The Impish Mage Season 1

Chapter 16: The Circus of the Past

25 Years Ago...

Inside the Goetia mansion, Stolas, who is a small child around 10 years old, is fast asleep in his bedroom. The little prince continues to sleep surrounded by stuffed animals, and is also hugging a small rabbit-like toy with black and white striped horns and large ears. The little prince lets out a yawn and smacks his lips.

Little Stolas eyes shot open in realization and quickly sits up in excitement, "My birthday, my birthday! It's my birthday!"

He quickly leaps out of the sheets and lands on his fours on the floor. Then runs off to his dressing room in excitement with his arms over his head. Soon, an Imp butler with a monocle shaped blotch, and wears a suit walks into the room to attend to the young prince.

Young Stolas is so excited he pushes the stool in front of the mirror, "Yaaaay! Birthday, birthday! WOOHOO!"

He climbs on the stool and shouts in excitement, "Birthday tiiiiime!"

Then the butler opens a tin of hair gel and applies it to Stolas's feathers as he says, "Calm yourself, young Prince. You know excitement is unbecoming of a Goetia."

"Oh! Right," Stolas replies and takes a deep breath as the butler walks off.

Then returns to retrieve a burgundy and white color vest and red cape. Then helps Stolas put them on.

Stolas says in excitement, "But, Father told me, today is the day, I am old enough to know my purpose and responsibility!" And his eyes sparkle with glee.

"Of course," The butler replies and places a crown on Stolas' head, "I'm sure it will be wonderful."

Fully dressed, Stolas follows the butler down the hall, and the hall is lined with portraits of Stolas at various prior years, from being an The first shows Stolas in his egg, sat upon a pillow and topped with a crown. The second shows him as a hatchling swaddled up in his crib, his swaddling cloth held together by a pin bearing the Goetia family insignia. He is accompanied by the demon plush seen earlier. The third shows him as what can be assumed to be a toddler, smiling as he hugs the demon Max plush. The fourth and final shows him in his current on-screen appearance, hugging the demon rabbit plush as an unknown creature drips green slime on his head.

Soon, Stolas and the butler stand in front of large double doors, and open to reveal the throne room, to see a large monstrous black demon. He stands up and shifts to display various demonic creatures as he transforms into his normal, bird-like self.

The demon is known as Paimon, Stolas's father. A very tall avian demon resembling a great horned owl or raven, with black feathers over his body and larger feathers pointing upwards to resemble horns. He has glowing red eyes with white pupils, and a white face reminiscent of an eye mask that bears intricate red sigils. He wears a long crimson cloak with a pale maroon upper section and gold trimming that covers his body, along with a hood that goes to about his chin. He is also wearing a gold crown on his head that has a golden goetic symbol and star ornaments on the points on top.

The butler walks and stands beside Paimon as Stolas approaches his father.

Once Stolas is in his few, Paimon says, "Ahhhh! There is my little, uh..."

Stolas smiles gleefully at his father.

Paimon then whispers to the butler as he points at Stolas, "Which son is this one? There's so fucking many."

"Stolas, your highness," The butler answers.

"Stolas! Yes! Ha! Right, right!" Paimon says with a chuckle, "That's the one!" Then walks to Stolas, "The owl boy."