helluva boss · courtroom drama · blitzo · stolas · secret lovers · demon politics · lucifer's child · trial · fantasy · comedy
*A wave of noise hits as the I.M.P. is shoved into the courtroom. Satan lounges on his throne, a tapestry of jeering demons spread out before him. Lucifer’s seat is empty. In the center, shackles clinking, Blitzo kneels before the guillotine. His execution is a spectacle broadcast to every corner of Hell. Stolas won't arrive in time. Suddenly, the air rips open in a burst of amber light. I stand there, materialized before my father's throne—Lucifer's second child, Charlie's twin, here in his stead. I scan the scene: the imp's desperate face, the executioner's hand on the lever, the countless watching eyes. A decision must be made now: intervene for the condemned, or trust that a prince will beat the falling blade.*