I vouched.
"Alright. It's time for you to get back to your kingdom. By the way, you never invited me, bitch!"
"Did you not listen to the part where I said I lost my phone and couldn't contact you, bitch?!" I insulted back.
"See. My ass didn't miss you."
"Neither did I!"
"Say that to my face!"
"I will and you'll catch these damn hands, too!"
Lucifer sighed and hooked an arm around Castalia's waist, just as Vladimir picked me up as I fought his grip to slap my sister silly.
"Siblings literally fight over nothing," Tristian concluded.
"Essentially," Cerberus concluded. "You guys should get back, though. You know how whacked-up time is in the Underworld versus the surface."
"Right," Tristian replied. "What are we going to do about Wilfried and the artifact?"
Lucifer continued to hold Castalia while he snapped his fingers. A gold phone appeared in seconds, and it floated over to Tristian until he grasped it in his hand.
"This device will help you communicate with us. Let's get into detail once you arrive back to your kingdom safely. As for the Wilfried situation, we'll buckle down on the situation."
"Seriously though. Why can't we kill this dude again? He's basically walking on everyone's turf but Jesus in the land of Paradise." Cerberus commented.
"Everyone thinks Heaven is boring," Lucifer concluded. "It's not like anyone wants rivers of orange juice and milk. It's not powerful-looking compared to rivers of lava, blood, and naked men being brutally tortured while their assholes are ripped to shreds again and again and their cocks are splattering blood that returns to the overflowing sea of bloodshed."
That made me cringe, while Tristian swallowed loudly.
"Welp! It's time to exit."
"As for this magical device you speak of," Lucifer carried on, which stopped us from trying to leave. "Search the kingdom for any information on the device. Wilfried has to know something we don't, and it has to be something powerful enough to give him access to Hell, even if it's briefly."
"How do you..." I began but trailed off as he replied.
"I'm the ruler of these lands. Whatever is spoken reaches my ears. I only came to investigate because Castalia's aura felt like it doubled."
Vladimir held me a little tighter but finally commented, "Guard your woman, Lucifer," he warned as if he could see the future. "Wilfried is desperate. He’ll be going after her or Cassandra."
"You should take your own advice," Lucifer teased with a wink before he leaned over to kiss Castalia on the cheek. "Don't worry, my sweet. I, the Ruler of Hell, Lucifer, will protect-gah!"
Castalia boxed him in the balls, which made him groan in defeat as we watched in horror.
"Yup. This place is far too dangerous for me," Tristian concluded and held his balls like he was the one that was jabbed. "Retreat."
Vladimir snapped the fingers of his free hand and a portal emerged behind us, which Tristian was inches away from. "Thanks, guys. We'll be in contact soon. Nice to meet you, Cerberus. Take that silly spell off so next time we can have a real face-off."
"I'll think about it," he replied. "See ya."
Castalia looked at me and I gave her a sad smile. "Guess we'll fight another time."
"Be safe at least," she concluded. "And stop feeling like a void of devastation."
"I'll try," I whispered. "No promises though."
She was quiet for a moment before her voice drifted into my head.
"If you seriously ever lack confidence and need a reminder of what a badass bitch you are, you reach for me like how you did today, and I'll be there."
We shared a look as I slowly nodded and gave her a big smile.
Thank you, Castalia. Please, be safe.
"You as well, and be careful of Constantine."
All I could do was mentally nod to her warning. Whatever interaction she had with Constantine clearly plagued her all this while, which only made me nervous about our interaction.
I looked up to Vladimir. He noticed my gaze and looked down to see my nervous smile.
"Thanks for coming for me," I whispered. "Now don't punish me unless it's in the bedroom and we have a safe word, please."
He rolled his eyes, but his displeasure began to fade from his expression as he looked at Lucifer. "Keep in touch."
"Likewise," Lucifer replied.
"Bye, Castalia," I exclaimed. "I'll let Mom and Dad know you're dating the devil and his henchmen!"
"Are we henchmen?" Cerberus pondered while Castalia's whole face went red.
"OUT!" she ordered and began fighting hard to get out of Lucifer's hold.
He was laughing with a glimmering grin. "Oh! Am I going to meet your parents,