Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

He had just given the concept of "gluttony" to the human girl named Utsumi Erise at Novia's request.

Although in a sense one of the initial goals of his infiltration was achieved, the whole process was filled with a sense of failure.

How did Azazel find out about this?

In a split second, countless thoughts flashed through the mind of Lost Paradise Satan as he tried to find a reason to gloss over the matter.

however,

Before he could speak, Azazel gently patted his shoulder.

“Don’t be nervous,” Azazel turned his head, his eyes beneath the goat helmet revealing no emotion. “I was just saying it offhand based on Lucifero’s habits. I wasn’t guessing what you meant. Since he smelled the scent of ‘deliciousness,’ and ‘gluttony’ is a source of ‘deliciousness,’ I naturally made that connection. I wasn’t guessing what you meant, much less testing your thoughts.”

He paused, his voice seeming to carry a hint of the shared battles they fought together in "Paradise Lost".

"We're close friends who fought side by side, aren't we?"

Having said that, Azazel said no more, and his tall figure once again disappeared into the shadows of the hall, quietly departing.

Paradise Lost Satan stood frozen in place until Azazel's presence completely vanished from the space before he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

........

Azazel walked through the endless, seemingly limitless corridors of the Pandemonium.

The eerie blue flames burning on the corridor walls cast his shadow on the ground, making it appear to grow longer and shorter, like a ghost.

Azazel did indeed believe in Paradise Lost, Satan.

I believe in this dear friend who once fought alongside him, together launching the most resolute resistance against that supreme and unquestionable being.

The two were comrades-in-arms, accomplices, and degenerate brothers.

But, my friend...

Azazel asked himself silently.

Why did you make that face?

It doesn't refer to the momentary panic and confusion when asking about "binge eating."

Such an expression is rare, but it is not incomprehensible in the face of unexpected circumstances.

Rather, it was the fleeting, inappropriate expression on your face the moment you stepped into the room, thinking no one was around, and sat on that lofty throne.

It was an expression that mixed extreme awe, deep-seated hatred, unspeakable reverence, and a bottomless, almost destructive despair.

Azazel himself had shown that expression.

In the distant past, before the fall of the heavens.

When he was still standing before the Holy See, when he was still that glorious watcher angel filled with a divine sense of mission.

On the day I was driven by God and willingly bore the burden of sin, even though I was mentally prepared, a desperate and contradictory expression still involuntarily appeared on my face.

you……

Azazel's steps came to a quiet halt in the endless corridor.

Have you seen Him?

My friend.

......

Azazel finally stopped in front of another temple door.

That was a door that stood out starkly against the surrounding, somber, and magnificent Gothic-style buildings.

It is full of classical Roman style, gorgeous, complicated, and even ostentatious.

In front of the gate, seven magical beasts of different shapes were staring at each other listlessly.

“It’s you again, Goat Helmet,” Angry Heira yawned lazily, her tone full of impatience. “She’s resting. Don’t bother her unless it’s something really important. You know her temper. I suggest you go back to where you came from.”

“Exactly,” Jealousy Invidia chimed in. “He’s always locked in his room, who knows what he’s up to. He’s such a troublesome guy.”

"She's been in a bad mood ever since she saw you last time. She even crushed her favorite golden wine glass filled with fine wine. We don't want to be glared at by her again."

So said the arrogant Hesuppelbia.

Azazel ignored their resentful complaints and simply glanced at them.

“I have urgent business,” his voice remained as emotionless as ever, “I must see her.”

"Tch, whatever." Gluttony Hegula muttered, but his voice was very soft. "Anyway, it's not us who will be kicked out by her later, so you'd better watch yourself."

Although the monsters were still reluctant, they obediently made way for a path that could only accommodate one person at a time.

Azazel pushed open the heavy temple door, carved with reliefs of crosses and roses, and went inside.

The scene inside the door was like two different worlds compared to the gloomy corridor outside.

luxurious.

The ultimate in luxury.

The brilliance of gold and jewels shines here, almost blindingly so.

The air was filled with a faint, sweet aroma, a blend of mellow wine and rich rose fragrance.

Draco, the Beast of Sodom, lay on his side on a soft couch covered with purple velvet, looking at him with a cold and scrutinizing gaze.

Before Draco could even speak...

Azazel spoke first.

"You are Satan who was 'made' by humankind, Draco."

"so what?"

Draco's voice carried a condescending arrogance. She slowly sat up, her crimson eyes narrowing slightly.

"Though I was once human, the attire I wear is indeed that of 'Satan,' just like yours. What? Do you have a problem with my origins, leader of the fallen angels?"

Draco had already openly revealed her true name as Nero at the previous meeting, and naturally accepted the situation. Although it would have been easier to disguise herself without revealing her true name, her pride as the Roman Emperor and Pope did not allow her to remain silent under those circumstances.

"You misunderstand, I have no objection whatsoever."

Azazel shook his head, his gaze passing through the deep-set eye sockets of the goat helmet and landing on Draco's profile.

“What I mean is,” he said, emphasizing each word, “that you seem to be like me. I have had children with humans, and you… and some other being, seem to have had a similar process, right?”

Della's gaze sharpened slightly for a moment.

The sweet aroma in the air seemed to thin out and become tense.

It's not surprising that Azazel knew this; in fact, it's quite natural.

According to the Book of Enoch, Azazel first came to earth with a divine desire to correct all errors and distortions that were contrary to God's will.

However, out of fear that contact with these unclean humans would tarnish their sacred radiance, they developed an "overly strong and eager-to-display divine light."

It was precisely this excessive, almost obsessive mentality that ultimately led to an irreparable mistake.

On Mount Hermon, he mated with a human woman, giving birth to giants known as the Nephilim, who brought endless disasters to the land and to humankind.

"how you said that."

Draco uttered four words coldly, neither confirming nor denying.

Azazel did not press Draco on this topic in response to his attitude, but instead changed the subject.

“I can sense that Shejina is no longer the same goddess I met before I fell from heaven.”

"However, since things have come to this, there's no point in saying these things now that you're here with us."

"What exactly are you trying to say...?"

"Draco asked impatiently."

She didn't like this kind of roundabout conversation.

"envy."

Azazel uttered those two words and took a step forward.

"She is no longer the glorious queen of pop."

"She is now one of the seven deadly sins, the original sin of 'envy'."

Why was Azazel so certain that Shekina was jealous?

because,

The name "Azazel" appears four times in the Book of Leviticus in the Bible, each time associated with the Day of Atonement.

On that day, the high priest was to take two male goat lambs from the congregation of Israel and draw lots for them.

The first divination slip reads, "To the Lord."

The other sign reads, "To Azazel."

The goat that "belongs to the Lord" will be offered as a sin offering, and its blood will cleanse the sanctuary of its defilement.

After that, the high priest would place his hands on the head of the living goat that was “belonging to Azazel” and acknowledge all the sins and transgressions of the Israelites.

Then, this goat, bearing the sins of the entire nation, will be exiled to the uninhabited wilderness, taking away all the sins committed by people in the past year in a tragic and symbolic way, and finally disappearing into the vast wilderness.

This is remarkably similar to the story in the New Testament where Jesus Christ, as the "Lamb of God," bore the sins of the world and was crucified.

However, Jesus accomplished far more than could have been accomplished with the blood of bulls and goats.

The Book of Enoch, Chapter 10, Verse 8, records the following:

The entire earth has been corrupted by the practices taught by Azazel; all sins are attributed to him.

Therefore, in some legends, Azazel is the victim of all human evil, a demon king who fell because of "jealousy".

This is probably why Azazel can make such a assertion.

"I have to kill her."

Azazel looked up, and the goat helmet was facing Draco.

“I must not allow someone like her to appear before God. She is already unworthy to be the Queen of Heaven. For the sake of the One in Heaven, I must kill her as an atonement.”

Compared to Satan, who is always full of rebellious spirit, and Samyansha, who also had offspring with humans but seemed somewhat tired and helpless, Azazel felt remorse for his sins.

He witnessed his own son, a giant, joining humans in a frenzied slaughter of other creatures, their blood staining the entire earth crimson.

They also witnessed how, when humans could no longer satisfy the giants' appetites, the giants turned their attacks on their former allies, attempting to devour humans as well.

Illegal crimes are spreading rampantly throughout the world.

And so, the mighty flood finally descended, washing away the entire world.

Azazel himself was killed by the archangel Raphael.

Raphael bound Azazel's hands and feet, casting him into endless darkness; deep within the Dudar desert, he opened a bottomless abyss, imprisoning him within, placing jagged, massive rocks upon his body, shrouding him in eternal darkness, condemning him to eternal damnation, and obscuring his face so he would never again see the light...

In a sense, this is not much different from voluntarily accepting punishment.

Incidentally, Metatron was the one who banished Azazel from heaven in the Book of Enoch, and Samyansha was also banished from heaven by Metatron in legend.

"……what?"

Draco seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and a mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Kill her? With your abilities? Are you confident you can defeat that ultimate Satan?"

"No."

"Then how dare you—"

“If it were before, even knowing this, I would probably still fight God with all my might and offer my life as an apology to God, not Shejina, but after knowing you, I have changed my mind.”

At this moment, Azazel's words took on a peculiar rhythm.

"Why? What crime is it that the weak cannot endure the suffering of the strong? What crime is it that a fragile soul cannot contain a terrible life? Do you really only come to find the chosen ones, only for the chosen ones? Only for a portion of them? You are not like that, you should not be like that, you are absolutely not like that, you are definitely not like that. You have always told us that we should admonish life."

That was a distant, almost forgotten past.

Azazel saw the crying child and heard him pleading in a childish voice not to leave.

At that moment, Azazel ruthlessly shook off his hand.

Azazel still remembers the confusion he felt at the time.