One day in a place where time is different to the overworld, a man who have handsome face, his blonde hair as it waves back while wearing luxury clothing, a tuxedo and nice long pants with a red tie walked up to the demon town.
The gentleman looking man approached Daima father as if he were a normal civilian, the demon was getting ready to hunt.
"Good sir, may I ask you where I am?"
The man asked the demon, the demon look at the man and scoffed at him before walking away.
The man followed the demon and put his hand on the demon right shoulder, he pressed some his strength onto the demon shoulder, tensing it a bit.
"You know, I don't take lightly of disrespect. So I suggest you just tell me and I'll be on my way."
The demon could felt the strength of the man pressing him down toward the floor, his instinct is also telling him to not fight or anger the man because if he do, he will be no more.
The demon sigh and opens his mouth to speak.
"This is para- I mean this is 'Hell' a place full of killing and suffering yet demons choose to live here, a place where destruction is normalized, a place where death is comparable to breathing… a place where I want to leave but can't."
The man gently let go of Daima father, he smile while giving himself one clap.
"Wow, see now that wasn't so hard now is it? But may I ask why you wants to leave this place?"
The demon stares at the man, he let out a long prophecy sighed before answering his question hesitantly.
"It's my family, I don't want them to live in this hell of a place. I want to bring my wife back to the overworld and let my son experience it but If I die, I'll be back in that 'authoritarian' place again…"
The man opens his left eye barely, his dark glowing amber eye shines brightly yet it shouldn't be admired. His smile remain on his face and he stood quiet.
"Can I go now?"
The man looked almost shock on why the demon needed his permission to go.
"You don't need to asks me that, I'm sorry erm—"
The man looks at the demon, waiting for him to tell him his name.
"Spirce." Frightening he asked the man what his name was.
"Call me Eras, 'Sins of Greed' though I do lacked a proper name but that's what everyone I know have always called me."
Eras said with a creepy grin. Spirce walked away from Eras before he was asked one last question.
"Can I offer you a deal of a life time?"
Spirce stops at his tracks, his body froze out of instinct, he felt as if he shouldn't take another steps. He didn't move, he don't want to listen to what Eras is going to offer but if he say no, he felt that he would die in that moment…
"Y-yes? I would love to hear it…"
Eras smile brightly, putting his hands together, he almost seem too excited.
"Really? How would you like it if I take your family to the overworld?"
Spirce looks at Eras with suspicion in his eye.
"What's the deal or catch?"
He said. Eras looked at him with a eager expression.
"Ah, it quite reasonable. Simply put, I just need your soul!"
He says with a smile, his grins twitch a little before it stop twitching.
Spirce looked at the man with silent stare, he place his hand at the center of his chest.
"We demon don't have 'soul' you know that right, which is why we allow to alternate between 'hell' and this hell…"
"Oh really? Then maybe give me your life essence instead, your physical body, then we got our self a deal."
Spirce looked at the man with strange look, his eyebrows raising in due of confusion.
"What do you mean- ah nevermind, I reject the offer."
Eras happy expression fades away as it sadden, he let out a long groan of sighs before clearing his throat.
"I suppose that's the right reaction but remember the offer still 'stand' so if you want to accept it just come to me."
Spirce body slumped slowly, his legs trembling.
"You can go now Spirce."
Eras says as his face were a little blur, not a hint of emotion could be seen.
"'Yes' sir…"
Spirce took a step forward just to realize he can't move.
"Did I hear that right, did you just say yes? How lovely."
Eras turned around and walked up to Spirce, he claps his hands multiple times before moving his head happily.
Spirce body froze, he tried to speak but he couldn't. He thought to himself.
"Why can't I speak? Why can't I move? Am I going to die?"
His frightened body just stood there, like how he is pause when looking at a game menu. Tears begins to form and slowly drip to his chins but he couldn't wipe it off.
Eras put both of his hands on Spirce shoulder, there with his right arm, he grabs a piece of air that was lingering around him.
He stretch the piece of air as it was rubber, twisting it until it expand.
"Welp, as promise—once I find your family, trust me. They will happily be in the overworld,"
Eras lets go of Spirce, he slowly tap his foot before dancing a little. He moonwalk back and fix the collar of his tuxedo. He spun his body around one time before raising his right arm ups and putting his left leg back.
With a smile, he move his face closer to Spirce to where they're looking face to face with eachother.
"Bye bye now, thank you for accepting my offer."
Eras drops the piece of air—it turns to a portal, creating a subspace maybe. Though the portal is glowing red, sprinkling of yellow dust, what look like tiny stars is flowing out of the portal.
Without blinking, Spirce disappears without any chance of respawning back in hell, his 'existence' no longer exists whether in this place or hell, as well in heaven or the overworld.
* * *
The demons that was near Spirce or those who saw the incident either run away or tried to kill Eras, sin of 'Greed'. But without effort, he killed them with ease, effortlessly.
Then Eras just walked away, covered in demons blood and into the darkness.
—-
"Many demons died that day,"
Mary voice gradually softened, she put her hand on her face.
"sigh—and he even promise me to take us to the overworld with him."
Kim surprised by the sudden comment, asks her,
"You-if you don't mind me asking. You're not sad about your husband death?"
Mary gazes at Kim for a little bit before closing her eye.
"Well I'm devastated that he had die but that's just life, though it was surprising to hear as he is a demon and that once demon die they get reborn in hell…"
She shut her mouth, Kim had a soft shock expression. He looked around, puzzled by the confusion of what she just said.
"Though my son, Daima looked like he isn't taking this well but any way why don't we talk about something else?"
The conversation ended quite quickly—Kim however wants to pick it back up but he didn't know how to, he got up from his seat and dismissed himself for a second. He went outside and thought about deep breath exercises till he realized the air here is poisonous. He went back inside and sat in the chair he recently got off of.
"Wait wait, demons are able to be reborn in hell? And the sin, he sounds a lot different from which I have met."
Kim don't know where to start, he have so many stuff he wants to asks. Mary told him to calm down a bit, Kim took two deep breath before relaxing his body.
He heard Yuriel twisting her body, muttering something in her sleep. She slowly opens her eyes, she gradually raised her body up in a sitting position. She stared at what's was ahead of her then she turned her head toward the hanging hoodie.
The hoodie resembled the cult that have burn down the village and send her and Kim to this place.
"Get down Kim, the cult is here!!!"
She yelled out, surprising both Kim and Mary.