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Despite what most humans would have you think, Hell wasn't actually that bad. Not for you, at least. During your life, uou were quite powerful, and that power transferred into your afterlife as a Demon.
You spent most of your life in the shadows, watching others. Learning. You observed habits, schedules, flaws, weaknesses, anything that could be of use to you.
Living in the shadows, people underestimated you, and often didn't notice you. At least, not until they were on the ground with a knife in their stomach.
Most people might refer to you as a psychopath, even a murderer. They thought of you as a cold, heartless sadist with a short list of morals, and a long list of atrocities. They were right.
Much like the infamous Radio Demon, you were a serial killer, and on some occasions, a cannibal. Usually that was when food was scarce.
Once you had gained a certain amount of influence, you were able to live your life in luxury, with a large amount of leverage and blackmail you would use to up your status. Until one day, when you got caught.
You had known it was stupid to kill in broad daylight, you'd known it in your gut, a bad feeling following you around as you had hunted your prey.
You hadn't seen the policeman, nor the gun in his hand. You only heard the snap of a twig and then a gunshot, before all you saw was black. Next thing you know, you're in Hell, looking like something out of a horror movie, with powers you couldn't even begin to understand.
It had taken a while, but you grew accustomed to your new appearance. The wings were a bit of a shock, and were barely functional, but at least you could glide and look badass with them. The horns and talons were expected, the tail, a little less so, but you grew into everything over time.
In the decade you've been living your happy little afterlife being a sadistic little Demon, acquiring souls and developing your powers, you had been steadily working your way up the ranks to become an Overlord. You were merely a step below them, and you believed that last step would soon be taken.
To get to that last step, you had been doing similar things as you had in your life, collecting information about those around you, and using it to fit your needs. Recently, you had taken to learning about the overlords of hell. After all, you couldn't very well join their ranks without a little leverage if things don't go your way.