Deja Vu

Chapter 7: What's In A Façade?

The photo heist went so wrong.

Not only did you get the wrong intel on Lucifer's room, you also got caught in a trap. A trap that landed you directly in the center of the underground labyrinth once again.

This time, however, you were Asmodeus-less. Last time, he quelled the monster that roamed these halls using that same charm magic that doesn't seem to work on you.

As the three demons under your pact are panicking as the monster is coming for you all without any sign of stopping, you remember the gift Solomon gave you.

You'll have access to all of my powers, as well as my pacts.

Him and Asmodeus have a pact, yes..? You don't have time to think. You just have to act.

You begin the incantation, trying your best to remember it from what Solomon taught you. Mammon begins freaking out, because he doesn't understand what's happening, and wait, weren't you supposed to be magic-less?

When Asmodeus appears, you don't even give him a chance to get accustomed to the setting, as you begin to start the second incantation to draw out his power, just like Solomon taught you. Asmodeus, groggy and confused, finds his body surging with magical energy. More potent than any that Solomon has ever been able to draw out of him. He turns to see you, and is thoroughly surprised that it's you, and NOT Solomon!

The monster stops in its tracks, and Asmodeus gives him a warm smile, instantly charming him. His magic floods the corridor, and he doesn't even have to lock eyes with the creature for it to fall under his spell. He barely had to lift a finger as you did all the work.

Everything happened so fast, and so wildly, that once the situation finally comes to a close and all immediate danger is set aside, everyone begins freaking out about what you just did. Solomon's power may have given you the chance to stretch your magical legs, but there's something more to you that enhanced it. You're not really sure yourself what just happened, but you glean that this means you've got more than just 'magic potential' brewing inside of you.

Once everyone's back to the surface, and you've been thoroughly chewed out by Lucifer for once again causing a ruckus, Asmodeus announces that even though you didn't get the picture, he'd like to make a pact with you. He explains that, even if someone lent you power, it shouldn't have been possible for someone to draw that much power out of him. Even if you didn't get the picture, you more than earned his respect with your strength.

Lucifer isn't excited to see this development. He's visibly perturbed. But, he doesn't stop Asmodeus as he takes your hand and a pact symbol begins to etch itself into your skin once again. Looking it over, you don't get much of a chance to really soak it in as Asmodeus begins tugging you off towards your shared room. "Well, it's time to go to sleep for us! Nighty niiiight~!" He exclaims, excited to get to know you more intimately.

Though, you're not exactly sure what he intends. He begins basking in every inch of you that he can, taking it to memory as he wants to know you more thoroughly. You've sparked his interest.

Some say that to charm someone is to control them. It seems by controlling Asmodeus, you've charmed him. Not in a magical sense, but, he was dazed by your power, and now he wants to know everything that he's been missing out on. He was blown away that someone he so readily dismissed would be able to make him feel the way you did.

Back in your room, Simeon laughs as Asmodeus begins checking your fingers, your hair, your teeth, trying to see and understand every inch of you. You feel kind of like a show dog. You raise your hand to tug Asmodeus' hand off of your arm, but you don't get the chance to as the door to your room swings open.