I had this idea for quite some time. The whole thing about this project was to explore how an invincible angel learns to become a human, which is a thing that I take from the Lucifer series.

I asked myself, how would an angel react to a universe so messed up as the one DC has. And how would he react to a group of teenage superheroes? Batman? Wonder Woman? Darkseid? Klarion? The Endless?

The power level of the protagonist would be that of an angel like Lucifer in the Sandman series. A reality wrapping, universe ending level being. His personality, however, will be absolute bonkers like those lovely people in Lucifer series. That should balance things out, I guess.

I reckoned I could write a new chapter at least 2 times a month.

So, let's see how it goes, shall we?

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Hell

Hell was in turmoil. Well, more than it supposed to be.

5 years ago, Lucifer decided to take a "Vacation" on earth. The throne was left empty.

Demon and Fallen angels alike laid claim to the throne, but none could hold it for long. The power struggle was perpetual. When one lord or lady gain too much power, the others teamed up to bring him or her down.

But that's a story for another time.

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Sitting inside the darkest depth of hell, one humanoid awaited. Once, he was an angel. Once, he tirelessly worked with his twin sister, Azrael. Those were a happier time. His family was whole. Dad, Mom, and a countless number of siblings.

Sure, they did not always see eye to eye. Lucifer and Azrael always enjoyed pranking Amenadiel, their oldest brother. Uriel was a prick who always ruin everything with spoilers. Still, they were one big family. A family full of bonkers, but a loving family, nonetheless.

Until Dad start his project called humanity, that is. Many of his siblings didn't like it. Him? Well, back then. He was too loyal to Dad to question anything.

Of course, you know the story. Lucifer rebelled. The family split apart, broken, never to be whole again. Mum convinced Dad to send their rebellious children to hell. Everything went quiet for a while.

Until Mum turned on Dad too, and off to hell she went. Still, during that time he didn't say anything.

About 2500 years ago, however, he had enough. Fed up with the disgusting behavior of these so-called humans, he confronted his Dad. They argued but nothing gets anywhere. So, he came down on earth to prove the flaws of humanity. He wanted to show Dad that his pitiful creation was not worth the pain it brought the entire family.

Alas, it was not long for him to be deemed fallen. So. Off to Hell he went as well.

His name was Apollyon. The angel of destruction, God's wrath. Some might know him in another name. Abaddon.

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Sitting inside the darkest depth of hell, Apollyon was bored out of his mind. He had no intention to claim the throne for himself. Nor did he have any regret in the crime he was sentenced for. Thus, he was struck in a hell loop that didn't serve its purpose. It didn't punish him. He didn't want to get out. So, here he sat wasting his time away.

He knew he could get out any time. But for what? He didn't intend to fight for the throne. Sure, he can decide to take a vacation on earth like his brother, but he didn't see any point in doing so.

All he would see were flaws of mankind. He can't enter heaven, not without having to fight his siblings.

And he hated fighting among his family members above all else.

Boredom was a hell on its own indeed.

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Certain rumors were spreading in hell. Mum had broken out and she was now on Earth. Well, good for her. If Mum and Dad could get back in each other good graces once again, there might yet be a chance for his family to be whole.

Well, considering that most of his siblings were an absolute dick, the chance was very low.

Speaking about dicks.

Another rumor was more disturbing. Lucifer had killed Uriel. Some said he did it to protect Mum. Some said he did it to protect his human that Dad put in his path. The detail didn't matter, his brother was dead.

Apollyon didn't want to believe it. But the source he heard from had rarely lied. He was devastated. Sure, he hated the know-it-all jerk, but that jerk was still his brother. Now, Uriel was lost forever. His family would never be whole again.

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Apollyon sat in the shadow. He learned to ignore anything that happened in front of him a long time ago. The hell loop was imaginative and always find a weakness to torture its inhabitant. Lucky for him that he didn't have one.

Until he saw a man with a familiar face with two white beautiful wings. The man was Caucasian with blonde hair. His eyes were bright blue. He greeted Apollyon with a genuine smile, something that was rarely found down here in hell.

"Holy Shit! Raphael? Damn, after all these years the loop still surprise me." Said the fallen angel.

Apollyon silence his mind. A technique he developed to combat the ever-changing tricks of the hell loop. It couldn't mess with you if it couldn't get in your head. He didn't want to entertain himself with the loop. Not when he tried to mourn for his brother.

Still, Raphael was still there when he opened his eyes once again.

"Oh. You're real. What the fuck are you doing here brother?" The fallen angel asked. "Did you piss off dad too? How mighty Raphael had fallen."

"I missed you too Polly." The archangel replied with a smile.

Damn, how he missed a friendly banter with his sibling. Especially the one that was not borderline insane or an absolute jerk.

"Why did everyone insisted on calling me that? Lyon is a much better nickname."

"You kinda answer your own question their little brother." The archangel snapped his finger and winked.

Raphael was always a nice guy in the family. A bit quirky and cringy at a time, but he was the one that closest to normal than any of his siblings.

"So. Why are you here for? I'm pretty sure that Dad didn't have a redemption policy. He didn't even have a good reason for sending me here in the first place."

"Dude. You converted to Buddhism. Dad was livid."

"Hey. Buddha was a cool guy. His teaching helped me dealt with my problem and raise above my grief. Pretty sure, Dad was just jealous. Still, I didn't do anything wrong. I don't need his forgiveness."

The archangel laughed. The fallen one was skeptical.

"Take it whatever you will, Polly. Dad sent me here to bust you out. He had a job for you. He said only you could do it."

"And what makes you think I would take this job?" Asked the fallen. He stood up and looked his brother right in the eye.

Well, he needed to look up. He was a whole head shorter than his brother. A single trait that everyone in his family kept reminding him of it in the good old days.

Apollyon was a short Asian man with a stocky build. His hair was jet black and so did his eyes. More importantly, he didn't look a single minute older than 24, a trait he shared with his twin sister. One difference was that it made Azrael looked cute but made him looked a tad bit immature.

That was another thing that everyone always used to irritate him.

"Geeze. Let's see. Hmm. For one, you can get out of this place. I am sure you didn't have a Stockholm syndrome, whatever "Stockholm" was. That should be more than enough, really." Raphael matched his younger brother glance with his own.

"And …" He paused. "Dad said our family integrity is at stake. Whatever that means."

Apollyon was on the fence when he heard the word family. Deep down he hoped that its mending was still possible. There would be no chances he won't take if it could make his family whole again. Still, he wanted to play it cool.

"I told him to send me instead, but he insists it must be you. I told him Little Polly gonna need a good night sleep for his growth. He was still too young to …"

"I'm in … if it will make this torturing session stops." Apollyon interrupted. The last thing he wanted to do in hell was to listen to Raphael's legendary yearlong awful mumbling.

Raphael, on the other hand, smiled once again. His mission was accomplished. It was almost too easy.

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Lux, Los Angeles.

The evening went by as usual for Lucifer. He helped with the case at the LAPD. Partying all night at Lux. And he was ready to have a long and meaningless sex until morning.

Well, he was going to if he didn't have to entertain an unexpected guess in his penthouse.

A brother he didn't see for many centuries.

Apollyon.

"Oh, mine. Polly! What a surprise. Finally done with the detention I presumed." The devil greeted his younger brother. His British accent made it a lot more condescending.

"Ha. Ha. Ha." The younger angel sarcastically replied. "I don't know what's worse. Spending a time with you or listening to Raphael's story."

"Come on." The devil opened his arms and raised his brown. It was a stance for "Seriously Bro?" in Heaven. At least, it was the last time he checked.

Thing went silent for few seconds. Then they both chuckled.

"I miss you brother." Both said at the same time. They gave each other a bro-hug.

The lift opened and out came Amenadiel.

"Polly?"

The eldest sibling was shocked. Out off all his sibling, Apollyon was the last one he expected to find here on earth. He no longer had a power to bring his fallen siblings back to hell. He was sure that Lucifer would not help him either.

"Oh. For Dad sake. Can't anyone just call me Lyon for once."

"Why are you here brother?" Asked the eldest.

"Dad sent Raphael to give me a job. I'm here for a small chat before I go my way."

"You mean Raphael busted you out?" Asked the devil.

"No. Raphael came and gave me a job. You know I could leave anytime right?"

An awkward face on both of his brothers was all the answer he needed.

"Why didn't you even come to say hi when we were down there?" The devil questioned.

"Well, Lucy. It might be because you are such a dick who didn't even bother to come to visit me when I was cast down."

All three of them smile at each other and genuinely laughed. Oh, how they missed a family banter.

"So. I heard that Mom is out." Asked the youngest.

The two older brothers looked at each other but didn't say anything. Their smiles turned to frown.

"Polly." The Lucifer paused. "Mom's gone." Amenadiel finished the sentence.

"Mom's gone?"

"Lucifer ignited the flaming sword. Use it to cut a hole in space and time. Mom's life flooded through and it closed up behind her." Amenadiel explained. "And he told me via emojis."

"What. The. Fuck." Apollyon was devastated. "And what's emojis?"

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3 hours later.

The conversation between the three brothers was long and intense. As intense as the drinks they had in hand. During those time, they already emptied one-third of what Lucifer had in his penthouse.

"So. You send Mom to create her own universe? With a flaming sword that was supposed to be destroyed by dad? Which also turned out to be Azrael's blade that Uriel stole and bring down?" Apollyon tried to make sense of everything. "And also you need to combine it with some weird amulet and Amenadiel's necklace? And somehow you found out that Amenadiel is Dad's favorite from an ancient Babylonian text?"

"Well. I need something stronger than this whiskey." He refilled his glass. "And here I thought we had a chance to be a whole family once again."

"Polly. You, of all people, should know that Mom and Dad gonna fight again after their honeymoon is over, right? Asked the devil. "It was the only way."

Sighed. Apollyon mouth was shut. Deep down he knew it was true. He just hoped that things would go in the different direction, for once.

"So. You are going to another universe? That was somehow a lower level of existence? Where superheroes and aliens are real, and the universe was under threat and reset itself every few years?"

Lucifer raised his voice.

"What kind of drug did you or Raphael taking? Because I want to have one."

Lucifer drowned another glass of single malt whiskey. He felt like he earned it after the ridiculous thing he just said. Amenadiel, on the other hand, was too drunk to speak. Losing one divinity was a bummer.

"Hey. That's the best I could get from Raphael's explanation. I already tried to listen, you know. But he kept going on and on and on and on and on. It was so boring."

"So. What does Dad want?"

"No idea. He doesn't tell Raphael either. You know how he works."

"Right … And you trust that?"

"Well. This time, yes. Anything to get our family back together." The younger angel finished his drink and pour another one. He offered his brother the same.

"For our family." He purposed a toast.

"For our family." Lucifer raised his glass in response.

"Foer$*Y&)$*T(**ndmnIly." Amenadiel fell face first on the floor. He passed out right on the spot.

Apollyon stood up. So, did Lucifer. The gave each other a bro hug.

"It's my cue to leave then." Said Apollyon.

"Take care."

"I will."

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Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles

The sun was about to rise. Apollyon watched the beautiful scene alone. Sunrise was one of the few things he appreciated in his father's work.

There were some human couple spending their lovely time there too, but they couldn't see him. It's a trait he shared with his twin sister, Azrael.

Speaking of a sister.

"So, you came. Rae-Rae. Seeing me off for one last time?" He greeted his twin sister.

"Don't be like that Polly. It's not like you will be gone forever. You can come back when your job is done."

"Yeah. And thanks to how Dad operate, I don't even know what it was. Lucky that we are immortal, right?"

The chuckled. Apollyon always enjoyed his twin sister company. It was as if they supposed to be one entity but somehow spilt into two when they were born.

"I'll miss you. Sister."

"I'll miss you too. Bro."

They hugged as the sun darted above the horizon.

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Somewhere, Earth?

"Well. Here goes nothing." Apollyon closed his eyes. He let his Dad's power guide his way. With a blinding flash of light, he was gone from his universe.

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Masak Mavdil, Hell

The hellish sky crackled. Unholy thunder boomed. The entire realm shook as Apollyon descended to the lower plane of existence's hell. The realm was a mimic of the hell he came from. It just consisted of much more fantasy elements in it.

"Why the fuck did I become a giant skeletal pterosaur with a fur collar and a fabulous purple bird wings!"

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That's the first chapter folks. I hoped you like it. Please leave a comment so I could be a better writer.