Mandatory Counseling by H. Peter Steeves
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When a demon in mandatory therapy starts questioning Hell’s management system, the apocalypse begins to look like a bureaucratic audit gone wrong.
Mahazael, an ancient demon on forced leave after a “philosophical incident,” is ordered to attend mandatory counselling before he can return to tormenting humanity. His therapist insists on written self-reflection—an assignment that quickly spirals into confessions, grievances, and increasingly heretical doubts about Hell’s hierarchy.
Through sardonic reports that blur bureaucracy, theology, and existential dread, Mahazael recounts his missions with fellow demons—each one a grotesque parody of modern corporate culture. But as his team’s botched operations pile up, his introspection begins to reveal cracks in the infernal system itself. Are they really spreading evil, or just enforcing someone else’s lies?
Darkly hilarious and disturbingly thoughtful, Mandatory Counseling skewers everything from workplace ethics to divine justice, blending horror, satire, and philosophy in equal measure. Fans of Good Omens, Lucifer, and The Office filtered through Dante’s Inferno will find themselves laughing, wincing, and questioning their own moral compass.