Despite trying to not let her words get under his skin again, he found himself wincing at them. They stung. "I... I defeated Baal!" he argued. He'd sought out the demon, who could jump to new bodies each time he was defeated. They'd gone after him several times now. Finally, he'd hoped he'd finally taken care of him once and for all. The demon who'd caused his father's death... What else could he do? Other... than surpass his father and become a greater Overlord........ He wasn't doing too well at that yet... really, was he?

"It... wasn't a waste! D-do you really think I wanted her to die for me? Tch..." Laharl then said, his mother now entering his thoughts. "I'm... a demon. Demon's aren't kind."