Perhaps it was because the Headless Knight’s chuckles were too grating, or that the obelisks were too important, the demons blocked the Death Knight, resuming their argument through thoughts. It wasn’t until two hours later that they came to an agreement.0

And that was considered efficient. It would’ve usually taken two months for hell to come to any agreement, even more annoyingly inefficient than Windsor’s House of Commons.0

They concluded that both sides would make compromises: the three highest-ranking demons would give away parts of their territory and sign an addendum clause in exchange for bringing their familiars to the underground catacombs. They would go after the newly appointed Death Knight and take the Book of Seals back, handing Shadow Nightmare to the Headless Knight.0

The black gateway in the dome of the catacombs trembled violently,...0