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The black-haired demon was in town to get some takeout from Madam Scream's when he saw Mammon on the streets, probably leaving his work at Majolish. However, the witches approached the white-haired demon making him cautious of what will happen because when it comes to Mammon and the witches, it doesn't really end well. After a few minutes of observing his brother, he noticed Mammon's body language became agitated and restless. Lucifer was about to leave the vicinity when he notice a green smoke coming from the latter demon. In the aftermath of the smoke, he saw Mammon's body shrink to a toddler size. The elder brother quickly approaches the group of witches for inquiry.
"What do you think you're doing?" Lucifer looked at them threateningly. He saw a toddler Mammon sitting on the ground, having a soft spot for his baby brother, due to his instinct he immediately picked Mammon up.
"The idiotic scumbag challenged us in a bet and he has the nerve to play dirty!" One of the witches snarled at the Avatar of Pride. "Be grateful that's the only thing we did to him! The curse will only last for 48 hours but it is irreversible, even you as the strongest avatar can't reverse it."
The witch continued. "Also, just a heads up, his memories and behavior are based on his age so he doesn't have any memory of his current situation." After that, the group vanished into thin air making Lucifer sigh in frustration.
"Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you?" Lucifer soothed his brother's white hair.
"I'm okay!" Mammon grinned. He is a cheerful child who loves to humor his brother. The white-haired demon squished his big brother's cheek and asked. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, just a bit tired. Let's get going."
After that incident, the duo quickly went to Madam Scream's to buy some treats. Knowing his little brother at this age, Mammon cherishes sweet delicacies, particularly a certain angel's delicacies so when the two went inside the shop Mammon quickly ran in front of the display stand. His big blue eyes looked at the sweets in fascination and interest.
"Lulu, Are we going to buy some sweets?" Mammon looked at him curiously with those big blue eyes of his making Lucifer's heart flutter in affection.
"Yes, you may choose one and I'll order it," Lucifer responded.
"Oh, only one?" The toddler pouted. "Can I have two, please?" He asked his big brother using those puppy eyes while showing his two fingers.
"Fine but two sweets only, okay?" Lucifer can't really say no to his favorite brother, huh? Mammon jumped in joy and quickly made up his mind about what sweet he will be having. After ordering and paying at the cashier, they both left the shop.
"Luci, where are we?" A small voice asked. The Avatar of Pride crouched down to meet the younger demon's height.
"This place is called Devildom." Lucifer explained softly. "This is the new place that we're staying."
"Oh, okay." The younger demon whispered. Mammon at the age of four years old (or based on the human age) is an energetic child but also a quiet and terrified kid because of different circumstances due to his past experiences under the care of the Archangel, Michael.
"Let's go home." Lucifer offered his hand which the younger demon grabbed in return then, both of them started walking. "Our brothers are probably waiting for us."
"We have other brothers other than Mr. Cookie?" Mammon looked up to him. At a young he got the habit of giving nicknames to those people he is fond of: Lucifer is "Lulu" and is the one who started calling him "Luci", and apparently Mr. Cookie is Simeon because the angel often bakes cookies and delicacies.
"Yes, we do. We have five other brothers."
"Woah, that's a lot."
Back when they were still angels, Mammon had only Lucifer and Simeon as his circle of brothers. There were others angels in the Celestial Realm, of course, but he doesn't really pay attention to any of them.
While walking, a few demon eyes are staring at them. Well, it's not every day they see the Avatar of Pride walking with a toddler, who is the Avatar of Greed. Lucifer can hear his brother muttering "pretty" while looking at the scenery along their walk.
The witches might be bluffing when they said that it was a powerful curse, Lucifer can probably reverse it anytime but, where's the fun in that? His brothers finally has the chance to meet younger Mammon and Lucifer can give him the childhood he deserves.
Not every angel in the Celestial Realm is aware that there is also abuse and violence going on in their realm. This issue happens behind closed doors where no one can see what is happening and unfortunately, Mammon was one of those victims. Michael is the complete opposite of Lucifer as they said; the Archangel prefers to talk when he is angry rather than use physical punishments. However, something must have triggered his tranquil personality.
"We're here." The eldest announced.
Just as they entered the gate, Mammon was awed and can't help to express his astonishment, confusion, and being scared. Sure, they live in a small house back in the Celestial Realm because there were only 3 of them at that time. But this? This is huge! To the little Avatar of Greed, this is already a mansion and a scary one. Bats can be seen flying from the trees nearby and a large moon near the house.
When Lucifer was about to open the front door when he felt Mammon wiggle from his arms, wanting to be put down. Mammon quickly went behind his brother's legs as if he was hiding from someone or something. The eldest crouched down to talk with his baby brother.
"Why are you hiding?"
"What if they don't like me?" Mammon looked down while fiddling with his hands.
"Then, I'll deal with them. " Lucifer replied with a straight face.
The expression made the little one feel a shiver down his spine. He doesn't recognize this Lucifer in front of him. The big brother he knows is the gentle one and caring towards him; the one who always gives him a tender smile.
"You're scary." The tiny avatar spoke candidly.
This surprised Lucifer, but at the same time, it didn't surprise him at all. Mammon is blunt as a child so he was expecting that, but what shocks him is that even in this form, Mammon is still scared of the eldest just like the adult Mammon. The black-haired demon sighed. He really needs to work on his personality, huh?
"Sorry about that." Lucifer apologizing is a rare sight to see, indeed. "If they are mean to you, just tell me, okay?"
When both demons entered the house, the Avatar of Gluttony can be seen walking down the stairs. Despite Lucifer's big coat, Beel still saw a small bundle of white hair behind his back; making him confused. When he reached the bottom of the stairs, he decided to greet the eldest demon.
"Welcome back!" Beel greeted and Lucifer nodded in response. "What's that behind your back?"
The eldest can sense the distress coming from the little demon, he took a deep breath, contemplating whether to tell or not to tell Beel about it. Making up his mind, he looked over his shoulder and spoke directly to the little one.
"Would like to come out and meet one of your brothers?" Lucifer asked. He can feel a small hand clutching at his coat, but he still encourages his little brother to come out.
Beelzebub was curious to see what's or who was behind his big brother. When the little Mammon slowly stepped out behind Lucifer. Big blue eyes met the purple eyes of the Avatar of Gluttony, but the little one can still be seen clutching at the coat.
How adorable. Beel thought. Back in the Celestial Realm, he can remember that there is a photo album dedicated to each brother in their childhood. The orange-haired demon can also remember that in some of Mammon's photos, he rarely smiles. He was curious about it, but never really got the chance to ask Lucifer. Seeing that Mammon became a child, he decided to ask about it later, and maybe, he can see for himself what's the reason behind it.
"Why is Mammon a child?" Beel decided to ask.
"How do you know my name?" Mammon tilted his head.
"He's one of our brothers that was talking about earlier, remember?" The eldest reminded the little one.
"Oh, right." Mammon replied with a quiet voice.
Beel raised an eyebrow at the eldest, his eyes asking about why the second eldest is in a child-like form. Lucifer only replied that he will explain later, then he ask about their other brothers.
"Where are the others?"
"Satan and Asmo are in the common room. Levi and Belphie are upstairs."
"Would you please call Levi and Belphie? Let's have a family meeting in the common room."
The demon brothers rarely have a family meeting so Beel assumed that this is a serious matter, like really serious. He went upstairs, calling his two other brothers. Levi was playing video games in his room and Belphie was taking a nap in the attic room.
Meanwhile, Lucifer made a quick stop in the kitchen (Mammon followed him and had to keep up with the taller demon since he kept lagging due to his short legs) to drop off the purchased dessert and label Mammon's food so Beel won't eat it (hopefully). Upon their arrival in the common room, Satan was reading a book on the couch, and Asmo was browsing on his D.D.D. Both demons looked up to see who arrived and Asmo decided to acknowledge the presence of the eldest.
"Welcome back!" To which Satan groaned seeing his least favorite brother.
Just in a queue, the other three demons arrived in the room and making Satan and Asmo confused. It was rare to see all of them (except for Mammon because the others hasn't seen him yet) in the same room except for eating food or meeting-related stuff.
"What's this family meeting about?" Belphie yawned.
"We're having a family meeting?" Asmo raised an eyebrow. "Without Mammon?"
"He is here, actually." Beel butted in.
"Eh? But I don't see him anywhere." Levi paused his game on his phone. Mind you, Levi never pauses his game so this is a rare sight.
Lucifer contemplated calling Mammon or just stepping aside so everyone can see, but he decided to do the first idea. They might be demons, but Lucifer gives respect to his brothers and ask for their consent as much as possible.
"Mammon, why don't you come out and meet the rest of your brothers?" Lucifer sighed. It's only late afternoon but he can already feel the exhaustion of the whole week.
In the meanwhile, Mammon was also contemplating if he wants to step up and meet his brothers, but at the same time, he is shy and scared to meet them.
What if they don't like me?
What if they think I'm too annoying?"
What if they abandon me like Michael?
Mammon looked down at the ground and fiddle his fingers. When he looked up, all the what-ifs in his head vanished when he saw Beel smiling at him softly. He knew his brothers were being patient with him so in return he walked in front of all the demon brothers while still looking at the ground. After the short introduction, he heard a squeal from someone and decided to look who was it.
"Aww, Mammon looks so cute!" Asmo giggles while pinching the chubby cheeks. Mammon gave him a disgust expression and tried to get away from his brother. When he succeeded, he rubbed his cheeks and stick his tongue out to his brother.
"What happened to him?" Satan asked, putting down his book.
After Lucifer explained what happened, some of his brothers sighed. They really have an idiotic brother, huh?
"Time for photos!" Levi chuckled and opened his phone to take some pictures of the little demon. "This can be a good blackmail material LMAOOO!"
"Great idea, Levi!" Belphie added then, that Satan and Asmo joined in to take some photos of their second eldest brother or should I say, baby brother?
The four brothers gathered around Mammon and took photos of him. This made him feel overwhelmed because of the flashes of the D.D.D. then, a loud cry can be heard from the white-haired demon.
"Alright, that's enough!" Asmo put his D.D.D. in his pocket and gently picked up his brother and balanced the little one on his hips. He rubbed his hand on the back of Mammon to comfort the crying demon.
"Who made you cry, baby? Hm? Tell me, who did it?" He used his thumb to wipe the tears from Mammon's cheeks.
With a sob, Mammon pointed at Levi before crying again and burying his face in Asmo's chest.
"Oi! It's just not me. That's so unfair!" Levi protested.
"Asmo, Levi you're in charge of Mammon's necessities." Lucifer sighed as he watched their current situation.
"Why them?!" Satan complained.
"Okay!" Asmo playfully saluted. "I'm taking away Mammon now! Bye!"
And both demons vanished going upstairs.