Pluto lived an average life, like every other boy. He was fond of the guitar, had a girlfriend, and a few friends too. He lived with his grandfather after the shooting of his parents when he was a child which left him with a fear or firearms. The night of his eighteenth birthday he was visited by a crossroad demon named Lief. Lief informed him that centuries prior, Pluto's ancestor promised the soul of one of his descendants to Lief, leaving the conditions of the deal a mystery. It didnt take much more than a show of power and a bite from a hell hound to convince Pluto. Lief offered him a deal, he could keep his soul but he'd have to gather souls for him in exchange as well as become his tool against other creatures of hell. As a contract was signed, Lief burned a symbol inside of Pluto's throat. It would allow him the ability to garner souls by simply singing. Lief put his mind at ease by alerting him that he couldn't command Pluto to kill, and that souls regrow. The key is taking just enough that the person can still regrow it. He also mentioned that a part of your soul is lost regardless with each sin. Pluto wouldn't have to do any permanent damage, unless he went too far on a singular target. The symbol would provide Pluto power in the form of a magically entrancing voice. Lief warned that the taste of souls is addicting and to be sure not to go too far.

Lief went on to tell him that not all demons are evil. Lief was once a human like anyone else, cast down to hell because of the immoral deeds he had to do to protect his town from the soulless creatures of the night. Ever since, no man had the courage nor the honor necessary to take up his position. Garnering a position as a crossroad demon, he's been using the contracts to elect guardians. The souls are a means to an end, to provide Pluto with strength. Lief does not mention that previous guardians were driven into addiction.

Lief would drop by occasionally, giving Pluto his target and some information about how to kill them. Pluto eventually found fault in killing what he thought to be innocent creatures, many of which resembled people. Lief warned him that these were not people and they had no worth, yet the guilt only grew.