The Path to Hell is paved with good intentions-Abbot Bernard
Sometimes, when you do something extreme, you do it because you feel like it, you do it because you think it's all you are good at, and the fact that you believe that it is the only way to live your life. You take pleasure in how much you want to hurt others. But sometimes, when one person does something extreme, it is not because you like what you do or anything else. It is because you are a good person and you do the extremes to ensure that it is for noble and right reasons. But even when you do something good...you still pave a way to go down to the depths of hell itself, which is very easy, in the case of one single person.
Down in the depths of hell, there is a location called Pentagram City, which resembles the current day cities back on Earth. As Hell is always like to both those naturally born in Hell and those that are sent to Hell when their former humans selves die, the demons here caused countless amounts of chaos and attacks on one another, take great pleasure in the pain they inflict on others. They steal, attack, assault, violate, and cause countless suffering to others, mainly for the sake of fun in their eyes. But there are very rare occasions where the demons are very kind and passive and are truly virtuous in nature, such as the case with a certain trio of demons inside of a building.
On the outskirts of Pentagram City, there exists a building that has a sign that says, Happy Hotel. And inside of the building, there is present a certain demon, one who had been recently sent to Hell 6 months ago, as well as appearing half a year after the previous extermination. The demon is a pale-skinned demon with black hair that reaches the middle of his back. He is rather short, at the height of 5'1. He has a black imp tail that is shown poking out from his pants, which is black, with a red shirt and a black coat present, which reaches down to his ankles at the coattails. He has ears that resemble that of a Nubian Goat, but is black in color, and has black fur, with his feet being replaced by black-skinned hooves that resemble that of a lamb's. On top of his head is a pair of sheep horns that curved backwards. His eyes are grey with red sclera and has black claws on his hands.
This demon's name is Crowley, or Hevel, which is his human name. He is currently an 17-Year old who was once human, but became a demon. Although, unlike the other demons, he did not become a demon because he did something horrible or that he had committed a terrible sin. In fact, the reason why he had went to hell itself...is because he had to save someone he love the most, but he had to give away something in return...his status as a human.
Back when Crowley was still human, as Hevel. He had a younger brother with him who he had to raise all by himself, named Set. Hevel and Set were very close, along with an older brother, who has did all he could to take care of them, and originally, they were happy. But then, their parents and older brother died, and the house had been destroyed in an unknown incident, and this caused Hevel and Set to run away to what was once their former home. They had to travel very far and very relentlessly, with them rarely stopping in order to know that the place that they are in is safe. And the thing is...many places they went too, they were not safe.
Their own kind, the humans, they originally were very normal people, not all of them friendly, but not all of them bad either. And at first, things were going stable. But after the death of their parents and brother, something changed in them, and even Hevel has no idea what is going on. The humans began to lose their senses, starting to get more violent and much more vicious than before. It even got to the point that some parts were far too messy to live in, and they even had to sneak to other vehicles, such as trucks, in order to go someplace that is safe. It took them an entire year or more to do it, and eventually, in one truck ride, they were able to find one place in the USA that is safe for them to be in: Maine.
Both Hevel and Set lived in Maine, and luckily, the humans here are by far the least violent, although some bad stuff still happens, but it is very rare. And Hevel had to work in part time jobs in order to help support both Set and himself, such as school and food. And at first...things were going to go very well for the 2 brothers. But unfortunately, one incident changed everything.
Set had gotten into a very bad car accident, due to a maniac driver trying to get away with some money. And the crash was so bad that it exploded the car, killing the robber. Hevel was able to get his brother out of the way of the explosion, but by then...the damage to his body was far too great that...he would die after a short while. Hevel did all that he could to keep him alike, did all that he can to save him and prevent him from dying. But no matter what he did...no matter what the doctors did...Set was doomed to die. Hevel did all that he could, praying for his brother's life, praying for Heaven and the angels to save him and not let him die, but no matter what said...nothing came. Hevel was about to lose hope...until he came.
Who came was no normal person...the person was not even human. It was none other than a certain King of Hell, who had arrived inside of the hospital room that Hevel was in. The King upon knowing the person on his bed, decided to offer him a deal: the life of Set saved...but his soul must be Lucifer's in exchange, and must become a demon in return. Hevel was conflicted and scared, and he did not dare want to leave his brother behind. But in the end...the love of his brother won over his thoughts, and he decided to take the deal. But before he did, he decided to prepare for his brother's remaining years of high school, which took him about a week at best, and wrote a goodbye letter to Set so that he knows he's been here. And with Set's life hanging by a threat, Hevel accepts the deal from Lucifer, and when that happened, Hevel's soul was given to Lucifer, as Hevel fell to Hell itself, and in his 7 weeks of being inside of it...it was torturous and hell, as he had slowly turned into a demon, which was exceedingly painful for him, almost to the point that he felt like he'll die, her something kept him alive throughout the process, which lead to who he is today.
And the way he became a demon made him unique compared to the other demons, mainly the sinners. For the sinners, they are unable to reproduce and cannot go to other rings down below the one that the sinners are mainly on, which is the Pride Ring. But Hevel, he discovered that he is able to go down there with no problem whatsoever, almost like Hell is treating him like a naturally born demon. And another thing is that, unlike Sinners, Hevel is capable of reproduction, and even Hevel has no idea why it is that makes him such a unique case compared to the other sinners.
But even in spite of that, these 2 were not the only things that Hevel had gained, as there is something else that he had gained that is beneficial in return. Hevel had gained immense power during his 7 weeks in Hell becoming a demon, enough so that he is considered an Overlord due to how strong he is and what he is capable of, which he had demonstrated before in the past. Although he did have trouble controlling it at first, he eventually got the hang of it and is able to control it, which was very dangerous, destructive, yet unique to him in some parts of his powers. It seems that Lucifer's deal with him made him a very strong demon all on his own, even though he had to give up something to make that happen.
But although his powers are very deadly to normal demons and sinners, he is surprisingly different compared to the other sinners. He is very polite, soft spoken, and nervous. But despite this, his time in Hell has hardened him a bit and made him act aggressive, but that rarely happens and even his own aggression scares him a bit. But it is because of his polite and nice demeanor that made him a perfect worker for the Happy Hotel, which was owned by the 2 people that had saved him before, when he was inside of Hell for 3 and a half weeks. And they were the only demons that he can trust to say his original human name, as he prefers to say only his new identity, Crowley, when he is outside of the Hotel.
As he thought to himself on all that has happened, he heard the sounds of a loud chiming, coming from the clock tower in the middle of Pentagram City. Although he has never witnessed it before, Hevel has heard about the extermination, where the angels from Heaven come down to be able to permanently kill any sinner demon that is not inside of their homes. So, this is a first time for him to see it, but not dare witness it, for he despises seeing what he considers as senseless slaughter of people down below, even though they are bad people. When he looked, he saw the angels come down, these ones called the Exorcists, and needless to say, the sight of them scared him, mainly due to the masks that they wear, which look like they are grinning menacingly and cruelly, as they go down to kill countless sinners. Crowley looks down, as he sees the Exorcists kill the sinners, as the sounds of hacking, slashing, piercing, and screaming filled the air. Crowley, not wanting to bear witness of it, closes the blinds, and snaps his fingers, as the sounds outside are gone. He held his head, as a look of horror and fright is present on his face, as he cannot help but think at what has witnessed from the angels. He was always told by his parents, at the rare times they pay attention to them, that they are meant to protect humans. So to see this made him rethink that. Crowley, not wanting to stay anywhere near the window of the room that he lives in, decides to leave and go elsewhere, in order to escape the scene that he had witnessed before. So, he opened the door and went through the Happy Hotel, in order to go somewhere else inside of it. As he went out of his room, he then heard something...singing from a female voice. As he heard that, he then turned around in order to see where the singing was coming from, even though he knows very well who it belongs to.
He turns to see someone coming through at the other side, a tall person at the height of over 6 feet, with blond hair, red coat and white buttoned shirt and black pants with white shoes, a single loose ponytail on her blond hair, red blush-like markings on her cheeks, and yellow sclera for her eyes. This is none other than Charlie Morning star, the daughter of Lucifer himself, which surprised him a bit, since he didn't expect for Lucifer to have a daughter. She was the one of the 2 people at the Happy Hotel that had found him when he was in the middle of his transformation as a demon, and although he was scared of her because he thought she was going to hurt him, Charlie proved that she is nice, as she took him in and now thanks to that, Crowley works for her at the Hotel, for he owes his life to her.
I'm always chasing Rainbows
Crowley hides behind some plants that are in the floor of the Hotel he is on, as he sees Charlie singing her heart out.
(At the end of the rainbow there's happiness
And to find it, how often I've tried
But my life is a race
Just a wild goose chase
And my dreams have all been denied
Why have I always been a failure
What can the reason be
I wonder if the world's to blame
I wonder if it could be me
I'm always chasing rainbows
Watching clouds drifting by)
As soon as she sees the Extermination is over, she goes out the top of the hotel's balcony, seeing the coast is clear.
(My schemes are just like all my dreams
Ending in the sky)
She fired what seems to be a fireball, as it crackled into fireworks. And the moment that happened, the demons began to get out of the buildings, and began to resume their usual activities like usual.
(Some fellows look and find the sunshine
I always look and find the rain
Some fellows make a winning sometime
I never even make a gain
Believe me
I'm always chasing rainbows)
Charlie looks down sadly at the sight before her eyes, seeing the countless bodies of the sinners laying, deceased, as she teared up, her eyes turned, now being red with yellow irises, as she looks at the clock tower.
(Waiting to find a little bluebird
In vain)
Crowley looks at her sadly, and even felt tears coming out of his own eyes, which he quickly wipes away. He decided to leave her be, since he thinks that she needs time to grieve on her own. He walked away, his thoughts are now becoming numerous, but then, as he turned, he almost bumped into someone, which made them both panic, as Crowley spoke out.
"O-Oh my goodness, Vaggie! I'm so sorry!"
The person who he is speaking to, who is also trying to calm him down, is a person at the height of 5'6, being a few inches taller then Crowley, although she is still shorter then Charlie, with long white hair reaching her knees and ending in pink with a red bow on top of her head, pink sclera and yellow irises, with a white dress that has Xs present on her breasts, wears long gloves thar reaches over her elbows, one of them being fingerless, and is wearing dark grey stalking, with one of then having pink stripes, with an eyepatch with an X over her left eye. This is Vaggie, who had been together with Charlie for a few years, and is the second person that he had met at the same time with Charlie, and right now, she is trying to ease Crowley's worries and prevent him from panicking.
"N-No, it's okay, Hevel, really. I know you didn't mean it."
She gently cups Crowley by the face, and Crowley took a couple of deep breaths, which were able to calm him down. Although Vaggie is usually someone that does not trust males and even does not like them to an extent, Crowley is very different, showing himself to be kind and selfless, with his nervous and polite demeanor endearing both Charlie and Vaggie to him. And throughout the months of being together, it went to the point that the trio went into a 3-way relationship with each other, or rather a threesome. It is a bit weird for Crowley, since he's used to 2 way relationships, but eventually, he was able to get comfortable with it, and honestly, he really enjoys being with them.
After Crowley calmed down, Vaggie lets go of his face, as she spoke out.
"So...is Charlie around?"
Crowley nodded, as he spoke out, although a tone of sadness that is present in his voice.
"She's at the balcony, grieving for the sinners that has died."
Vaggie sighed and spoke out.
"Well, can't blame her. I'll go and check on her."
Crowley nodded and looked around, and realizing they are missing someone.
"Wait, where's Angel Dust?"
Vaggie snorts, as she spoke out.
"Don't know. But I swear, he's dead if he is causing trouble outside. Especially since we have an interview with Katie Killjoy here."
Crowley looked at her unhappily, as he spoke out.
"We're going to interview with the demon that makes false stories and speaks bad about people, as well as someone who is horrible at her job as a news reporter?"
Vaggie nodded her head, as she spoke out.
"Unfortunately, that is the case. But..."
Vaggie looks down at Crowley, as she is smiling a little bit at him, and he then spoke out.
"Having you here will hopefully make it bearable for both me and Charlie."
Crowley smiled a bit, as he looks down with red cheeks. Vaggie smirked a bit, before she walks away, as Crowley made a seat appear next to the tall, and he sat on it. He sighed a little bit, as he looked down and pulled something out of his shirt, as it is shown to be a sort of locket, which is golden in color, goes under the collarbone, with the shape of a star and wings between it, both of whom are black in color. He sighed, as he cannot help but recall his last moments with Set, before he had to take the deal to save him. And it always breaks his heart to be reminded as to why it is that he is in Hell in the first place.
(6 months ago.)
"N...No...this can't be true! THIS JUST CAN"T BE TRUE!"
A young boy spoke out, as he has his hands on the sides of his head, and he seems to be panicking a little bit. He is shown to have black hair that reaches down to his shoulders and has green eyes. He is shown to en wearing grey pants that has black lines coming down from the sides, with a blue turtleneck shirt and a black coat with a hood on it, and he is panicking greatly, as he held his head. Hevel, he is panicking deeply, as he is pacing back and forth in fear and denial, as there is a bed next to him, present with doctors in what seems to be a hospital room for a patient. Laying down onto the hospital bed that he is on is a young boy that is 2 years younger then him, with red hair present on his face. But his eyes are closed and has bandages all over his body, except for his head, which only has a bandage around the top of his head, with a little bit of his red hair sticking out, with some stitches on his face, as Hevel spoke out.
"No, this can't...Set can't. No...he-he'll wake up! He can still have a chance to go out and be like he always has been! He can't just simply die now. Heaven can help him, I've been doing good, I...I..."
Hevel feels his denial growing, until a doctor grabs him by the shoulders, and spoke out.
"Hevel, please listen! We did everything we could, but we are unable to help him! We tried whatever surgery we did could work, we tried every operation we could on him to make sure that his life is saved. But nothing is working, it isn't working. His body is far too damaged from that nasty crash. Believe me, it would be something we would gladly wish can happen!"
Hevel stopped, as though the words crashed into a wall inside of his brain, making a huge hole that cannot be closed up. He lowered his head and his arms, as he stared down at his feet, and the doctor spoke out.
"I'm sorry, Hevel. But there is nothing else that we can do to save him. At the very least, he has at best a week of living. So...all you can do for him...is to be with him when he dies, so he doesn't lay down here alone."
Hevel's eyes widened, as he felt something within go deeper, as the doctor spoke out to them.
"Let's go...everyone. I think he needs some time by himself."
The doctors, nurses, and the assistants nodded, as they left, although they looked sadly at Hevel, feeling pity that he is now experiencing the death of his younger brother, who he had desperately kept on trying to save for a very long time. They all went out, and the door closed behind him. Hevel...he cooks not think...he didn't know what to think right now...except for Set. He turned around, and whimpered.
"N...No...you...you can't..."
He goes to to Set, looks and touches one of Set's bands, which is out of the covers, as he gripped onto his hand, trying his best not to hurt him...but he gripped very tightly, as he rants.
"Heaven...why?! I prayed for you, prayed for anyone in Heaven above to help my brother, to save him and let him live his life to the fullest! Especially since my brother and I are innocent and did not do any acts that are horrible! Is he not important to you and everyone up there?! Even just one single life?!"
Hevel, however, heard no answer of any sort. In fact, he did not hear anything else...but his own sobs and whimpering, as he feels hopeless at the situation that Hevel was hoping that he could resolve, especially since Set had spent months inside of the hospital, and Hevel had done all that he could to protect Set, to try and help him, to do whatever he did to try and keep him alive. But, it seems that his time is finally up...and Hevel just cannot accept that, as he felt like he failed him dearly.
As Hevel cried onto the broken body of his brother, his tears falling onto the quilt that covered most of his body, he then heard something, a tap of a cane pounding against the floor, as a voice spoke out.
"Well...seems I arrived at the exact right time."
This made Hevel snap his head up quickly, as he then turned around to see who it is that has spoke to him. And it is someone that he is not familiar with or has seen before. He looks and sees a man of some sort, at the height of 5 feet like himself, but is 3 inches taller. Although strangely, a bright light appears behind him, and because of that he cannot see his real appearance. But he can see the clothes that he is wearing, as well as what he is holding in his right hand. Oddly, he can make the attire of what seems to be a circus ringmaster of some sort, with a top hat and a coat, the coattails reaching down to his knees, with high heel boots, and he has what seems to be a cane of some sort with an apple at the top of the cane itself. The figure looks at Hevel, as he spoke out.
"So...you're the boy named Hevel, aren't you?"
This made Hevel's eyes widen an alarm, as he goes in front of Set's bed, seemingly in order to get in the way of what he might possibly do to him, as he spoke out, trying to be brave, but he just cannot make enough strength to make it sound powerful.
"Wh-Who are you? If you are here for my brother, then I will..."
But the figure held his hand up, and Hevel stopped...or rather...something made him stop, which caught him by surprise, as he has no idea why he stopped, as the figure before him spoke out.
"Heh...can't say that I will spoil who I am now...I'll tell you who I am...but only if you tell me why this kid behind you is so important to you. And if you do...perhaps I can help you...but I will need something from you in exchange."
This made Hevel looked unsure and conflicted, as he spoke out.
"Why...why should I believe you? How...how do I know you won't do anything horrible to him if I tell you?"
The figure gawked his head in intrigue, as he spoke out.
"Well...honestly, the only one that will be put through something horrible will be if you accept my terms, but the boy, whatever he is like to you...he'll be okay in a jiffy...and that is if course...if you are willing to tell me."
Hevel looks behind him, as he sees the heart rate beeping rapidly, making him see that his brother is about to die soon. A part of him wants to reject the offer of the mysterious figure before him, thinking that he is lying. But...at the same time, he wants to believe that his brother has a chance to be saved, even if something horrible were to happen to Hevel himself. Unable to think of any excuse to refuse, the love of his brother won the decisions, and he turned around, and shouted out to the figure with tears of anguish splashing down from his eyes.
"Okay, you want to know who this person behind me is? That person is my brother, my younger brother, Set, who I had worked so hard to protect for so many years! Who I tried to protect and tried to give him safety after we lost our family! And who I tried to raise by myself, even with all the failures that I had in doing so! And now I...I want nothing more than to make sure that he lives a far better life than me, if it wasn't for that horrible accident that he had to get himself into!"
This made the mysterious figure looks at him with a nod of understanding, as he spoke out.
"Huh...didn't think you could have such strength when you're upset. But...since you said who he is...I'll help him, and for you to know who I am."
The figure then stepped forward, as the light began to die down, and Hevel looked stunned to see the appearance of the person, and he did not look normal, at all. The man has blond hair, and has pale white skin, like he is made of paper, except he is perfectly shaped as a human, with circular red blush-like markings on his cheeks, and his eyes are shown to be a yellow sclera with red eyes. The coat is mostly white with red lines on the outside, but the coattails has red on the inside, and has a white top hat with a crown at the front and what seems to be a flat apple at the side. The cane that he is holding also has an apple on top of it. Hevel was stunned and afraid, he can tell this was something else, something...unnatural. This person...he is something that is not human. Hevel...he spoke out.
"What...that does not..."
The figure smiled a bit, as he spoke out.
"Well...Hevel...how about I introduce myself."
He then tapped his cane onto the floor, and all of a sudden, 3 pairs of wings appeared behind his back, which made Hevel stunned, as he spoke out.
"I...am Lucifer Morningstar."
This made Hevel shocked, as he heard that name.
"Lucifer...as in...the Fallen Angel Lucifer?"
Lucifer sort of deflated a bit, as he spoke out.
"Well...sort of, but not the reasons you know. Human mythology books are fucking inaccurate anyway."
Hevel looked a bit unsure of what to say, as Lucifer spoke out.
"Anyway...you wanted a miracle, right? Well...that man's me."
Hevel was about to take it...but remembered something that Lucifer had said to him.
"You said that there is a catch to the offer, right? What is it?"
This made Lucifer surprised a bit, but he smiled a bit, as he spoke out.
"Heh, sharp ears you have, Hevel. The humans I met would easily take it without hesitation, regardless of the risk. And as for the offer...I can help you with this...but something must be exchanged. My power over deals can allow your brother to heal...but there is something I must need from you."
Hevel looked at him, and he felt a bit afraid at him, because he is unsure if he is mentally prepared for what he is about to hear. But even so...he needs to hear it, if it meant saving his life. Hevel looks at Lucifer and spoke out.
"W-What must I give to save my Brother's life?"
Lucifer signed unhappily, as he spoke out.
"Unfortunately...in this case, in exchange for Set's life being spared...you need to give your soul to me...go to Hell itself, and become a demon in return. After all...having one life spared, means another life needs to be taken."
This made Hevel's eyes widened in horror, as he realized what this meant. He looked down at his brother, and he whimpered.
"No...but that...that means...I won't see my brother...again?"
Lucifer looked sad at him and shook his head, as he spoke back.
"No...unfortunately not. If there was another way that I can do this, believe me...I would. But my descent to Hell made it so it won't be the case."
Hevel looked down, and clenched his fist in distress at the situation, as Lucifer couldn't blame him for how he is feeling, but shook his head, and spoke out.
"So uh...you wanna take the deal or not?"
Hevel...he began to think, as he thought about all the good times that he had with Set, all the times he had raised him, all the times he read bedtime stories, the amusement park, the friends that Set has made...Hevel looked down...and opened his hands a bit, as he spoke out.
"Before I do that...do you mind waiting for a little bit? I need to do something...before I take the deal."
This made Lucifer gawked his head, and spoke out.
"And what would that be?"
Hevel spoke back.
"Getting him ready for his life, and this time without me. I don't want to let him go without being prepared."
Lucifer nodded his head, as he spoke out.
"Fair enough. But I'll only appear if you come back inside of this place. I'll watch over this place and wait...until you return with what you've prepared."
Hevel nodded his head, as he wiped the tears off of his face, but spoke out.
"And...one last thing I want to know? Why make a deal with me...out of the billions of other people that exist on earth?"
Lucifer looked down a bit, as he tapped his finger onto his cane, as he spoke out.
"Honestly...heh...even I have no idea. But for some reason...you have something that I've been looking for in a long time, a special thing you have that I sense about you. But I can't put my finger on that. So...don't really know what shit you have."
Hevel looked down, feeling unsure of himself, but he shook his head, as he then ran out of the door, and takes a quick ride back home. He went back home, which is simply a house with 2 floors and a basement, as he goes to try and prepare him for his life. He has enough money to give him all that he needs, such as school supplies, classes, as well as being able to look for potential jobs that Set can do when he is finally out of high school. Hevel spent a lot of time at home, preparing for all that he could, for a week, the same day that Set would die. He did all that he could, and prepared all that he could for Set to live on without him.
(A Week Later)
Hevel ran through the hallway of the hospital, as he woke up early and ran fast back to Set's room, as a piece of paper is shown to be clenched in his hand. Hevel pants a bit, as he felt tired from what he had been putting all of his effort through, and now...now the time has come. To fulfill his deal and save Set, even if it means that he himself must lose his life to make it happen. Hevel, after a minute, he reached the room, and opened the door, and goes into the room. The moment that he did, he heard rapid beeping, very rapid to the point that it sounds like it will flatline at any moment.
Hevel sighed, as he takes out a piece of tape, and straps it in front of the heart monitor, as he looks down at his brother. He puts his fingers on his lips, before he stroke his fingers onto his head, and he choked onto his own tears, as he said one last word to him.
"I love you...brother. And...I'm sorry...that I'm about to leave you."
He stepped back, and he turns around to his right side, and sees Lucifer having appeared in the room. Hevel took a deep breath, and sighed, as Lucifer spoke out.
"So...shall we?
Lucifer held his hand out, which glowed a bright light, and Hevel looks down, and then nodded his head. And although he took one last look at his brother, who he knows he'll be leaving, probably for the rest of his kids, the life of his brother being gone is something he cannot bear experiencing, as he turns back to Lucifer, and spoke out.
"Lucifer...I accept your deal."
He held his hand out and gripped Lucifer's hand, as the bright light shined at full blast, and powerful shockwaves were felt throughout the hospital, catching everyone by surprise. The entire place began to crack, but not just that. The entire city the hospital is in also began shaking, like an Earthquake is starting to occur. Hevel looks down at himself, as he felt something leave him, and Lucifer, his demonic horns out with his red sclera and yellow irises appearing, and a fireball on top and between the horns, as Lucifer felt himself getting stronger, due to Hevel's soul being bound to him, as a white chain formed around his neck and wrapped around Lucifer's hand. Hevel looks to the aids, and sees that Set's injuries are starting it heal at a rapidly fast rate. In fact, it was so fast that...it looked like he healed in 7 seconds. Hevel smiled a bit sadly, knowing that his brother is going to live...but he damned himself in the process. Hevel closed his eyes, as he looks down at the ground, and waits for the inevitable to happen. And sure enough, a pentagram formed underneath him, and Hevel fell down into it, as Lucifer vanished into Hell as well, back to his domain.
(3 and a half weeks later)
In the area of Pentagram city, there is sights of demons walking down the sidewalk, as they are minding their own business, although some of them began to fight each other due to the fact that they bumped into each other on accident. The large pentagram on the sky present, as if it is an eye glaring down at the whole denizens of hell, being there to show how much it despises them whenever it looks at it. Still, the air around felt wrong for those that are within the area, as the demons regularly insult each other, with rarely any that are kind to one another. Amongst the crowd of people, there is one individual that is present inside of the crowd of demons.
Hidden underneath the white cloak of some sort, is a familiar young man, but there is some parts of him that have changed. Notably, patches of his skin have became as pale as a corpse, as well as one of his hands, they have become black and have claws on the ends of his finger and thumbs. One of his feet has also been replaced with something, the hoof of a lamb, yet it feels like it has grown from where his foot was rather than having replaced the food he had. One of his eyes, the left eye, is also bleeding a black liquid, with said eye also having a red sclera with grey irises.
Hevel had been stuck inside of Hell for a little while, for what must been a few weeks, but he has no idea how long he had been stuck down here exactly, although he does remember the day that it happened. And needless to say, he has not having the time of his life during his first few weeks. He had been changed by other demons, who have no idea what he is and attacked him, and had almost been killed, with very close calls. And yet, none of them compared to what he has been experiencing in Hell.
During his time in Hell, Hevel has been slowly, her painfully transforming into a demon during his stay here. And needless to say, it is by far the most tortuous experience that he is feeling, as he at times feels his body being on fire from the inside, as he felt excruciating pain from the transformation, as claws formed from the fingers, his eye changing into that of a demon, and his right leg becoming a lamb hoof, which were by far the most painful parts replaced yet. His second most painful part of him being turned...is his blood, which is happening all over his body. And the alteration is so painful, he felt like he wants to trio and collapse to the ground. But he is very determined to keep moving, not daring to let himself fall down to the ground. He had to find someplace safe inside of Hell, and he won't stop until he find one. He wants to live still, because he has no idea what will happen when he dies.
But as he continued to move and go around, he looks to see a TV of a certain demon that has a television screen for a head. Hevel raised his right hand and snapped his fingers, as the TV shut off, as Hevel kept on moving, and he watches his surroundings, making sure he does not bump into anyone. However, he did not notice, as he is waking in their direction, was a certain Princess and her Partner. As Hevel accident my bumped into Vaggie, as he fell to the ground.
"Hey, watch it!"
Hevel scared, quickly stood up and squeaked.
"S-Sorry!"
He then ran fast. But the response caught the pair by surprise at his response...as if an apology has never been heard before in Hell. Back with Hevel, he turns to the back alley, as he held his white cloak around himself, as he spoke out.
"That...that was bad. If...I hope they aren't coming to kill me."
Hevel then felt some pain on top of his forehead, as he held it. Hevel looks down and shook his head, as he looks forward before the opening, as he spoke out, a little scared.
"I can't just stay in my position. It's too dangerous. I need to keep on moving."
Hevel ran to the end of the alleyway, but unbeknownst to himself, he was being followed by Charlie and Vaggie, who had gotten interested at him, as Vaggie spoke out to Charlie.
"Umm...are you sure that this is a good idea, Charlie? I mean, just because he apologized doesn't mean that he's a good person."
Charlie looks at her and nodded her head in excitement, as she spoke out.
"Of course! If he wasn't kind, why else would he apologize? I think he'll be a good addition to the Happy Hotel project!"
Vaggie was a bit skeptical, but she nodded her head, as she and Charlie ran to the end of the Alleyway, in order to try and find him. But when the did, they saw something that made them stop their goals. Hevel is show to be surrounded by a group of demons that are wearing mafia clothing and have snake skin for all of them, with short horns on top of their heads. Hevel shook at what is happening, as Charlie and Vaggie his, but Vaggie pulled out a spear from her back, as she got ready to attack in order to save him.
"Hey, give us everything you have! Any fucking money or all that shit that we want!"
Hevel spoke out.
"What do you mean, 'money?' I don't have that! Whatever I have, I don't have it!"
The snake demon leader, not believing him, spoke back.
"Then why do I smell like you have been drinking some rich shit?"
Hevel spoke out.
"Thar's because I was surrounded by others! What are you even talking about?!"
This made the snake demon leader, having enough, spoke out.
"Then I suppose we can take your fucking hide and staple it onto our walls!"
The snake demons have knives in their, as Vaggie gets ready to attack them to save the demon.
"Stay away."
Hevel said softly, but they didn't listen, as they kept moving. Hevel spoke louder and more panicked this time, as he spoke again.
"Stay away!"
Then, the ground began to crack, and Occult Symbols began to form all around Hevel's body, both of his eyes glowing red and leaked both red smoke and demonic blood out, as he screamed out so loud, his mere voice shook the entire area.
"STAY AWAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!"
The moment that happened, with Charlie and Vaggie trying to steady themselves, the ground cracked and split open, as many of the snake demons fell inside of the crack. Some held onto for dear life, as magma rose up and consumed the snake demons, with the snake leader and one of his lackeys seeing Hevel running away. They attempted to attack him, but Hevel, out of instinct, reached out and clenched his fist, and attempted to backhand the leader. However...something unexpected happened. All of a sudden, something appeared into his hand, which was a sword of some sort, as he sliced the leader across the chest, hurting him badly, before he then made a spear appear and stab him in the head, along with his lackey, who was behind him, as both hit the wall. Hevel froze and held his hands to his mouth, shocked at what he had done, the sword disappearing from his hand, as Hevel ran away, frightened at what he can do. The moment he began to run away, Charlie and Vaggie got over their shock, as Charlie spoke out.
"We need to go after him! It's going to get more dangerous for him!"
Vaggie nodded, and spoke out.
"Let's find him quickly."
Charlie and Vaggie began to run, as they did all that they can to try and find him. They looked all that they could around the area at a lot of parts, but they were unable to find him a bit, as Charlie and Vaggie kept looking around.
"Charlie, maybe he got away. I think we're too late."
Charlie shook her head at what Vaggie said, as she spoke out.
"No, no he can't get away that fast. He's still around here. I know he is!"
Vaggie sighed at Charlie's determination, but they pressed on still. But then, they heard the sounds of clattering, which made them stop, as they looked and saw that it was none other then the white-cloaked person, and he was looking at the mirror in front of him. Charlie and Vaggie looked, as they hid behind one of the walls, and witnessed the white cloaked person got towards the mirror.
"What's he doing?"
Vaggie said, as Charlie shrugged a bit, as they continued to look at Hevel, who is looking at the mirror. He then stepped back, and takes off the hood, and what they saw made Charlie and Vaggie gasp in shock at what they are seeing. Hevel's showing his face, now halfway between his normal human self, and halfway becoming a demon, a patches of his demonic skin and human skin are scattered all over him.
"Wait...is that...a human?"
Charlie said, as Vaggie shook her head, and spoke out to her.
"No...he looks like...a cross between a demon and a human."
Hevel then felt pain in his head once again, this time far more worse then ever. He whimpered and squeaked in pain, as Charlie and Vaggie watched to see what is going on. A minute of this...and a wet tearing sound was heard, as Hevel screamed in pain.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
Charlie and Vaggie looked in shock, as they see sheep horns bursting out from his forehead and curving backwards, as flesh and muscle splattered onto the ground. Hevel went onto his knees and sobbed in agony from what had happened, as Vaggie held her hand over her mouth at the sight that she is seeing.
"Holy shit..."
Charlie too was shocked, but...a part of her does not want to see her in pain anymore. Right now...she wants to help him. She came out of hiding and began to walk to him. But when she did, her footsteps were heard, and Hevel turned to her. He tried to stand up and move, but the pain was so great that collapsed and he began to crawl away backwards, as he spoke out.
"You...go away..."
All of a sudden, a lighting bolt struck down from the sky and nearly hit Charlie, who was able to avoid it, it it caught her by surprise at what Hevel is doing. Still, she is determined to help him, no matter what it takes. She moved closer, Hevel spoke out.
"Go away. Go away!"
His eyes closed, and ice began to form onto the ground, made fire appear and melt the ice, as she continued to walk forward, as she reached her hand out to him.
"Why?! Why aren't going away?!"
He then made a few flames erupt from the ground like a geyser, and at the same time, a powerful gust of wind tried to blow her back. But Charlie was persistent, as she continues on. Crowley panicked more, as he clenched his fist too tightly, and the blood formed an occult symbol, resembling the Sigil of Lucifer, as it made a red wall of demonic energy appear. This made Charlie stop, as she looks to see Hevel backed away and then hit the wall, behind him, as he looked at her scared. Charlie felt sad for him, and needs to prove that she is not here to hurt him. She then jumped onto the air, and goes over the wall, as she kept moving towards Hevel, who was scared, and then hugs his legs and puts his face into his knees, as he croaked out 4 words of fear.
"P-Please don't...hurt me..."
Charlie looked and she saw how scared he is, but she forced herself to smile, as she grabbed Hevel by the sides of his head, which made him scared and shake, but Charlie then spoke out.
"Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you."
This made Hevel stunned, but he didn't believe it, until Charlie made Hevel look up to see her face, as tears of fear leaked out of his eyes and his teeth clenched into a look of fright. She gripped the sides of his cheeks and wiped his tears away, as Charlie spoke out.
"Hell has not been kind to you, I can tell. But don't worry. I'm not here to hurt you?"
Hevel sniffed a bit, as spoke out.
"Y-You aren't?"
Charlie shook her head, as she spoke out.
"No...in fact...I never hurt others. I help others...and I want to help you as well. We may be strangers...but that means nothing, because I help people, regardless if I dot know them."
This made Hevel surprised, as Charlie got out of the way, and Vaggie extended her hand out, as she spoke out.
"Hey...can you get up?"
Hevel looked up at Vaggie, and he reached out his hand to her. And while he hesitated, since he does not trust them still, due to what he has seen in Hell...he eventually took her hand, and she pulled him back up. Hevel looked at them both, and then looked at the white cloak on the ground. He reached out to get it, mainly due to the fact that his normal clothes had been worn and ripped a bit both from age and from the fights that he had gotten dragged into, but Charlie grabbed him by the hand softly, as she spoke out.
"Hey, you don't need to do that. As long as you're with me, you'll be okay."
Charlie smiled brightly at him, and Hevel was unsure...but he stepped back, as he spoke out.
"Who...do you mind telling me who you both are, if it isn't a problem?"
Charlie looked and smiled, as she spoke out.
"Oh, right! I'm Charlie, and this my Vaggie here! And your name?"
Hevel then spoke out.
"Hevel...my name is Hevel..."
Charlie smiled, as she spoke out.
"Well, Hevel...it is nice to meet you...and considering you are being nice...I have a place in mind that you might be able to live in."
This made Hevel look in surprise, as he spoke out.
"A place...for me to live in? Where? What...what place is that?"
Charlie smiled, as she already thought of it, for it has been one that she has been making for a very long time. And she bets that Crowley will like it.
(Minutes Later)
Charlie, Vaggie, and Crowley are shown to now be inside what seems to be a Limousine of sort, worn Charlie and Vaggie sitting on one end, and Crowley sitting on the other, hugging his entire body, as he looked around at the scenery outside the window, before he looked down. Charlie and Vaggie looked at the state that he is in, and they can tell that his experiences in Hell had turned him into a paranoid and timid wreck, since he often looks around, as if he is seeing something there.
Vaggie crossed her arms, as she looked sadly at him. Normally, she wouldn't like males and would not even trust them, especially since one of their possible clients is being chaotic in a way. But...Hevel was...different. He was scared and did not act bad. He was even polite in wanting to know their identities and even simply said his own name. Honestly, Vaggie cannot help but feel sorry for the poor bastard for all that he went down there. Suddenly, one of them demons went to the window to scare him, and Crowley flinched and panicked, causing the windows to become black and unseeable at the sides, and he puts on his hood to hide his face, as he whispered a bit. The windows changed back to normal, as Vaggie spoke out.
"Geez...sure did a number on him."
Charlie nodded, as she goes to Hevel, and stoked his face a bit, as Hevel looked to see that he is close to tearing up.
"Hey, I'll be alright. Remember, you're safe with me."
Hevel was hesitant, but he nodded his head, as he stopped gripping onto his hood, and he puts it off of his head. But the time he did that, he looks to see that they are out of the city. Hevel sighed, as he stroked his own face a bit and wiped his tears away, as he stopped shaking a bit, but he still felt scared. Crowley looks and sees that they are getting close, and after a minute of waiting, she spoke out.
"Alright, we're here. Welcome to the Happy Hotel!"
Hevel looked outside, and he sees a tall building worn the sign that literally says 'Happy Hotel' as Vaggie and Charlie get out of the car, and Hevel opened the car to get out. He hesitated, but Charlie grabbed him by the hand and gently drags him out, as Hevel follows Charlie. Vaggie stays beside Hevel, to ensure that she has her back, as Charlie opens the door, and Hevel is now inside with the other 2. He sees the halls were dusty with cobwebs and all of that, with a sign in the ground. Hevel looked around and spoke out.
"Umm...nice place?"
Charlie smiled a bit, as Vaggie did the same, since he didn't insult it. But as he said that, a male voice spoke out.
"Huh, new little sweetheart to live with us or something?"
Hevel and the other 2 looked too the side to see a tall Demon that is 8 feet tall with 2 pairs of arms, white fur that has a whole bunch puff up his chest, and a purple coat with a red tie, with sharp fangs that has one golden tooth and red pupils, with the right eye having a yellow sclera and the left eye having a black sclera. He smiled a bit and Charlie spoke out.
"Angel Dust, you're already back from-"
Angel Dust interrupted her rudely.
"Yeah, already back from the fucking studios, now got some me time for myself."
Angel Dust looks at Hevel, and spoke out in a flirty tone
"Wel ain't you something, little guy. Mind having me suck on your-"
Hevel backed away, but all of a sudden, he tripped and fell backwards, and another wet tearing sound was heard, as he fell onto his back. The pain in his left leg is indescribable, as he raised his head, and spoke out weakly.
"O...Oh...not again."
Everyone looked down at what he is seeing and although Angel Dust whistled a bit at the sight, Charlie and Vaggie were horrified. Hevel's leg that was once human flesh, had been ripped off, showing the flesh, muscle, and nerve endings. And in the place of his left leg, is another lamb hoof that is black in color.
"Woah, fucking gross."
Angel Dust said, as Vaggie snapped back.
"ANGEL!"
Hevel looked closed to tears as he said that, but shook his head, as he spoke out.
"O-Ohhh...sorry. Here, I'll throw that outside."
He goes to crawl for it, but Vaggie spoke out.
"No, don't. I'll do it."
She grabbed onto the flesh that was on the floor, and threw it out of the door as far away as she could. Hevel looked down at the ground, as she then began to stand up, and tried to walk a bit, but he collapsed, and Charlie grabbed him, as Charlie spoke out.
"Here...let me get you to the room you're going to be living in, okay?"
Hevel nodded, as Charlie walks him someplace at the second floor, as Vaggie goes after them, although Hevel began to walk after a little bit, with a little bit of difficulty due to the way his feet have become, and the both of them reached a room of some sort, with a king-sized bed and a lamp that has a window at the side. Hevel walks up to the bed and sits on it, as he looks around for a bit, and he spoke out.
"Well...I guess it's okay."
Charlie smiled for a bit, as she walks and goes to him, and later sits beside him. Vaggie then does the same, as she sits next to him at the other side, as Charlie spoke out.
"So...Hevel...if that is your name...do you mind...telling us something, if you are willing to explain, that is?"
Hevel looks at Charlie, and spoke out.
"What is it?"
Vaggie then spoke out.
"Well, it's mainly for...what did you do to get down to Hell? Because normally, humans become sinners the moment that they die. But...you...you slowly becoming a demon, which is not what happens to Sinners. Like, what crime did you commit that got you down here?"
Hevel looks down, as he spoke out.
"The...the thing is...it wasn't because of a crime or anything."
This made Charlie and Vaggie confused, as Hevel continued to explain.
"It was because...it was because of a deal that made me go to Hell."
This caught both Charlie and Vaggie by surprise, as she spoke out.
"What? Why did you take a deal?! Making a deal with a demon, on earth? For what?!"
Hevel spoke back.
"I...I was in a desperate situation that had me do this. And I didn't have a choice. It was because I..."
Vaggie narrowed her eyes, angry at him, but because he had done something insane, and it worries her.
"Because of what?"
Hevel spoke hesitantly, as he revealed the answer.
"Because my...my brother was dying."
This caught Vaggie and Charlie by surprise, as Vaggie spoke out.
"What?"
Hevel took a deep breath, as he explained himself.
"My...my younger brother, he was caught in an accident. He was dying, the doctors, they did all that they could to help him, but they were unable to. The damage was so great to his body that it would kill him in a week. And I...I was desperate to keep him alive. I couldn't bear losing him. And...it was only when he came to help me with this."
Vaggie touched Hevel's shoulder, and spoke out.
"Who?"
Hevel looks down, and spoke out his answer.
"The Devil himself, Lucifer."
This caught Charlie by surprise, as she spoke out.
"Wait, my dad came to you?"
This made Hevel surprised at what Charlie said, as he spoke out.
"What?"
Charlie, realizing she forgot to mention that, rubbed her hand behind the back of her head, as she spoke out.
"Oh...I forgot to mention that. I'm Lucifer's daughter."
This made Hevel blinked, but he noticed that she has Lucifer's blush markings, pale skin, and eye color. Hevel looked down at himself, as he spoke out.
"Oh...should have guessed that obvious sign sooner. Anyways...Lucifer offered a deal to me. He said he'll save my brother...but he wants...something else in return. In exchange for Set's life...I need to give up my soul, and be sent to hell and turn into a demon. And I did..."
He held his hand out, which then glowed red and start to make a familiar shockwave. Hevel retracted his hand...and seeing what this is...made Hevel scared of himself. Even Vaggie recognize this power, having heard of it from a certain Radio Demon, as Hevel finished his explanation.
"And after I took the deal...I get to see my brother one last time, as he was healed from his wounds. But...even though I'm happy my brother's alive...I don't think I'll ever see him again."
Charlie and Vaggie looked at him, feeling sad for him, seeing that he is not a bad person, but an innocent man who had became desperate to save someone that he cares so deeply for. Charlie, thinking that he needs something, goes and hugs him, as Vaggie does the same.
"Uhh...what are you doing?"
Charlie looks at him, and spoke out.
"Just, figured you needed this."
Hevel looks down, and Vaggie spoke out.
"Yeah...besides, you're half bad."
Hevel smiled a bit, even though it's still a nervous smile, as he spoke out.
"I...Thank you."
Charlie and Vaggie hugged him for a few minutes, before they let go of him, as Charlie spoke out.
"Hey...Hevel. How about you help with the Happy Hotel?"
Hevel looked confused, as he spoke out.
"Uhh...what do you all do in this hotel?"
Vaggie points to Charlie and said the answer.
"Charlie made this hotel to redeem sinners so that they can ascend to Heaven."
This made Hevel surprised, as he spoke out.
"Redeem...sinners? Like...is that even possible?"
Charlie grinned, as she spoke out.
"Well, that's the beautiful part, by making it possible! And I'm going to find a way to make it happen!"
She sounds oddly optimistic, which made Hevel feel relaxed for some reason, as Vaggie spoke out.
"So...anything useful for the hotel that you can do?"
Hevel looked at his knees and spoke out.
"I...the only thing I'm good at is cooking and organizing. I don't know how that can be useful."
But Charlie grabs him by the hands and spoke out.
"Great! The Hotel doesn't have those! You can help with that! At least with the cooking part, since we don't have that."
This made Hevel surprised, as Vaggie spoke out.
"Well, Hevel...welcome to the club."
Hevel, hearing this, smiled a little bit. Perhaps...he does belong here after all.
(Now)
Hevel looks down a bit, as he felt something sprout out of his back for a bit. He turned around and see 2 pairs of wings present, almost resembling that is a crow's, but much more blacker and darker, with red lines present near the beginning part of the wings, the red lines scattering and connecting everywhere at both the Leaser and Median Coverts, but does not go beyond it. Hevel looked at them, as he made then disappear, since he tends to make them appear without even trying. He sighed, as he stood up, and spoke out.
"Better get ready for the interview with Katie Killjoy, I guess. Huh, this is going to be a very long day."
He stood up, as he walked back to his room, preparing for the interview, unaware that they will run into some problems when that happens. But for Hevel, it is just the beginning of something unique happening, especially in the relationships he has with both Charlie and Vaggie.