Angel ✦ Nomin

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Jeno appears at a grand, black gate with black bars that twist and curl like wicked vines. Jeno notices the land beyond is swarming with horrifying, disgusting demons that infest the place. He takes a slow breath before placing his hand on the oversized padlock. The lock feels rough and appears old, but it still appears black as night. Not a single chip of paint, nor a small speck of rust.

The lock abruptly clicks without Jeno so much as attempting to use any of his powers, puzzling him immensely. The padlock drops off of the gate, nearly slamming down onto Jeno's feet. Though Jeno doesn't flinch at this one bit. The gate door swings open for Jeno to enter, and every single demon stops in their tracks, turning to stare directly at him.

Jeno takes a casual stroll past the gates, finding the curent ground he is on is much like a plateau, and the surrounding area has only a few diverting roads. Where there is not ground, there is a drop off, and where there is a drop off, there is eternal flames.

Jeno raises one arm up and begins fixing the silver snake cuff link on his suit, doing the same to the other side once he finishes.

He glances around at the onlooking demons, and smirks. Certainly none of them were expecting to see the son of Satan, himself, on this glorious day.

Suddenly, a small, bat-like humanoid creature falls at his feet.

"Hail the son of Satan! The greatest devil to ever live! The antichrist!" the demon screeches aloud for all to hear.

"The antichrist!" nearly every demon in sight cries out.

The bat creature looks up to Jeno with its black, beady eyes, and Jeno has to hold back a groan of disgust at just how hideous the thing is. Its skin is a deep gray with fine hair covering its body. It has a bat's nose, no lips, and tiny fangs peeking out from its mouth.

"I'm busy. I have places to be," Jeno deadpans as he places his foot on the bat-creature's face and kicks it away.

While Jeno was hoping this would dissuade the others from attempting to approach him, the complete opposite happens. The crowds of demons begin racing towards him. They all leave a foot of space between him and them, but every single demon which surrounds him attempts to get some kind of word in.

"You are so handsome."

"So vile!"

"So incredibly powerful!"

"What is it like deceiving angels into believing you are on their side?"

"How many humans have you killed?"

"How many angels have you sacrificed for us?"

"You are our hero!"

"Our leader!"

"I said I have somewhere to be!" Jeno bellows, his voice distorting into a deep, rumbling growl that booms throughout the surrounding area. All of the demons silence instantaneously. "Clear a path."

All of the demons standing before him split so Jeno has a path to walk. Jeno jerks his head from side to side, causing it to crack loudly before making his way towards an enormous building which is built like a billionaire's mansion.

As Jeno walks along the path, he hears murmurs all around him, varying from compliments to assumptions about grand things they have heard of him accomplishing on Earth. He rolls his eyes at how hard they were trying to boost his ego. Little did they realize just how much he could care less about himself. His mind was set on Jaemin and Chenle, and not a single demon soul would change that.

Upon reaching the building, Jeno bounds up the marble stairs until he reaches an unreasonably tall and wide, gothic-style wooden door. He raps his fist against it six times and waits patiently. When nothing happens, he does it again. Nothing. Once more, and the door creaks open so loudly that several demons actually cry out in pain. But Jeno doesn't even flinch. He is too busy consumed by how utterly predictable his father was.

Knocking six times on the door in three sets? It's as if he wants to play into the human stereotype. It was almost pathetic.

Jeno enters inside, and the door slams shut with a deafening bang, leaving Jeno in complete darkness.