Mephisto's Treasure Vault

"Hiss!"

Richard sucked in a sharp breath.

"No wonder the Lord of Hell is infamous!"

"He's slaughtered so many!"

Asmodeus looked at Richard in surprise. "My lord, isn't this sort of thing quite ordinary for Lords of Dimension?"

"..."

Richard shook his head. "That's an eye-opener..."

Destroying a Living Planet just to build a place for leisure and entertainment... I don't think I could ever do that.

Asmodeus frowned slightly.

He recalled the peaceful days he had spent in the Crimson Dimension. Only now did he realize Richard had not given him special treatment by choosing a place like Hell Paradise for him...

The entire Crimson Dimension was brimming with life!

"My lord!"

Asmodeus suddenly dropped to one knee.

He placed a hand over his chest and bowed his head. "I beg you to save my Incubus Race!"

Richard looked down at him in silence.

Asmodeus waited, but no answer came.

He dropped to both knees, then prostrated himself, pleading in the humblest posture he could manage. "My lord, I beg you to save my Incubus Race!"

"My people will pay any price!"

"Any price?" Richard asked with a soft laugh.

"Even if your people end up living more miserably than they do now?"

"We would die without regret!" Asmodeus answered firmly.

"All right." Richard raised a hand slightly and pulled him to his feet.

"When you say the Incubus Race, do you mean only the males, or the Succubi too?"

"Both males and females, my lord," Asmodeus replied respectfully.

Richard raised an eyebrow. "But from what I know, Male Incubi have always been rare in Hell."

Asmodeus gave a bitter smile. "My lord, the vast majority of Male Incubi in Hell are trapped here in Hell Paradise..."

"The handful exiled to the outside world broke Hell Paradise's strict rules.