill him. Not to mention it might upset Charlie and Niffty."

"Well yes, my reasoning was more so that he wouldn't hesitate to kill you in your sleep if you decided to target him."

"…noted." Max says as he feels like he should consider keeping a bat nearby as he sleeps, for whatever good that will do.

"As for if you could kill an Overlord, what's so hard about it? I mean, you've already killed twice haven't you? How hard is it for you to take another life?" Lucifer says with a smug grin, Maxwell looking at him a tad hurt.

Sometimes Max forgets that the person he's talking to isn't just Charlie's dad, but Satan himself, the one who lead humans down the path of sin. "Now to be fair, your first kill was revenge against the one who killed your best friend. Your second kill was against a false god. Maybe some would claim your actions were just. But in the end, we both know you're still a murderer, you said so yourself." As much as Max hated it, Lucifer was completely right.

"…my hands are soaked in both human blood, and angel ichor, that much is true." Max sighs as he looks at his own hands before clenching them into fists in a sense of resolve. "But I'm not gonna spend my time regretting my actions, they are in the past now, and they are what lead me to where I am today. If becoming an Overlord is what it takes to make a difference in hell for the greater good, then I will become one."

"I knew you had it in you!" Lucifer said with a great big smile, contrasting against Max's more serious and determined expression. "Once again I'll remind you to choose your Overlord to kill carefully. I need to show impartiality, and if you happen to get in life threatening trouble, I can't go and bail you out."

"No second chances if I mess things up? Jeez, and I suck at Nuzlockes." Max mumbles to himself before shaking his head. "It's fine, I got this far haven't I? Before we end this, should I keep all this a secret from the others?"

"Hmm, there's no rule against using people to get ahead in life."

"I wouldn't use them!" Max yells in an insulted manner.

"No, but many past Overlords did. You are free to tell your allies of your quest to become an Overlord, however you should be careful who exactly you tell, they may use such information against you."

"I won't pretend I know everything about my new friends, but at the very least I know I can trust Charlie with this kind of stuff. Might be best to tell Vaggie too, she's loyal to no Overlord and her knowledge of them could prove very helpful."

"Once again, it's your choice who you choose to trust. Just know there's no taking it back once you tell them. Oh and watch out for any eavesdroppers!" Lucifer advises as the conversation comes to a close.

"Oh wow this is a lot, though with how many hungry stomachs we'll have at the hotel, this might all end up disappearing faster than we think." Charlie says as she tries lifting all the boxes and bags of food, only to find the weight of all the items be cut in half.

"Let me lend a hand. I can't do a lot, but I can lift!" Max comments with a smile, bringing a smile to Charlie's face and a bit of pink dusting her cheeks.

"It's nice knowing you have a reliable friend on hand." Lilith comments as she looks at the human.

"Thank you for the dinner Miss Morningstar. I apologize once again for the sudden shenanigans taking place. I'm starting to think I bring chaos here in hell."

"Oh it's quite fine dear, I'm no stranger to chaos. However, before you go I need to check something." Max raises an eyebrow as the Morningstar matriarch approaches him with a noticeable sway in her hips before she cups his chin with one hand and looks into his eyes.

"Mom, wait!" Charlie attempts to interfere but it's too late as Max finds his eyes locked into the succubus's gaze.

"It's been so long since I've tasted a human. Playing the role of the loving wife can get so boring at times." It was all a lie, she was quite comfortable and happy with her new life, but it's not like he could try and tell the difference. Her voice had a smoky undertone to it, her words sweet like honey, her close proximity letting his nose take in her scent as Max found himself falling under her spell.

He could barely hear Charlie's voice as it became a muffled background noise, all his focus on the succubus in front of him. "Battling an angel is quite a feat. And that incredible rage of yours, they say power is attractive and you prove it to be true.~" Max tried to struggle, but every second in this demon's grasp just continued to sap him of any will to fight. "Would you be so cruel as to deny a woman in need? Could you really bring yourself to say no to me?~"

Something about the last sentence caused a memory to flash through Max's mind. "How could you say no to me!?" It was so long ago, but he could never forget that voice. Suddenly more images flashed in his mind. His best friend's sweet smile. The fear in her voice when she told him about her ex's rancid behavior. The scent of her blood when he found her corpse lying on the floor. The feeling of flesh being torn apart by his very hands.

"So? What is your answer?" Lilith asks, only for Max to drop the leftovers and suddenly push her up against the nearest wall, the human's hands next to both sides of her head.

"Mom!" Charlie yells out, scared Max may have fallen for the spell too hard and may hurt her mother.

"My my, you're quite the animal aren't you?~" She asks teasingly as she looks into his eyes expecting to find unbridled lust, however she's surprised to see not just lust but a volatile cocktail of hatred, rage, despair, and so much fear. Not fear of her, but fear of himself.

"M-make it stop…" Max growls out, his breathing uneven as he struggles to stay in control. "I don't want to be like him, I CAN'T!" He yells out as his fingers sink into the material of the wall like it was loose sand.

Lilith is completely shocked, not just from seeing such a great willpower to hold back, but the indescribable disgust and fear of becoming a monster mixed with the desire and want to have someone he can love and be vulnerable with again. Deciding she's seen more than enough, she releases him from her spell, causing Max to collapse onto his knees, tears streaming down his face as he gasps for air in hopes of it doing anything to help him.

Charlie looks at Max in shock, but just as she thinks nothing else can surprise her today, she sees her mother get down on her knees and give Max a comforting hug, resting his head on her chest.

"I'm so sorry. I never would have guessed you felt that way." Whether that was true or not wasn't important at the moment, all Lilith knew was that she needed to make amends for bringing up such overwhelming emotions in the human.

"I-I don't-"

"You are nothing like him." She interrupts in a clear voice. "You succeeded where many other mortals would have given up and failed. You are a good person."

Hearing such kind words helped Max slowly recover from his uneasy state of mind.

Once he was given time to recuperate, he apologized for the mess of dropping the leftovers and made his way to the elevator, hoping to let this night come to an end.

"…what was that?" Was all Charlie could ask before her mother put a hand on her shoulder.

"Your human friend is carrying a lot more pain than he shows. He has a deep fear of becoming a monster, not because of his rage, but because he was born to be the same gender as the one who killed his beloved."

"W-wait, he thinks he would…wait beloved?" Charlie asks incredulously.

"Oh? That's what your focus is on?~" Lilith asks teasingly.

"N-no I mean, he never said-"

"There are many different forms of love my dear. Their love was completely platonic, but that doesn't lessen the incredible amount of care they had for each other."

"Oh…he's really scared isn't he?"

"An unfounded fear, but a deep fear nonetheless. I'm afraid it'll take some time, patience, and a lot of love to help him understand."

"A lot of love…" Charlie looks down at her feet, deep in thought.

"…you know, if you ever consider pursuing him, you have my blessing.~"

"W-what!?" Charlie shouts, nearly dropping her boxes of leftovers. "I-I don't, I mean, I'm already in a relationship!"

"Honey, monogamy is the practice of humanity, who says the princess of hell can't have more than one lover?~ Besides, it's not like you need to marry him. Just a little physical loving can go a long way.~ Ahd it's not like it'll be cheating if you invite your adorable girlfriend to join in.~"

"Stooooooop!" Charlie demands as her face is flushed, her mind now filled with all new possibilities. Funny enough, the more she thinks about it, the less opposed she begins to feel.

And that was chapter one of Max's new adventure in hell! Again thanks to Pickle-Brick for the many ideas shared including the idea of Max trying to become an Overlord. And I'd also like to thank the many people who reviewed and enjoyed my last story, dragon rose 11, GodzillaMaster, Matthew, Boss Teal, The Book of Eli, JustinTheSpider, Questions, and AkaDeca.

I can't promise I'll be updating regularly but I got a boost of inspiration trying to charge this story from 99% smut focused, into a new big story that's now a even mix of adventure and lewdness. Be prepared for more fights, more character interactions, and more references. Speaking of which.

Omake

Maxwell is sleeping soundly in his room only for a red light to engulf his room and a voice to whisper in his ear only to grow louder.

"Maxwell…it's me, the Devil!" At that, Max fully wakes up and looks to see none other than Lucifer standing at the foot of his bed, a menacing aura surrounding him.

"I'm here to convince you to do sin! Come with me! Steal candy from babies and small businesses!" He offers a hand out for Max to grab.

"No, I'll never sin for you!" Max shouts defiantly, the human staring the devil in the eye. Just when it looks like the tension is about to explode, they hear a rapid banging on the wall from the other room.

"CAN YOU TWO SHUT THE FUCK UP! I'M TRYING TO SLEEP!" Angel Dust shouts from his bedroom.

"…well, talk about a mood killer." Lucifer huffs.

"Yeah, wanna try this again another time?" Max offers.

"Sounds good to me!" Lucifer says with a bright smile before snapping his fingers and disappearing in a burst of flames, leaving a scorch mark on the floor.

"…this is so not canon it hurts."

See you all in the next chapter of Wrathful Human 2: Lustful Overlord!