noprodigalson:

_{@hellfirebound​}

_{a pen taps against a book, small flakes of leather crumbling slightly as the wear of time left its mark on the old text. the material that was written on the old vellum was of no importance to the demon, he himself had a copy of the book, stashed away after the contents were stolen when they were originally written} ( _{or maybe this was the copy, age does tend to wear on one’s memory} )_{. the one who did take interest in the intricacies of heaven and hell, however, would be searching for the book held in the weathered hands of the inquisitor.} 

           _{there was enough to go around for the two of them.}

“ _{i would be careful that your ego doesn’t overshadow how far you can reach.} ” _{a soft–spoken voice, confusing to those who knew the past of the man currently reclining in the chair of an collector’s library. the mortal did have some taste, even if their sense of morality was nauseating. alastair didn’t care to hide his presence, speaking the instant he hears the muffled steps- hasty, yet not careless.} “ _{you don’t strike me as the type for a history lesson. looking to pick up a new profession, prince} ? ”

_{“i think the same could be said about you.” alastair may have been ancient compared to him or… anyone really, but ky never could resist stroking his own ego. even if it meant proving the very same thing he was trying to disprove. eventually, his ego would overshadow his reach, and lead to his inevitable demise or worse.}

_{“not everyone is perfect nor does everyone has time for history lessons.” in this case, ky could make time; if his plans were to go forward, he had to know everything, and that meant even coming here. of course, he could have sent any lower-level demon or even dean into fetch what was needed, but he wanted things done right.}

_{“what i’m here for is what you call information.” his voice darkened ever so slightly as he spoke again. “information,” he mused lowly. “i’m quite certain should be here.”}

_{getting anything together on both heaven or hell – from a non-bias point of view was difficult. he’d found a majority of his information to be false. hell, ky could write an entire book on hell, and it still wouldn’t scratch the surface of what it was.}

_{however, even less was on heaven, and that was concerning. especially since once hell was take care of… he’d hit there next. still, it wasn’t like he had an established time plan for what he wanted to achieve. no, the only plan he had was that he was going to take everything, and that was why he needed to know if there was something that could work in his favor.}

_{“problems?”}