Previously

Third POV

Lucifer understood what had happened. His grace had claimed the child. The Boy was his and no one, no one, would take the boy from him.

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Third POV

A few days after Acheron's 2nd Hell year, the lower demons were gathered around him as he played in the fire pits. He had developed a sort of immunity to the lower-level hellfire due to the grace bond with Lucifer. As he grows, the powers will develop with him.

The lower demons were watching him curiously while the higher-tier demons were busy with work.

Acheron just played in the flames without care.

Gazeth - Aurelia's torturer - made his way through the crowd of demons. He ignored the grunts of displeasure from the inferior demons. He was a mid-level demon so none of the lower ones overtly complained about his behaviour.

Gazeth walked through, past the fire pits, on his way to Aurelia's Hell chamber. In his peripherals, was the young boy that had been stuck in Hell. Gazeth stared at the boy for a moment as a wicked idea came to his mind.

Aurelia's torture was getting boring, he needed something to surprise her. He remembered her reaction after the baby boy had left her 2 years ago, it was sadistically pleasurable.

So Gazeth picked up the boy out of the fire and carried the child away with him.

Some lower demons looked worriedly at him, but he just smirked and carried on. He was superior to them so none of them questioned him, although if they did he'd probably burn them with mid-level hellfire.

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In Aurelia's Chambers

Gazeth opened the door and saw Aurelia sitting on the floor staring at the wall. He used his abilities to flash illusions of blood splatter dripping down them.

Aurelia screamed. Gazeth grinned. And the little boy fussed in his arms.

Aurelia heard the sounds and turned to watch the child in her torturer's arms.

Gazeth placed the young boy on the ground, out of reach from Aurelia, before he began taunting her.

"This little boy was able to survive Hell longer than your own daughter could survive you." He stalked around the two. "Just goes to show how bad of a mother you were."

Aurelia went to reach for the boy, but Gazeth forced her back into position using his demonic powers. He smirked at the way he moved her like a puppet.

"So weak and helpless. Couldn't raise your own daughter, I doubt you could have even gotten her to the age of one."

"My girl. My child." Aurelia thrashed. "Mine!"

Gazeth loosened his telekinetic grip on her once she calmed down, and he was behind her. He got down into a crouch and leaned towards her ear.

"You have no child. She's already dead." He whispered lowly.

Aurelia moved quickly, and in the next second, Gazeth had his head smashed roughly into the stone ground. She repeated the motion several times until there was a large pool of blood and a still body.

The boy started to cry from the loud thudding in the room. Aurelia smacked Gazeth's head into the floor a final time before turning around with blood on her hands and clothes.

She crawled to the child, wiping the blood from her hands onto her dress. The blood was smeared all over her, sticking to her forearms and knees.

Once she reached the boy, she carefully place him in her lap and gripped him tight. She cradled his head towards her chest as she began to sob.

She had a child in her arms. Her child. And she was not letting go.

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Lilith's POV

Lucifer was away, responding to a call he had gotten from a high-tier demon concerning a matter in the mortal world. A Hell hound loose or something.

He had left Calangeth in charge of the child he'd claimed. Lucifer was averse to leaving the boy, but he was the King of Hell. Why he claimed the child, I still don't understand. The thing is so tiny and easily damaged.

A demon knocked rapidly on my door.

"Enter!"

"My Queen, a low-level demon reported that Lord Lucifer's claimed one had been taken to a Hell chamber by one of the mid-demon torturers."

I stare at the demon for a moment. That child is more trouble than he is worth.

"Why is Calangeth not watching the child?"

"He has been bedridden due to his wounds reopening. The claimed one was given to Syphern, but they appear to have entered a demonic sleep. The child was spotted in the lower hellfire pits, but has recently been taken by a torturer to a Hell Chamber."

This child needs more demons watching him. And whoever has taken him will have to explain to Lucifer what they were thinking. The punishment will be severe once Lucifer finds out. The devil is attached to the damn child.

"Which torturer? Who's Hell chamber did they go to?" I questioned with an eye roll. My nails look deadly sharp today.

"Gazeth..." The demon paused. "Aurelia's torturer."

My head snapped from observing my nails to scrutinizing the demon in my office.

The demon began to cower in fright.

"Aurelia... The child is with Aurelia." I growled. "Gazeth brought Lucifer's claimed, mortal child... to that wretched wench!"

I was in a rage. My eyes will have definitely changed to my demonic colour.

I stormed out of my chair, clawing my nails along my desk, leaving behind slashes in the wood. I rushed towards the door, yanking the young demon with me as I rushed through Hell to Aurelia's chambers.

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Later

Aurelia's POV

I held my child closer as tears streamed down my face. The blood coating me, the child in my arms, it all reminded me of holding my baby girl after she had left me.

I buried my face into the child's hair and breathed in the scent. This is wrong. This smell is wrong.

The child smelled of smoke and lavender.

I brought the child away from me. The child's cheeks were flushed and his breath was ragged. This is a boy. My child is a girl. This is not mine!

I got angry. I glared at the child.

My hands smeared in blood, I gripped the boy tighter and he started to cry.

"I hate crying!" I screamed at the boy.

This reminded me of my daughter. Crying. I did not like it!

I shook the boy trying to force him to stop that aggravating screeching, but he wouldn't. He cried harder. The brat!

I lifted him into the air, he was so light. Such an ugly baby. Mine is not ugly.

I threw the boy away from me. I didn't care where, I just wanted this baby away from me. I just wanted this baby away from me. It's what I wanted the first time, it's what I'm doing again, this time.

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Lilith's POV

I rushed into the room. I saw Aurelia with the boy in her arms and Gazeth on the floor, bloody. I watched as she threw the boy away from herself with force.

Reacting quickly, I used my demonic telekinesis to stop the boy in mid-air. I floated him towards the demon at my side while I forced a tight grip on Aurelia, pressing her face into the floor.

I glared at her. She was a wretched thing. She was covered in Gazeth's blood and screaming.

I threw a Hellfire ball at Gazeth and he immediately regained consciousness due to the pain.

"Gazeth, deal with this mess. When Lucifer gets back, I'm sure you'll have more of your own blood to clean up. Better practice." I scowled at him.

He just grinned, did a dramatic bow, and then kicked Aurelia in the head as he walked out of the Hell chamber.

I trapped Aurelia where she was, and left with the boy and the young demon.

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Once back in my office, I sat down and watched the young demon hold the child cluelessly.

"What's your name?" I demanded. The young demon was bewildered. He looked down at the child before focusing on me.

"Hiraken, my Lady."

"Hira, I want you to watch the child in this room while I work. Give him back to Lucifer when he arrives, or give him to one of his demon guardians when they wake from their conditions."

I turned to my desk and ignored both of my guests, as I worked on how to deal with the day's events and Hell's constant problems.

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A/N: There is a link to a questionnaire in my profile conversation feed, for my College project. It's completely anonymous, so if people could provide more answers so I can reach my response goal, that would be very helpful. Thank you to those that help me.

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