Chapter #1 "Between God and the Devil"

It was a very peaceful day in heaven God sat on a bench overlooking a lemon tree where tow children were playing.

Everything around them was white, and seemed to give an odd light that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

Behind him where the gates to heaven, huge golden gates that seemed to never end and on front of the gates was Saint Peter who was ticking of people as they passed through.

However none of this was as strange as a man dressed in a black suit, with a black shirt, black tie and black shoes walking lazily towards the man dressed in a grey suit that sat on the bench looking at the tow girls.

When Saint Peter looked at the man that was walking towards god he pressed a red button under his desk that immediately summoned the archangels lead by Gabriel.

However God upon seeing the distinct figure of Lucifer walking towards him in a very care free way and alone without the rest of his band of marry men decided to let it go, and so when Lucifer was within ear shot he said with a warm voice and a smile on his face "Hello Lucifer it's been an eternity since you came here last"

"Hello God, I know, I know" Lucifer sighed and sat down next to his Heavenly counterpart, "however I do have some rather serious issues that I would like to discuss with you if you do not mind?"

"Not at all Lucifer, not at all you know that I always have time for my children" God said cheerfully.

Lucifer sat down and looked at the tow girls playing he then turned to god and said "It is strange how they look so happy though they are dead"

"They are at peace my old friend, they are at peace, which by the way I must add that you look at piece as well, I would have thought that after the second impact you would be rather unhappy about it"

Lucifer smiled at that and looked at god carefully trying to read between his lines, to see if he could see a little more behind the words which he spoke "No I should be angry because after three years I still have to pay the people at my gates extra hours for he last three years"

"What can I say we are the same here" God said pointing to the long line that was after next to Saint Peter's desk.

"Foolish Lilim with there dreams of greatness, they play with thins that they don't understand and at the same time they create a hole mess of things, when you created the earth you carefully hid both Adam and Lilith and yet they manage to bollocks it up and create Second Impact" Lucifer ranted annoyed at the fact that he had to work extra hours due to men wanting to play the role of God.

"You are right Lucifer; however you do realize that they are more like you than what you really like to admit?"

"AAAHH" Lucifer sighed "You are right of course, as usual"

God looked back to the tow girls that were now playing catch with a lemon and then back to Lucifer "So what brings you here then Lucifer, sure you have better things to do than to come to discus work hours due to Second Impact?"

Lucifer looked at the girls and for a moment was lost in thought. He really did want to help man kind after all they had provided him with work since they arrived in the world, but still he was afraid of what the person that he would chose would become, then again maybe god would not allow it, so he decided that he would at least ask.

"As you are aware the trials that men most face will be tough and the world will rely on three children, so I would like to be able to take under my wing one of the children if you will"

"And for what purpose would you do that?"

"Truly at one point in time I wouldn't have cared, but now I'm not so sure, I think that they disserve a chance to live for themselves, and I believe that there is good in them still and disserve a second chance like I do"

"So you are doing these for you?"

"Not really I know tat whatever I do will have no change with my sentence but I know that I was responsible for my own actions and I know that not all of the Lilim are bath, and for the few that made second impact take place not all of them should be accounted for"

"Then who do you have in mind?"

"Well I would go for Shinji Ikari, we both know what his father will do to him, let me take him and allow me a second chance as well"

"Will you give him powers Lucifer?"

"Some extent of power" Lucifer said thinking "You know after all what he is going to be up against he will need all the help he can get and since the Angels have the power of heaven behind them I think that for the young Ikari to have the power of hell to back him up will equal up the equation, what do you think?"

"I think that you are right I think that if you personally raise young Ikari to become a good person and give him some of your power then he will be a force to be recon with"

"So it is settled after he is delivered by his father to his new guardians and he runs away a week latter I will take him in and I will raise him as my own"

"You do realize that you cannot interfere with anything that has to do with the trials that are to come to the Lilim do you?" asked god looking intently at the girls that were now holding hands around the tree.

"Yes I am aware of that, I am also aware that if this happens for the next few decades I would have to take a human form to do my part of the bargain, however I must insist that you do not interfere with the angels" Now it was Lucifer's turn to look at God strait in the eye.

"You have my word that they will not be aided by me or anyone in the heavens"

With that God and Lucifer relaxed on the bench that they shared.

After about a half hour Lucifer stood up and left God to continue looking after the tow girls that after a day of playing were rolling the lemon with which they were playing catch between them.

He walked through the light and down the stairs to hell where he would give orders to his second in command who was Beelzebub the equivalent to Gabriel in heaven.