Interviw With the Sins (Patreon)

Mand'alor asks: My Lady Leviathan, how often do you truly indulge your sin and what is your favorite way to do so?

Serafall says: Do you not think me pretty? Do your eyes not immediately fall to my breasts as I jump and hop when excited? Do your eyes not follow my backside as I walk in front of you? Do you not dream of holding me soft? Of making me cry tears as I scream out your name? Do you not wish for me to laugh and cry and blush and sigh all for you and your whims? Do you not wish for me to say sweet things to you even as I bow submissively to your urges and needs? Oh humanity, it is you who indulge in me.

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Saber of Red asks: Dear Satans,

Does the Devil society use their own calendar? Evil Pieces are a (relatively) new addition to your society so I imagine your people must have been using a different calendar system for centuries to millenia beforehand. Did you decide to switch to the current calendar system that the Human world uses or do you utilize a different system?

Sirzechs says: A very astute question! The widely used seven day week system came about from the old Babylonian Empires, which was later adopted by the Heavenly Father and the White City when they secured the Middle East from the ancient pantheons of that region. Naturally, this bled over into our society and we too have seven days of the week. However, like the Semitic languages of Arabic and Hebrew, we simply call the days of the week by numbers instead of having days named after deities. And yes, we had our own calendar where year zero was marked by the establishment of the Seventy-Two Pillars.

However, as with all things, this is subject to change. The Human World and the Supernatural World often reflect upon one another. With the rise of globalization and the continuous unification of the Human species, the predominant calendar system based of the Catholic Church has been adopted by the Devil Empire for business purposes. One of Michael's more clever victories against me! But, nevertheless, we maintain our own calendar for unofficial purposes, particularly magicks and rituals based off of the Underworld's own cosmology and numerology!

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Boondoggle asks: Dear Satans,

How chaotic was the reign of the previous Satans'? History reports have accounted of how the devils fought massively against themselves, so much so that the Civil War brought about the risk of extinction.

A more detailed look into how chaotic this time of great strife would clear a few questions on this vast historic period.

Ajuka says: Many records of the Old Empire have been lost to the simple fact that we were in a constant state of war then. If not against foreign powers, then certainly against one another. The Seventy Two Pillars were not unified, and often made incursions onto each other's territories while plotting to undermine their rivals' ventures into the Human World and beyond. Through means currently not in our hands, the original Satans were capable of mass reproducing Devils, and as such, they were able to replace entire populations numbering in the millions within the span of months.

And given that Devils were nothing more than fodder and entertainment at best to the original Demons, they were frequently subject to pogroms and massacres. When you read what extant records we have of the early days and you come across the phrases 'mountains of corpses' and 'rivers of blood' it is best to interpret them in the literal sense. From one of the older members of our species, who was alive and witnessed the horrors of our predecessors, comes one particular example at the hands of the Demon Balam: it gathered over seven-hundred thousand Devils and ritually bound all their flesh together to create a writhing mass of bodies and infused them with disease and magical pox. And those Devils did not die, they were fully alive and conscious in their twsited and miserable form. And Balam would do this quite often. The Satans would send these masses of bodies to other worlds and explode them as pathological bombs, visiting apocalyptic plagues onto countless civilizations.

There are other numerous monstrous actions of the Old Empire. Suffice it to say, Devils were as much victims of the Old Empire as any other of their countless foes.

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misteranonma asks: Unholy Lords of Sin,

What is the current state of the empire in regard to expansion to other realities or even the stars in your home reality? Is that something that’s been considered or is currently in progress if liberty at say

Qliphoth7 asks: Lords of Sin,

Has any thought been given to the Lord of Wraths ability to planeswalk to dimensions outside of the domain of Great Red? Specifically to find worlds open to devil colonization should the worst happen to our spheres of existence?

Ichigo says: Not sure where you're getting the idea of me venturing outside of the Great Red's domain. Hell, I'm pretty sure that thing doesn't even have something it would consider a domain. As to your questions, we actually do have colonies on other worlds. Both in terms of dimensions and other planets, we've established footholds and cities and even pocket realms. House Forneus currently rules over a dimension was originally entirely separate but was then later anchored magically to the planes of the Underworld. The dwarf planet Orcus in the Earth's solar system was hallowed out by Ajuka and currently serves as one of his labs, though don't ask me for what. And both of the Underworld's current moons have cities colonized and built by the Devils, much to Azazel and the Fallen's ire; one of the few victories we managed to retain after the Great War.

Speaking of the Great War, we actually had a lot more colonies and subjugated realms that the Old Empire used to rule over. Like, dozens, if not hundreds of them. But yeah, it's not exaggeration when we say that the Great War exhausted 90% of the mythos.

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NASUVERSE Recovering asks: A Question for Ajuka: What's the reaction of the entire World when they learned you made the Evil Pieces? It's literally Slavery if you removed the pragmatic need to repopulate your kind.

Skadarken asks: To the Dread Princes, how many enemies did we make by deploying the Evil Piece system?

Ajuka says: Not as many as one might think. While I will readily admit that the Evil Piece system is a rather significant affront to the majority of ethics and morals of the wider earth centered pantheons, it's a colossal improvement compared to how our predecessors operated. I cannot possibly overstate just how hated the original Satans were. They were sociopathic monsters hellbent on universal domination and driven by a pure entropic nature. They had no semblance of direction and only cared to distribute as much chaos and despair as possible. They were not interested in building an empire, only tearing down what others had.

Serafall says: Ajuka's quite right. If fact, it wasn't all that unusual for the Old Empire to kidnap entire villages and populations for various nefarious uses. The Old Empire had a slave trade that numbered in the billions. And keep in mind, this was a highly magical advanced society. They had no need for slaves as any and all hard labor could easily be accomplished through magical means. Slaves were kept for the simple reason that a massive oppressed population that was regularly abused and subject to atrocities would generate negative energies and emotions that the ruling demons could gorge themselves on.

By comparison, the Evil Piece system is far less barbaric and significantly less egregious. We're not going around raping and pillaging towns and countryside's anymore. We can admit that there are some incidents of coerced reincarnations, and that the system itself is designed to instill a magical obedience and loyalty towards the King, but still, at most, a single King can take fifteen pieces. a marked improvement than an entire Bavarian village sacrificed to unsleash a powerful blood ritual. Not to mention, due to the incredible incentives and rewards of being promoted to Mid-class (chiefly, the hefty monetary and land grants) the bulk of reincarnated Devils due to so through choice or by fixed contract.

I would also like to add, we've massively increased the amount of immigration into our Empire, as opposed to our predecessors. The flood of new populations had led to an incredible increase in work force and economic output! Just look at Berry-berry's Infernity!

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Jalen asks: Crown Princes, what were some your more memorable fights from the civil war?

Sirzechs says: Ah! Well! I do believe I've spoken about my battle with Grayfia at Gragziand! However, if I were to say the one that was most pivitol to the actual course of the War, then undoubtedly it was the Siege of Arkring, where I slew the Demon Belphegor, the last remaining member of the original Seven Deadly Sins.

Ajuka says: For me, it was the Crisis of Drolok. In the Twilight of the Civil War, when it started to become clear that our rebellion was assured victory, out of desperation a splinter faction of the Old Empire attempted to manifest not one, but three separate Sins all at once. Greed, Evny and Wrath. I was forced to isolate localized space-time and spent considerable effort to banish them all back to Hell. Ironically, Greed and I would be reunited little more than a decade later.

Serafall says: Memorable battles... hmm... oh! I know! It was the defense of Purson territory! Those dastardly Old Satan Faction decided that if they couldn't have the loyalty of a house, they opted for total destruction instead! A cabal of powerful sorcerers infiltrated the Purson territory and created a dimensional tear in the sky that linked to one of our moons and pulled it down onto the Underworld! I had to hold it in place while King Pruson and his wife hunted down the sorcerers and sealed the breach! Do you know how heavy a moon is? Very!

Falbium says: ...

Sera says: Falbi, wake up! At least answer one question!

Falbium says: Hmm, what? Oh, confound it all, alright. Let's see... ah, yes, the Fall of Ekron. Ekron was the sky continent that served as the chief citadel of House Beelzebub. I lured out the bulk of their forces and then cast a powerful barrier around the entire sky continent that proceeded to shrink quite rapid. Within the hour, the entire floating eyesore was crushed and condensed down to the size of a modest house.

Ichigo says: Don't look at me, I wasn't around.

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Veteran Ahsei asks: A question for Lady Serafall Leviathan: Looking at your hobby and passion for Magical Girls - there are lots of Magical Girl series/franchise across the media. Which Magical Girl story is your best favorite and which one is your least favorite/dislike?

Serafall says: Me! Magical Levia-tan! I'm the best! Sailor Moon is a close second though. As for the worst? Magical Girl Vanity Break! Gah! The worst! It was so bad, I had Sirzechs destroy it from Time itself! Which is why you'll never find any mention of it because it never happened! That's how bad it was!

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Serafall says: Okay! That's all the time we have for these today! Thank you to everyone for showing interest, and sorry we couldn't get to everyone's questions! But we have to get back to ruling an empire! Feel free to pick up a signed copy my brand new photo op book of me in all sorts of cute cosplay! Levia-tan, out!