Chloe spent the next couple of days trying to come to terms with everything she'd learned about Lucifer. It was not easy. Everything she'd been told, that she didn't believe, turned out to be the truth. Lucifer was the Devil. Maze was a demon and Amenadiel was an angel. God really existed.
God was a concept that Chloe never really accepted. She dealt with logic and it just didn't seem logical that an all powerful being existed. As time went on, she became even more sure of himself. So, of course, when Lucifer claimed to be the Devil, God's son, she refused to believe it, even once she knew him and knew he wouldn't lie to her. She chalked it up to metaphors for his own life. Instead, it really was his life.
Chloe couldn't stop thinking about everything she'd learned about the Devil when she was trying to find out about Lucifer. There were some awful things said about him. But those things were contradicted by what she knew of Lucifer personally. The stories essentially said that Lucifer invented lies, but Lucifer abhorred lies. There was very little worse in his eyes.
The stories Chloe read also said that Lucifer hated humanity, but how could that be true? He fought for humans. He worked with the police to stop killers. That really didn't seem like someone who hated humans.
Chloe needed answers. She had to find out what was true and what wasn't. That was the only way she could figure out what to do next.
As if on cue, Chloe heard a knock at the door. Unsurprisingly, she found Amenadiel there. She'd called him there to get answers. "Hi, Amenadiel. Thanks for coming."
"Of course," Amenadiel said before stepping inside. "I'm not sure what I can do for you though. I can't help you bring Lucifer back. No one can."
"Right now, I just need some answers," Chloe said.
"There's really not much else…"
"Why was Lucifer kicked out of Heaven?" Chloe cut of before he could finish.
Amenadiel was taken a back by the question, but he quickly recovered and laughed a bit, as though he thought the question was a joke. "Chloe, come on. You know all those things Lucifer says…
"Stop, Amenadiel. I know the truth. Maze showed me her face. She and Linda told me the truth.
Amenadiel sighed unhappily. He could understand why they'd probably done it. Chloe had been determined to 'save' Lucifer. She was trying to fight a battle that was impossible to win. They probably told so she'd stop and accept the truth. But humans weren't supposed to know about things like this. It was bad enough that Linda knew. "They shouldn't have. I'm sure you're really overwhelmed by it all."
"Yeah, you could definitely say that. When Lucifer said his father was God, I thought he just meant he considered him insanely powerful, not that he actually was God. You lied to me. You told me that your brother was delusional."
"You had his DNA and you were going to test it. I couldn't let that happen. I had to give you an explanation you could believe, so you wouldn't test that sample. I'm sorry, but I had to do it," Amenadiel said.
Chloe nodded. She could understand that. He was an angel. She supposed it was his job to keep Heaven's secrets. Man, these were thoughts she never thought would cross her mine. "I need to know about Lucifer. I've heard a lot of things about the Devil. I need to know how much of it is true."
"Very little," Amenadiel said. He'd heard all those stories himself. Most were so inaccurate, it was laughable. Well, his father didn't find it very funny. He especially didn't particularly like it when some of them began referring to Lucifer the same way humanity did.
"The stuff about him being the biggest liar, I assume isn't true," Chloe said
"No, it's not. Lucifer has never lied," Amenadiel said.
"Did he hate humans?" she asked. He didn't seem to hate them, but maybe his feelings on the matter had changed over the years.
"No. He didn't exactly like your race either though. He was mainly indifferent, albeit jealous of you. You had what he wanted," Amenadiel said.
"What?" Chloe asked.
"Free Will," Amenadiel answered.
"Free Will? Maze said that Free Will is why Lucifer rebelled."
Amenadiel nodded.
"That's the only reason he was kicked out?" Chloe asked in disbelief.
"He tried to take Father on. He tried to physically fight him," Amenadiel said in a tone that made it clear that he thought it was a big deal. Chloe acted like it was nothing, but taking on God, disobeying him, was a huge infraction.
"Was he trying to kill him?" Chloe asked.
"No, he was just trying to make his point and get Father to give him his way, but that was enough. You have to understand that the rules are different for us. We don't adhere to the same regulations that humans do. Most accepted that," Amenadiel said.
"But Lucifer didn't. He wanted to live his own life. Your father exiled him for it. No, not just exiled him. He damned him. He sent him to Hell, labeled him the Devil," Chloe said with disgust. She could hardly believe this. The story of the biggest villain of all time was beyond exaggerated. Lucifer was kicked out for doing what kids do, disobeying their parents.
"No, my father didn't make him the Devil, your race did. Humans misinterpreted the situation over the years until one of them spread the news of him being the Devil. They then used it to excuse their own sins. We didn't have anything to do with it," Amenadiel said defensively.
"Lucifer was out of control. He was used to getting everything he asked for. The first time he didn't, he lost it. He thought he'd get away with a rebellion because he was Father's favorite. Father had to show him that he was wrong," Amenadiel said.
"Whose fault is that? If Lucifer was taught that there were no consequences for his actions, that is your father's fault, not his. Anyway, apparently, your father changed his mind about what Lucifer deserved since he forced Lucifer to return to him," Chloe said.
"Yes. Father has appeared to forgive Lucifer. It's wonderful," Amenadiel said with a smile.
Chloe laughed. "Forgave him? Lucifer does not feel forgiven, in fact, he insinuated that he was being punished."
"Yeah, okay, he's being punished, but Father could've just sent him back to Hell to accomplish that. He chose to let him go home," Amenadiel said.
"No, he forced him. That's much different," Chloe argued.
Amenadiel sighed. He knew he wasn't going to win this argument with her. She couldn't understand the way things worked in the Silver City. "I don't know what you want me to say, Chloe."
"To me, nothing. I want you to go convince your father to let Lucifer come home," Chloe said. She'd heard what she needed to. Lucifer might have taken things too far, but he wasn't nearly as bad as the stories made him out to be. He wasn't evil. He just wanted his own path. Chloe couldn't say she wasn't still overwhelmed by it all, but she wanted Lucifer back.
"I can't."
"You won't stand up to your father for your brother?" Chloe asked with an irritated tone.
"No, I actually can't. Lucifer's not the only one being punished. Mine is just the opposite of his. My powers were taken away, so I'm not able to leave," Amenadiel said.
"That's why you've here the whole time?" Chloe asked.
"Not the whole time, but the last few months," Amenadiel said before looking away. It was hard to look at her as he remembered what he did. His actions directly affected her. They nearly cost her and her child their lives. He just hoped she never found out about it. "I can't help, and even if I could, I don't think I would. It is best that Lucifer be home. I think this is a chance for him to fix things with our father. I'm sorry, Chloe, but you're just going to have to accept it.
Chloe watched as he walked to the door and left. "The Hell I do." She had promised Lucifer that she would help him out of this. He hadn't believed her, but she still wasn't going to give up. Of course, the fact that Lucifer's father was God did change things. She'd sworn she would take on God if she had to, but that was before she knew it actually was God.
Chloe thought of Lucifer's face when he told her he was leaving. He was so miserable. Leaving was the last thing he wanted. He did so only because he knew his father would take him by force. No, she couldn't just give up on him. She couldn't leave him there for possibly eternity. She had to at least try to help.
An idea suddenly occurred to Chloe. She knew she needed help to save Lucifer. Amenadiel couldn't and wouldn't help, but she knew someone who might.
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Charlotte was sitting her office doing her human job, trying not to think about her son, the only hope she had of getting back to the Silver City, being gone. Not only was he gone, but he'd taken the Flaming Sword with him. But she wasn't going to give up. She would find some way to return. She had no choice. Returning home was the only way to save herself.
Charlotte soon heard someone enter. She looked up at first in annoyance, but when she saw who it was, she became slightly interested. "Detective Decker. I wasn't expecting you. Can I help you with something?"
Chloe nodded and did her best not to appear nervous. If Linda's notes were correct, and they were, she was staring at a literal goddess. "Yeah, you can. I wanna talk about your son."
