Chapter 70

"Slap me," Isobel said.

"What?" Chris exclaimed.

"Pinch me. Goose me. Something to wake me up, because I think the gremlin over there just said you were Hell's King."

"Yeah. I kind of am."

"All hail the new Dark Lord!" exclaimed the green minion.

"Did you kill your father while I was passed out?" she asked.

"No."

"Did your mother tear out his entrails and choke him with them?" Which, given the last thing she recalled involved Lucifer taunting Morgana, was highly likely.

"Nope, but that would have been enjoyable."

"Did he die in battle?"

"I wish. But no, he's not dead. On the contrary, he is very much alive, just not here anymore. And before you ask, he came to see me, said he was retiring, and handed me the job, then left on vacation with Gaia."