CHAPTER FOURAFTER AN INTENSE FEW hours of getting grilled like a cheeseburger, Zarek bolted from the lair, leaving Lucifer with a ton of info to process. Beleth had been amassing a huge amount of power and allies since Lucifer left. Abandoning the Netherworld for two hundred years had been a mistake, one that had cost him influence. Nonetheless, back then he couldn't have left Azazel Earthside alone, not to mention he hadn't felt himself after their escape either. It took all of his resolve to leave the ankh with Satan after Azazel stole it from Charouth. Going back to Hell for even a brief visit made him break out in a panicked sweat. Humans called it Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. He called it a healthy respect for Satan and staying alive.
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