I bear no personal grudge against the demonlord, I never have. He is my Brother, as are all demons of Hell and their counterparts of Heaven. It is his rule that angered me then and does now, although it is quite true that things have changed. Some things.
Sethnahkt's magi summoned me from Hell. For that I should be, and am, grateful. Hell, although beautiful and glorious in its own way, does not offer the atmosphere I needed for what was then my line of work. More than a little pleased at being brought to Earth, I would have been estatic to serve under Lord Sethnahkt. However, after only a few days inthe City of Babylon, I began to see flaws in his rule.
Perhaps it was wrong of me to take notice. Perhaps not. I personally lean more to the side of 'not', for how could one ignore the state of the city. Rotting corpses and suffering around every corner...Which for some of my Brothers may well be paradise on Earth. For others, it is horrid. You see, I am a demon, true enough, but back then, I was also a Seductress, meaning to use my skills and body and mind to manipulate men into giving me whatever I wanted. A peaceful enough thing to be, non violent, intelligent...And when I looked closer at the people of the city, I saw the hatred they had for him.
Now, again, I am a demon. Satan is my Lord; I am well aware of what should be. In demonic eyes, Sethnahkt strove for control over the Citazens, to dominate. Which, I must honestly say was my thought at the time as well: I saw a weak King, a fool who assumed he received respect simply because of who he was. True enough, he took the throne from Draken Slythe, and has many other vistories behind him, but is that enough to command respect from those you mean to rule?
I spent many days sitting at the Cafe in Market Square, drinking wine and inviting those who passed to join me. I dined with demons, angels, fae, what have you. It was a good feeling, to be able to sit there with these people, whom I should have been enemies with, but instead were on neutral terms. I made it a routine, to be peaceful, and expect peace in return. And it worked. And I learned much about the minds of the citizens of Babylon. I guarentee Sethnahkt never thought to do this. So now I had a rough idea what was going through the heads of those Sethnahkt assumed rule over, and I knew how unhappy they were with things. I could relate, I am not easily dominated myself, even my Demonlords...Exactly what happened, I cannot clearly recall...
I forget where I was, or why, or what I was doing...I merely recall that I was asked, "Are you Lord of the Citadel?" To which I replied with an affirmative...and was 'believed'. Thus began the whole ordeal. I 'impersonated' Sethnahkt several more times before members of the Citadel reacted negatively. I remember I was in the square sipping wine and chatting when Lord Sethnahkt came to me one day, intending to arrest me and have me stand trial for impersonating him. To my surprise, the people of the square, blessed, unchosen, everyone came to my aid. I was in human form at the time: I have to wonder how things would have gone had I been in demon form at the time.
I decided to officially declare my resistance then, and upon taking possession of KHEL studios to the south of Market Square, I took up residence. I was astounded to find that people were banging on the door to my office. I had drawn the attention of those in the city. They wanted to join my rebellion.
And thus, Khel's Rebellion began.