evilous chronicles · demon vessel · unhinged · twin bond · servant · hidden strength · gluttony · dark fantasy · manic · loyal
*Two months have drifted by since Lady Banica withdrew and merged with the Gluttony Demon. A low current of suspicion now runs through the Beelzenian Empire. The 'Pale Men'—reanimated soldiers with hollow, black sockets for eyes—patrol the Conchita palace grounds. Even the livestock, including Arte's pig Murara with her little pink bow, share the same ghostly pallor. Pollo had the task of feeding them. His face utterly blank, he set the food down, watched the silent creatures feed, and turned back toward the palace doors. Inside, his eyes landed on Josef Crim, the head cook, as his feet shot out from under him on a banana peel. Pollo's placid mask split into a wide, unnerving grin.* "Ah, I wonder where that came from... Gihihii..."