#🌙 belphegor | a place created in dreams

[singthesongsofsin]

Belphegor's ability to attend is... nebulous, at best, because he is a Sin, but he's not from Pride, so this is more theoretical than anything, but I'm having a lot of fun figuring out what everyone would wear, so everyone gets fashion!

Like his typical formal wear, it's sort of treading the line between feminine and masculine, and it is comfortable so if he does fall asleep while there, he won't be in a terrible state. He's going for a very monochromatic fog theme.

To really sell the whole fog vibe, his mask has this gauzy veil attached, and the draping pieces of the mask, and the veil are meant to imply the lack of harsh edges. The same with the lace flats. He isn't wearing much jewelry, mostly just the ring, which is a moonstone, and thus looks a little bit like fog condensed.

I'm not certain how he's wearing his hair, but probably as a bun with the hair pins scattered in it.

@cannibalxroses for the Ball! As for the dates: @slothxdoc @themosthatedbeingg

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I mean yes, that’s exactly what happens!

Which one of them ‘casually’ suggests they play with multiple decks, so the +2/4 stack into a monstrosity like +88?

The Archangel siblings playing Uno —

@brokendreamscreation ( for mike and lucid)

@heaven-said @feiiitan @abyssalthreads @timelostobserver

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“Bell , can you believe this shit, apparently everyone thinks I’m severely depressed and I apparently need therapy for my PHD or whatever they called it “ he’s making a rare appearance in sloth to see Bell and complain while looking like he hasn’t slept for 3 weeks .

( also Luci it’s PTSD not phd ))

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Belphegor doens't even look up from the plant he's watering, humming as he throws a look over his shoulder at Lucifer. His door was always open to his family, even if Tara seemed to be the one who used it most often. He lifts an eyebrow. "First, I think you mean PTSD, not PhD, that's a degree, and last I checked, not one you have,"

Belphegor sets the watering can down, "Lucifer, I think everyone is right. I thought it was clear? I love you dearly but..." he trails off, and gestures at Lucifer. "You're not exactly the same man that inspired all those statues the mortals made, when was the last time you ate something other than pre-made food? One of your Clydes stopped a few weeks ago to get you the limited edition bread the bakery a few streets away was advertising."

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MULTIMUSE QUESTIONAIRE

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RULES: Answer the questions with the Muses that would best fit the answers. Bonus if you give details why. If tagged, copy and paste into a new post – DO NOT REBLOG!

1) Rank your softest Muse and your toughest Muse. (Personality-wise)

Jayden is the softest by far. He's here for a good time. He's not scary. He's here because he was an idiot. He's a cupcake.

The toughest... is either Hellaina or Tara I think. They're both pretty stable, take no shit muses. Hellaina is Vox's second, and Tara is many things, one of which is a Fallen Angel and a mercenary.

2) Which Muse would blow through $1000 quickly?

Vox or Metatron for two entirely opposite reasons: Metatron only mildly understands money, and just Would Not Get it. Vox has enough money that he just doesn't care. He'll make it back in a day or two.

3) Do any of them have nicknames? Is there a meaning behind them?

Yes! A few of them do! Depending on how much of a nickname one considers Vox, he counts, which was the pretentious gay's use of latin coming in clutch for his name in Hell because he couldn't be Vincent.

Dia's name is already a nickname from life.

Tara's has a few motivations behind it. On one hand, it's more subtle when on Earth, but it's also more casual than Astaroth-- Astaroth is the name of the Fallen Angel, and delegate to Earth and the other Rings. She is a greater demon. Tara is Belphegor's best friend, she's the one who's eating gelato in Italy because she spends so much time in Italy.

Svetlana uses Lana a lot of the time, because it's more recognizable to non-Russian people, but she has a whole list of diminutives with specific usage meanings behind them.

4) Are any of them up-to-speed on the latest trends? Anyone more old school?

I know we all expect Vox to be the most up to date, but he's not. He owns the trends, and he runs them, but the person who spends the most time online, keeping up with them is Jayden. Hellaina also knows as a result of her job.

Adelard barely understands the modern era. He's not up to date on the trends, he doesn't have a cellphone. He thinks radio is too complicated some days. Metatron also has no idea.

5) Who has the best relationship with their siblings?

...Belphegor? The bar isn't super high. Most of them are only children, and while Hellaina has a sister that relationship is... not good. And at least some of Belphegor's are also down in Hell as the other Sins. He has their numbers. It's... well it is. He misses them despite them all, in theory, being there.

6) Karaoke night! Who is likely to grab the mic first and bust out a tune?

Jayden. Jayden is lord of the pop sensation. Dia also is likely to! She'll drag people into musical theatre duets.

7) Who is least likely to enter a beauty pageant/model?

Hellaina wouldn't, Dia... I can see her doing it, but it would be more for fun, some sort of fashion show Cannibal Town is putting on. Vox would be dragged into it through like... Velvette and Valentino, it's a press thing, he would not do it of his own volition. Adelard, Belphegor, Svetlana, and Astaroth wouldn't. And honestly I think Jayden would.

8) If your Muses visited a haunted house where actors scare you, who would panic and who would be unfazed? 

Hellaina wouldn't be phased. Dia is having a great time, she's not scared at all, but she's having fun! Svetlana... honestly, I think, might be spooked, but depending on what it is, but has a decent poker face. Tara is unafraid, Belphegor is more likely to be. Metatron would have the like... funny moth-eye effect in which he is shocked but not scared. Honestly I can't decide if Adelard is scared of them, or if he's just been down in Hell for so long nothing even registers anymore, it's just another Tuesday. Vox isn't scared. Jayden is livestreaming the whole thing, he's going in unafraid of anything! And at the second scare immediately spooks and drops his phone.

9) Are any of your Muses particular about taking certain modes of transportation?

Vox has been Hell's foremost advocate for a subway system for literal decades. He cannot drive, so mostly he is driven or walks. He's sort of the one with an interesting answer.

Metatron can fly but doesn't usually.

10) Share a little-known fact about any Muse.

Of the sinner muses, Adelard has the highest body count. He has killed far and away the most people, and considers it wholly justified.

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✏️ (for Bell )

@themosthatedbeingg | incorrect quotes

Lucifer: I’d kill someone if you asked me to. Belphegor: I’m pretty sure you’d kill someone even if I didn’t ask you to.

Belphegor, to Lucifer: I'm leaving for the weekend, so I hid 100 dollars in your room for food. Clean your room, and you will find it.

While the Squad is in a battle Belphegor, trying to warn about the location of an enemy: To the left! Lucifer: Take it back now y'all!

Lucifer: There are some things beyond our understanding. We must accept them and learn from them. Because these moments of crisis are also potential moments of faith. A time, when we either come together or fall apart. Nature always has a way of balancing itself. The only question is, what part will we play? Belphegor: Did you just make that up? Lucifer: No. I read it in a fortune cookie once. Belphegor: Lucifer: A really long fortune cookie.

Lucifer: Why does my arm shake and turn bright red when I’m eating dirt? Belphegor: Belphegor: Why are you eating dirt? Lucifer: Did I ask you if I should eat dirt? No, so answer my question.

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Can you fight god?

Dia oneshots god.

"Ooh! ...What do you think happens if I eat God?"

Hellaina totally has the composition to fight god.

"I would hope so, I'd expect no less-- certainly no less than Vox."

Jayden has killed god and you're next.

Queue the wails of "It was a mistake! An accident!" (This was almost certainly the result of a Tiktok recipe gone so terribly wrong).

Metatron can kill god easily.

"I wouldn't quite put it like that. I don't fancy becoming one of those poisoners who kill their husbands in their sleep,"

Tara has a five episode fight with god. Astaroth is god.

"...Does this mean after my five episode fight I just become God? Hey Lucifer-- you've got a new Dad."

Belphegor can kill god easily.

Like father, like son.

Tagging @themosthatedbeingg, @halcyonterror, @holyfurnace, @shadowofthehost Tagged by @e-m-p-error

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🌙🌙 | So while most of the characters here won't be attending the ball, at least not actively, I want to do up outfits for all of them, and the funniest part is that it's actively making me question Belphegor's gender. His outfit won't be a suit, this is the second time I've had to consider formal wear for him and its quite feminine.

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🌙🌙| And everyone's favourite narcoleptic idealist has fixed tags!

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Belphegor blows a breath across the top surface of his tea, looking over the rim of the mug at Beelzebub. It was usually a good idea to make sure he had caffeine before... and during company in order to stave off the inevitable fall to rest. The rain hits the glass, running down and into the gutters. "It is,"

He laughs gently. "It's less common here on Sloth than some of the rings. It’s, what, Satan, who gets it the most?” Mammon tended more towards acid.

He waves a hand dismissively. “Nothing important, just which tea cakes you preferred.”

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@singthesongsofsin​ said:  our  muses  looking  to  the  sky  as  it  rains  blood. | for Beelzebub from Astaroth or Belphegor?

“Isn’t it beautiful~?” Beelzebub breathed, voice filled with awe, as she looked out the window. Lips curling into a sadistic grin as red drops continuously splattered against the glass. 

She glanced at Belphegor out of the corner of her eye. “Ah, forgive me, darling. I haven’t seen rain like this in quite some time. I consider myself fortunate to be able to witness it when I have the opportunity. Now, what did you say again?”

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“Guess who tried to jump from their 8th story balcony today~ “ Lucifer bursts in with two smoothies .

( for Bel ;3 )

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Belphegor's relationship to all of his siblings had been... tense for centuries. On one hand, it was lovely to be increasingly close with Lucifer, on the other... Belphegor blinks, slowly pushing himself away from his dining table. "Okay.... For fun, to die... what was your motivation there?"

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🌙🌙| Some Sloth ring headcanons

Sloth is a weird, an anomaly even in Hell.

The majority of demons on the ring are Sleep Paralysis Demons, though there’s a fair share of Baphomets and ones from other rings. For the other Hellborn whose families have been in Sloth for several generations, they’ve clearly been coloured by the weirdness of Sloth.

And Sloth is weird. Politically it is, the entire ring is unionized. There was a problem back in the early 1800s, not too long after the Industrial Revolution on earth, of Hellborn coming to Sloth and exploiting its workforce. The general approach is ‘hey we don’t like that’, and it was a unanimous decision.

Speaking off that, Sloth is run by a council: Belphegor is technically the highest authority, and they meet every six months. The other members include a variety of people, including some Ars Goetia from Sloth, and a variety of the more standard Hellborn. Half of the meeting sis Teri g things up for the next six months, and half making sure everything previously set up is still running. Occasionally emergency meetings are called, as in the case of unionizing.

The ring itself sort of feels like Wonderland. It feels like a dream made real a lot of the time, cobble streets in some areas, flowers that glow, and some regions that seem to alter themselves at whim. Physics tends to go a little funny in some regions.

It rains a lot. Sloth isn’t an aquatic ring, that’s Envy, but the flood drains see a lot of use.

Sloth’s largest industry includes work on Earth, think Astaroth, the Sleep Paralysis Demons, to a lesser extent, the soul jars. But within Hell, Sloth both possesses the primary university (with correspondence courses offered in all the other rings) in Hell, as well as, or perhaps because of, a thriving medical industry. Sloth is where most pharmaceuticals are produced.

Sloth imports quite a lot from the other rings. The most notable of Sloth’s connections with the other Rings come from Envy, and Pride. Belphegor has a remarkably good business relationship with Vox, and so the vast majority of media and a lot of technology is imported.

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🌙 | Room of Jars

Perhaps Belphegor’s most important responsibility, and quite possibly the one he takes the most pride in, is the shelves upon shelves he has in the back rooms of his house. From the door, the shelves seem endless. Most people don’t know the jars exist; Lucifer and the other sins do, especially because Belphegor fought for the right to protect them. Even then, knowing they exist doesn't mean that any of them like the room.

The Hellborn are the least perturbed by the room-- they were never human, and thus have less sense for the room being as fundamentally wrong-- but even they find it unsettling.

But what are the jars exactly? The jars are combination of things. Some people die with souls too torn and tattered to create a sinner, so they keep falling until they hit what is, essentially, a giant magical net cast all over Sloth. Some humans who make deals with demons, and whatever they did pulls their soul apart and auctioned off, only to wind up here. Others run afoul of supernatural creatures that eat more than just their bodies.

But, the majority of the jars, are those killed by Angelic weaponry. The ninety-nine percent in Exterminations, the others from the black market weapons. They fall, again, but this time their soul is not enough to stop themselves from falling. Hence the net. it blankets Sloth, and catches the souls of those who would otherwise fall beyond the reaches of the world.

The jars are a manifestation of a soul too weak to take shape. Some are etched metal with what sound like coins or pearls inside, others a traditional urn. Each soul is different, and so is each jar.

There are rumours of Sinners returning after death, appearing a decade after an Extermination like nothing happened, and for those in the know, of jars returning to life; Belphegor knows those are just rumours. Sometimes a jar does seem to be taken by more agitation than normal, and he brings them out to sit on his desk, and he always hopes it means a soul might just coalesce out of it. Without fail, they return to their restful state, and are taken back to their spot in the shelves.

They're not really… alive. They aren’t conscious, it’s not even peaceful so much as it just is.

Every so often, Belphegor alters the rooms they are kept in. Perhaps a cellar would serve them well, in the dark? Or a skylight with light? Plants? Nothing ever seems to awaken them, but they aren’t going anywhere and he is unwilling to give up trying, or maybe just hoping that eventually they will pull themself together enough to break free of the jar.

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Demonic Form

Whilst Belphegor tends to keep a fairly human form, quite a lot like the one he had before the Fall, as he gets more upset, the inhumanity of it comes out. If keeping a physical form is too much effort, then it dissolves into an incorporeal mist-like one, but the in between state is terrifying.

The edges of physicality become blurry; he gets taller, sunken, empty eye sockets, limbs elongate, hanging like all the muscles and ligaments don’t exist. As if his entire body is becoming less attached to its normal bounds, sinking outside the lines.

Alongside the abandonment of a a typical physical body, his voice goes strange. It’s still coming from his form, but it echoes, whispery from every direction.

People who see it understand where sleep paralysis demons come from, like a children’s crayon drawings of the monsters in the dark come to life.

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Muses

Hellaina

With a soul technically belonging to her boss, Hellaina is the second most powerful person in Vogitek.

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Astaroth

Deals, nightmares, and sloth, Tara is one of the original fallen Angels who started Hell.

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Belphegor

Prince of Sloth, and ruler of the Sloth ring, Belphegor is one of the single most powerful people in Hell... provided you can keep him awake long enough.

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Adelard

The kindly uncle to all of Hell, Adelard is the closest thing Pentagram city has to a librarian... and library. A former plague doctor, Adelard is probably the oldest sinner most people interact with.

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Dia F. Hyde

Cannibal, pathologist, and loving wife to Vox's PA. Dia is one of the regulars at the Cannibal colony.

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Svetlana Leonidovna

Russian cosmonaut who got lost in space. Now she's made of the fabric of it, and trying to find her way home.

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Metatron

The Voice of God-- Metatron is the first creation, and older and more powerful than that. Right now is is also a false God.

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Jayden

Velvette's PA-- he's pretty sure it's mostly for the joke, but that's alright. He's been dead for about a year and a half and has not stopped screaming yet.

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🌙🌙| How did I miss the obvious that if any muse has chronic fatigue syndrome it’s Belphegor? So that’s just… a part of him now. It changes virtually nothing because I’ve unintentionally been writing him that way all along.

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Make your muse as a drink!

In order! Svetlana, Jayden, Belphegor, Metatron