#Wrathful Punishment

[helluvasinsxhazbinoverlords]

"Well, that was a fucking disaster and a half. Seriously, all those shitty ass Goetia fucking suck," Beelzebub said, sitting down in her assigned chair in the private meeting room. Belphegor snoring slightly in the seat right next to the Gluttony Sin.

"It didn't help it was also two Sins against three." Asmodeus spoke as he entered the room, taking his seat across from Belphegor. "Mammon and Leviathan already took off, unsurprisingly." The two never stick around for at after meeting, not since Lucifer went into isolation.

"Satan ordered them to go home." Belphegor mumbled, a single eye slightly open showing she wasn't fully asleep right now. "Wants to talk to us about Andrealphus."

"He only put the asshole in charge for a hundred years. Should've been Stolas's kid in my personal opinion. Why does he want to talk to use about Andreaphus?" Beelzebub asked, her attention turning to the door opening.

"Because Andreaphus is a lying scheming piece of shit!" Satan hollered as he walked to his seat at the end of the table, sitting down with a thud. Even in his small more compacted form he was still far taller than the other Sins with the exception of Asmodeus. Another seat at the opposite end of the table is dusty and covered in cobwebs. "He's lucky I didn't rip out his fucking-"

"Hey, remember our chakra, keep them balanced, and a nice peaceful mind set. Deep breaths, in and out." Yogirt would take a few deep breaths themself.

Satan would follow Amani's lead, holding his hands in a mediation style while taking a few deep breaths. "Alright, I'm cool. Now, I only wanted you three here because you're actually competent in your work. Clearly this was a set up job, and I want to know everything about it. I doubt Andreaphus was stupid enough to be too directly involved so he can easily deny involvement."

"Oh, so now you fucking care about getting played. When it's all said and done. If you knew then why didn't you just call him out. I'm sure that 'witness' would've been willing to sing after two seconds in a room with any of us."

"Because Stolas still fucked up big time even lending his book to that imp, and I think we all remember the blind eye we had to turn because the problem those imps caused in the human world. If I punished three royals in a day it'd look like we have a power problem in our system."

"We do have a power problem Satan. We've let the royals run around without any accountability and consequence's for eons now. It was only a matter of time before one tried to rise up the ranks, and a Goetia is the fastest way to do that. Even if it's awfully bold."

"Which is why I'm going to pass an accountability law that'll offer real time punishments to any royal that steps out of line, and having stronger eyes on them at all times. Though we still need to get to the bottom. Beelzebub, I want you to your team keep an eye on Andreaphus, Stella, and that imp witness at all times. I want to know when all their schedules from top to bottom. Asmodeus, have your succubus in Andreaphus kingdom listening for any information. I don't care what it is, even if it's Andreaphus stubbed his toe in public, I want to know about it. Belphegor, I want you to pull every thing you can spare and start hitting all criminal operations that Andreaphus has had his hand in. Mammon and Leviathan aren't getting involved, mainly because they're lazy idiots."

"Fine, but I'm still pissed at you. I can get my team ready to roll out in thirty minutes. Andreaphus and Stella will have every single place they visit often bugged by the end of the day. Striker is going to be tricky since he seems to live off grid. I'll let you know anything important they find." Beelzebub then teleports away.

"I've got a certain succubus in mind to help me spear head my end of the operation. If he so much as breath's wrong my succubus and succubi will know about it. Hopefully I have something to report soon." Asmodeus would then teleport out of the meeting room as well.

"I already sent the order as soon as Andreaphus rejected the idea of calling Stolas to attend the trial. They've busted over a dozen of those in direct contact with him for illegal smuggling through his kingdom. Some cartel leaders, some gang leaders, and a few trafficking heads. Already had our eyes on them for about a year now."

"As soon as you get one of them willing to sing I want them sent to me directly. I'll find out just how much they'll be willing to tell." Satan didn't take all this scheming likely, even if he knew none of the royals were a real threat to the powers of a Sin. The Warth's Sin attention turning to hearing a door slam.

Belphegor would finally sit up, smiling slightly. "I'm guessing you're little Snicker-doodle is steamed about you losing your cool and squeezing them. Let's hope your famous Lava Som Tam is enough to get them to forgive you."

"Please, I don't want to hear it right now. I really need to get home and apologize. You should get back to your ring." Satan then stood up. "I know this doesn't need to be said, though don't let up for even a second. I want this solved as fast as possible." He would then teleport back to his ring.

As soon as Satan teleports out of the room Belphegor face falls into the table and she could be heard softly snoring again. Her third eye about to close when a golden portal opened over by Lucifer's seat.

"I'm baaaaaaaaaaack~" Lucifer sung out, only to see that the meeting room was completely empty expect for Belphegor.

"You just missed them. Try again tomorrow at around two. Everyone should be here then. It's good to see you Luci, tell Charlie I said hi."

"I have a better idea. We have the meeting at my daughter's hotel. Get caught up to speed on somethings. Show everyone the hotel. Tell them to head there tomorrow. Good to see you too Bel, and I will." Lucifer would then open a portal and leave.

"Sure," Belphegor said as Lucifer left. "Satan's going to kill him tomorrow, though it'll be nice to have us all together again."

[mcytegg]

im thinking so so much abt the way flame instinctively lashed out on manes behalf immediately after he died. he was SO ready to kill everyone on sight even if he knew they didnt do it bc on the slight chance that they DID do it, then they needed to die. he couldnt risk letting whoever did it get away unless he was CERTAIN they didnt— and how the only one exempt from this was pangi, and it was pangi who saved zam from dying to mane and flame as well.

like idk flame does have his own beliefs and morals but in the face of keeping mane safe and making mane happy it just doesnt seem to matter to him. his loyalty is to mane, to his teammate first and foremost, and he very easily discards everything else for his sake. he doesnt seem to really consider his own morals as important as his loyalty, and he doesnt seem to really know who he is or what he wants on the server outside of being "the strongest" and "manes teammate". which is very interesting.

[chuuyaszn]

What books by BSD authors (irl) are your favorites? :3

i loved classic lit even before i got into bsd lmao

personally i really love :

-The Setting Sun (Osamu Dazai)

-Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)

-Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

-The Makioka Sisters (Jun’ichirō Tanizaki)

[buruhas]

A wee witch, two on the road home, three birds, four magical girls

[sharper-than-a-serpents-tooth]

Reminder that Claude neglected Diana when she was pregnant because she chose the child over him and then let her die miserably, alone and in pain. We aren't talking enough about how bad Claude's treatment of his lover was when she went against his will and told him she wanted to keep the baby.

He ignored her for months unless he wanted to grab her to yell at her, pressure her into changing her mind, accuse her of playing with his heart, and when she was about to pass away, he couldn't even bother to move his ass from his throne and bid her goodbye.

He was the best magician in the kingdom up to date and didn't even try to help Diana through her complicated pregnancy. Even if it was known the delivery would have killed her for certain, he could have at least attempted things to alleviate her pain or made the process of the birth easier. Seeing how useless the court magicians were during Athy's mana-sickness and couldn't even numb her pain or put her to sleep, Diana must have been giving birth to her baby in agony in horrible conditions. Were even specialists present? I saw no bodies of magicians, doctors or even nurses lying among the corpses of the murdered concubines and servants of the Ruby Palace, yet I find it highly unlikely that Claude would have spared their lives. After all they had failed at their job in his eyes. If Claude had summoned once in a lifetime geniuses from all corners of the world to his palace and then killed them after Diana's death, then this must have caused a public outrage which should have affected Obelia's international relations with their neighbouring countries negatively.

I wouldn't have taken Claude as the kind of person who would deny his lover medical attention out of personal slight, I would have assumed he would have searched the entire continent for a specialist who could deliver the baby safely, yet Claude not even sending her a single magician, because he viewed Diana as a lost cause and felt offended by her choice, could fall in line with his character. Secretly he may have wanted her to suffer as punishment for her "betrayal" of him. The thought that he could make her departure from this world more comfortable may not even have crossed his mind because she was already "dead" to him.

[the-raven-and-the-tower]

Neve (companionably): You know, you're somewhat famous among the Shadow Dragons. At least the Demon of Vyrantium is.

Lucanis (politely skeptical): Famous or infamous?

A year in the cells of the Ossuary, being tortured by Calivan and taunted by Zara, he's had 300+ bad days in a row and a string of confusing and stressful ones since he got out. I think we can forgive him for leaving the Ossuary with an even-shitter opinion of himself than he was captured with.

Neve (amused and unbothered): Because you're a "mage-killer"? You turned that title on the Venatori. That's a point in your favor.

I love how entirely un-put-off Neve is. She acknowledges exactly what he was driving at and answers him truthfully and with logic, without making a big deal of it or offering anything that smells like pity, knowing he'll shy away from it.

Lucanis (relaxing): I saw some of the Shadows' work before... well, anyway. Their good opinion is worth having.

That quick re-route away from talking about his capture and imprisonment. Not only is the memory painful, he's here to work and doesn't need anyone reminded that the Crow's greatest assassin was captured and spent a year in a cell directly before this.

[nerdy-talks]

Me :

[spotaus]

Coda and Ichor! (Catacombtale Style!)

These two don't have a *ton* of interaction in the Main story, but since Ichor and Balance are the only two characters I've fully designed, Coda gets stuck next to him, haha!

BONUS art jumpscare:

These two actually exist in another project I'm working on too called Codex, which is basically just removing the UT aspects of Catacombtale and doing a lot more worldbuilding and character design!

Coda is older in Codex and is marked by an old God (which should get him jailed or killed, as it means for everyone else) but he hides it for years and years before he finally flees the complex he's living in to go confront the gods and stop their destructive path. Meanwhile Ichor is much the same, only he's much more ready and willing to help Coda without much prompting. Here he's also sort of a Koi Fish! (His brother is a Betta Fish)

[theladyfae]

i think human nature/family of blood is a really good two parter in how it manages to show how full of shit ten is 🫶

[yabigrail]

I Attempt To Read A Book By Every BSD Character

in case you cant tell, exams are over and i have way too much free time...

PRELUDE:

so these are ones that ive read before i started this compilation, but i remember them pretty vividly so ill include them here:

the great gatsby by f scott fitzgerald

8.5/10 = ITS SO GOOD LIKE OMFG i love gatsby with all my heart and soul and will defend him until my death - some solid plot twists,,, even tho im not a fan of the chara in the show so far, the book is amazing

grapes of wrath by john steinbeck

5.5/10 = i actually read this bc of a les mis fanfic if you know you know - its not insanely good but also not insanely bad yk - tbh was all worth it for chapter 39 that chapter was a cut above the rest... ending left me with no closure and was just plain strange

crime and punishment by fyodor dostoyevsky

8/10 = i read this over a term and got super attached to it LMFAO i love all the characters so muchhhh - it kinda dragged on in parts but otherwise was so good,,, much gay subtext

little women by louisa may alcott

9/10 = ITS SO CUTEEEEE i love the movie too i sobbed so much in parts of this book

and in UPDATE 1:

no longer human by dazai osamu

7/10 = i got thru this in less than 24 hours its a super fast read, kinda depressing tho ngl but not as confronting as it was made out to be (maybe im just desensitised) - never gonna be able to look at dazai the same way again

[helluvasinsxhazbinoverlords]

{Rules/Muses} {Muses2} {Headcanon} {Interactions} {Mammon's Bank} {Beelzebub's Nightclub} {Asmodeus Clothing Store} {Leviathan's Recording Studio} {Belphegor's Stuff} {Satan's Military Base}

[corvid-corvette-coven]

The Modern Messiah

Christ would be crucified again if He returned for us in the modern day.

There is no seat at the table for a Man who loves despite gender, queer identity, race, religion, creed, occupation, or sins today.

There is no pew to sit upon, nor bread broken, nor wine poured for such a Man who stands before us and calls Himself the Son of God once more.

He could not be reconciled with the Messiah we know.

The modern Messiah is alabaster white, painted drops of bright red mark Him 5 times across the arms legs and ribs, and He is carved upon a cross, nailed proudly above the priest like a prized Fish, or Lamb, slaughtered and stuffed and pacified so He may not defy the teachings of religion once more.

The modern Messiah is offered no seat at the table, for the safety of sin, He is kept a spears length away, and remains upon the wall.

If a man is born once more as Jesus Christ, He would loathe the priest and cry out against the churchmen who preach violence and know only hate in their hearts.

We will seize Him with such violence just as before, we will bolt Him upon a crucifix of steel, guild Him in a crown of barbed wire, and the Son of God will die again as a bullet pierces His ribs.

Those who pray to the marble Man chained in churches dread the day those stone still eyes and lips turn upon them, to pray back.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

你们当记得罗得的妻子！

Remember what happened to Lot’s wife! — Luke 17:32 | 中文标准译本 Chinese Standard Bible Simplified (CSB Simplified) and New Living Translation (NLT) 现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified) ©2011 Global Bible Initiative and New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. All rights reserved. Cross References: Genesis 19:26; Luke 17:33

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Luke 17:32 in all English translations

[thepersonalwords]

A god without wrath, without intimidation, without punishment, without hell? It would be a paper tiger, a teddy bear!

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

[arolesbianism]

Finally fixating on some nugget relationships that aren't horrible for everyone I love friendship <3

[r0semultiverse]

Obviously this is a joke, a silly venting out frustrations JOKE. I’m an influencer, we make jokes. It’s all funnies here.

Joking current joking mood is (again this is a joke obviously)