Might of Ephraim

Abaddon wore a relatively unassuming look as he dealt with the scrutiny he was currently being subjected to by his entire family. 

"He asked me to make him a monster so vile and terrible that enemies would cower in fear from his mere arrival.

It was my first time turning someone into a monster when they already had an existing body, but I think it worked out well."

His eyes suddenly drifted towards Jasmine and Claire and he offered them a small smile.

"I gave your mother the same offer, but she refused me of course."

"Did she say something like, 'I only want you to look at me when I'm at my best and most beautiful' ?" Claire guessed. 

"No comment." Abaddon chuckled. 

'She totally did.' Both girls thought at once. 

Samyaza gritted his teeth imperceptibly as he let the humiliation of what just happened set in. 

His son had actually been struck first!