When Jiho entered her apartment, he felt this sudden urge to leave as fast as he could. He tried but someone suddenly appeared in front of the front door. Again, suddenly appeared.

“Hello,” Yoongi’s expressionless face wasn’t helping the situation. He was looking at Jiho as if he was ready to skin him alive.

“Don’t scare him. Just enter the room nicely. And go ask Dongwoo and Dongwoon if they have a spare room. They should,”  Ra Hee mumbled the last part. Jiho was amazed by how many people suddenly appeared in the room. Some came from the kitchen or another room in the apartment while others came in on the windows.

“What is this place?”

“Devil’s Den.” Taehyun got hit in the ribs by Baekhyun. Jiho’s eyes widened.

“That’s not true. It’s a normal apartment with immoral entities. It will become your home in no time. You’re quite welcome unlike some others,” He glanced warily at Myungsoo. The vanity demon scoffed and turned back to playing video games.

Ra Hee sighed and entered her room. She let the door open so she could see what was happening in the living room. She had a perfect view of Jiho’s skeptical face. Baekhyun was the first person to approach and shake hands with him.

“I’m Baekhyun. I’m 100% human.”

Ra Hee chuckled. That was how Mino introduced himself to Baekhyun. It was like a deadly circle.

“I’m Woo Jiho but you can call me Zico.” Baekhyun nodded and smiled. From just a handshake, the human could feel a lot of dark energy emitting from Zico. He wasn’t aware of it but now that he got to meet superior demons and Ra Hee, he could notice it easily.

“You don’t have to worry about anything. The safest place is next to her.” Zico’s eyes moved from Myungsoo to Taehyun and ended on Yoongi.

“I don’t feel safe.” Baekhyun rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled nervously. “They’re not human, are they?” Baekhyun nodded. Right in time, Chen entered the living room from the kitchen. He had a bag of chips in his hand and a can of coke under his armpit.

“Hey! You’re the new uninvited guest?” Zico blinked in confusion.

“I’m pretty sure she invited me,” Chen hummed and inspected Zico from head to toe and even sniffed the air. After he got an idea of whatever he was looking for, he smiled.

“Hello. I’m Chen.” He walked closer and stuck his hand out. Zico stared at his sticky hand with skepticism. Chen realized what was going on and wiped his hand on his pants before he stuck his hand in front of him again.

“Chen, go ask Dongwoo if he has a bed available for my long lost childhood friend,” Chen smiled and nodded. He left right away, with the coke and chips. She rolled her eyes and leaned against the doorframe. “He’s going to take a while if Dongwoo asks him to play video games again.” She sighed and sat on the couch. She patted the empty space next to her and made a sign for Zico to take it. He did willingly.

“I have a few questions,” She nodded. She could understand it was a lot to take in. “Were you in a host club in Osaka?” She froze. Myungsoo and Taehyun glanced at each other before they started to laugh. Baekhyun raised an eyebrow and walked closer.

“Um-maybe. Yes. I had something I had to take care of.”Zico stared at her innocently.

“You are the one Jun asked out, aren’t you?” He was bemused and she was blushing. She nodded slowly. “You embarrassed yourself in front of the hosts. I remember Ren and Kyouya gossiping about you. Well, they were talking about a Kyoko-san but I’m sure it was you,” She gulped. The demons and Baekhyun were getting curious.

“What did you do with the hosts, Ra Hee?” She blinked.

“Nothing.” Taehyun nudged Zico to say more.

“You told them that they look like characters from-“She covered his mouth with her hand and smiled sarcastically.

“Well then, let’s call it a day and go do our business. Let’s go next door, Zico.” She dragged him out of there. Once they were securely outside, she let him go. “Don’t give them any laughing material. They’re demon and will make it twice worse than it is” He nodded.

“Why don’t I live with you?” She knocked twice.

“Because it’s safer to keep you around humans. Unlike me, you don’t seem like someone with a bad childhood and bad relationship with your parents.” He stared at her with a poker face. “Don’t pity me. Don’t pity anyone.” She knocked again before she heard Dongwoo’s voice approaching. “Keep it for yourself. You will pity your own life in a few months.” He didn’t  like the sound of that.

“So, he’s your long lost childhood friend?” She glanced instinctively at Chen. He really didn’t express it differently.

“Yes. We’ve been far from each other for 10 years.” Dongwoo nodded and turned to Zico.

“Where have you been living this time?”

“Japan/America.” They said at the same time. They glanced at each other and nodded. “America/Japan.” Dongwoo tilted his head to the side and chuckled.

“His parents are rich. He moved from Japan to America and then back to Japan,” Everyone turned to Chen. He was -much like Ra Hee guessed- playing video games with Dongwoon. “You know Ra Hee’s family is very strict. So is Zico’s. He just ran from home and came to the first person he thought of.” Ra Hee was amazed by how easy he could lie. He looked up from the game and winked at her. Zico was dumbstruck.

“That explains the hurry,” Dongwoo was really gullible. “Well, we don’t have much space but you can take the couch. It’s an expendable one.” Zico smiled and thanked Dongwoo.

That night, they had a dinner party. Everyone gathered at Ra Hee’s house and Kyungsoo had to possess Baekhyun again. Dongwoo and Dongwoon took a great liking in Zico and would often ask him questions. Luckily, he actually had answers.

“What did you do in Japan?” Ra Hee was curious about his life as well.

“I used to help in host clubs by day and rap by night.” Dongwoo’s eyes widened and brightened.

“You rap?” Zico nodded. “I do too in my free time! We should have a show off sometimes.” Zico laughed and glanced at Ra Hee. She was in deep thoughts. Something was irking her and she knew it was one demon that loved to watch from the shadows.

She got up and went into the bathroom. Changmin was in there, playing with the soap.

“Belphegor wants to pay you a visit soon. And Levi found a few demons that have disappeared from Hell. They’re low level demons, rebels even.”

“You have to protect him, no matter what. That is your mission.” He rolled his eyes and got up from the tub. He threw the soap at her and left through the mirror. She looked down at the soap before she looked at the tub. He wrote the names on the wall with lemon scented body balsam.

Days passed quietly. Dongwoo and Dongwoon welcomed Zico without the smallest suspicion. She only had to come up with a good excuse and that was it.

What was troublesome, however, was Changmin.  He would appear in the house and would do whatever he wanted. Zico found it very troublesome and often was overwhelmed by the ghost.

"Wrap a leash around his neck." Baekhyun stared at Ra Hee curiously. Did she just say that?

"That's not a good idea. Changmin is half wrath demon. He is a low grade demon and can rebel anytime. You might get yourself in more trouble." Baekhyun was a nice guy overall. He couldn't agree with Ra Hee when she never even considered her own advice.

On the other hand, Baekhyun didn't know just how bad Changmin was. Zico could ignore it but living with two perceptive people was making it worse. Dongwoo couldn't ignore the disturbances in the living room and Dongwoon was scared for life after Changmin appeared in the bathroom and scared him while showering.

"Does the leash work?" Ra Hee gave him one thumb up. Zico walked out of the store and went to look for rope. He was sure he needed rope. Baekhyun glared at her but didn't say anything. "The silent treatment doesn't work on me."

"It's not like I didn't use it before," She raised an eyebrow and took a sip from her coffee.

"It didn't work back then either." Baekhyun scoffed and got up. She watched him go and buy a muffin. He was losing a lot of magnesium because of her. He wanted something sweet.

"You and your friends have an interesting relationship, don't you?" She looked at Donghae and nodded. She smiled and invited him to take Baekhyun's place. "That guy is giving you the mean eye." She glanced at Baekhyun but he was looking elsewhere. Donghae pointed outside and realized Taehyun and Myungsoo couldn't enter.

"Did you ask for a priest to come and bless the store?" Donghae smiled and nodded. That explained why the demons couldn't enter.

"A friend came over and gave us that advice. He said something about bad spirits bringing bad luck." That sounded awfully familiar.

"How can he know that? Is he some kind of psychic?" She made it sound like a joke. Donghae laughed and brushed it off.

"Kyuhyun is a smart guy." So she was right. It was that little hunter.

"He is." She took a sip from her coffee and smiled innocently. She had to talk to that bastard as soon as possible.

Ra Hee's relationship with Donghae was still very vague. He liked her and would probably move towards the next stage but she was confusing.

"Stalking the commander again, Sunggyu?" The demon froze. Behind him was his master. His tone was bemused and he was greatly enjoying seeing the demon fight against his wishes.

"I'm still her guardian." Beelzebub chuckled and walked next to his demon.

"I gave you a list of things you should do by the end of the foggy season. It will get even hotter down here and we're waiting for a few newcomers. There's a lot of work." Sunggyu nodded but didn't take his eyes off her image.

"I know that." Beelzebub sighed and made her image disappear. It became nothing but a rotten tree. Sunggyu suddenly felt an urge to cry out in pain. Beelzebub was still the big commander of Hell. The power was in him and he was the power. Ra Hee was still at the apprentice level.

"You don't know anything, you little ," Sunggyu got thrown aside and Beelzebub moved fast in order to catch him and slice his legs. The greed demon fell back with blood rushing out of his body. It hurt like heck and he was cringing and rolling in pain. Beelzebub leaned over him and looked into those black eyes. "Do your job and stop acting like a coward." Beelzebub disappeared and left the demon with a few questions and a lot of pain.

Myungsoo was on his daily route to recruit some low demons to do his job when he almost walked over Sunggyu. He stopped when he heard a loud groan and looked down. He couldn't help but feel joy in seeing him in pain.

"Someone cut your legs, huh? I guess you can't run away now." His words had two ways of being interpreted. Sunggyu wanted to go with the obvious and simple one. However, Myungsoo was a vanity demon. He was not going to stop, yet. He had to see Sunggyu squirm. He knew exactly what to use. "Did you see Ra Hee's new boyfriend? He's human." Sunggyu closed his eyes and crawled near a pile of thrash and human heads.

"And why are you telling me that? Does it look like it bothers me?" Myungsoo nodded right away.

"It's obvious, friend," Sunggyu glared at the mention of that vague title. Myungsoo had no idea what a friend was. "Did you know? She made Baekhyun her legacy." Sunggyu cringed as his legs started to form again. Bones and flesh were either connecting with each other either forming in real time. It was an ugly sight but Myungsoo had seen worse.

"Baekhyun is a good choice." The vanity demon was watching his acquaintance with mischievous eyes.

"Do you know why she chose him?" Sunggyu wasn't particularly interested so he made a sign for Myungsoo to leave. "Alright. I'm going to tell you then" Sunggyu stared at Myungsoo in annoyance. "She said -often, I might add- that she loves you. She doesn't want kids, though. Do you know what else I found out?" Sunggyu was silent. Myungsoo flashed behind Sunggyu and whispered in his ear. "She found the inheritor." The greed demon froze.

"Maybe you heard wrong." Myungsoo laughed.

"We both know what that means," His eyes narrowed and the heads around them turned away in fear. "The war is close. I can taste the fresh blood already."

From what Sunggyu listened to Myungsoo, he could easily say he figured what he had to do. But that was proving to be harder than before.

He was in front of Mammon's castle and he was in no position to ask for favors. He left his original master for the commander. But Mammon was more open minded than other demons.

"Ungrateful scum. You came here for something? You should be on your knees, apologizing and kissing my feet in order to keep you alive." Sunggyu didn't expect him to be so mad. He might have not been the reason but he just added fuel to the fire.

"I have a favor to ask,"

Mammon raised an eyebrow and automatically raised his hand. Sunggyu felt his body freeze and something started to crawl up his body. He gulped and managed to look down. He had larvae trying to enter his body while some nasty looking worms were already making holes and entering him. It was unpleasing.

"You have a favor to ask?You, from me?! A favor?!" Sunggyu nodded. "What do I get if I accept? Theoretically speaking, of course." Sunggyu had to think quickly.

"Ra Hee's legacy." That quirked his interest. "He's the greedy type." Mammon chuckled.

"Bring him to me first." Sunggyu's eyes widened.

"She protects him like her own brother. It's impossible to kill him." Mammon puckered his lips and looked to the side. He had another idea.

"Use Taehyun." Sunggyu sighed in relief when the larvae transformed in dust.

Baekhyun was going home from another painful day at school when someone pulled his arm and covered his mouth. With everything he went through, his fear level was still somewhere low.

"It's me. We have to talk." Baekhyun pulled Sunggyu's hand off his mouth and scoffed.

"Me who? The long lost ?" Sunggyu stared at the short human with judging small eyes.

"Yes him. Now, you have to summon Mammon before I have to ask Taehyun to push you in front of a car." Baekhyun blinked while he registered his words.

"Why would that happen?" Sunggyu's eyes took an innocent glint.

"Mammon is interested in you. Ra Hee's legacy." Baekhyun turned around and smiled before he punched the demon.

"Are you out of your mind? Do I look like an idiot to you? Am I an easy prey?" Sunggyu didn't want to comment those questions. "What do I get out of this? A ticket to Mammon's leisure apartments?" Sunggyu tilted his head to the side in confusion. Baekhyun rubbed his forehead and motioned for him to go on.

"Anyway, it's for Ra Hee's sake. Myungsoo knows that Ra Hee found the inheritor." Baekhyun nodded.

"Of course he knows. He's living with us. Well, with Dongwoo amd Dongwoon. Ra Hee's apartment is full. Mostly since Yoongi came in the picture." Sunggyu blinked quickly and took a step towards Baekhyun.

"Yoongi? Why the heck would Yoongi be living with Ra Hee?"

"He's been exiled because he almost sent you-know-who in Neverland. Is that not entirely true?" Baekhyun could already feel a knot forming into his chest.

"He did that. He did a lot actually, but for that you need to have an amount of power and will. He has both and he is good at manipulating people. He loves manipulating humans into doing things for him. But that is the reason he hadn't been exiled. He is good at what he does."

"He said Belial exiled him," Sunggyu frowned.

"What did Belphegor say?" Baekhyun shrugged.

"He is not on my speed dial, sorry." Sunggyu rubbed his temples and started to pace around.

"Yoongi may be a spy sent by Belial. I'm sure he sent someone to eavesdrop around both parties. But then again, maybe Bel still has some kind of power over his demon," Baekhyun was already sweating.

"Look, if I have to do something, just tell me what and I will." Sunggyu stopped and stared at the puppy human.

"You have to give half of your life away," Baekhyun's eyes widened. "And no matter how many good deeds you will do, you won't get to meet the Big Guy." The human took a very deep and precious breath before he decided.

"Fine. I'm in. My fate seems to end in a pit no matter what way I take."

On his way home, Baekhyun fidgeted and thought only about what Sunggyu said. He had to give half of his life away. He had to conjure a circle of demons and cast his life into one of them. If he had to give it, he was going to use Taehyun. He was trustworthy and had Ra Hee's sign. Perfect.

"Now, where did I put that spell book?"

He went home, not to Ra Hee's place. He needed a few days to sink in the information and what he was going to do. He needed time to think and learn more about it. She could manage living on her own; hopefully.