Journey of the Devil
Chapter 14
As everyone sat and stood in the living room watching the television and feeling as if their jaws hit the floor, two people in particular were happy with what they saw, a ten year old little girl and a demon.
"How amazing is that, Lucifer is a real life superhero, and he is really the real life devil, this is just so cool" Trixie squeeled out in delight "and his superhero name is 'the devil' that is just so cool, and he saved my life, the kids at school would never believe me" Trixie was in pure hero worship mode at this point.
"Trixie if Lucifer really is the 'the devil' then he has to be stopped, no one has the right to take the law into their own hands, law enforcement are the ones that are supposed to enforce the law, not a vigilante outside the law that doesn't abide by it" Marcus said somewhat angrily, he was so sick of Lucifer Morningstar "and there is no way that Lucifer is the real Lucifer, he has the maturity of a child, and acts like a complete idiot most of the time, no way someone like that is really satan Trixie". Marcus hoped that he made his point and that everyone would drop all of this nonsense about Lucifer.
"You don't know Lucifer that well Marcus" Amenadiel felt the need to say, Marcus looked at him a bit confused not knowing what he meant "my brother has many sides to him, the truth is that you don't know the first thing about him, trust me i'm his brother, there is a much deeper side to him then anyone in this room really realizes" Amenadiel looked Marcus right in the eye when he said this and it made Marcus flinch just slightly.
Daniel was still sitting on the couch with his daughter and Chloe, he felt like his entire life and worldview was cracked and would never ever be able to go back to being the same. Too much had now happened, and he believed it, he actually now believed the fact that Lucifer Morningstar, eccentric, dickish, immature Lucifer Morningstar was satan himself, how the fuck did this happen is a thought that passed through his mind, but he was also still a police officer and that meant upholding the law "i'm a police officer of the LAPD, my job is too uphold the law of the land, and as much as I am grateful to Lucifer for what he did for my daughter tonight, that doesn't mean that he can just take the law into his own hands". Daniel knew that his words would resignate with some people in the room but that not everyone in the room would agree with his statement.
"We don't have the right to just go out and try to stop Lucifer, he made some mistakes, but he was always your ally, always" Maze said looking as if she was hurt by what Marcus and Daniel said, it just didn't seem right to her.
"Maze please you have to understand, i'm eternally grateful to Lucifer for what he did for Trixie tonight, but I am a detective of the LAPD, my job is to enforce the law, I can't just turn my back as Lucifer is out there being a vigilante, I...have to do my job alright, please understand that Maze" Chloe said feeling her eyes puff up with tears and wondering if she could actually do it, arrest Lucifer... arrest satan.
"I hate to disagree with you Chloe, but I think you're wrong, we shouldn't be going after Lucifer and hunting him down it doesn't feel right" Ella said with determination etched in her voice, ignoring the glare coming from Chloe, Marcus, and Daniel " look i'm a religious girl, I grew up believing in god and heaven and hell and all of it, but Lucifer is our friend, he helped us put away bad guys, we shouldn't be conspiring behind his back against him" Ella said with conviction.
"Some friend he is" Marcus retorted angrily "He said goodbye to you and just left forever, never intending to come back, that's not exactly someone that I would call a friend" Maze looked at him angrily and Trixie felt tears starting to fall from her eyes again but that didn't stop Marcus from speaking his mind "the fact of the matter is that Lucifer Morningstar is a selfish, idiotic fool whom acts like a clueless child, he had no business being a consultant for the LAPD and I think everyones lives are better with him gone" Marcus then turned his attention toward Trixie "and Trixie, your ten years old now, its time to give up this hero worship of Lucifer, he isn't satan, he isn't 'the devil' he isn't any of those things, your ten years old, its time to start growing up a little bit ok sweetheart".
Trixie felt the tears of sorrow flowing down her face, she didn't understand why Marcus was being so mean to Lucifer, talking about him so cruelly, and meanly. "Marcus why are you being so mean to Lucifer, Lucifer has saved mommy, daddy, and me, why are you being such a jerk to him, he isn't even here to defend himself" Trixie said through the saddened tears coming down her cheeks.
"Marcus, I think Trixie is right, you shouldn't talk about Lucifer like that, especially not tonight of all nights" Linda said realizing through being a professional therapist that Trixie really was disturbed by how Marcus was talking about Lucifer, she felt the need to help the little girl "you may not believe it Marcus, but I can promise you that what Trixie is saying is the truth, Lucifer brought her back to life, now please stop verbally attacking Lucfer like that".
"If you do it again Marcus, I will break your nose" Maze said with a matter of factness that let Chloe and Daniel know that they wouldn't be able to stop her if Maze did what she said she would do.
"Please Maze...please don't hurt Marcus" Chloe said trying to prevent her new husband from getting beat up, Chloe felt so internally torn, she agreed with Marcus on some parts but also agreed with Trixie on other parts. Before Maze could say anything bright lights started filling in the room, and that caught everyone's attention and when the bright lights stopped a woman was standing where the lights gathered.
"Hello everyone, my name is Azrael, I am the sister of Lucifer and Amenadiel" Azrael said trying to be a calming force in what she could tell was a very tense room...thanks Lucifer she thought to herself.
"Azrael, what in fathers name are you doing here" Amenadiel said with surprised to see his sister and not knowing what it meant.
Maze felt herself grab her demon blades and take a defensive posture in front of Trixie "if you think you're here to finish the job Azrael, i'm afraid I have some bad news for you...it's not happening".
Azrael couldn't help but smile at the demons predictability "i'm not here for that Maze, the little girl is safe and alive thanks to Lucifer...but just know this, i'd win the fight Maze" Azrael could see Maze calm down on her posture a bit and she could see the tension ease from Maze, the demon had been slightly nervous, Azrael grinned on the inside.
Chloe, Marcus, Daniel, and Ella all stared wide eyed at Azrael, Linda at least was slightly used to this part of Lucifer and Maze's life which allowed her to handle it a little more in stride and not look quite as wide eyed as the other human adults.
"Are you an angel to?" Trixie asked excitedly "you were the one that almost took me to heaven before Lucifer saved me". Trixie was in awe and unlike the adults in the room, she wasn't actually afraid.
"Yes sweetheart, I am Azrael, the angel of death, I was almost ready to take you to heaven tonight but Lucifer arrived just in time to resurrect you back to life, which is against the rules of our father, but Lucifer broke that rule for you child" Azrael said with a sweet and kind smile directed toward the little girl.
Trixie then cried a river again, but this time they were tears of pure joy and wonder "I knew it I just knew it was all true, Lucifer brought me back to life" Trixie then looked at her mother and father back and forth with excitement written all over her face "Mommy, daddy, I told you, Lucifer brought me back to life, I knew it" Trixie then hugged her mommy tight as Chloe held her close with tears of joy coming out her eyes as well
"I know he did monkey, I know he did".
Marcus was staring at Azrael wide-eyed and felt as if all the air was drained out of him
"So...it's true...Lucifer...is the real...Lucifer" Marcus said barely above a frightened whisper. Chloe, Daniel, and Ella all felt the same way that Marcus did, their worlds and their lives would no longer be the same, it was impossible to go back.
"Of Course Lucifer is really Satan foolish humans, he has been telling you the truth about himself pretty much everyday" Azrael said rolling her eyes at the looks coming from the humans and thinking about how much of a maniac her brother was "I mean it's not like he tried to hide it that much, Lucifer is kind of insane like that".
Amenadiel now deciding that now was the time to speak up and try to get some answers as to what was going on "Azrael can you please tell us all what is going on, I mean Lucifer resurrecting Trixie on a busy L.A street, and now it looks like it's possible that he is flying around being some kind of superhero, can you please shed some light as to what is happening".
Azrael knew that she would have to explain things, because of course her maniac, insane brother wouldn't explain it to them "Do you remember in heaven how father was preparing for a special position on earth, and how he was searching for the right choice in order to fill that position" Azrael said to her brother Amenadiel with a anxious look on her face because she knew that Amenadiel would know what she was talking about.
"Yes Azrael I remember, 'champion of earth' is what father called it but what does that have to with...LUCIFER, are you saying that father chose Lucifer to be..."
"Champion of earth... yes Amenadiel that's exactly what happened, Lucifer is 'champion of earth' Lucifer was chosen for the position and he accepted it, the job came with what Lucifer wanted most, complete free will and freedom from father, so he accepted it" Azrael said with a small grin as she stared at the wide surprised eyes of Amenadiel.
"but why is Lucifer flying around like a superhero, acting like some sort of vigilante" Chloe said trying to find a grasp on what was happening and feeling her breathing quicken with so many new revelations hitting her at once, and wondering what the hell was going on and how she would deal with it all.
"You know Lucifer" Azrael said with a smile on her face "he is a strong willed, egotistical, attention seeking, lovable and sweet and probably insane kind of guy, he took on the mantle of 'champion of earth' and dove head first right into the job, he has been stopping criminals, healing people, and helping people non-stop, literally no sleep since he took the position" Azrael said with obvious admiration mixed with just a slight amount of annoyance at her brother for being reckless and weakening himself with the absence of rest.
"And let me guess, the reason that the media and the internet keep calling him 'the devil' is because he is leaving criminals insane with his true face" Maze said with a wide smirk, one reason because her former master was crazy and it was awesome, and the other reason was because of the pissed off, and completely ridiculous look coming from Marcus.
"the first criminal that Lucifer stopped was some scum bag named Jack Yarlow, he took him through the spiritual plane and threw him through a Las Vegas P.D window, and Jack couldn't help but yell about how he saw 'the devil' and that it was 'the devil' that threw him through the window, I naturally was furious at my brothers recklessness but Lucifer decided that it could be used to his advantage and so he started using his true face to scare more bad humans, and combine that with the stories of people being healed and all the mysterious saves happening, it didn't take long for 'the devil' to be born, like I said Lucifer has been going non-stop, and the human media is losing their minds over it" Azrael said calmly trying to explain the story as best she could.
"but he is risking the exposure of our world" Amenadiel said angrily "I know he is 'champion of earth' now but surely he knows that he has to be a little more responsible in how he handles himself" Amenadiel finished with anger and obvious concern all over his voice.
"responsible isn't exactly a word I would use to describe Lucifer" Dan said with a small laugh "I just need to know what happens next" Dan said looking at Azrael "I mean are we all just supposed to accept that Lucifer is this 'champion of earth' and is now some kind of superhero being called 'the devil', I will always be grateful to the man for saving my daughter tonight, but how as a police officer am I supposed to accept this". Dan was now looking at Azrael and he started looking around the room looking for answers, looking to understand how people were feeling.
"Are you honestly that much of an idiot" Azrael asked annoyed by what the human said and the harshness in her voice surprised everyone in the room especially Marcus and Chloe, "Lucifer was gifted the title 'champion of earth' by my father, the one you all know as god, Lucifer is the only reason that your daughter isn't in heaven right now, without him you two would be planning a funeral for your daughter, not holding her close as you are now" Azrael finished with fury clearly coming from her words, which made Daniel stay quiet.
Azrael then turned toward Amenadiel whom still looked angry and a little jealous and she said "Lucifer is the favorite son Amenadiel, Lucifer is the lightbringer, you know this, there is no reason for you to be jealous or angry at Lucifer, he won those titles all those many eons ago, you know this because you were there, so let all your animosity go, father chose Lucifer for this".
Amenadiel felt like his heart was crushed which made Maze look at him with a bit of sympathy "what do you mean Lucifer is the favorite son Azrael" Amenadiel then showed off the piece of his necklace that was necessary for the flaming sword "It was written that this piece was entrusted to the favorite son, Azrael it's me I am the favorite son, this piece is mine, not everything is about Lucifer" Amenadiel said clearly jealous and angry at his brother and not believing any of what he was hearing, how could Lucifer be the favorite son, it made no sense.
Azrael almost pitied Amenadiel, he looked devastated but then again that's why Lucifer was the favorite son, everyone of her siblings including her lived to please father, and mother when they were still together, they all lived to make them happy, except Lucifer, of course he was Samael in those days. Samael wanted more than that, his exuberance and zest for life and exploration were contageous and it made father and mother love him perhaps just a little more than the others.
"Amenadiel, that piece was entrusted to the favorite son, and the truth is that when mother escaped hell, father knew that Lucifer would need the flaming sword to have any hope of stopping her, so he took away your wings and your power so that you would be stuck in L.A, stuck with Lucifer so that when the time came for Lucifer to use the flaming sword, his favorite son would have the pieces necessary to do so...Amenadiel your not the favorite son...Lucifer is". Azrael said hating to break the truth to Amenadiel but still feeling the need to do so.
Marcus was sick of everything and pissed off, Chloe and Daniel just were in a twilight zone, Ella felt her mouth completely open and no words coming out, Linda just knew that this whole family was going to make her an alcohalic, Trixie was smiling from ear to ear with joy, and Maze was torn between feeling sorry for Amenadiel, and loving the fact that Lucifer was now a superhero, and of course the pissed off wild eyes of Marcus was a plus, and then Azrael said the one thing to Marcus that completely broke the man and revealed the bitter truth to the married couple.
"And the reason you hate Lucifer so much Marcus is because you know deep down that Chloe doesn't love you all that much, she is still in love with Lucifer, probably always will be".