on me. “I believe it is likely. Before the birth of Christ, magi were plentiful and magic soaked the earth, waters, and the skies.”

“I really, really hope you’re not about to tell me some king of hell is in my city trying to find a book that may or may not exist.”

“He is not just some king of hell, Veronica.” Lachlan corrected. “Baal is one of the seven kings of hell with dominion over the ninth realm, and second only to Lucifer. The kings of hell are direct descendants from seraphim and have legions of demons at their command. If the Ars Maleficarum exists, and if he ever got his hands on it, he could rule all of hell’s realms. With it, he would have command of every demon. He could overthrow Lucifer and become the new ruler of Hell.”

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