I quickly go up the stairs and go into my designated room. It's far cleaner and calmer than downstairs. But you can immediately notice that this room has its other duties than sleeping. I just give a quick sigh before throwing myself on the bed.

'What questions should I ask?'

I'm quite glad that he is giving me the extra night to think about it. Yet it feels like he knows more than he lets on. He could become a problem later. I'm confident in my ability to survive from strong brutes, the intelligent demons could be problematic.

“I guess that should be my first question.”

I kept thinking for about 2 hours before I decided to call it a night and fall asleep.

***

I make my way back downstairs so that I could talk with the gambling devil called Ashmodai. I spot him immediately, to be more precise it seems he hasn't moved and doesn't plan to. He is smoking a cigar while shuffling the cards in his hand. As soon as he notices me, he beckons me to sit in front of him. I give him a quick nod in response and sit across from him.

“Good morning, ally.” He says politely.

“You too.” I say in a de-energized tone.

It seems my body was quite happy with my first night's sleep in years and is requesting a hibernation. Noticing my state, he calls for one of the servants working here and asks for something called “demon's rage”. The servant quickly returns, drink in hand, as Ashmodai points to me. The servant greets me with a smile and gives me this drink.

“It's a famous beverage to grant someone more energy.” He says calmly.

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“Very well, then,” I say before drinking it. I feel like he could have tried to screw me over before if he wanted to, that's why I suspect no foul play. My instincts seem to have proven me correct, as I quickly start to feel more energized.

'I guess it's a sort of extreme coffee.' I think to myself.

“So, can I be of any kind of assistance?” Ashmodai asks as soon as I've finished my drink.

“I have some questions for you to answer”

“Splendid!”

“I'm pretty new here, so who should I look out for?”

“That's a pretty broad question, dear ally. However, I think I get what you're looking for.” he says as he changes his posture to a more thinking pose.

“There will be a lot more than I name, but these are the most famous demons you should look out for:

Ulthris Kaahen: a lava stone orc who enjoys murdering and squashing anything before him. He's very large and very durable. You can probably avoid him, considering he doesn't like the chase. Compare him to a dumb moving fortress.

The weeping child: A little child crying in an alley. A lot of people thought she would be easy prey, but it seems that the roles were reversed. No one really knows who she is, but she has made quite the reputation.

Sorzana Soquil: A famous succubus. She likes to make her victims fall in love with her, which also breaks their mental fortitude. Afterward, they get the enslavement spell on them. Some get thrown away which most of the time leads to madness and the rest get their vitality drained from them.

Ergillaz Talvit: probably the strongest of the arch devils in the city. He likes to make deals and is known to pay up when he owns you. Unfortunately, the opposite seems to also be the case. If you promise to do something for him, and you fail. Then the consequences will be very dire.

Volathriis: We officially call him a demon, but he's closer to an abomination. A powerful devil wanted the ultimate mount and threw together a lot of dangerous beasts and even a lesser demon for its intelligence. It did create a powerful beast…. Of course, the devil got immediately killed by his own creation, and since then it just wanders the city. It's generally quiet, but you shouldn't try to taunt this bull. You can recognize him fairly quick, it's the only being with: A skeleton head of a hellhound, The manes of a fire lion, the tail of a scorpion yes with a gigantic stinger, the body of a horse, the legs of a bull and with the wings of a hell wyvern.”