A Sheep Among Demons

Lesson Seven Chapter Fifty-Nine - It's Evil to Pretend You're Never Evil (1)

  "... What was that? Someone just screamed..." Satan looked more annoyed about the female scream he just heard instead of looking concerned that it is something terrible.

"Ooh, I HAVE to post about this! 'Just heard terrible scream! @ the Demon Lord's Castle.' And... done!" Levi quickly types on his phone before posting his message online. He is really calm in this situation... I thought since he was a gamer and probably played a good amount of horror games, he would be a bit more concerned.

"I must be so hungry that I'm hearing things now." Beel was frowning as he rubbed at his stomach, that was growling. Luke had a frown on his face when he noticed how unconcerned the others were at the moment. "Uh, if you're hearing things, then ALL of us are hearing things!"

"Wait a minute. I feel like I've heard a scream like that somewhere before..." Asmodeus had a finger on his chin as he tried to remember where he heard this scream from. But I was questioning why this scream sounded familiar to him...

"How could you... HOW COULD YOU...?! Asmodeus... this is all your fault! All of it, YOUR FAULT...!" After a minute of looking, I finally found where the voice was coming from. A portrait... If I was by myself, I would have fainted from shock.

"Is that portrait talking?" Solomon didn't look that shocked at the talking portrait like I was, which wasn't fair at all. He is human like me, but he is way calmer than me.

"Bingo! Yes, you're exactly right!" Number Two spoke up with a cheerful voice and I have to assume this is a normal thing that is in this castle. Lucifer looked calm as always as he looked at the portrait of a beautiful woman. "That's a portrait of Helene. She was a witch."

"Helene...? Hmm, Helene... why does that name sound familiar...?... Ah yes! Yes, of course! Helene! I remember now!" Asmodeus brightened up as he remembered where he heard that name from. I don't know why, but I had a really horrible feeling in my stomach.

"So what's goin' on here, anyway?" Mammon seemed to be curious about the history between Asmodeus and this portrait, but I really didn't want to know the answer. This will not end well...

"Ooh! I can answer that question! Helene was once known far and wide as a witch of unparalleled beauty! Countless humans, angels, and demons alike fell under her spell. But then Asmodeus here came along and seduced her, leading her to betray her lover." Number Two told us this happily, but I only could let out a deep sigh once I realized why I had such a bad feeling.

"Yes, I had a feeling that's where this story was headed." Simeon had a frown on his face once he heard the history between Asmodeus and Helene. I just had a feeling this would get even worse...

"War erupted because of her betrayal, a great war that destroyed an entire country. And it derided Helene as a horrible, wicked woman who had sold her soul to a demon. What she had to endure was awful...!" Number two wipe at his eyes as he told Helene history.

"So you're saying all this happened because Asmodeus fooled around with some woman long ago?" Satan looked tired once he realized this while Levi was typing something on their phone with a smile on their face. "One of Asmodeus's ex-girlfriends just showed up! OMG! And... sent!"

"Leviathan, you know you sound like a teenage girl, right?" Luke shook his head as he told Levi this and I couldn't help but agree with that. The way Levi writes stuff on their phone sounds just like a teenage girl...

"Ahaha! Now wait a minute, everyone. We're talking about something that happened hundreds of years ago! But regardless... Helene, I never expected to run into you here, of all places. I mean, what are the chances?! Wow, it's been sooo looong! So, whacha up to these days, hm?" Asmodeus seems to be... trying to flirt with the woman whose life he fucked up...