Lucien sighed as he entered the room. It was beautiful, heavenly. It made his eyes burn. He
was, after all, the king of demons. Lucifer, Satan, Sin, the Adversary, the Morning Star,
Humanity's Downfall… All those names all belonged to him. However, ever since his
coronation, he preferred to go by Lucien Morningstar. It marked a new way of life for him,
to separate himself from his past actions. Today, he existed to keep the horde of demons
from destroying the material realm, or what others liked to call 'Earth'. He couldn't help
but be a little nervous about the prophecy from the Book of Revelations. Just what did the
Lord have in store for him? Lucien had already sworn to not interfere with life. His duty
was to keep the gates of Hell sealed. All he asked for in return was knowledge. He felt
envy bubble up inside him when he set eyes upon the Lord, his Creator. "Why am I
here? You have never once brought me out of my domain for any reason… So why?"
The Lord chuckled softly at Lucien's irritation. "You will see. This involves you."
Before Lucien could respond with a sarcastic retort, a golden-haired male entered the
room. "Woah!! This place is so cool! Where am I?" The recently deceased male asked
excitedly to the Lord. It seemed he had absolutely no clue who he was talking to.
An atheist perhaps? But…why would he be here? Usually non-believers end up in
Purgatory to learn of the Truth. Lucien was utterly confused. How did this involve him?
This man obviously wasn't a criminal. He would have automatically been sent to the
Demon Realm if he had. He crossed his arms and gave the Lord a confused look.
"OHH!! Are you God? That's so cool! I was never really sure if a higher power existed, so I
decided to play safe and not think about it too hard." The man laughed to himself.
Lucien's eyes widened at that response. "You… You aren't going to refuse to believe in the
existence of the Lord?"
"Of course not! The proof is right in front of me! Why wouldn't I consider the existence of
the Big Holy Cheese?" He gave the demon king a bright smile.
Big… Holy… Cheese? This terminology was not in any of Lucien’s books back in the palace.
A seraph leaned close to him and whispered, "He means Divine Leader. I heard that
this one isn't the brightest of the bunch."
"Ah." But again, what the hell did this have to do with hi-
"You must be the Big Demon Cheese!!"
Lucien's brain paused. What did this human just call me?
The man tilted his head and observed the demon king. "You look a lot different compared
to your representations…"
"How so?" Lucien was curious. He never gave a thought about how humans imagined him
as.
The male closed his eyes to recall the many paintings."Well, a lot of humans have painted
you as this small red-skinned thing. Sleek skin and a thin hooked tail. Overall, it's really
unpleasant to look at."
"Unpleasant?!" Lucien was absolutely furious now. "I'm beautiful! I'm the Morning Star!
The former favourite of the Lord!! How dare you humans call me physically unpleasant!!"
The male shook his hands and waved his arms in front of him in a panic. "No, no, no!
That's not what I meant! It's not my opinion. That's what others have thought. I didn't
really care. That depiction just happens to be the most popular." He paused, staring at the
demon lord again. "Huh… You give off some lonely vibes…"
Lucien’s anger was doused by that statement. Lonely? What was the man talking about?
He thrived in solitude! He hated being pestered by other demons, constantly attempting to
trick him into releasing the seal on the gate. How could he be lonely?
"From now on, I'm gonna me your friend!"
He couldn't believe it! This human was actually choosing him over eternal peace? What
was wrong with him?! He turned to the Lord, only to be met with a gentle smile.
The Lord stood from His seat. "Kayan Myrsky, are you sure you wish to go with Lucifer
to the demon realm?"
Kayan nodded excitedly. "Yup! I'm gonna be his friend from now on!"
"I don't need friends!" Lucien quickly interjected I'm an attempt to dissuade the man, who
appeared to be named Kayan. "I'm perfectly fine!"
"Nah, bro, my gut tells me you don't get out much. I'm gonna help change that!" Kayan
crossed his arms and grinned.
Lucien lifted a hand to hold his head. He could sense that there would be many headaches
in the near future. "Fine… Not like I have any say in the matter. I don't have that level of
authority outside of my domain."
"Then it's settled. Lucien Morningstar, from this day forward, you have a new friend," the
Lord smiled, though Lucien couldn't help but wonder if this was payback for the Angelic
Rebellion.
"Take care of him." Just which 'him' was the Lord talking about? It was a question that
would probably never have an answer.
Lucien sighed again. Now he knew he had no say. "Alright, Gremlin, let's go. I'll show you
around so you don't get lost."
Kayan cheered at that, and he rushed to his new friend's side. "This is gonna be great!"
How innocent of him… Sweet. Although he didn't know it, a tiny sliver of a smile appeared
on his lips as he showed the new demon the way home.
Remembered this old thing and decided to share one of my pieces of writing. It was written
a couple years ago, but I kinda wanna put down my stuff here every once in a while. That
way it's not just stuck inside Google Docs and...wherever else I put my stuff. I don't really
remember.
