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There is a cameo in here, I couldn't resist! (^_^;)

"Damn it, Emi! You know you shouldn't wear high heels on these stairs!"

Looking through a small box, Maou sighed in relief as he found what he was looking for.

"At least we're prepared. I wouldn't want to go to the store on a hot day line this" He said, as he helped the embarrassed Hero patch herself up.

*~oOo~*

"I wonder if I should visit Mr. Maou?" Chiho asked herself, as she wandered the streets of Sasazuka. Smiling brightly, she thought that he wouldn't mind a visit.

In fact, she should be just a couple of blocks away...

*~oOo~*

"I can do it myself!" Emi snapped, snatching the small towel from Maou's grasp. She hissed, however, when she pressed it on a cut in her cheek.

Maou handed Emi the first-aid kit, who took it without a word. Standing there awkwardly, Maou asked, "So, where were you going?"

Emi looked at the Demon Lord, still not sure what to think of him as of now. However, in this instance it was Maou that asked, not Satan (However much sense that made).

She sighed as she spoke. "You know my friend Rika, right?" She asked, receiving a nod. "Well, since I passed the language class, she was going to treat me today to a little celebration. She was supposed to pick me up today, but I decided to leave early and meet her at the train station. Since I was in a hurry, I forgot I was wearing high heels. You know what happened next."

Maou snorted, amused. "How could I not? Your screech was probably heard all the way across Tokyo."

Emi glared at him for the remark. "I did not scream."

"Tell that to my poor demon ears."

The two stared at each other, one glaring, the other amused, before Emi broke the gaze, going back to bandaging herself.

After she finished bandaging her arms (turns out, all they needed were to be disinfected and covered with bandages, not gauge), Emi found herself in a pinch. She could feel the sting from the cut on her forehead that re-opened, the one she recieved last night, but the small one room 'apartment' they found themselves living in had no mirror.

Slowly, reluctantly, she handed the small towel over to Maou, who took it with a look of confusion. After a few moment of staring at her in bewilderment, he heard a faint whisper. "...me...cut...head..."

"Huh?" He asked, leaning in closer.

Emi sighed, before answering in a slightly louder voice. "Help me with the cut on my head."

"Uh, sure." Maou said, suddenly nervous.

*~oOo~*

"Alright Rika, just a few more blocks" Rika said, walking past a convenience store.

*~oOo~*

Emi closed her eyes as Maou worked, wincing a bit from the sting as the antiseptic worked it's way into the cut. After that was done, she felt him place a replacement bandage on the cut, blushing as she felt his warm breath on her cheeks.

It was as he was placing the bandage on her that they realized how close they were.

Their noses were only inches apart, faces flushed, eyes locked onto one another.

Maou's breath hitched in his throat as he gazed at Emi's flushed face, completely enraptured by her beauty. As he eyes gazed into her grass-green eyes, he knew, that there was no more denying it. Emilia Justina had captured the cold heart of Satan Jacob.

And he wouldn't have it any other way.

Unconsciously, he slowly leaned forward, the gap between them rapidly closing as he neared the frozen Hero. Her warm breath played across his lips, and-

They heard a gasp from behind, knocking the both of them back into their rightful state of mind. Maou and Emi separated faster than humanly possible, each on either side of the table.

With beet-red faces, the two turned towards the wide-open door, which Maou had left open when he carried Emi in.

There was Rika, a wide, predatory smile on her face. And Chiho, who was trying hard not to cry.

"R-right... s-so you two were like that... S-sorry for disturbing you..." Chiho said, as she started to slowly back away, tears threatening to spill.

"Chi-chan..." Maou muttered, as he attempted to approach for some damage control.

"Chiho-chan! Wait, it's not like that!" Emi cried, as Chiho room off running.

Rika looked at the two slyly, and said, "Oh, I don't know, it looks to me like you two were about to-"

"You're not helping!" The two yelled, as they rushed past Rika and out into the streets.

*~oOo~*

*sniff* 'Why am I crying so much?' Chiho thought, as she walked down a busy street. 'I knew he only liked me as a friend,' *sniff* 'But why does it hurt so much?'

Chiho was so absorbed in her thoughts, that she hadn't noticed the teenaged boy standing in the middle of the street, until she stumbled into him, knocking her out of her thoughts.

"Oh, s-sorry." Chiho said, as her sniffles died down.

Just as she was about to walk away, she heard him speak. "Well well, you'll make a nice meal."

THAT made her look up.

"I've been watching you ever since my massive fail yesterday." He said, as he started to circle around her. "You know, just in case."

"You know, I'd never figured that you'd get so miserable so easily, Chiho Sasaki." He said, causing Chiho to jump in alarm.

"W-What do you want with me?" Chiho asked, which caused the boy to chuckle.

"I'm going to feed off of your bitterness and despair over the Devil and the Hero. With your sad little heart I'll materialize right here."

"Hey man, get out of the way!" A passerby said, as he drove through on a motorbike.

There was a rustle and some clangs as people were knocked away, and suddenly, the teen stood there alone, his purple hair hanging in front of his face over his right eye, with pitch-black wings spread out across his back.

Everyone around him stood silent, too shocked to speak. The street was so silent, that everyone could hear his soft voice proclaim, "It's time for the hunt. Today, I'll rise above Satan himself!"

*~oOo~*

"She couldn't have gone that far." Emi muttered, as she, Maou, and Rika ran through Sasazuka in search of Chiho.

As they stopped at a corner, Maou walked up next to Emi. "So, what happened back there..."

Emi spun around, glaring fiercely at Maou, who backed up warily, hands held up defensively. "Nothing happened back there, you got that?"

"Oh, I don't know, it didn't seem like nothing..." Rika said, as she caught up with the pair. Emi sighed as she turned and addressed her.

"Look, whatever you saw back there-"

Emi was interrupted by an earth-shattering explosion nearby, showering the group and the street in dust and rubble. They all turned their heads towards the noise, watching, horrified, as a building collapsed nearby.

Maou and Emi looked at each other, both sensing a sharp spike in magic. Nodding at each other, they ran, Rika following them after getting over her shock.

As they neared the fallen building, Rika pointed upwards at the sky and asked, "What the hell is that?"

Maou looked upwards, spotting the glowing purple figure, it's pitch-black wings spread wide. "I should've known it was him." He said, shaking his head as he let out a low chuckle.

Emi glanced at him out of the corner of her eye as she climbed the rubble. "Do you know this guy?"

"You've fought him before." Maou answered, as he climbed to the top of the rubble.

"Hey, what are you two talking about?" Rika said, looking back and forth between the two. "Do you know what's going on?"

(For the best effect, play the Hataraku! Maou-Sama! OST: The Devil's Castle)

"Well well well, if it isn't the great King Satan" the figure said, as he descended to the peak of the pile of rubble. "Oh wait, you go by Maou Sadao now, don't you?"

Maou smirked at the teen. "Call me whatever you want. Why are you here? Aren't you dead, Demon General Lucifer?"

Lucifer glance towards Maou's right side. "Oh look, the Hero's here too. Isn't my job a lot easier."

"I-it can't be you." Emi said, as she shook in disbelief. "I rammed my sword straight through your chest. I did the whole 'you killed my father' bit and everything."

"W-What are you talking about, Emi?" Rika said, as she struggled to comprehend what was going on aro und her.

Lucifer shifted hid gaze towards Emi, his purple eyes lazily taking in her appearance. "And yet here I am. Now, how do you suppose that happened?"

Maou gave a dry laugh before he butted in. "Does it have anything to do with your new friend hiding over there?" He said, as a hooded figure emerged from behind Lucifer. "One of the six High Priests of the Church, the psycho who burned down a village for the use of the Holy Sword." Emi jumped at this, anger and hate bubbling within her as the figure reached for his hood. "Why don't you show your ugly face, Olba Meyer?"

"You and your group are shady bunch aren't you? I'll give you some credit though, you're the shadiest of them all." Maou said, as Emi froze.

"Well congratulations, you've found me out. And Emilia! You're certainly looking lovely." Olba said, looking between the two.

Emi stared at Olba, a deep sense of betrayal resonating within her. Quickly, however, that betrayal turned into anger. The man responsible for the death of her father was the same man that she had once trusted. He had manipulated her by murdering her father, gained her trust, and used her to fight in a war she had wanted no part of.

"You-!" She choked out, trembling in anger. "You killed my father!"

"So you've finally found out, eh Emilia?" Olba said, as he laughed at her. "You should've been there! I burned him at the stake, and he screamed like a woman until he finally croaked." He said, which made Emi that much more furious. "Did you know, those 'ashes' you saw was really just a handful of dirt?"

Lucifer cut in at this point, beyond impatient. "Let's take out the extra first." He muttered, as he fired at Rika.

(You can cut the music at this point)

Emi watched in slow motion, as the purple beam inched towards the wide-eyed Rika. Instantly, she jumped into it's path, materializing her gauntlets on her person while in the air.

The blast hit home, knocking her back into a fall. She landed hard at the bottom, knocked unconscious from the high fall off of the pile.

"EMI!" Rika yelled, shocked at her maneuver. Maou just started at her prone form with wide eyes.

Lucifer was outright laughing at this point. "Well wasn't that fun! What do you say, Satan?" He said, smiling maliciously as purple balls of light materialized around his figure. "You want to join in the game?"

Rika shrieked as purple beams raced towards them, and she crossed her arms in front of her in a desperate act of protecting herself.

She held that position for several seconds before hesitantly looking upwards.

Maou had lifted his hand, a shimmering purple barrier in place just out of his reach, which blocked Lucifer's blasts.

"Rika, I need you to listen carefully." Maou said, catching her attention. "I can't hold this up for long, so on three, I'm dropping the shield to make a run for Emi. When I do that, you need to run into the nearest alley. They're going for me, so you should be safe. I'll be right being you."

Rika shakily nodded. They couldn't leave Emi like that, out in the open.

"Okay. One, two, three! Run!" Maou dropped the shield, running towards Emi as Rika bolted for the alley. As Maou had predicted, Lucifer was blasting away at him, completely ignoring Rika.

When he got to her, Maou quickly picked Emi up bridal style, making a run for the alley Rika had ran into whilst avoiding Lucifer's piercing blasts.

He managed to catch up to Rika, having left Lucifer behind back at the collapsed building. As they ran, Rika asked, "What the hell were they talking about Maou? Are you actually named Satan?"

"Now's really not the best time to ask that..." Maou said, as his eyes shifted rapidly from left to right, keeping an eye out for dangers.

Rika, of course, ignored him. "And anyways, how the hell was he able to shoot those beams at us like that?"

"Magic." Maou absentmindedly answered, as they neared a cross in the alley. "Lucifer, like any Demon, feeds off of people's negative emotions. Despair, fear, sadness, feelings like that are what gives Demons like us our power."

"Oh, that was very-well put, King Satan." Lucifer said, as he dropped in from the sky, startling the two. Emi, having been jerked around in Maou's arms as he ran, was finally beginning to stir. "When did you ever figure that out?" Lucifer said, mock interest in his voice.

Maou smirked at Lucifer, and looked at him straight in the eyes. "I realized it when you collapsed that underground mall yesterday."

"You mean, he...?" Rika whispered, still managing to stay shocked after constant revelations.

"I felt the fear and despair of the people inside flow within me, which turned me back to normal." Maou went on, Rika's whispers having gone unheard. Emi continued to stir, nearly awake.

"In that case, why haven't you tormented this world?" Lucifer asked, true confusion lacing his voice. "If you had done that, this world would have easily been yours for the taking."

Maou's eyes lost their focus as he answered Lucifer. At this point, Emi was now wide awake, listening to them. "I've taken quite a liking to this world. Living as a human was a refreshingly new experience for me, and I don't want to cause trouble to a world that's treated me so well." Maou's eyes regained their focus, homing in on Lucifer. "That's not the way I want to do things."

Lucifer stared at Maou for a long time before suddenly sighing. "I knew it." He said, as he shook his head. "You've gone soft on me, King Satan."

He then smiled maliciously. "Allow me to make the first move then," said, as rune circles appeared behind him, materializing an unconscious Chiho. "Powered by this girl's fear and despair!"

"Chiho-chan?!" Rika cried, staring at the unconscious girl in shock.

"Rika, run!" Maou cried, before the two of them bolted to the alley in the right. Not a moment later, the area behind them was bathed in a blinding purple glow as Lucifer shot at them. Rika screamed as rubble pelted her, but kept her pace besides Maou.

Then, Emi protested.

"Let me DOWN!"

Maou, not expecting the Hero to have recovered so quickly, stumbled in surprise.

Not a moment afterwards, he was shot.

Emi stared at the exit wound inches above her head in shock. Her head was in the path. If Maou hadn't stumbled...

Emi was pulled from her thoughts by the sound of a gunshot. An instant later found her unceremoniously dropped to the ground as Maou screamed in pain from the wound on his leg.

"Where did you get a gun?!" Emi heard Rika ask, causing her to look up at the rogue Priest. In his hands he held a pistol, it's barrel trailing smoke.

Olba harrumphed at her. "Not that it's any of your business girl, but I had to find a way to conserve my power to get back home." He said, as Lucifer landed nearby, Chiho slung over his shoulder.

"Tch. You're so weak, Cueball." He said, shaking his head at the Priest. "And yet you held Ente Isla in your grasp..."

"Just get it over with!"

As the two argued, Maou lifted his head, his body wracked in pain. "You two..." He said, catching the girl's attention. "Prepare yourselves..."

"Huh?" Emi asked, just as Maou surged forwards, grasping her hand in his larger one. A quick glance showed that he had done the same with Rika.

Moments later, the three vanished, disappearing in a flash of crimson light.

"You let them escape?!" Olba roared, glaring at Lucifer.

"Well, I wasn't the only one watching them, was I?" Lucifer drawled, before turning his head to the right. "Besides, they didn't get that far."

*~oOo~*

"Damn it, 'Dai! I thought we left all that craziness back at Nerima!" A teen yelled, as he was pulled out of the rubble of the fallen building by his friend.

His friend shook his head at him. "It's your fault, 'Roshi. Your the one that had to ask 'what could go wrong'." Daisuke said, just as a crimson flash blinded them.

When they regained their vision, Hiroshi and Daisuke stared at the three people that appeared nearby.

"That's it, screw visiting your cousin." Hiroshi said, before turning and marching straight for the train station.

"Chi-chan isn't going to like this..." Daisuke muttered, before running to catch up to Hiroshi.

*~oOo~*

"Were in front of Sasazuka Station..." Emi whispered, as she looked around. Noticing how many people were still here, she turned to Maou and yelled, "Why the hell did you bring us to a place with so many people?!"

"Isn't it obvious?" Rika asked, as she attempted to help Maou stand up. "Emi, he's seriously hurt right now. The only reason I can think of on why he hasn't fainted from blood loss is that his first injury got burned shut."

"I'll be fine..." Maou said, although he accepted Rika's help with standing up.

"You should know by now that you can't get away, Lord Satan" Lucifer said, as he floated in front of a highway, Chiho still held in his arm. Besides him, Olba floated, his cloak flailing in the wind.

"Lucifer!" He yelled, "More and more witnesses are coming in! Hurry it up!"

"Tch. Don't worry about that, Cueball." Lucifer said, before he he grinned. "If there are too many, I'll just kill a few." He glanced at Maou, struggling to stay on his feet, even with Rika's help. "But first..."

A flash of light, a single gasp, a heavy thud, these caused Emi to slowly turn around.

When she found Maou lying face down on the pavement, a wide, gaping hole in his chest, Emi's whole world ground to a halt.

She shouldn't even really care if he was alive or not. Even if he hadn't killed her father, he was still the person responcible for all of the innocent people killed on behalf of his invading army. He was the Overlord, a being of pure evil.

But would the Overlord willingly allow his own worst enemy to living with him under the same roof? He trusts her, enough to risk her killing him during the night. She actually almost killed him the day before.

But he grew on her.

Maou Sadao was the nicest person she knew. He volunteered to help out in the community. He was respected at work. He never broke promises.

It contradicted everything she had come to know about the Overlord.

The Overlord was ruthless. He had no reservations from slaughtering entire villages. He was cunning, and held no sympathy.

Maou was vastly different from the Overlord.

"M-Maou?" She whispered, voice shaky. "Maou, get up..."

Nearby, Emi could hear the shriek that came from Rika, as she backed up from Maou's unmoving body in shock.

A small part of Emi's mind, one she thought was buried long ago, miserably pointed out how everybody she loved ended up dead. First, her father, and now, Mao-

Oh God, she loved Maou.

Tears threatened to spill, pricking her eyes, making it hard to see. "C-Come on Maou. Th-this isn't a joke."

Lucifer started to laugh, almost as is he was insane. "He got lucky yesterday," he laughed, before he continued, stretching out the rest. "But there's no coming back now!"

His expression sobered, as he smirked. "With him out of the picture, I won't need this." he said, as he held Chiho away from himself. "You can have her back!" Lucifer said, as he dropped her.

"Chiho-chan!"

Emi launched herself from her kneeling position, running towards the falling Chiho. She easily caught up to Rika, who was much closer to Chiho.

The two stumbled back as they caught the falling teen, but otherwise there was no trouble saving her.

"Pay close attention now, because the show's almost over!" Lucifer said, as he flew higher. "All that's left now is the big finale." He said, as dozens of purple rune circles appeared before him.

Seconds later there was a blinding flash of purple light, as the freeway underpass directly over the three girls started to collapse. People nearby screamed in terror, while those stuck directly underneath were frozen in fear.

Rika stared at the collapsing overpass, her life flashing before her eyes. She jumped as a large slab of concrete slammed into the pavement behind her, knocking up a fair amount of dust and obscuring her vision.

Up in the air, Lucifer looked on at the scene with satisfaction, feeling the fear and terror of the people seep into him, slowly replenishing his magic reserves. He frowned as he felt the incoming magic start to slow, before altogether stopping. "No, it can't be..." He muttered, as he stared at his hand, before noticing the collapsing freeway slow in its descent, coming to a stop in mid-air.

Emi looked up in confusion as the concrete structures floated in mid-air. Behind her she saw nothing but smoke, but a large shadow could clearly be seen within the smoke.

(For the best effect, play the Hataraku! Maou-Sama! OST: The Devil Regains His Strength)

"Just like I thought." A deep voice proclaimed, making Emi and Rika freeze. "You guys act just like villians from B-rated movies."

"Emi," Rika whispered, "Is that who I think it is?"

Emi nooded, dumbstruck as to how he could've survived.

The dust behind them obscuring their vision suddenly parted as dark waves of magic blew them away, revealing Maou in all of his demonic glory.

"I've got to thank you Lucifer." Maou chuckled, his sharp canines glinting in the sunlight as he spoke. "Without your help, I wouldn't have been able to gather as much power as I have." He said, as his outstretched arm kept the overpass from collapsing in an impressive show of strength.

"Oh shit!" Lucifer whispered, as Olba noticeably paled, watching as everything fell apart below him.

"That's why he brought us here." Emi thought out loud, catching Rika's attention. "There's so many people here that a mass panic could easily restore Maou."

"Emi."

"But just handling Lucifer and Olba on his own would be tough enough." Emi went on, seemingly ignoring Maou.

"Hey! Hello?"

"It'll be hard, but maybe-"

"Hey, Emi!" Maou yelled, startling Emi. She quickly turned around, innocently replying "Uh, me?"

"Don't 'me?' me! Do something already!" He yelled, as his arm trembled. "Freeways aren't lightweight, you know." As he spoke, he bent under it's weight, nearly crouching as the overpass trembled. "Help me, please!"

Emi shook her head at the display. "Honestly, I've never seen such a sorry excuse of a Dark Lord in my life." Emi chuckled, looking at Maou.

"Whatever, just do something!" He cried, making Emi darken.

"What?" She asked in an angry huff.

"For the hate of all things holy, help me please!" He begged, as the weight finally settled in on him.

In responce, Emi stuck her nose up in the air. "I refuse."

"What?!"

"I'm the Hero." She said, as if that explained everything. "Why should I help a Dark Lord like you?"

"Are you really bringing that up right now?!"

Rika looked up at her friend, and said, "Please Emi? Can you help him?"

Emi looked down at her pleading friend, who had been silently observing the two. She took a moment to think, and came to a decision. Standing up, she turned her head towards Maou, who was still suffering from the great wrought of the overpass. "Can you hold it for now?" At his nod, she sighed. "In that case, I'll end it here and now."

"Nn, Yusa-san?" Chiho asked, as she woke up. Turning, she saw Maou's massive form, holding up a freeway overpass. "M-Maou-san?!" Emi held out her hand towards the two prone girl's, an orange dome materializing around them.

"This barrier will protect you two. You'll be safe in there." Emi said, as she started walking away.

"What's going on?" Chiho whispered, looking at the floating overpass, the demonic Maou, and the floating bad guys.

"I've got no idea." Rika answered in hushed tones. "But when this is over, I intend to find out."

Up in the air, Lucifer was quietly panicking. 'Oh crap, I'm screwed.' He thought, as he stared wide-eyed at the demonized Maou. 'All of the magic in the area is being drawn into him. I'm out of my league now.'

Emi faced Lucifer and Olba, sizing them up, before calling out, "Materialize, my power! I call upon thee to destroy evil forthwith!"

(The song should end)

Emi was suddenly enveloped in a blinding white light, obscuring her completely and dazzling anyone who looked at her. When she emerged, she was equiped with silver gauntlets, boots, and carried a long one-handed sword, her former ruby-red hair now a shiny silver hue, and her former green eyes now a fiery red.

Emilia Justina pointed the Holy Sword at her adversaries, and proclaimed, "I am Emilia the Hero. Even as the world I tread changes, this fact shall not!"

"Aren't you cool?!"

Emilia turned towards Satan, glaring at his amused face. "Shut up! After them, you're next!"

"Sure, whatever you say." he replied. "But first..." With a snap of his fingers, everyone in Sasazuka suddenly slumped towards the floor, unconscious.

"What did you do?!" Emilia yelled, staring with surprise at the unconscious forms.

"Tch, relax. I surrounded us in a magical barrier." Satan said, waving her off. "We'll have our hands full as it is, so I locked us within a pocket dimension."

"You locked us..." Emilia said, trailing off. 'He says that like it's nothing,' she thought, dumbstruck, 'but how much magic did he had to spend?'

"Hey, Emi! Focus!" Satan yelled, just as Lucifer fired off a shot.

Reacting on instinct, Emilia twisted, letting the small purple orb ride on her sword, before being launched behind her...

...where it promptly smacked Satan in the face.

"Ow! What the hell was that for?!" Satan yelled, clutching his face with his free hand.

"S-sorry!" Emilia cried, sheepish, before she turned back to Lucifer and Olba, the latter of whom had dissapeared. Trying to hide her embarassment, she yelled out, "You won't get away with this, Lucifer!" before launching herself up into the air, meeting the fallen angel in a flash of light.

A moment later, and the two were flying through the air, occasionally ramming into each while they traded lightning-fast blows, both narrowly missing the other. As they flew, they left a trail of purple explosions in the air, courtesy of Lucifer's blasts leaving rings of violet light as residue.

They broke off as Lucifer kicked Emilia away, laughing as he did so. Flipping in the air, she landed on a lamppost, immediately launching herself back at him. Brandishing her sword, which was now shrouded in flames, she swung at the fallen angel, narrowly missing him, even as flames leapt at him, singing his clothes and wings.

Meanwhile, Satan absentmindedly flicked a finger behind him, sending Olba flying from his position behind the Dark Lord, only to come to a sudden stop as he crashed into the side of a building.

"Honestly," Satan sighed, shaking his head, "Does he really think he can sneak up on me like that?"

Rika and Chiho stared in awe at the battle between he Hero and former Demon General. All that could be seen were mid-air explosions as the pair's attacks met, detonating with earth-shattering force.

"T-this isn't a movie, is it?" Chiho asked, still in a daze. Rika shook her head, still wide-eyed. Who knew her friend was capable of all this?

Looking at the two, Satan sighed, muttering to himself. "As if I could explain this..." he said, as he slowly lowered the highway, taking in mind the cars below it by moving them out of the way with bursts of magic.

When he finally laid the freeway on the ground, he sighed in relief, stretching out his arm. "God-damn that was heavy!" He exclaimed, finally catching the attention of the two girls, who had ignored him, even as he set down his burden. "Like, seriously heavy! But hey, I'm a good guy, so I set it down easy!"

The sound of the freeway landing on the ground catched the attention of the fighting pair, causing them to turn to the stretching Demon Overlord. "Time for me to finally get involved." He said, as he lifted off of the ground. "I'll have to make this quick, or I'll be late for work."

Everyone within hearing range facepalmed.

"Alright, you..." Satan said, as Lucifer tried to blast at him. Before he could even sumon what magic he had into his palm, Satan had already materialized in front of him, his Demonic magic swirling around him in a black mist. He felt a massive hand take hold of his head, too powerful to break free of.

"My- my Lord-!" He began, before Satan cut him off. "Don't try to appeal to me, Lucifer. You are no longer a General of mine." Satan's grip tightened painfully as he turned towards Emilia, who floated a few meters back. "Hey, Emilia! What should we do with this punk?"

Emilia crossed her arms as she glared at the Fallen Angel, her eyes narrowing as she spoke. "Well, let's see... Let's start by making him pay for all of the damage he's done to the city."

"I like that!" Satan said, laughing as he did so. After he stopped, he glared a true Demon's Glare at his former General. "Let it be known, Lucifer, that you will be entirely at fault if I were late to work today. Can you possibly suffer enough to pay for making me lose my perfect attendance bonus? Can you?!"

"Wh-what are you-?"

"Ignore him." Emilia said, as she floated next to the Demon King, her sword slapping the palm of her hand threateningly. "What you should be worried about is the retribution I fully expect from you."

"In any case, I'll be taking your magic now." Satan said, as he reared a massive fist back, endless rows of crimson-red rune circles appearing behind him. "If you really were one of my trusted Demon Generals..." he began, as the runes began to glow menacingly. "Then clench your teeth, and take it like one!"

There was a blinding flash, a scream of pain, and Lucifer saw complete blackness.