Rules

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TW: pedophillia, sexually predatory behavior
Perspective: Luke, third person

The little angel stood in front of the loud nightclub with determination.
"Okay... I just need to get in and out." He said to himself, clutching a wrapped present. "Come on, Luke... don't be a wimp!" He scolded himself, walking inside the building. Being an angel in this kind of establishment... it felt wrong. He could feel the undistilled sin in the air. He lowered his head and looked at the ground. He didn't want to see anything these demons could be doing in their natural habitat.

Lust... out of all the sins, lust was the one Luke still couldn't understand. He knew, as an angel, he wouldn't be able to fully understand sin, but he didn't even know the premise. That made it the scariest for him. Making eye contact with a demon of lust sent a chill down his spine. He had no clue how Solomon got along with Asmodeus so well, he was terrified of him.
One time, Luke asked Simeon what lust even was, and all he said was 'I can't explain it to you now, ask when you're older.' He hated being treated like a child. What could possibly even change with age? Why can't it be explained to him now?

Being in this nightclub... felt like being hunted. The little angel felt hungry eyes on him. If he didn't know better, he'd think he was surrounded by demons of gluttony. The loud music and flashing lights disoriented him. All he wanted was to find a way to the owner and deliver this present.

Luke bumped into one of the many demons of lust who occupied this establishment.
"Oh, I'm very sorry!" He apologized, hoping to quickly move on. The demon looked down at him.
"Not to worry, little one... but I have to ask... What's an angel like you doing in a place like this?" Luke looked up and saw an intimidating female demon smiling at him. He tried to hide his fear.
"That's not important. Could I go past you now?" The demon reached for his face.
"Hmm... I don't think I'm gonna let you... You're really quite adorable, you know~." She cupped his cheek. He didn't like when people touched his face aready, but something about this felt especially weird.
"Um... th-thank you, but I really have to go-" he mumbled. The demon looked behind her to her friends.
"Hey, look at this cutie over here!" She said. Two more demons of lust, both male, turned to look at him.
"Well lookie here... I'd love to corrupt a little angel like that~" one of them said. The other licked his lips, saying nothing. Luke felt a pit in his stomach. He was usually quite confident he could fight back any demons who approached him, but this time he was completely paralyzed.
"G-Get away from me! You'll get in a lot of trouble if you hurt me!" he yelled. He thought if he couldn't count on his own strength, these random demons would be punished for hurting an exchange student. The female demon chuckled and leaned in close to his face.
"Don't worry, honey... I won't hurt you. But I would like you open your eyes to a new kind of feeling~" she said. Luke couldn't move. As the three demons surrounded him, he felt like prey. He  He was completely frozen. He wanted to run, to never interact with another demon alone again, when...

"Hello there!" A voice said, inturrupting the current situation. Luke recognized the voice. He looked up and saw Asmodeus in a stylish outfit looking at the other demons. "Sorry, but I'm going to have to stop you there." He spoke in a friendly tone, but there was anger behind his eyes.
"Asmo..?" He held back tears. Was Asmodeus... saving him?
"Now, you three are under my sin, correct?" He asked. The demons stood tall.
"Just because you're the avatar of lust doesn't mean you're in charge of every succubus and incubus in the devildom." The previously quiet demon spoke. Asmo smiled threateningly.
"While you aren't wrong, you're not technically right either. I'm no law enforer, but I did make a few rules for every demon of lust to follow when I fell." Asmo reached an arm to grab Luke, saving him from his place encircled by the predatory demons but making him drop the present he was holding. "What you're doing here is breaking my most important rule." Luke was in shock. These demons had rules? He didn't feel safe holding Asmo's hand, but felt much safer than before.
"Mhm? And what is that?" the female demon said sassily. Asmo's fake smile dropped and he transformed into his more demonic form. He was angry.
"Don't play dumb. You know full well what you were trying to do. Raping a child is the worst thing you can do. Ever. I'd understand if you didn't understand angel aging and little Luke looked older, but THIS" He gestured towards the angel's body. "This is very obviously a kid. And touching kids is a big no-no." He plastered his fake smile back on after a moment of silence. "Now, since you actually didn't do anything, I can't get you imprisoned. But you should expect never to be allowed in this club again. And if you don't leave in the next ten seconds, I'm getting you and your friends banned from every nightclub worth a damn in the devildom. Got it?" The three demons ran off, leaving just Asmo and Luke.

"Are you okay, dear?" The demon bent his knees to be at eye level with the angel, transformed back to his regular self. "Oh, Simeon's got to be so worried." Luke held his hands close to his chest as tears welled in his eyes.
"What... what were those demons going to do to me?" his voice shook as he started to cry. Asmo frowned and pulled him into a tight hug.
"Something really really bad. You did the right thing by yelling. I wouldn't have noticed what was happening until too late if I didn't hear you. Don't worry, though. It was just bad luck that demons like that found you. Most of us are much better than that." He comforted him. The angel sniffled.
"I didn't know demons had rules. I just wish everyone followed them." He buried his face into the demon's chest and Asmo patted his head.
"Of course we have rules! We're civilized beings. I'm so sorry you had to interact with such a nasty group, this can't have helped your outlook on demons." Luke pulled back from Asmo and looked at him. He wiped his tears.
"Actually... You've shown me that you're not so bad. Demons in general are still terrible, but now I guess I can understand why Solomon and Simeon can stand you. Thank you for saving me..."

"Oh! I just remembered, you dropped something!" Asmo turned around and picked up the dropped present. "Who's this for?" Luke smiled and grabbed it.
"This was the whole reason I came here! Simeon had a gift for the owner of this place he wanted to give him tonight, but then Diavolo called him to the castle. I thought, if I could deliver it for him, he'd be proud of me for doing it all by myself!" His smile fell. "Well, I guess that plan failed. I still have no clue where the owner would be..." he sighed.
"Me and the owner are friends, actually. I could give it to him." Asmo suggested. Luke's eyes lit up.
"Really?! Then this whole thing wasn't a waste! Yaaaay!" Asmo giggled at the angel.
"Okay. Then I can give it to him and you can walk home, okay?" he smiled. Luke looked anxious.

"Actually... could you walk with me to Purgatory Hall? N-Not that I'm scared! It's just, um..." he mumbled, trying to make an excuse.
"Sure thing. Let's deliver this together, then I'll walk you to Purgatory Hall. Deal?" Asmo stood up straight and held out a hand for Luke to hold.
"Deal."

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