woah woah, who said he's a 'good guy'? my only point is that his loyalty to the king of demons seems genuine (rood, possibly being the king of the underworld would probably count as being a bad guy if we're talking in those terms). Only the author knows why he stole he power and what reaally happened. But it could all be a difference in opinion and belief between ruby's faction and lispen's faction. as far as i've understood it, lispen's planning to reincarnate the king or something like that while ruby's the next in line to the throne so needs the power to be fully qualified.