The leaves & pine needles that form the canopy of Lucifer's domain had long sense soaked up as much water as they could. Now it was pouring down even on the ground. He stood on a hill that overlooked his recent construction of multiple rings. He had decided to let humans and other creatures settle here. He was incredibly bored.
Like most devils Lucifer's natural form was tinged with red & had horns on his head, but the rest was standard humanoid fair of a long torso, two arms & legs, ten fingers & toes, et cetera. However, their bones were made of a stronger material & muscles attached so there was greater leverage to compliment greater density. They also healed much faster than any other natural species, & faster than most paranormal creatures.
The reason for why humans still risked Lucifer's Forest is because it produced better animals, fruit, and anything else they harvested. The reason because death was much more voracious in his domain. It consumed the dead at a much faster rate and was exquisitely more dangerous, even to other Devils. Ironically, the natural animals that he harbored were technically supernatural creatures because of their enhanced physical attributes.
Lucifer's actual layer was one of the many continent sized caverns that wove through his area of the crust of this planet. It was an extension of his forest, but the lack of sun light forced certain creatures to adapt, either to provide light, or to see in complete darkness.
For lucifer, pray had to be a sapient biological creature. It could be either natural or paranormal but the blood of the later obviously tasted better. Nothing quiet beat the taste of a Nymph's blood. He reasoned it was probably do to half their blood being genetically tied to Zeus.
However, because of their blood. Fae in general could often sense Lucifer well before he could. Unlike his foolish brother the church that used his name, or Zeus/ Enlil or whatever he wanted to be called this month, Lucifer largely kept to himself & rarely feed by killing. His brother forced this curse upon him for helping humans previously. Yet enough time had passed that the memory had partially faded, now he thought it was time for another round of the family feud.
This ambivalence extended towards Lucifer's excursions either to explore, feed, or whatever spiked his interest. So long as he was left alone, he would leave almost anyone without bringing trouble. Yet there were a few who failed to be content with that. They often called themselves Holy & of the Light, or even those claiming to be a Luciferian. That only sealed their actual deaths as he refused to suffer assault by his brother's brainwashed minions.
'This is the curse of immortality, seeing all that you fought for being twisted & perverted into the exact opposite.'
A melodic giggling reached Lucifer's ears and broke him out of his melancholy mood. He stood up slowly as he tried to angle himself to hear what sapient creature dared to enter his domain. Unlike his excursions, he only reinforced the reputation of his forest being deadly. It would be troublesome to fight off a full crusade.
Then Lucifer heard the soft musical giggling like it was made from a glass harmonica. Warily & with lento he moved to peer through the canopy, and saw a nymph. A demigod by all accounts.
Unwittingly settling below Lucifer's sentry seat in the canopy, the Nymph was divinely beautiful even amongst the Gods. However, even with that strange resemblance she seemed more human than nymph. She intrigued him, to more than a small degree,
The nymph's larger & fluttering wings were more like a bird instead of a butterfly. Her face was rounder and conveyed an innocence that was very alien to the faces of nymphs in general.
Lithe & long legs with svelte hips curving her contour. A violet shimmering material covered waist, torso, & B cup breasts, but it was very translucent so truly little was hidden. Her blond hair was long but wound tight around either side of her head.
Lucifer would have assumed she was a divinely beautiful human if not for her angelic wings. He always liked pretty things, and normally his quests to obtain them brought only trouble to himself. Yet now he had built this continent sized forest as his own personal curated castle. Any crusade against him would make those thinking to assault him regret it.
Nymphs purposefully sought to bring trouble upon travelers & animals. Yet their traps & snares are more that of a humorist, instead of seeking malicious harm. When seeing mortal assault being visited upon travelers & animals, they were known to aid the victims.
