Hell is Forever

by Zer0the0mega108

Adam, First Man of Eden, First to fall in the dirt and claw his way back to Paradise. Now he is Commander of the Exorcist, eradicating Hell's population as both a form of revenge and entertainment: Heaven's Monster. Still, can the Princess of Hell show this Heavenly Beast there is a chance of Redemption for a realm of Damnation, and for him?

3. Chapter 3

And with this i post the third chapter I have done, it will take sometime before the next chapter is posted but I really enjoyed this chapter mainly for the Adam/Charlie bits, some growth is starting to blossom, it's a long way but it will be there.

Chapter Three: Trust Part One

"Adam." Said man turned around as he and Lute were preparing to leave Heaven, seeing Uriel descend towards them. Uriel still wore the crimson armor he always wore since Eden, a staff with the cross in one hand.

"Lord Uriel." Lute bowed her head, Uriel returning it with a soft smile as Adam smirked.

"Sup, Urinal." Uriel grimaced as Adam used his new shitty nickname for the Archangel. Clearing his throat and wishing to take this seriously.

"Adam, I know Sera and Michael want you to take this new….mission of yours seriously. I share their sentiment, but I do not share this dream of my….niece." Uriel muttered as Adam cocked his eyebrow. Out of the Archangel siblings Uriel always took his duties to heart, and when Lucifer betrayed them all he was one of the few that weren't sodden with betrayal, and to this day he always wondered if Uriel knew Lucifer would fall.

"Yeah trust me, Uri, I don't think Princess' plan is gonna fucking work. However, I am a MAN of my word and followed through on our bet." Adam growled, rolling his eyes as Uriel sighed.

"Do not fret, Lord Uriel, should any of them try anything I will strike them down as if I am the Will of God!" Lute declared, pulling her sword out.

"Jeez Lute, cool your panties." Adam stated as his right hand sheathed her blade.

"Well, so long as she is nothing like her father, I suppose I shouldn't worry much." Uriel said. He would think a miracle for a child of Lucifer to be nothing like the fallen angel, but the way Sera and Michael explained the situation already put Uriel on edge.

"Trust me, she's just as annoying." Adam said with a deadpan expression.

"I see. Well, I did want to offer you luck, but the main reason is that I went and spoke with the exorcists. Some of the new ones are doing quite well from how well they spoke of you." Uriel said, Adam smirking placing a hand on his chest.

"Well yeah, I'm fucking awesome, and I make sure my girls are treated to my level of badassery." Adam said, looking up to see a few flying towards one of the Gates of Heaven ready to start their shift, waving down at their commander with happy smiles on their masks. Adam and Uriel returned their waves before turning back to each other. Adam could understand why Uriel wished to speak with them, since before they had become Exorcists and his personal army they were Uriel's Watchers, Lute included. Of course back then Watchers were both males and females but after some….rebellions Lute suggested they stick to sisters only. Why Adam had no idea but he wasn't gonna complain about having an army of badass bitches.

"Yes, I spoke with all but one, a young angel named Sachi." Adam and Lute looked over at each other, the First Man rubbing his chin trying to remember Sachi. There were over two hundred Exorcists and many tended not to take off their helmets unless they were back in their rooms or at his parties.

"Sachi, right she's a new one being part of the Exorcists for….four-!"

"Two, Sir." Lute corrected.

"Right. Two years and she's a pretty quiet one, not like my Shield Maidens." Shield Maidens, Adam's personal elite among the Exorcists, the only distinct difference being the golden band on their right wrists. Lute being his right hand was his first Shield, and he had a total of seven who he also considered his Consorts since they were the only ones that loved to sleep with the First Man.

"Yes, well I spoke with the others and none of them have seen or spoken with Sachi for the past week." Adam and Lute looked at each other in confusion, but Adam shrugged it off.

"Eh, I'm sure she's on vacation, I make sure the girls get a week off after the Exterminations to simmer down." Adam waved off Uriel's concern.

"She is still new, Lord Uriel, younger Exorcists don't usually stomach the bloodbaths down in Hell as we older angels do." Lute added, Uriel nodding in agreement. He never participated in the Exterminations, but he has had his fair share of battles against Lucifer's rebellions along side Michael and many of the older Angels. When Adam volunteered to command the Exterminations he had personally handed command of his Watchers to the First Soul of Heaven believing it would be good for the man. Surprisingly it was, despite his crass attitude Adam hits it off with the Angels and they too look at him with adoration. Still when it comes to the exterminations he had seen how some Exorcists, younger Heavenborne, were seemingly traumatized and needed Raphael's or Cherubs healing to calm them. Nowadays it was rarer but not unheard of for some to leave the Exorcists.

"Mmm, perhaps your right, maybe I should search all of Heaven." Adam's eyes widened in fear, knowing what would happen if Uriel begins his search. Uriel had the sharpest eye among his siblings allowing him to see all throughout Heaven if he so wished, but he never did have a reason unless he needed to find Adam or any of the Higher Angels. The last thing he needed was Uriel finding HER during his search.

"Ah, ah, let me handle it Uri. You entrusted me to the girls, so once Lute and I are done for the day we'll check in on Sachi. I'm sure she's off on one of those reclusive beaches in Paradise, I've taken some of those spots to get out of my jo-I mean when I needed to clear my head, hehe."

"Of course you have." Uriel rolled his eyes as Lute stepped forward.

"Plus, My Lord, with Heaven being twice the size of the mortal universe, I believe even your eyesight will take some time to find her. I know my sisters, Adam and I will find her much faster." While Uriel didn't believe his eyesight could not find her, he trusted Adam and Lute with the Watchers.

"Very well. I shall not distract you any longer. May the Creator bless you both when down there, but really how bad could it be?" Uriel tilted his head to the two before flying off.

"...Whew, that was a close one." Adam sighed, wiping his helmet.

"Indeed, Sir. Though it does bring me concern that none of the Sisters could pinpoint Sachi." Lute muttered, looking down at her helmet. Many of her sisters that were around since the Garden were still alive, but many had died during the rebellions, the last few joining the Exorcists as Adam's Shield Maidens gaining a bit of his own power and certain benefits. Still, the younger ones were her sister and family, she couldn't fathom why one wasn't responding or had even left a note. Well, at least she wasn't like the traitor who threw everything for…..Hell.

"Eh, let's not worry too much about it Lutey, I'm sure she's just relaxing after last extermination. Plus let's be honest between her and us, we've got it worse….we're going back down and NOT killing someone."

"Yet."

"Right, yet. Alright, let's go meet with the Princess." With that Adam and Lute flew down towards the pits, ready for whatever fresh Hell the Princess was gonna put them through.

(HIF)

"Adam! Lute!" Charlie happily greeted the two, both glaring at her as she welcomed them in.

"Jesus, how are you so happy, you're in Hell." Adam growled.

"How are you so grumpy, you're from Heaven." Charlie retorted with a beaming smile on her lips.

"Comparing Heaven to Hell is like comparing golden apples to rotten cantaloupes."

"Don't you mean rotten ap-!"

"I know what I said, now what the Hell is going on here?" Adam asked, pointing behind Charlie to see Vaggie and her pets, Razzle and Dazzle, setting up a poster with the words 'HAPPY FIRST WEEK, SIR PENTIOUS' in blue crayon.

"Oh well since Pentious is my second patron in the hotel, I am just so excited I wanted to make him fully welcomed like I did for you two yesterday!~~" Charlie said in a sing-song tone.

"Uh huh, and look where your blind excitement got you yesterday."

"Got you to change your mind and come back to the hotel?" Charlie asked with a teasing smirk.

"...Alright you smug little shit, I'll give you that." Adam said.

"Oh come, you still don't trust me, or any of us in the hotel?" Charlie asked as Vaggie walked up to them, glaring straight at Lute who returned it.

"I don't even think he does." Adam stated, pointing over at Pentious who slithered in with a strange steampunk cannon with his Egg boiz sitting on top of it.

"...Oh." Charlie muttered.

"Oh hello friends, Your Holinesses."

"Sucking up to me ain't gonna get ya off my sinners list." Adam stated.

"Do you like my new invention? I call it the 'Skin Flayer 11000'! I'm really looking forward to shooting the other residents." Pentious hissed, rubbing his hands together evilly.

"Permission to flayer the sinner, Sir?" Lute asked, reaching for her sword.

"Denied, Lute, bitch's cannon probably doesn't even work." Adam waved off the threat of weapon like it was a fly.

"Why would you wanna do that, Pentious?!" Vaggie growled, glaring at the serpent.

"Everyone is being too nice, obviously it must be a lie, I can sense they are planning to kill me. But when? HOW?! I must be prepared! Oh!" Pentious' demeanor changed happily as the doors were opened.

"There's the new parts for my machine are here." Everyone turned to see two demons walking in, one carrying a cart full of crates and one holding a clipboard.

"Sign, please." The first one stated. Adam and Lute eyed the one pushing the crate when she too finally noticed them, gasping in shock. Yet Lute did not jump to attack, but taking a deep breath she smelled something familiar….blood.

Angelic blood, and why the hell was it on this demon?

"Ah, don't you worry your demonic asses, we're not here to kill ya…..not yet." Adam said shrugging. While the treaty states Hellborne outside Pentagram City cannot be killed, those that still stay are on the Exorcists list. The demonborne eyed the two before quickly walking away, Adam moving to the crates while Lute eyed them, her mask turning blood red. Why did she smell angelic blood on them, was it her own imagination? Adam's blood was angelic due to his ascension and she could always smell it if she must, so perhaps it was just a error….still.

"Enjoy your Carmine purchases." The woman said before both left as Pentious slithered back to his weapon.

"Carmine? As in Carmilla Carmine? You are buying parts from an Overlord?" Vaggie asked in disbelief.

"Lutey, who the hell is Carmala Carbie?" Adam asked, barely paying attention to what Vaggie had said and guessing whoever that chick was.

"Carmilla Carmine, Sir. She's a Hellborne Overlord who sells-!"

"Angelic weaponry, what the fuck?!" Adam cursed, Lute peaking over Adam's side to see angelic steel within the crate.

"How the fuck are you sinners getting Angelic Steel?!" Adam growled, glaring at the group.

"...Seriously?" Vaggie asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"Oh yes, Carmine is quite famous for being the top weapons dealer in Hell. No one knows how but she's the only one to be able to craft angelic steel into weaponry." Pentious explained with a smile.

"For how long?!"

"Uh, I believe over two centuries." Pentious shrugged his shoulders.

"What the shit?!"

"How are you just learning this?" Charlie asked.

"Ya think I keep track of what those Overlord shits do for a living? I just wanna know their name and where they live so I can erase them. Lute how do they have any of our weapons?" Adam asked.

"You do tend to order us to have our spears and swords impaled in sinners as a warning." Lute explained.

"…"

"…"

"…So it's my fault?"

"I would be lying if I said it wasn't, Sir." Lute said, Adam groaning in annoyance.

"Okay I'm man enough to admit I fucked up."

"It's be a first." Vaggie muttered.

"A first for what?" Charlie asked, looking at her girlfriend in confusion.

"Oh-I mean-"

"Lute remind me to never do that again. Also nice burn Vaggisaurus." Adam growled, smirking at Vaggie who glared back.

"Also, Lute, when Extermination Day comes remind me to erase all of this Carmine's weapon factories or however the fuck she makes these. Speaking of which." Adam snapped his fingers, covering Pentious newly acquired crates in a golden cube before they disappeared from thin air.

"NOOOO~~~!"

"Did you just destroy them?" Charlie asked.

"Fuck no, I sent that shit to Heaven where it belongs." Adam explained, crossing his arms.

"But…..But….my weapo-!" Pentious shit his lips when Adam suddenly loomed over him, glaring down at the Sinner.

"Let me make this quite clear for you, you slithery fuck, you're already on my sinner list so unless you don't want to be the first, I suggest you listen and stop this steampunk bullshit." Adam reiterated his point by grabbing the cannon and forming a golden sphere of light. A flash of light and the cannon was nothing but ashes, cleaned up by Charlie's pets.

"But…..But I need it, I don't trust anyone here." Pentious moaned in defeat, sniffling at the destruction of his weapon.

"Pentious, no one is trying to kill you, people are being nice because they want you to feel welcome." Vaggie stated.

"Yeah, take it from her, she's the epitome of feeling welcomed." Adam joked, high fiving Lute as Vaggie glared at them. However, Pentious leaned over Adam's side to eye the rest of the hotel suspiciously: Husk downing a bottle while flipping him off, Angel checking Voxstagram while flipping him off, and Nifty cleaning while giggling madly.

"Mmmmm…I have my doubts." Pentious hissed, looking back at Charlie and Vaggie.

"Well, it's true, you have to trust us."

"But I don't."

"And why in the Seven Rings should he?!" Lute asked, walking up with her hands on her hip.

"This is Hell, damnation where they put the worst of the worst: Murderers, liars, rapists, cannibals….traitors." Lute growled.

"Lute's got a point, if ya can't even trust these fucks in this shitty hotel, how can they ever trust you two?" Adam asked, hands on his back with a smug grin on his face. Charlie rubbed her chin in thought, taking in Pentious trust-issues and looked at the two celestials. She could tell that Lute and Adam absolutely trusted each other, but didn't trust anyone here. That's when an idea popped in her head, snapping her fingers.

"You're right, Adam."

"He is?" Vaggie looked at Charlie in bewilderment.

"Of course I am...Right about what?."

"That no one trusts each other."

"Speak for yourself." Lute said with a roll of her eyes as Adam patted her head.

"But that changes now! I had the day planned out but now this is gonna be even better than what I had in store. Come on Vaggie!"

"But we should lay out some ground ru-!" Vaggie was cut off as Charlie dragged her away to begin new activities. Adam and Lute at each other, just as Charlie reappeared around the corner.

"Adam, why don't you and Lute make yourselves comfortable, we'll be right back."

"Hey, if my new job just has me sitting around you won't hear me complaining." Adam shrugged as he walked over to the large couch, sitting down as Lute stood by his side, standing across from them were the rest of the sinners sans Alastor.

"So…..how did you two meet?" Angel asked, looking at Lute but pointing at Adam.

"Excuse me?" Lute asked.

"Don't encourage him." Husker growled.

"Yeah, that ain't really your business, Pornstar." Adam said, leaning on his hand.

"Oh come on, I'm curious." Angel moaned.

"And that is how it's gonna stay." Adam said before something landed in his lap. Looking down he saw it was a black and white feline with one large eye, resting in his lap. Adam merely leaned back and began gently petting the cats fur.

"Aw, how cute Keekee likes ya." Angel cooed.

"Keekee?" Adam asked.

"The Princess' prized pet." Everyone turned to see Alastor walk into the room, cleaning his mouth of blood with a napkin.

"The feline never leaves the hotel and Charlie is quite attached to it. It's…..disgustingly adorable." Alastor summarized with a wide smile.

"I didn't know you were a cat person, Mr. First Man." Angel said.

"I'm an animal guy, I did name all of them after all." Adam stated, hand on his chest prompting Keekee to hiss in annoyance, Adam going back to petting her.

"So all that junk in the Bible and other texts were true?" Husk asked. He was pretty much sitting across from the Father of Mankind, might as well learn something.

"Eh, yes and no? Like I wasn't around for the Bible to really work, but the Angels did have a hand in helping correct how it should be and what not. Like the pre-marital sex stuff ain't really a HUGE deal, same with gay relationships. Though that one isn't frowned upon it's just most of the older angels being prudes, though looking down at Earth people do get freaky with it." Adam said, shivering a bit.

"So wait, if gay sex is allowed, why don't you WANT ME?!" Angel asked in disbelief.

"Because one: I'm not gay. And two: Nothing in sex is better than pussy, I should know I'm the first Man to try it and never stopped." Adam grinned as he continued petting the pussy.

"Can we please move on from sex." Husk muttered.

"Sheesh I didn't know sinners could be prudes. Whatevs, so anyways I did name all the animals in the Garden-!"

"So Dinosaurs aren't real?" Angel asked.

"Oh they were real, but they didn't live in the Garden, the angels never actually told me who made them but I just figured it was the Big G. Back to my point when naming the animals it gave them purpose."

"What do you mean?" Pentious asked, tilting his head with his Egg Boiz laying in his lap.

"Well imagine a fish, any fish. Imagine at the beginning that fish didn't know what it was or what it could do. It was like a blank canvas, until it was painted and given meaning. I named it a fish and then suddenly BAM, it swims and can't breathe outside of water. Plus they taste pretty good but I didn't know that until…..Whatever, moving on." Adam brushed away his last thoughts.

"So like, you created all the animalssss?" Pentious asked.

"No, not all of them just a small few here and there. The Big Man upstairs made a huge majority, the angels helped create some offshoots of those animals, and I was like an editor where I did the finishing touches. But I did create few like the Zebra, Grizzly Bears, Clown fish cause their funny, alligators, and fucking spiders but I still consider that one a mistake. Ugh." Adam shivered remembering his first time creating a fucking tarantula, it made Lilith run screaming and he had to admit it freaked him out no matter how kind it was….before the fall.

"Okay, so your the Father of Mankind, does that technically make you my great, great, great-!"

"Okay I'm gonna answer before you continue. Yes and no." Adam cut off Angel, picking up Keekee and setting her aside.

"Essentially I am the Progenitor of Mankind, the First Man and I did have LOTS of kids after Eden hit the bucket. Lots of them, lots of adorable kids, lots of fucking pieces of shit that couldn't hold a candle to their old man. But after Eden I wasn't the first human, and that's because the Almighty began making more across the Earth, spreading mankind at every corner. Which sadly at the time included fucking Sin thanks to Princesses fuck up of a father. So yes I am the Father of Mankind cause I am sure to have my blood in everyone's DNA, but not the first human." Adam explained.

"Aw, so there's a chance that I might be your great grandson times a million?" Angel teased.

"...Jesus I should just find out now so I don't have to think about it later." Adam groaned standing up and walking up to Angel, pulling him onto his feet.

"Hey there, Daddy, chill out if you want it rough it costs extra~~~!" Adam ignored him as he reached for his Halo creating another one, taking Angel's hand and preparing to place it through the ring.

"Wha-What are you doing?"

"Taking a DNA test."

"Hold on, ain't that with needles? Oh hell no am I letting you do whatever the fuck it is your doing!"

"What the hell are you talking abo-!" Angel ripped his arm away, Adam glaring down at the sinner and was about to chew him out when he noticed something on his hand. Rubbing his fingers together he notices white makeup on his hand, eyes trailing to Angel's arm where he had grabbed it. Were those…burn marks? Shaking his head, Adam burned the makeup on his hand and rolled his eyes.

"Listen don't be a bitch about this, Sinner, I'm just gonna put your hand through this and it will scan ya." Adam growled.

"Oh and I should trust ya?" Angel asked. Sure he was fine with hitting on the First Man, but they were still exorcists and killers.

"Do it, or I WILL." Lute threatened, reaching for her blade. She for one could understand why Adam was giving these Sinners the time of day, explaining his origins. He loved talking about his past and his victories to any winners and angels up in Heaven, but she wished he wouldn't give these sinners any attention. Angel looked between the two exorcists, hearing Husk grumble behind him.

"Just do it, you were basically asking for it." Angel scowled at Husk, but having no come back and not wanting the Exorcists to cut his arm off, held it up to Adam. The First Man surprised Angel by putting the ring through Angel's arm back and forth.

"Don't ask, I just don't want to catch any fucking dieases you have." Adam said, pulling the halo away.

"Puh-lease, despite what I am don't got a disease in me."

"It's not crazy how I don't believe that." Adam stated as Angel frowned, the halo beeping red.

"No match, well good news I am not related to you thank fuck." Adam sighed in relief.

"Yeah~~~, good news for us….Daddy~~~!" Angel moaned, puffing his chest up at the First Man.

"...Holy shit, I'm gonna sit down before I vomit."

"You'll come around." Angel teased as he sat back down, Keekee landing in Adam's lap.

"So anymore questions because otherwise fuck off." Adam said.

"Have you ever had human fl-!"

"No I never ate another human and if you ask me that again I'm incinerating you." Ada growled, silencing Alastor who simply chuckled and took a step back.

"...What were your favorite and least favorite animals?" Husk asked, wondering if the First Man ever played favorites or was like Charlie and 'loved' everything.

"Oh shit that's easy. My favorites start with the Eagle for personal reasons, Dogs, mainly the wolves, seahorses were just so cool to look at, Lions and Tigers were the best felines back then, with my last favorite animal being horses love those things. My least favorite animals are the Honey Badgers cause fuck those assholes it's always on sight with them, hyenas are fucked if ya know what I'm talking about, and to HELL with every form of insect and arachnid I regret allowing those to exist." Adam finished.

"That it?"

"Oh, and snakes for…..many reasons." Adam added, answering Angel's question, but a few had an idea on why that one specifically.

"Aww…." Pentious moaned.

"Don't take it personally like that, take it personally that I hate you as a sinner not a snake." Adam corrected.

"Oh!" Pentious attitude changed like a flip of a coin, it weirded Adam out, but before he could say anything Nifty began bouncing in front of him raising her arm.

"...What is it you little freak of infernal nature?"

"When you killed all the animals did you make their children WATCH?!" Nifty snarled, grinning wickedly up at the First Man.

"..."

"..." Adam slowly pulled Keekee out of Nifty's sight with his right wing, and Angel made note to go up and check if Fat Nuggets was still sleeping.

"...So moving on from...that, I get why Pornstar and Slytherin are here, but why are the rest of you working with the Princess?" Adam asked, wishing to change the subject. He really didn't care that much, but if he had to spend six months with these fucks, he might as well know why they are throwing their lives away for it.

"I'm here cause of him." Husk said jabbing a thumb at Alastor.

"Mmm yes, Dear Husker here owns me a great debt, and Charlie needed a bartender, a win-win in my eyes." Alastor explained, and while Adam didn't know how they work, he knew enough that Alastor owned Husker's soul.

"Right, so what about that little freak?" Adam asked pointing at Nifty who was in the corner hunting a cockroach.

"Nifty? Oh they needed a cleaning maid and Nifty does the job so well~~~." Alastor said with a twirl of his staff, the group looking over to see the maid happily kill the cockroach…..was there other cockroaches crying as they watched?

"...Uh huh, so why are you here? I sincerely doubt-!"

"In your black heart." Lute added.

"-that you care or even believe Charlie's dream will work. So why are you here?"

"Oh well that's quite simple really." Alastor chuckled as he walked over to Adam, Lute reaching for her blade as Alastor stood in front of Adam. The Angel made note of the shadows creeping closer around Alastor, his features widened almost static like….were his horns getting larger?

"For entertainment." Alastor stated, stepping away from Adam who seemed unphased by the Overlord's power.

"Alright ya fucking weirdo, so besides creeping everyone out and fixing up the hotel, what else do you do?"

"Well I help advertise the Hotel's reputation, I even helped make the commercial for the Hazbin Hotel." Alastor stated as he adjusted his staff, while Angel laughed.

"Yeah, it's fucken hot garbage, but funny shit." Alastor's eyes narrowed at the sinner, a static going through the air but it was ignored as Angel reached for the remote.

"Wanna see if we can find it?"

"...Fuck it, why not."

(HIF)

"Hey everyone we're do-Oh what's going on in here?" Charlie asked as she and Vaggie walked in to see everyone sitting in front of the TV, Adam in the center with Keekee in his lap, Angel at his right with Lute on his left while Husk and Alastor stood behind.

"Watching some of Hell's TV, honestly never seen any but Jesus are you people eating up this….Box shit." Adam said, gesturing to the TV with some new product for Hell from one of the Overlords.

"We also saw your 'commercial'." Lute said with air quotes.

"Oh….you did?" Charlie chuckled nervously as Adam looked over his shoulder smirking at the Princess.

"Yeah and Princess, maybe don't have this schmuck fuck advertise your hotel. I bet this Rox guy on the TV could do a better job." Adam stated, unaware of Alastor's glare.

"...Is that Keekee on you? AAAaawww." Charlie cooed, watching in awe as her pet cat purred in Adam's hand.

"Yeah, now take her back." Adam stated, handing off the cat to Charlie who happily jumped into her arms.

"Well, everyone, follow me over here." Charlie beckoned the group over to the center of the main hall, where a new poster hang above what looked like a diving board ladder, nearly reaching three stories of the Hotel.

"When the hell did you guys put this here? We've been like five feet away the whole time?!" Adam asked.

"I had Razzle and Dazzle make it." Charlie explained cleaning a smudge on Razzle's cheek.

"Anyway, I want to thank everyone for being here, but it has been brought to our attention that maybe a liiiiittllllle…..tension. In the hotel." Charlie said, looking at the group. Adam stood with his arms crossed while Angel tried to puff out his chest to the first man, only for Lute to grab his arm and force him on her opposite which pushed him into Husk who growled, while Pentious had Nifty coiled in his tail with a strange gun in hand.

"Tension that could be counterproductive to what we're trying to do here." Vaggie added as she took the fun from Pentious hand, much to his ire.

"So we think that this group could really benefit from~~~~~~!"

"I swear to the Almighty if you sin-!" Lute was cut off as Charlie and Vaggie jumped into the air.

"Trust Exercises/Trust Exerci-Oh shit." Vaggie cursed as she landed on her ass, much to Adam's enjoyment.

"HA!" Adam laughed as he elbowed Lute who smirked, while Charlie helped Vaggie back on her feet.

"Trust exercises, we're doing trust exercises and I hope everyone would love to join. Even you Adam, and you too Lute." Charlie said, smiling softly at the two angels.

"Since when do we need to do these? I think I did my share after yesterday's fiasco." Adam said with a frown.

"This hotel and everyone in it needs to find trust, and it won't start if we don't give them a chance. We" Charlie explained, walking up to the First Man. Adam stared down at Charlie, and once again he saw her, her blue eyes smiling up at him.

"...Fucken fine, come on Lute we'll join them." Lute nodded as the group stepped up.

"YAY! This includes you too, Alastor."

"Oh very well, I might as well watch this all come crashing down."

"So….what's with the whole uh-this?" Husk asked, gesturing to the high diving board.

"Well you see trust begins with a single step, admitting a vulnerability with one another as a sign of trust. Now because there are nine of us, I will stay out because I trust all of you. Even you and Lute, Adam."

"You're gonna regret that in six months."

"...So I did a drawing board of those who trust the least with one another. Four will take a leap of faith while the others catch. The four to jump will be Angel Dust, Lute, Vaggie, and Nifty. Here I will show you how it is done. I trust any of you to catch me." Charlie explained, climbing up the ladder and standing at the edge.

"I just want you all to know, I love you all. Like really, really love you guys." Charlie cried, turning around and letting herself fall. Vaggie stepped up to catch Charlie, knowing no one else would, when someone else beat her to it. Charlie's eyes shot up to find herself in Adam's arms, his yellow eyes glaring down at her as she sniffled.

"Do not cry on my robes or I swear-!"

"You do care!"

"I don't, I just don't wanna listen to you bitch that I'm not taking part in this stupid exercise." Truth be told the Exorcists did something similar minus the admittance of something, so he was used to catching girls. He wasn't gonna tell Charlie that nor did he care about this whole exercise, though he would be lying if he said it wasn't out of instinct.

"Sure you don't." Charlie teased as Adam set her down, the Princess turning to the rest.

"Angel Dust, you go first, Husk you'll catch him."

"Ugh, fine." Husk growled as he stepped under the diving board while Angel climbed up.

"Don't worry Kitty, I trust ya!" Angel exclaimed from above.

"Can I ask why?"

"So, some truth about me? Hmm….I love sucking-!"

"I SWEAR IF YOU SAY DICKS!"

"Popsicles, get your mind out of the gutter." Angel chuckled as he fell back and luckily into Husker's arms.

"...But yeah, dicks too." Husk rolled his eyes, dropping the pornstar.

"Okay, your turn Lute." Charlie said, smiling over at the Exorcists.

"...Sir, permission to-!"

"If I have to do this, you have to do this, Bitch so don't even try getting out of it." Adam said, patting Lute's head who groaned in annoyance before flying up to the diving board. Walking over she growled seeing it was Pentious beneath her.

"If you drop me, I will make you watch as I slowly break every one of those eggs shell by shell." Lute promised.

"Do not worry, Fair Exorcists, I will catch you!" Pentious declared.

"Lute, say something about yourself." Charlie asked in a sweet tone.

"...I trust and care for each and every one of my sisters in Heaven…..and ONLY the ones in Heaven." Lute stated, turning around and falling down. However, before Pentious could catch her, Lute's wing shot out and the Angel gently floated back onto her feet.

"Aw…"

"Lute, come on Pentious was gonna catch you." Charlie said, frowning at the angel.

"I'd sooner rip my own arm off than put my trust in a Sinner." Lute stated walking away from her and standing on the opposite end of Adam. Charlie looked up at Adam expecting him to reprimand his lieutenant, but the First Man said nothing just looking at his hand.

"May I have that hand should you ever do such a thing?" Alastor teased enjoying the anger he got out of Lute. Seeing tensions about to rise, Charlie cleared her throat and turned to Vaggie.

"Vaggie, you're up, please." Vaggie took a deep breath, knowing there were only two people left to catch her and each one she hated deeply. Climbing up the ridiculously long ladder she reached the end of the diving board to see who stood at the bottom.

"Charlie, please tell me this wasn't on purpose?" Vaggie groaned, looking at her girlfriend who chuckled.

"Well, Vaggie, you have to admit between everyone here you two….don't get along very well." Charlie explained, gesturing to the Radio Demon.

"Oh come now, Vagatha, where is the camaraderie between Sinners like us?" Alastor asked, smiling up at one-eyed sinner.

"...I don't trust you." Vaggie said out loud, closing her one eye and turning around letting her body fall. She fully expected to not be caught by Alastor, nor anyone but Charlie, so when she felt her body be caught she thanked whatever deity that made Charlie the way she is. However, imagine her shock when she opened her eye to see it wasn't her girlfriend who caught her.

"The fuck?" Adam said nothing as he held Vaggie in his arms, for his attention was on the Overlord standing in front of him with an oh-so innocent smile.

"Oh, dear Adam I didn't know you were such a party pooper, where's your sense of humor?" Alastor teased.

"Bitch, you didn't have your arms out, at least fake try if you wanna be funny." Adam glared at the Overlord, who if he was nervous, hid it with that annoying smile.

"Hmm, well the thought crossed my mind for a split second but…you know it wouldn't be as funny." Alastor said with a shrug.

"What I know is if you wanna live a few extra miserable months you need to at least try and get on my good side, Alastra." Adam said, Vaggie groaning in annoyance.

"It's Alast-."

"You shush."

"Yes Sir." Vaggie's eye widened as a deep crimson blush appeared on her face in embarrassment she felt like vomiting. She can't remember the last time she called Adam Sir let alone commander, since he always wanted the girls to call him by his many changing nicknames. Before she could say anything Adam set her down before stepping up and glaring down at Alastor.

"Let me make it quite clear you Murderous Bambi knock-off, until a halo pops up on that crimson head of yours: You and every Overlord are the first on my list of exterminations. And that goes for all of you." Adam stated, glaring at each and every Sinner.

"The Princess can try and make y'all feel better, but until one of you ascends to those Heavenly Gates: You're as good as dead." Adam growled, standing at full height radiating his power, which was like comparing insects to the damn exterminator in Adam's eyes.

"So Princess, whose the last fucking one again?" Adam asked, glaring at the princess.

"ME!"

"Fucken wha-GAH!" Adam looked up only for something to tackle his face slamming him to the ground, much to the enjoyment of the Sinners around them, while Charlie dragged Vaggie away.

"Goddammit!"

"I trust you, Bad boy~~~!" Nifty purred, her eye pressed against Adam's helmet.

"GET OFF ME!" Nifty giggled as she crawled away and back up the ladder.

"Remember, Nifty dear, you have to reveal some damaging truth about you." Alastor reminded as Lute helped Adam back up, the First Man rubbing his face.

"Heheh, sometimes I kill mother bugs in front of their children as a warning to others." Nifty giggled before leaping off the board. This time, both Adam and the group, took a step back as Nifty landed face first onto the ground.

"YAY! PAIN!" Nifty giggled before running back up the diving board and jumping again, everyone watching while Charlie pulled Vaggie to the other side of the room away from listening ears.

"I don't know if this is really working the way we hoped….Maybe we should-!"

"Charlie, honey, I know you want to help them but maybe I should give it a go." Vaggie suggested.

"Really?"

"Yes, I trust you but if I'm being honest you are kind of….nicer about things when it comes to this group….and the newcomers." Vaggie glared over at Adam and Lute, the First Man cleaning his face from Nifty's tackle. She doesn't trust Adam nor Lute for a plethora of reasons, and especially if Charlie let's them get close. She had seen what kind of monster Adam is, Charlie doesn't fully realize what is wrong with Adam aside from that book she reads from.

"Are you sure?" Charlie trusted Vaggie there was no doubt, but like the others Vaggie had huge trust issues.

"Don't worr-." Vaggie reassured, before Angel Dust appeared between them with a grin.

"If you're in the market for some ideas, I got just the thing for some…trust building." Angel offered smiling down at the two.

"Oh~~ what did you have in mind, Angel?" Charlie asked with stars in her eyes.

"To do that we gotta head out of the hotel, the place is a bit downtown but it won't be so bad." Angel said, guiding Charlie away, before Vaggie pulled them back.

"Hey, hey. Did you both forget about the two angelic problems over there?" Vaggie gestured to Adam and Lute, the Exorcist keeping Nifty at bay from Adam with a hand while she prepared her blade.

"Those two can't walk out without causing a panic." Vaggie said.

"Yeah, but on like Extermination Day, when hundreds of those flying fucks are in the sky killing us. It probably won't be that bad with the two of them, plus people are constantly fighting and panicking or killing each other. It's Hell." Angel Dust retorted. Charlie hummed in thought, true she was sure Demons and Sinner would panic at the sight of Adam and or Lute, but so long as the two behaved there shouldn't be any problem. Besides, Adam and Lute can't kill demons outside of Extermination Day, so they should be fine…..probably.

"Alright everyone, change of plans we are heading out of the hotel for more trust exercises!" Charlie exclaimed.

"I'm beginning to think you don't have everything as planned as you think." Adam stated as the group walked up to her.

"What? No, I just like to think a day can always be unpredictable and I must always be ready." Charlie explained with a bright smile.

"Alright, everyone, Angel is gonna bring us to….a place where they perform bonding exercises."

"Really? A place where Angel, the pornstar by the way, knows about performing 'bonding exercises'?" Husk asked with air quotes.

"Yes, well as the lesson for today is about trust, we need to put our trust in Angel." Charlie explained, smiling up at the pornstar who smirked back.

"Which also brings up a small rule: Adam, can I trust in you and Lute not to….kill anyone out there?" Charlie asked.

"Have you heard of me or any of my girls killing demons outside of Extermination Day?"

"Well no bu-!"

"Then cool ya tits, Princess, I'll be a Saint out there…Lute will probably cut off a limb or two." Adam shrugged.

"I will." Lute said with a smile on her mask.

"...Okay, it's better than nothing, right? Let's go." With that Charlie pushed the doors open and the group began walking down to Pentagram City. Many Demons and Sinners continued their everyday life: Drinking, fucking, and trying to kill each other. Though some that got close to the group instantly noticed Lute and Adam, fleeing away in terror.

"Angel, how much farther is this?" Vaggie asked glaring up at the pornstar sinner.

"Seriously, if I have to step onto another puddle of what looks like piss ONE MORE TIME." Adam growled, using his powers to dispel the gross liquid off his robe once again.

"Relax, guys, we're here!" Angel exclaimed, throwing his hands into the air at the neon sign above.

"Oh." Charlie muttered, her smile disappearing slowly.

"Mmm….Nope." Alastor said walking away and sitting on a nearby bench.

"We should not be that surprised by this." Husk grumbled.

"I'm with Whiskers on this." Adam added, everyone looking at the fuming Vaggie.

"Angel. What. The actual. FUCK?!" Vaggie exclaimed, the group (Minus Alastor) now stood in the middle of a room full of demons and sinners in black leather BDSM suits. Pentious was trying to correctly wield a multi-tailed whip thinking it was a weapon, Lute leaned on the wall in the corner to keep a better eye on everyone, mainly Adam. The First Man himself stood beside Charlie with his wings at his side and his arms crossed, glaring at the Pornstar.

"No activity requires more trust than BDSM, Baby." Angel teased, aggravating Vaggie even more.

"No bond stronger than those formed through bondage. That's their motto."

"...Holy shit, it actually is." Adam muttered, looking over to a poster Angel was pointing at with his thumb.

"Angel, love the enthusiasm but um….uh.." Charlie was trying to find the right words to put it with the sinner, that hopefully didn't come off as mean. Adam beat her to it though.

"But if you think this masochism is gonna get you up to the pearly gates you got a few screw looses fucked out of you." Adam stated with a deadpanned stare.

"As much as I hate to agree with him, and I really do, what makes you think ANYONE would be into this?" Vaggie asked, her finger inches from Angel's nose.

"Beside the sinners and demons in the room, seriously I know you're half blind but you can't be that blind." Lute mocked, smirking at the enraged Sinner, only to stop when they heard a few groans and purrs.

"...Mmm…you know I-I don't hate this." Husk purred as one of the BDSM Sinners massaged his back.

"Heheh. I'm ready to punish some bad boys…Hehehe." Nifty giggled, wearing a crude leather outfit with a heart riding crop. Adam instinctively took a step back, preparing to obliterate Nifty if she got close.

NNNevermind, I'm out." Husk stood back up and ran over to the group. Charlie stepped up to get everyone back on track when a pair of hands rubbed her shoulders, looking around to see three sinners surrounding her.

"Okaaayy, hello there. Hi. Hmm." Charlie squeaked softly, feeling very uncomfortable, before a hands grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away.

"Back off, you freaks of bondage." Adam grunted guiding Charlie back to Vaggie, dusting his hands off.

"I'm surprised you're not into this, Mr. First Man, didn't you invent sex?" Angel asked, teasing the celestial being.

"How could he when there were angels, and Charlie's a living proof that Lucifer can have se-Why am I even explaining this." Vaggie groaned, before Adam stepped up.

"First off, fuck you Vaggie, Angels didn't have sex back then like we humans did. They just put their hands together, fuse their living force into and POP comes a new angel baby. It wasn't until I came into existence and had sex with my wife that Angels got into fucking like that. Secondly, I didn't invent BDSM, that was like invented by some masochist named Krafft or some shit in the 1800s, I think he really just liked being pegged like Charlie's old bitch of a father."

"Hey!"

"You're the first kid he's had in thousands upon thousands of years, you can't convince me he wasn't being pegged. Anyways when I heard about this shit, wasn't into it plus it is a big no no up there. Spanking, not so bad so long as it's the hand. Ropes, eh not really but everything else is a big sign for Lust. So yeah sure the whole trust thing is nice, but THAT-!" Adam points to someone placing a ridiculous looking barbed dildo on while another sinner moans in bliss.

"That is not getting you up there." Adam finished.

"But it's okay, maybe…..maybe another one of us has a different place of…bonding exercises that doesn't involve….this." Charlie cringed as a sinner whipped another sinner while riding him passed between the group, Charlie and Vaggie bumping into Adam.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! Me, me, me, me!" Nifty excitedly ran up to the group, waving her hand excitedly.

"...Please tell me you're not considering it?" Adam asked, glaring down at Charlie.

"Like I said….we have to put our trust in one another….and I trust….Nifty." Charlie's own voice betrayed herself, but she had to stick to her resolve.

"So….where to Nifty?"

"HERE!" Nifty proclaimed, running into a store. The group had to walk another ten minutes but they found themselves standing in front of the location Nifty had picked out. Aside from Alastor the rest of them began to walk into the building, confusion on their faces.

"A Laundromat?" Husk asked, the group slowly following Nifty inside. The entire building was a ghost town with over a dozen washing machines and dryers. Some infernal cockroaches scurried in the back, and once they entered the building the lights dimly switched on, flickering on and off for a few seconds.

"...Seriously you choose this place over mine?" Angel asked in a mocking hurt tone.

"Well…..at least it's nice and quiet." Charlie said, shrugging.

"Yeah, a creepy little place like this fits the freak." Adam added with a chuckle.

"Hehehe." Nifty giggled as she chased after a couple cockroaches with a knife, much to everyones confusion and disgust.

"Oh I used to go here to wash myself and shed my old skin." Pentious reminisced, sighing softly at the old memories.

"Nifty, why the hell did you bring us here?" Vaggie asked, rolling her eyes at the cyclop sinner's antics. To their surprise, Nifty hopped on the machine in front of the group, glaring at them with malicious intent.

"...To protect Hell~~!" Nifty growled.

"Excuse me?" Adam asked, cleaning his ear as if he heard her say something maddening.

"Many of you believe the threat to hell is Exterminations, or each other, but NO!" Nifty exclaimed, pointing a finger at them, surprising the group with the sudden seriousness Nifty was showing.

"The true threat to our of life….is the infestations."

"The infestations?" Charlie asked, hearing something squeal behind them, cockroaches scurried away as Nifty threw a knife at the bugs.

"They watch from the shadows, they wait until we leave our food out, before infecting it with diseases and children to spread more and more chaos! They won't stop until thEY'VE INFECTED ALL OF HELL WITH THEIR CURSE, BUT WE CAN STOP THEM TOGETHER! DOWN WITH HE INFESTATION! BEGIN THE CULLING!"

"..." Everyone stared with wide eyes at Nifty, who was panting nonstop, before taking a deep breath and like a switch returned to her usual self.

"So I kill as many as I can until I find the heart of the infestation."

"Nifty, what the hell is the infesta-!"

BOOM

"...They're here, the Horde." Nifty whispered, turning around to the darkness within the building.

"The horde?" Lute asked as the group of Sinners and Saints watched on as something moved within the shadows, multiple movements….more like a flood of some sort. They could hear the pitter patter of bugs clicking in unison as they moved towards the front of the store.

"...Oh no." Adam muttered as the shadows took form, it was one of Adam's worst mistakes in allowing them to exist in creation, and it wasn't even Lucifer who made them.

"...Cockroaches, fucking cockroaches." Charlie gagged in disgust at the sight of no doubt a million bugs, forming a bigger cockroach.

"No one move." Vaggie ordered as everyone remained perfectly still for a moment.

"I am not getting swarmed by bugs." Angel Dust whispered.

"Maybe if we move back slowly, we can make our escap-!"

"ATTACK!" Nifty roared, cutting off Charlie, charging towards the horde of bigs who roared in return, moving like a tsunami towards the group. Meanwhile, outside, Alastor was sitting on a bench happily drinking a tea cup filled with blood, humming to himself as he waited for the others.

"Mmm, I wonder how they're enjoying Nifty's hunting grounds." Alastor mused out loud.

CRASH

"RUN!" Adam roared with Charlie, Husk, and Angel Dust on his back, Lute running with Pentious dragging behind her with his Eggs carrying his tail, while Vaggie was dragging Nifty out when a horde of cockroaches flooded the street behind them. The group ran screaming past Alastor as the flood chased them, the Sinner Overlord hummed before going back and drinking his tea.

"Mmm, they're fine." Back with the group they all hid behind Adam, Lute, and Vaggie as the horde of cockroaches surrounded them.

"FOR THE CULLING!" Nifty roared, diving into the flood of cockroaches as it moved to attack the group.

"Oh fuck this." Adam growled, and with a wave of his hand unleashed a blast of golden light, incinerating everything across the street, leaving nothing in his path.

"By the Creator, I hate cockroaches, I regret letting those be made." Adam grumbled, before Charlie gasped in horror.

"Oh no! Nifty!"

"Not worry, Charlotte my dear." Alastor walked up to the group, Nifty in hand.

"It's over! The Infestation has been cured thanks to you….BAD BOY!"

"OH FATHER NO!" Adam exclaimed as Nifty lunged from Alastor's hand and onto his face, kissing his mask repeatedly.

"GET OFF! GET OFF!" Adam rolled across the ground, Lute running up trying to pry Nifty off of them.

"So…..that wasn't so bad." Charlie nervously chuckled, earning glares from everyone.

"Mmm, quite, but if I may suggest. Since we are going places for…bonding, may I suggest one?" Alastor asked, smiling down at Charlie.

"Charlie, please, for the love of Hell do not-!"

"Sure, Alastor?" Charlie squeaked, Vaggie slapping her face.

"Excellent, hold your breath." Alastor slammed his cane onto the ground, summoning several tendrils. They surrounded the group before forming a sphere, disappearing from the street, and reappearing elsewhere. Adam, who was still pulling Nifty, grunted as Lute finally pried him off holding her back.

"Fucking Christ, what is your pro-WHERE ARE WE NOW?!" Adam asked, taking in his surroundings of a surprisingly clean yet crimson street.

"Welcome to Cannibal Town!"

"WHAT?!"

"Yes, I find this to be one of my more enjoyable spots to relax, and what better way of trusting people than dining on the flesh of man. After all, nothing builds a bond better than flesh and bone." Alastor stated, blood dripping down his lips as he chuckled.

"...Princess, if you don't get us the fuck out of here I am going to incinerate this to-!"

"Right, right, um while we appreciate you bringing us to this…surprising clean town." Charlie noted.

"Of course, we're cannibals not animals." Alastor said.

"But maybe we should try a place from someone else, Husk do you hav-!"

"No, No! Charlie, I love you but they need to learn trust and they can't do it if we just keep bouncing around shithole after shithole. Babe, let me take over, I can handle this." Vaggie said, arms behind her back.

"I just need to teach them, the way I was taught."

"Oh yeah? I'd love to see this, Vaggie." Adam teased, smirking down at the sinner while Lute growled, glaring at her once former comrade/sister. Meanwhile, Charlie was excited to see Vaggie taking such charge to earn and give trust to everyone here.

"You know what I agree with Adam, I'd love to see this too."

(HIF)

"THIS IS HOW YOU LEARNED TO TRUST PEOPLE?!" Charlie exclaimed gesturing to the battlefield below them. The group stood on top of a nearly destroyed building, while a turf war went on beneath them.

"You can rip the wings and halo off, but she's still the same Vaggie, eh Lutey?" Adam asked over the explosions, elbowing his second-in-command, but to his surprise Lute didn't respond. Her eyes were glaring at Vaggie, hate burned within her angelic soul to the point it felt like her halo would crack. How dare this traitor use her methods, the methods that the Sisters of Heaven use for trust during training. Vaggie doesn't deserve to even have that damn spear let alone have any semblance of their family above. She chose her path that day, and Lute will never forget it.

"There is nothing stronger than the trust between comrades in arms." Vaggie said in a drill sergeant like tone, hands on her hips.

"Buckle up, Buttercups because today you boys become men!" Vaggie exclaimed, an explosion rocking the building.

"YOU!" Vaggie growled, stomping towards Pentious.

"Wait, wait-!" Pentious was lifted over Vaggie's head.

"ARE GOING TO SURVIVE TOGETHER!"

"Minions, hele me-AAAAHHH!" Pentious screamed falling to the ground.

"Okay Boss~~!" The Egg Boiz saluted before running to the door….of which they could not reach the handle. Adam, pitying the creatures, opened the door of which they happily hopped through cheering.

"And you!" Vaggie would be lying if she thought she wasn't enjoying this, it was very cathartic to throw Angel Dust off the roof after all the shit he put Charlie and her through.

"Don-Don't do th-!"

"Are gonna make this hotel work!" Husk, who was trying to secretly escape to the door, stopped when someone stood in his way. Lute glared at the sinner, grabbing him by the back of his neck like a cat and dragging him over.

"I find it so amusing that you think this process is gonna work for these sinners." Lute growled, standing in front of Vaggie.

"Well it's better than letting them fuck around like you and his Royal Dickness had, or would you rather I constantly remind them that they are going to die in six months because you don't care for any of this." Vaggie retorted, reaching for Nifty who was excited to get tossed, while Husk was trying to get out of Lute's ridiculously strong grip.

"Of course I don't care about these Sinners, but at least I know between them and YOU, I MIGHT consider trusting them over ever trusting YOU." Lute stated, the explosions only loud enough for the two to hear each other, while Charlie covered her ears over the battle below.

"One of them has my tail! MY TAIL!" Pentious screamed from below.

"It's me you scaly dumbass!"

"Oh of course, because you Exorcists are the prime example of trusting and bonds?" Vaggie growled, holding her hands up in mockery, Nifty jumping up to try and get in her arms.

"Far more than the Sinners who betray their own at the drop of a hat, who threw everything away for what? These vile evils of the world?" Lute asked, gesturing to the sinners and demons fighting below.

"Besides, you're even doing this exercise wrong, you can't even throw them right. You throw them LIKE THIS!" Lute exclaimed, tossing Husk down to the battlefield below.

"...Oh would you look at that, it's time for my hourly tea session. See you all back at the Hotel." Alastor growled, disappearing from the shadows.

"Nice save, Jackass." Adam growled, chuckling as he watched Lute and Vaggie argue. He had to admit this was a far cry for when Vaggie was an angel, Lute always taking her time to hang out with the newer recruits to make them feel welcomed, just like he did.

"Oh of course, you do everything so much better, don't you Lute?" Vaggie asked, both unaware of Nifty crawling over the edge and dive bombing to the ground.

"AHH! AH! HE'S BEATING ME WITH AN ARM!" Pentious screamed.

"Stop struggling, I'm trying!" Angel Dust exclaimed, Husk running from a sinner in the background due to leaving his cards back at the hotel.

"Um…Vaggie, may-!" Adam stopped Charlie, the Princess unable to hear the others over the battle below, but Adam could.

"I BLAME YOU FOR THIS YOU CRAZY BITCH!"

"Because unlike you, who knew nothing of our struggles, I continue to serve Heaven. Unlike you who threw away paradise for drugs and….Oh wait, I suppose much like the Grigori you traded it all for the Princesses warm embrace. You're just like HIM." Lute growled, inches from Vaggie's face.

"Vile, blasphemous, prideful, and a traitor to the people who called you family who you threw away everything because you are a disgusting, lying, filthy SINNER."

"THATS IT!" Vaggie tackled Lute off the edge.

"Vaggie!"

"Eh, don't worry about it Princess, they're fine." Adam reassured Charlie, walking over the edge to see Lute descend the fall, punching Vaggie into a wall.

"B-But-!"

"Eh don't worry, they just need to let off some steam. Lute still doesn't trust any of you and will always use a chance to make that clear for any of you." Adam said, watching Lute and Vaggie fight down below while the others struggled to survive.

"Once swords and spears are drawn, then we jump in." Adam said, watching Charlie march back and forth.

"Oh jeez relax, Princess, who cares if they lose a limb or two….or even die, don't they come back?" Adam asked. From what he had heard from Gabriel sinner's can't be killed by normal means in Hell, so to make sure the number stay down, the angelic steel was blessed by Michael and the Archangels to permanently kill Sinners.

"Ya know, you could at least try and not make this harder for me and the others." Charlie grunted, glaring up at the Exterminator.

"I don't remember saying I would make this easy for you, nothing that you're doing is 'easy' and you're just setting yourself up for failure." Adam said, an explosion shaking the building again.

"...Come on, let's find a better spot to talk." Before Charlie could say anything, Adam picked her up in his arms and flew into the sky. Now Charlie had never flown before, she didn't have wings like her father, and she can't remember the last time she got to do so. Still, being in the sky, feeling the wind in her hair, it felt comforting. It also didn't help that despite being an asshole, Adam's angelic presence was….welcoming, she wondered if it was an angel thing and hoped it wasn't an Adam thing. They landed on another building away from the turf war that overlooked the city, Adam setting Charlie down and walking over to the edge leaning on it. Charlie slowly walked over to him, both staring at the neon lights below.

"Ya know, just because you hate Hell, doesn't mean it can't be beautiful when you find the right angle." Charlie said, standing beside Adam.

"Yeah, you just gotta look through the puss and garbage and diseases to see the one nice spot in the dumpster." Adam grumbled, Charlie rolling her eyes and groaning in irritation. Adam looked over at the princess, he for one could not understand why Lucifer's bitch daughter was trying so hard to go the extra mile of an impossible task.

"Princess, why do you care?" Adam finally asked, Charlie looking up at the Angelic Soul.

"Why shouldn't I care, these are my people, and I do-!"

"You're people don't really care about you, in case you haven't figured that out." Adam retorted, gesturing to the city below.

"Seriously, imagine if you die today or tomorrow whether by my hands or some crackhead, beside your family and Vaggie who do you think is gonna mourn you? The Cannibal Overlord who finds this whole thing a joke? His servants who were forced to work at the hotel? The pornstar? Or any of these fucks in this damned city? No one cares for anyone down here, not the demons, not the sinners, or the Sins themselves so wh-!"

"DO YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW THAT?!" Charlie's outburst surprised Adam, but what caught him by surprise were the tears welling up in her eyes. Sure she had cried tears of joy earlier, but seeing her now…..fuck why did he have to see HER again.

"Do you think I don't see it, or have heard it? The minute I introduced the very concept of my hotel on live TV they all laughed and mocked me. They called me a child, a dreamer, an idiot, a bitch, a fool….and not just them, but even my family." Charlie admitted, sitting down while Adam stared down at her.

"My father….he loves me, but he doesn't care much for the sinners or even demons, and the Sins laughed at my idea. I guess….my Dad supported me enough to buy the hotel but…..he told me to not put my trust in Heaven or Hell."

"Of course he did." Adam whispered, rolling his eyes as Charlie continued.

"And yet…I don't think I have it in my heart to give up….because I've seen kindness in Hell…..and maybe if I can redeem someone….help them achieve redemption…..I've done something meaningful…..and I won't just be a demon." Charlie admitted, hugging her knees to her chest. Adam remained silent slowly sitting down beside Charlie, the First Man and Princess of Hell sat side by side hearing the car horns below. Adam stared at Charlie in bewilderment, he just couldn't believe, it seemed crazy and yet…..not one thing she said was a lie. She was telling the truth, she wanted to be more than the Princess of Hell AND to redeem sinners. There was no ulterior motive, hell since the minute he met her he could barely smell evil on her.

"...But, I guess I can't expect someone like you to understand." Charlie muttered, wiping the tears away.

"After all, you got to go up to Heaven with the rest of your family, your wife included." Charlie said, looking up at Adam. To her surprise his features morphed from shock to pain, looking away.

"...Adam?" Charlie looked up in confusion at the First Man.

"This stays between us, alright?" Adam asked, Charlie tilting her head in confusion. The First Man didn't like retelling these events, but the Princess had to understand.

"...I don't know what your parents told you of Eve, but after the Fall…..we only had each other. Every animal we loved, named, and took care of was nothing like they were in the garden: Wild, ravenous, and hunting us. I had to protect Eve, because I loved her, fall or not…..we….We had a lot of kids. Good kids, shit kids, weird kids but they were my kids." Adam chuckled softly, Charlie smiling seeing the First Man seem so happy at whatever memory was going through his head, before he frowned.

"However…..because Eve was seduced by your bitch of a father, she created Sin…..and her curse was carried by our kids. Because she ate apple…she was forever damned out of Heaven…..and so were my kids." Charlie's eyes widened in shock, unaware that not only had her father done that to Eve, but also that the woman and her children were forever damned to Hell.

"So…..when you died?"

"Eve died before me, and so did many of my kids…..but when I got to Heaven, the only ones who greeted me were the angels who….weeped learning that Eve nor my kids would join me. I was the first human soul to enter Heaven for…..a long time….and when one did finally join me it wasn't my kids…..none of them since. A few of my grandkids and their kids but they didn't recognize me so I never really bothered. So, besides the Angels and Lutey…..it's just been me." Adam said.

"Oh…Adam, I'm so-!"

"I didn't tell you this to get pity." Adam interrupted, glaring down at her.

"I told you this because one: I don't understand what you're going through, and two: That YOU NEVER BRING UP MY WIFE UP EVER AGAIN." Adam growled, Charlie slowly nodding her head.

"Still...if it's of any consolation, you're nothing like you're parents, and that's the highest compliment I can think of for you." Adam's features softened as he reached over Charlie, a hand on her head, surprising the Princess.

"Hang on, you got some cockroaches in your hair."

"Oh, gross, ew~~!" Charlie cringed as Adam moved through her hair carefully pulling the bugs out and tossing them over the edge.

"You're surprisingly very soft with my hair."

"Well when you lived in the wild with Eve and daughters, they tended to get messy and one of us had to pull twigs out of their hair. One time a daughter of mine had a Newt hanging on, little baby fainted at the fucking sight." Adam chuckled as Charlie giggled. Once he was done cleaning he stood up and held his hand out, helping Charlie back onto her feet. Adam took a deep breath, overlooking the city below before his eyes found the Hazbin Hotel, the supposed location of redemption. He looked back at Charlie, the daughter of the two fuckers who ruined his life…..and yet no matter how much she looked like them…..she acted nothing like them. It was so confusing and painful, he literally groaned in anger before rubbing his head.

"Alright, listen Princess. I still don't believe that a sinner can be redeemed. It's literally never been done since the day Hell was made and I fail to see how it will start after thousands upon thousands of years. That being said, you don't plan on stopping, you're stubborn bitch and I'll be lying if I said I don't find that sexy as fuck." Adam chuckled, smiling down at Charlie.

"So keep trying, Princess, you still got five months and three weeks left." Charlie smiled. While she didn't like to be reminded of the timer, it did feel nice that Adam was giving her some form of support.

"Well….thank you, Adam." Charlie said, walking up and wrapping her arms around Adam's chest, surprising him. Adam looked down at Charlie in surprise, the Princess smiling up at him, seeing her once again hugging him under the stars during those days.

"Wow, you really feel nice to hug, this robe hides how slim you are." Charlie cooed, hugging Adam tighter.

"Yeah I know….wait a minute did you think I was fa-!"

"Now we just have to figure out what we should do for the others. I'll admit today didn't go as well as I thought." Charlie said, letting go of Adam and walking back and forth.

"Well yeah, this whole trust thing takes time, and with how long these shitheads have been in Hell I doubt they have any reason to wanna go to Heaven if they have everything they need down here." Adam said with a shrug, of which Charlie had a hard time disagreeing. Angel, Husk, and even Alastor had all they need in Hell, what did Heaven have besides…..wait a minute.

"A reason….a reason…..everything they need…..OMG that's it!" Charlie exclaimed, surprising Adam.

"What is?"

"The solution! The others don't know why they want to be redeemed…because they don't what's in it for them, what Heaven has to offer!" Charlie said, lunging up and pulling Adam down to her level wrapping her arms around his neck squeezing tightly.

"Princess…..squeezing too tightly….Shit you got a strong grip!" Adam wheezed before Charlie let him go.

"We just have to show them how much Heaven is worth it, and I really want your help Adam…..PLEASE~~~!" Charlie squeaked, her eyes shimmering up at the First Man, pleading for his support. Adam eyed the Princess….before letting out a heavy sigh.

"Ugh, fine. Alright, what are we gonna do?" Adam asked, before Charlie leaped into his arms.

"First, we head back to the hotel!"

"What about the others?" Adam asked.

"I'll text Vaggie, they'll be fine. Also, how good are you at cooking?" Adam's lips widened into a large grin, flapping his wings and flying into the sky.

(HIF)

"JESUS H CHRIST!" Angel screamed as he and the others ran away from the sinners and demons chasing them. They had left behind their gear, or well more like it was taken from them by Vaggie, so they were defenseless. Meanwhile both Lute and Vaggie were covered in bruises and spitting blood. The Exorcist had yet to draw her sword nor had Vaggie her spear, until now, both glaring the other down. Lute had every right to end Vaggie, this bitch betrayed her sisters and Heaven who welcomed her with warm arms for….this infernal prison. She should cut down her traitor of a sister in arms…..yet before she could take the first step Vaggie takes her spear and hurls it past Lute. The Exorcist looks over her shoulder to see a Sinner fall over dead.

"...Wha-!" Lute felt the ground beneath her break from the dead sinner's weight, falling to the ground. Before Lute hit the ground she felt a few pairs of arms catching her, opening her eyes to see Angel and Pentious holding her, with Nifty and the Egg Boiz under her.

"Ya okay, Crazytits?"

"I told you I would catch you, Fair Exorcist." Lute looked between the two before jumping away from them, dusting herself off.

"I'm fine." Lute growled, trying to wiggle one of the eggs off her.

"You're welc-Grenade!" Angel Dust screamed, jumping away as a bomb went off, sending Pentious flying. Lute followed his trajectory and grumbled, holding her arms out, catching the snake and his eggs.

"AH! You saved me, thank you Fair Angel!" Pentious hissed, hugging Lute before she dropped him. From the side, Vaggie watched in shock when the Sinners caught Lute, and then the Exorcist saved Pentious from falling.

"Whatever." Lute grumbled. She didn't care for the demon, but it was either listen to him moaning and bitching that his eggs shattered or just save her the migraine.

"Can we get the fuck out of here now?!" Husk yelled from over the gunfire. Lute looked over at Vaggie, the two glaring at each other, waiting for the other to make a move.

"HELLO?!"

"...Fine, let's go." Despite having hatred for everyone here, Lute is under order of both Adam and the seals of Heaven to not kill sinners or demons outside of Extermination Day. The group dragged themselves up the stairs to the roof where they were tossed off, slamming the door open to find it empty.

"Where the fuck are they?!" Angel exclaimed, seeing no sight of Charlie or Adam, at that moment Vaggie's phone vibrated.

"...Charlie wants us to head back to the Hotel, she has a surprise." Vaggie said in a deadpan tone, the group groaning in annoyance.

"...Crazytits, ya think you ca-!"

"No." With that everyone walked back downstairs, and while it took almost thirty minutes to reach it, they made it back to the hotel in one piece but not unscathed. Their bodies were covered in dirt, scorch marks and bruises.

"Hey everyone! So glad you guys made it back!" Charlie exclaimed, hopping over to the tired and battered group of sinners, Alastor resting on the couch sipping tea.

"Yes, you all look terrible." Alastor stated with a laugh.

"At least they fucking did something, you crimson man-eating bitch." Adam yelled from elsewhere.

"Yeah thanks for leaving us, asshats." Angel growled, glaring at Charlie.

"Sorry about that. Honestly, I just wanna say I am really proud of you guys today." Charlie said, taking a deep breath while Razzle and Dazzle brought in towels.

"Because of how crazy today got, Adam and I thought it'd be nice for you all to have a nice reward." Charlie said, surprising the sinners.

"A reward…..from you and….Adam?" Vaggie asked, not believing the words coming from Charlie.

"Well the reward is from Adam himself, but it was my idea and I wanted to try out his cooking. Speaking of which, how much longer, Adam?" Charlie yelled, looking over at the kitchen.

"Well like the last five times you asked, it ain-Oh fuck it's done, fine, fine. Give me a minute, sit everyone down." Adam yelled from the kitchen, the sound of glass clattering echoed as Charlie giggled.

"Come on, come on sit down everyone." Charlie beckoned everyone over to the lounge, a coffee table with plates set out for everyone.

"So what the hell is this reward?" Husk asked as he sat beside Angel, Nifty sitting between them, Pentious sitting on the singular sofa with Vaggie on the opposite end, and Lute choosing to stand with a plate.

"It's a surprise~~!"

"And you trust Adam…to make it?" Vaggie asked, eyeing the kitchen where the Angelic being was cooking.

"Yes, isn't it interesting? Charlotte here has put her full trust into the Demon Slayer who gets a 'kick' outta killing all of us." Alastor said, as if adding fuel to the pot of turmoil.

"W-Well I th-!"

"First off." Adam stated, cutting Charlie off as he walked into the room with a large plate covered by a lid.

"I don't get a kick outta killing you guys, I get a kick outta fucking girls and playing my tunes. Killing y'all is just fun cause it's what most out there deserve. Secondly, you should all be grateful I'm even cooked this for ya, this stuff is Dickmaster class cooking of mine and I only make it for the best of my girls…..and for the rookies on their first time exterminating. Finally…..shut up and eat." Adam finished, setting the plate down and lifting the lid. The Sinners were instantly hit with the aroma of meat, looking down to see a large plate of ribs laid out before them, still sizzling after being pulled out.

"Dig in, Sinners, this is a Heavenly Dish by yours truly." Adam said, taking a handful, Charlie following suit, with Nifty Alastor, and Lute taking some. The others were a bit hesitant as they took a handful.

"Not that I disstrussst you, Sir Adam-!"

"Only my girls call me Sir, you call…Dickmaster!" Adam stated, forming the words over his head.

"Dickmaster, really?" Husk asked.

"Fuck yeah."

"Okay, well Mr. Dickmasssster."

"Okay don't make it weird."

"But can we trusst in that these aren't….poisssoned?" Pentious asked, holding up a rib, Adam staring at Pentious like he just insulted him.

"Poisoned?! Do I look like a spy villain? That shit is for pussys and politicians. If I wanted to kill ya I would've done so with my light powers or my Guitax." Adam explained, chewing through a rib.

"A guitax?"

"Don't worry about, Pornstar, now dig in."

"Come on guys, it's so good~~!" Charlie moaned, taking a nibble of her rib. The others looked at each other, with Angel and Husk shrugging taking a bite into the rib.

"Shit, these ribs are the tits, you really make them yourself?" Angel asked, chewing on his rib.

"Hell yeah, my own special sauce and all…..and no that's not an innuendo." Adam stated.

"Come on Vaggie, try one." Charlie said, noticing her girlfriend's reluctance to eat the ribs.

"Uh…maybe another time, I just realized I might be vega-!"

"Oh hell no. You are not using the vegan excuse to get out of trying my delicious ribs." Adam interjected, walking over and leaning down to Vaggie's level.

"Don't be a bitch and stingy with your food, now eat." Before Vaggie could see anything, Adam stuffed a rib into her mouth, the one-eyed Sinner glared at the First Man walking away before slowly chewing her rib…Dammit she had to admit it was good.

"Speaking of rib, where did you get this? I don't remember there being any in the fridge." Husk said.

"Yeah cause I got it from Heaven." Adam asked, surprising everyone but Charlie and Alastor.

"Wait, this meat is from Heaven? Do they have animals up there?" Husk asked.

"Well yeah obviously, but I didn't need to slaughter one. It basically pops into existence, so no need to kill a pig or cow." Adam explained.

"Damn, this shit is probably the best ribs I've ever had in my life, I didn't know you could cook Mr. First Man." Angel Dust teased.

"Why wouldn't I know how to cook?" Adam asked.

"Well it's because you are the First Man, would it not be the man's duty back then to hunt while the woman cooked? And while we're at it these ribs are good but I personally prefer them a bit more…..raw." Alastor growled, reaching to take another bite only to hit air.

"And just like that you lost the privilege of eating Adam's ribs. Hey, you two, give some to Ke-Wait can your cat even eat?" Adam asked, looking over at Charlie as Razzle and Dazzle flew over.

"Of course she can."

"I gotta see that shit later, but share some of this with her." Adam commanded the two goat demons, who saluted before flying away with the plate, Alastor glaring at Adam.

"So anyways, yeah I did the hunting back then, I had to. However when it came to cooking Eve and I took turns, she was way better at making soup but I could make a nice stack of ribs….course back then we didn't have seasoning." Adam explained, eating more of his ribs.

"Sir usually makes most of the food after we are done training, we enjoy his the most." Lute added, deciding not to speak up for a bit.

"Yeah….also because the last time I left the girls to cook they nearly burnt the kitchen down." Adam and some of the Sinners laughed, Lute grumbling as she chewed on the rib.

"So…..how did it go for you guys out there?" Charlie asked.

"Well after you and Dickmaster left us-!"

"Thanks for using my title, Pornstar."

"We were getting our asses kicked, but none more than this guy." Angel laughed, elbowing Pentious who chuckled nervously, some of the others joining on the laugh.

"Not joking, he was literally getting his ass kicked by this buff guy."

"Yes, he did so with a dismembered arm, yes…..that was particularly unpleasant." Pentious hissed, the others even Adam joining in on the laugh.

"Heheheh, I liked that part." Nifty chuckled, eating a whole rib.

"...Wasn't there a bone on that?" Lute asked, noticing how Nifty didn't pull the bone out of her hand and continued to eat.

"Well, I least you can take a beating like a champ. You did okay, kid." Husk complimented, smirking as he tore into a rib.

"Really? Oh well thank you….Oh, and thank you for uh pulling me out of there." Pentious said, smiling at Angel, who simply slapped Pentious' back, the group laughing.

"Oh, and thank you Missss Lute for catching me." Pentious thanked, catching Lute by surprise for the gratitude. She had never heard a sinner thank her in her entire life, mostly because they scream when they die, but it was….strange. She sensed no malice or tease behind Pentious' words…..it was genuine…..Why?

"She caught you?" Adam asked, smirking at Lute.

"Awwww, Lute did you save Pentious?" Charlie cooed, both shocked and happy that the Exorcist went out of her way to save one of her people.

"Probably cause she didn't want to have debt after we caught her." Angel said, shocking Charlie even more, who let out a loud gasp as Adam bellowed in amusement, Lute's face going red under her mask.

"I-I just didn't want to hear them bitch, a-and I was perfectly fine I didn't need them to cat-!" Lute was silenced as Charlie hugged her, sniffling.

"I-I knew you guys liked my exercise." Charlie cried, hugging Lute tightly who groaned in annoyance, before someone patted her head. She looked up to see Adam smiling softly down at her, a look of pride on his face. Lute simply looked away while eating her ribs, unable to get Charlie off her. Meanwhile, Vaggie looked away in annoyance and confusion, she couldn't understand why everyone was so casual with the two beings who go on a yearly run killing demons and sinners in the city.

"So….not that we aren't grateful, but…." Angel Dust said, the group finishing the ribs, while rubbing the back of his neck.

"What's the catch?" Husk asked, pointing at Adam.

"Do you wanna explain, or should I?" Adam looked down at Charlie.

"I'll let you take the lead."

"Yeah, I won't sugarcoat is as much as you do."

"Hey!" Charlie pouted as Adam stepped up.

"Well with the empty plates, literally in the freak's case, y'all enjoyed the ribs." The group looked at each other in confusion, shaking their heads.

"Good, cause I did poison ya and only I have the cure."

"WHAT?!"

"Adam!"

"Relax, I'm kidding." Adam chuckled, grinning at the group.

"No, but seriously, I did this because it's a little thing called being nice, yes even a fucking asshole like me has some form of kindness. There is no catch, ya don't owe me, I don't want a solid, no debt, no soul owning or some shit. The Princess makes it quite clear today was all about trust, and while I don't completely trust you guys and vice versa, Princess here is putting a lot of effort in making sure you guys get redeemed and not killed in six months." Adam explained as Lute joined his side.

"I don't know how long you guys have been down here, but it was clearly enough time to not trust a single person, which is understandable….this is Hell." Adam stated, crossing his arms.

"So I'm gonna be giving you a taste of Paradise is like after every exercise at the end of every week or month the Princess and I are still working it out. Could be food…could be music, could-"

"Your dick?" Angel Dust, earning glares from the others.

"...Maybe I will show you a sextape or two, but no sex….maybe." Adam said, earning a facepalm from Charlie and Vaggie.

"The point is, as the Princess has been trying to show you: The more work you put into this, the more rewarded you are, the more you'll want to redeem yourself. Now obviously I don't think this is gonna work, but I also never thought a demon would want to open up a hotel for redemption in Hell so only the Creator knows what happens next." Adam said, shrugging, before his halo vibrated.

"Well, time to head back. Got Paradise to enjoy, have a good night, could be your last. Come on, Lutey." Adam said, Lute behind them as he waved goodbye to the group, flipping off Alastor. He pet Keekee on his way out, before a hand stopped him, the two turning around to see Charlie smiling at them.

"Adam, I know you and my family have….bad blood, but I really appreciate you pushing that asi-!"

"Who said I pushed that aside?" Adam asked, cocking an eyebrow.

"Princess, just because you don't remind me much of your parents doesn't mean I don't hate them anymore. I absolutely loathe your father and hope he rots the rest of eternity down here…but you're nothing like him….so far. Keep surprising me and I might stop the exterminations."

"Really?!"

"No."

"Ah, right. Well I still appreciate your help, both of you." Charlie said, turning her smile to Lute, whose eyes widened under the mask. What was with everyone here and thanking her, she is the enemy, they are her enemy. What is going on?!

"No prob, Princess, now go get some sleep, we'll be back on Tuesday. Make this a three days a week sort of thing. I still have plenty of work that I hate doing up in Heaven." Adam said, preparing to fly away, not before Charlie lunged forward pulling Adam into another hug. Lute looked over in shock as was Adam, staring down at the Princess. This time however, his hands slowly hovered over her shoulders, before Charlie departed.

"See ya next week!" With that Charlie disappeared in the hotel, leaving Adam and Lute alone. The Exorcist looked up at her commander, seeing his frozen expression: Confusion? Pain? Longing? She couldn't tell because Adam turned around and cleared his throat.

"Come on, Lutey. Let's head home." As the two flew away and towards the sky, neither were unaware of the eyes watching them leave through cameras. The Overlord watched from multiple cameras throughout the city, watching the Princess and her gang's adventure, a wicked smile on his lips as he paused at the two Angels. Static ran through his head, chuckling as he took in the sight and could just….smell the divine aura that let out.

"Ohohoho, what delicious power. Now how, oh how do I get it." He asked, rubbing his chin.

"Vox! Bloody hell, Vox answer fucking dammit!"

"Ugh, what is Velvette?" Vox asked, glaring at the screen, staring at the member of their trio.

"I believe I found something that you'll be….dying to see." Velvette said, holding something up for Vox to see, his eyes wide before he chuckled.

"Heheh, good."

(HIF)

"Sir, do you really need to do this?" Lute asked, standing at his side as they walked across the beach. Gone were their helmets and armor, Adam in a button up shirt and shorts.

"Yes, Lutey, as much as she pisses me off…..she has a right to know." Adam sighed, rubbing his nose as he walked away from Lute and towards the end of the beach. Sand dug into his heel, waves of water tickling his feet, but he paid it no mind as he walked towards his objective. How long has it been since he talked to her? A year? Two? He tries to forget, but never can, she's always in the back of his head. He finally took notice of the figure in the distance, sitting and enjoying the sunset of Paradise. Her golden hair danced in the wind, glasses covering her eyes, but her head turned in his direction. She was poison, she was hell, she was…..everything.

"Hey….Lilith."

(HIF)

AND DONE! And so we begin the path of...understanding so to speak, where Adam learns and understands the group and how they came to be who they are...of sorts. I'm not gonna go into huge exposition with everyone ASIDE from one character who is a big turning point for Adam during the finale of the first arc of the first Saga. Let's call the Sagas: Redemption, Damnation, Enlightenment. To what those entail who knows. But this chapter is a strong start for Adam and by proxy Lute's, journey to understanding and helping the group. I really had fun writing Nifty's bit, just because I wanted to have some cockroach adventure, and that story isn't over yet. As you know the B-Plot has begun and it will collide with the main plot setting up Adam's journey. Lute will also go through a similar journey and in a way it will be harder for her for...personal past reasons that include a similar story from Adam's...although her hatred for Hell takes after the Fall but that requires spoilers. So obviously by the season timeline we're on the third episode, which the story will diverge from the main series story for something else. Next chapter will be a timeskip for a couple weeks later because this volume will go through all six months just cause. Until next chapter of which I will start working on soon as part two of Trust: Charlie creates a Circle of Bonding, involves LOTS of hugging, much to everyones annoyance.

Zer0the0mega108 out!