Anthony fell for what felt like forever.
Finally-
His body struck the ground.
Silence followed.
The forest was cursed. Beasts prowled. Even high-ranking devils avoided it.
A powerless infant had no chance.
Or so they thought.
The Chains Awaken
As Anthony lay dying, his tiny heart slowing, something ancient stirred within him.
From his back-
black demonic chains erupted, wrapping around trees, roots, and stone.
Chains stopped the monsters
Shielded him from the beasts.
The chains moved on their own, like living guardians.
A trait inherited from Lilith herself.
A power she never realized could be passed on.
The chains cocooned Anthony, hiding him deep within the forest.
And there-
He lived
Lucifer never announced his existence.
Never gave him a title.
To the world, Lucifer had only one son
Anthony grew up in the shadows of the Underworld.
Don't know who he is
Don't know what he is
Don't know where he is
No one trained him.
No one defended him.
And every time he looked at the sky,he thought how the world outside is.
Anthony to himself- A Silent Conversation
One night, Anthony finally spoke.
Anthony:
"why was I born?"
"Who am I?"
The Forest That Should Have Killed Him
Twenty years.
That was how long Anthony Edward Lucifer survived in the cursed forest-
a place where even the devil hates to come
His body was scarred.
His power-still nonexistent.
No demonic aura.
No pressure.
Only will.
He survived by instincts, and by the demonic chains that appeared only when death was near-never when he wanted them.