Part 2

I

Water was what awoke me. A river had formed next to me in the 30 days I had been in a slumber. I gazed in the water and saw my new face... Pale red skin, fangs, an aged and rugged face, hunched body with large wings replaced with skin than the feathers it once had now it grew back and clawed, knobby hands. I was hideous. Saradomin took everything that resembled my mother away from me. Everything I took pride in. He ripped everything from me. I was a shell of what I once was. I shook Heaven and Saradomin ripped me from it. I shook the reality that the angels had once knew... and I awakened them to the truth.

I left that cavern for a 12 year walk across the new barren Earth in search for my mother... I called for her, sobbed. I could see her tears where she created the rivers, lakes and oceans, but not her... It was the 13th year that I found her. She lay cold in the barren and frozen wastelands that would one day be known as Antarctica... She was crystallized in her own tears...

That is when felt my heart wrench and I sobbed... not out of sadness, but a new feeling.

Hatred.

I vowed that day I wouldn't stop until Saradomin's blood was on my hands and this world would be mine for the taking.

I screamed in rage... and suddenly the Earth rumbled. My servants arose from the Earth. Every creature that had awaited for my return. My memory returned from what my mother implanted within me. The memory of who I truly was. I was Lucifer, prince of Gehenna. Prince of Hell. The kingdom of Saradomin's one enemy.

My father, Zamorak. God of chaos.

My servants were called Kishin. Demons. Evil spirits, whatever you wanted to call them. They were to be feared as I was. The power within me filled me. I felt the Earth shake more and more. The cavern I created ripped not just into the Earth, but to my father's kingdom. There was a reason I was to come back to Earth.

My father was dying. The Earth was his domain and now Saradomin was taking it. It was killing him... unlike my father, I had resistance to Saradomin's poisonous will in my body from living in his kingdom so long.

I met my father one time. He looked like my new form... except the eyes. The green eyes were always mine. No demon, kishin or angel has them. No one else had them. I only met him for him to give me the crown to his throne. His wife hated me. She tried to kill me in the moment but my father slit her throat. I wore the crown and the entirety of Gehenna bowed to me. I raised my hands and swore them all against Saradomin's will and they all cheered... but that didn't extinguish the pain in my heart.

II

Gehenna grew strong. The demons grew stronger. More angels fell from Heaven to join me. Leviathan was the one that surprised me most. He had dedicated himself to Saradomin and joined me. He lost faith after Saradomin banished my mother and I. Gehenna became a pleasant place... but I was still lonely. There was no point in living. I had all the power but no one to share it with. No one by my side...it was a shadowed abyss of a life... until that one day...

Saradomin carried out his plan and created angels on Earth. Humans. They were weak. Just to mock me, Saradomin made the color of life, of the plants and flora, green. So I wouldn't be the only one with the color green... You can imagine how angry I was. I watched the two new angels. Adam and Lilith... My anger seized for a second when I saw Lilith.

Lilith was indeed a beauty. I had never met a woman like her. I wanted her. She had hair the color of obsidian. It even had a polished shine to it as it fell in long loose curls to her mid back and covered her chest. Her skin resembled the shade of clouds and the slight hint of a peach tone. Her skin was even soft as silk. What caught me most was her eyes... They were blue, but Saradomin did something to them to taunt me. He tinged the edges emerald, as if he tried to copy my eyes and failed. That's when my anger returned. I wanted to kill her. No, I wanted to use her to anger Saradomin... which I did.

I took hold in the body of a dragon. Sweet Lilith was at the side of the river, washing some vegetables for her and Adam's dinner. Approaching her quietly, I examined her eyes more. They definitely glowed with Saradomin's power. He tried to recreate my eyes. He wanted to remake the color, but he couldn't. I froze when I stepped on a dry leaf and it made a loud crunch. Her eyes immediately went up and met mine... and I was trapped. I couldn't move from her lovely gaze.

"Hello, who are you?" He voice was gentle, and reminded me oddly of the white roses I'd seen in my mother's garden in Heaven... the completely colorless plants of Heaven that had their own odd serenity and charm.

When her voice broke my stillness, I spoke. "My name is Lucifer, lord of Gehenna."

She froze with fear for a moment... and then relaxed, "Welcome to Eden, Lucifer. My name is Lilith. I am sorry if I have offended you in any way."

"It is fine... If anything, I am sorry for my intrusion. I am here for revenge against Saradomin."

Lilith was perplexed in her gaze, "Saradomin?" She had obviously fell for his lies too. I sat myself in the grass and told her of Saradomin's true nature. The more I spoke, the deeper she listened. She gradually turned from ignorant to angered and disbelief and then to acceptance...

What surprised me was when she asked, "How did you realize he was lying to you?"

I was stuck in thought for a couple of seconds... and then told her everything.

As I told her my story, she listened. She became more and more angry as she learned the lies and what happened to me. Oddly enough, she actually understood how I felt. I felt a new feeling, comfort and accepted. My heart had felt warm. I smiled.

"At least I have enlightened another's heart to his lies." I stated.

She smiled kindly, "It was the least I could do... I must get back to Adam."

"I understand." I left... but hid in the garden. I stalked her. I can't say followed because I watched her for days without sleep. 7 days. She was my obsession and I couldn't understand why.

Then that one day came. She walked to Adam and said, "I want to tell you something..."

He was confused but looked ready to listen, but before she could even speak Saradomin took her from the sky and threw her across the garden. She landed in front of me. Her body was mangled. He had broken her ankles and her face was marked with Saradomin's cross on her cross on both cheeks. He had burnt her silky but thick hair to the length of a thumbnail. Her skin was turned an ashen gray. I clenched my fists in anger... this was my fault. I told her the truth and he punished her.

I approached her cautiously, fearful of how she would think of me...

I thought she would hate me, but instead... she reached her hand to me with red tears falling from her eyes. "L-Lucifer... Help me. I want to be by your side."

She was pledging herself to me... my pride consumed me and I lightly held her. I healed her bones and replaced the marks of Saradomin on her face with mine... The pentagram on one cheek and the symbol of Gehenna on the other. I wiped away her tears and gave her her long hair back. I gave her healthy tan skin. She was now an even more unique beauty. I have her dragon wings the color of her skin. I held her while she recovered. I carried her with me to Gehenna. I let her sleep in my bed and I slept in the barracks with my followers. I was there when she awoke.

She rose from the bed, still wrapped in the red wool blankets. "W-where am I?"

"Gehenna... Welcome to your new home. I hope you enjoy it. I appreciate you joining me."

She paused for a few minutes, looking out the obsidian lined windows... "You're not going to hurt me, are you?"

Snorting, I reply, "Of course not. You are apart of my brotherhood... or, whatever it is now." I chuckled awkwardly, not sure how to act around a lovely lady very well.

She curls up, "...Adam was great to me. I will miss him." She whimpered as she started to cry. "I-I loved him. He was created for me!"

"..." I did not know what to do. Seeing her cry hurt my heart. I wanted her to be happy and not ever have a worry. She was sweet, understanding, empathic and inquisitive. I never wanted her to cry... I surveyed my land of Gehenna. Nothing here was worth her presence. The presence of a majestic being as herself. I gave her space and walked through my world. I needed to see what I could do for my lovely Lilith...

I looked over the River Styx, I made trees of my own to accompany it. Wending willows that seemed to weep into the river. Lillies to reflect my love. I made her a pet. The creature I made was kind and could be loyal, but independent and cunning. I gave it long hair in its lips to sense temperature and multicolored fur that was soft to its will. Claws that could retract at will. I gave it unique eyes that formed an oval shape for the pupil rather than a circle with vivid color for the eyes. When pleased and pet, it made a comforting rumbling in its chest. It's ears rose from the top of its head. The noise I gave it to speak was unique as well. It spoke to me as soon as I created it.

"Meow!"

I giggled, it was adorable. I hoped she would like it. I called the creature a 'cat'.

As I paced home, I created a garden for Lilith. I made black roses, hollyhocks, pansies and many flowers for her. I pulls rocks of many colors from the earth. Gems they are now called. I sculpted the gold into a ring and pressed the little gems into the metal. Rubies and one large diamond. A gift to her. An offering.

Underneath the blanket, I could hear her crying. I set the cat on the bed and it pawed at the blanket. She sniffled and came out to look. She was stunned to see the furred animal, but smiled. "It's amazing!" She stroked the cat and it purred. It relaxed in her lap.

With a smile, I spoke, "You like it? I want you to feel at home. I have made you your own garden. One Saradomin can never taint."

She rose and gazed out the window in curiosity. The smile on her face said it all.

"Lilith, I have a question..."

"What is it, Lucifer?"

"I know Adam was created for you and that you love him... but could it possible that you love another? Someone who would like you as their queen?"

"You want me to be your queen?"

I smiled, "Yes. Lilith, please be the queen of Gehenna." I bowed my head and kneeled before her with the ring stretched out in my hands to her.

I couldn't see her reaction, but I heard her, "Yes. I accept your proposal. I shall be the queen of Gehenna."

With a grin, I stand and put the ring her left hand. Our eyes locked together for what seemed like forever before we kissed. A kiss that all of Gehenna knew and bowed to my castle for our new queen. Queen Lilith, demoness of Gehenna and the 'sins' of women.

The whole night we danced as I crowned her with a golden tiara of emeralds and rubies. Joy reigned in Gehenna and the plot of revenge against Saradomin and his false angels had begun.