So, knowing that, you came to spend some personal time with me~?
[ Merlin can't help but throw a teasing line Beel's way, curious about what kind of reaction he'll get like the gremlin he can be. Though at the other question, he nods. ]
But, it isn't easy. Typically, you'd need some kind of contra...ah, so a pact is like that, then? A method to control a demon?
...No offense, but I live with the Avatar of Lust. Just because I can smell it doesn't mean anything anymore.
[MOVING ON.]
Sort of. It's an agreement. A human requests the power of a demon in exchange for something of theirs. Usually their soul, but it can be a lot of things.
[He rolls his eyes a little, but it's brief. Yeah, yeah, get it out of your system, buddy.]
What you have to offer for a pact has to be worth a lot, or an agreement that's important enough that its fulfillment is worth a demon's control. Most people can barely manage one, let alone multiple powerful ones like Solomon does.
Not surprising, is the thought regarding potential talent, because he's already making unfair comparisons to a certain someone who might have had that name, heh. At the question, though... ]
Why not? Many people come to me with many questions all the time.
[ He can't respond like a normal person ever, huh. ]
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[Good ol' sacred garden stories.]
Mm. I can sense the incubus on you. That's what surprised me.
[Maybe he never met his parents. Or parent singular. Maybe he didn't want to. But none of that really mattered.]
Have you ever met someone who can control a demon?
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So, knowing that, you came to spend some personal time with me~?
[ Merlin can't help but throw a teasing line Beel's way, curious about what kind of reaction he'll get like the gremlin he can be. Though at the other question, he nods. ]
But, it isn't easy. Typically, you'd need some kind of contra...ah, so a pact is like that, then? A method to control a demon?
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...No offense, but I live with the Avatar of Lust. Just because I can smell it doesn't mean anything anymore.
[MOVING ON.]
Sort of. It's an agreement. A human requests the power of a demon in exchange for something of theirs. Usually their soul, but it can be a lot of things.
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Merlin makes a show of looking briefly pouty when he says something like that for kicks, of course. All in good fun over here, buddy. ]
Hmm, yes. Demonic power for the exchange of someone's soul is one of the oldest cliché, but very common 'contract' I've ever heard of.
Well, I guess I'm not entirely surprised if someone ever becomes greedy with them. It sounds like there's a lot to gain~
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What you have to offer for a pact has to be worth a lot, or an agreement that's important enough that its fulfillment is worth a demon's control. Most people can barely manage one, let alone multiple powerful ones like Solomon does.
...
Can I ask you a question?
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[ Merlin does gives a considering hum, though.
Not surprising, is the thought regarding potential talent, because he's already making unfair comparisons to a certain someone who might have had that name, heh. At the question, though... ]
Why not? Many people come to me with many questions all the time.
[ He can't respond like a normal person ever, huh. ]