Deep within space, a few hundred thousand miles from the planet Hell, four incredibly powerful Archdemons were materialising into existence.
Memories flooded their head and in an instant, they understood whom they were, and who they served.
Unlike Lucifer, Tao Jue altered his creations to better adapt them to the current circumstances. This meant they had a gauge on what was going on and the current situation.
The first to move around and stretch was Azazel, swinging his large great sword around, he went through various movements akin to yoga before ignoring his fellow demons and heading straight to Hell. He was to visit his creator and await orders.
The other two demons of various sizes, Astaroth and Asmodeus, had both changed their appearances to fit more appropriately on the planet's surface, as through the years of creation they had somehow become larger than small castles. After changing to a human-like body, they both left to visit the creator.
The only Archdemon left was Lilith, the Succubus.
This demon was designed with a truly devilish appearance. Few pieces of clothing rested on her hourglass figure, large and small in all the correct places, and with long silky red hair down to her elbows. The only features that would allow you to know she was not an angel, were her curled red horns and her sharp red tail, looking as if it was more of a weapon than a part of her body. When she smiled, she would also reveal her sharp canine fangs.
Immediately after awakening, she scowled at the other demons rushing towards her creator. She too had received the memories of the beginning of the world, Hell and creation of the Demons. Hence, she wanted to be the first to visit her creator. It was in her nature to wish for affection and lust, but unfortunately, she was a step too late, annoying her greatly.
Picking herself up, she flew directly towards Hell and her Creator.
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Tao Jue was having a conversation with Lucifer regarding the Demons of Hell within one of the five castles, when the door opened and revealed four large and one smaller figure.
He smiled and nodded to Lucifer, "Lucifer, carry on with your experimentation, there should not only be one race of Demons in Hell, but perhaps your fellow archdemons can compete with you?" He laughed jokingly. He knew Lucifer wanted to be the top amongst the Archdemons, so poking fun at his in this way could be considered his form of entertainment.
In fact, Lucifer and himself had become much closer over the years, enough to become good friends and perhaps brothers. Talking about future plans and creations was a favourite pastime of his.
Smiling back, Lucifer responded, "Creator, I'm afraid they are far behind my level. give them another few hundred years, they may be able to create a race" He laughed.
The four archdemons were patiently waiting for their conversation to end but as they heard this, Astaroth, with his raging temper, yelled at Lucifer in a deep voice, "You are no longer the strongest Demon here, Lucifer. I assume you created those weak dogs outside the castle? They are no underlings; I could crush them all with a thought." He spoke
"Then I assume you could create better?" Lucifer added
"Of Course! It wouldn't take me a week to-" Astaroth was interrupted by Azazel as his great sword was aimed at his throat. With narrowed eyes, he also chimed in, "Let's not argue in front of the creator".
Keeping his grin, Tao Jue spoke to his Archdemons, "Each of you will create a race and occupy a castle. You may change and alter your territory and buildings as you wish, we must populate Hell for the great plan." Tao Jue spoke with authority.
The 'Great Plan' was a seedling etched in all of his archdemons minds. He had to instil in them a mission and reason to live, to exist. The plan followed the basic structure of Earth's Heaven and Hell. Hell was made as a paradise for Demons and the home for souls that commit great evil. Before he creates Earth, both Hell and Heaven needed to be operational. Hence, each of the archdemons understood they had a great task ahead of them, armies to create, a world to alter, and powers to understand.
However, the demons understood the 'Grand Plan' in a different light. They wished to create the top race of Demons and ensure their race was always at the hierarchy's peak. Some may call this personality trait a flaw, but this could also lead to competitive rivalries and speed up their progress with motivation.
Upon hearing their orders from the Creator, each Archdemon excluding Lucifer left the castle, Lilith leaving with a wink of her eyes and licking her lips. Tao Jue smiled at her teasing, as it gave him a warmth not seen with the other male Archdemons.
"Lucifer, I'll leave this castle for you. I need to create Heaven and its angels, so you will excuse me" With that, Tao Jue flew out of the castle and towards space once again, leaving Lucifer to continue his experiments. He looked forward to the races created from his Archdemons, although he had a hint as to what they would be creating.