“It shouldn’t have happened,” he shakes his head as he blinks back tears. “I knew it,” he sniffles and wipes his eyes. “They were always like this. When they were babies, they’d sneak out of bed to sleep together on the floor. They never could tolerate being separated…”
“Belphegor, wait…” he wobbles to his feet and grabs his arm. “Before we go, I should explain this. Of course you know what Lucifer did and why he’s The Sin of Pride now, but what you might not know is something that has been erased from almost every time.”
“I just don’t hear it now…” he sighs. “Since you treated my heart that time, I can even feel it, if that makes sense. I can’t now. It’s like… he’s hiding it…”