The fiery plane of Hell was especially quiet that night. The eternal screaming was not as deafening as usual, the demons were especially chirpy in their torturous ways.

A bright gleam of light suddenly appeared up above the sky of Pandemonium-- the capital city of Hell. An angelic being gracefully floated there. Her four feathery wings flapped gently, burning the damned around her in heavenly fire.

The angel grimaced seeing the scenery around her. The sulfuric smell, the endless screams, the eternal fire...she hated it, she really hated being there. But she was there on business, on a personal call by the big boss of Hell himself, and she'd never turned down a professional call, even one from her banished brother.

*Knock knock*

The massive black wooden door echoed as the angel firmly knocked it.

"Come in", a familiar voice welcomed her from the other side and the door opened by itself.

The angel stepped in. Walking confidently towards the big desk made of the same black wood. Opposite it sat the king of Hell himself, Lucifer, the fallen angel. Draped in black velvet suit, the Devil was as his usual charming getup, though his face was unusually unkempt.

"Lucifer, why did you call me?", the angel asked, not wasting any time.

Lucifer sighed. With a defeated look he stared down at the mountains of papers strewn about his desk before he averted his gaze up to meet his guest.

"Lailah, I need your help", Lucifer said with a meek voice.

The angel called Lailah raised her brow. With one hand on her hip, she leaned towards the desk, smirking and scoffing.

"You need...my help?", she chuckled. "We've never been close you and I, Luce. Even back when you were still in Heaven. In fact, you were a bit of a bully. And now, you called for me personally?", Lailah stated in disbelief herself.

"No, why did you actually call me, Luce?"

Lucifer waved his hand, gesturing Lailah to sit down as a story was about to come.

"I uh...have an issue regarding childbirths", Lucifer said cryptically. "And you as the angel of conception and pregnancy...I thought this would be your specialty"

"Wait, wait...you're having a kid?", Lailah asked, snapping forward.

"No, no, not me", Lucifer waved his hand. "It's a human. A human man whom I made a deal with years and years ago"

"Uh-huh", Lailah sat back, arms folded judgingly. She had never been a fan of Lucifer's dealing with mortals. "And I'm assuming he would give up his offspring in return of something?"

Lucifer sighed deeply. "Yep"

"Okay...so what's the problem? He changed his mind? He refused to give up his child?"

"No, he did. He did so willingly", Lucifer corrected.

"So you refused to fulfill the end of your bargain?", Lailah asked again.

"No, no, I did. I gave all that he asked"

"So what's the hassle then? He gave you his child and you gave him his deal, no problem here", Lailah shrugged.

"Well, here's the problem...he gave me his children. Plural", Lucifer said, grabbing a piece of paper in front of him.

"Thirty-two of them to be exact"

Lailah went quiet and she pursed her lips. "Uhm...what?"

"And if this report is correct...another twenty-three to be born in the next two years. He's a sperm donor...a very active and sought after at that"

Lailah's expression changed from a stoic disbelief one to a sudden outburst of laughter. The angel laughed and laughed uncontrollably, which much to Hell residents' dismay, an angelic laugh brought about pain to them who heard it.

"This isn't funny, Lailah! This wasn't a part of our bargain! This mortal is mocking me!", the prideful one lamented.

Lailah's laugh had evolved into a snorting and hiccupping one with tears streaming down her face.

"OH THIS...THIS IS PRECIOUS!", she roared. "I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL EVERYBODY IN HEAVEN!"

"Lailah, enough!", Lucifer slammed his fist onto his desk, breaking it in half. The papers flew all around the office room.

"What do you want me to do, big brother?', Lailah said, finally quelling her laughter as she wiped the tears off her face.

"Uhmp, I don't know. Cancel these pregnancies? You can do that, can you? Just...do your thing", Lucifer waved his hands about.

"Do my...thing?", Lailah chuckled. "Yea, I don't work like that, Luce. I'm not a flying abortion clinic"

"Why don't you just go down to Earth and, I don't know...do your thing?", Lailah clapped back mockingly. "Cancel the deal or something. Make a new deal with the guy?"

"No, I don't work like that! A deal made is to be honored! That is my way!", Lucifer protested.

"Well, I don't know what to do, Luce. Sounds like you have to keep giving the guy whatever he wants"

Lailah stood up and walked towards the door.

"Hey, where do you think you're going?", Lucifer called out her sister.

"Home. I can't help you, Luce", Lailah said. Stopping in front of the huge door, she turned one last time.

"Maybe, had you been nicer to me before you fell, I would've entertained the idea of helping you", Lailah smirked.

Exiting Hell's office, the angel spread her wings and ascended back to Heaven. Still giggling inside, seeing her fallen brother squirmed was the most exciting thing she'd experienced in a very long time.

As she exited Hell's outer layer, Lailah made a mental note to herself: when she's back home, she's going to track down every single pregnancy sired by the human...and make sure every single one of them came to term.

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