Deep down in hell, there was a man, chained to pillars of darkness; the chains wrapped tightly around his wrists, piercing through his skin, making him bleed.
His head was down, he seemed to be unconscious, which would seem to be true but he was breathing, and loudly at that; panting as the pain increased.
Soon after his attention was grabbed by something else other pain; or rather, someone else.
A person has stepped in front of him, naturally he'd look up, taking a look at what seemed to be a demon; smirking at him.
The demon had four horns on his skull; two small ones which stuck out of his forehead, and two long ones from his head.
He had a tail, quite long and completely black.
He had four arms to add to his frightening and tall appearance; his eyes were black, completely black, only his pupils were of a different color, that color being red
The demon had long black hair, no shirt and heavy black pants to match with his aesthetic.
He had no shoes or any sort of clothes; his physique was powerful and strong, adding even more to his frightening self.
" Hello Romulus "
The demon questioned, as the man now known as Romulus just looked up at the creature, proceeding to smirk for a few seconds before leaning back, his chains holding him up
" I know you "
The man said as blood dripped from his forehead whilst the smirk on his face grew
" You're that devil from before, from when I was in the mortal realm, you helped stop me "
He added, his words were one thing but his expression and smile said something else; with the things he was saying one would expect him to lash at the demon, but he remained calm, as if he was happy to see the devil
" What was your name again? Something something parrow right? "
The man questioned as the demon just chuckled, grinning, showing his perfect yet pointy teeth.
" It's Sparrow, and last time I saw you, you were calling yourself Thyre, is that still the case? "
The man raised his eyebrow at the demon's question and just sighed a little, just to chuckle remembering those days
" You know, you're in the part of hell where time runs faster, a year in the mortal world would equal about one thousand here, so do you even remember your second— "
" I remember everything clearly, every word I said, every word said to me, every muscle I moved, and everything I looked at; I have a completely vivid picture of my entire life "
The man replied, interrupting the devil whilst looking up at him this time his smile had faded and his expression remained serious
" Heh, you're still as arrogant as ever, makes me regret feeling bad at the fact that you've been tied with the chains of hades "
These chains were artifacts that dealt more damage to a person the more they were tied to it; Romulus knew this through experience and knowledge while Sparrow, simply found out about it.
" What do you want? "
Romulus questioned lowering his head, as the pain on his wrists increased, the only reason he wasn't screaming in pain right now was because he eventually grew numb to the pain; after the first thousands years, he eventually found out it was useless to scream, there was no reason to.
" I came to make peace with you "
Sparrow said, which was something Romulus didn't want to hear, which one could tell from his no reaction response; he was still keeping his head down, uninterested
" Why? "
Sparrow stared down at the man, not sure how to respond to that question
" Hmm, all the people I know are the friends that Shu has made, and I need an ally; I don't think I can survive without one so I'm reaching out to you because I know you carry a lot of knowledge "
This sincere reply made Romulus raise his head to stare at the man, he didn't know why but he felt a bit attracted to the demon's idea
" Even if I did allied myself with you, I doubt you have the necessary tools to rid me of my chai— "
The man couldn't finish his sentence as those same chains that surround his wrists bursted and shattered into pieces
" I'm looking for an ally who can watch my back while I watch his; but you know in my search you, I had to ask around and fight around to get clues about where you were "
He explained as Romulus just rubbed his wrists, ignoring what the demon was saying to then take a deep breath
" I grew stronger "
He whispered as the air around him shattered like glass whilst energy spewed out of him like a storm, making Sparrow smile a little
" I was expecting for him to grow stronger; the chains suck in your sanctuary energy, leaving only enough for you to live, just to do it again all over, that must've reinforced his energy exponentially, as well as his durability through the pain he's gone through "
Sparrow thought to himself while looking at the man who just turned to look back at him, sighing a bit before lowering his arm
" Now what? "
This question made Sparrow smile as he would then pat Romulus's shoulders
" Now we train, get stronger to the point where the Gods will reconsider messing with us whenever we're doing something questionable "
The demon said while wearing a bastard of a smile, just for Romulus to sigh, slightly regretting what he had just dragged himself into.
" What about those on earth, what will we do about them? I still feel a bit of anger every time I think of those days "
Romulus replied as Sparrow just smiled, looking up at the empty and void sky of hell, whilst the gray sand traveled everywhere like it would on a dessert
" We'll worry about them after; we'll make sure to make their lives a living hell "
Romulus nodded at the idea to then take a deep breath as the image of a person formed in his head
" I also wish I could meet my son again, but I know he isn't in hell with me, so I was wondering if we could maybe visit Heaven one day "
This response made Sparrow raise an eyebrow, he wasn't expecting this man to have any feelings for his son, not after how he treated him back when they were both in mortal bodies
" That's fine, I'll help you meet your son once again, but in the meantime, we have other things we need to do "
Sparrow said as that demonic grin took over his expression.