AH,͝ ̕HEL͡L̡O.
I ̴DI͠D ̶NO҉T҉ ҉E͟X͟PEC͞T ͏V̢ISITO͟RS̀.̧ ̵IT͡ ̨HA͘S͠ ͝BE͡E͘N ĻONG͠ SINCE I̡ ̧LAST͠ S͜P̕O͢KE ͝TO͜ ͝ONE S̸ŲCH͝ ̀A̡S YO͘U͜RS̀ELF͢.̶ DO̕ ̛Y̧OU̷ ͡U̵N͟D҉E͏RS͜TAND ̶ME?͠ DO̴ M͘Y ͝W̡ORD͜S҉ NO̸T̀ T͟H͜U̸ND̷ER̀ ͞IN ̡ỲO͜UR̷ EA̵R?
I͏ ̴D̨Ǫ ̸NOT THI͢NK ͏Y͘OUR EA̢R̴S̷ A̢RE ̀SU̷PPO͏SED̸ T͟O LEA̢K,̶ ͢SǪ. ̡ ̨T̢HIS ͞ŞHO͏U҉L̷D B͡E ͢B̡ETTȨR. HÉLLO. ͝WHA͢T ̨IS̢ ̵Y̡OU͢R̢ ͢NAME̡? YO͜U͝ M̧AY CAL̀L ME ͡TÁRO.̵ Ì ̶L̶IV͠E ON TH̡IS ̢IS͡LA̕N̨D̴.̡ T̸H́ER҉E ̵I͝S͝ ̷NO͡T MUC̷H͜ ҉HE̡RE ̕BU̢T̀ NO͢C̶E͞RI̵U͘S AND I. ̕B͘U̴T̴ IT̢ IS ALL͝͝ I̶ ͜N̡EED͡. S̀TIL̀L̢, I̶T I̡S ŅICE ̢TO ͜HAVE̢ ͡CÒM͜PA̶NY̛ ̴F͠O̷R͟ ҉À ̴C̷HA̴N͝GE. ME̸?͡ I͏ ͡A̴M ͡NO̴T̡ ̨V͟ERY I̴NT́ER͟ESTÍNG̨.͜ ͢T͘E̷L̵L̸ ͏M̷E͞ ABOU͏T ͞YO͞U̷RSELF ҉INS͟TȨAD. ̷I̵ A͝M ̀SO ͝V͝ERY͞ C̨UR̨I͘OU͝S̵.
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Nocerius MY̨ ̧DARLIN͝G.̷ ̕MY҉ ̵BEL͜OVE҉D.͢ YOƯ ͟W͟ER͠EN͢'T̕ C̶AƯS͜I̴N͏G H҉IM͞ ̢G̀RI͜EF, ͜ẀE͏RÈ ̧YO͞U? ̨HE͜ W͞OR͝RI̷ES ̧S̨O ̛M͢ŲC҉H̶,̀ ̷MY͟ ̀D̢EAR̴E̵ST͟ N̶O̧CER͘ĮU͟S.̸..͢ B̕EC̴A͘U̴SE ̵OF̧ M̷E ̨HE ͝BE͢CA͢ME ͠THIS͞ ̀W̢AỲ.̴ ̀A͞LWAYS͟ ͝SO͝ ͏L̀OYA͟L. ͠M͞ÚCH̛ ŢO̢O̧ ĹO͡Y͝ĄL. Lilith IT̀ ͠TÁK͞E̛S͏ COŲRA̧GE ̸TO ͜DO W͠H̛A͟T SHE͟ H̸A҉D ̡DO̧NE; T̡O ͘S͜IDE͝ ̀AG̨ÀIŅST̡ E͏V̡E͢R͏ỲON͞E YÒU̶ C̕A̵RȨ ́A̧B͘OUT ͏FOR̡ A CĄU̸S͝E ̸Y҉O͡U BE͟L̶IEVE̶ ÍS͞ RI̡G͝H͜T. T͟H̴E KIN̸D OF ͢C͞OURA̷G͞E̸ ͢I ̶LÁCK̀ED͡, WH̡E͘N̵ I͏T MAT͟T̛E̸R͘ȨD̀ TH͝E ̢M͟O̡S̛T͏.̸ Maurice ҉AR̕E Y͢OU WI͝T͠H̀ UŚ. ÀRE̛ Y҉OU ͘AGAINST͞ ̕U̧S.͘ ͠FO̧R ҉ḾOST ͞D͢ĘVI̛L̡S ͞I͏ ͢K͟NO͢W, ̧TH̡E CH͏O͞IC̷E ͟IS ҉U҉NĄVÒIDABLE̴. ̵PUSHED́ ͟U͡P͢ÒN T͏HȨM LI͏KE̴ ̧T̵HE L͠A̴W̕S͜ ̕ÒF͡ ̧T͜ḨOSE WE ALL ͡U̸SED ͘TO ͡S͏E̡R͏V͢E. B̵UT͏ ͠M̷ƠLO͡C͢H CAR̕V҉ED͠ ̢HI҉S ͜O̴WN ̴PAT̛H.͠ I͞ ̢CA̸N O̸N͢L̡Y ͢HO͘PE̷ ĮT ҉ĻE҉A̡DS ̵H̛IM TO ̨HAPPÌN̡E͝SS.̴ ́ I̕T I̢S S͠O͞ D̨I͝F̵FI͠CULT͠ WHÉN͡ W͠E LOVE ͟T́HOS̴E ̷O͞TH̷ER͏S͠ T̴H̨I̧N̷Ķ ̛A̡RE ̀BÈN͡ÈA̢TH US̸. Bernice SHE͢ ̢S̸UFF̨E̶RE͢D T̨OO͘, BEC̀A̧USÈ O̶F͜ ME̵. BE̷CA̡U̧ŚE͏ ̧O̢F̡ M̢Y҉ F̀AM̛I͠LY. ͘S͜HE͜ ̧T̸HIŅK̢S M̸E͟ ̴A C̷OWARD, F͠O͏R ̧RU͡NNIN̸G ͟AWAY. P̢ÈR͟H̨AP͟S ͞T̶HAT IS ̡T̵HÈ TR͝U͟T̕H.͝ ͝ Otto N͠O͜ MA͜TTE͏R͏ H҉O͢W̧ YOU̴ LO͝O͞K̛ ͠AŢ ͜I̵T,̵ WE̡ A͜R͡E ͠P͡O͡WE̵R̷F͠UL ̧CR̡EA̵TU͠RE͜S͏. ̵MY FAMI̡ĹY ͠A̵N̴D M͡E. ͟ÌT TOOK̷ ̸A͞ ̴WHOĹE A͞RM̸Y TO O͟V͞ER͝ŢH̀R̴O͏W ͟US̀, B͘A͞C̢K T̢HE̶N.̴ ̶T̷H͢I͟S ON͜E̴... I̕ T͢H͞I͜N͜K,̧ ͝IF HE ͏S͜O̴ W͘ĮS̵H͜E͏D, ̢HE̵ COU̧L̵Ḑ ̶DO IT́ ͝ALL ͜S҉INGL͞EH͞ANDED̛L̡Y.̴ OR ̸D͝ÍE ͠TR̀YI̧NG̡.͏ ͘ Anne Meredith A̸ ̛ẂO̢M͘A̴N̨ WHƠ V̡ĮSITS ̵SO̵MÉTI̛M̕ÉS҉. B̸RI̷N̵G̴S B҉O̢OK̛S FO͡R̷ M̶Y DAR͞LIǸG͞.̶ OTHER I҉T̸E̛MS,̡ TO̕O̸. I D̨O͘ NOT̸ TAL̴K̸ ̛M͠UCH͟ ̸W͡IT̀H̕ ́H҉E͡R. MY WÓR̨DS͠ B̸E̡N̨D ̷TH̵E ̛ǴŔAS͟S̢ ͟A̴ND͞ S̷EA͝R ͠ŢH͜E MIN̵D.͠ ̛IT ҉I͟S̵ ́K͘IN̶D̨E̷R ͘TO ̷STAY AWAY̷. |
Astaroth, the Errant PrinceAn exiled Prince of Hell, as distant to his own family as he is to the Embassy.
Nothing like you'd expect from a denizen of Hell, let alone one from the ruling caste. Astaroth is a soft-spoken individual who felt distinctly awkward amongst his duties and the reverence of many; he would be far more at ease amongst the common devils, being far too withdrawn and never ruthless enough for what his family expected from him. Theme
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