Idia new motto after the ghost marriage situation :
Them. I'm so normal about them.
So since we’re making pacts with the 7 brothers again, do you think it’ll be the same order?
I personally can’t see Mammon making a pact with a stranger while his brothers need him.
I also don’t see Levi being willing to make a pact with some random rn, mans got tons of deep rooted hatred for demons after fighting them for years
No idea,
But I think it makes the most sense if Mammon's the first because;
• Mammon being MC's first friend/companion/tour guide is consistent throughout different AUs in om! (that we see in events and devilgrams). So it'd be odd if that suddenly breaks off here?
• He's also instantly intrigued by them/interested in them when he meets them as an angel in the celestial realm. I just imagine this is a constant for Mammon?
• Mammon in S3 says he wouldn't make a pact with a random human. Which is exactly what he did in S1 because despite being intrigued by MC at the time he didn't know them. However, S3 also shows that MC wasn't a random human. They travelled back in time to when the brothers were still angels, made a lasting impression on the them (they encourage Mammon's dreams, laugh at his pranks that no one finds funny and according to him they keep staring at him despite being called out twice). And though MC's and the brothers' memories of this time are erased, Michael says that the effect of their presence will be felt. Angel! Asmo & Lucifer also dream of MC though they can't remember who exactly they're missing (which means the others definitely had similar dreams). So then Mammon's decision to make a pact with MC in S1 could have been subconsciously influenced by this encounter (and it was a decision because being much stronger + faster than Levi & MC he could have easily gotten Goldie back without having to make a pact). Nightbringer happens after that encounter in the Celestial Realm. So the impact of that encounter would, realistically, still be felt in Nightbringer. In other words, the brothers may still feel drawn towards MC/feel like they're familiar
• In S1, MC is also instantly comfortable with him (enough to talk back to him over and over again) while they're reserved with the rest of the brothers until right before/after they make the pact. They've also been called out multiple times (in the main storylines or chats or devilgrams or events) for having a bias towards Mammon. Beel in S1 also said that MC had a tendency to seek out Mammon to talk with him. <- MC, themself, might just gravitate towards Mammon without him having to do anything
• They also never register Mammon as a threat, even during circumstances where they should (vampire devilgram, first paws event, s1). They're comfortable enough with him that they start regularly sharing a bedroom in S1 before they're even proper friends. So again, they may just gravitate towards him.
• Like in S1, Mammon might be the only safe option for MC in the beginning. He's clearly the only one who's got his shit together right now, while the others are visibly heavily traumatised. He's the only one with no regrets about his decision/who seems to have come to terms with what happened. It makes less sense for the ones who are Going Through It to make a pact with a random ass human than the one who is actually (considering the circumstances) extremely well adjusted
• MC's being dropped into Nightbringer to be a therapist to the brothers during their worst moment of life. Previously, Mammon's the one who took on this role (as seen in "The Rulebook" Devilgram). As you said Mammon's brothers need him and literally the best thing he can do right now is team up with the person who's also trying to help them in the same manner he is. It makes so much sense for them to be working together towards their common goal from the beginning, than to be at odds with each other until they make a pact later on
• By the process of elimination, Mammon's the only one who's mentally in a place to make a pact right now. AND at this point his brothers see him as extremely competent (because he is) and reliable - someone who can do anything he puts his mind to. After they Fall he's calm and collected, he's the one who talks them down/soothes their injuires and nightmares. They trust him. They'll, therefore, be much more open to making a pact with MC if Mammon already has one, if they feel like Mammon trusts MC.
• Mammon was literally created by the writers to be MC's "sidekick". It'd be weird to suddenly break away from something that was a major defining point during the creation of his character
I don't know what order they'll go in to make the pacts but listen,
I'm not even saying this as someone who's simping for this idiot;
It's just, objectively, it makes much more sense for Mammon to be MC's first pact again, than for any of the others.
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<This is Part 37!>
* The ground beneath you feels thin, like the fragile crumbs of a flakey biscuit
* You open your eyes and see dust
* No, not dust, sand
* You sit up with a groan.
* Sand extends out as far as the eye can see, piled high in sand dunes, only interrupted by sparse growths of pale green plants that look like grass but meaner
* You hear water in your ears, and you think your fall into the ocean might have permanently affected your hearing
* But you turn around and there’s the ocean
* “It’s purple.”
* You didn’t think the ocean could be purple.
* Weirder things have happened.
* You’re tempted to sit down, back into the crumbling beach, and to stare at the mesmerizing purple tide drawn back and forth. The sky dulled gray overhead, the rocks in the sea the only constellation you need.
* You squint.
* That’s not a rock, that’s—
* “Dad?”
* You’re up then, running towards him.
* The closer you get the more familiar he becomes. He’s wearing a black turtleneck and a pair of slacks, they look new. And he’s staring off into the ocean.
* “Daddy!” you call out as you wrap your arms around him.
* He feels warm, and you take a deep breath in, relishing in the scent of amber and peonies.
* “What are you doing here?” you ask..
* You look up, and you see a hint of confusion trace his face until he sees your face and it’s replaced by suprise.
* A scarred hand cups your cheek, the affection conveyed through the action insurmountable.
* His gaze softens until his eyes are so warm it feels like you’re melting under his gaze.
* “Why didn’t I see it before?” he whispers, and your head tilts.
* See what?
* “You look just like your mother.” His thumb caresses your cheekbone, and you swallow hard.
* He never really talks about her.
* He used to before, when you were a kid and you thought your mom was some minor goddess.
* He always said she was the love of his life though
* Is that why he stayed?
* You’re not ready to talk about this.
* “You know, you’re the only one who says that. Everyone else thinks I look like you.”
* “Everyone else?” he asks, confused when his hands leave your face and rest on your arm
* The symbols of the gods lighting up
* “When did you meet all of them?”
* You guess he’s never seen all of the marks at once, thinking back you don’t think you’ve ever mentioned most of them.
* “Um, well, you got the ones from Hades and the others when I was too young to remember.” You always picture your father with you wrapped in a golden yellow blanket, showing you to all the gods and letting them caress your small arm with gentle fingers, painting a mark in their place.
* “I got the one from Circe that summer I had to save you,” he coughs but you pay it no mind. “Oh, and I got the one from Dionysus before that, I don’t think I have one from Hecate but they’ve mentioned it before, Hera’s was last spring, and the ones from Ares and Hermes are new—”
* “Are they,” your father interrupts you, looking at you with a tense expression you can’t quite place.
* “Are they trying to make you a hero?”
* There’s so much anguish in his face you can’t look him in the eye, instead you focus on your feet, bare and pressed into the jagged sand
* “Maybe, but I don’t want to be a hero, I told you that.”
* You have no interest in glory, not even in the name of your fathers honor.
* “I just want to save my friends.”
* He squeezes your face between his hands, brushing your hair back.
* “You’re a kind child aren’t you?”
* He’s never said you were kind before.
* He’s never had to, you know he thinks highly of you from the way he supports you
* But something about hearing what you’ve always suspected makes it truth, and it brings tears to your eyes
* “I learned it from you.”
* You see his watery eyes and smile before you’re enveloped in a sea of light so bright you’re forced to close your eyes, and when you open them you’re met with the sight of turquoise water
* The ocean is blue, you think
* You’re dazzled by the sight of blue sky melting into the ocean, the sound of the waves, and the loneliness you feel that you don’t notice the heavy sensation cloaked around you isn’t from mere exhaustion
* Not until you see the tanned arm placed against gravelly rock, an arm with unfamiliar veins and muscle definition, and arm that definitely isn’t yours.
* You stir and notice there’s another arm wrapped around your midsection and it’s grip tightens around you.
* “(Y/N).” The voice is familiar, and you relax when you hear it.
* Of course, everything adds up now
* When you feel from the stern of the ship, he must have caught you before you fell in, saving you from the perils of the sea.
* But the tremor in Percy’s voice doesn’t keep you relaxed for long. “I need you to be calm okay?”
* Calm?
* Why would you need to be calm?
* And then it hits you like a pile of bricks.
* Of course.
* Percy is a good boy, but he’s still just an adolescent teenager. You’re his friend but it’s perfectly natural.
* Your tongue is geared to tell him that much, analogies about how a body is just like a computer and when you put in a function it gives a response—completely normal
* Your head tilts up, and you see a flicker of gold.
* Eyes wide, as you take in the outstretched jaw as the creature yawns.
* “Is that a lion?” Percy’s grip on you tightens in affirmation.
* Your eyes narrow, there’s something familiar about the sight of a female lion, a thin gold chain glints around her neck, and you realize why.
* You extend your hand.
* “What the heck are you doing?” Percy hisses as loud as he can. “You’re going to get your arm—” but he stops when the lion gives your hand an intent sniff, and then kicks your palm.
* “That’s you, isn't it a Hypatia?”
* She nuzzles her face against your hand.
* “Clymenstra,” you whisper.
* She’s sent her favorite, she must know you’re here
* You hear a mutter from Percy, something equal parts incredulous and impertinent that you can’t entirely make out
* Being near the sea makes you weak, because when you move to stand it feels like your entire body is pinned under the weight of the ocean, it’s a small miracle you can even breathe
* Percy has to hold you up, and though reluctant, he finally relents and places you on Clymenstra’s back.
* "So that really was just your sword?" You mumble, and he looks at you with a confused expression that confirms your doubt. You'll consider it a small victory for now.
* Her forest passes by you in a flurry of green and orange, you manage to stay awake long enough to see the familiar orange shingle on her Mediterranean cottage, the green of rosemary and thyme that had grown unruly in her garden, and begun to creep on the staccato walls of her cottage.
* Gold eyes, like Liquid sunlight, drenched in concern you’ve only ever seen from your Father
* “Circe, it’s okay.” Is the thought that struggles to creep of my tongue, but all that passes through my lips is her name before darkness overcomes me once again.
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Y/N and Spencer being spotted for the first time
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