Chapter 405 - 399 Transaction
Bell, under Leon’s Heavenly Eye Technique, is a Pit Fiend, but that does not prevent him from being a Great Devil.
Great Devils include all current and former Nine Prisons Lords, as well as those who form their cabinet, acting as advisors and constantly vying for the lord’s position — the Dukes. And each Great Devil bears a unique appearance reflecting their evil essence... in this regard, Bell seems slightly unbefitting the title of Great Devil.
Anyway, Bell’s journey has been quite legendary; he started with no noble status, merely as a twitching, mindless Lesser Demon, and rose to become a mighty Pit Fiend. Through the perfect blend of cunning and strength, he led massive devil armies, constantly waging battle against demons to gain bloody glory, and was ultimately elevated by Asmodis to the position of First Lord.
Unfortunately, with Zarriel, a mighty Solar, succumbing to the corrupting influence of the Nine Prisons and accepting Asmodis’s offer to become a Great Devil, Bell was forced to sacrifice his position as Avernus Lord for Zarriel’s elevation, becoming his advisor.
Now Zarriel and Bell despise each other, crafting various excuses to avoid seeing one another. For example, to keep Bell busy and out of sight, Zarriel had him forge weapons, armor, and devices for slaying demons.
Meanwhile, the body of the Half-dragon holds a Red Dragon, also a young dragon; Bell can tell at a glance, but that’s all.
Bell is unafraid of Leon, yet strangely finds that Leon looks at him, eager to try something.
A young Red Dragon is daunting on the Material Plane, but in the Nine Prisons, it’s just so-so — whether it can defeat a Horned Demon is one matter, and Horned Demons can only be Intermediate Officers in the devil army.