The Devil Wore A Brown Suit

 “Sam, do you think she is coming back?” KoKo asked as he sat at the bar.

The three misfits sat at the bar waiting to hear anything about Perdition. She left with Chaos six months ago. She has abandoned them.

“She will, KoKo.” He says. Sam continues to wipe down the bar. Sam only wanted to help Perdition. He hoped by not telling her what her true purpose was and how she got out of the void he was protecting her.

She wasn’t as weak as he thought. Sam had taken care of the unholy ones for so long that he sometimes forgot that he cannot control every detail of other people’s existence. The truth was, he hoped she would come back, but he understood if she rode off into the sunset with Chaos.

Mayhem felt that he had failed everyone. He could’ve spoken up in the beginning, but he was focused on his children. Mayhem only wanted them back. His heart was in the right place, but honesty would’ve been the best course. 

 “We failed her,” Mayhem says.  “No. We failed Camilla Dawn. We have to focus on making that right.”

      The Frog Pen Bar had not changed in the last six months. It was all still the same, except for the fact there was a demon that had taken up permanent residence. KoKo stayed behind to attempt to fix this mess. It was a mess.

Perdition was gone. She had most of her memories back. She had spent the last six months trying to locate her mother. She no longer was concerned with the topside or their problems with Damnation.

“Let it burn,” she told Chaos. She no longer believed anything a human said. She was done with all of them. It thrilled chaos to have her. He had been in love with her since he first saw her in the void.

He was able to manipulate the stone to give her only the memories he wanted her to have. After all, he was the one that took her memories. He needed time to set the stage before she arrived topside. He needed the time to make sure he was the one who walked away with her. 

     Sam Gallows wanted to save Perdition. He wanted her to have everything a queen should have. He knew she had a purpose on topside. He knew she was supposed to lead them. He could only imagine the lies and twisted truths Chaos was stirring up.

selfish asshole. Mayhem was a calm and caring soul. He had hoped Mayhem and Perdition would work things out. He knew it would be hard to forgive him for walking out of the void and leaving

would never forgive him. Mayhem lied to her. In Perditions

worse than actual hell. It was a place made

had a lot of power as a group, but they needed their

kill them. Daniel could not protect them from her wrath. Perdition was much stronger than anyone thought she would be. She had both the power of the apple and the power of the Judas tree.

to show Perdition exactly the right path. He wasn’t sure if he was the right person for the

to himself. JJ knew more about the void and the powers Perdition had than anyone else. Yes, JJ, he thought as he kept wiping the bar in the

met JJ when he first came to topside. Sam was married to Camilla Dawn at the time. She was a vibrant young witch, and they were very much in

were young and madly in love. Sam stood by Camilla

obsession with the void and dark magic ultimately landed her in the void with Perdition.     

couldn’t take it. He left her and took their children. He fled to New Orleans. He wanted to keep the children safe from Camilla Dawn.

the Marigny side of New Orleans. Sam felt the children were safe with him there. An older Haitian woman owned the place and allowed Sam and the children to stay there in exchange he worked in the bar and helped with

When Labith arrived to help Sam, Mrs. Bee warned Labith not to fuck Sam over. She frightened Labith. Sam knew he

Samuel?” Labith asked Sam. She stood in the doorway of the small apt Mrs. Bee provided for Sam

apartment nice for the kids. “You know why you are here, Labith. Do not play dumb with me. Camilla Dawn is dangerous. She is obsessed with Perdition and Damnation.” Sam ran his fingers through his hair. “How could you let Damnation out of hell? How could you trap Perdition?  Camilla is obsessed with getting her out. She is losing her

by Sam. Labith was an old one. Descendant

  “Labith the great watcher, that’s you, right? Do something. I want my family back

but you might not like it. There is a price for everything. You know that.” Labith responded to

know it.” He responded.

“Sam, you okay?” KoKo asks. Sam snapped back to the