I don't hate you! I like you! It's more pleasant to walk through this sandstorm because you are here at my side!

That's stupid and you're stupid, grumbles the demon, but they follow Iomedae through the sandstorm anyway.

Another demon attacks them both a few minutes later.

Okay that one can die. Very fast so it doesn’t hurt her local disciple.

Local disciple is surprised! You're really good at killing and I hate that! I want to be the best at killing! 

If I were worse at killing people who try to kill us you might die! Then you’d never get strong enough to kill God.

I want to fight the next one!

Okay! I can cast a magic spell on you that will make you stronger and better at fighting, once another demon tries to kill us!

I don't hate that at ALL! They speed up briefly and get out in front of Iomedae so they can intercept the next attacker.

And whenever they are next attacked Iomedae will share her Divine Favor. She can't do that all day, and wants to save most of it for the fight with God, but - if you want allies, you do eventually have to be willing to expend resources on that, or your allies will correctly notice that the only gestures you make towards them are ones that are free. 

Her demon kills the other demon and seems, if not actually happy about it, at least proud.

Killing your enemies is an important skill! In some places it isn't. But I keep ending up in places where it is.

And on they go.

Another demon approaches and says, Who are you? Why are you shiny? Are you an angel? You better not be! I hate angels and kill them!

Iomedae's demon attacks the newcomer.

Nononononononono Iomedae is going to get between the two demons as fast as possible and also do a channel to heal them both. This isn't an enemy! I bet they hate God and want to kill God too! Do you hate God and want to kill God? she asks the newcomer.

YES!

(The channel energy restores a lot of their abraded flesh, which startles them into temporary nonviolence at least as much as the sudden armored person in the way does.)

But I want to kill God! says the first one.

Some enemies are so dangerous that you need several people working together to kill them! At home I have an enemy so deadly a hundred thousand people are working under me to kill him and make it stick.

The first one says, Killing God involves SO MUCH not-killing and I hate that!

Well, I hate YOU! says the second one, then tries to dodge around Iomedae to attack the first one.

Iomedae is faster. No attacking is happening here.

And I don't hate any of you, and that's why I'm stronger and better at fighting.

The demons are so skeptical of this reasoning!

Newer one: Well, what DO you hate then?

Original one: Do you hate humans? I hate humans!

Newer one: I hate humans SO MUCH!

I hate God. And I hate Asmodeus, who is like God, and I hate Hell, and I hate the powers that build places like this and send people to them whatever they call themselves. 

Humans seem all right. What do you hate humans for?

They get to be on Earth!

Yeah!

And you want to be on Earth?

The newer one says, I hate being in Hell!

The first one looks like they're trying to figure something out.

I hate being in Hell too, she agrees. We're going to leave once I'm powerful enough.

The new one: You can get more powerful?