150. Cute!

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"Okay, no jokes now, please. Let's get serious and deal with this mess. The Living Tribunal probably does have the authority to make us leave." He brought back a serious look and faced the Living Tribunal.

"LT, can I defend myself?" Hector asked him, shortening his name.

Suddenly, Living Tribunals' heads turned, and the one with covered eyes spoke, "You have destroyed the order within this universe. Created an imbalance that has made it tilt towards being more good."

"So you're saying that I did such an amazing job that good now overpowers evil? Nice," Hector thumped his chest in pride.

But the Living Tribunal was not enjoying it, "You killed the destruction aspect of the Phoenix Force, one of the multiversal cosmic being important to maintain the balance. Now you wish to kill Galactus, another force of nature."

Diana spoke at that, "But he eats planets with living beings on them. He kills billions at a time,"

Once again, the heads turned, and the one with the whole covered face voiced, "I am not guided by any personal motivation or desires. I do what is determined to be the greater interest of the universe. For greater interest, the sacrifice of millions of lives for the sake of billions more, or even billions for the sake of trillions, is acceptable."

Hector scoffed, "Well, then you have no right to stop me since I outrank even you in terms of cosmic power. Who are you to decide that this universe needs more bad than good? Your duty is to keep the universe from collapsing, not managing its balance."

The normal face spoke, "As the being above all, the one who passes impartial judgement above all, I keep in mind all other cosmic entities and their role. Lord Chaos and Master Order watch over the balance, and to ensure one of them doesn't overpower the other, I must maintain a balance. Now, the In-Betweener shall keep the cosmos in balance for them."

Now, Hector was a man who understood comics, but not to such a deep level that he would know every single cosmic entity. "If you are a judge, then don't you give people a chance to prove their innocence?"

"I do, and hence, I shall award you the right to a reprieve. You have 24 hours to fix your mistakes and receive my judgement,"

Hector just shrugged, "I don't want to kill Galactus, but rather restrain him and control him. So I'm not breaking any laws,"

"By intervening in his work and attempting to dictate his life disrupts the natural order, as you should not be in this universe."

Hector argued again, "What if I create planets to feed Galactus?"

"Yet, the planets which should be destroyed will stay, and the In-Betweener will have to intervene. You three have no argument to make. As beings from outside this multiverse, you have tainted this one. I must banish you,"

"WOOF Wuv bow bow wawawa waoooooo..."

Hector saw Moony suddenly jumping in front of Diana as if defending her and angrily barking at the Living Tribunal. ~Stay away from her, pepeless man, or I will call the wrath of my old grandpa! Daddy finally found one; I MUST PROTECT!~

Hector was amazed, "You can do that? Call the big G here?"

"Wuf!" Moony just scoffed. Today, he was sassy, Moony.

"Yes, you can't send Diana back. She's got no place to go. Her universe was destroyed." He argued as well.

"She can stay, as her effect on this reality is limited. But you and he must go. Hear my judgement now. The cosmic tribunal has made a decision. Hector King Washington and Moony shall be removed from the multiverse."

However, nothing actually happened. The Living Tribunal was not going to walk up to him or physically kill him. He had the entire universe in his palms; he could make things happen by just willing them to happen. Yet, there was a clear absence of any action.

"Oh, hello there, Lord Inquisitor. It seems you're in a bit of a pickle,"

And then, out of nowhere, another voice came, one very well recognised by Hector. A new being had appeared, and he was sitting on the Living Tribunal's shoulder, smiling the whole time.

The man was as handsome as they come, wearing a suit as well, but the one particular thing about him was his wings on the back. On top of that, the Living Tribunal seemed to have stopped moving.

Hector sighed, "What are you doing here, Lord Lucifer Morningstar?"

*Woosh*

He appeared right in front of Diana and smirked, "Oh my, you have a great choice, my pure friend."

"Ehm... no, we're not dating... yet." He clarified quickly not to make her feel awkward.

"Yet is the keyword here, Hector. Well, boss Satan sent me to deliver something to you. So here you go, care for him on your own, please."

Lucifer, out of nowhere, brought out a little naked kid with green hair and a pacifier in his mouth. He handed him to Hector, "Take care, and oh, consider this matter settled."

He flew back, first patting Moony and then sitting on the Living Tribunal's shoulder. He started whispering something, "Oye, do you hear me, you lowly insect? We hold the authority over the Omniverse, that man over there; if you destroy his body, his soul will destroy this reality. My boss decided to give this universe to Hector as a playground; don't you ruin it now.

"Be a good boy and resolve this matter, or else, even the One Above All can't save you," [A/N: Imagine it Eren style talk.]

*WOOSH*

In a small cloud of fire, Lucifer vanished from the spot, leaving behind the mystery baby. It was constantly staring at Hector's face, the eyes continuously shining. Both seemed to be communicating.

~Don't do it,~

But the child did, *PFOO* He threw away the pacifier and shouted, "DADDA!"

*BAM*

Hector didn't even take a second to throw the baby away, letting it float in the vacuum. Diana quickly rushed and held him, "What are you doing? He's just a baby, your baby."

( ˘︹˘ )

Angry, Hector smacked the baby on the head, "HAHA, no, Diana, I have no child, I'm a bloody virgin. Nor is this a real kid; he's Beelzebub, a demon lord from hell, older than the known multiverse, billions of years old. He went on an adventure in this baby form and has since then kept it, I guess."

Diana also felt disgusted for holding it so intimately, so she left it floating, but then she turned to Hector and asked seriously, "You're a VIRGIN?"

"I am... no... I mean... Ugh... yes, I am,"

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There was now silence as Diana stared at his face awkwardly. Hector stared daggers at Beelzebub, deciding on punishment for it. Most women hate virgins, after all.

However, "Haha... oh my god. And you're supposed to be third in command of the top hell? That's gotta make you the purest hell lord. That's so cute,"

For the first time in millions of years, today, Hector felt like blushing, and let's just say, he was terrible at hiding it. His face glimmered with a wide, perfect smile as he rubbed his long beard.

No woman ever called him cute. All the time, it was something related to his body or his status. Today, it changed.

After millions of years, he again felt something in his chest. A feeling he had long forgotten. The irregular beating of his human heart in this body. That emotional rush came from the compliment and seeing her smile so elegantly. Both were just looking into each other's eyes as they kept giggling.

He was not dumb and realised it quickly, ~Is this... love? Is she into me?~

"AYAAAA!"

However, Hector and Diana's moment was destroyed by Beelzebub's cries. They looked and found the baby demon was under attack from Moony. The good boy was angry because he destroyed his dad's reputation. Hence, Beelzebub was forced to use his pacifier for defence, like it was a shield.

Hector lifted the baby up, "What are you doing here? I want the truth,"

The boy stole his gaze, "aya aya ooo uwa,"

*WOOSH*

He held him upside down by one leg and shook him, "TRUTH! STOP WITH THIS GIBBERISH!"

"I WAS KICKED OUT!"

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