He hasn’t felt so free in such a long time.
His soul, was now completely his and his alone. That deal he made once so long ago to get closer to his goal for reaching the top, his volunteering at the Hotel, the years spent carefully curating his reputation as one perfectly at home with the fires of damnation… all of it now leading to this moment that he could savor as being done by his own wit and ability. No savior or friend needed to accomplish his own ends and gains.
More to that, Alastor had also collecting some crumbs of information that he could use to his full advantage once again. How fortunate that the only ones that might be able to hinder his activities were the very same people now making it possible to slide into position with such ease. They did the same with Alastor back in the Battle for the Hotel, and the same again here after his altercation with Vox and his pet….
And now, so too, was the devil a casualty of his strength and durability being taken for granted.
No one is present to ask any questions, let alone stop Alastor from appearing outside of the King’s door — and a sign is hardly enough to prevent him from entering. Why, it’s an emergency! How could he possibly ignore the plight of the injured, restricted area or no? Especially, when he knew quite well in no small part thanks to what had been revealed in the space of the last for days, that the playing field had been leveled.
Lucifer, incapable of hurting him, and he, not currently willing to damage the other man more than he already was.
Smartly, he raps three times on the door and steps inside to announce his presence. “It is only I, sire, be at ease. I have come to assist you.”
Lucifer was completely drained from that night that still hung onto his body. The night Vox had completely used and tortured the King of Hell for his own personal uses of making him a weapon of mass destruction. He was so fucking stupid to believe Charlotte wanted anything to do with him after everything.
Her words to him still cut him deeply and stung so deeply within his heart and soul. Feeding into his self-hatred and severe depression. He came to make amends with his daughter to have it thrown in his face and turned him against his own kingdom and Heaven. Something he'd been fearful that Heaven might lash out at him like they had before.
He'd only wanted to be left alone now after everything. He was truly alone again..it was all his fault again, wasn't it?
`The devil made me do it.`
The man laid there still exhausted, his chest burning still as the metal crafted to pull his energy was angelic metal and the cables that forced its way into his flesh leaving holes there for now. Tears falling from his face as he wished more than anything that he at least had Lilith...but he didn't. It made the sorrow in his heart hit deeper into his veins knowing this.
That had been when heard the sounds of three knocks at his door and at first, he lifted a hand up to quickly wipe his face clean thinking that maybe he was wrong. Maybe his daughter decided to visit him unlike what he thought?!- And then he heard his voice.
The sound of Alastor's fucking voice made him angry as he slowly turned over to face his back to the door. Maybe he would go away if he said nothing!