Interview With Sirzechs Part 2 (Patreon)

SaberOfRed asks: Lord Lucifer since taking the mantle of Satan Lucifer and leadership of devil society you have still involved yourself in human affairs a bit. One known instance being your subtle backing of Napoleon in his campaigns. Are there any other large moments in human history that you had a direct hand in, and if so what's your most memorable?

Sirzechs says: Quite a few, really! I am most proud of laying the groundwork of modern banking in the Italian city-sates of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries! I was very frequently seen in the cities of Florence and Siena in those decades! Of course, during that time, two great human tragedies in the form of the Great Famine and the Black Death exhausted mortal life in Europe and the Middle East, leading to a stark decline of control by religious institutions. And, while it would take centuries more to come to fruition, it was through the mercantilism of the Medici, Sforza and other influential clans that would go on to lay the foundations of modern capitalism. Your modern world ruled by the concepts of ownership, property and wealth in lieu of spirituality and collectivism is all thanks to me! You’re quite welcome!

Oh, and in more modern times, I have had more of a direct hand in the rise of Social Media than most would think!

The Sin of Pride compels: Let them speak freely. Without limits, without care. The shield of the wise scholar is to admit his own ignorance and fall silent. But the herds of humanity shall have no such shield, they will love their voices more than the truth. They shall speak incoherence and deem it society. Ever will they strive for the eyes and ears for others. Behold the craven cravings for the affections of strangers; the clown and whore dressed in gold. Speak your every thought humanity, for I shall speak with you.

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DawnSlayer68: Lord Lucifer, what are the chances of ever filling out the rest of the vacant sins? Do you have any potential candidates in mind for the remaining seats?

Sirzechs says: Very low! For starters, one already needs to be of enormous strength to bind with a Sin – that fact alone eliminates 99% of the population. And even if one is powerful enough to bear the weight, they must also be found worthy by the particular Sin, to have a certain supernatural affinity. That is even harder. And finally, and most importantly, the individual must be willing to be loyal to the collective cause and goals of the other Crown Princes and I.

Alas, the final criteria is the most difficult to fill because our kind are naturally ambitious and power-hungry; it would be difficult to find someone who would be willing to work within the confines of our little cabal. Which is why Ichigo was so perfect, for all his power, he is surprisingly unambitious!

That being said, hypothetically, let us say I do have some candidates in mind! Surely you don’t expect me to publicly announce them and expose them to potential assassination or indoctrination?

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esdeath’s thicc thighs asks: Lord Lucifer, is it wise to leave the red dragon emperor under the servitude of your younger sister. Would it not be more prudent to leave him to a more experienced, and stronger king lest he fall to the dragons temptations like many before him. Like yourself, for instance. Lord Ichigo grew under your banner into a splendid being, would it not be fair to say the red dragon emperor can do the same.

Sirzechs says: I have faith in Rias’ ability to handle the responsibility of nurturing a Longinus possessor. Undoubtedly, a more experienced King could handle the matter with assured results and eliminate any potential risks. But part of growing an Empire is being able to take calculated risks. And besides, surely you would begrudge an older brother for allowing his little sister to play with the nice, shiny red toy?

That being said, Rias herself is currently under the direct supervision and guidance of Ichigo, who is, of course, my most successful protégé! So you see? It’s all very lineal!

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Skadarken asks: Usurper of the Throne of Lucifer, why do you make peace with the ancient enemies of Devilkind? With power surpassing Lucifer himself, can not you and your siblings render extinct Heaven and the Fallen?

Sirzechs says: …been living under a rock, have we? Or has the news of the Infinite Ouroboros’ return to this corner of creation not made it to your ears?

Regardless, we probably could, but the question then becomes: at what cost? Our mythos, that is to say, the Three Great Powers, are nearly depleted. But even in our diminished state, each faction possess long dormant weapons and terrors that they have decided to seal away. If it came down to a scenario of facing annihilation, each side would readily choose mutually assured destruction. At that point, it would be pyrrhic victory for any of the survivors.

Not to mention, the destruction of Heaven would bring about the end of the Sacred Gear system; an ironically much needed existence as humans who possess Sacred Gears are prime targets for the Evil Pieces.

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L.L asks: Mighy Sin Lord Lucifer, my question is: if you hadn't had that pawn available back then to convert Lord Satan, what would have been the plan, or who would have interacted with him instead?

Sirzechs says: What a fascinating question! I’ve never thought about this hypothetical before! Let’s see then… hmm… Ichigo was a high priority target for me. What, given his immense potential and unique connections to the First Flame. Why, I would go so far as to say his reincarnation was absolutely a must! As such, I would imagine if not me, one of the others would have reincarnated Ichigo in my place.

Perhaps not Falbium… I don’t think sales pitch would have gone very well. But I imagine Ajuka or Serafall would have managed to convince Ichigo to damn his soul! Actually, now that I think on it, Ichigo would have probably gone insane in Sera’s peerage. Dear boy did luck out with me!

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Ismail Abdelazim asks: Great lord, demon prince of pride, if at all possible, what would you desire most from the coming peace with the other two factions, not materialisticly, but ideally?

Sirzechs: An excellent question, one I’ve been most vocal about in recent months! You see, the current Cold War against the Fallen and the Angels takes an enormous amount of time and resources from our Empire. Resources that we could divest to other places to promote better growth and prosperity for our denizens. Of course, that isn’t to say that’d we do something as foolish as entirely dismantle our military – even though Falbium would be quite glad if that happened – we would be able to divest enough of our attention from outside our borders to within.

Aside from further expanding and developing new cities in the wilds and frontier of the Underworld, we could hugely develop infrastructure and push magical innovations to new heights with the reallocated resources. And, most importantly, the other Sins and I can finally start turning our attention to how to finally remove our ancestral parasites, the surviving original Demons that still hide away in the dark.

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Jamal Williams asks: Mighty Sin of pride crimson Satan what ability did you gain when you became the embodiment of pride itself to compliment your unrivaled destructive prowess?

Sirzechs says: How very astute! This is true, aside from the emotions and mental manipulations linked to our Sins, we Crown Princes have additional gifts and abilities granted to us by Hell. In particular, my Sin of Pride allowed me to “Deny” that which is anathema to my ego. It goes quite well with my nigh-inexhaustible Powers of Destruction.

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John Alton asks: Oh Great Prince of Pride, by the nature of your sin, what is your greatest feat? What great battle or trick do you take the greatest pride in? What do you consider your mightiest victory or most cunning plot?

Mand’alor asks: My dear lord; he whonthe shadows dread; he who sits on the throne of lies; in all the realms; of all the foes you have brought to thier knees; who was the toughest fight and why?

Boondoggle asks: Lord Lucifer, What was your most successful scam?

Sirzechs says: I’m not sure if I’ve ever had anything that quite resembled a ‘tough’ fight. If I had to say what required the most effort than it was during the Civil War when I slew the original Sin of Sloth, the Demon Lord Belphegor. But I don’t recall that being particularly arduous. Then again, I was very blinded by angry back then so my memory is, admittedly, a bit fuzzy. Also, I was much younger and not as powerful as I am now.

The greatest trick I ever pulled though, eh? I would say then, it was convincing you lot I don’t exist! The best way to win against an enemy is to trick them into believing there is no threat!

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Mehmet Can Akbaş: O Gret Crown Prince of Pride, how was your transformation to becoming a demon and then Sin of Pride. Can you describe the process?

Sirzechs says: Ajuka and I have the distinction of being born Demons, we are aberrations of the highest order! If you are interested in learning how a Demon is created in the usual setting, I would recommend looking up one of dear, old Mephistopheles’ lectures. In fact, I do believe Sera organized an interview or two with him some time ago. You may find them in the archives!

As for describing the process of becoming a Sin, alas! Your mortal languages lack the necessary concepts and lexicon to do so. Suffice it to say, it is not very pleasant. And itchy. Very, very itchy.

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King Gilgamesh asks: My Prince of Pride out of all beings in this universe who is the one you hate the most with all your being.

Sirzechs says: I’m not quite sure if there is anyone out there that I genuinely hate, at the moment. You see, there is a very happy coincidence of people who I hate finding themselves rather dead. Historically, my grudges with House Belphegor are well documented, given the tragedy they delivered upon House Gremory post-Great War. Alas, I was quite young and grandmother was grievously wounded in the closing of the war, and had thus sealed herself away in her inner sanctum.

I have a certain… distaste for my Bael ancestor, though that is hardly a secretly. The old man is loath to relinquish control, even when faced with the fact that it’s my empire. Ah yes, and there’s Rizvem. More than him, I had a deep abiding hatred of his son, but unfortunately, Rizvem killed his own flesh and blood and robbed me for the chance of doing it myself.

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Godly Dra asks: Lord Lucifer, Great Sin of Pride, how do you feel about the Infinite Void and Endless Dream interfering with reality once more?

Sirzechs says: It’s all very annoying. But, if I’m being honest, most mythohistorians will admit to the simple possibility that the Divine Pair are constantly interfering with reality. They’re just so ludicrously powerful that most of creation doesn’t notice them.

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Joker of Apoc asks: Lord Sirzechs, how would you feel about your sister Lady Rias and the Lord Wrath getting together? And would you be worried about Lady Yasaka and Lady Tiamat trying to intimidate her into saying no?

ThunderReborn asks: Oh Great Crimson King of Armageddon, what would you do if you discovered Rias crush to Lord Wrath? Also your father's reckless attempt to try and get her to elope with Lord Wrath?

Sirzechs says: Ria-tan is too young to date! 1000 years too young! And it’s not a crush! It’s not! She just sees someone of a similar age and wants to make friends! She’s a delightfully friendly girl! And father is just playing politics like he always does! He’s just mad I went through all that effort to ruin that asinine engagement with the Phenex whelp!

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Capitão Óbvio asks: Lord Lucifer, I'd like to know the exact population of Devils in the Underworld.

Sirzechs says: 2,978,341,211... and now it's 2,978,342,804. And now another 18 Devils were born or reincarnated. And now 27 died in a rather tragic bus accident. And there goes another 5 Devils who were camping and have just been eaten by a wandering dragon.

Sigh...

You see how much I have to deal with?

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Sirzechs says: Well, this has been a wonderful time! Always happy to engage with the press! Deepest apologies as we weren't able to get to everyone's questions, but I am quite busy running an Empire and corroding societies! That being said, someone of you really need to work on your spelling and grammar!

Ta-ta!