Prologue: Deal with the Devil
Disclaimer: I do not own HDM or the title of this story which I got from a Dream Theater song. This will probably be a high T rated fic so you've been warned. Rock on.
The smile of dawn, arrived in early May
She carried a gift from her home
Metropolis Pt. 1-Dream Theater
Fire raged on the barren planes. Liquid magma bubbled up from the cracks and blackened the soil. High in the sky lightning continuously raged as huge flying beasts soared on black winds. Massive spiderlike beasts crawled from the boiling pitch. The scene was lit with a blood red sun and the chorus of anguished voices provided a ghastly soundtrack to the grizzly landscape.
Hell: The Kingdom of Darkness
There were no souls here: the idea of Hell as a place of punishment was an invention of the church. Everyone who was in Hell was there by there own free will. The servents of Hell were creatures of their ruler's creation: a kind of opposite to the beautiful angels of heaven that they sought to control.
As the nightmarish landscaped progressed, the flames grew hotter and beasts became more and more evil looking and powerful.
In the Lowest Circle is a tower made of black diamond. The tower was home to a charming and handsome young man in a black suit, the King of Hell and Prince of Darkness who ruled over the world with an iron fist.
Lucifer, Satan, Iblis, Set, Lord of the Flies, El Diablo.
No matter what he was called, he was a renowned destroyer of souls and corrupter of men. Banished from heaven long ago, he sought to destroy the Authority and become ruler of Heaven, Earth and Hell.
And after billions of years he was dangerously close to his goal.
A demon entered the throne room. He looked like a regular human being except for the fact he had pale scaly skin and white eyes with black pupils. He was taller and stronger than a man as well.
"Well?"
The demon cleared his throat. "We have him, my master."
Lucifer smiled coldly. "Send him in."
The demon exited the room only to appear with a battered and broken angel in chains. Though defeated, the angel held an air of dignity.
Lucifer stood to greet the angel. "Well, well, well. Metatron. I never thought I'd see you down here." The devil spoke in a velvety smooth tone.
Metatron curtly nodded. "Lucifer."
The Devil smiled. "I've been looking everywhere for you. You're an elusive bastard."
Metatron growled. "The only reason you found me was because I allowed you to."
"Then you know why I called you here…release him."
The demon unbound the chains and left the room with a bow leaving the angel and the devil staring each other down.
"It would seem to me," Lucifer began, "That you are in a position that I'm all too familiar with. Displaced. Despondent. And oh so Desperate." Lucifer closed the distance between him and Metatron.
"I think a partnership may be mutually beneficial to both of us." He held out his hand
Metatron snorted. "Literally make a deal with the devil? What if I should refuse?"
Lucifer shrugged. "I thought you'd say that. If that's the case I have no choice but to release you to the care of my minions. Hell is the only place for you now and I daresay that you will wish you had never been created."
Metatron hesitated. "And if I should join you?"
"I will make you Regent again. When I rule you will be given a place of honor amongst my demons as the only angel to survive the genocide I will wreak on your brethren."
"And should we fail?" Metatron asked.
"We shall not fail."
Now it was Metatron's turn to smile. "There's a prophecy regarding this sort of thing. Oh yes," He said seeing the smile vanish from Lucifer's face, "I see you've heard it."
Lucifer gritted his teeth. "T-there's nothing they can do now. Even if the Creator was to return and summon both the Oracle and the Arbiter it would do no good! My armies number in the BILLIONS, Metatron! I have everything I need, except…"
"You need one with extensive knowledge of the angelic high command. You need a tactician with the skill to breach the Pearly Gates. You need one with the military experience to sly the most powerful angel. In short, my demonic friend, you need me."
Satan looked Metatron in the eye. "In so many words, yes. I need you as much as you need me. Join me and we'll rule the Universe together! What says you?" Lucifer once again extended his hand.
Metatron looked at it for a moment and then grasped it firmly.
"Lucifer, I believe that this is the beginning of a beautiful partnership..."
AN: Okay peeps this is my first HDM fic so feedback is appreciated but no flamers! ( I had a bad experience with a freaking nut-job on the Sly Cooper boards.) So R&R an I'll update. This will probably be a Will/Lyra fic, but don't expect it to be a short one! This is going to be a long haul…
Peace, Love and Rock and Roll
Dotmw
