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"...Are ya gonna get out or not, human? Cause' I ain't gonna sit here all day." Mammon urged.
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"A-ah.. Right, sorry."
I slid across my seat and found the handle. Carefully opening the door and observing my surroundings. I'm stepping on what feels like scattered gravel on soft ground. I hear wind and crows cawing. It's still warm but colder than the inside of the limo.
I hear Mammon slide out, and dart my eyes in his general direction.
"Let's go... y-y/n." Mammon said, extra quiet on the last part.
I nodded and followed the sound of his footsteps.
When we got inside the House of Lamentation, I noticed a huge change in aura. Outside felt eerie, but in here it's comfortable and warm. This new beginning is going well so far.
Mammon explains that this is the house for RAD student council members, and that Diavolo has his own grand mansion. Since he's a prince and all that makes sense.
He begins to show me the way to my room. I didn't notice we were walking up stairs so I tripped. Mammon grumbled, and helped me up. Maybe I can't take care of myself just fine. I thanked him and got up. As we continued walking up Mammon said that if I ever see an angry demon to run or die. So, not great, but glad he told me nonetheless.
"How about this, I vote for you to die Mammon."
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"D'ah... Levi...." Mammon said with surprise and disappointment. "... Uh l-listen up, human! This is here is Leviathan, avatar of envy. But you can just call him Levi since his name is kinda hard to say. He's the third oldest of us brothers." Mammon quickly summed up.
Levi and Mammon very quickly started bickering. Levi's livid because Mammon owes him money, and it seems this has went on for 260 years so that's probably not ever going to be resolved. Sounds like Levi wants it for an anime thing, we should get along ok, since I like listening to it.
I take some time to feel out my surroundings a bit while their arguing. By moving my foot around a bit I can feel that there's a rug on hard wood floor, not really helpful but info nonetheless. The stairs feel harder, smooth concrete or marble maybe. I'll have to be careful not to slip again.
My mind starts to wander back to what I was doing before I was brought here. It's hazy, like a dream. No family who loved me, no friends who liked me, not a person in the world who cared about my existence. I remember going into a bar, I didn't go alone but I ended up alone. Except- A voice abruptly brought me back to consciousness. "Listen human, you remember my advice earlier when a demon is about to attack? Well, that's about to happen so it's either you or me, and it's sure as hell ain't gonna be me." Mammon shouted as he ran.
"Wh.. dammit, Mammon! That ass he ran off."
Levi sputtered. "Do you realize what just happened? Mammon used you as a distraction to get away from me, or maybe I should say he used you as a sacrifice." He continued.
" Maybe, but you didn't sound angry enough to randomly attack." You replied carefully.
"...Eh? I guess, but Mammon's still one of the scummiest scumbags you'll ever meet." Levi mumbled back. " This is exactly why humans are-" Levi paused.
You tilted your head in confusion and felt your phone buzz a couple of times.
" Humans... yes, that's it. Suddenly I've got an idea." Levi said while slightly giggling. "Listen are you free right now? You've gotta be, right?" He continued.
Just as you were about to respond Levi interrupted "You know what? Nevermind, you're coming with me either way."
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He takes me by the hand and drags me up the stairs and down a hallway. He's not talking so I'm assuming this a a short speedwalk. His hand is getting really hot, is he embarrassed? I wonder if my room is in this direction.
I hear him open a door, I walk in. He quickly turns around and shuts it.
I "look" around the room to appear normal. I pick the corner left of the door and walk towards it. Carefully, to not bother Levi. I feel a small ledge on the floor with my foot. I go to scratch my face so it doesn't look like I'm feeling for stuff in front of me. My elbow taps a leather book. I go to touch it with my hand when- "Wait, that looks like... The Tale of the Seven Lords?! Are you a fan too?!" Levi cheered.
"I'm sorry, but I've never heard of it." I sighed.
"...Excuse me? You don't know TSL?! And you call yourself a human? Just how clueless are you? How could you not know?
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Levi's POV
Throughout this entire rant, Levi is so focused on his thoughts and key points, that he is oblivious to anything else.
"The tale of the seven lords, otherwise known as TSL, is a series of fantasy novels written by Christopher Peugeot. It's a heroic epic spanning 138 volumes, and it's the most widely read fantasy series in the world. There are even theatrical versions, an animated series, and feature films too. And it's been translated into a total of 182 different languages.
The 1990s theatrical version was an utter disaster, owning the the fact they added several characters that were not present in the original manuscript. At the time I was like "This producer totally needs to crawl into a hole and die!" But then the 2015 version came out, and it was AMAZING! Better than amazing! If you asked me it showed that needlessly cramming a female lead in there alongside Henry was a bad idea. That's not what he needs. What he needs is a friend who really understands him, and the 2015 version proved that. Also, the most vital element of the story is that each of the seven lords is so unique. They're all so interesting in there own peculiar way. That's what makes TSL so great!
The lords are all brothers... the oldest is called the Lord of Corruption. He doesn't come across as being so bad at first, but he's always plotting and planning in secret. The second oldest is the Lord of Fools. A scumbag who'll do anything for money. The third oldest is called the Lord of Shadow, a brooding recluse. The forth oldest is known as the Lord of Masks. He masquerades as a high-status, upstanding member of society, but underneath at all, he's an inhuman monster. The fifth oldest the Lord of Lechery, only ever thinks of sex. The sixth oldest is the Lord of Flies, and he only ever thinks of food. Then there's the seventh oldest called the Lord of Emptiness. He's... weird. You never know what's running through his head!
It seems most people like the oldest lord, the Lord of Corruption, the best. Everyone always talks about how great he is. But not me, I like the third lord way more. Of course I like Henry too. He's the protagonist. He's almost as great as the third lord.
The second lord is total scum, a hopeless degenerate that leads a life of extravagance and indulgence. He always causes trouble for the third lord. He's got these magical pigs that can give birth to solid gold piglets, and he treasures them above all else. So, Henry goes and talks to the pigs, and using his wit and powers of persuasion, he convinces them to leave with him. Then, he leads every last one of them away, and presents them to the third lord as a gift! Wow... I mean, they're SUCH GOOD FRIENDS you can almost feel it! It's enough to make you cry! Oh, and then there's that one really awesome moment when the two of them realize they both like and respect each other and they high five! I just love that part, you know? I wish I could have a moment like that.
... I wish I could be like the third lord. I may be a recluse like him, but we're totally different, because he's got an amazing friend like Henry. Check it out, see that goldfish in that tank over there? He's actually named Henry. I love TSL so much that I couldn't help naming him after the main character. But I can't really high five a goldfish, can I?
The original author of TSL, Christopher Peugeot, he's actually a human, you know? That's why I'm so jealous of you guys. Humans are so lucky. You've got subscription services that let you watch your favorite anime anytime, you can go to Akihabara whenever you want... Why do only you guys get to experience all the good stuff? I mean, humans' whole concept of pleasure originally came from us demons, you know? We gave it to you. So, why can't we have a little of that back now, huh? I mean, I want to be able to go to a Japanese maid café, too. I want to hear the maids welcome me as if I'm the master of the house, to have them draw ketchup hearts on my fried rice omelette, to experience the magic of it all. I want to cosplay as Henry, and then go stand in the center of Akihabara, or maybe that one building in Tokyo that's shaped like upside down triangles. And once I'm there, I want to preform Henry's super powerful signature finishing move for all to see and say the incantation that goes with it. I want to shout it at the top of my lungs! ...Actually, you know what? I want to BE Henry!"
Back to your POV
"Who needs normies anyway?" You say to hype him up further.
"Yeah, Screw 'em!" He sneered.
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