It has been 1000 years since Lucifer had been locked into the cage. When he had first gotten there he had been outraged that his own father would choose his 'pets' over himself. However after 1000 years of solitude it gives a person time to think. Lucifer cried. If he had been stronger the mark of Cain would not have influenced him as it did. Lucifer felt so guilty over the deaths he caused. Now he could not wait to get out of the cage and let Mikey kill him. Who cares if half the human population dies in the process. Lucifer knew he had to die to repent for all the angels he had killed.

"Please just kill me now..." Lucifer whispered to no one in particular, while taking out his angel blade attempting another useless attempt at killing himself. He watched as his grace bled out of his self inflicted wound, only for the wound to heal up 5 minutes at most after he created the wound. Lucifer continuously cut himself until he gave up knowing whatever he did would never work. Lucifer dropped his blade, curling himself into a ball crying himself into a sleeping state.

G-d continued to watch Lucifer, feeling slight remorse for putting his son through so much pain, but he could not allow Lucifer to be freed, because then there would be chaos. Then G-d had an idea and grinned to himself. He knew how to force his son to forgive himself, while at the same time not begin the apocalypse as soon as he is released. G-d then began his last and final creation. Two human souls who could tether Lucifer down. Two human souls where at least one of the souls would be reincarnated with Lucifer's if Lucifer chose to join the human reincarnation cycle. What shall he call these two souls. G-d decided that he would call these two souls the righteous men. One of these two men or women will be the first seal to break the cage.

G-d thought back to before he entrusted Lucifer with the mark of Cain. G-d thought if anyone could handle such a burden it would be Lucifer. Lucifer had always been the kindest of all his sons, even if he could be a bit mischievous at times. Lucifer was always the one who would stand up for the younger angels when they would get bullied by Zachariah and Rapheal. He remember when the little fledgeling Castiel would hide behind Lucifer and Gabriel for protection, not that Castiel would remember any of that.

G-d did not realise his mistake until it was much too late. He had caused Lucifer's betrayal and it was proof that even the purest of angels would be consumed by darkness when exposed to the mark's evil temptations.

G-d approached Lucifer's cage.

"Son", G-d said in his thunderous voice.

Lucifer looked up to where his father was his eyes red and puffy from crying.

"Father", Lucifer whispered. "Why are you here? Are you not worried I'll go mad and hurt you too?"

"Lucifer. Are you feeling guilt?" G-d asked sternly.

Lucifer nodded in shock, not having the mental strength to say anything.

"Then I have a proposition for you." G-d explained, "You can either go through the human reincarnation cycle and learn to love humans or you can wait millenia for all the seals to break."

Lucifer looked at his father as if he were insane, but thought about his response before he said anything too offensive to the one person offering him his freedom.

"While I do not think I could ever love a human, I will try for the sake of redemption." Lucifer said his voice still hoarse from crying.

"Good." G-d said. "But first things first. Removing the mark."

"Thank you. " Lucifer said as he fell to Earth with a gentle smile feeling at peace with himself for the first time in over a thousand years.