>>6181567“So, if you don’t mind my asking, what exactly are you doing to try to prep for Towa and Dabura’s eventual schemes?” you inquire of Beelzebub. “Anything I can help with? …Also, think you have any grub to spare? Could kinda use a bite or two.”
“Hah! Sure, this way.” Beelzebub replies as he leads you back toward the main castle area, with the two of you chatting along the way. “The way I see it, they’re planning to both consolidate my father’s hold on the entire Demon Realm, and then get the Makaioshin’s aid in ‘rebalancing’ the cosmic scales so the Demon Realm becomes the figurative top of it all. What I’ve been trying to do is gather up my support base and expand it with the people they’ve been pushing around to make their plan happen. It… hasn’t always been that successful.” He rubs the back of his head as he admits that.
“Why not? Are people really that eager to go back to Dabura’s rule?” you question.
“Kinda… it’s more that he’s one of the few that has the kind of imposing presence to get most in power to fall in line. I could go around bonking the heads of those who tried to start crap up in the mortal realms all day, I could knock some heads together until they finally start talking things through, I could even take on challenges certain people made to my time on the throne all the time, but the fact of the matter is… they wouldn’t try that with my father. Even that lil’ upstart Gomah would think twice about challenging him.” Beelzebub crosses his arms. “…The fact that they’ve tapped into the status of Demon Gods is also going to make people start falling in line.”
“So it’s just… might makes right to these people?” you ask with a frown.
“Partially, but not just physical strength, it’s strength of will, resolve, methods of indimidation, even natural charisma. The best moves I can make against my father at this point aren’t going to be in open conflict, at least not like this, but rather in showing he’s still the same flawed individual that ended up in service to Babidi.” Beelzebub lets out a sigh. “Which… is a bit of an uphill battle, lemme tell you. It has produced results though. While they might have gotten the King of this realm gobbled up by Ozotto, it wasn’t as clean a display as they wanted. I was able to gather up many of the disgruntled members of his family and forces.”
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