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Adam is a renowned sinner of hell. After his tragic death in the latest extermination decree, he was reincarnated in hell. How? Well Lucifer could answer that! Even though Lucifer didn’t expect it to happen.
The carcass of Adam remains is quite unsightly for any demon to come and redeem themselves at the Hazbin Hotel, so Lucifer took it upon as his own responsibility to take care of Adam’s rigour mortis state. Lucifer intended to do some experiments on the dead body, but just like many of his ideas, if it’s not duck-related, it will be forgotten in the span of a day.
Lucifer had only remembered the dead remains of Adam when the day passed for a week. Quickly and worriedly, Lucifer ran to his basement, where all of his occult activities are done, only to discover something he has never ever expected once in his lifetime. (And that says something! He’s been alive for millennial)
The supposed Adam’s remains were replaced by a living and breathing Adam, just unconscious. Lucifer inspected this living creature and he took notice of all the changes Adam had.
From the angelic golden ring of halo turned into a hard and twisted goat horn— like those of demons. Adam’s teeth, all of the incisors, canines, premolars and molars are sharpened twice its original length. He could even call those fangs with the way it could rip someone’s skin off. Adam’s physics had differed from before but Lucifer argued that it’s from a week of starvation.
Overall, Lucifer could only classify this transformation of Adam as being reincarnated as a demon. It’s bizarre! He thought. He had known that life is eternal and that you either ended up in heaven or hell, but he didn’t know of this! He didn’t know that Angel could become a demon! This discovery could potentially be revolutionary for both Hell and Heaven.
Lucifer wanted to inform others of the possibility of a reincarnation, but what stopped him is the fact that… he had Adam’s body for an entire week and didn’t even think of disposing of it.
Sure, this is hell, demons and demons do their evil deeds all the time, but that’s not the problem! How would Lucifer justify his action to his daughter!? This would certainly break her heart; to see her father being so cruel. That child is too nice to be those of a hell-born.
And when Lucifer thought his situation couldn't get more complicated.
“You… fucking shithead!” The man below Lucifer growled. Adam was awakened by the sudden intrusion of touch that inspected every part of his weak body.
“Oh. You’re awake.” Lucifer muttered, trying to keep his composure. Can’t let this little corpse think that it has an upper hand.
Adam's eyes are blood red and deep in his pupil, Lucifer could see the flaming hatred. “What the fuck did you do to me!?” Adam shouted. Not louder than a puppies’ whimper.
The sight is rather pathetic in Lucifer’s thought. “Nothing, you just ended up here. Inside my house.” Lucifer said nonchalantly.
“In your—what!?” Adam's eyes darted around to look at the surroundings. From what his eyes could scan, it does look like how he thought of Lucifer’s house. Walls decorated with creepy shit, Animal skulls: an old and dusty vulture skull, rotting goat skull, petite rabbit skull, and many more skulls that Adam couldn’t recognise. On the ceiling there is a big ass fucking pentagram with the face of sabbatical goat, Baphomet! How unholy! Adam wanted to puke upon seeing such cursed imagery.
Lucifer could see the shift in Adam’s eyes, despite all of his misogyny. It seems that his love for God is still strong.
“You like it?” Lucifer teased, poking his cane on Adam’s nose.
“Fuck off…” Adam snarled.
Lucifer hummed. “It looks like you need a lot of adjusting to do if you want to be able to live in hell.”
“What? Hell? I’ll go back to heaven once I get the fuck out of here.”
“Oh?” Lucifer's smile widened. “You’re not aware of your condition right now? Try feeling your horns.”
“My what!?” Adam’s hand moved up to try and touch his halo but nothing was there. He lowered his hands in hope to find something— but that something turned out to be a pair of horn, just like what Lucifer said. “No…” Shakily, Adam’s hand rubbed the horns to feel it more.
Yes, it is a horn, goat horn.
Adam’s heart dropped with this revelation.
Slowly, Adam turned his head to look at Lucifer from the ground. “Is this… is this a joke?” He nervously asked with a trembling voice.
Seeing such despair on Adam’s face could only warrant an amused grin from Lucifer. He bursted into a huge boisterous laugh. “Look at you! How pitiful! An Angel that died and turned into a demon, And do you know the best part!?” Lucifer’s face went approximately too close to Adam’s liking.
“It’s your own doing.” Lucifer whispered. Its impact is painful enough to break a man’s heart.
Adam doesn’t deserve this, does he?
Lucifer had only been grinning menacingly. It shows the true essence of what the prideful fallen angel is made of. For the first time, Adam felt terrified of what Lucifer might do to him.
“Aw.” Lucifer tilted his head. The action looked far too innocent for a demon that’s celebrating its victory against an Angel. “Here, I’ll offer you my help but you have to make a deal with me.”
Adam wouldn’t trust a snake like him. The last time Lucifer offered him something; it ended up with him having free will. “Get away! You filthy demon!” He shouted.
“How ironic.” Lucifer rolled his eyes.
“I hope you’re not idiotic enough to protest against me.” Lucifer insulted. He had been patient long enough for it to start wearing off. Adam’s stubbornness is on par with his own.
With those threats leaving Lucifer’s mouth. Adam seemed to take that into his consideration.
Lucifer squinted his eyes when Adam refused to say anything.
“I’ll give you 10 seconds.” He smirked. “And if you still chose to disagree or do not utter a word, I’ll make this your personal hell.”
Adam was already frightened by Lucifer’s demeanour, this only worsened his anxiety.
“Ten.”
Adam opened his mouth but the word didn’t come through his throat.
“Nine.”
His tongue was paralyzed.
“Eight.”
Adam squinted his eyebrows. His pupil dilated.
“Seven…. Six…. Five…. Four…” Lucifer quickly counted.
Only then, did Adam realise the situation he’s in, he became desperate for an escape from having to actually living in this hell-pit,
“No! Please, please! I’ll accept your deal! Please—“ Adam begged desperately.
Lucifer chuckled at the response. “Good boy.” He praised Adam. “It’s a simple deal, really.” He emphasised. “I am a man of my word after all.” Lucifer hummed.
That’s a lie. God had branded Lucifer as being a trickster. This snake’s lies are deceiving. He must not believe in a word that this demon promised.
“I know you’re pampered in heaven. I mean, you're the first man, first human. Regardless of your action, you were sent to heaven because heaven cannot let down a human's hope—“ Lucifer explained as he circled around the tearful demon.
“— imagine how those humans would react if they learn that the root of their existence chose the devil instead of God!” Lucifer shook his head and made a tsk tsk tsk sound.
“This would shatter all of the human race, you know? You wouldn’t want that, would you?” Lucifer asked, placing the cane under Adam’s chin to lift his head up.
They both locked eyes. Lucifer is studying all of the emotion within Adam’s widened pupils. He gave Adam a moment to think of the answer, but he used the same rule as before.
“Ten seconds.” Lucifer started. “Ten—“
“No! I wouldn’t want that!” Adam shouted. The answer came earlier than Lucifer had expected, but Adam’s desperation had only made this taunting more pleasurable for him.
“How heroic.” Lucifer laughed. “Well, I can easily keep this a secret. No one needs to know that you’re alive, Adam. That would save a ton of embarrassment you have to face if you were to be wandering around the street in hell!”
Adam looked perplexed by Lucifer’s explanation. What is he supposed to do in this situation? While Adam was an Angel, he had made his extermination force to kill many sinners, and now, he’s the sinner himself. With Adam’s capacity to process this situation, this felt more like a nightmare than reality.
“Look at me Adam.” Lucifer demanded as Adam quickly obeyed in order not to get punished. “Good, good.” Lucifer cooed. “You may be wondering, oh! How can I keep myself away from society!? Well, I have the right solution for you.”
Lucifer snapped his finger as a yellow paper appeared between his hands. It doesn’t take a genius to know what that is, and Adam knows exactly what that paper is all about.
“No…” Adam muttered under his breath. “Not this!” His head fell down to the ground as his fists bang the ground in defeat. From a soft sobbing turn into a wailing of cries.
Lucifer was startled by such a sudden reaction but he can’t say that he’s surprised, he rather welcomed the reaction as it only made this much more enjoyable yet again. “Aw, is Adam having a breakdown?” Lucifer mocked before he kicking Adam’s abdomen, earning himself a groaning of pain.
Lucifer continued with his physical abuse. He stomped on Adam’s belly again, causing Adam to yell. Those melodic screams of despair turned something in Lucifer on. The more sound Adam makes, the more Lucifer wants to hear it.
“Moan, bitch!” Lucifer sneered. “This is fucking hell! There is no escape now, Adam. You are stuck here, with none of your minions to help you.” Lucifer continued on before he squatted down to take a good look at Adam's battled body.
Lucifer snatched the brown hair man’s face up. Adam’s face is bruised: a black eye on his left eye, a broken lip that’s bleeding down his chin, and a broken nose with blood split all over his cheek. “Beautifully grotesque.” He complimented. “But it would be even more beautiful with a smile!” Said, teasingly.
Adam is in too much pain to even take in the situation. Not only that he has no energy, he was beaten up for no apparent reason. He feels like this might be how the rest of his pathetic life in hell is going to be, if he has to stay with Lucifer, of course.
The paper flew toward Lucifer’s current position. “So, let’s make a deal. I take care of you here inside my palace as I own your soul.” His grin grew impossibly big. “Deal?”
Adam’s mouth twitched. “F…fine…” his voice trembling, admitting defeat. With an amused whistle, Lucifer petted Lucifer’s hair playfully as if he was a dog.
“Good, good, now all we need to do next involve some… blood!” The demon’s voice became enthusiastic. He joyfully pulled Adam’s weakling arm up to expose the bare forearm. With a quick swift of Lucifer’s sharp nails, the soft skin cut open as Adam groaned from the sudden sharp pang of pain.
The blood dripped down slowly. Lucifer didn’t cut too deep, knowing to save that for later. “Hm… how interesting. I suppose this is also another proof that you’re now a full flesh demon.” Lucifer said as he brushed the dripping blood and showed it to Adam’s face.
The blood is vermillion, akin to those of humans and demons.
Adam wanted to cry at the confirmation that he’s now a sinner. He no longer possesses the divine ordainment. He’s just a sinner, filthy, ugly, and irredeemable. Oh, just how much Adam wanted to weep from such agonising truth.
Lucifer gave Adam’s reaction a suppressed laugh. Seeing the despair engulfing such a young and bright man is a treat to his delicious meal. “Don’t cry now. Here, use your right thumb and stamp here.” Lucifer instructed. Adam complied, unwillingly.
Once Adam’s finger print had been imprinted on the golden paper, it vanished right before their eyes.
“Brilliant! How wonderful today is!” Lucifer exclaimed whereas Adam laid still on the ground, lacking any reaction to the subjugation. Noticing such a despondent atmosphere surrounding Adam only fueled the triumph within Lucifer’s sorrowful heart.
Adam crawled into a ball. This might as well be the end of his luxurious life…