A Demon's Fall to Grace

Fifth Encounter

Salazar knelt before a very angry Lucifer as he ranted and raved about how pathetic of a demon he was.

"It's clear that the only worth you have is to be a dog watcher, even you can't screw that up."

Now, when Lucifer says dogs, what he means is the hounds of Hell. Huge, violent, aggressive, and mostly teeth. Usually seen as burning balls of fire and hate. It was the most hated job in the kingdom, as most of the dog watchers ended up lunch, crushed, or badly mangled. They were bred to be ruthless killing machines since they were the guardians of Hell, and it's army.

Salazar's brother led a group of demons down to the kennels to see how badly damaged he was, and to see if he was even still alive. He smirked at the thought of his worthless brother mashed into demon goo under the feet of the giant dogs. Upon turning a corner though, the group stopped in their tracks.

On the floor was an extinguished Hellhound on his back getting his belly scratched by Salazar.

"Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?" When the small demon stood up, the dog leaped to his feet with his butt wiggling in the air waiting for the demon to throw the ball that was in his hands. "Go get it!" At which point he threw the ball, and an excited Hellhound took off after it, sliding around and playing like a giant puppy.

Salazar's brother went pale, and spoke with his eyes never leaving the sight before him. "Get Lucifer."

By the time the king of Hell appeared Salazar was rolling on the floor with the dogs playing with them like they were puppies. Lucifer stopped in shock, but as the seconds ticked by, his face became redder and redder.

"Enough!"

Salazar and the dogs froze, then scrambled to stand before their king. The Hellhounds burst back into flames and stood at attention.

"I give you a simple task, and you turn my fighting force into slobbering balls of fluff. I have been nothing but patient with you, but this is the final straw. Get out of my kingdom. You are banished from Hell, don't ever show your face here again, or it won't be attached to the rest of you any longer. Be gone."

With a wave of his hand the small demon vanished, only to appear back in the mortal world before he had even had a chance to open his mouth.

Malachi felt the demon return, and appeared across the street from him to see what the little guy was up to now, but the sad look in Salazar's eyes stopped him completely. When the demon looked up and saw the angel, his eyes filled with tears, and he turned his head and began to slowly walk away.

By the time Malachi had gotten over his shock, the demon was gone.