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"How do I explain this... You see, there are only the Yozi in Hell. Them and Vitriol but that's not important now. Everything in Hell, that is not vitriol, is a piece of the Yozi. The buildings, the food, the wildlife and even us. There's something called the Descending Hierarchy in Hell. How each thing fits into the pecking order. At the very top, or bottom, however you look at it, are the Yozi themselves. Below them are the Unquestionable, the beings you know as Demons of the Third Circle. The Unquestionable are the souls of the Yozi."
"The Yozi have multiple souls?"
"S-So do you my lord."
"WHAT?!"
Markolab nods in Jets mind.
"He's right, you know. Mortals have two souls."
The boss-ape continues.
"Yes. But back to the matter at hand. The Unquestionable are as their name implies. They are directly connected to the Yozi. Their orders are absolute and undeniable. And each of them are as mighty as the greatest gods in Heaven, perhaps more. They are unfathomably powerful. So much so that each of them have seven distinct souls expressing one facet of their being. These are Second Circle demons, the citizens of Hell. They must obey the Unquestionable but they still have several rights and can order us, "normal" demons around. We are demons of the First Circle. And our status is that of "serf". We have few rights, we must obey all laws and everyone above us in the Hierarchy. But it's still not as bad as being a slave or just a Malfean beast. They have no rights to speak of."
Jet asked Markolab if he had anything to add to that since he remained silent for all that.
"Only what these "tourists" wouldn't know. You actually have a place in the Hierarchy yourself. One the Yozi made especially for you. The status of "Peer". It comes with all the rights of a Citizen. With none of the obligations, save for obedience towards the Unquestionable and the Yozi."
"So much for not being a servant of the Demon Princes..."
"If you don't like it, simply don't go to Hell. But you would be missing out on your estate."
Jet shook his head and returned his attention to the apes.
"I think I lost my train of thought somewhere. How do you "commoner" demons relate to the Yozis actually?"
"We are made by Second and Third Circle demons, usually for specific purposes. The Yozi rarely make us. Consciously at least. If the Unquestionable are the souls of the Yozi, and the citizens are aspects of these souls, then you may see us as individual "thoughts" of the Yozi. Basically whenever gang wars break out in Malfeas it's one of the Demon Princes having an internal debate. Conflicting thoughts clashing against each other. And because we are so loosely connected to the Hierarchy we can die by the millions and it won't affect anything. But any significant change in a citizen or above will have an effect on the Yozi down the line."
"And how do you know all this? Do you have demon schools where they teach this or something?"
