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3rd Person POV:
                          
"How did she..." Rosé looked at Jihyo. "Did she really defeat you??" she asked, clearly surprised and shaken like it's Lisa's first time to be defeated.
                          
"Yes..." Lisa unwillingly said. "It's my first time to be defeated. She is in fact more powerful than I am, and therefore... we have to pledge ourselves to her."
                          
"I will NOT pledge myself!!" Rosé said, then she made a ball of fire come out of her palms, ready to strike at any moment.
                          
Jennie spoke up, saying, "Rosé! We made a vow to pledge ourselves to those who defeated our leader..." but there was a tone of unwillingness in her voice.
                          
Rosé threw the ball of fire onto the ground, creating a huge explosion, then she shouted, "NO! I AM NOT GOING TO WORK FOR HER!!" this time, there was a tone of fear in her voice. 
                          
"Are you afraid that Dragthel is going to kill you, too?" Jihyo asked out of nowhere, then Rosé looked at her and hissed like an intimidated cat. Jihyo can see the fear in Rosé's eyes though.
                          
"What makes you think that I'm afraid of our Lord??" Rosé asked, then she cackled and said, "He will destroy heaven and make a new one for all of us! That way, we won't live in hell anymore!"
                          
"And you believe him?" Jihyo scoffed. "Those are all LIES. Dragthel knows nothing but destruction. He's worse than my father, and you know how evil my father is. And what makes you think that Dragthel would win?"
                          
Rosé went silent. She thought about what Jihyo said, then she answered Jihyo's questions. "Y-Yes! I believe him! He's our only chance of getting out of our eternal damnation--"
                          
"You're wrong, Rosé," Jennie surprisingly said. "I thought about what Jihyo said. What if Dragthel really does destroy God and heaven? Yes, like Dragthel promised, he would rebuild a new heaven for all of us. But what if he doesn't? What's gonna be left for us?"
                          
"I thought about it, too, Rosé," Lisa said. "He wants nothing but destruction and death. What if he's finished with heaven, earth, and everything that has life? He'll start to get bored and start on killing everything that he sets his eyes on, including us."
                          
"And..." Jihyo interrupted. "There's absolutely NOTHING that you guys would be able to do about it," she added. "Now, tell me Rosé, what would you be able to do if that happens? Because there's a 99.9% chance of that happening if Dragthel succeeds."
                          
Rosé went silent. She didn't know what to say at this point. She got it, but there's one thing running through her mind. "But... I'll die anyway if I join you guys..." she said.
                          
"No one will die, Rosé," Jihyo said. "When this is all over, when we prevent the mass destruction that Dragthel wants to occur, you will still be here. All of us will still be here," she added.
                          
Without any further questions, Rosé started to burst in flames, then raised her hands and released a volley of flames from the ground, making Jihyo and the others duck and take cover. But surprisingly, none of them got hurt. Not even the humans were hurt.
                          
When they all opened their eyes, no more demons and other hellish creatures could be found. Only Rosé was standing. She was breathing heavily and clearly drained of energy from the amount of energy that she released.
                          
"Rosé is much powerful than me," Lisa said to Jihyo as she stood up. "But I'm the one who is the hardest to defeat, making me invulnerable, and therefore, they made me their leader."
                          
Jihyo nodded, then she saw Y/n, still wrestling with the gigantic snake, namely Jisoo. "That guy looks powerful. I couldn't even stand up to Jisoo when she's in her rage mode. In fact, she's the most resilient demon in hell."