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"Eh, Ol' Luci' wouldn't do that to me. It's jus' Mammon." The human smirked a bit, and this clearly made the Sin of Greed wince a bit at the humans words.

'Oi! C'mon Alacai! It's not just me! S-sometimes the others also get strung up there. Occasionally..' That was a lie. It was almsot exclusively Mammon up there. To a point where Alacai was confident that the chains were made specifically for holding the Sin of Greed in place.

'Besides, who's this pale looking chump you've dragged along? They barely look like they have a single grimm to their name!' Already Mammon was sizing Lucid up like he was something to be sold off. In which Alacai quickly put a stop to by standing between them.

"They're a lost.. uhh.. a lost person. They just need some help getting home, and I'm keeping an eye on them for now." This of course gained a skeptical gaze from the Demon, leering at Lucid from behind his tinted glasses. There was a tinge of.. protectiveness in there?

Definitely.

"I'm jus' waitin' on a call back from Solomon n' we'll figure it out. till then I was thinkin' of hiddin' him in me' room. Kinda like we did with Luke that one time." The human seemed to nonchallantly shrug his shoulders.

'Ooohhh yeah! I remember that!' Mammon chuckled a bit, a smug smirk on his face.

'Lucifer was REALLY pissed when he found out you and Beel were hiding an angel in your closet like that. Ah, good time. Damn I should have bet on you in that moment. Whod'a thunk some human could stand Lucifer up like that. Too his face no less!' Mammon looked all too amused, small tid bits of the human's past with these demons leaking out.

"If he gets pissy again, I'll jus' make him sit with m'pact with him. Simple n' easy."

There was no way in the 9 Circles that this man was Mammon. Most certainly not his universes version at least. Lucid raised an eyebrow at this, watching as Alacai set to freeing the demon from his piñata confines. “I see…Well, that is a better punishment given than the Lucifer I know. He usually just eats whoever pisses him off enough.”

If Lucid still had his wings out, they would have bristled at being called a “thing” or “it”. Not like he was unused to the same words from fellow angels, particularly the council. Instead of complaining the seraph simply crossed his arms with a huff, scowling.

Watching this Mammon suddenly scoop up and hug Alacai simply solidified Lucid’s belief that this man could not possibly be the Prince of Greed. Saying “thanks” and showing real affection was not in the scummy demons repertoire. But as Alacai asked Mammon to allow them to hide Lucid from Lucifer, his concerns at the gate resurfaced. He rubbed the back of his neck, glancing between the two and the still open doors outside.

“L-listen, Alacai. I really do appreciate the help. But if your Lucifer is gonna string you up like that,” The angel gestured towards the chandelier, “or something else for sneaking me into the house, I really do not wish to put your safety at risk.” He then turned to the demon, frowning with uncertainty. “Or your safety…Mammon?” It did not feel right to call this guy Mammon. “You clearly are already in enough trouble for something else. If your Lucifer found out, I feel pretty confident to guess it would not be pleasant for either of you.”

Lucid could not in good conscience go through with this unless the other two were truly willing to face possible consequences for their assistance. He was indeed an odd one and far from home. The anxious energy toiling beneath the surface made the necklace disguised halo begin glowing faintly and produced a near inaudible low hum.

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"It's not deceitful if ye' eventually round back around with tha' actual bad, Alanna!" Alacai groaned, rubbing between his eyes and at the bridge of his nose. Uhg! What a headache. He dealt with enough chaos on the regular because of the Headmage, because of the Overblots and every spoiled student going apeshit..

But really.. THIS!? How was he becoming everyone's 'councilor'? How the heck was anyone at this school, no.. in this WORLD gonna be when he eventually leaves it!?

"Have ye' tried just tellin' him? Just straight up, to his face? Remind him not tae' 'shoot the messenger' and that if he's got a problem tae' take it up with ye' folks!?" His hands rested on his hips as he spoke. It felt like such a simple, NOT dire problem.

But then again, he knew nothing about Alanna's family or their dynamics. His was dead back home, and his 'new family' were a bunch of demons.

So.. there was no comparisons to draw here.

"Ye' know sometimes bein' blunt n' jus' rippin' tha' bandage off does better than slowly peelin' it off."

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"But I don't want to be deceitful..!!" the girl replied, concern written all across her face. Alanna needed to tell her brother some bad news. Bad news about their family, actually... Which was the worst kind of bad news. So, naturally, she was worried about how to tell him that their parents are forcing them to come home over this upcoming winter break.

She figured she could've just texted this to him... But maybe in-person news would make him less upset? But now she had to figure out how to tell him... So, she recruited the help of her only friend--friend?--from Night Raven College.

Alanna sighed, collapsing on the nearby bench with her head in her hands. "Why is this so haaaaard..?? It's just for the holidays..!! Most people don't hate going back home for a break..." Most people don't have families like theirs.

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"Did.. wh-" Alacai sighed. Right, this.. 'angel' had no clue. Talk about a headache and a half.

"No, Lucid.. This IS Mammon." Alacai tilted his head back up to look at the poor, poor dangling demon. The exasperation on the humans face told that this was likely a common occurrence. And it was.

"Lucifer sometimes chains Mammon tae' tha' annex chandelier when he's gone and messed something up." He started looking around for the chain's main grounding point so he could get the poor, poor Avatar of Greed down.

'Who ya' talkin' to human? There someone with you? I swear I'm innocent! I didn't con no one today! I got scammed!' The poor man wiggled in the chains, all while Alacai just.. sighed.

"Leeeeeettt me guess. Some demon ye' talked tae' said they had a 'get grimm quick' scheme.. ye fell for it, lost all of what ye' had and are in debt.. again?" There was a sudden bout of silence.

'... N-no?' And that told Alacai everything as he began to undo the lock holding the chain to the pully that had Mammon suspended.

"And yes.. I got a guest wit' me. Some lost.. thing, calls em'self Lucid. I was waitin' for Solomon tae' text me back so we can think of a plan, it ain't from here. That's for sure." He spoke plenty loud enough so Lucid could hear everything. But at least Alacai was blunt that he had no idea what Lucid was. Cause to him.. Lucid wasn't an angel.

"I almost got it.." He muttered before a clinking of chains and the poor suspended demon was brough back to the floor where Alacai untied and helped him up. All for the human to get grabbed.. and pulled in tight by 'Mammon'.

And a moment before he suddenly let GO of the human, looking like he totally didn't just do what he did.

'Ahem.. uh... right! Um.. thanks for the save.' Trying to regain his composure.

"...Yeah. Anyway, not a word o' this tae' Lucifer.. right? I wanna help Lucid find his way home, n' you know how Lucifer is about 'odd guests'.."

Lucid grimaced at the rusted squeak of the gates, nervously stepping through as he wrung his hands. The human is home safe, maybe he shouldn’t go inside. This was all probably a hiccup that could be solved way easier than his current thoughts whispered. Why trouble someone else with his own problems?

Before Lucid could speak up his worries and retreat, the sound of Alacai shouting and being answered by a second voice perked his interest. The seraph approached the doors, peeking around one of them into the entry way where a man hung from the chandelier like a chained piñata. “Oh goodness golly! Is he okay?!” Thoughts of leaving were replaced with worry for the dangling man, Lucid stepping inside after Alacai, frowning with concern. “I heard you say Mammon? Did he do this?”

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"Yeah, I thought tha' same too when I first came here. But it grows on ye'." Alacai chuckled as they headed up to the wrought iron gates. They opened for him the moment they approached. Though before heading further in, he did stop to look back at Lucid and looked..

Contemplative.

"Well.. As long as we avoid Lucifer, ye' should be fine. Ah' don't know exactly who's home right now. But I DO know Lucifer's up in his study workin'. He won't be down till dinner." Alacai was thinking. Running through the usual shenanigans.

"It's Mammon's turn tae' make dinner tonight. Knowin' him he'll wait till last minute, come up with nothing n' Lucifer will order take out.. So he'll be in his room. Beel went to the gym earlier, and Belphie is probably asleep somewhere." He was rattling down their possible locations, as if the human had memorized everywhere that the 'Seven Deadly Sins' were located.

How this human knew them so well was uncanny.

"Asmo is at the spa, n' Satan is in his room. Likely readin'. Levi never comes out o' his room unless I come callin'." He nodded. The coast should be clear.

"So ye' should be fine. If we kin' make it tae' my room, you'll be able to hide out there while we figure somethin'-" Opening the doors, Alacai froze.. and just.. stared at the chandelleir.

".. Are ye' fuckin-" Someone was.. chained up.. dangling upside down. It was Mammon.

"Mammon.. tha' fuck didja do now!?" That certainly did not look like the Mammon Lucid likely knew. He looked like a deeply tanned, skinned human with short, spiked up white hair. And looked more like some sort of ritzy gambler than.. anything else.

And Alacai sounded like a scolding parent.

'Oi? Oh! Hey Alacai! Uuuhhh.. so, I'm totally innocent on this one!'

"That's bullshit and you know it!"

Rounding the corner with Alacai, Lucid looked up at the manor in the distance. The angel physically paused for a heartbeat for continuing their steps towards the humans residence. “Definitely creepy…It looks like it lives up to the name of Lamentation.”

Lucid gave a thankful smile to the other. “Thank you for helping me, um, figure what’s going on with myself and this place. I do feel more like a fish outta water than a free bird haha.”

The mention of Satan was a bit unnerving. That’s right, he’s approaching the home of the Seven Deadly Sins apparently, and it’s safe to assume they are not the ones from the seraphs own world.

A thought crossed Lucid’s mind, his brow knitting once more. “How…upset might your friends be that there is an angel with you? Sure I hid my wings and halo but the Sins I have met see right through any disguise.”

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Well.. Alacai was known for being bluntly honest. Much to the pain of those around him. He was never one to beat around the bush when something came to his mind. And sure, it hurt others. But..

Easier to rip the bandage off than slowly peel it off, right?

And it was the truth, angels did NOT look like Lucid. None of the ones he knew. Heck, he was pretty sure none of the Brothers looked even close to that from how much Diavolo raved on how 'gorgeous' and 'radiant' Lucifer HAD been in the past. And he loved listening to the Prince go on and on about such things. It was hard not to listen to the man.

"You are really a fish outta water, ain't ye.. Hmm.. Maybe Solomon will know something. Seems like his area tae' do. Then again, wot hasn't that madman done." He was really hoping for a response to his message soon. Though knowing that chat.. which was himself, Solomon, Luke and Simeon, they were likely busy.

Or.. Maybe.. Maybe Satan had a book on this?

"Could ask Satan..." Alacai hummed at the thought aloud as they soon turned along one city block as it looked to enter onto a more residential area. A calm, quiet, peaceful streets where a massive looming, almost gothic horror-esque manor was near the ned of it.

"Ah! There it is! Tha' House of Lamentation!" Indeed.. it was incredibly eerie looking from the outside. Wrought iron fences, tall towers, creaky rooftiles, the works.

"It looks.. creepy sure, but inside it's real nice." He chuckled as he continued to walk.

To add insult to injury, being told Lucid did not look like an angel only brought his mood down more. If his wings had been out, no doubt they’d be slumped right there and then. It felt weird to be accused of not being an angel simply based upon his attire and being referred to as a prude. Showing off a lot of skin was not something the higher ranked angels in his world indulged in. They dressed modestly and layered even. But particularly with Lucid, he did not feel comfortable with exposing his skin, most notably his chest. He was not fond of seeing the scar that ran diagonally from his lower right ribcage up to his left shoulder along with a spear scar going straight through. For those unaware and questioned it, Lucid would be reminded of his arrogance and shame from a previous “confrontation” with Michael.

“I’m rather hoping for the hit head, or I’ve unknowingly entered someone else’s dream. Perhaps yours…You’re right, let’s get you home. That was the agreed task at hand.” Straightening himself once more, Lucid returned to folding his arms behind his back and began walking. “How much further to your residence, Alacai?” It seemed the angel was ready to drop the subject of himself and return to the original mission. He could not allow worry and sore feelings to cloud his mind when the young man’s life was possibly in danger of a demon attack.

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"Uhhh.." Alacai was just.. staring at Lucid. Confused more than anything else. What was this angel even rambling about. At this point, one would take them as a lunatic. Was someone just pulling a super elaborate prank on the human?

Was this someone paid off by one of Mammon's gambling partners to mess with them as a way to get back at the Avatar of Greed?

Alacai really had no idea at this point.

"You either hit yer' head real hard, or ye' soundin' like yer' from a completely different world than this. Because ye' know literally nothin' about how this place works." The human huffed, this was giving him quite the headache.

"Ye' don't even LOOK like an angel. Sure.. ye' have tha' wings n' the like.. But yer' the farthest from any I've seen. At tha' very least ye' wear as much clothin' as Luke, but compared to someone like Simeon, or even Raphael.. yer' down right dressin' like a prude." Especially Simeon, considering well.. the sheer amount of skin the angel showed when NOT in his RAD uniform.

At this point, he's taken out his DDD and looks to be typing something into a chat room that has at least 3 other people in it.

'Hey guys, does anyone here know about an 'Angel' named Lucid?'

He'd type and leave the message to stew. Not knowing if the other three in the message were busy or not.

".. Look.. Just.. watch my back as we get back tae' tha' House of Lamentation. I'll see if maybe Solomon can getcha back tae'.. where ever you're from n' we can put all this confusin' nonsense behind us.. eh?"

Lucid visibly looked taken aback and slightly insulted when Alacai indicated that the seraph was utterly naive of how Heaven and Hell worked, that he was even more informed than himself! But everything that the young man said…none of it lined up with what Lucid knew. Not a word of it. Not only was he insulted and a tad flustered, but the worry in his gut grew. As Alacai walked ahead, the angel remained standing a long moment, looking skyward. Lifting his hands palm up, he gazed down with a hard, studious stare, his brow knitting.

“I…can’t say that you are wrong with all this information, Alacai. But I know I’m correct too.” Lucid spoke aloud as the young man began to turn and walk. “I know I’m a shut in and not informed in things deemed “unnecessary” by my superiors. But I’m certainly not incompetent or without knowledge of how Heaven, Hell, and Earth work.”

Worrying his bottom lip with his teeth, Lucid followed after the human, rubbing the back of his neck as he spoke. “L-look, Alacai…I’m not lying when I said I came here out of curiosity. I’ve made “jumps” like this on quite a few occasions. But I will say this one is different in two ways. Firstly…usually when I travel from one place to another, there’s always some sort of representation or similarity to my own world. Heaven, Hell, Earth, Lucifer, the Nine Rings, Winners and Sinners. They are always present. Just…different turns of fate to how they got to be. But this world? I’m not seeing hardly any similarities except that a version of Heaven, Hell and Earth exist. That they’re apparently is a Lucifer…but…none of this is anywhere near what the world I come from is like.”

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"Umm.." Now this was.. really bizarre. The more this angel spoke, the less and less they made sense. Because, at the very least when he was doing history classes at RAD, there was nothing about.. any of what this Lucid was talking about.

Heck, they even got to see presentations by Simeon and Luke about how the Celestial Realm was.

"Is.. that.. what Angels call themselves? I've never heard Simeon or Luke say anythin' like that. Cause if so.. no wonder tha' great war happened a thousand years ago. Talk about conceited as fuck." The human had very little filter. But anyone who knew the wily student.. knew that too well.

Much to Lucifer's ever growing headache.

"What the heck do they even teach you up in the Celestial Realm?" Now Alacai stopped, arms crossed as he watched Lucid wearily.

"Hell is a completely separate realm? Actual 'Hell' is below Devildom.. and no one goes there unless they REALLY deserve it after they die. And as far as I know, Diavolo's Father is sleepin' aaaalll tha' way at the bottom of it. And goin' through tha' Rings tae get to tha' Human Realm is a NO GO for.. pretty much anyone unless you die and do something really shitty." He looked over Lucid as if they were crazy.

"At least tha' humans who don't get reincarnated, or become ghosts.. you know."

"Only.. Demons live in Devildom. From the Prince, tae' tha' Rulers, royals, even tae' tha Lil' D's that run around tha' place. Me n' Solomon are tha' only humans here.. at the moment." He shrugged his shoulders at this.

"Diavolo's tryin' tae' you know.. bridge tha' gap with this exchange student program. And now.. suffice tae' say.. startin' tae' see why. You have no idea how anythin' works here." His crossed arms moved to have his hands rest on his hips.

"Sheit.. you know it's bad when a human knows more about this place than an angel." He shook his head before beginning to walk again. This.. honestly really only wanted Diavolo's whole program to work even more. And seeing how ignorant a simple angel was.. Damn and he thought Luke was bad.

"Plus.. you keep sayin' the wrong names. Sure.. 'some' people call tha' Celestial Realm 'Heaven'.. but no one calls it that in the know. And this place is 'Devildom'. Then of course ye' got tha' Human Realm. But if you're lookin' tae' see 'Hell'.. Ye' gotta go deeper, Lucid." Alacai frowned, clearly showing that was NOT a good idea. Even for an angel.

"Damn.. I should get an A on my next Devildom Geopolitics 101 class... I can't believe I remembered all that." A soft chuckle.

Well.. from history lesson, to a geography question.. back into what brought Alacai here. At least that's easier.

"Simple.. ah' signed a form at m' college in the Human Realm.. got chosen, n'.. now I'm here for the exchange program. There's.. some.. shenanigans that got intae play. But that ain't important." He frowned, turning to keep walking.

Lucid’s laughter bubbled when asked of his angel kin. “Oh goodness golly, no. Not among the High Council or Archangels at least. Maybe there are some Winners like me out there, or other lower ranking angels? I’m not allowed to interact with ‘em though. Plus Michael can barely keep his patience with me alone. Having another “weird angel” around would make him snap I’m sure.” This was matter-of-fact to the blue angel, not phased in the slightest by what he said, smiling warmly.

Stopping at the corner beside Alacai, Lucid looked around the streets of Devildom in awe and amazement. “Definitely my first time here. It looks nothing like Hell or it’s Rings at all. It’s actually…pretty here by comparison. And no explosions or mutilated Sinners splayed in the streets. Honestly I feel weirdly safe, and that is nothing I ever imagined saying outside of my brother’s residency’s.”

Following Alacai across the street, the angel continued gazing around at their surroundings and any passing demons. “Wow, the demons here look so, so…human. Normal even. This Devildom is quite surprising! Even more so to hear that a human like yourself and other angels are willingly coming down here.”

When asked why he was there, the blue angel took a long, quiet moment to give an answer. Lucid had never been decent with lying, he lacked the silver tongue for it. “Honestly? I’ve no particular reason for coming here except outta curiosity. It’s so different from Heaven and even more different than Hell.” Turning his attention to Alacai, he noted the slight flush of the humans face after mentioning the brothers. “How about you? You’re an exchange student you said. How did you get involved with that and demons?”

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"Uh.. huh. Yer' a weird one, I'll say that. Are all folks up in tha' Celestial Realm like this?" Alacai sighed as he continued walking. The streets were.. certainly different than what Lucid was used to. It was almost like walking through a gothic castle town that had more modern establishments and the like sprinkled in here or there. electricity, power, screens, even demons passing by on what looked like 'cellphones'.

Even Alacai seemed to have one, it was grey with white and blue splotches, as well as a phone chain of a severed 'chocolate lizard tail'.

"Shame ah got separated from Asmo tho.. I was plannin' on pickin' up a new volume of tha TSL audio book for Levi as a surprise. He's been waitin' for the new release all month." The human frowned as he spoke, head leaned back as he looked up to the dark sky. It was like a perpetual, twinkling night sky above. Calm, peaceful. A large moon hanging overhead.

Like it was it's own realm..

But as Lucid started to 'tone down' the angel look, Alacai simply chuckled and shook his head.

"This ya' first time tae' Devildom or something? Then again, Luke and Simeon don't have their halo or wings out either. But they're purposely here as exchange students so..." He rubbed the back of his neck with a sigh.

Alacai waited at one street corner, waiting for the light to turn green to walk across.

"Mmm.. 'friends' I guess. I suppose I'm more involved with some of them than just friends." He chuckled a bit, almost.. a fond smile on the human's face. Some of them considered him like a little sibling, the other few...

It was a moment before Alacai started walking again, but he definitely had a brief blush over his face.

"Anyway.. ah.. wot' even brings' ye tae' Devildom anyway?"

The mention of making “pacts” with the Seven Deadly Sins was alarming, no- Ludicrous! How can a human make more than one?! Is a pact the same as a contract? Different? As far as the seraph was aware, one could only give their soul away to one demon. How could Alacai possibly have more than one?! His halo glowed a bit brighter, tense with worry that rooted itself in his core.

Yet Lucid said nothing of this, not yet, opting to take his own older brother’s advice and listen for once. Because clearly all assumptions he had were just sheets in the wind now. He let Alacai elaborate further, the angel putting his fingers and palms flat together as though in prayer, holding them against his lips. This Lucifer was most certainly not his Luci, not with that description.

After the young man finished, Lucid’s sky blue eyes looked up, searching the atmosphere for any sign of Heaven or even Purgatory. But alas, not even the ominous red pentagram that covered all of Hell was visible. Six blue wings twitched like a shaken small dog, his porcelain face seeming to pale slightly further. Finally Lucid closed his eyes as he cleared his throat, composing himself once more with his familiar bright grin.

“You’ve quite the group of friends, Alacai. Truly I’m fascinated! So! Whadda ya say we get you back to them, hm?” Patting Alacai’s shoulder reassuringly (more so for himself), Lucid then gestured for the two of them to continue walking. As they do, the angels wings retracted and his halo slipped down over his head to make a white-gold necklace.

“I have a sneaking suspicion that I, heheh, don’t quite look the part here. And we wanna get you back to the house with as least attention as possible so I’m gonna, uh, tone down the angelic appearance. And I promise I won’t say anything about your softie Lucifer friend. Maybe…don’t bring up the whole “twin” thing too? It’s not that important and all, silly really.” Lucid waved a hand in the air as if shooing the previous information he had shared away.

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Alacai noted the chuckling coming from the weird looking angel. Ghosts were.. very, very real. He'd had multiple run ins with the poor things. Souls trapped in some weird limbo, even here in Devildom. Then of course those summoned by sorcerers like his friend Solomon. Which was not quite something Alacai got the chance to learn..

Well.. yet. He was still working on summoning the Brother's by spell alone. He'd managed with Asmodeus so far, but none of the others yet. Solomon had a long, long way to go with this.

"Eh?" Alacai yelped as the other placed a hand on his shoulder, causing him to come to a full stop. Immediately, the young man looked up at the being curiously.

"Aye..? Tha' Seven Rules of Devildom? You know? Mean they're still below Diavolo tha' Crown Prince and all, but.. " What in the world was this little angel saying? Did they know Lucifer? That was very odd, because Lucifer never spoke about their time in the Celestial Realm.

Not willingly at least, he had to be several glasses of Demonus down before anything like that slipped out.

"Like I said.. well... it started with tha' exchange program, n' Mammon was assigned tae' guard me. Eventually I made a pact with him, then his other brothers. N' now I basically live there full time with all seven." He was severely paraphrasing all the other shenanigans that happened in-between. But he wasn't about to detail an entire crazy year of bullshit.

Especially with someone he just met. Half of the happenings alone caused poor Luke to even freak out. He couldn't imagine what this 'Lucid' might react to these things.

"Aye.. Lucifer Morningstar. And no.. you look nothin' like him. He's really tall, dark hair, red eyes that can easily rip ye' apart and a stance that makes anyone break down intae' a snivvelin' mess." Alacai had a smug grin on his face.

"But.. it's all a front.. he's a big softie under it. But don't tell him ah' said that." Even then, he could see the scolding he'd receive if Lucifer did find out Alacai said such things. Scolding about telling people 'lies' or what not. The human knew it was true.. Oh so true. He knew all those little secrets about each brother.

Still, hearing their name.. Alacai looked both confused and skeptical.

"Yeah, you look nothin' like Lucifer. N' he barely talks about tha' Celestial Realm. Even then, Simeon and Luke tend to be tha' ones that tell me about the place.. Mostly after.. a certain incident but.. I digress." He was not about to share THAT sensitive information with some angel he didn't know. Diavolo made sure that particular information didn't reach the Celestial Realm..

Well.. yet.

With the human on the move, Lucid quickly followed suit, his bare feet having a bounce as he kept stride with the other. A haunted house? Lucid stifled a laugh. Ghosts aren’t real! Every angel and demon knew that. Why, if it was indeed “haunted”, it was far more likely to just be a creepy old home that creaks and groans. Or possibly even inhabited by a fester demon. The angel had heard that one was causing issues back on Earth recently that a certain I.M.P. organization “exterminated.” Oh demons, what cruel and selfish creatures in nature, but many could be quite nice once one gets to know them!

“Alacai Hamilton? That’s a lovely name! It has a pleasant pronunciation to it. Al-ah-cai! Oh goodness, that is indeed a houseful.” Smiling brightly, Lucid folded his hands behind his back, nodding with that blank stare as Alacai described the brothers. But the more names he mentioned, the seraphs smile began to falter, brow knitting. By the time Mammon is brought up, Lucid places a hand on the man’s shoulder to halt him.

“Waitwaitwaitwaitwait! Lucifer? Asmodeus? Mammon? You mean you’re living with the Seven Deadly Sins?! How did a human end up living with- Brothers? Seven Brothers. Sure they’re princes but Luci never once mentioned to me the other Sins are his brothers.” Just about everything Alacai was saying made no sense, and yet the human seemed to be speaking truthfully.

Placing an elbow in his other hand as he pondered, Lucid frowned heavily. The halo above his head gave a low, anxious hum. He tapped a finger to his chin before speaking. “This Lucifer, he is Lucifer Morningstar I assume? Does he…Is there any…similarities in physical features between him and myself?”

A small smile tugged at one corner, the seraph placed a hand upon his chest. “My name is Lucid Eveningstar. The Lucifer is I know…well you could say I’m his “twin”. …Or clone, depending on who you ask.” The last part was mumbled, Lucid clearly uncomfortable with that comparison. His happy demeanor had shifted to one of uncertainty and worry. Just what universe had he landed himself in..?

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It was weird, really weird. It was almost like he was looking at a doll that just blinked and stared at him. This 'angel' was nothing like the ones he'd met so far.

Simeon was super kind, gentle and expressive. Luke was a little ball of holy fire but totally gave off 'little brother must protect' vibes. Even though Alacai KNEW the angel was way older than him. This one..? He had no idea what he was witnessing. And he'd already been through a rollercoaster of.. EVERYTHING the past few months.

"It's jus' a title.. sure a lot of bad thing's happened tae' it in tha' Human Realm, and it's haunted.. But It's fine. Honestly tha' lot I live with are scarier than anythin' tha' house kin' throw at me." Alacai chuckled as he turned on heel to start walking. He knew where to go, after all.

It was just the way there was the dangerous part. Without any of the Brother's there to protect him.. well..

Any demon would be easily able to snag him as a snack.

"Thanks.. oh.. uh, ye' got a name? M' names Alacai Hamilton. N' I'm livin' with tha' seven brothers, you know? Lucifer n' his lot." He tried to explain. Then again he figured the angel would have an idea of what he meant.

"Hopefully none o' them get uppity about an angel escortin' me back home. I was supposed tae' be out with Asmodeus to go to a spa, but.. well got lost, side tracked... So I imagine Luci's gonna lay intae' him hard later." He huffed, hands stuffed into his coat pockets as he walked.

"Tho' if anyone does.. it'll likely be Mammon. But he gets uppity if anyone spends more time with me than he does." He seemed to describe, well.. the seven sins so casually. As if he knew them so well.. as if this mere human was close to them.

As the human spoke, Lucid remained smiling and blinked with a rather blankness in his gaze. Yup, not a single thought behind those eyes. The angel did not know a Simeon nor a Luke, yet the man seemed to think he would. And what was this about an exchange program? It certainly sounded intriguing! The seraph eagerly wished to continue conversing with this human and learning of this new world. Much to his delight, he was asked to accompany the man back to his home!

Six wings fluttered softly against the angels back, dropping a couple blue feathers at his feet. Lucid turned his gaze out over the area, scanning the buildings. Well thankfully the castle was easy enough to make out! As for an academy, well, if this human was here for an exchange program, then clearly he’d know what the academy looks like.

“House of Lamentation. That sounds…unfortunate. A home of sorrow, grief. …Are you sure you wanna go back to a place called that? It really does not sound…pleasant?” A sheepish grin pulled at the corners of the faltering smile, scratching an index finger against one of his apple mark cheeks. “Well regardless of the name, I’m more than happy to escort you! There shall be no humans consumed under my watch.” With a stout nod, Lucid puffed his chest a bit as well as the feathers of his wings as they fanned out with the majestic equivalence to a small song bird trying to appear larger, and only more ridiculously cute.

[monochrome-chaos]

Well, this was certainly a strange encounter. And Alacai was having a good amount of them in this past year.

From being thrown into an exchange program that involved going to school with Demons, to making pacts with essentially the RULERS of Devildom itself, and now meeting angels. But..

Something was weird with this one. He knew Simeon and Luke, but neither of them mentioned a third hanging around. Unless it was a friend of theirs 'visiting'. But, that also didn't make much sense. This whole program, according to Diavolo, was incredibly new?

"You sure? Cause I ain't remember a third o' ya' blokes bein' part o' tha' exchange program? Simeon n' Luke would have said somethin' tae' me!" Nor did he expect to get side tracked and side lined by some rogue angel when he was trying to meet up with Asmo for a spa 'date'.

Rather it was an elaborate excuse for the Avatar of Lust to get time with him without Mammon screaming, whining and going on about how unfair it was if anyone else spent time with 'his human'.

"Look.. if ye' wanna help, I need tae' at least make it back home tae' tha' House of Lamentation. It's within view of tha' Royal castle, and down tha' street from tha' Royal Academy." He sighed, arms crossed over his chest.

"Normally I'd just.. call on someone tae' escort me. But since I'm without em'.. think ye' kin' do that?" It was something at least, right? And an angel could guard him in lieu of his usual entorage? Knowing Asmo, the Lustful Demon probably got side tracked as well by something new in a near by boutique.

"Most o' tha' demons here would be more than happy tae' eat me without my usual protection."

@monochrome-chaos

"They're going to notice I'm gone."

“Really? I’ve been sneaking outta Heaven for quite a while now and nobody’s noticed. And they’ve got the best monitoring of Earth AND Hell!” Sky blue hues examined the man curiously, circling around him. Sure looked like a human to him! But why were they…here? Wherever “here” even was. The scenery certainly omitted a Hellish vibe, but the sky was not any of the standard hues from the Seven Rings.

Lucid gave a light ruffle of his six wings, his halo glowing against the evening darkness like a ghost light. The visiting angel stopped in front of the man once more, leaning in closer to examine his face beneath those bangs. It appeared that they both were practically the same height! “Well if you’re lost or somethin’, maybe I can help getcha home? Do you have any recollection where it may be?”

[monochrome-chaos]

"Normally terrified is tha' way tae' go." What was it with these NRC students anyway? He swears, most of them had very little preservation when in the face of danger, like ghosts. Then again.. from what he's seen so far?

Most of them were bizarrely peaceful. They weren't like the ones Alacai was used to dealing with, where they attacked at any provocation, screamed unholy things or tries pulling people into paintings.

Then again, this whole world seemed tame to what he was used to. And it was hard to wrap his head around.

"Ah've noticed! Not necessarily a bad thing, but it certainly gives me n' idea of what more tae' expect. Where I'm from, haunted thin's are never good. Tha' spirits are usually out tae' do harm." Well, at least it was going well. Alcai did take a moment to look over this students attitre, their uniform here at NRC.

"Oh.. by the by, names Alacai. I'm here with a few others from.. 'my school'. We go by 'RAD', or Royal Academy of Diavolo." Alacai would offer a hand in a friendly handshake.

He was told to keep information to a vauge amount. Names were fine, basic information. But not the 'wheres' and 'whats'. At the end, him and a few other students from RAD were visiting as a sort of 'cultural exchange' between worlds.

His uniform was very, very different from what Yuu wore. With dark blacks, greens, a golden medallion hanging from a half shoulder cape and well made stitchwork that looked almost royal.

"Not tae' be confused with that other school you lot have a rivalry with... RSA? Royal Sword Academy? Anyway.. m' names Alacai, I'm part o' tha' student council at RAD, pleasure tae' metcha lass." The others who'd come with him were off meeting other 'leaders' of the school.

"I was told by yer' .. uh.. Headmaster? That guy with tha' bird mask, that you know yer' way around campus real well. Mind showin' me around?"

@monochrome-chaos sent || ❝ this is no silly halloween party. this is actually haunted ! ❞ (Hello there!)

Muppets Haunted Mansion Prompts || Accepting

Where Yuu might have normally been wary of the concept of a haunted party, every rational thought in her head being not to mess with anything supernatural, the truth was she was exactly even more excited than ever to join in on the festivities. There were more ghosts around here? Obviously she knew of the three that lingered in Ramshackle, daily occurrences of seeing them becoming a norm for her and Grim. Then there were the one’s that tended to the cafeteria and lastly there was the ghost bride and her entourage, but really that surely couldn’t be all of them. What’s more she was hoping to be able to see the ghost bride once again, their previous meeting only being a few moments long even if Yuu was able to pick up the gist of what happened during that whole event. 

“Oh really? What kinds of hauntings are we talking about here? Are all the ghost around the school planning on gathering together and having a big Halloween bash?” Or maybe they were just planning on having the haunted house to scare those coming onto the school grounds, much like it seemed the other dorms were planning or even supposed to do. Truly the Halloween traditions at NRC were something to behold. 

“Ah, wait I guess I’m not reacting like I should be. Good thing I’m not part of the drama or theater or whatever they call themselves club.” Vil would be ashamed. “Let’s see an appropriate reaction would be to be terrified right? Like oh no ghost I hope they don’t possess me or throw something at me. What if they curse me.” Yuu feigned fear in her voice though her face didn’t match at all, a wide grin threatening to break into a full on laugh on her lips. Like she could ever imagine any of the ghosts from Ramshackle or NRC in general going quite that far, especially since she’d befriended most of them. 

Finally letting it out Yuu laughed lightly, a genuine sound of joy coming from the girl. “I’m sorry, I don’t think I’m very good at stuff like this. And acting is most definitely not my thing.” Even if in some instances she had become really good at it, but she hadn’t wanted to dwell on those kind of moments now while she felt so elated. 

[monochrome-chaos]

Somebody Screwed Up Starters

“Care to explain yourself?”

“What were you thinking?!”

“I cannot believe you!”

“You made a big mistake.”

“I’ll never forgive you for this.”

“You are grounded for a month!”

“I wish I could say I was surprised.”

“I should have seen this coming.”

“I trusted you.”

“I thought you were better than that.”

“Why should I give you another chance?”

“You did what?!”

“I thought you learned your lesson last time.”

“You’ve really screwed up this time.”

“Don’t even bother saying you’re sorry.”

“You can’t talk your way out of this one.”

“Yes, I still love you.”

“We’ll move past this. Somehow.”

“You’re going to spend the rest of your life making this up to me.”

“I think you owe somebody an apology.”

“Someday we’ll look back on this and laugh.”

[monochrome-chaos]

Salmon.

Mc: "Hey Salmon."

Solomon: "Mc, I told you before it's Sol-O-Mon"

Mc: "anyway, Salmon."

Solomon: *sigh*

Pickles

Mc: "So his name is Mepenalties"

Barbatos: *almost spills tea*

Diavolo: "No, no, Mephistopheles"

Mc: "Mefistoplease

Lucifer: *dies of laughter*

Diavolo: "Meh-phi-sto-phe-lese"

Mc: "Mephipickles"

[monochrome-chaos]

MULAN (1998) PROMPTS *  assorted dialogue from the film, adjust as necessary

would you like to stay for dinner?

i never want to see a naked man again.

hey, don't look at me.

does this dress make me look fat?

you owe me a new pair of slippers!

i think the question is who are you?

there's no time for stupid questions!

you shouldn't have to go.

i will die doing what's right.

i know my place. it is time you learned yours.

if you're so worried, go stand watch.

you took away my victory!

i ain't biting no more butts.

i need firepower.

who are you?

we're doomed!

i don't do that tongue thing.

i'm travel size for your convenience.

rise and shine!

i'm gonna hit you so hard, it'll make your ancestors dizzy.

you fight good.

they popped out of the snow! like daisies!

you are the craziest man i've ever met, and for that, i owe you my life.

from now on, you have my trust.

it looks like you're out of ideas.

you're the saddest bunch i've ever met.

i'll make a man out of you.

you have a tissue?

i don't need anyone causing trouble in my camp.

you might wanna light that right about now.

you missed! how could you miss? he was three feet from you!

you just say the word and i'm there.

you ain't worth my time, chicken boy.

no one will listen to me.

i'm sorry, did you say something?

would you like to stay forever?

the flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.

i've heard a great deal about you.

you have saved us all.

my little baby, off to destroy people.

great. she brings home a sword. if you ask me, she should've brought home a man.

sign me up for the next war!

my children never caused such trouble.

the truth is, we're both frauds.

they don't even like me.

you risked your life to help people you love.

i risked your life to help myself.

at least you had good intentions.

what do you mean you're not lucky?

my powers are beyond your mortal imagination.

my eyes can see straight through your armor.

make a note of this.

stop, i'm sorry. i'm just nervous.

i've never done this before.

you're gonna have to trust me.

let's get this show on the road!

no matter how the wind howls, the mountain cannot bow to it.

you don't belong here. go home.

you have to believe me!

why else would i come back?

rise and shine, sleeping beauty!

get your clothes on! get ready!

no time to talk.

now remember, it's your first day of training, so listen to your teacher and no fighting.

i don't wanna kick the other kid's butt.

don't talk with your mouth full.

let's see your war face.

i think my bunny slippers just ran for cover.

that's what i'm talking about! that's my tough-looking warrior girl!

now go out there and make me proud!

that was vile. you owe me big.

i think i've been away from home long enough.

a single grain of rice can tip the scale.

one man may be the difference between victory and defeat.

who are you?

i'm never gonna catch my breath.

how lucky can they be? they're dead.

this is your chance to prove yourself.

i didn't know you were here.

we could just... close our eyes... and swim around.

we must send the most powerful of all.

just because i look like a man doesn't mean i have to smell like one.

you must go after her.

we're gonna die!

i was this close.

this tattoo will protect me from harm.

we have to work on your people skills.

a life for a life. my debt is repaid.

get off the roof!

they're disgusting.

oh. you made a friend.

[monochrome-chaos]

"He's got.. a very dry way of teachin'." Alacai winced as the Professor was mentioned. He knew each one had their own 'style' and while he didn't really do well with.. any of them. Trien was by far the worst offender in putting the human to sleep on a daily basis. It was hard to pay attention or care about a subject he had no attachment to.

But at the same time, he had no choice but to choke it all back while the Headmage ever.. so slowly.. 'worked' on a fix to his predicament. All while also juggling Grim's habits of also slacking off.

"It is borin', yer' right." At least she wasn't judging him as if he was a bad student. Unlike some people might. At least she was understanding that maybe Trien's methods don't work for everyone.

But her question did give him pause to think. Did he like reading? The short answer was 'kind of'.. the long answer though, as she clarified.

"I hate textbooks. I had enough of em' back home. Dry, borin', n' it was even worse when it was all about business n' marketin'." A small glimpse into what his world was like. More of a tiny speck in the grand scheme of things.

"Stories though.. I enjoy those far more. In fact, it's what get me engaged in a game too. If tha' story is good then I pay more attention, remember more things." He shrugged his shoulders as he watched her close the textbook.

Kira gave a hint of a chuckle at his words. Honestly, she was grateful it was Alacai she was tutoring instead of one of the more rude students at this school. The two of them had interacted a few times already, so Kira knew by now that Alacai was a good person. After all, he was friends with her dear house warden.

"I've been told before that some people simply struggle in Professor Trein's class, not with the material itself," Kira explained. "Perhaps it's a mixture between being distracted by Lucius' meowing and simply finding the professor's words to be rather boring. Regardless, it's not necessarily a reflection of you."

She opened up one of the textbooks that she brought with her. "The way I see it, history of magic is like fairytales... Especially when it comes to the history of fae magic." She set the textbook back down and raised her head, although not enough to see past her hood. "To begin with... Do you like reading, Alacai? I don't mean textbooks. I mean, do you like stories?"