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[kingdom-of-the-damned]

Devin Chandler, King of Hell Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3|

(CW: Character Death, Mentions of body horror, blood)

In the aftermath of Caelum's betrayal, Devin found himself in a precarious situation, the loss of his wings left him vulnerable, and he found he now had an anger that had not been there that morning. His own brother, who was supposed to protect him. There as he lay slowly bleeding out from his back, he swore his revenge against the man that wronged him and gone too far.

He was found and healed by his royal Captain Barbatos, but the kindness did nothing to quell the rage and contempt he felt toward his own blood. Even looking in the mirror and seeing the reflection of himself was too much, so he reinvented himself, striving to look as different from his brother as possible. Thus began their feud.

But as he grew into his hatred and rage, a light, shining at the end of what seemed like a terrible hallway. Michaelis stumbled into his life, and suddenly, his feud with his brother no longer mattered, nothing mattered, except how much he would move heaven and earth to give Michaelis whatever he wanted.

Michaelis quickly became general, and surely like a moth to a flame, The threat of Devin's own advisors began to loom, and he was being forced into a loveless marriage, both of them were. They both knew how they felt, but Devin let the moment slip by them and they were torn from each other.

Michaelis was sent away before the two could make their feeling known, and Devin was a husk of himself. He'd lost the only thing that kept him sane, the only thing that had held him together

His months of torturing himself turned into a marriage he didn't want, that turned into several affairs and one night stands, that turned into Children he didn't even know if he wanted. In the midst of everything else, a madness was settling into his bones, and as each of his children lost their mothers, so too did he continue to lose his grip on reality. He scattered his children to the wind, leaving them in the care of whoever would take them. And he closed off his castle so that he wouldn't hurt anyone. Then the beast took hold, everything that Devin was deep down had been brought to the surface, he became a mindless beast, mutated to unrecognizable degrees.

His only Solace was Michaelis, The thought that maybe he would come back made him remain, rooted to the same spot in his castle for years.

Then people came poking, his children, grown now in their own right. Wished to see the place they'd come from. Unfortunately, Devin was waiting, his twisted mind confusing them to be intruders and his oldest son identical to his own father Diablo. Devin went mad in rage and took Stilio from them. Held him captive for 4 years, before Finally he himself was laid to rest.

His sons had gone to Lucifer, his nephew, with him he brought Michaelis. along with a few new friends. Finally Devin was at peace and as his breathes stuttered and hitched, he felt a wetness on his cheek and his head in the lap of his beloved General.

"Please Love, Do not waste your tears. I have loved you in this life and I will love you eternally in the next, take care of my boys, they need you." His last words to the man he would have married in a heartbeat, as his vision faded to black his body went limp.

[kingdom-of-the-damned]

Devin Chandler, King of Hell Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 |

(CW: Mentions of Violence and Abuse)

Heaven and Hell, two sides of the same coin. Its two rulers Caelum and Devin also two sides of that very same coin.

Devin is the younger of the Two beings, he and Caelum were once the best of friends growing up apart but inseparable. They were created to rule in tandem and balance each other out.

Devin had a rough childhood, his “father” an abuser to both him and his countless stepmothers, each reduced to nothing once his father was bored of them. Caelum was ever the protective older brother as he tried to protect Devin from harm as much as he could.

Eventually they learned of their fate, and Caelum embraced the power it gave him full force, banishing those who had hurt his little brother and would dare hurt him further

But Devin saw the faults and took them in. Creating a real of his own alongside his brother, his realm was one of weakness, where that weakness grew to strength, and his love for his people grew and was returned to him tenfold by those he ruled

He was just, and he was kind, and he gave exceptions and explanations where he could. Portraits were painted and hung in the castle and in the towns in his honour, he was regal and royalty in all the way a good king should be.

But trouble never strays far, Caelum began to grow distant, Devin was no longer able to reach him. His own brother had cut him out, worst of all. He let the power rush to his head, his ego inflated exponentially. He knew that Caelum had planted the advisors that now sought to oppose him at every turn, and he kept his strength, knowing well that he would always be the one making final decisions. He made sure of it

Until the fateful day he lost almost everything.

One day Devin received an invite from Caelum to meet and discuss their kingdoms. Truly believing that his brother was ready to settle things he met the Angel they now called god. However Caelum was there for one reason, Mid sentence from Devin Caelum plunged his hand into Devin’s chest and pulled his wings off on the exit.