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Satan sat down in his favorite chair, his hands resting under his chin, looking all the world to be deep in thought (which was only partially true.) "So," he began, "do you think there's
anything left of the Lucifer we knew from before the Rebellion, before the Fall, or is all that remains of him is that lapdog," here it came out with a decided sneer - as if the very thought disgusted him, "that Diavolo created?" he asked, looking at one of his brothers. (And, no, quite frankly he did not give a tinker's damn whether or not he used Diavolo's title.) Truthfully, he wasn't sure if the being that called himself the First Born had anything left of Lucifer in him - he, Satan the Fourth Born (which was a whole kettle of fish he really did not want to explore in this or any lifetime - being literally born from someone's overwhelming wrath did that to a person), may be the Avatar of Wrath - the one that was most prone to violence if left unchecked, if pushed too far, but there was something to Lucifer that frightened even
him. "And
if there is something left, how do we keep that from being extinguished by Diavolo? It's not like
she's here to.." he started before his voice trailed off, a sad expression crossing his features as he remembered the woman in question - a gentle soul gone far too soon and gone so unfairly.