Keeper of Questions

Duedephelon Noctua: Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss RP OC, Multiverse/Multiship, SFW, mostly multi-para -Written by Skye

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Keeper of Questions

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Art Credits: trissschmidt43 (icons for Phel) DeviFlair (character art for Phel, Baal, Elizabeth, and Athena) sweet-marigold (character art for Gusion and Dantalion, concept art for Phel) sweetshelluvaau (character banners)

[a-hell-of-a-time]

She knew that her uncle's death was only the beginning, and that more challenges would await them going forward. However, neither had to deal with them alone, and she would be there for him as he was for her. Whatever trouble came their way, they would deal with it together.

"I know, and we will. I'm sure of it." Unlike those who had lied to her and let her down before, she knew Phel wasn't like them. She could trust him to be by her side, and that meant more to her than anything.

"I do remember the display case. It was one of the best gifts I had ever received, and as you know it's still in use today." Phel Jr. continued to remain front and centre, but she had added many more creatures since then. The case was practically bursting at this point.

"That could be it, or it could be a culmination of all the little things. Sometimes there is one event out of many that stands out, which makes us recognize our thoughts and feelings. However, this event is often the result of that which came before. It's all connected, I think.

The important thing is that we've recognized it, even if it took a while to get there."

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Phel allowed himself to fully relax the remaining tension in his shoulders and gently tightened his arm around his wife. "You speak true. Mayhap when or why it happened matters less than us realizing it now."

Though he couldn't help but wonder now... all those outings and time spent together. Were their peers right this whole time or was he simply assigning post-realization meaning to those events. Was the fact they thought nothing of it at the time mean it was nothing? Either way, now that this did, surely that meant he had a responsibility to reinforce it.

Phel allowed a small smile to cross his face as he tilted himself to face Octavia more directly. He spoke a bit slower, trying to push forth a more modern parlance. "Do you think this calls for a celebration of sorts? We have been married for a year now thanks to your grandfather and not once have we ever actually been on a proper... date... is the term, is it not?"

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[stomachofspidervenom]

Angel Dust relaxed more the closer they got to the hotel. For better or for worse it'd become like a home to him, a safe place to go whenever shit hit the fan to just unwind and feel safe. Sometimes it felt like nothing could reach him there. He'd spend more time in it if he could. It was what he thought the Vee Tower would be originally.

He gave him an appreciative smile for his help, feeling less crap than before though he still had a looming headache. Really he was distracted by the adrenaline and would need a lay down after this. He looked amused at the questioning. "Yep! Charlie lives there and so does Lucifer! It's primarily Charlie's thing though. Uh, as for Adam, it's a long story, but he was caught off guard and stabbed by a resident named Niffty. She works under Alastor, she did that on her own though."

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The young goetia stared in disbelief at the building, as if he was still processing that it was standing there the closer they got. "Tis so... discordant... To think the Royal Family now dwells in something so pedestrian. What do the Kings think of this?" He seemed to be asking this more to himself than anyone else. Then the details of the demise of Adam finally processed. The goetia's head swiveled with a sound resembling shattered glass. His unblinking glowing eyes were wide in disbelief.

"A mortal slew the First Man? He who hath lived with blessed privilege since the dawn of all creation met his end thusly!?" He bid the sinner continue on their journey. "How dids't thee come into such familiarity with those even we of the infernal nobility only dare to approach with the utmost of repsect? Why dost thou speak of them so casually? How art thou not cast down for disrespect? Who are these others of which you speak? Why would there be need of sinners to work under each other under the light of the Morningstar?"

[nebula-gaster]

"Yeah, that'd be right. Trudy may not still be alive, I'm told she was middle-aged, but Lottie oughta be in her forties by now by my estimate. Heard she's small, too, but I dunno if she's just small for an imp or one of them purse-types."

Since Baal seemed to be in such a good mood, Astaroth decided to drop the vagueness. "I'll be frank with ya, this is about Coronis. Lookin' for the man who spawned her; don't know nothin' about him apart from what I learned from Dantalion, namely that he's got a habit of sleepin' around. D'you know Dantalion has a ledger that shows new bloodlines, only it doesn't show the names of the family members? Says he learned about Gusion's bastard that way, too."

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Of course he had to bring that up. Internally, Baal knew quite a bit about Dantalion's little situation, but that damn deal he was forced into meant even acknowledging it was out of the question. "Dantalion's got a lot of little tricks like that in that library of his. I aint' surprised he figured it out." It didn't help not everyone in the flock was good at keeping secrets. But it was time to keep things to the subject.

"Well if I get anything, I'll send a messenger your way with whatever we find. I ain't got a reason to keep this shit from ya. That all, Astaroth?"

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After his conversation with Coronis, Astaroth returned to his office and thought about his next move. He considered simply portaling directly to Baal's estate, but given this was a matter concerning a few imps rather than Goetia politics, Baal may not be wholly receptive to the visit. Maybe he was overthinking it, but in the end, Astaroth decided to just give the old king a call instead.

"Baal. I have a... bit of an unorthodox request of ya. There's... an investigation goin' on. Regardin' the identity of a certain Goetia, I've acquired the names of a few imps who may have known them, an' I've been told they were employed by your family. Do the names Trudy an' Lottie ring a bell?"

Baal answered the call with a rather typical gruff. "Yes?" Too many of his brethren saw fit to make a show of major formalities when trying to get his attention so it was nice to finally just get a damn phone call for something less important. He found it a happy medium for these sorts of things. A meeting could be an email, sure, but a phone call was harder to pretend you didn't get it.

He forced himself to not bark back at the vagueness of the request but he knew who 'a certain goetia' was well enough. It was the only now publicly known bastard in the man's orbit. It was a good thing it wasn't the other one from the broadcast- Dantalion's mystery relative he was hunting. That one he couldn't help with and had Gusion to thank for that. Just in case, it was best to keep to the topic at hand.

"Can't say I do off the top of my head, old boy. But I can have the head butler look through the staff rolls and see what's still about. I imagine you'll want someone who's been alive for that generation and possibly transferred from Andrealphus's estate around that time somewhere down the chain? All pertinent information we can get from them sent to you as soon as it's available?" He let the conclusion linger in the brief silence in a way that he hoped communicated 'Don't bother being vague with me.' His tone lightened, though. "Anythin' else I can do for ya? Least I can do for someone who treated my granddaugther so nice on her visit."

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[darkest-dove]

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She knew it was cowardly to avoid Duedephelon. But Coronis was not a novice when it came to cowardice.

If she heard that Phel was due for a visit, more often than not, she would go to Rook's Rest on the property. It was undergoing construction and renovation to be a proper home, but mostly her grandfather was living with them in the Duke's Estate. Even with the smell of sawdust and construction making her sneeze, she preferred it over a confrontation.

She hadn't heard of a planned visit today, and so she was in her library, studying as ever. Poring over family lines, and portraits of known nobility. Straining her eyes for some kind of similarity.

Perhaps it was wrong to fault Duedephelon for anything that had happened when their friendship came to an end. For Phel, it had been the logical choice. Staying friends with her risked him becoming the plaything of her former brother, and Coronis would not wish that fate on anyone.

Even still....

....she had hoped for once she would have mattered enough for someone to stay.

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It was the fourth time Phel had perused the Rook's Rest records for any information to go by while Duke Astaroth pursued the leads of who they could ask of the Lady Coronis's parentage. He hoped it would be a far easier endeavor than his own failed attempts at finding his own origin. At least she had a starting point. Though every time the lady herself had made herself quite scarce. He could hardly blame her. He knew he had turned away her offers of companionship regardless of the context in which it was offered and she had, by evidence of her continued absence, made it a personal affair to avoid him.

This made spying her out of the corner of his eye all the more telling. Did she not know that he was here today? Had he simply been missing her by happenstance? Would it be a good idea to even try to approach? Surely Lord Astaroth would have told her of his plans to involve him in their investigation.

Conclusion: Sulking in the shelves was not seemly. He should say something.

Gently and almost silently, Duedephelon allowed the click of his cane to betray his steps before he came fully into view and offered a formal bow. "Mine apologies for not making my presence known to thee earlier, my lady. Our mutual benefactor has kept me quite busy as of late. Tell me, how dost thou fare?" He rose and tilted his head gently, that unblinking blank stare of his trying to offer some semblance of proper emotion.

[siempreminta]

She gave a small.shrug, resting her face in her hand, "They actually talked to Paimon about disowning me, nad they succeeded."

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This didn't entirely answer his question, but if her family went to one of the kings and had it done, then surely those matters must have been resolved to their satisfaction and one that didn't need her to vanish. He wouldn't be surprised to hear that is how she was set up the way she was in the first place. "I see. It seems we both exist in most unusual circumstances then. I, too, am bereft of family name and claim but for quite different reasons. I shan't bore thee with the details but... Seeing as thou owns this place, may I ask thee if I may place something on a public board here?"

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[darkest-dove]

Coronis felt the gazes on her had shifted. Elizabeth had never really seen her up close before, but given this first impression seemed to have the young Goetia nervous, perhaps the lack of expression was as unsettling as it had looked in the mirror. Baal gave her a glance, as if seeing what she had to say on the matter.

She'd heard of the violence that had erupted due to a crazed Sinner abducting the King. It would have given her more concern...but as far as she knew, the outside world did not exist anymore.

Still. She had to perform as if it did.

"It may be in our best interests to extend aid to the Princess as she appears to have been taking control of more affairs in Pentagram City." She said. With something to cover her face, her nervous expression was no longer able to betray the evenness of her voice. "And perhaps privately, we should investigate the Overlords of the city and collect intelligence. If it comes to an order to attack, we should have an outlay of their territory, and of any particular weaknesses that may arise."

All very practical suggestions. Not to act implusively, but to gather intelligence and wait.

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Baal shifted his eyes to Coronis as he listened to what was a fairly standard but not bad suggestion. The woman of course hadn't been properly introduced to Baal's spy network as of yet, but preparing for a strike would be on Lucifer's orders and nothing else. Having plans, however? That was fair game- but this new news did make movement tricky. The only way they could have captured Lucifer is if the sinners found out the one thing they shouldn't know about him: he couldn't harm them. "We' keep've been keeping moderate tabs on the activities of the Overlords ever since word of angelic weaponry falling into their hands met our ears. It's time we doubled down on finding out which of those power hungry upstarts is worth paying attention to." He said it as an announcement, allowing the information to pass to the proper person without singling her out.

As far as the first suggestion went, though.... "It certainly wouldn't be bad for the image if the Ars Goetia were seen as closer allies to the Royal Family's current goals. We joined Lucifer to champion free choice after all and if they choose to try and be redeemed, why not offer a more comforting presence that those in His Majesty's court are on the young princess's side?" On a personal level, Baal thought this hotel was utter madness, but there were those among his peers who disagreed. He couldn't be open about his dissent unless things started to fall apart and so far it hadn't. Even Adam's death, for all it should have sparked a stronger response from above, seemed to just bolster Lucifer's wide eyed daughter all the more. Baal motioned a hand to Coronis, turning to face her more directly. "Do you not agree this kind of connection would be better served by a woman's touch rather than an old war dog like myself? Lucifer and I go as far back as is possible but it's his little girl we'll be dealing with isn't it? Offers of assistance would be better served coming from you. I can arrange to have my granddaughter here act as your security escort if you desire."

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