Volume 1: Shadow Rise Chapter 4: Hell

Mephistopheles Ferres has never liked the damp and gloomy environment of the Fourteenth Hell.

Its own palace in the First Prison is bright and richly decorated, compared to which the Fourteenth Prison is like a human garbage dump.

God created hell to imprison creatures who did not follow the rules He had made. Although humans generally believe that there are eighteen levels of hell, in fact, the demons only control the thirteen layers of hell, and the fourteenth layer is the place where the thirteen demon lords appointed by Satan to discuss and meet. And the remaining four layers were purgatory that even the thirteen demon lords could never step into for half a step.

Even the demon lords in the heights know very little about Purgatory, which is why it is even more mysterious. Legend has it that the Leviathan, the first beast God created, was imprisoned in Purgatory, and it is even rumored that in the deepest part of Purgatory, where there will never light of day, imprisoned creatures capable of killing God.

Mephistopheles frowned and walked into the dilapidated palace, followed by Astarott, who was carrying a great axe in his left hand and muttering incessantly. Astarrot was almost completely charred by a human ploy in the battle three days ago, so it is now very reluctant and impatient to show up in front of other demonic colleagues.

"Look, my friends. It was the great and virtuous Master Mephistopheles Ferres who came. As soon as Mephistopheles stepped through the gates of the palace, he heard the loud voice he hated the most.

The demon of greed in the Seven Deadly Sins, mammon with a crow's head and black wings like a cloak behind his back, was standing in his seat looking at it with arrogant and defiant eyes.

"If you're sarcastic, you'd better save it first, I don't want you to have the time to quarrel, Mammon. Mephistopheles struck back quietly, and it headed straight for its position at the top. Mammon snorted disdainfully, and sat down next to Mephistopheles.

The other demon lords in attendance also sat in their respective seats, their seats forming a ring shape in the hall, and in the center of the ring was a huge square brick carved with a six-pointed star and a goat's head, and a poisonous snake wrapped around the goat's head, and the poisonous fangs were exposed, which looked extremely eerie. All the lords face the bricks, symbolizing Satan as absolute authority and eternal ruler of hell.

Mephistopheles looked around, and said with a look of great dissatisfaction, "Why are there only six lords present, I have obviously sent a call to all thirteen lords. ”

"Maybe it's because they're not used to seeing people dictating, so they don't want to be idle. Levi Anson, the jealous demon with a whale's head and a halberd in his hand, stood up and stared at Mephistopheles in a long, prolonged voice.

"You don't have to insinuate, Levi Anson. Mephistopheles reprimanded, and Levi Anson sat down with an exasperated look. "It's just not true, even if the six lower-level lords haven't arrived, and now there are even two demon lords of the Seven Sins who haven't arrived, do you still take Satan-sama's conscription order seriously?" Mephistopheles said angrily.

The atmosphere of the scene instantly dropped to freezing point, and the lords were silent, as if thinking about something, but Mephistopheles Ferres knew that their hearts were more about dissatisfaction with it.

An untimely swallowing sound rang out in the hall. The lords in the presence looked sideways at each other, and soon they discovered the source of the sound: Beelzebub, a gluttonous eater with a fly's head, was spitting as if no one was around.

Mephistopheles frowned and shouted at it, "Beelzebub, don't eat any more! "Beelzebub, don't you feel ashamed that you, as the Demon Lord of the Seven Sins, are now doing such an indecent act?" Mammon also reprimanded loudly with a sharp voice.

Beelzebub only raised a pair of blood-red fly's eyes to look at them both for a moment, and then lowered his head and continued to eat the food he had brought. Finally, it finished its food and burped to satisfaction. Then he lifted its fly-face, and lazily said to Mammon and Mephistopheles, "Oh, should I be ashamed, if I had just been asked to listen to your quarrels, then I should be able to go back to my fifth prison and continue my meal now." ”

Mammon and Mephistopheles looked away in embarrassment, while Levi Anson sneered incessantly, and Astarrot had no interest in the meeting, and it was already about to take a nap.

"Lord Mephistopheles!" said Aligus the Damned, one of only two of the six lower lords present, as he stood up, "we should hear Lord Satan's plan. After all, "he glanced at each of the lords present with his dark blue eyes, "that's what we're gathered here for. ”

"It's right, Master Mephistopheles. Polon, the king of pain, who sat next to Aligus, agreed.

Mephistopheles nodded gratefully at the two of them, then cleared her throat and said, "Lord Satan, you have a plan to completely destroy the world and heaven. It paused, then continued, "We will open a powerful Hell Gate, which will be large enough to support the passage of all thirteen of our Legions of Hell, and by that time we will be unstoppable and sweep through the world." ”

"But how can we open the gates of hell so powerful, it's too difficult. Mammon asked. "Absolutely. Mephistopheles looked at it with a mysterious smile and said, "If only we could find Satan's sword!"

All the demons present held their breath when they heard the name. Satan's sword, the weapon of the demon god Satan, is rumored to be a weapon of the gods comparable to God's. The mere mention of its name evoked the awe of all the Demon Lords, and the fact that Lord Satan already knew the whereabouts of the Lost Sword made them feel even more excited and excited.

"So where are we going to find it? It's been missing for nearly 10,000 years. Levi Anson asked with a trembling voice.

"Simple, my friend. Mephistopheles replied with a relaxed expression, "We just need to find someone, a fallen angel to be exact." ”

"How could a fallen angel have such an artifact? and the fallen angels who are still alive are almost non-existent. Mammon asked Mephistopheles suspiciously.

Mephistopheles smiled at it and said, "My dear Mammon, why is your head suddenly not shining today? "I guess you can remember who you and I know who the only fallen angel has the ability to challenge God's authority on his own, and the only one who survives to this day." ”

Mammon thought for a moment, then showed a look of sudden realization, and her crow face showed a strange smile, "There is indeed one, if it is that guy, it is really possible to get that thing." But in that case, we have to put in some work first. It turned its pupils and asked Mephistopheles, "The name of that fallen angel is Lucifer, right?"