The hotel staff had finished breakfast and had just entered the lobby as they left. Alastor was in the kitchen doing the dishes. The television in the lobby cut on its own. "Breaking News: An unknown female fox sinner demon challenged the Demon King of Lust Asmodeus!" Everyone turned to the tv set. Alastor's curiosity pulled him from the kitchen. Who would be crazy enough to challenge a King of a ring? They all watched Selena's stone cold challenge, and the way she brushed off the reporter. It seemed she was fighting for the right to ask for a favor from Asmodeus. Everyone got a little irked with the reporter's blithe remarks about Selena.
"Well, whatcha know! Selena's got balls! Who knew giving thanks involved kicking ass?!" Angel was cheering her on.
"No, Angel. It seems she asked him for a favor. She probably challenged him as a condition of the favor on Asmodeus's side." Vaggie explained.
Alastor wasn't too sure about it either.
"How hard do you think this battle will be?" Husker asked.
"Auntie said the Reapers are stronger than the Ring Kings so hopefully it won't be too bad." Charlie was nervous. "But they all vary in strength. He's in the upper half of the power levels." Why was Auntie Selena challenging him? As far as Charlie knew, Selena loathed violence.
"I think, Charlie, we should put our faith in her." Alastor's response shocked them all. He said faith! And was encouraging! What?
They watched as the count finished and Selena's first move. She turned Asmodeus into a fish then pounded into him with a fire blast, an ice blast, then some light came crashing from the sky and destroyed the ice from her previous spell. "What the fuck?" Angel was the first to announce his surprise at her combat and magic skills. "She didn't do this on Extermination Day!" After his statement, they noticed a crater where the two had just been fighting.
"Damn!" Husker and Angel were amazed at the sheer power she managed in less than a minute. They waited for the countdown to declare Selena the victor. She waved Asmodeus a friendly farewell and ignored the reporter yet again.
"Wow! Why was she so nice to him? If he blackmailed her, she should be trying to decimate him again!" Vaggie was amazed herself. She knew that Selena was strong, but how much was more of a surprise than she knew.
Alastor remained quiet. "Hey! Al! Why are you being so quiet?" Niffty pulled on his coat.
"Did you hear what she told him? She was warming up. It was genuine and not a scare tactic. I fear she's much stronger than we give her credit for." He was thinking about all the possibilities. Just how powerful was she? If he had used that much power, it may have cost him half of his reserves. Just what is she not showing them?