It took several days for Lucifer and Carmilla to plan how they would tell their families about their engagement, which they had just begun. So, after Odette was discharged from the hospital, they waited a few days to gather everyone at the hotel. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone: Charlie, Emily, Vaggie, Odette, Clara, and the Seven Deadly Sins.
Everyone was gathered in the lobby, wondering why they had been called there, for example, the daughters of these two.
Charlie: What do you think the reason is for us being asked to be here?
Emily: Maybe they're going to throw us a surprise party.
Clara: What would the party be for?
Emily: I don't know, that's why it's a surprise.
Clara: I don't get you.
Odette: Leave her alone, she's new here.
Vaggie: Maybe they want to say something like their relationship is already established. They didn't see each other after the picnic and after what happened with the Vees, and that was a long time ago.
Charlie: That's true.
Another example would be the group of the most powerful demons in hell.
Asmodeus: I bet 500,000 dollars if the news is about an unexpected pregnancy.
Mammon: You think so, bitch? I bet double if it's news about a breakup.
Satan: They clearly don't mature.
Belphegor: Leave them, that's how they are.
Beelzebub: That's right, that's why I say... I bet triple and that Mammon dresses up as a Christmas tree for the holidays if it's about an engagement.
Leviathan: Phew, that seems like a lot. What do you say, Mammon?
Mammon: Hmm, I accept the damn bet, my instinct tells me I'll win.
Asmodeus: The same instinct that told you Lucifer wasn't going to sue you just for being friends.
Mammon: That wasn't my instinct, I was hungry.
Belphegor: Are you going to bet?
Satan: Oh well, I have no other choice.
After a while, Lucifer and Carmilla arrived in the lobby, seeing how everyone had turned their attention to them.
Lucifer: It seems you've all arrived, did we keep you waiting too long?
Mammon: Not much, just two damn hours!
Lucifer: Mammon!
Mammon: Sorry, sir.
Carmilla: Alright, the reason we asked everyone to come today is for an announcement we have to make.
Beelzebub: Let it be the engagement, let it be the engagement.
Asmodeus: Let it be the baby, let it be the baby.
Mammon: Let them have broken up, let them have broken up.
Satan: I keep wondering how we're friends with Lucifer seeing this attitude.
Belphegor: It's easy, we're the only ones he hasn't killed.
Satan: True.
Lucifer: Can we talk now?!
Carmilla: As I was saying, the announcement we have to make is about this.
All she did was raise her hand showing the ring she had on her finger, exciting the girls.
Mammon: Is that a "I'm sorry for breaking up with you" ring?
Lucifer: No, Carmilla and I are engaged.
Their daughters gathered around them to hug them because of this great news, while with the sins, Leviathan tried to cheer up Mammon who was crying.
Leviathan: Look on the bright side, the suit will look good on you.
Mammon: Damn it!
Charlie: Dad, this is incredible, when did you decide on this?
Lucifer: About a week ago, it took us a long time to think about how to tell you this.
Odette: A week?
Vaggie: Wow, that's a long time.
Emily: It's great! I've never been to a wedding.
Lucifer: Damn it, Sera, what else did you forbid this girl?
Carmilla: It was more like two days, the other five were spent trying to convince him not to use rubber ducks as decorations.
Lucifer: I got the message, but wait until the wedding.
Clara: And where will the wedding be?
Carmilla: We were thinking it could be here.
Charlie: Yes! I gladly accept the wedding to be here! It will be a pleasure to organize the wedding!
Clara: Wow, hold on there, future older sister, what makes you think you'll be the one to organize the wedding?
Charlie: Because it's my father's wedding.
Clara: And my mother's, we should be the ones to organize it.
Odette: Right, if the wedding will be at the hotel, at least let us be the ones to organize it.
Emily: We'll do it.
Vaggie: Why don't all four of you do it and be done with it?
Charlie/Clara: No!
Vaggie: Why do I bother?
Charlie: Dad, it will be Emily and me who organize the wedding, right?
Clara: Mother, tell them we'll do it.
The four of them stared at their parents who didn't know how to respond to that.
Lucifer: I don't know about you, but I suddenly feel like not getting involved in this, don't you want to go eat?
Carmilla: Lucifer.
Lucifer: Alright, what if the four of you do it?
Emily/Odette: No way!
Lucifer: Fine, Carmilla, you do it. I already have enough trouble just being the king of hell.
Carmilla: Alright, we'll do it like that. Charlie and Clara, you two will take care of planning the ceremony and coordinating vendors.
Charlie: But...
Carmilla: But what?
Charlie: But nothing, Mom...stepmom.
Carmilla: Emily and Odette, you'll focus on planning the reception and managing guests.
Emily: That's great, we're a team.
Lucifer was trying to figure out how quickly all that problem had been solved.
Lucifer: How...?
Carmilla: It's a mother's authority, years of practice.
Lucifer: I'm not sure how I feel about that.
Clara: And what will you two do?
Carmilla: We'll take care of other things.
Lucifer: And don't worry about how much you spend on the budget, we're rich, our money has no limits.
Charlie: Alright, then I'll start planning the ceremony.
Clara: Why me?
Charlie: Because it's my hotel, and you know more about business than I do.
Clara: Well, that's true.
Emily: What about me?
Odette: You're new here, so it's better if I take care of the guests and you take care of the reception.
Emily: Alright.
Lucifer stepped away from them to approach the sins.
Lucifer: How about you?
Beelzebub: How about us? Congratulations!
Asmodeus: Looks like you're moving on with your life, Lucy.
Lucifer: Yeah, I guess I just needed someone to fill that void.
His gaze focused on Carmilla who did the same before speaking to the girls.
Satan: When are you planning to have the wedding?
Lucifer: We'll take our time, we want it to be perfect.
Belphegor: A wise decision.
Then Lucifer saw Mammon's depressing attitude.
Lucifer: What's wrong with him?
Leviathan: He lost a bet, by the way, who will be your best man?
Lucifer: What's that?
Asmodeus: Right, your wedding with Lilith was different from those now.
Beelzebub: It's a person who will help you prepare for the wedding, it can be a friend, a family member, or whoever.
Lucifer: I see.
Asmodeus: And you don't know who you're going to choose, right?
Lucifer: That's right, I'll think about it later.
In the end, that meeting turned into a gathering where everyone was talking about the wedding, what decorations they could use, who they should invite, the constant fights between Charlie and Clara over who was right. In the end, only Lucifer and Carmilla were left alone in the lobby thinking about everything they would do.
Lucifer: Wow, having a wedding will be difficult.
Carmilla: And you're telling me? This is my first wedding.
Lucifer: Really? I thought...
Carmilla: I never married him, we just lived together because of my daughters.
Lucifer: I see.
Carmilla: And your wedding with Lilith?
Lucifer: I just created the rings and we were already married, Adam and Eve barely existed when we were done here.
Carmilla: So this is also your first wedding.
Lucifer: Yes.
Carmilla: Do you think everything will go well?
Lucifer: Of course, as long as our daughters don't end up killing each other.
Carmilla: I never thought things would end up like this.
Lucifer: They're young, they'll get along better over time.
Carmilla: I mean the wedding.
Lucifer: Oh, well, life can bring you many surprises.
Carmilla: Yes, and you were one of those surprises.
Lucifer: Can I tell you something? I still remember the time we met.
Carmilla: Do you mean that time when you were forced to go to an Ovelords' meeting?
Lucifer: I don't remember it that way.
Carmilla: Lilith was pulling you by the ears, that was like my second or third meeting as a Overlord I hadn't been one for long.
What she remembered was a room full of many Overlords before the arrival of the Radio Demon, among them was a Overlord who had a cat-like appearance while shuffling cards. She was still nervous because she didn't know how to be in a place full of demons who could kill her at any moment to take over her territory.
- Hi, nice to meet you.
Turning around, she saw the Overlord of the Cannibal Town carrying a box of sweets.
Rosie: My name is Rosie, nice to meet you. I'm the Overlord who leads the cannibals' territory.
Carmilla: Nice to meet you, I'm Carmilla Carmine.
Rosie: Oh, so you're that Overlord who distributes angelic weapons throughout hell.
Carmilla: That's right, and with that, I was able to take control of the territory that's now mine.
Rosie: Well done, you seem to be good at fighting and negotiating.
Carmilla: That's right, it's the first time I've seen so many Overlords in this room.
Rosie: Don't you know? Apparently, the king will come to the meeting, it doesn't happen often, he says he's always busy with his newborn daughter.
Carmilla: As far as I know, we sinners can't have children.
Rosie: That's true, but the baby will stay alive inside the womb as it's part of the mother's life force.
Carmilla: I see.
Everyone fell silent until they saw an imp entering the office to announce the arrival of Lucifer.
- Alright ladies and gentlemen, with all the respect you deserve, I present to you our lord, Lucifer Morningstar.
Everyone looked at the door, waiting for their king to appear, but nothing happened.
- Sir, it's time.
Lilith: Lucifer, come in now.
Lucifer: But I don't want to, what's the point of coming anyway?
Lilith: You're the king, you have to act like one.
Lucifer: But still... wait.
When he walked through the door, everyone could see the king of hell in a complete red suit and white gloves being pulled by the ears by his wife, but what they found strange was seeing him with a baby carrier in front, revealing his newborn daughter who had her pacifier. Despite that, the first thing they did was kneel before their king to wait for him to sit down, and that's what he did.
Lilith: Alright, now give me Charlie.
Lucifer: No way, I'm going to be with my baby for a while longer.
Lilith: Fine, I'll go shopping.
In the end his wife left, making it clear that the meeting had begun.
Lucifer: Thank you all for waiting, as you can see, I brought a little guest so she can get some air, right, Charlie?
Charlie: Waah.
Lucifer: Alright, the topic we'll talk about today will be about the territories, apparently there are more Overlord than I thought.
Zestial: It's been a while since you came, sir.
Lucifer: That's true, Zestial, thanks.
Carmilla was surprised that this person was the king of hell, her king whom she had to obey for all eternity from the moment she arrived at the pride ring, at first glance, he didn't look anything like the rumors said about him.
Lucifer: But first, we'll address a topic that intrigues me, who here is the person selling angelic weapons throughout hell?
Everyone's attention focused on her, alarming her.
Lucifer: And your name is...?
Carmilla: Carmilla Carmine, sir, nice to meet you.
Lucifer: The pleasure is mine, so you're the one selling the weapons.
Carmilla: That's correct.
Lucifer: Well, I appreciate it.
Carmilla: Excuse me?
Lucifer: Your business will help a lot in hell, practically it helps us in case heaven decides to attack us before extermination. You seem to be good at this business.
Carmilla: Thank you very much for the compliment.
Lucifer: You're welcome, now let's continue with the meeting.
The rest of the meeting went on like any other, except for the moment when Lucifer had to change his daughter's diaper. At the end of the meeting, everyone was leaving to go to their territories. Carmilla was ready until Lucifer stopped her, which scared her because she didn't know how to react to a moment alone with the king of hell.
Lucifer: Look, your business has been helpful, so I'll give you a little gift as compensation.
Carmilla: It's not necessary.
Lucifer: Of course it is, you see that this building is used for meetings?
Carmilla: Yes.
Lucifer: Now it's yours.
Carmilla: Excuse me?
Lucifer: The building, it's yours now.
Carmilla: It's not my territory.
Lucifer: It is now, consider it a way to thank you for what you've done, right, Charlie?
Charlie: Waah!
Carmilla: She is cute.
Lucifer: She is, isn't she? This girl is my world. And don't worry if the Overlord of this territory comes to claim something from you, I took care of that already.
Carmilla: And by taking care of it, you mean...
Lucifer: There are things it's better not to know, don't you think?
Carmilla: Right, you're right.
Lucifer: Alright, it's time for me to go. Take care, Carmilla, keep it up and good things will come to you in the future.
Charlie: Waah.
In the end, Carmilla was left alone looking at what would be her new building.
Carmilla: And so it was.
Lucifer: Damn, I had forgotten a lot of that, all I remember from that day was Charlie vomiting on my suit after the meeting.
Carmilla: What do we do now?
Lucifer: I don't know, tomorrow will be a busy day with all this, so it's better to rest for today.
Carmilla: Sounds good to me.
When they got up, Lucifer wanted them to go to his room while Carmilla wanted them to go to her residence. In the end, they both looked at each other for what had happened.
Carmilla: Will we be doing this when we get married? I mean, will we be sleeping in different places?
Lucifer: We could move in together to the mansion.
Carmilla: The mansion? Isn't it too far? I need to stay in my territory.
Lucifer: But if after this you won't have to be an Overlord anymore, you'll literally be the queen of hell.
Carmilla: I'm not sure I want that position, it took me a long time to get used to being an Overlord.
Lucifer: You can do it, everyone already respects you a lot, and that's essential here.
Carmilla: I don't know.
Lucifer: We'll talk about it later, for now, let's go to rest.
Carmilla: To my room.
Lucifer: Alright.
As night fell, they were both lying in bed cuddling to fall asleep, Carmilla now had a new concern besides her wedding, she never thought she would become the queen of hell and she doesn't know if she wants to be. Lucifer, on the other hand, was just quite angry about something so he got up from bed to leave.
Carmilla: Where are you going?
Lucifer: I forgot I needed to take care of something, I'll be back in a while.
In the end, she was left alone staring at her ring, thinking about what the future held.
Carmilla: Queen of hell, I don't think I am that.
Meanwhile, in a part of the pentagram city, a whole building was destroyed while a sinner fled for his life until he reached a dead-end alley, the streetlights revealed the shadow of a person who, upon seeing it, could only meet the king of hell himself.
- Why?!
Lucifer: I found out about your life on earth, you were indeed a terrible person, you hurt someone I care about, you took a mother's chance to see her daughters grow.
- Did you...?
Lucifer: Yes, I'm the king of hell but even I know what manners are, like never hitting a woman.
- It wasn't my fault, she...
Lucifer: She provoked you?
The sinner could see that with each step Lucifer took, his shadow grew larger until it destroyed the walls around him, he wanted to run but fear prevented him.
Lucifer: You say she provoked you?
- Y-yes.
Lucifer: You disgust me, it's time to punish a bad Samaritan.
Throughout the city, a scream full of pain could be heard that scared many, others were used to such things that they didn't pay any attention. After a while, Lucifer returned to Carmilla's room to enter the bathroom and shower, watching the blood drain away while he enjoyed the cold water running down his back.
In the end, he returned to bed to hug Carmilla, who had seen everything.
Carmilla: What did you do now?
Lucifer: I just went to kill a pest, it's no big deal.
Carmilla: Alright.
Lucifer: I love you.
Carmilla: And I love you.
End of Chapter 22.