At the Devil's Table

What happens when you dare to turn your back on the devil after dining with him? Lucien's story reveals it all. Ever since he was born, Lucien has been convinced that his creator was Lucifer. That's why he's devoted himself body and soul to Lucifer. Killing and wreaking desolation have become his hobbies. For him, human beings are nothing more than cattle to be sacrificed to his creator. So, he doesn't hesitate to hand over his cousin Hubert; to accept a marriage in order to freshly consume the blood of his own children; and what's more, to put a snake in his wife's belly. In short, he does whatever he wants and it all works out like clockwork. It was the perfect bliss. Except that, as fate would have it, he discovers that the name of a certain God makes Lucifer tremble. This surprises him and makes him question Lucifer's power. All this takes the shine off his former sadistic bliss. Even his powers and their effects seem to be cancelled out. The mask falls off. Lucien realises that he has been living in total illusion. And he decides to turn his back on Lucifer. But that's no easy task, especially when you've devoted yourself entirely to his service and made him your father. How can you emerge unscathed from this world of darkness, where the only punishment for those who wish to leave it behind is death? Traducted from the original French book titled: “A la table du diable”.