Andromalius and Luna returned to the Canterlot Castle. The princess had left the hell stallion alone to his devices, and he decided to spend some time alone, to think about everything that happened once more, this time including Inanna and the strange prophecy that apparently included him. He went to his room and locked it from the inside.

For a few moments, his mind was blank as he stood in the middle of the room, staring out the window without blinking. He sighed and went to his bed.

"What a fucked up life I now have..." he thought, getting onto his bed to relax for a bit. "First, I was turned into a fictional creature and brought into this land of... colorful ponies, now a horse succubus says I'm a new Demon Lord!" he paused to let out another sigh. "Ain't that fucking great, a week hasn't passed yet, and I'm already in a skyscraper's high shitpile."

"Don't you worry, dear Andromalius," Inanna spoke inside his head. "You'll have time to adjust. After all, you still have much to learn before you are able to do anything significant. Your power grows, but you need to learn how to control it."

"Oh, you again," Andromalius deadpanned, his mind ready for the onslaught of sexual jokes and whatever else the succubus had brought with her this time. "I have a small question... Why did you tell me all of this?"

"Of course I could've just sent you cryptic images, which you would've likely barely understood, but..." she let out a short laugh. "That would certainly make you more insane than you already are. I don't want to break your mind, after all," Inanna paused to let Andromalius digest the information. As she said the next words, her tone became apologetic: "Sorry for dumping everything on you in one go, I think I should've waited a bit until you got accustomed here."

"Coulda, woulda, shoulda..." the hell stallion rolled his eyes in irritation, realizing that he wouldn't have time to think alone. "Go on, I guess..."

"So, about learning..." Inanna paused to collect her thoughts. "You'll have to learn a ton of things, and that's an understatement. To rule us, you must be good at pretty much everything. Politics, economy, demonology, magic, history, and many other things that I'm too lazy to list."

"You've got to be fucking kidding me..." Andromalius groaned, having an urge to facepalm (or, in this case, facehoof) himself.

"Kidding? Bearing a foal from you will be an honor." Inanna giggled.

"Would you kindly stop with this crap?" the infernal stallion snarled, his nostrils flaring as the frown deepened on his face.

"Until you fuck me, nope," Inanna let out another girlish giggle.

"Even if I became a horse, it doesn't mean I'm ready to fuck one!" he snapped at her, growling, immensely frustrated by the fact that he couldn't get rid of the succubus.

"You'll get used to it sooner or later, Andro," the succubus assured him in a suggestive tone. "Speaking of sex, you'll have to stay away from Luna for a week. She's going to be in a very hard heat. A thousand years of isolation can do that to a mare."

"Heat?"

"Ah, you know nothing about the reproductive cycle of a pony, don't you?" Inanna rhetorically asked. "Well, let me give you a simple explanation. Ponies can be impregnated only on a heat, estrus, week. It happens twice in the summer, at the beginning and the end. Luna had missed the beginning, but her body can't wait for the end. That means she will be very, very, and I mean extremely, horny. Most certainly, she will try to, well..." she stifled a giggle. "Have your penis inside her vagina."

"Fuck..."

"Exactly! This simple act will most likely happen," Andromalius could sense her grin. "And Luna is afraid of it. She doesn't want to tell you about it, she's scared of what she thinks will happen. She thinks that you will leave her because of it. She considers you the only friend she has, the one that in some kind shares her fate. I think it has something to do with Stockholm syndrome."

"How do you know this?" Andromalius asked in confusion. It seemed that Inanna knew Luna better than he did, and he had spent more time with her than she did.

"Demons are masters at seeing others' emotions and thoughts. While your power hasn't awakened yet, I can feel Luna's thoughts through you. Not all, though, only those she was thinking about at the time, and only if you were close enough to her," Inanna explained.

"That is... impressive. How do I learn to do this?" Andromalius asked with interest, deciding to put the annoyance and irritation he had for the succubus aside for now.

"This ability will awake soon by itself. Well, think of it as a passive ability of yours. What you need to learn is magic. While you know some of the destructive magic, you know little to nothing about the neutral one. There is also dark magic, light magic, chaos magic. I think I don't have to explain what all of them do, you already know it.

"So, to properly begin your education, you will have to study at least six hours a day. While you can spend less time on history, geography and such, you need to spend a lot of time learning magic. It isn't simple words and formulas, but a power of your will and of your inner self as well. The magic will crush you if you don't will it to obey.

"So, it's all for now. I will be here if you need me."

Ten minutes had passed since the talk between Andromalius and Inanna. Luna called him to escort her to the throne room, where the day court would be held. Once again, the hell stallion had to put on a cloak to hide his fearsome features as not to disturb the attendees of the court and let it proceed peacefully.

"Feeling nervous, princess?" Andromalius asked, sensing her mood.

"Honestly, yes," Luna replied, then sighed. "It is my first court in a thousand years. Thankfully, I am more knowledgeable in modern etiquette, so it won't be as awkward as it would've been if I didn't venture to the library with thee."

"That was fruitful for me as well, princess," Andromalius nodded slightly. "I'm getting more understanding of your culture, thanks to those books."

"That is good, then." Luna smiled a bit.

Soon, the two arrived at the doors of the throne room. The two guards opened them, letting Luna and Andromalius pass. They were greeted by Celestia, who was preparing herself for the court.

"Hello, Luna." she smiled at her sister. With a more strained smile, she turned to the hell stallion. "Hello... Andromalius."

"Hello, Tia." Luna cheerfully replied to her sister, while Andromalius gave a polite nod. "With our courts combined, everything will be easier, dost not thou think?"

"It is worth a try, at the very least." Celestia nodded in agreement. "Well, the ponies will arrive in about fifteen minutes, so you better prepare yourselves."

The hall was beginning to fill up, many ponies readying themselves for the court. Nobles threw curious glances towards Luna and Andromalius but didn't dare ask anything in fear of possible repercussions. Everyone knew that the princesses were supreme, holding all the power, and questioning them might turn out bad.

"By the power invested in us, let the Court of Royal Sisters commence." the two sisters spoke in unison once everyone assembled.

"I apologize in advance for my style of speaking," Luna spoke, gaining the attention of all ponies. "It seemeth that Commonglang hath changed through time, and I am not accustomed to the changes and additions as of now."

Then, Celestia spoke. "Golden Horseshoe, please step forth before us," she half-asked half-commanded, her voice firm yet soft. She continued once a unicorn stallion dressed in a suit stepped forth: "State your business."

"On the behalf of the Miners Guild, I ask for an increased funding," he said. "We have a shortage of instruments and safety equipment. We will able to provide the kingdom with iron and gold further, as well as with gems if better instruments become affordable to us."

Celestia nodded after a few moments of considering: "Your request will be fulfilled, Golden Horseshoe. We have already received the needed paperwork. Thank you, you may return to your place."

"Thank you, your majesty," the stallion gave a polite bow and went back to his seat.

"Silver Stone, step forth," Luna spoke next, looking at the list of attendees.

A unicorn stallion with white fur and silver mane took a step forward. His cutie mark was a spear and a sword.

"State your business," Luna ordered.

"Your majesty, let me introduce myself first," he spoke, his voice slightly coarse. "I am the previous captain of the Solar Guard, and now I work at the office of Equestrian Ordinance Department," the stallion explained and paused. The princess nodded, allowing him to continue. "I am concerned about creating a parallel branch of our guard, the new Night Guard. Why would that be necessary?"

"The new branch is created to provide the safety of Equestria during the time of night," Luna explained. "Unfortunately, even the best members of the Solar Guard aren't qualified enough to serve during nighttime, so the Night Guard will take their place." she paused, letting the information be digested by all attending ponies. "The creation of a new branch will also allow nocturnal ponies to work at their preferable time of day."

"Thanks for the answer, your majesty," Silver bowed and looked up soon once again. "But I have one more to ask."

"Proceed, then," Luna nodded, gesturing with her hoof, looking at the stallion with interest.

"Well, I was allowed to see the list of volunteers. And I saw a name that was... strange. May I ask who Andromalius is?" he looked at the cloaked stallion that stood behind Luna's seat. The hell stallion remained unmoving, not looking in the direction of Silver Stone, standing still with his body tense. Not knowing what to do, he decided not to do anything provocative, be it a simple glance or a slight move. He had no idea what the nobility of Equestria was like, but he was sure false rumors and possible accusations might follow if he did anything strange by their standards.

"Andromalius is my personal guard, who standeth by my side at all times," Luna explained patiently. "Without his allowance, I cannot reveal his personal information, if thou art asking for that."

"If I remember correctly," Silver continued after a small nod. "Only three volunteered to join the Night Guard as of now. The fourth one, Andromalius, seemingly came from nowhere. I am concerned about it, your majesty. Maybe my question isn't... correct, but what exactly is he? Why is he wearing a cloak?"

"He hath his own reasons. However, if thou wantest, thou canst ask him thyself,." Luna replied, keeping her calm.

"So, Andromalius..." Silver Stone turned his eyes to the hell stallion, looking at him directly. "Will you answer the questions?"

Andromalius allowed himself to look at the stallion. The faces of both were unreadable. The hell stallion's features were hidden well under the cloak, only two fiery eyes looking from under the hood, and the face of Silver Stone was neutral, displaying neither kindness nor hostility. After a few moments of thinking, Andromalius replied with a shake of his head. He was informed that his mouth didn't move like it was supposed to, instead it rarely moved at all, only emitting growls when the words were spoken. So, he decided to stay silent in presence of other than Luna and Celestia.

"Alright..." Silver showed interest and suspicion in his eyes but soon regained his mask of total neutrality. "Princess Luna, thank you for your answers."

"Thou may return to thy place if there isn't anything else thou wouldst like to talk about, Silver Stone," Luna said, looking at him with the same neutral expression.

"There is nothing else, your majesty," Silver spoke, bowed, and returned to his place.

The rest of the court passed rather quickly. Andromalius was watching over the hall, catching a few curious glances or stares here and there. Some ponies were more interested than others, but no one else but Silver Stone asked anything about the infernal stallion.

After the court ended, Luna asked Andromalius to come to her bedchambers for a private talk.

"She sure wants you to bang her hard," Inanna was fast to react to the news.

"I fucking doubt it," Andromalius harshly replied. "Please, stop making these jokes, I'm sick of them already!"

"What did you expect? A succubus is like a mare in heat, but much, much worse. Constant urge to have sex isn't easy to live with, if you didn't know," Inanna giggled.

"I think I don't want to know," Andromalius shivered. By the time he had thought about it, he was already halfway to Luna's bedchamber.

"A wise decision, Andro," Inanna chuckled. "Well, let's see if Luna wants you to sate her carnal lust or not."

Luna was sitting in an armchair, another one was in front of her. Nothing like a table was between the two armchairs. She was slightly fidgeting in place, her ears twitching as she exercised deep breaths.

Her bedchambers were a little smaller than Celestia's but much more decorated. Symbols of the night could be seen everywhere, the colors were black, different shades of blue, and white. The room didn't have any big windows, instead, there were narrower and taller windows.

After long moments of waiting, a soft knock came from the door.

"Enter," Luna said, her voice calm and under control, unlike her body. Unsurprisingly, it was Andromalius who entered the bedchambers after she granted the permission.

"Please, take a sit, Andromalius. I have something to talk to thee about," Luna nervously nodded at the empty armchair.

"She's going to say that you're nightmarishly sexy, dear Andromalius," Inanna giggled. Andromalius groaned silently in response but didn't speak to her, deciding to deal with her once he was done with whatever the princess had for him.

"Yes, your majesty?" he asked her once he took his place.

"Um, there is one thing I want to talk to thee about..." Luna began, her voice betraying her thoughts, stuttering like a schoolgirl talking to her crush. "Uh, what dost thou know about our cycle of reproduction?"

"Just... enough, why?"

"Well, um... Tomorrow my cycle starts, and, um... Well, I shall be very... sexually aroused, and, well, I want to avoid jumping at thee in my lust. I want thee to stay away for some time, Andromalius."

An awkward silence fell on the two as the hell stallion digested the information. It turned out that Inanna was right in one thing, Luna indeed feared to do something wrong.

"I understand, princess," Andromalius nodded, slightly bewildered by the statement but hiding it. To him, Luna was uncomfortably open with talking about it. "And even if you suddenly do it, I won't hold a grudge, and you won't stop being my friend."

"Thou... considerest me thy friend?" Luna asked with a spark of hope in her eyes.

"You treated me like you would treat any pony," Andromalius replied with a slight smile, confident in his words. "You are the one who gave me a chance. You're helping me get accustomed to this world, and I am very thankful for that."

"I... Thanks. I too consider thee a friend of mine." Luna smiled. "OH THE MOST JOYOUS OF OCCASIONS!" she happily exclaimed, jumped and hugged Andromalius. He was taken aback by it but didn't resist. Instead, he hugged her back despite it feeling slightly strange. He indeed called her a friend. He considered her one, and besides, he had no one else in this strange new world. At the edge of his mind, there was something else, a connection to her, and yet he couldn't grasp it, couldn't understand it just yet.

"I will be here for you when you need me, princess," he told her despite his confusing thoughts.

"Please, call me Luna."

"Of course... Luna," Andromalius nodded, his smile widening.

"And now—" Inanna began.

"Fuck off, I'm having a moment here with my friend." the hell stallion cut her off harshly, not allowing her to continue with another sexual remark he was sure she was going to make. "A friend without benefits, I must add."

After everything that had happened, Andromalius went back to his room. The day wasn't tiresome for him, but he decided to take a short nap. The rest of his day was free anyway and he had nothing better to do even if he wanted. Of course, he could read a book but he didn't feel like it yet. He needed some time for himself, even if it was just a simple nap.

Taking his helmet off finally, he rubbed his head with a hoof. His head was bald, lacking any fur or mane at all, or any kind of bony growth like the most of his body was. The helmet was made of dark steel, and when it wasn't heated, it looked like a helmet of old silver. The embedded unicursal hexagram, however, was as red as if it was heated constantly, almost glowing.

Sighing in relief, Andromalius placed his helmet on the chest of drawers, then got in the bed and closed his eyes. He fell asleep a few minutes later.

Andromalius opened his eyes and found himself standing on the black shore of lava sea. There could be seen volcanoes in the distance, as well as more lava. The sky was orange, blotted with clouds of black.

"Welcome to the Hell, Andromalius." a familiar voice spoke from behind. He sharply turned around, readying his magic but instead of using it stopped.

There she was, Inanna, the succubus. Half-lidded, her eyes looked at him with lust that was barely contained inside her. No matter what her intentions were, Andromalius wasn't comfortable with it.

"How did I get here?" he asked warily.

"Don't worry, you are sleeping in your bed at Canterlot Castle." the succubus replied, stepping closer. "This is just what I imagined to show you. Yes, I can get into others' dreams, mostly to molest their owners, sexually of course."

"Alright... So, what do you need from me now?" the hell stallion asked, looking directly at her.

"Fuck me, of course." Inanna chuckled, turned around and raised her tail, allowing him to take a look at her privates.

"God damn you, Inanna!" Andromalius turned his head away from the succubus, his black cheeks flushing with color. "Really?"

"Well, it would be a nice addition, but no." Inanna giggled, then turned around, now facing Andromalius. "You can turn your head towards me, mister innocence."

"Do you know that you are actually annoying?" Andromalius groaned, looking into her eyes, anger present in both his eyes and voice.

"As if your teenage mind actually minds fucking a person of opposite gender." she rolled her eyes. "One day you'll ask for my booty, and you know it."

Andromalius groaned in irritation, fighting the urge to punch her.

"You didn't say no." Inanna winked, continuing to tease him.

"Don't we have something more important?"

"Yes, we do. But we have a lot of time for that."

"Just get to the important part." Andromalius rolled his eyes once more.

"Like my private ones?" Inanna giggled.

"GOD FUCKING... UUUUGH!" the hell stallion facehoofed very hard.

"Alright, we indeed have something important to do." Inanna became more serious much to the gratitude of Andromalius. "At first, I'm going to tell you about different demon sub-races.

"First, and the weakest ones, are Imps. They look like this." Inanna projected an image. The imp looked exactly like those in the HoMM 5 game: small, fat, pink, they had tiny wings, small rectangular eyes, and an annoyingly long tongue.

"They're even uglier than I thought," Andromalius commented on their appearance, which was far more realistic than a decade old game could provide. More realistic than he needed, that much was true.

"They're fucking dumb as well." Inanna chuckled. "Well, I think I don't have to explain anything else about the sub-races' appearance. That game of your you so like to play shows us extremely well, except that succubi are equines, and no demon has seen any of your tier-five Inferno creatures, such as Hell Chargers, Nightmares or Hell Stallions.

"Well, and you can call us all 'un-upgraded'. Those demons with flames look really fine by me, but there isn't anyone that has such flame, only you do. I should also mention that you are the first one to be equine besides succubi and incubi, by the way."

"Incubi?"

"They are stallion versions of succubi. They look almost like us, but they have one shorter horn, and their tails are shorter as well. Their eyes are a little different, too." Inanna explained. "So, that is all about the sub-races for now."

"That is... easy to remember," Andromalius said with some doubt. "Anyways... I wanted to ask you one thing. Your armor is familiar to me, but I don't remember where I saw it..."

"Oh, this?" Inanna pointed at her helmet. "Well, there was a being in your game, I think she's called Biara or something like that. Her armor looks cool and makes me even more sexy. And that symbol of six-pointed star..." she made a dreamy look. "Demons are damn hot with all these accessories!"

Andromalius rolled his eyes, knowing that he should've expected some sort of a suggestive or outright sexual remark somewhere within the conversation even after Inanna became more serious.

"What?" Inanna asked, breaking him out of his thoughts. "Even Rarity would've said that you look stunning with that helmet of yours!"

"Rarity? Who's that?" the hell stallion asked, puzzled. "Or what?"

"Oh, do you remember those six mares with their magical jewelry?" Inanna asked. Andromalius slowly nodded in reply, looking at her with interest. "Well, one of them, the white unicorn with curly purple mane, has been having a few very hot dreams including you."

"WHAAAAAAAAT?!" Andromalius yelled, his eyes widening. "FUCKING INSANE CRAZY HORSESHIT!"

"You have quite a voice." Inanna rubbed her ringing ears after the hell stallion stopped yelling and was just looking at her in bewilderment. "Ahem. Well, Rarity is a very kinky mare. She has many fetishes, and one of them includes a wild pony-like beast ravaging her until she can't feel her legs. You're just a perfect image for Rarity: seemingly wild, certainly pony-like, big, muscular. And she's been imagining you with a penis of a really good size." she winked. "One that would certainly suit your body's size."

"Oh, unholy fuckery..." Andromalius muttered, closing his eyes and rubbing his temples. "And how do you know this?"

"Well, wet dreams are something that both incubi and succubi can and like to visit to sate our hunger for lust." Inanna chuckled. "And once I find out your dirty fantasies..." she looked at the hell stallion seductively. "You will be fully mine!"

Andromalius shivered. "Thanks, now I won't sleep at all."

Author's Notes:

Inanna's appearance.