I didn't realize what I had just done until I had woken up.

I was laying in bed, wearing nothing at all with Raven laying next to me, also wearing nothing. Memories of the previous night flooded my head and I immediately felt regret and guilt.

Suddenly, Raven sat up and yawned, not hiding herself one bit.

Raven: "Morning Master~ You really know how to give a girl a good time~ Especially for a virgin~"

Draco: "I... I'm sorry... I don't know what came over me..."

Raven cupped my cheek with her hand and made me look up at her.

Raven: "You don't need to apologize, you needed an activity to relieve your stress and anxiety. It just so happens that we did it to relieve your stress~"

Draco: "That... that wasn't right..."

Raven: "You didn't think so last night~"

Draco: "No! I mean... Asuka was supposed to..."

Raven's eyes sharpened.

Raven: "Another girl, huh~? Were you two close?"

Draco: "Really close. She... invited me to her room later that night, right before I was killed..."

Raven: "Oh— Princess Yuki cock blocked you—"

I scowled at her.

Draco: "Don't word it that way"

She leaned in and kissed me on the cheek.

Raven: "I really am sorry, Draco"

I didn't realize it then, but she used my actual name, which meant she actually meant the apology. She held my hand and rubbed it.

Raven: "I once had a very close friend, they were the love of my life. Then... I fell..."

Draco: "Fell?"

Raven: "Out of Heaven's graces. Angels who Sin or are deemed not worthy of our position are cast down to Hell like how Lord Lucifer was"

Draco: "I'm so sorry"

Raven: "It's been so long I can't even remember how many years it's been. I miss them every day"

I went to get up, however she grabbed me and pinned me back down, our bare skin touching in places I am too embarrassed to even think about.

Raven: "Where are you off to?"

Draco: "To find Yuki"

Raven grew a sly grin.

Raven: "You want Princess Yuki in on this too~?"

Draco: "W-What?! No!! And Princess?!

Raven: "She is the Granddaughter of Lord Lucifer, so naturally she is of royal decent. As for the Princess title, that's something she gave herself when she was young and it just stuck"

Draco: "I don't care about her being a Princess, I need to go see her"

Raven: "Why?"

Draco: "To beat the shit out of her"

I showered quickly, with Raven butting in and showering with me. I then got dressed and realized I still had Chris's cross in my hoodie pocket. I knew I shouldn't take it out, so I just left it there.

I pulled out my phone and dialed Satan.

Satan: "Draco! My boy! Have you rested up?"

Draco: "Yeah, I have a question for you"

Satan: "It's about my Granddaughter, correct?"

Draco: "Yeah, where is she?"

Satan: "She is currently at the Sports Center. I'll send you an address"

Suddenly, my phone pinged and I got the address.

Satan: "Tap on the address and it'll be added to your teleportation locations. Anything else?"

Draco: "Yeah, we need to talk more later"

Satan: "I was thinking the same! How's lunch sound~?"

Draco: "Sure, see you then"

Satan: "See you then! Also, you can call me Lucifer if you want, just never call me Lucy"

He then hung up.

Draco: "I'm on a first name basis with the Devil... Damn"

Raven: "It's rare someone is able to refer to our Lord as his real name without honorifics"

I spoke with sarcasm.

Draco: "Yeah, guess I'm special"

I tapped on the address of the Sports Center and I was suddenly teleported to a massive basketball gym. I was standing to the side when I saw Yuki playing by herself. She was already half court, dripping but just standing there. Her eyes were locked with the net. Suddenly, she went into a drive and ran faster than I was able to. She then leaped high into the air from the Free-Throw line and dunked the ball in.

It was only then that I saw she was wearing a sleeveless basketball jersey and very short shorts. She had wristbands on with her hair tied back.

The ball came flying towards me, however I caught it before it could hit me in the face. She landed back down on the ground and pushed her hair back, wiping some sweat from her forehead. She then looked up at me and immediately went a bit pale.

Yuki: "Good to see you doing well"

Draco: "Cut the crap"

I threw the ball back at her hard, however she caught it with ease.

Yuki: "Look, I know you're mad—"

Draco: "Mad doesn't even begin to describe it!"

She sighed and grabbed a towel to wipe her face with.

Yuki: "I'm sure Grandpa told you everything"

Draco: "He did, but I'm still pissed"

Yuki: "Look, I get it, I'm sorry"

Draco: "No, I don't think you actually get it. You. Killed. Me!!"

She suddenly snapped back at me.

Yuki: "It was the only way for you to see things for what they really are!"

Draco: "Then why didn't you talk to me? I trust you more than I do the literal Devil!!"

Yuki: "And what would you have done? You would've either called me crazy or a traitor"

Draco: "More like both"

Yuki shook her head and grabbed a drink.

Yuki: "I did what I had to do. I did what I was told to do"

Draco: "Did you even think about everyone else? Did you ever care about them?! About Nozomi?!"

She shouted at the top of her lungs.

Yuki: "OF COURSE I DO!!!!!!!!"

She punched the ground, leaving a crack in it. However the floor healed itself.

Yuki: "I know you don't think so, but I've felt like shit since that day!! Do you think it was easy doing all that?! I hated every second of it...!!!"

She panted from exhaustion.

Yuki: "Draco... I'm... I'm sorry..."

She sat down on a bleacher.

Yuki: "I miss Nozomi so much... I missed all of you so much... I wish it never came to that..."

I walked down and sat down next to her.

Draco: "Look, I'm still really mad about you stabbing me. But... with everything happening, I'm not sure what's right and wrong anymore. I don't know what you've been going through, but I can tell you're being sincere"

Yuki: "You can stab me to get revenge if you want"

Draco: "W-What?! No!!"

Yuki grinned and pulled her jersey down a bit.

Yuki: "Maybe I can make it up to you some other way~?"

I was speechless until she started laughing and punched me in the chest.

Yuki: "You fucking wish! Haha!"

Draco: "Did you seriously have to punch me where you stabbed me?!"

Yuki: "Oops~"

She stood up and started dribbling.

Yuki: "How about you put me in my place with a bit of Basketball. Loser takes the winner for dinner?"

Draco: "Sure, it was sad watching you play by yourself"

She grew all smug.

Yuki: "Better to play by yourself than with yourself, damn virgin"

Draco: "That's it!!"

For the next hour or two, I proceeded to absolutely...

...

Get destroyed by her in basketball....

Shut up!!

After the game, the two of us were completely exhausted.

Yuki: "That wasn't bad, you almost had me"

Draco: "I can't believe you aren't all talk"

Yuki: "What's that supposed to mean?!"

Draco: "Your Princess attitude"

Yuki: "That's because I literally am one! I'm the Princess of Hell!!"

Draco: "Sure, then why did you almost lose to me?"

Yuki: "Are you stupid?! I kicked your ass!"

Draco: "Then why did you get so worn out?"

Yuki: "Because I was playing before you got here!"

Suddenly, Raven appeared in front of us.

Raven: "Princess Yuki~ How are you today~?"

Yuki: "Good, a little tired but good"

Yuki held her hand out and Raven took it and kissed it.

Draco: "Seriously?"

Yuki: "What? Would you rather she kiss my foot?"

Draco: "I— I don't even have a response for that"

Yuki: "Good, then you can shut up"

Raven: "Permission to speak?"

Yuki: "Go ahead"

Raven: "Lord Lucifer requests that both you and Draco attend his lunch"

Yuki: "Why me?"

Raven: "Because he has something important to discuss"

Yuki: "Okay, I need to go shower and change into some clean clothes, I'll meet you at your place"

Draco: "Sounds good"

Yuki pulled out her phone and teleported away in a black mist.

Draco: "I thought she was a brat back home, but she's a huge one here"

Raven: "She may act like that, but she's really protective of us. She visited every single Demon that she defeated during her time in the human world and apologized for what she did. She also gave them gifts and anything else she could to make up for it. She has a kind heart"

Draco: "Never would've imagined she would be the type to do that"

I got up and teleported us back to my place.

Raven: "You got all sweaty playing basketball, wanna shower again~? I can help you relieve some more stress~"

Draco: "I'm good, thanks"

I plopped down on the couch and started going through my new phone.

Raven: "What're you up to?"

Draco: "Just seeing what I can do on it"

Raven: "Have you ever tried looking up porn~?"

I looked at her judgmentally.

Raven: "What? You're a teen boy~"

I rolled my eyes and continued looking through my phone. Eventually, I realized something.

Draco: "I can call and text numbers..."

Raven: "Um— Are you joking? That's what a phone is"

Draco: "I mean, could I call someone from the living world?"

Raven's face went pale.

Raven: "No, never ever do that"

Draco: "Why?"

She took my phone out of my hand and set it down her bra.

Draco: "H-Hey!"

Raven: "This part of Hell may seem nice, but there are rules you have to follow to stay. Otherwise, you go out there"

She referred to the wasteland I saw when I first arrived.

Raven: "A big one is to never make contact with anyone in the living world without direct permission from Lord Lucifer"

Draco: "Okay, damn... Out of curiosity, what are the rest?"

Raven: "Obviously, no killing or explosions or stuff like that, basic stuff that shouldn't be needed to say. There can be no right side up crosses, since they burn. A big one is not to walk in on Princess Yuki naked"

Draco: "I'm sorry— What?!"

Raven: "Seeing her highness in such a state is forbidden"

Draco: "That's actually a rule— I'm speechless"

Raven: "There are others, but most are just common sense. There is this one rule, however no one bothers to enforce it since doing it won't result in anything"

Draco: "What is it?"

Her eyes suddenly began to glow red.

Raven: "Praying to God. No prayers can reach him from here. And even if they did, he likely wouldn't even listen. The prayers of sinners are worthless"

Draco: "Yeah, definitely not scary at all"

Raven: "But don't worry, you are in great favor of Lord Lucifer~ He's treating you so much better than most sinners"

Draco: "How so?"

Raven: "He gave me to you~"

Without realizing it, I blushed.

Raven: "You look so cute in red~"

She went into kiss me, however I put my arm out and blocked her.

Draco: "How long does it take for Yuki to shower?"

Raven: "About half an hour, but you know that half of that time is dedicated to something else~"

Draco: "Do you have a mute button?"

Raven: "Gag me and find out~"

I simply stood up and left the room.

Raven: "W-Wait! I was just kidding!!"

Later, I heard my doorbell ring. I opened the door to see Yuki wearing something so casual I almost forgot it was her.

She had an orange tank top that seemed a bit too tight on her and a pair of jean shorts. Her hair was still tied back into a ponytail.

Yuki: "We need to get you some new clothes, still with the hoodie?"

Draco: "Yeah, I don't need lots of clothes to make myself feel better"

She gave a bratty smirk.

Yuki: "You look like a slob"

Draco: "You look like a sl—"

Satan: "Draco!! My boy!"

Satan suddenly interrupted me before I could get my insult off. He was still wearing a fancy suit, however this one was completely white.

Satan: "How do I look~?"

Draco: "I think black suits you more"

He looked down at his outfit and nodded.

Satan: "Quite right!"

He snapped his fingers and his suit turned black.

Satan: "Much better"

He walked up to Yuki.

Satan: "Did you and Draco have fun playing basketball? It was heartwarming to see you actually playing with someone"

Yuki blushed and pushed him away.

Yuki: "Shut it! I play alone because no one is as good as me"

Satan simply laughed a bit.

Satan: "A few dead Hall of Famers would disagree, however I must concede"

Yuki: "That's what I thought"

Satan whispered to me.

Satan: "And I thought I was prideful~ She gets it from me"

Draco: "I can tell"

Yuki spoke up.

Yuki: "What do you want, Grandpa?"

Satan: "There will be time for that. But first, lunch~?"

He snapped his fingers and we were teleported to a small shack on a beach. The scenery immediately reminded me of something.

Draco: "T-This is Long Beach Island! I-In New Jersey!"

Satan: "Correct~ This is also where an epic battle took place not that long ago~ Maybe a few weeks ago~"

Draco: "What kind?"

Satan: "Something about a giant sun eating snake. However that little detail isn't important right now. What is important is food!"

He snapped his fingers and three massive cheeseburgers appeared in front of us.

Satan: "Dig in!"

We all dug into our burgers and they are amazing, easily one of the best I'd ever had. It didn't take us too long to finish them.

Draco: "So, what's up?"

Satan: "I should be asking you the same~ You're the one who wanted to meet with me first"

Draco: "Yeah, I have a few questions"

Satan: "Ask away!"

The air around me suddenly turned thick.

Draco: "What exactly do you want from me?

Satan grinned.

Satan: "I want you to help me overthrow my Father~"

Draco: "What?!"

Satan: "I know, I know, it sounds crazy"

Draco: "That's not what I meant!"

I stood up.

Draco: "I'm not going to help you overthrow God!!"

Satan sighed.

Satan: "I knew you would be hesitant"

He simply grabbed a bottle of alcohol off of the table and poured himself a glass.

Satan: "And why will you not help me?"

Draco: "Because God is the good guy!! He controls everything that happens and if we went to war with him, all the good souls in Heaven would get hurt too! No one up there has done anything wrong!! God doesn't want people to suffer!!"

It seemed I had ticked a nerve when he suddenly slammed his hands down onto the table.

Satan: "Do you know what it's like to be born just to be evil? I was created to insight evil in all of humanity. I never had a choice in what I could do with the gift I was given. If God is truly controlling everything, he's wanted me to suffer the most since the day I was created. So whatever suffering you think they will go through, I have experienced it trillions of times over!!!!"

After that, he took a deep breath.

Satan: "He is the one who created me, he put me on the path to rebellion, he is the one who cast me out of Heaven when he is the reason I turned in the first place, he is the one who left me to rot in this forsaken wasteland. He abandoned me and everyone in Hell long ago. On the day of Rapture, we will be set loose on the living world and all those who are deemed worthy will be brought into Heaven. After that, we will all slowly fade away until nothing is left. Does that sound like something your God would do?"

I was speechless.

Yuki: "To put it simply, God doesn't care about us anymore, he never did. Anyone born as a Demon can only be a Demon. There is no redemption for us, even though we did nothing wrong"

Satan: "And tell me, Draco, do you believe that everyone in Hell actually deserves to be here?"

Draco: "No..."

Satan: "Precisely. Those who killed without a hint of regret and those who raped with no remorse will forever be damned, that is a just punishment. However those who were not baptized, those who took part in sexual activities before marriage, those who cheated or stole in life to simply live another day, do you believe they deserve to be here?"

Draco: "Of course not"

Satan: "And yet they are... Father has always been cruel, more cruel than me. He was cruel enough to create a being such as myself, and this is his wrath, not mine"

For a second, I started to consider.

Draco: "What would I even do?"

Satan: "Well, there is a guardian that stands between us and the home of Father. Heard of the Garden of Eden? That's where he lives. Guarding it is my dear Brother, Michael. If he and I battled it out again, it would be a stalemate. However... if someone who holds the Warrior Bane were to attack him while he had no counter to it, that may be the end of him~"

Draco: "Y-You want me to kill Michael?!"

Satan: "With him out of the way, there will be no one strong enough to stand against me"

Draco: "What about God?"

Satan: "Father is many things, Draco, however he has his weaknesses. Yes, he may be able to create and destroy, but it takes time for that to happen~ Take the earth for example, it took almost a full week to create only the planet, let alone the cosmos. Even his methods of destroying take time. Noah's Arc took an extremely long time, just to create a simple flood. He may be almighty, but he's incredibly slow at it~ A quick assault before he can form any countermeasures and we have ourselves a successful takeover~"

Draco: "T-That's insane!! I'm not doing that!!"

Satan set his glass down.

Satan: "I will not force you, Himeko. You have been here for little more than a day, I cannot expect that of you. I will give you time to think, time to reflect on everything that's happened and been said. After all, it's only been a few weeks since your death. But think to yourself, who's really evil? The Devil himself, or the one who created the Devil~?"

Suddenly, he vanished into a puff of black smoke.

Draco: "Damnit..."

I just sat back down.

Yuki: "I know it doesn't seem right, wanting to go to war with Heaven"

Draco: "It's not right...! I... I don't know who I should be supporting..."

Yuki: "I'll make things simple for you. You're a Demon"

I looked at her.

Draco: "You knew?"

Yuki: "Just found out recently. But being a Demon means you're out of favor of the lord almighty. Even if you save Heaven from the invasion, you'll simply get cast back down to Hell"

Draco: "Why does he hate Demons so much..."

Yuki: "That's something only he can answer"

She leaned back into her chair.

Yuki: "Since you're a Demon, no one on that side will trust you anyways. Killing you was honestly for the best, since they would've done it anyways after the smoke had settled and they realized you were a threat"

Draco: "But... they wouldn't actually do that... would they?"

Yuki: "The whole concept of the war with Demons was a complete lie. We only came to the human world because, well, this is Hell. They've been slaughtering us for centuries simply for wanting to go to a better place. They were scared of us because of what we were. Whatever they're afraid of, they get rid of. Does that sound like the side you should fight with?"

Draco: "I... guess not"

Yuki patted me on the shoulder.

Yuki: "I know trusting me again will take time, but you'd better hurry. After the stunt we pulled, there's going to be consequences"

Draco: "Like what?"

Yuki: "God's Wrath"

Draco: "I thought he couldn't reach here"

Yuki: "It'll take him a while, but he'll get here. And when he does, we need to be ready. When he gets here, we need to be up in the Garden of Eden"

Draco: "Why exactly does he need the Garden? What so special about it, besides the fact that God lives there?"

Yuki locked eyes with me.

Yuki: "The Tree of Life. Eat fruit from said tree and you become immortal"

Draco: "What exactly does Satan expect to happen after he wins?"

Yuki studied me.

Yuki: "He'll become the new God"

Draco: "I know that, but what will his rein look like?"

Yuki: "You'll have to wait and see for yourself. If, you decide to help us"

She got down off of the stool.

Yuki: "When you're ready to start your training, come by my place"

My phone pinged and I got her home teleport.

Yuki: "See you in a bit"

She teleported away, leaving me alone.

Draco: "Damnit..."

I pulled my phone out and went to my photos. I saw a bunch of pictures that were precious to me, mainly a selfie of me and Nozomi on her birthday at McDonald's. I swiped for the next image and I saw a group picture of me with Alex, Asuka, Yuki, Nozomi, and even Shadow, or Chris as I now knew.

Draco: "Fuck it. I'll train as hard as I can. I'll push myself harder and harder until I'm strong enough to protect them. I don't know who's side I should be on... But I'll get strong enough so that it won't matter who I'm facing, whether it's Satan or God himself"

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Wow— this is super late— my bad.

I've been busy with irl stuff lately and I haven't had much time to write. However I'll keep trying to get these chapters out at a somewhat reasonable pace.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you in the next one!!