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Episode 0: Genesis Pt. 2

Hell is ruled over by seven princes and it had several layers depending on the sin you have committed.

Screams, moans and cries was the anthem of this place. The sinners who had lived a life of crime and mischief was condemned here to be judged and tortured for an eternity.

There were nine circles in this inferno which in the lower parts of hell was much more divided into smaller subsections and divisions to better the system and government.

Besides the princes, the lower classifications of demons like familiars, druids, liars and witches all jobs that they do to keep hell's economy going. Torturing souls was more of a source of entertainment for them, unlike in Heaven, you aren't treated here with care, you are straight up being used as furniture, carpets, fuel and so on.

Though if there is something he has in common with Heaven, it is that they have both economies, the only exception is that Hell has a system of bureaucracy.

In the second circle of hell, the wind whistles daily, blowing over those who have succumb to the life of Lust, there is no peace in quiet in this place. One of the notable people living in the second circle is Cleopatra and the Helen of Troy. The big castle standing in the middle of the circle was the residence of Prince Asmodeus, the prince of lust and king of demons, in his castle, the demoness Lilith lives here alongside with their one son.

Thomas was only three-eighths of his father's side, which was exceptionally small for someone his age and a demon with coming from someone with this caliber. He is a mistake to simply put it, he was supposed to be a girl but he came out as both, Lilith despises her child to a degree. Tom inherited the good nature of his father, including the charm and seduction of an incubus, his beauty making him desirable to the others, although his sarcasm and snark often annoys everyone making him the punishment in this circle.

Lilith despises her 'child' and was supposed to kill him upon birth but Asmodeus stopped her by melting the steel dagger with his breath. To get Tom out of her hands, she arranged a marriage between him and the son of Lucifer.

Tom isn't going to be the next king of hell, he's going to be the next Lilith; but that's a secret only she knows.

Tom ran inside the castle and embraced the leg of his father, hugging it tightly as another demon followed behind him holding a letter.

"a letter from the council, sire"

Asmodeus bent over and picked up the letter to read it, he read the first few lines and folded it again to place inside his pocket. Tom sat on his father's shoulder and tried to eavesdrop on the contents of the letter.

"Leave Daddy alone for now, I have some business to do, go play with this guy for now"

"of course daddy"

Tom softly kissed his father's cheek and hopped off,

"Matt!"

The demon called Matt, outstretched his arms to catch Tom, Tom hugged Matt and slid off to drag him to his room. Matt and Tom's relationship wasn't even serious, they were just close friends who have sex every now and then.

Asmodeus walked to the stables to prepare his steed, his steed was a lion with the wings and neck of a dragon; he removed his silky red cape and rode his steed to the meeting place.

An amalgamation of melted human skin and souls opened the big wooden doors as they saw the king approaching. In the round table, Lucifer sat in the middle with Mammon, Leviathan, Satan, his chair was on the right hand of Lucifer; the under Beelzebub's order of the flies sat on a separate table, Baal-Berith sits below the order of the flies, Astaroth and Verrine have their own seats on the other side of the room (Gressil, Verrine's subordinate, sits behind them), The princes have their own smaller thrones (Gressil, Olivier, Luvart, Verrier). The sound of gold clinking suddenly stopped when Asmodeus stepped foot inside the room. Behemoth placed a glass of alcohol on Satan's place and some food for everyone that has arrived.