"Do you think he's alright?" Arthur asks. The controller is at his side as he sighs. Losing all interest in the game before him, the worry eating at him as he lied down at the living room. "I'm kinda worried."
Attie shrugs, more than confident. "He should be fine, I think."
"Will he though? I thought you said that Asmodeus is a devil. Can he actually take her? I never even saw him fight all that much."
Attie looks at him in confusion before bursting out into giggles. "He can take her. I've seen him fight." She then stops in fear and realization. "It might be different now."
She fidgets. "Since he doesn't have magic."
"Really? I've never seen a lot of magic, though."
Attie looks down in guilt, shaking her head. "He's not allowed to."
"What? But he-" Arthur looks back shocked.
A voice then spoke through their minds. "Master Arthur. All of the magic performed was done by me. I am an A.I. that encompasses all the buildings Master Remulus has established."
"What about the flamethrower? He can't just-"
Attie spoke. "A spatial ring he created. There's a reason he created Cutie, a reason why he hid away from the empire. And it wasn't because he was bored."
She tears up, the thought of his injuries giving her guilt. "It was because he was helpless."
Arthur notices her expression before nudging her with a daring grin. "Wanna bet then? I bet that he's going home with a bang. Just demolishing that lady."
Attie wipes the tears before laughing. "You're right! And you know what! I bet that he'll, he'll even bring her back in a body bag because he won so much!"
"That's a bet then! You owe me a favor!" Arthur laughs.
The door then open with a bang. "Look who's back kiddos!"
The two then turn to the voice, their smile wide as Attie buries herself in Remulus' arms. The worry and anxiety fading away. Remulus hugs her back as he beckons Arthur to him.
With a small hesitant smile, Arthur joins in on the hug.
"Oh my goodness, aren't they just the cutest?" A voice spoke softly behind them.
The children peek behind her shoulders to see the small and demure smile, one that Asmodeus held as she waved at them with a chirp. "I'm your new mother!"
"No, she isn't." Remulus sighs as the two look at her in shock.
Their eyes are wide as Attie mutters, "What is she doing here?"
Remulus scratches his cheek. "There were some extenuating circumstances."
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"No, Leonard." Remulus looks around the room, Asmodeus, Leonard, Vlad and Zeus sat around the table, with wands and weapons aimed at her form.
Leonard nods. "I understand your concerns, Father. But you must understand ours." He glances at Vlad, who groggily acknowledges him. "This is the best shot we have in ensuring the world's safety."
Zeus spoke up, "And as much as I hate to admit it. The safest place to put her in is at your side, despite the danger she poses to my granddaughter."
Asmodeus tilts her head, her eyes shining. "I promise not to touch her, even if she is the sole reminder of your infidelity to me."
Remulus sighs, "She's not. Let's make that clear, yes?"
"Really? Then how else could she have been made?"
Zeus interjects, "Stolen D.N.A. samples and my daughter's foolishness."
Asmodeus' smile freezes. "Oh. I'm glad that you didn't then." She hold her chest, "It brings me great delight to know that you waited for me all this time."
"I didn't." Remulus deadpans.
She ignores him. "I'm sure you'll be delighted to know. You were the only one in my life."
Remulus eye twitches at her words. He then opens his mouth, ready to unleash a rant upon her.
Till the men around them shuffle as Leonard takes out snacks, passing it out to the men around him as they prepare to watch his outburst.
Remulus notices this and glares at his son, the same son who gives him a smirk.
He sighs, "Fine, I'll do it! Just give me the necessary materials."
A round of tongues clicking resounded while Leonard nods. "I see, then it's settled." He stands. "Let's proceed somewhere else from here on out."
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"So that's it? She's just forgiven, just like that?" Arthur looks at the woman before her, his eyes now inspecting her closer. She felt normal, nothing to tip you off as a devil, only her pink eyes seem to suck you in. Her innocent smile on felt like a haze, pulling you into a...."
"Asmodeus, please stop doing that." Remulus spoke beside him, sat on the sofa, ripping Arthur off of his haze, "And Arthur, don't let you make eye contact with her for longer than ten seconds."
"Wait, what happened?" Arthur turns to the man.
Remulus shakes his head. "She entrapped you with her feminine wiles magic."
"I didn't! I don't have that! And stop telling people I have that!" She shouts, cuddling and petting Attie that sat right beside her.
Attie spoke. "Is this okay? She just gave me a death glare from a few hours ago."
"Oh, sweetie." Asmodeus chirps, "Back then I thought you were the single reminder of Remulus' infidelity on our relationship. But now, you're a cute daughter of my beloved."
She gives her, a sweet smile. "One that I intend to pamper."
"I need an adult!"
She cuddles her. "I am an adult!"
"We're not married! And yes, you're safe.... physically. I put in enough runes in her skin that if she even decides to go against me, her body will get annihilated and sent back to Chaos."
Asmodeus pulls out her hand, her skin lighting up like Christmas Lights as hundreds if not thousand appear on her skin, a sight that left Arthur in awe.
"That was awesome! How did you make that so fast!" Arthur excitedly asks, forgetting about the serious situation he found himself in.
Remulus chuckles, taking a book out from his ring. "Well, let me show you how."
Attie, meanwhile, watches it all unfold before her as she whispers at the devil, "Why are you really here? What do you plan on doing? How could you even?"
"I have nothing planned against you or your family. If that's what you're asking. And aren't the runes enough to earn your trust?" Asmodeus smirks.
"No, of course not." She shook his head, her grey eyes resolute.
Asmodeus chuckles, "Heh, you really are her daughter, huh?"
She giggles, "Then maybe I can try to earn your trust. Well, you're probably not the only one I have to make up for." She looks to Remulus smile, his eye subtly glancing at her every move as she pats her head.
"Whatever, just don't fuck with me." Attie spoke as she purrs on her hand, "Psycho bitch~"
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Remulus doesn't sleep. His body's need for sleep has vanished the moment he understood how mind and mana worked. Once he did so, the rest was just a logical step.
A knock occurred from his door, a sigh escapes his lips. "Enter."
A familiar figure steps in. "So? This is where the magic happens?"
The screens around him vanish with a thought, "Every secret plan of mine, sure." He raises an eyebrow as his leg cross, "Are you here to spy on them?"
He locks eyes with her, an icy indifference in his eyes leaving a shiver as a smirk appears on her face, "No, not really and since we're alone~" She steps forward, then something clicks.
She looks down. "Wait? what?" and falls into the hole beneath her.
"Oh shit!" Remulus reaches for a button under his desk as Asmodeus appears by the door, drenched and haggard.
"Stupid! What the fuck was that!? Why do you even have that!?"
Remulus checks the button under his desk, fumbling through the controls. "I don't know. Look, it's been a few years since I've had this place. There's a lot of booby traps here that I don't know about."
Asmodeus shouts, "You have kids here, idiot!"
"Well, sorry. Ms. Bitch! I didn't think I'll suddenly get kids at this time."
"Shut up, stupid, stupid, stupid." Asmodeus shouts, wringing out the wet nightgown she decided to wear. "What kind of idiot has a booby trap in his office?"
Remulus looks at her before breaking out into laughter, "Oh god, it's been so long since I saw the real you!" He pounds the table. "Maybe you really are back?"
Asmodeus glares before her expression softens, her hair dripping wet as she wrings it out beneath her. "The seductress schtick does get tiring."
Remulus chuckles, "Yeah, it happens."
She looks down. "I really am sorry."
"It's fine. I did say I have no plans on giving up on you, right?" He smiles.
"I know, I know. And I used that every time." She then looks around before smirking to herself, "I really just got jealous. I didn't mean to, you know."
"Yes, yes, you went full yandere on me." He chuckles.
"Thanks, soooo, are we back to before? Or?"
"Well, it has been a few centuries, but you still have to pay back all your sins, Asmodeus." He nods. "Maybe this time, I can make sure you don't go on the deep end, again."
"Oh, good." She holds her chest in relief. "That means I can do this? Right?" She walks forward, her body dripping wet as her pink eyes illuminate the room.
Her soft and seductive smile left him fidgeting as she inches to his face. "You're going to help."
"Dammit, I thought you'd say that."
He grabs his ear as she shouts. "You're going to help me with finding every single stupid booby trap in this death trap you call a house!"
Remulus winces. "Well, shit."