Everyone was having a blast at Queen Bee's palace as a victory. Heavy metal music was blaring in the background and Lincoln was having some lunch from the buffet.

While eating a meat kabob, Lincoln was looking at the cast where Andrealphus sliced him at.

No longer bleeding, there was still a singing sensation from the stitched wound. From how deep it was, it will definitely turn into a scar, and there was probably nothing he could do about it. Nevertheless, Andrealphus and Stella got their comeuppance in the end and all's well that ends well. "You doing alright, kiddo?" Loona walked up to him.

"Yeah, yeah, just thinking about... this." He pointed at his large bandage.

"does it still hurt?"

"A little bit. Gah, Andrealphus gave me a deep cut."

"Can you still use your arm at least?"

"Totally. It wasn't deep enough to destroy the nerves in my arm. But it might turn into a scar."

"come on, Lincoln. Don't fixate on that. Like Tex said before: scars are cool. It can make you more tough."

"but what am i going to tell my friends at school when they see it?"

"You can say that a wolf or a bear tried to eat it off ya from a camping trip gone wrong." the female hellhound suggested

"Hmmm... yeah that'll work."

Suddenly, the boy heard two female voices call his name. It was Verosika and katie Mayday, rushing up to him like a mother and an aunt worrying about their young family member. Then Lincoln felt himself smothered by Verosika, feeling her warm body press against his. "Lincoln, we heard about what happened with you and Andrealphus. Are you ok?"

Then Lincoln felt himself being smothered by Katie this time, who was just as warm as her younger sister. "Yeah, and... oh no, your arm." Katie noticed the large bandage. "Look at that."

"I'm ok guys, really." Lincoln chuckled. "Just a deep cut. It doesn't hurt as much as it does now."

"Good." Verosika smiled. "Well i hope that Icy Cunt got a good punishment from Lord Satan."

"He did." Loona smiled. "That guy is gonna live solitary confinement, had his powers and privileges taken away, and as icing on the cake, all of his feathers plucked out."

"Fucking A." Katie smiled. "No one messes with our little man and gets away with it."

"What about Stella?" asked Verosika

"Almost the same thing as her evil brother. Losing all her wealth and power, and having FGM as a bonus." both succubus sisters gave a look of horror at hearing that abbreviation, and cold chills went down their spines. "And on top of that, that stupid bitch is gonna have to give birth to a durian for the rest of eternity."

Once again, the famous succubus sisters gave a look of horror. "Sure as hell glad i'm not her." Verosika said

"Yeah, i would be begging for death if that happened to me." Katie agreed.

"But you guys should have seen how he was fighting against the Ice princess." Loona smirked. "The kid was giving all he got against him. Stolas managed to get some footage of the fight."

Lincoln flustered. "Oh, i wasn't all that good. Andrealphus knew how to use that sword. He clearly had more experience than me."

"There you go again, Linky." said Verosika. "Being modest again. There's no need to be so modest, sweetie. If Loona here says that you were a good sword-fighter, then i believe her full-heartedly."

"Yeah, you're a kid with many surprises." her sister pointed with a smirk, and giving Lincoln a kiss on the left cheek to show compliments.

Lincoln flushed at the kiss and said: "Thanks, but i still don't know what FGM is. Are you sure I don't wanna know what it is?"

"Yes, Lincoln. Trust me, when i say: You do not wanna know." Loona said with a look of horror on her wolf-like face. "And it will make you sure-as-hell glad you're a boy and not a girl. So let's just be happy that those two Goetia cunts got what they deserve. They'll never mess with you or any of us ever again."

Smiling, the white-haired boy said: "Yeah. So let's just celebrate."

So the party was a huge success. Everyone was happy and enjoying the food and music. Stolas was showing Bee, and a couple of other people a video he recorded of Stella getting FGM in a slow and painful way. The evil Goetia woman was just crying and pleading for mercy like a wailing banshee as she underwent this horrible procedure. The more he watched, the more happy and satisfied he was getting. "Yes, evil bitch. Let me hear you scream!" he said to his phone screen. Stolas had been waiting a long time to see his evil ex-wife suffer after all the horrible shit he put him through over the years of their unhappy marriage.

Octavia wanted to see the video herself, but Stolas told her that she was way too young to see it for herself. "Come on dad. Please? I should see it too." she said to her father. "She never loved me either."

"Yes but i don't want to traumatize you. What kind of father would i be if i willingly traumatize his own child?"

"I got slapped by ny so-called mother, dad. Plus Lincoln's whole family was in terrible danger. How was that not traumatizing? Not to mention seeing my own best human friend die in front of me."

"Riiiiight," Stolas remembered. "Very true, but i'll tell you what. I can show you it when we get home alright? And, if you are feeling scared, just let me know and i will immediately turn it off."

"Heh. Ok dad."

"By the way, i saw you fighting those icy minions of your so-called uncle. I am very proud of you." Octavia smiled at the compliment. "You've really proven the blood of a true Goetia at heart. You truly are a true heir to the throne."

"Thanks dad." Said Octavia as she hugged her father. "I was pretty cool back there."

"That you were Via. That you were. Now we will live a good life. Just you and me. And this time, no one will be able to ruin our happiness."

"Hey Stolas!" Blitzo ran up to him. "You gotta take a look at what Fizz just gave me!"

Stolas immediately let go of his daughter abruptly, and said: "what is it Blitzy?"

"A figurine of my first balloon animal i made when i was a kid... but this time, Asmodeus managed to turn it into figurine. Exactly how it looked when i tried to get it fucking right!"

"Ooh how charming." Stolas looked like an excited dork.

Octavia looked a little left out and frowned. But she didn't want to ruin her dad's fun time with his first-ever friend. Noticing Clyde mingling with Moxxie and Millie, she decided to spend some time with him.

"So Striker was a thorn in your guys' side?" Clyde asked the imp couple.

"That, Clyde, would he the biggest understatement of the year." Millie narrowed her eyes. "He was a piece of shit on our side."

"Yeah. Striker always wanted revenge on us for foiling his plan to kill Stolas at the Harvest Moon Festival. But luckily, we stopped him before he could pull it off."

"That's good."

"So are you hurt Clyde?" Asked Moxxie

"no not really."

"Thanks to me." Octavia stepped in on the conversation. Clyde smiled seeing her again. "I made sure none of them icy fuckers laid one comd finger on him."

"I gotta learn to defend myself like you guys do." The boy admitted. "Especially since Hell can be dangerous."

"Come on now, Clyde. You're a pacifist." Said Via, hugging him close to her. "You're a lover, not a fighter."

"Yeah, but... this is Hell. And i don't want to look like a defenseless cheetah cub out in the savanna just waiting to get eaten by a lion."

"Nothing wrong with a little self-defense." said Moxxie. "Lincoln told us that you are a monster at dodgeball."

"Only when i get angry, yeah."

"Oh there are other ways to defend yourself besides acting like a complete psycho, baby." Millie pointed. "Not saying you are a psycho."

"Clyde," Octavia said, "I understand where you are coming from. So... Lincoln told me that you and him wish you were astronauts fighting space aliens. And you did handle yourself well against those evil aliens that abducted your family on Halloween. So why not ask the I.M.P for help."

"Octavia, i think that's a good idea." Moxxie pointed.

"Hey, Octavia?" Lincoln said. "Can i talk to you in private?"

"Sure, what is it?"

Pulling the Goetia princess away from the others, Lincoln whispered "So, listen... i wanna get Loona something nice for Christmas, but i don't know what to give her. So your her friend so maybe you can help me out with any ideas."

The princess looked a little confused and was silent before asking: "what is this... Christmas?"

Lincoln looked confused and said: "Wait, you don't know what-" he paused as he realized something. "Right, it makes sense why you've never heard of it."

"What is it exactly?"

"A public holiday that many people all over the world celebrate in December. We give each other gifts, make trees to symbolize the holiday, and then we hang up decorations on the walls like wreathes and candy canes."

"That sounds a little bit like Sinsmas." Octavia admitted. "Sounds similar to that kind of holiday. It's one where Hellborn demons celebrate and act on a sin, depending on which of Hell's rings they were born in."

"Oh." Lincoln looked a little uncomfortable.