American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 501 Pets
Belial looked at Asmodeus in surprise; she hadn't expected this at all.

Because throughout his previous changes of allegiance, Asmodeus had always maintained his independence.

Once branded, there's no way to betray.

"Belil, listen to me! I truly want to be the master!"

Upon hearing this, Belial revealed a mocking smile.

"Ha! Master? Should I tell you what happened to those guys you used to call master?"

Belial began listing the powerful figures Asmodeus had once supported.

As Roy listened, his expression turned strange.

Asmodeus's past actions were similar to those of Lü Bu. Lü Bu specialized in stabbing his adoptive father, while Asmodeus specialized in betraying his master.

As Lü Bu climbed higher and higher but could no longer find his adoptive father, his life began to decline.

After Asmodeus became the King of Lust and had no master, he also began to stagnate, and the only thing he could do was to keep producing offspring.

"Alright, Mr. Belial, stop reading."

"Roy, you absolutely cannot trust that bitch, she's completely untrustworthy!"

“But Asmodeus just helped me, and I left a mark on her, so she can’t escape my grasp.”

These words silenced Belial.

After a long pause, the female demon king finally spoke.

"Roy, do you want to keep her here?"

Roy scratched his head.

"Didn't I tell you before? After capturing Asmodeus, I'd hand him over to you to deal with?"

Upon hearing this, Belial's eyes lit up, while Asmodeus abruptly raised his head.

"No! Master! I absolutely do not want to be taken away by this woman! Master, please!"

Asmodeus pitifully shook Roy's leg, looking like a pet dog about to be abandoned.

Roy looked at Asmodeus helplessly.

"I'm sorry, I already promised Professor Belial. Professor Belial, could you please not go too far?"

Belial licked his lips, revealing a captivating smile.

"Hehe! Don't worry, Roy! Asmodeus is your property now, and I certainly won't let you lose anything!"

Hearing this, Roy breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Then, Roy patted Asmodeus on the head.

"You stay with Belial for a few days, and I will summon you back."

Asmodeus bit his lip and answered Roy in a tearful voice.

"Yes, Master!"

Meanwhile, Belial excitedly conjured a collar and a chain and placed them around Asmodeus's neck.

"Asmodeus, my pet, get ready to come home with me!"

As he spoke, Belial created a ring of fire, with the palace of the City of Eternal Night on the opposite side.

Asmodeus kept turning back to look at Roy with pitiful eyes.

Several times Roy felt a pang of guilt and wanted to call Belial back, but after thinking it over, he decided it was better to let Belial vent his anger. They couldn't possibly fight every time they met in the future, could they?
However, before leaving, Asmodeus left Roy with an order: to tell the other succubi in the palace that she had to go out for a while, and during this time, Roy would be the master of the Dream Bubble.

Well, since Roy is Asmodeus's master, it's no doubt that he's also the master of Dream Bubble.

Belial was eager to take Asmodeus back for training, so the King of Lust had no choice but to temporarily entrust the palace and the Dream of the Immortals to Roy.

Thus, Roy, much like Xu Zhu who moved into the Lingjiu Palace, received the attentive service of thousands of beautiful succubi.

What kind of life is this?

Being waited on hand and foot is the most basic thing for Roy. At all times, more than four succubi follow Roy around, and even when he goes to the toilet, someone will follow him to serve him.

It was extremely decadent and depraved. After enjoying it for a few days, Roy felt he had to leave. If things continued like this, he would be completely lost in this illusory dream.

On this day, Roy summoned the current administrator of the palace, a succubus named Morika.

Morika has green hair and an incredibly alluring figure. She is not Asmodeus's daughter, but she is Asmodeus's granddaughter and is one of the best among the third generation of succubi.

(From the fighting game Darkstalkers; those who played the arcade version should recognize this character. PS: The original image couldn't pass censorship.)
However, Roy felt that this Morika looked very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.

"Morika, haven't I seen you before?"

"Yes, dear father, it was I who served you last night!"

Well, it's because the generational relationships in the palace are too messy. There are succubi of the second, third, fourth, and fifth generations, and they all call Roy all sorts of things.

Therefore, for convenience, the succubi uniformly refer to Roy as "Father of Love," representing his relationship with Asmodeus, the mother of the succubi.

"Ahem! I wasn't talking about last night, I was talking about before!"

Seeing Morika's resentful expression, Roy quickly explained.

Because he had slept with so many succubi recently, Roy had absolutely no recollection of what they looked like.

Or rather, I can still remember the first few succubi Roys, but later I only remember whose breasts were bigger, whose taillights were so upturned they could hold wine bottles, and I really can't remember who was who.

Do you remember what each grain of rice you've eaten looked like?

It would be too abnormal to remember that!
After carefully examining Morika's appearance, Roy suddenly remembered a character from an arcade game he had played in his past life. No wonder she looked so familiar.

"It's alright, Morika. I need to go to the Star Kingdom. Tell me where the passage to the Star Kingdom is."

Morika looked at Roy with great surprise.

"My benevolent father, why do you want to go to the Kingdom of Stars? The second layer of Hell is very closed off and never welcomes demons from other hells!"

The Kingdom of Stars is where Lucifer conducts his experiments and is his last line of defense against demons leaving Hell. Outsiders are never welcome there.

This is not quite the same as the ancient sea.

Leviathan's ancient sea is very welcoming to demons from other hells; who would complain about a free meal delivered to their door?
However, as more and more demons were devoured, they began to keep their distance from the Ancient Sea.

The Kingdom of Stars doesn't welcome any demons at all; it's like a closed-off dynasty that shuts itself off from the world. Demons from other hells don't even know what it's like inside.

According to the demon's imagination, the Kingdom of Stars must be an extremely terrifying place.

“It’s alright. I have a good relationship with Lucifer. We’ve even had drinks together. Just tell me where the road to the Kingdom of the Stars is.”

Upon hearing this, Morika hesitated.

"My dear father, what will happen to Dream Bubble after you go to the Kingdom of Stars?"

Roy rolled his eyes, knowing this was just Morika's excuse. He figured the succubus had received instructions from Asmodeus to keep him in Dream Bubble. In reality, Roy's presence or absence had no impact on Dream Bubble's operation. After all, he'd been busy with CCB these past few days; when had he dealt with any real affairs? And this Hell was still functioning perfectly well, wasn't it?

"This is my order. Are you going to disobey me?"

"Yes, dear father!"

Since Roy said that, Morika had no choice but to obey his orders.

Even Asmodeus has to listen to Roy, so what can the little third-generation succubus Morika do?

Through a portal in the Palace of Lust, Morika led Roy to a peculiar room.

There are walls on all four sides, with only one wall having a huge stargate.

“My dear father, you only need to enter the Star Gate to reach the Kingdom of Stars. However, the Kingdom of Stars has a powerful gatekeeper, and you will need to pass through that gatekeeper to truly enter the Kingdom of Stars.”

Gatekeeper? How many divisions does he have?
Roy has already defeated Leviathan, so why would he be afraid of a mere gatekeeper?

"It's a minor issue, you can go back now."

With a wave of his hand, Roy entered Star Dream directly. His vision was filled with white light, making him feel as if he were being blinded.

As Roy regained his vision after a slight discomfort, he found himself in a magical world surrounded by a beautiful starry sky, with only a path of obsidian beneath his feet.

This scene felt like a dream.

Roy was captivated by the beautiful surroundings and didn't notice a person in golden armor with five pairs of black wings blocking his way.

"Halt! This is the domain of the Vice-King of Heaven, not a place for you demons to desecrate!"

Upon hearing the sound, Roy noticed the golden-armored warrior not far away.

This guy has wings and calls Lucifer the Vice-King of Heaven, so he's clearly one of Lucifer's old subordinates.

Moreover, all ten-winged angels are named figures, but it's unclear which one he is.

"Don't know what to call me?"

"My name is Baimon!"

So that's who it was, Roy knew what was going on.

Baimon was Lucifer's most loyal subordinate. After Samael broke away from Lucifer, this guy should be the most powerful fallen angel under the King of Pride.

Even among the seventy-two demons of Solomon, he was the ninth most powerful being.

However, this ranking was only at that time and does not represent the current ranking.

Asmodeus, who was ranked 32nd, has now become one of the Seven Demon Lords of Hell, hasn't he?
“Mr. Bymon, I mean no offense! In fact, I am friends with Lucifer. Perhaps you could inform him that Roy Black has come to visit.”

However, Roy's polite and courteous approach to Bymon only provoked the man's anger.

"How dare you address the Vice-King of Heaven by his name!"

But then Baimon picked up the large shield and spear that were on his back, and then soared into the air, swooping down towards Roy like a meteor.

Roy didn't know where this guy got such a temper, but because he had a good relationship with Lucifer, he didn't retaliate immediately. He just grabbed Baimon's spear and threw him away.

"Hey! I really am friends with Lucifer, we've even had drinks together!"

Unfortunately, although Baimon was banished to Hell along with Lucifer, his personality remained no different from that of a stubborn angel.

This guy wouldn't listen to Roy's explanation at all.

"No one is allowed to disrespect the Vice-King of Heaven!"

With his spear taken away, Baimon began to gather energy, a skill that angels excel at projecting their energy outwards.

In an instant, Baimon became as dazzling as a star. Roy roughly judged that this guy's strength should be at the level of 0.8 Mammon.

Mammon: Oh no! I've become a unit!
However, Mammon is not known for his combat abilities; he mainly relies on various rules to create a combat environment that is favorable to him.

If it's a head-on collision, this guy might not even be able to beat Baimon.

"You bastard! I'm going to get angry if you do this!"

Roy instantly entered Phoenix form, and the burst of crimson flames distorted the surrounding starry sky, making him shine like a star.

In fact, Roy's normal strength was enough to deal with Baimon. He transformed into the phoenix form partly to intimidate Baimon, and partly because the huge energy reaction could attract Lucifer's attention.

However, Baimon was truly exceptionally stubborn; even upon seeing the stellar phoenix Roy, he still chose to charge.

"Go away!"

Roy punched away the energy beam released by Baimon, then grabbed him by the neck and slammed him to the ground.

Roy in his phoenix form possessed terrifying power; Baimon was nearly crushed to death by Roy.

At that moment, Roy finally heard Lucifer's voice.

"Mr. Black, it's you."

Lucifer, dressed in a well-tailored suit, appeared on the obsidian floor at some point. He glanced at the badly injured Baimon and nothing happened. He simply snapped his fingers, and Baimon's injuries immediately began to heal rapidly.

Roy was slightly surprised. This healing ability alone showed that Lucifer was probably even better than Mammon in the application of the rules.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Lucifer, he wouldn’t listen to my explanation at all, so I had to take matters into my own hands and injure him.”

Lucifer smiled, seemingly unconcerned.

“It’s alright, Mr. Black. I should be the one apologizing to you. Baimon has always been rather stubborn.”

Judging from Lucifer's tone, he seemed to know about Baimon's personality.

Upon hearing this, Baimon, who was extremely loyal to Lucifer, was unwilling to let his boss take the blame, so he quickly struggled to his feet and knelt down on one knee before Roy.

"No, my lord! It's all my fault! This gentleman really is your friend! I'm so sorry!"

What a loyal subordinate! Roy would love to have such a loyal subordinate too.

"It's all a misunderstanding! Lucifer, you won't stop me from entering the Kingdom of Stars, will you?"

"Ha, how could that be? Come with me, I'll show you around the Kingdom of Stars!"

Roy returned the spear to Baimon, and saw the man stand up again, standing like an iron tower at the entrance to the Kingdom of Stars.

Goodness, where did they find employees who bring their own food to work without pay?

Noticing Roy's gaze, Lucifer offered an explanation.

"That's just how Baimon is. He's very stubborn. I've tried to persuade him many times, but he just won't change."

As he spoke, Lucifer opened a ring of fire and led Roy to a palace that looked very simple and white.

“Mr. Black, welcome to my arrogant palace.”

(End of this chapter)