History Literature / TheKissOfWrath

* IncestIsRelative: It seems for Devils, if you want a relationship with one of your own kind, your options are 'family or bust.' As Soul-Bound, Daemon and Satannus are physically involved and think very little of it.

* {{Adorkable}}: The young demon who joins Daemon's unit by the end, Zayel, is an overly nervous and sweet demon overwhelmed to be in Daemon's presence.

* JerkassFacade: Satannus acts harsh, but she's a much nicer person under.

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''The Kiss Of Wrath'' is a supernatural [[WebOriginalFiction short story]] by Lightysnake, and an entry in ''Literature/TheKindnessOfDevils'', functioning as a prequel to the main story It can be read [[https://www.fictionpress.com/s/3331413/1/The-Kiss-Of-Wrath here.]]

Living an idyllic, endless existence in Hell, the Devil Satannus, Sin of Wrath, is approached by a young Daemon who seeks training for the war ahead. Seeking to become her pupil, the two begin learning from one another in a manner that will define Daemon's life to come as Hardestadt Delac, as Satannus grapples with her past and her choices to come.

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!! The work contains examples of the following tropes:

* {{Adorkable}}: The young demon who joins Daemon's unit by the end, Zayel, is an overly nervous and sweet demon overwhelmed to be in Daemon's presence.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As per usual, the top Devils are ''strong,'' with Satannus the most martially powerful.
* BenevolentBoss: Lucifer treats his subordinates with respect and love, which ends up returned.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Daemon seems a very nice, young Devil through most of the story. After Satannus's betrayal? He brutally savages and kills one of Karadas Baal's men, slaughters the rest after in a cold wrath and even tells Karadas hearing him "mewl for mercy" should prove amusing. Much like his darker side when he inevitably becomes Hardestadt millennia on.
* BigBadWannabe: Karadas really, really thinks he stands a shot against ''Lucifer,'' who points out he could literally kill him from dimensions away.
* BloodKnight: Satannus, the Sin of Wrath, loves fighting.
* BloodbathVillainOrigin: Well, ''anti-villain'', but Satannus gets her start as the Sin of Wrath and earns the attention of Lucifer when she turns on and slaughters her angelic brothers for having led her soldiers to their deaths for an easy move on the enemy.
* BrokenTears: Upon Satannus's seeming betrayal, Daemon can only weep brokenly and say her safe word 'Dawn.'
* BrotherSisterIncest: Satannus maintains a close relationship with Lucifer, as well as regularly holding liaisons with Belial, Leviathan and Mammon. Devils do not seem to be bothered by this whatsoever.
* ChildProdigy: Daemon is the youngest of Lucifer's many children but he's also one of the most capable and competent, with both skill and wit he uses to quickly impress himself to Satannus.
* CoitusUninterruptus: Satannus walks in on Nephera and Lucifer quite ''engaged.'' Nobody seems bothered and continue while Lucifer and Satannus hold a casual conversation.
* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: Evil they may be, but to be a Devil? They're more than comrades, they're a ''family'' and love one another deeply.
* EyeScream: By the end, Satannus has lost an eye and refuses to regenerate it.
* FantasticRacism: Karadas, a born demon, ''despises'' Devils, which are former Fallen angels.
* GoodParents: Lucifer and Aleviel are utterly loving and kind parents to Daemon, and his foster mother Nephera adores him as well.
* GreenEyedMonster: This is the hat of Leviathan, Sin of Envy. She can't see anyone having something else without wanting it to the point she had a child with Lucifer ''just because'' Mammon did.
* GroinAttack: [[spoiler: Satannus spits Karadas Baal through the groin before flinging him at Daemon at the end.]]
* HotBlooded: Satannus, and ''how''. She ''is'' the sin of Wrath.
* ForegoneConclusion: It's inevitable that Aleviel's war will end in failure and Daemon will abandon Hell as a result, eventually changing his name to Hardestadt Delac. Karai Gehenna will eventually become the High Queen of Hell as well.
* ImportantHaircut: Daemon cuts his hair short to look like a soldier when Satannus offers him a chance to become her Soul-Bound.
* IncestIsRelative: It seems for Devils, if you want a relationship with one of your own kind, your options are 'family or bust.' As Soul-Bound, Daemon and Satannus are physically involved and think very little of it.
* JerkassFacade: Satannus acts harsh, but she's a much nicer person under.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Satannus is not a very approachable person and acts cold and angry, but she loves her fellow Devils, loves Lucifer deeply and cares immensely for Daemon.
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Averted. Satannus remembers ''every single one'' of her fallen brothers and sisters. Not only those who fell alongside her, but those she killed as well.
* MyGreatestFailure: Satannus bitterly regrets the deaths of her old students back when she was still an angel, believing she is the only Devil who remembers them.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: Karadas is chopped up so many times, so quickly, that all that remains of him is 'fine red dust.']]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Daemon acts like a spoiled aristocrat to test Satannus's power before asking to become her apprentice.
* OutGambitted: Karadas' conspiracy is ''utterly'' undone by Satannus and she absolutely wrecks Karadas when she has the chance.
* PinkMist: [[spoiler:Daemon and Satannus reduce Karadas to nothing ''but'' a fine spray of blood."]]
* SafeSaneAndConsensual: Hell puts a great focus on consensual relationships. Every demon has a safe word and if given, one is expected to heed it without question.
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Nephera Vallikan is a gorgeous woman and has zero shame being seen naked, or even caught in bed with Lucifer.
* SheIsTheKing: The Nine Kings of Hell. The title is gender neutral and at least three of them, Vinea, Belial and Karai are female.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Karadas Baal, son of King Azazel Baal, thinks he's a lot more than he really is. Nobody gives him that respect.
--->'''Daemon''': I've never heard of [Karadas Baal].
--->'''Satannus''': Yeah, he's pretty insignificant.
* SmugSnake: Karadas Baal is a wannabe demon lord who thinks he's on the level of Lucifer, Satannus and the others, who ''oozes'' slime with every minute he's on-page. He is proven ''vastly'' wrong about his capabilities.
* SoProudOfYou: [[spoiler: Satannus expresses her ''utter'' pride in Daemon for his advancement and managing to defeat her.]]
* TeachHimAnger: Satannus's motivation is to also educate Daemon about the wrath she lives with every single day.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Daemon and Satannus are physically involved while Soul-Bound, which is considered normal for demons and devils.
* TookALevelInBadass: Daemon goes from competent and somewhat gifted, but not especially impressive to one of the strongest beings in Hell under Satannus's tutelage.
* TragicKeepsake: Satannus keeps replicas of her fallen siblings' weapons to memorialize them after their deaths in the war.
* TrainingFromHell: Satannus's training is ''not'' a gentle affair. She is harsh as can be expected from the Sin of Wrath.
* TranquilFury: The ultimate pinnacle of both Satannus and Daemon's rage is reaching a state of eerie calm.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Karadas adorably thinks he stands the ghost fo a chance against Lucifer. He takes Daemon far, far too lightly as well.
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler: Satannus's loyalty to Lucifer runs very, very deep.]] So does Mammon's, and even ''insinuating'' something disloyal to Lucifer gets Mammon very, very cross.
* UnstoppableRage: Not only Satannus, who of course has this as the Sin of Wrath, but ''Daemon'' picks it up as well.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Satannus and Asmodeus are friends, but tend to trade insults left and right. Satannus and Daemon pick up this dynamic when teacher and student as well.
* YouKilledMyFather: Karadas has this against Lucifer killing King Azazel Baal...though he seems less concerned with his father dying and more the loss of status.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Satannus is not approachable and acts cold and angry, but she loves her fellow Devils, loves Lucifer deeply and cares immensely for Daemon.

* ForegoneConclusion: It's inevitable that Aleviel's war will end in failure and Daemon will abandon Hell as a result, eventually changing his name to Hardestadt Delac.

* SmallNameBigEgo: Karadas Baal, son of Azazel Baal, thinks he's a lot more than he really is. Nobody gives him that respect.

* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler: Satannus's loyalty to Lucifer runs very, very deep.]]

* VitriolicBestBuds: Satannus and Asmodeus are friends, but tend to trade insults left and right. Satannus and Daemon pick up this dynamic when teacher and student as well.

* JerkassFacade: Satannus acts harsh, but she's a much nicer under.

* EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: Evil they may be, but to be a Devil? They're more than comrades, they're ''family'' and love one another deeply.

* GoodParents: Lucifer and Aleviel are surprisingly loving and kind parents to Daemon, and his foster mother Nephera adores him.

* SafeSaneConsensual: Hell puts a great focus on consensual relationships. Every demon has a safe word and if given, one is expected to heed it without question.
* TeacherStudentRomance: Daemon and Satannus are physically involved while Soul-Bound, which is considered normal for demons.

* UnstoppableRage: Not only Satannus, who of course has this as the Sin of Wrath, but ''Daemon'' picks it up as well.