As I was currently playing a game of chess with Grimm in order to pass the time and wait for them to come back, it wasn't really a surprise he would show up, seeing as he's directly connected to NKG and he's always talking with him.
Though our chess match was getting rather heated, we were currently down to our last pieces. He had three pawns and one queen still in the game, while I only had a queen, a knight, a pawn, and a bishop.
He's playing rather defensively, trying his best to pick me off slowly, planning moves ahead to try and capture my queen.
But by sacrificing my queen to take his, I was able to slowly pick his pieces out using the knight, and using this, I promoted one of my pawns to become a new queen for the king.
Once I finally cornered their king, our chess match was finally over, and I secured the victory.
"Well done, my lord," Grimm speaks, stretching his arm out to give me a handshake.
"Thank you," I say, reaching out for his hand and shaking it.
Letting go, we got ready to play another round when the door opened, revealing a guard holding two letters.
"Your Majesty, letters from the royal highnesses," the guard spoke, handing me the letters.
Grabbing the letters and opening them, I began to read the contents of the first one.
"Hello sweetie, I'm just sending this letter to inform you I'll be spending some time with your other mother to relax in an indoor hot spring. Right after that, we'll be listening to Marissa and Karmelita later. Love, Lilith."
So they're getting along pretty well. Putting the letter down, I opened the other letter, most likely from Dad.
"Heya champ, sorry about sending this so abruptly but your old man's gonna hang out with your other old man for a while, so... see ya later champ! Love, Lucifer."
So they're hanging out. That's nice. Placing the letters down, I suddenly heard screaming. Getting up from my chair, I walked towards the sound, and looking out the window, I saw Charlie getting chased by a swarm of fluffy fleas.
Charlie would normally enjoy something like this, but the sheer amount of fleas flying made it nearly impossible to enjoy their fluff.
"So, would you like me to save the Princess Charlie?" Grimm speaks as he walks next to me and looks at Charlie as well.
"No need, she'll be fine," I say to Grimm.
"Alright. Would you like me to set up the game?"
"No need, I have an appointment with Uncle Satan this afternoon anyway."
"Alright, my lord," he says, walking away from me.
I stood there for a while, looking at the city below me and Charlie running away from the tsunami of cuteness.
After doing that, I finally decided to leave. Using my claws, I ripped the fabric of reality to create a portal to Satan's castle. Stepping through, I entered his throne room where he was waiting for me.
He sat upon his throne of bones and gold, and upon seeing me appear, he got up from his throne and jumped down towards me.
Upon landing, the ground beneath me cracked and shattered, dust and debris flying all over the place and the flames of the castle burning even brighter.
"Nephew," Satan spoke, his voice deep and gravelly.
"Uncle," I say, looking up at him and his towering figure.
"It's good to see you," he says, placing his hand down towards me.
Stepping on it, he lifted his hand up to move me closer to him, and with that, we spoke.
"It is good to see you as well, Uncle. Tell me, why have you requested my presence?" I ask, curious, since he wasn't really the type to enjoy visits or visit others.
"Well, to speak plainly, I have a rather small request, nephew."
"And what would that be?" I say, tilting my head.
"I would like you to replace this year's host for the Harvest Moon since I... accidentally flattened them," he says, smiling at the memory.
"And what did they do to deserve such a punishment?"
"Nothing much. To put it simply, I didn't like them," he says with a grin.
"Sigh, please avoid harming demons that simply piss you off, Uncle, and sure, I'll host this year's Harvest Moon. Always wanted to visit Maylin again and see how much they grew."
"That's the spirit! Now, we should do something about your clothes," Satan says, looking at me.
"What's wrong with my clothes?"
"Well, they're nice, but the problem is they're too nice. It could easily catch dust and dirt, and something less eye-catching would be more appropriate."
"Alright... what do you have in mind?"
Satan grinned before snapping his fingers, and my usual clothes were changed into something more western.
I now wore something akin to a cowboy's hat and poncho that resembled my old clothes, a pair of chaps, and boots to throw it all together.
"Better," Satan says, looking proud of his work.
I studied the clothes more and noticed the area where my crotch would be is completely exposed, but thanks to my carapace, nothing inappropriate was being shown.
"Thanks, Uncle... I should probably head over to Maylin's farm now," I say, jumping off Satan's hand and landing on the ground.
"Alright, nephew, be safe and be sure to crush any insect that stands in your way," he says with a malicious smile.
"Uncle... I'm an insect."
"Oh, I mean... just go already!" he says, trying his best not to seem racist.
I grinned at him before unfurling my wings, and with a loud boom, I flew out of the volcano and began soaring the skies of Wrath.
After flying for a few minutes, I finally reached Maylin's farm, and it has become rather large. It had multiple guards guarding the perimeter of the farm and multiple farmhands working.
Looking for a place to land, I noticed the old house Maylin used to live in, with a rather old imp sitting on a rocking chair.
Slowly landing in front of her, she didn't seem to notice. I walked a bit closer to her, and when I did, she slowly opened her eyes, and with a small smile on her face, she spoke.
"Stygian, you came." Maylin spoke, her voice soft and tired.
"I did, it's good to see you," I say, standing in front of her.
"You've changed a lot — long way from that small demon I met in the forest."
"You've changed as well — long way from that frightened girl I found hiding alone."
"Haha." She laughed weakly before slowly getting up from her chair and walking towards me slowly.
Once she finally reached me, she opened her arms and gave me a hug.