Why wouldn't she?

Evelyn was sun bathing near the middle of the garden as per usual when I approached her. Her body was strikingly beautiful.

"Buttering me up already?" She asked with a small smile and her closed eyes.

She was frustrating in that way. She's so good R reading your mind that sometimes-

"I can complete your thought?" She asked.

I reached for her nipple-

My teeth were touching the apple but I didn't bite yet. Wait what? We're were inside?

"If you wanna fuck me, you have to ask," she said pouring a glass of milk.

I set the half eaten Eden apple down and smiled. "If nothing else. I feel like you'd respect me trying."

She just paused pouring the milk and looked at me for a brief moment. Ah. Got it. That looks was like. No shit. If anything disappoint if ask. But perhaps not disappointed since I was still doing my Eden trial.

"Curious, since memories can be edited. Lucy said we aren't allowed to remember him, was that something you did?" I asked. A generic male pronoun with no sense of respect. It wasn't hard to guess who the Satan's were referring to in that sense.

"Nope," she placing a plate in front of me of milk, some cookie and some honey. She liked dipping cookies in honey. "That's his thing. When one he speaks to our has spoken to becomes a Lord. He robs them if their memories. Though, there is only Satan memory before he started doing that. So, if will get to see him once."

So he is a just a dick.

"Yes, very much," she nodded. "He's... Other things as well. Beezlebub said it better than I ever could. Anyone with the title Lord is an asshole, bit the Lord's of heaven seem to be unique in that they think they don't shit."

I chuckled. I heard a similar sentiment in Japanese history once. "So whose shit smells worse?"

She shrugged. "I'm sure I could not be a fair judge. So, don't know, don't care."

I smiled. Such a role model. I had felt so much better since that day she did that thing to me. From a few of her memories I had come to learn that she had fixed the weight of the trauma in my soul. Sort of, popped out the dents so to speak.

The part of me that reached for a name I didn't even respect when I was in pain. Not because I heard it as a manner of speech but because it was bashed into me. Like a wound or bruise. Undoing it hurt. Sometimes pain was part of things changing. And yet. I didn't feel like a different Trish because of it. Just... More of myself.

I wanted to repair her. Though... Ugh. She was already giggling. "It's not fair. I can't plan anything against you when you hear everything the moment I consider it."

"You want to know about my side of that day right? Lucifer's day? The day Beezlebub was cursed. A hard day. For all of us. Right?" She asked.

"I hadn't even-"

"Every Satan post Lucifer comes to me after that memory. Of course I'll help you."

My face relaxed. She bit the apple and pressed her lips to mine. So soft. Perfect even. And suddenly-

I was on my knees. Oh. This was the moment Oksana was passing control over. I could feel her frustration. She had wanted to win. If only she had-

"Don't," Evelyn said. "We are pride. Our promise is to try our best. We can't really fault her for what she did. If you pass every fight to me no Satan will respect you. Least of all me."

I nodded. She made a point. I mean, if I never took chances. If I never did anything or improved it became amazing. What point did I join? "Could Oksana of today have won this fight?"

She smiled. "Easily, and now your thinking of it the right way."

The aura of Evelyn took over and wow. I could feel how extremely powerful we were. Sort of. It wasn't like our raw potential changed but like she understood how to bring out that potential at a level unimaginable. Like if everyone had been thinking they were at 70%. She was here to show the body doing a x10 boost to make them realize what they were actually at was 10%.

No wonder the angels even seven divine angels couldn't handle us!

Seeing Lucifer in his proper male form shocked me but Evelyn didn't like editing memories as much. I could feel the power. I could feel the confidence. I could feel the win. But.... We were gonna lose?

I landed back in front of the other lords. They were nearly back to their feet. "Comra-"

The words choked in my throat. Beelzebub was still down. Bella crying over him. That... Was like her. She was usually so fast to anger. Even Amon looked... Tired. Crap! Blasts coming! I used magic to shield them!

Leviathan joined in and helped me. But he fell to his knees. "Oksana... I... Can give -"

I felt so much anger in this memory. Frustration. Sorrow. These were my precious friends. The Lords. The ones I wanted to share eternity with. Eternity was heavy and for the first time they were all cracking.

As much fun as fighting the seven angelic lords were. It would take hours to win. And... The ranged attacks ... But what would even be the point? Evelyn was thinking of... Oh.

"Yep, one of the rare times," Evelyn added. Where she had thought of him.

Just the thought was enough to make her feel sick and enough to make her realize why. I already knew what Lucifer wanted to know. I took back to the sky. At this point it wasn't about winning. It was about pushing the angels into a position where they would go for a hellfire seal. A prison that could lock us away for who knew how long, presumably forever.

And yet, that's why I dodged. I thought the steps weren't complete. But-

"After I moved out of the way. I realized everything was set up. It was foolish. Against an angel to take a hit like that could have revealed my plan but, I made a mistake. Yet it turned out to be such a beautiful mistake."

The sword strike hit me and knocked me into the circle. Levithan noticed. "Oksana. You-"

"The holy was was about having fun," I said. "Not about winning. And... It would never be fun if I lost my friends. Hell isn't a loss. It's a prison. Prison with my friends is a rest. Which is something we all needed."

"We?" Levithan asked.

He saw through you?

"Of course he did. Even Satan and pride cannot fool the eyes of the green," she said.

And so that's how the holy war ended. Because pride's promise to her friends was more important than her hatred for him. Heaven won. Earth became peaceful and the angels stopped visiting as much at least. And for that way it remained for five hundred years.

Wait. The area shifted? Evelyn nodded. Lucy was with her.

"Is this our first moment in hell?" I asked."

"No," Evelyn said. "Just the other little note you were definitely curious about."

Wait. A second Lucy appeared? This one was a memory angelic version. The mark of Micheal and the white wings on her.

"You really do love editing things. You shouldn't do that so much," Evelyn said. "The truth is important."

"Well, she is a lesbian," Lucy added.

"She's a Satan now. She may find she likes cock. Plus, you had a good one," Evelyn fired back.

What am I even listening too!

Focusing on the memory. Lucifer had come into hell to ask us about why we took that sword blow. I see. Curiousity dear Lucy. Not just that. But... Our explanation sounded wrong to her ears. Why would a bad guy come to hell with her friends.

She didn't see that Beezlebub was cursed that day. The nature of the curse too was horrific. For Lucy I see how she has cursed thousands of women into pure agony by helping Gabriel.

It left the angel with a crisis of conscience. Evelyn found that. Delightful. Not I could feel the thinking she had back then. It wasn't strategy. It wasn't anything but pure just desire. Perhaps a test. A vote already going on. This angel was doubting him in the name of what they had done to us. A very prideful emotion.

I pressed my lips to hers. Hmm. She picked me up and slammed me on a bed. I could see how this was a memory that made more sense realizing Lucifer was a guy but logical or not I prefer the long hair beautiful lips. Breasts and strap on.

She entered me right on my bed in the high tower of hell. Me the queen of hell. It felt so good. Evelyn was right. She really did have a good "strap." I don't think she realized how my son was infecting her by touch making her feel even more pride.

"You have to know he would disapprove of this?" I asked her as she pushed even deeper.

She picked me up and pushed me against the wall and with the angle drove the strap even deeper into me. "Are you so sure? I'm still alive am I not?"

I giggled as wrapped my arms and legs around her. I wanted to play with her breasts but I guess that wouldn't have made sense in the memory. "I guess you didn't know. He can't see or act on what happens down here. That's what this little void is after all. But he certainly knows you left his area of observation. Which means. Your six friends are most definitely on their way.

I could tell she was having an orgasm and I felt myself giving in at the same time. We just laid on the bed in the afterglow. That's the thing about pride. We couldn't just demand it like this. There had to be a bit of a spark of genuineness. Or else what's the point?

She stood up. "I ... I can feel them. They are here."

"Yep," I thought. I could feel them too. Even after five hundred years. The Lords weren't exactly ready for battle. Leviathan would... Do okay. Beezlebub and Amon would... I wouldn't want to let fight in their current mindset.

Bella was near enough to her normal self. But without a team.

"I was on the wrong side," Lucy said. "It felt wrong for such a long time. But... Gabriel told me that the curse was meant to kill Bella to end her in the war. And yet. It ended up doing... So horrifying instead and I..."

I smiled. "They will destroy you for thinking this way. A choice you must face. The end. Or return to them. Or a third option."

She looked at me. "A third option?"

"With mine, there is no turning back but, you could join me. Literally. Become my partner," I said.

So this was how Lucifer actually fell from grace. Like I had inferred the context quite a bit ago but to see the exact moment she decided. The exact moment she nodded and shook my hand.

"Help me be better and in return take my power!"

I smiled. "It's a promise!"

I told her my book being guarded by Beelzebub. In hell we could exist as spiritual life forms. So my physical form the book could be held over there while my spirit was wherever I pleased.

I raced up to the sky. Bella, Amon, Asmodeus, Lilith and Mammon came with me. Hmmm, oh. Levithan was far away watching. Got it.

Micheal spoke first. "We have come for the Lucifer. What is he doing down here."

"Shut your pie hole!" Bella shouted. "Ya daft sod!"

Michael just ignored her and looked at me. We had been rivals from the very beginning. I could feel just what his eyes were telling me. They were saying. "Come now. You lost the war. We don't wanna pick on you. Without bodies your only one tenth your normal strength. It's not a fair fight."

For Michael I believed him. But... For the pink haired bitch. She was staring at Bella with contempt already.

"Afraid, I am in agreement. Ya daft sod," I said

Cassiel charged first and the fight broke out. Honestly, I had to admit. We were at a major disadvantage. At least for now. No body. Even with how strong I was or rather Evelyn was at full strength. The others just couldn't hold their ground. At best we were stalling.

Oh... What's that feeling.

"This is the best part," Evelyn said.

"I quite agree,' Lucy said.

Asmodeus and Lilith had retreated back. Mammon was on his last leg. Amon was holding strong even if he wasn't fighting in any sense other than a reckless berserker. Bella was more just taking a beating at this point but she said holding one angel odd for me. Levithan was healing everyone. I really couldn't have managed without them all.

But it happened. Light shined from Beelzebub tower. And I felt myself fade away. Or rather. I let my spirit rejoin my new body. Lucy had become one with my book and become the new Satan.

"Lucifer?" Michael asked looking at me.

"Not anymore. I'm Satan now. I suppose Satan Lucifer?" I said. But I definitely felt more pride in the word Satan.

I noticed Evelyn's aura was gone. I couldn't help wonder if that was a mistake. She was clearly the better fighter.

"I told you. Don't think of me as that type of mother. Who does your fighting for you. Plus. Don't you feel it?" Evelyn asked.

Feel it? Oh. Oh! That's ... That's insane! This body was still an angel! It was an angel and a demon. It was both at once. And if a demon over human boost was like a 1,000% stronger. Then this form was like 3,000% stronger than a human. Wow! This is... Insane! Like a synergy bonus for having angelic and demonic in us at the same time!

Cassiel first. I caught her wrist as she went to punch Bella.

"What! When did you.... Wait... How .. why can't I-"

She looked at me in abject horror as she couldn't get her wrist free.

"Satan?" Bella asked.

I nodded. "Let's get her back for what she did to Beezlebub. Don't worry. We won't curse her kin."

Bella nodded and grabbed my hand. I glanced to Leviathan who teleported up here as well. He grabbed my back. And produced a shield. The angels tried attacking it but nothing.

The someone bruised Bella placed her hand on Cassiel's wrist I was holding still. She buckled and tried to free herself but eventually she just went limp.

"Temporary acedia paralysis," Bella said.

I giggled at that. I felt my light reach both of them and knew they would be able to handle this without me and left the shield.

The five angels stared at me. Michael was the most furious. Rightly so. I was a Michael ordered angel.

"This is betrayal Lucifer! I knew you were feeling odd but to go to betrayal? What are you doing to our Cassiel?" He asked.

"No," I said.

"No?" He asked. "What does that even mean!"

"You don't get to care about Cassiel being cursed after what Gabriel did to Beezlebub!" I shouted! "There is war and there is cruel!"

"Wait what?" Michael asked. He looked back at Gabriel. "What di-"

"I was aiming for Bella! It's not my fault he got in the way! Plus Beelzebub turned away from God. He got what he deserved!"

I knew that part. But for Lucy. The fact Beelzebub was an angel once was... New. So the seething anger was making everything red. I drew my sword. "If Gabriel's words don't explain to you why I did what I did. Then words are meaningless."

We baffled for the best part of about ten minutes. It was so easy. The were like children. Though, they were my allies. I... Former allies. I didn't want to kill them. The green shield faded and bells tossed Cassiel to me. Her wrist had three marks on it. I could tell they were permanent marks. Curses even he would likely not be able to remove. Acedia, gula and luxuria is what they said in a overlapping circle.

"Wait," Michael said. "Is she dead?"

"No. Just revenge for her joy in Beezlebub pain. We owe Gabriel a permanent mark too," I said looking at him. He flinched.

"What exactly happened to Beelzebub?" Michael asked.

We explained the situation and he did seem to at the very least show genuine shock. He seemed disappointed in Gabriel.

"Hand over Cassiel, and I'll offer my healing light to Beezlebub and Cassiel. If you support it. I should be able to break the eternal curse. And we can agree to do no more eternal curses?" Michael asked.

"Michael. Even if-"

"Shut up Gabriel!" Michael shouted.

I nodded and tossed Cassie to Ramiel. I went to offer my hand to Michael and they vanished. I could sense them near the hell gate. Ramiel could teleport. But it didn't matter. Hells gate had a strict rule. One in and one out. Specifically the same one in and out.

And well. Lucifer in and Lucifer out. Even if what that actually meant was. Satan out. Once out. I could use old magic to release the six Lords. So it turned out. The small little mistake of taking a sword strike after dodging had been the happy accident.

I was back in the garden. With Evelyn. "Oh. So what did that triple curse Bella gave-"

"Anything that enters her mouth caused her to orgasm."

"Hahahahahaha." I mean it almost didn't even sound like a curse. But like. So if she wanted to eat a bag of potatoes chips.

"Every single chip triggers a new orgasm yes."

Oh lord hahahahahaha. Bella is so amazing. I really wanna meet her outside of a memory.