Chapter 328: Hell Makes Its Move.
Hell, after some incidents involving Clan Belial.
Bael, Diablo's right hand, held a meeting and 'gently' asked Belial to explain what had happened. Of course, Belial had the option of not saying anything, but only God knew if he would become Diablo's snack or not if he refused to say anything.
Belial was no fool, he knew that when Bael asked for something, it meant that Diablo himself ordered the man to find out what was going on.
And Diablo's orders were absolute unless, of course, you had desires to become a snack for the Primordial Demon.
And Belial remembered very well the rule that Diablo had imposed on his servants.
The first and only rule of Diablo's army.
"Diablo's orders are absolute. Disobeying an order from Diablo is tantamount to the death penalty."
Unlike Lilith's army, which had more solid rules, Diablo's army only had this rule, and so, because of that, this being's army was chaotic but at the same time organized.
After all, everyone was afraid of Diablo, and that fear restricted their actions, thus making the army organized.
If Diablo ruled through the Demons' fear of him.
Lilith held the respect of the Demons.
But of course, Diablo's rule had a pretty obvious weakness, and that weakness was that if Diablo died, the entire chain of command would go to shit.
... But... Who would dare to challenge the Primordial Demon? Diablo could count on his sharp fingers how many beings could fight him.
And even these beings would not leave without consequences. After all, he was not alone. He had an army of hundreds of thousands of Demons that only grew with each passing day.
Hell was gigantic, and about 69% of the Demons that existed in Hell belonged to the Diablo Faction.
It may not seem like it, but he was a very popular leader...
After all, he was the 'ideal' concept of what a Demon should be and how to act.
It also proved that fear was much more effective when dealing with Demons than respect.
In comparison, Lilith may not have as much strength in numbers as Diablo, but she had more Elites.
Most of her Demons were High level Demons who'd fought alongside Lucifer against his father.
Most of these Demons were on Lilith's side, and the Mother of Demons also had the support of most of the Fallen Angels who'd revolted with Lucifer on Lilith's side.
Despite Diablo having a good number of high level Demons, as well as some more fanatical Fallen Angels, in his army, the number didn't quite match Lilith's, and because of that, this war never progressed forward.
After all, both sides were just throwing minions back and forth. They didn't want to lose their Elites in a pointless fight.
Although, little by little, Diablo was putting pressure on Lilith. After all, he had more minions to spend, but that didn't mean anything. Lilith just needed to send a high level Demon at strategic points, and again the war would return to its state of attrition.
Yes... The war was stagnant, and Diablo was getting a little impatient, and because of that, he started sending minions to the human world.
And what did these minions do?
Demonic contracts to satisfy humans' desires in exchange for their souls, deceiving humans and causing slaughter and chaos. They were free to do anything as long as more humans died.
The more beings that died at the hands of the Demons, the better. When a being died at the hands of a Demon, their soul became corrupted because of the miasma of the Demons, and those souls would fall into hell, consequently increasing Diablo's strength.
Even a small Demon wound, if not treated quickly, could corrupt one's soul, and eventually, the human would die or go insane because their core of existence had become tainted by the Demonic miasma.
The number of Demons that Diablo sent per day into the human world was ridiculous. Even though they were weak and the human Hunters could kill them easily, Diablo didn't care. He had enough resources to spend on a war of attrition.
After all, hell was humanity's garbage dump, and humans breed like rabbits.
And if he noticed that the resources were running out and he hadn't reached his goals, he'd just stop attacking and wait a few years. Due to the time difference from one realm to the other, it only needed a few years in the Demon World, for several decades passed in the human world, and Voila, more humans were born.
And sometimes, he didn't even need to do anything for the humans to kill themselves; they even do it by themselves. He would just give them a 'little' push to make the process go faster.
Because of these factors, Diablo was in a comfortable position. He didn't even care if the human Hunters were killing his Demons, after all, while they were busy killing a Demon in place X.
Another Demon would be causing chaos in place Y.
"... Belial, if you clashed with someone so interesting, why didn't you tell me?" Bael commented with a twinkle in his eye.
"..." Belial was silent, as he didn't dare say he didn't tell because he knew Bael would steal his fangs. This Demon had a nasty attitude, even for Demons.
"Who cares about that piece of shit!?" Beelzebub hit the table angrily.
"You fucked my wife and daughter!" He looked at Belial as if he wanted to command.
"I already said that this was a lie caused by that man to make us fight each other." Belial explained to the Demon, but the Demon could see a mocking smile on Belial's face, he really wasn't hiding that he was enjoying this.
"Bastard!"
"It's not my fault that you're incompetent in bed, and your daughter was a thot from the start. When she saw me playing with her mother, it was she who volunteered to participate."
Large pulsating veins were appearing on Beelzebub's face, it was quite obvious that had Bael not been present, Beelzebub would not hesitate to strike Belial down.
"For the first time in my entire life, I'm grateful that bitch Aphrodite did something useful."
"!!!" Belial's body visibly trembled.
"Oh? What did Aphrodite do?"
"Hey? Don't you know, Bael?"
"Don't you dare, you annoying fly!" Belial was in a cold sweat, he didn't know how Beelzebub knew this, but if this spread further, his reputation as the most 'potent' male Demon in the Demon world would be ruined!
"Please enlighten me with this knowledge." Bael asked curiously.
"..." Beelzebub flashed a smile that sent shivers down Belial's spine.
'Fuck, if this continues, my dream of surpassing Lucifer as the sex Demon desired by all will go down the drain!'
"B-Bael, hmmm, what do you intend-." He tried to grab Bael's attention, but the man just looked at him with a neutral look that said 'silence'. He didn't even need to say anything, yet Belial understood the message very well.
"Continue." He looked at Beelzebub.
"Some birds told me that Belial was cursed by the Goddess Aphrodite. He can no longer use his lower limb..."
Beelzebub looked at Belial with disguised pity, everyone in the room could clearly see that he was enjoying it:
"He's become impotent."
"Pfft…" For a moment, Bael almost laughed. He almost felt sorry for Belial, almost.
"..." Belial's face turned red with embarrassment.
"Just wait, you piece of shit! When I regain my manhood, I will once again go after your wife and daughter!"
"...Fool, how would you go after my wife and daughter if they are dead?"
"…Eh?" Belial was speechless for a few seconds.
"You partook of my wife and daughter, and now they're dirty. They've become second-hand products. After discovering this, I killed them both. Just imagining my dick in a hole you put your dick in disgusts me. My whole being trembles in disgust. Your existence disgusts me, you shouldn't even be considered a Demon of the 72 pillars, the title of worm suits you better." Beelzebub was treating Belial like a disease.
"... You killed your wife and daughter... And you call me a worm..." Belial rolled his eyes. Demons only cared about their own desires, and because of that fact, he wasn't surprised by this information. He just found the situation ironic.
"Of course, you're a worm. Whatever hole you shove your dick in becomes dirty and rotten. I really thank her from the bottom of my heart that Aphrodite did such good for the Demon world. I must become her believer."
"...."
The room fell into an uncomfortable silence.
A Demon worshiping a Goddess?
What the fuck?
"..." Belial narrowed his eyes. The way Beelzebub was talking about himself was irritating him, he was treating his existence like a disease that must be eliminated.
"Well..." Beelzebub seemed to think something, "It doesn't matter anymore. Just knowing that you lost your dick is enough to brighten my day for several years!"
"I think I should look for another beautiful female Demon who has just been born to become my wife." Beelzebub was muttering something, he was still angry at Belial, but having this little revenge and eliminating his 'disease' before it spread to his realm, he felt satisfied.
Of course, he still wanted to kill that bastard, but since Diablo told his forces not to fight each other for no reason, he couldn't do that.
After all, in the eyes of the Primordial Demon, Beelzebub's problem was a 'small' problem.
And from the information he got through his flies, he knew that the capital of Belial's territory had been wiped out.
And he knew who was responsible for it.
Honestly, Beelzebub was also interested in this man. He wanted to get in touch with him and ask for an alliance or something; maybe they could eliminate Belial?
After all, if this Vampire had the guts to attack a Demon of Belial's rank, that meant he was brave and, most importantly, strong.
'I should get more information about this man. Maybe I should contact a Witch?'
Belial looked at Beelzebub with a look that promised death.
'That bastard, as soon as the war starts, I'm going to kill you, motherfucker... But before that, I have to solve this problem of mine, because of that bitch, I can't get excited anymore! My little brother won't go up! If this continues, I won't be able to produce a suitable heir, and I don't want to visit the other women I've had children with and use them as my heirs, they can't be trusted.'
CLAP!
Bael clapped his hands once, and with that, he caught the attention of the two Demons who were lost in their thoughts.
"Gentlemen, don't forget that we are in a meeting, show at least a modicum of decency."
"...." The two Demons felt like rolling their eyes. Bael was clearly enjoying the 'show', and he didn't do it on purpose. He just wanted to have fun at the expense of others and cause chaos.
"Anyway, now that this little problem has been resolved, I came here to inform you that soon our leader will make a move."
"!!!" The two Demons opened their eyes in shock.
"What? Isn't that too soon? Why this sudden movement?"
"… Is it because of the meeting of supernatural beings?"
"As expected of Beelzebub, your information network is always reliable." Bael laughed.
"Yes, this meeting will be the perfect opportunity to attack a country of humans and create a military base that will be our strategic point of invasion."
"…But what about Lilith? Does our leader not need something from her?"
'Our leader is going to 'negotiate' with Lilith.' Bael thought with a mischievous smile.
"Don't worry about it. You have just one job. I'll give you locations of strategic points that you should attack. Just focus on your own wars, and let the adults solve the adults' problems."
"...." The two narrowed their eyes for a few seconds. They didn't like being called 'children', even though Baal didn't say anything.
This Demon's words blatantly implied it.
"The other Demons of the 72 pillars who are allied with us, and the Fallen Angels, have already been informed of their respective jobs."
"Starting today, we will engage in an all-out war with Lilith."
"And this war must end before the meeting of supernatural beings."
Bael rose from his chair and walked towards the exit, and during all these movements, he had a distorted smile on his face.