The great demon Lecherous sat at the edge of his worshipper's campsite. Aspirant, the demon's right hand man, used a strip of leather to put the finishing touches on his mentor's freshly sharpened horns. Servants of Lecherous and Aspirant carried their tools back to a tent which was nearby. Yet more servants took over as Aspirant stood back to inspect the symmetry of his work. Fire, ash and cinder rolled from Lecherous' jaws as it always had while servants scrubbed his skin with water, polished his claws and horns with wax and finally rubbed scented oil into his chest, back, arms and legs.
Aspirant accepted a parchment from one of his personal servants and read aloud, "Great and formidable Lecherous, we are honored that you have accepted our challenge. We send to you our strongest champion who will arrive only hours after you receive this letter."
"Hours," Lecherous exhaled a full breath and inhaled before continuing, "we will wait for what choice do we have?" Fire, ash and cinder rolled from his jaws as it always had. As soon as Lecherous had finished his sentence, a servant hearded several dozen goat past. Aspirant and the servants tending to Lecherous immidiately sprung forth and guided the dirty animals away from their master and mentor.
"Aspirant," The hulking beast spoke patiently. His protege turned and offered his full attention. "That hurder will be dealt with accordingly."
"Absolutely." Aspirant bowed, turned and jogged after his target.
With their task done, the servants who surrounded mighty Lecherous stepped away and stood at the ready beside his lavish throne. The ornate perch had been removed from his throne room and relocated at the edge of camp in anticipation of greeting their honorable guest.
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