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Chapter 22 - Chapter XXI

Back in Vinhlox, the Sin of Greed begins to emerge from his solitude. As the Sin of Greed begins to leave Vinhlox, a wave of fear and dread fills the air, as if something was left behind by him. A floating figure stands before him, preventing his exit from Vinhlox.

"Mind if we chat, Mammon?" asks the woman, who has a wide grin on her face.

"Well, well, look who it is," Mammon says as he takes in the woman's figure. "What do you wish to chat about, you hag?"

"Don't forget who had your first child, deadbeat," the woman scoffs back, clearly ticking Mammon the wrong way. "We should take this outside of this peaceful town, which you corrupted."

He couldn't contain the anger that was contained in his heart. Instead of using the anger to throw a fit, he instead laughed.

"How greedy, Mammon," the woman taunts. "Care to chat now?"

"Yeah, let's do it elsewhere, I don't want to disturb the peace either,"

As the woman's amethyst eyes lock onto Mammon's, he remembers how the woman became the lustful witch she is now.

**years ago**

"Come now, don't tell me you forgot the places name?" a younger woman asks a younger Mammon.

"I'm sorry I was so busy with school and work," Mammon says while sulking. "You can't just give me two days to plan shit like this out you know."

The younger woman shined brighter than any aura in this place. Her presence soothed any who tried to taint it. How did this woman fall down to Purgatory? As Mammon wonders this, The Most High appears in front of them.

"So, this is your girlfriend?" he asks excitedly. "How'd you guys meet? Tell me about it! Tell me!"

"Dad, we are in the middle of a date." Mammon sighs. "Even you have the understanding to leave us be for the most part."

"Well, actually..." The Most High sighs and scratches his head. "She asked me something pretty drastic."

"What did you ask him, Reina?"

"It's a secret," Reina says laughing nervously afterwards. "Anyways, you still haven't gotten everything so go back to the supermarket."

As Mammon leaves, Reina and The Most High go to a shrine and sit down.

The Most High: "So, you want to be his wife? You guys only started dating last year."

Reina: "He is the reason I fell down from Heaven, you know what happens when an Angel becomes obsessed with anyone."

The Most High: "Yeah, so you want to become an Ascended Demon just to be with Mammon?"

Reina: "His... smile is so adorable, especially when I'm on top of him."

The Most High: "Horny bastard."

Reina: "Leave me be. Anyway, did the ritual conclude?"

The Most High: "Yeah, but you have to keep this a secret from Mammon, even though you are still an Angel at heart."

Reina: "Don't worry, I have to go by Nikuyoku now anyway. Only to Mammon, I'm known as my real name."

The Most High: "Well good luck with that Mammon, he was the one I had to put in his place the most. The bastard liked it too, something's up with that fellow."

Reina: "That's one of the things I love about him."

The Most High: "Well, he's your problem now. Don't come begging for me when he does some stupid shit, alright?"

Reina: "Don't worry, I'll punish him if he does."

As The Most High goes away, Reina holds her stomach while chuckling. "That greedy bastard definitely can't get away from this responsibility."

Chains clank as a boy tries to struggle for his freedom. The young girl whips him again, her lust overflows her rage.

"The least you could've done was take responsibility, bitch." the girl whispers into her boyfriend's ear. "But here we are, 6 months pregnant, being forced to lie to your own father to keep him from disowning you."

As the onslaught of whipping continues, the boy couldn't do much but whimper for help. The boy couldn't contain his enjoyment of the current situation, though.

"I know what you would do though, your greed won't hold you back from trying to paint the mother as a whore," the girl scolds. "Anything that'll take the guilt off of your end, right Mammon?"

The boy couldn't do anything but squirm as his body colors itself with red. His mind fills with thoughts of vengeance against the Angel who descended from Heaven to try and marry him.