The sudden bitter cold struck Nate, resulting in him opening his eyes and looking around. He could see that he was in the middle of the winter like wonderland... unfortunately it was at nighttime and he was next to a cemetery.

Quickly, he got up and looked around to see that he was back at the location where he saw...

Suddenly, lights flashed on, blinding Nate. Almost like eyes staring back at Nate, he had to shade his eyes with his hand to see that these eyes were actually headlights of a car revving its engine. Nate tried to see the driver by squinting his eyes, only to be horrified to see that the car started to perform a burnout and began charging at him.

Nate frantically looked around and ran  over to the cement wall and climbed over the wall, landing his hooves into the cold snow and ran as fast as he could go through the snow. However, the car smashed through the wall and upon looking back, he could see that the car started to warp and turned into a monster, with the grill splitting and separating to form a mouth full of rows and rows of teeth. Roaring at him before chasing after him. Digging through the snow like a giant hungry monster.

Nate tried his best to keep ahead of the car but suddenly the car kept creeping up and up before he suddenly tripped over a tree root that lifted itself up, landing face first into the snow. He tried his best to get up but he froze when he turned to see the car was careening towards him and all he could was scream in horror.

Suddenly he jolted up in a sweat... gasping for air and frantically looked around until he continued to hear the sound of winter next to him, which it reveals that it was playing on his phone. After he calmed his breathing, he soon leaned against the headboard and looked down at the blanket.

"Stupid... fucking nightmare." He said as a tear streamed down his face. As he sat there, he glanced at his phone and reached over to it, picking it up to check the time, which revealed to be about 3:54 in the morning. Now that he has experienced this nightmare again, he definitely can't go back to sleep which explains why he takes medication to force himself to sleep.

Slowly he got out of bed where he found some slippers and slipped his hooves into them, getting up from the bed and stretched with a yawn.

"I need a breather." He said and walked over to his door and exited his room.

Upon opening the door, the warmth of the hallway welcomed Nate with open arms, like a mother would do to a crying child and he walked out to the warmth of the red and gold walls with twenties style lightning along with the soft soothing music that was playing above.

However when his slippers rubbed against the old carpeting... he could sense an eerie feeling... a feeling that not many people feel.

Since he was closest to the lobby, he slowly walked down the hall, following the music and entered the upper walkway that overlooked the lobby... revealing that it was empty... he was literally the only one in the lobby. That's where the eerie feeling was coming from.

For a hugmougus building that's supposed to be filled with thousands of people would be so completely empty. Though the music kept it from feeling anymore eerie and gave it more a soothing feeling.

"Man... this is some what creepy." He said to himself in a low tone as he followed the music. Going down the lit and cramped hallways, the music continued to get louder and louder until he reached a new room that definitely wasn't part of the hotel, this room looked like it was a studio that hanged out, overlooking Pentagon City. Inside, Alastor was seen leaning back in a chair with his feet propped up taking a sip from his tea cup while playing some music.

"Such a soothing sound is it not?" Alastor asked as he glanced behind him to see Nate was peeking in which he was surprised by his sudden notice.

"You uh, knew I was here?"

"Naturally, my dear boy." Alastor said as he dissolved his tea cup and summoned his mic staff, spinning it in his hand, "You seemed quite startled by your sudden awakening."

"Guess you could say that." Nate said as he entered the studio, "You uh, seemed busy."

"Indeed I was, I took the liberty of constructing this Radio studio for my broadcasts." Alastor laughed, gesturing out of the room, "As you can see, it has the right altitude for me to broadcast to my larger towers and speakers that I have placed throughout Pride." He said looking out the window in amusment. Nate took the opportunity to walk over to the window to see that they were infact extremely high.

"Wait what?!" He asked himself before turning to Alastor, "I was just..."

"Just on the ground floor?" Alastor finished his sentence to which Nate nodded, "Oh-Ho my dear boy, what door did you enter?" He asked.

"I mean I entered through what I thought led me closest to the music."

"You see my dear boy, every door leads to somewhere, while others lead to parts of the hotel itself. It's another little speck of power I have to this entire building."

"So... your saying that any door I use could lead to anywhere in the hotel?"

"That's the idea, makes it easier for us instead of having to ride that elevator, but it's not just to the hotel itself." Alastor said as he started to walk around Nate, "One other treat I've added is for each room that a Sinner resides in will resemble themselves."

"Like the room will change to resemble them?"

"Exactly."

"Huh... how come I didn't notice this?"

"Perhaps your desire is just living in better and proper condition."

"I mean my old apartment was a fuckin' dump."

"Well there you have it."

"Uh huh." Nate said as he stood there in awkward silence, "Well uh, I'm gonna, gonna let ya continue what your doing. I'm gonna go, sit down in the lobby." He said and went to turn for the door.

"Here, let me get that door for you." Alastor said and opened it for him, revealing that it leads back to the lobby.

"Oh hey, look at that." He said before looking back to Alastor.

"Enjoy yourself Nate, I'll be seeing you at breakfast." He said and Nate entered followed by Alastor slamming the door behind him, leaving Nate all alone in the lobby.

"Hey wait!" Nate yelled out and tried to open the door, but when he opened it, it only led into a closet, "Huh... guess it only works for some doors I guess." He said and closed the door, before heading over to lobby where he could take a seat.

{LATER}
The sun had started to rise over Pentagram City and it was the start of a new day as Charlie immediately slid down the main staircase.

"Goooood morning everyone!" She sang out lovingly as she stretched, behind her was Vaggie was yawned and stretched rather sleepily, "Something tells me that today is gonna be a great day." She said before looking over to suddenly see Nate laying in the chair snoozing, resulting in her looking a bit worried.

She quietly walked up to him and gently shook in the shoulder.

"Nate? You okay?" She asked shaking him a little harder, resulting in him to jump up.

"Uh-huh wha..." He asked looking around before laying his eyes on Charlie who took several steps back from him with a concern look, "Oh... hey Charlie."

"Morning Nate, was your uh bed not comfortable?"

"No no, it was comfortable... I uh, just had a nightmare that's all."

"Oh no!" Charlie said sort of in a motherly way, "Well maybe some breakfast will help ease your mind."

"I am a little hungry."

"Well how about pancakes?" She asked excitedly, to which Nate smiled.

"I'm always a sucker for pancakes." He said rubbing his hands together, practically drooling at the thought.

"Well follow me." She said and led him to a very large section that had been closed off.

"Oh this is new."

"Yep, after you mentioned about a Cafè Alastor woke up early this morning and constructed this." She explains pulling the tarp down, "Welcome to The Happy Café and Dine." She smiled showing the not completed restaurant as it was huge with a small Café stand in one corner and the rest being the large restaurant.

"Wow... he built all this?"

"Yep, heard him last night going at it."

"Impressive, he mentioned about how each room is different to one another."

"Oh? He never mentioned that to me." Charlie said as she and Nate walked into the Café and found a table for them to sit at.

"Yeah but I didn't put much thought into it." He said and looked around, "Shit, he really put in the effort." He stated when suddenly Niffty rushed out.

"Morning Charlie, and morning handsome hunk you." Niffty giggled creepily, "I hope you're hungry, I mean you should be, not eating for eight hours will make you hungry, I mean I could go without eating for about a whole day, but that's just me, coffee?" She asked bringing out a note pad.

"Uh..."

"Say no more, I can tell you don't drink coffee, take it from me I hate it too, you wouldn't believe how much coffee people will drink, what can I get ya?"

"Do we have Milk?" Nate asked.

"White, Chocolate, Vanilla, Hazelnut, Almonds? I mean who even likes Almonds they taste nasty to begin with, I mean if you like it that's fine, but I won't judge that's for sure."

"White milk."

"Special today is pancakes, if you don't like pancakes then your kinda S,o,l cause that's all we have for right now, I mean I love pancakes don't get me wrong."

"Sure Niffty I'd love pancakes."

"Great be back in a Sec." She finished scribbling on her notepad and sprinted back into the kitchen.

"Like I said Swiffty Niffty." Nate stated as Charlie giggled.

"She's going to make a great employee, and to think she gets it done fast." She stated as a yawn was heard from the entrance way. That yawn came from Vaggie who stretched as she finally entered the Café.

"Hon, it's too early for you to be this peachy." She said as she slumped next to her. Charlie reacted by patting her back gently before they heard another yawn. Looking over, they see Angel Dust entering the café revealing that he was in a very revealing and see through nightgown.

"Are you always this chipper in the morning, I mean I'm getting a hangover just by listening to you." He said rubbing his head while in one of his other hands was a little cigarette.

"Are you fuckin' smoking already?!" Vaggie asked him and was about to march over to him but Charlie grabbed her by the arm.

"Easy Vaggie." She said, to which Vaggie crossed her arms with a grumpy-tired look as she fixed her bow, "I think today will be very busy, since today I was hoping we work on getting to know you a little more, Nate ." Charlie suggested to Nate.

"I'm all ears." He stated when Niffty zoomed out of the kitchen with a huge cart full of pancakes towering as high as the eye can see.

"Order up! One large stack of flapjacks." She stated before running back into the kitchen

"Woah." Vaggie said before running her eye in disbelief, "That's... that's a lot of pancakes."

"You can say that again." Nate rubbed his hands together as his mouth started to water from the heavenly sight. Quickly picking up his fork he dove it into some pancakes and plopped them onto his plate while grabbing butter and maple syrup, "I can't wait to dive my teeth into these!" He said with excitement as he began putting the butter onto the pancakes and started drowning them in the maple syrup.

Charlie did the same as she before they dug into their pancakes before eating them, to which Nate sighed heavenly.

"Fuck desh is good!" He said with a mouth full but immediately swallowed his food, "S-sorry I said this is good." He corrected himself which Charlie chuckled.

"Oh don't worry about it Nate, guess you never had proper food for a while."

"Oh yeah, for a whole year it's been nothing but microwave burritos and whatever I could scrap up." He answered as Vaggie and Angel looked at each other for a moment before joining Charlie and Nate. Suddenly Alastor appeared out of nowhere.

"GOOOOOOOOODMORNING EVERYONE RISE AND SHINE!" He screeched to which Vaggie, Charlie and Nate covered their ears, "Opps sorry, I had my mic turned up, let me fix that." He stated, twisting his mic, "Testing, testing how's this?" He asked in his normal radio-like tone to which the trio nodded their heads, "Such a delightful morning is it, Charlie my dear?" He smiled causing Charlie to chuckle, "Ah! And I see that Niffty has used her abilities to create what looks like a mouthwatering breakfast." He said, gesturing to the tray of flapjacks.

"Mmmmm... and they are delicious."

"Must've taken my advice and not put rat poisoning in it this time." Alastor added as he sat down... this caused everyone to look over with widened eyes.

"Excuse me?! The fuck you said about..."

"Rat poisoning? Yes unfortunately Niffty has a tendency to poison her food just to 'watch people suffer'." He explains, getting Nate to look over to Charlie and was on the verge to spit out the food but Alastor laughed, "Ah Ha, my fellow friends, it is but a joke see?"

"Not a very funny one." Vaggie commented as Niffty zoomed out with a pot of coffee.

"Greetings sir, hope you have a wonderful morning. I mean I should know cause I was up making my killer flapjacks, also I did what you said and 'not' put rat poisoning this time." She said as she quickly plopped down a coffee cup in front of Alastor and poured him some fresh hot coffee.

"I appreciate that my dear, thank you." He said taking a sip from his coffee, "So... what's on the agenda today Charlie my dear?"

"Well... Vaggie and I are gonna talk to Nate and learn about everything from his mortal life, his family, and what he can contribute with the hotel."

"Ah splendid, I say it's best we learn about our musical company here." He laughed as the sound of clapping could be heard and a strange laughter followed through as if he had a crowd.

"Well one thing for certain... at least he has his own audience." Nate joked as the rest continued to eat the pancakes.

"Could you keep it down!" Husk could be heard as he stumbled into the Café holding a bottle of cheap liquor, "You're making my hangover disappear with your chatter."

"Drinking yourself to sleep Husker?" Alastor asked him which he growled.

"Fuck off Smiles."

"Awww is the kitty needing his whiskers tuned?" Angel flirted with him.

"One more kitty pun out of you, I'll have uou eating through a tube."

"Oh honey you know how to make me feel flustered." Angel flirted back which Husk growled.

"Morning Husk, you hungry?" Nate asked gesturing over to the pancakes, to which Husk grumbled before walking out of the Café, "Man... someone pissed in his Cheerios." He said before continuing to eat his pancakes.

{HOURS LATER}
In Charlie's office, Nate stood by while waiting for Charlie to talk as she fixed her hair a little bit. While he waited he snuck a glance over to see Vaggie sharpening her spear.

"Alright, Nate, let's get down to business." Charlie spoke up, getting Nate's attention, "Let's get to know you, please sit." Charlie spun her office chair around and showed him his seat, "So... Mr?" She asked.

"Williams..."

"Right, Mr. Williams, from what we gathered from yesterday was that you create street art and used to play music?" She asked.

"That is correct. You see... I had this sudden itch to learn music when I was a kid and my mother and father decided that I should follow my dream and put me in every music class that all my schools had, even going to band camps, you name it. They wanted me to follow my dream."

"Aww, how sweet of them to help you with your dream." Charlie said, "So... did it follow through to its full potential?"

"Well... kinda... for my 16th birthday my dad bought me a guitar."

"You got a guitar?!" Vaggie asked with widened eyes.

"Wow! That's awesome." Charlie complimented.

"Awesome doesn't even come close to describing the guitar, it was a very expensive one if that."

"I bet that was your baby."

"Hardly, I never got to touch it... since..." Nate stated but soon fell short as he looked away.

"Oh... when you die."

"Y-yeah you could say that..." He answered which Vaggie shook her head with disappointment, "But it's not like it's important... though I would have loved to play it at least once."

"I bet you would've been spectacular." Charlie stated.

"Who knows, but I've had dreams of playing in front of a large crowd, with the crowd cheering my name." He said passionately, to which Charlie and Vaggie immediately caught on.

"I know what you mean. This hotel is sort of my dream, to help those who are looking for change, big or small we're dedicated to helping those to feel better about themselves." She said before giving him a smile, "And for you, we're gonna have to figure out a way to get it."

"Get what?"

"Your guitar." She answered.

"Oh hey wait a minute... we don't have to get it it's not like it's important." He laughed to himself sweating as both Vaggie and Charlie looked at him with confusion.

"I mean it obviously brings you joy, so why not go and get it."

"I mean... We're down in Hell it's not like I need it anymore."

"But I insist." Charlie remarked, clearly not looking a no, "Like I said big or small, we strive on making you one step closer to redemption, and if it involves us going to see the mortal realm then so be it." She stated which Nate then sighed.

"You sure? I mean it's just a guitar, I could always buy another one."

"It won't be the same though." Vaggie pointed out.

"Vaggie's right, and well... we want to help in any way possible, and you said it yourself, you're willing to help.

"I did say that." He answered while scratching his chin.

"Between you and Angel it's going to be a lot of work though." Vaggie stated.

"But with all of us working together as a team... nothing is truly impossible."  Charlie said with pure joy and hope.

"Well... where do we start?" Nate asked with confidence.

"First off, our interview is officially over and we want to welcome you aboard the Happy Hotel and you're welcome to stay as long as you like. Secondly... we're gonna have to get your guitar and I know just the guy to help us out." She pulled out her phone and started to skim through her contacts.

"You don't mean?" Vaggie asked when Charlie landed on what or who she was looking for.

"Ah here he is. Stolas Ars Goetia." She said  pulling out her phone and typing the phone number in.

"Who's this Stolas guy?" Nate asked Vaggie.

"You don't wanna know." Vaggie answered, crossing her arms as Charlie placed her phone up to her ear, suddenly a voice came over the phone but it was very hard to hear.

"Hello?! Ah, Mrs. Goetia." She greeted me with a smile, "Yes, yes it's been a very long time, say is your husband around?" She asked before her phone started to jump in her hand as she pulled away from it, along with a very confusing face she slowly put the phone not as close up to her ear to listen in to this... Mrs. Goetia, "Uh huh? Well... I was uh... hoping we talk to him, it's kind of important." She smiled worriedly as the loud voice seemingly cursed over on the other end, until silence for a couple of seconds, before another voice could be heard, "Ah, Mr. Goetia, it's great to hear from you again..." She said as she continued her conversation on the phone, while she was busy, Nate glanced over to Vaggie who inspected the spear she held onto and began to spin in her hands.

"That's a cool looking spear."

"Oh, uh, thanks."

"Ever gone spearfishing?"

"Uh... yeah..." She answered, looking very nervous as he eyes darted around, falling into a deep thought, "T-that's how I got so good with it, my dad was a great fisherman he would tell these crazy stories that nobody really gave a fuck about." She explains which Nate gave her a suspicious look but suddenly chuckled.

"Sounds like my dad, you see my dad was a Heisman Trophy winner for University of Alabama, cause you know of course." He said, "Roll Tide."

"Ala-bama?" Vaggie asked "That uh, some kind of school?"

"One of the best some say. It was also where he met my mom, during an annual Bowl Game, she was a Georgia Cheerleader."

"Ah, sounds like a story."

"Guess you could say that, your dad sounds like a cool dude as well.

"Yeah... until he started to do drugs..." She tightened her grip around her spear as anger seemed to build up around her almost snapping the spear in half.

"O-oh... yeah that's uh, that's not good."

"Look don't worry about it okay?" She asked Nate to drop the topic when Charlie stood up.

"Ahh great then! We'll be right over." She exclaimed with a smile, hanging up her phone and dusted herself off, "Welp Vaggie, wanna take a small trip?"

"Sure why not, wanna come with, Nate?" Vaggie asked him.

"Where exactly are we going?" Nate asked.

"We are going to see Stolas." Charlie answered with a smile.

{LATER}
Pulling up to a humongous mansion, Nate looked on in amazement at the mansion.

"Wow... what a pad." He said as the limo pulled up into the driveway.

"Nate, now remember, you are walking into the Goetia Manor, so be on your best behavior." Vaggie stated as they all got out of the limo, "That means don't touch anything."

"You're kidding." Nate stated, to which Vaggie gave him a stern look, "Don't worry I'll tape my hands to my thighs. Though you know damn well I'm gonna start touching stuff." He joked to Vaggie who didn't seem really amused.

"Just please be respectful, Vaggie if you have to, tie him up." She gestured towards Nate whose eyes widened.

"Okay we don't have to be that extreme, unless Vaggie's is into that sort of stuff?"

"Shut up or I'll tape your mouth shut." Vaggie said glaring at him, to which he took a step back and gave her a thumbs up in response.

"Alright you two, let's get in and get that Grimoire." Charlie stated as she rang the doorbell, after a couple of seconds the door opened revealing an Imp.

"May I help you ma'am?"

"Hi there, Charlie Morningstar. Stolas was expecting us?" She smiled.

"Ah yes Miss. Morningstar, he's in his living room I shall take you to him." He stated.

"Great." She said before turning back to her girlfriend, "Vaggie, keep an eye on him."

"Don't worry, I can handle him." Vaggie stated with a smile of confidence, as they walked Nate looked around with awe.

"This place is amazing." He stated as he spots a vase, his hands seemed to go into autopilot as they slowly inched up to touch it but Vaggie slapped his hand, "Ow."

"Hey, focus." She glared.

"S-sorry." He put his hands behind his back, after a while they found the living room as someone seemed to be drinking something.

"Ahh, Miss. Morningstar! How delighted to see you again." The strange figure greeted them by getting up from his couch.

He is revealed to be an anthropomorphic owl demon. He is tall and slender, with a white, heart-shaped facial disk and small black beak, resembling that of an owl. He has two pairs of almond-shaped red eyes, one set atop the other, with no visible irises or pupils, albeit white highlights do occasionally appear when he is excited.

Stolas has gray-blue feathers, which are gradients to dark gray-blue on his head and long, plume-like tail. He has a lighter gray-blue puff of fur on his chest.

His limbs are long, thin, and black, and his feet are tipped with bird-like claws. He was shown wearing a deep red tunic with six linked golden buttons down the breast, and beige breeches. He accessorized himself with a feathery top hat that features a regal gold crown encircling it, as well as a long burgundy cape, tattered at the hemline, with a plush ermine-look fur collar, and long black gloves with white feathered trims at the elbows.

"Thanks Stolas, it's great to see you again."

"Well it's my pleasure to make your acquaintance." Stolas said before turning to see both Vaggie and Nate "Well you two seem new." He said.

"Y-yes I am your... Highness?" He asked which the Owl Demon simply chuckled.

"Please Stolas will do, any friend of the Morningstar is a friend of mine."

"Stolas, I would like you to meet Vaggie, my girlfriend, and Nate our latest member to the Happy Hotel."

"Greetings you two." Stolas greeted with a warm gesture, "Now then, what's with the visit?" He asked while he spun a spoon in his cup. While Charlie explained their visit, Nates eyes began to wonder before he noticed a door that was somewhat left open, curiosity took over him as he looked over to see Vaggie and Charlie too busy with Stolas that he snuck away to explore a little bit more.

"We came as fast as we can we need something of yours." The voice of Charlie could be heard starting to lower while Nate drew further and further away from their conversation as he explored the mansion more, it was amazing, so roomy and elegant but he did notice a lot of plants, that were neatly lined up in an orderly fashion.

However, his eyes shifted towards a very large portrait of what seems to be Stolas himself along with two other birds like species, a woman and a little girl.

The woman seemed to be white avian demon who was just as tall as Stolas with  a slim proportion. She has long, hair-like feathers that fade to grey at the tips and a large gray stripe on her head. She has a short pink beak, and long curved eyelashes, with pink markings underneath her eyes, which her themselves have red sclera with light pupils.

She wore a very elegant pink dress that bloomed down from pink to white at the bottoms with puffed sleeves and feather trimming, along with black accents. She was also shown wearing a crown, and had on black gloves.

"Oh... I don't like you, for some reason you're giving off snobby vibes." Nate commented as he looked over to the little girl, albeit extremely adorable and cute, this little girl intrigued him. her hair was shorter with blonde tips, and her hands were completely black.

She wore a light pink dress with both white-lilac stars and white-lilac puffed long sleeves, along with what looks like a tiara.

"Huh, cute kid."

"Cute kid huh." He heard a voice which made him jump, unfortunately the spot that he landed was just mopped and he slipped "Woah, woah easy there, that's very expensive..." The girl put her hands up but it was too late, Nate tried to grab onto something solid which turned out to be a table, but he took the table down with him, sending a vase flying up wards and smashed on his head, "Vase... ohhh." She stated in a pain like matter before she rushed over to aid him, "A-are you alright?" She asked, as Nate shook his head.

"Would've been better if..." He groaned before opening his eyes only to be greeted with glowing pink eyes that seemed very confused and slightly worried about this complete stranger. Completely getting lost in her eyes, he simply stares at her with his eyes widened... for a bird girl... she was extremely pretty, however he just remembered that this must've been the girl from the painting, albeit now older.

Her attire consists of a black beanie hat with a pale yellow tiara design on her head, both a pink choker and a pink long-sleeved dress with a pattern of pale yellow stars printed all over it (almost similar to what she wore in the painting) However, she worn a black feathery cardigan over it, alongside a set of black leggings and heeled boots

"W-woah... uh... H-hi." He greeted me with a nervous smile trying to act cool as she held out her feathered hand to help him up.

"Are you alright?" She asked again.

"Y-yeah I'm alright, just uh wasn't prepared for a sudden ambush." He stated with a chuckle to which the girl didn't seem to take the joke very lightly and crossed her arms.

"Who are you and exactly are you doing here?" She questioned Nate, "You definitely don't seem like one of my mothers guests and you're definitely not an Imp..." She stated walking around Nate eyeing him suspiciously, "Please don't tell me you're here on my father's behalf."

"Y-your father's behalf, no no, I-I came with..."

"NATE!" They both heard from across the hall, to which Nate was now sweating profusely as Vaggie marched over to him, followed by Charlie and Stolas.

"Nate there you are, we heard a crash, you okay?" Charlie asked a bit concerned about him.

"Me? Yeah I'm good, some uh... I spotted some hooligan trying to steal... steal this..." He eyes darted around before landing on the painting, "This magnificent painting!" He gestured up to it, resulting in everyone (Except the girl) looking up at the painting, "Don't ask me what they were gonna do with it though, but I stopped them." He said before getting slugged in the arm, "Ow! What was that for?!"

"That's for lying asshole!" She stated, "You wandered off and broke that vase."

"Geez don't have to be so physically Mother!" Nate teased.

"What did you call me?!" She asked very angrily before grabbing him by the shirt collar, "Podría acabar contigo, aquí y ahora." She said in Spanish as she reared back a fist ready to punch Nate.

"Please! Please let's not lead this into violence!" Stolas immediately spoke up getting everyone to look at him, "It's uh, bad enough that we violence in this household as it is." He stated.

"Yes please! Listen to the bird!" Nate begged, to which Vaggie quickly shoved him back to the girl before crossing her arms furiously.

"Violence? What do you mean by that Stolas?" Charlie asked him, to which he suddenly realized he said too much.

"Oh it's nothing too severe..." He answered trying to dissolve the situation.

"Dad's been cheating on my mom." The girl immediately stated before walking away.

"Via!" He called out but she ignored him by putting her earbuds, blasting her music. Not getting her to answer him, he simply sighed in defeat knowing that the secret was out in front of the Prince of Hell. Charlie appeared to want to say something but could see how upset Stolas got when his daughter revealed the truth she decided to keep it to herself.

"If uh, makes ya feel any better, I would like to pay for your vase." He said to Stolas who gave him a fatherly smile.

"Oh! Oh don't worry about the vase." He immediately said, "It's uh... not the first vase that's been broken... it certainly won't be the last." He chuckled nervously before turning to Charlie, "I deeply apologize for the situation we're in, but if you like, I can give you my uh, 'acquaintances' location.

"That would be helpful Stolas, again sorry to bother you."

"Oh nonsense, it's nice to have other royalty come over for a cup of tea instead of throwing an expensive party." He said tugging on his collar.

"Well let's hope we can have that sooner than later."

"I agree, I shall personally escort you three to the entrance." Stolas said, gesturing to his Imp who was standing by a door and the trio followed the Imp and Stolas.

"So... did we get this Grimoire?" Nate asked Charlie.

"Ah well..." She looked away burrowing her eyes in disappointment, "It's taken us a little longer to get it."

"What do you mean?" Nate asked.

"Stolas doesn't have the Grimoire anymore." Vaggie explained.

"I simply gave it to an Imp as a trade for... how could I say... a night of passion."

"So who and where does this Imp live? And why does this Imp need the Grimoire?"

"My acquaintance needed it to start up some kind of business he's starting." While Stolas explained the situation, Nate completely ignored his explanation and looked up at the staircase that led to the upper floor. All while not realizing that he stopped in his tracks.

"Hey Nate!" He heard, which brought him out of his little distraction and looked over to the trio, "You just gonna stand there and stare at stairs?"

"Sorry, I just... never got her name." Nate said which Stolas immediately picked up on.

"Oh, my daughter?" He asked him, to which Nate gave him a nod and a smile, "That's Octavia my precious bundle of joy."

"She uh, didn't seem very joyful, if I may say."

"The sparks of her being seventeen." Stolas said with a defeated tone, Nate however widened his eyes at what he said. Seventeen? She was seventeen, this must be Nate's luck or just coincidence that they were the same age.

"Hah, yeah... you know how it is with us seventeen year olds." He laughed nervously before seeing Vaggie waving for him to follow, "Well uh, it's been... it's been nice knowing ya Stolas. See ya!" He said and ran out of the mansion leaving Stolas a bit confuddled at what to say.

"Visit anytime!" He yelled out before the door closed.

Nate finally caught up to Charlie, and Vaggie, who both were waiting patiently for him by the limo.

"Did ya get lost or something?" Vaggie asked as Nate reached them.

"Oh nothing just a lot on my mind."

"I know what you mean, Stolas... cheating on his wife over some book." Charlie stated with a saddening sigh, "But then again... he was never really happy with that relationship."

"Speaking of some book, we better hurry to wherever Stolas has sent us."

"For once I agree with Nate, the faster we get that book, the faster we can get the fuck back home."

"Roger that, let's go driver." Charlie ordered the driver before the trio jumped into the limo, "Let's hope whoever has this book isn't a total ass."

"Hardly doubt it since this is Hell." Nate said as the limo took off.