Hello, Deckerstars! Here's the next chapter of the story as requested. It's kind of along the lines of my other story "Sudden Death" but no magical scales and rocks will be involved. Hope y'all enjoy and as usual, reviews make my day and flames can deal with either my OC or Maze!
"She can't be gone! She can't! It was only a nosebleed! Chloe!" Lucifer all but yelled, watching helplessly as his darling Chloe laid on the bed still as a statue. Her sea green eyes empty and soulless. She had bled out during the night, and when the Lord of Hell awoke the next day, expecting to see his Chloe's beautiful face as she laid next to him, his eyes went wide in shock and disbelief. The reality of the detective being taken away from him came down like a tonne of bricks. An EMT held Lucifer back, trying to prevent the former Prince of Darkness from doing something rash like taking Chloe's body. "Detective Decker is in a better place now, Mr. Morningstar," the EMT said. "She has God to look after her now." The King of Hell glared at the EMT, his eyes blazing red. "My Father took her away from me! He took my Chloe! So do me a favour and stop saying that He's looking after her!" Lucifer bellowed. The EMT then let go of his hold on Lucifer, perplexed that the latter would refer to God as his father and left him to his devices.
Lucifer then trudged over to the bed where Chloe's body laid and sat on the edge of it. He lifted Chloe's lifeless body and held it close to his chest, holding her as he did when she rushed into his arms and hugged him after finally solving her father's case. His shoulders shook with sobs as he rocked back and forth, not caring that blood was getting on his favourite Armani suit. Why, Father?! Why must you take her from me?! She doesn't deserve this! Lucifer thought brokenly. "I love you, Chloe. I love you so much." The Lord of Hell whispered to Chloe's ear through his tears. He had planned to tell Chloe his feelings for her tonight over a lovely candlelight dinner at the hotel restaurant. Now I'll never get that chance. Lucifer sighed as he sank deeper and deeper into despair.
Where am I? Am I dead? Chloe thought. How did I end up in this place? Where's Lucifer? The detective thought as panic surged through her veins. "Welcome to the Gates of Heaven, Chloe Decker." A woman's voice said. Chloe turned and saw Charlotte Richards standing in front of her. "Mrs. Richards, what are you doing here?" The detective asked confusion laced in her voice. "I'm not Charlotte Richards, my dear. I'm only inhabiting her body." Charlotte said. "What do you mean 'inhabiting her body'?" Chloe inquired, her mind refusing to believe that the woman standing in front of her is not the well-known attorney.
The Goddess of Creation let out a breathy laugh, "You humans are so naive sometimes. I don't get why my ex-husband bothers with you lot. I am the Goddess of all Creation. God is my husband, or He used to be. I believe that you met two of my sons, Lucifer and Amenadiel." Charlotte said, showing off her pearly whites. Chloe took a step back as Charlotte's words sank in. Lucifer wasn't lying when he told me that he is the Devil and Charlotte is his Mother. "Why am I here?" The detective asked, demanding an explanation.
"Cutting right to the chase, I love it," The Goddess grinned. "You are here because you're the key to helping me and my family get back home." Confusion flashed across Chloe's face as she asked, "Get back home? Where is that?" The Goddess then pointed behind the detective and said, "You're standing in front of it, my dear." The detective turned around and saw a large golden gate. "Your home is Heaven? I thought that it didn't exist!" Chloe exclaimed. "It very much exists, my dear. You can see it can't you?" The Goddess asked, stating the obvious. Chloe then turned back to face the Goddess and said, "You indicated that I was the key to helping you and your family get back home. What do you mean?"
The Goddess let out a frustrated huff. "So many questions! I should just send you back to Earth to make you shut up, but I'm not going to do that." The Goddess then gestured to Amenadiel to explain things to the detective. The archangel stepped forward and said, " 35 years ago, I was asked by my Father to go down to Earth to bless a couple who are unable to have children. He never told me to do this kind of thing ever again. I met your mother, Penelope, again while I was on Earth. You are the result of that miracle, Chloe." Amenadiel finished.
Chloe stared at the archangel with eyes as wide as dinner plates. "Does this mean that I'm the female version of Jesus?" Amenadiel chuckled and said, "No, you are not. My Father put you in Lucifer's path for reasons I do not know. Perhaps He wants him to redeem himself." The detective's legs almost gave out as she processed the information that was given to her. I'm the Key. Chloe thought as she stared at the two celestial beings. The Key to the Silver City.
Will Chloe be able to help Mama Morningstar and her family get back to Heaven? Or will the Big Guy intervene and send Chloe back to Earth and be with Lucifer? Stay tuned!
