Cas was still dumbstruck when they reached him a moment later.
"Cas, you okay?" Dean asked.
He nodded.
"That was... Unexpected," he said, seeming to realize where he was for the first time. Sam and Dean exchanged looks, of confusion and worry. It took more than just anyone to do that to Cas.
Back in the room, Lily made a noise somewhere between a moan and a scream. She grimaced and clutched at her heart.
Dean was halfway across the room before he knew what he was doing.
Suddenly, Cas appeared in front of him. And then they were back in the hallway again, Dean stuck with the sick feeling that he got whenever he was teleported.
He turned, but the door was shut.
"Stop, Dean. She's going to be alright," Cas said, looking pale, his nose beginning to bleed slowly.
"What the hell are you talking about?! She's in pain, Cas. What's wrong with her?"
"There is absolutely nothing wrong with her," he replied, angrily. He was almost... Defensive.
"Then what would you say is going on here?" Dean asked, confused and agitated by Cas' sudden transformation into a control freak.
"Sleeping in that room is one of the most perfect, most deadly creations in existence," he stated.
There was a moment where the boys tried to puzzle out what he was saying.
"What, like the Terminator?" Dean asked, still totally confused. He really hated being zapped around by Mr. Brightside.
"They are called the Nephilim," said Cas. "The child of an angelic father and a human mother. They are very rare, especially these days. Human women are...Out of style. And off limits," Cas simplified, almost trying to look for a non-insulting phrase to use. Kind of failed.
"So then who's her father?" Sam asked, curious. And hoping that it wasn't someone that they had killed.
"I don't know. But he is most certainly more powerful than I am. He put a block in her mind, to keep her from remembering anything, or to keep out intruders. My guess is that as she aged, it grew weaker, until she had a moment of particular emotion. Then it chipped, just enough to let her be tracked. That was how Crowley found her. The break in the wall was small enough that I did not notice it until too late. As I was searching through her thoughts, I accidentally shattered the mental block, releasing its contents onto her for the first time, possibly since before she was born. It also acted in her defense. If I were any less powerful being, the absorption of that energy would have killed me. As I am, it was not... Pleasant," Cas finished, still seeming weary. Well, that explained the racket and glowing eyes at least.
"Wait, I thought her parents were both human. Lived in New York," Dean said. His policy was to question everything.
"They were only an illusion, created by her real father, designed to raise her to the best of her potential," he replied.
"Why would he bother to do that, if he wasn't bothering to take care of her himself?"
"Heaven is not a fit place to raise human children. He was doing what was the best for her. Angels care deeply for their own."
"What about her mother?" Sam asked.
"She has no memories of her true parentage. However, by her small size, I would guess that her mother died, and the baby was removed from the womb early. Much earlier than what could be survived by human infants. Nephilim are rarely so petite." He finished.
"What about Lily? What's happening to her?" Sam asked, looking at the door and wishing that he could see through it.
"Breaking the barrier in her mind triggered the immediate release of the truth. It was unsurprisingly a shock to her. I had to immediately comfort her, or she would have had the potential energy to destroy everything in a twenty mile radius. I... used her memories to do what her mortal parents would have done. It was very effective. Now, she is recovering from the overflow of information. Her body and mind are healing, regenerating, to better accommodate her new abilities."
The brothers looked at each other uncertainly.
"Abilities? Like... Like what?" Sam asked.
"She will have heightened senses, and can now understand any language known to man. It is most likely that she will be stronger and faster as well as more graceful. She will heal in less than half the time it takes for a human to. Aside from that, any other powers that develop will depend on who her parents are," he finished, looking right through the door to the sleeping form.
"So you're saying that we've got a teenage girl on our hands who might turn out to be able to shoot laser beams out of her eyes?" Asked Dean incredulously.
"Yes."
"How can we help her?" Sam asked, immediately.
"Do not disturb her until she wakes on her own accord. You may stay in the room, but be careful not to touch her. Any contact will transfer energy which will probably burn through your flesh, and possibly your soul. She has no control over her powers. Remember, the Nephilim are born as soldiers of God. They were the first heroes known to man. She is incredibly dangerous, and you should be careful to treat her as such. Call for me when she wakes. It may take several days."
"Sounds good, Doc. Just one more thing," Dean said, making Cas pause. "Any idea who her parents are?" He felt like there was something that Cas hadn't told him. In fact, he practically knew it.
"I have a theory," the angel replied.
"Would you like to share with the group?" Dean prompted.
"I must first look for more evidence," Cas proposed.
And then he was gone, leaving nothing where he had been standing a moment earlier.
"Figures." Dean grumbled.
helloooooooo! How'd things? Good with me as well, thanks. SO a bit of a disclaimer here, I wrote this before the whole metatron and the nephilim killing thing and so guess what, this is what we're going with b/c we're just gonna assume that metatron was always a liar. Also, yes I read the shadow hunter series, but no, this is not that, and they will not have the same powers. Think angel but more with more badass visual effects. You'll see. Or read. Same difference. Ta!
