The two men sat in a park contemplating a checker board. The first man looked like any active retiree. The second man looked like an undertaker looking to join his charges with the large order of fried pickles he was nibbling on.
Although there really was nothing to set them apart from any other city dwellers enjoying an afternoon in the park, people were giving them a wide berth. It was as if there were an unseen barrier surrounding them.
Death slid a checker forward. "Are you sure you still want to go through with this? There's still time to change your mind."
"It's time. You're the one who told me that I can't keep holding their hands for all eternity" God answered. "And I think that She has gotten things back on track, simply not the track she expects them to be on."
"Things are already in a mess, it's only going to get bigger." Death said. "Have you seen the list who will be reaped? It's enormous, millions of souls."
"I know but Hell will need to be repopulated. Once the trash that is there is removed." God said. "Lucifer will need something to keep him busy when this is all over and doing his job correctly this time is a start."
"You seem confident that he will do it right this time. How can you be sure? What happens when he and Michael have another spat?" Death asked.
"Do you think I just left The Winchesters their awareness for my health?" God said.
Uriel placed a large hand on each of the hunter's chests preventing them from proceeding. "It would be best if you remain here." The angel said.
Balthazar let his hand drop Angel blade sliding smoothly into his palm. "Sneaky little bastards. Exit the gate and hide underground. Probably waiting for someone to give them orders."
"Well if there's demons in there why are we just standing here?" John asked.
"Because of the number of demons in there." Balthazar said. "I'm not particularly fond of suicide."
"Such close quarters would not bode well for us to fight them." Uriel added. "The risk of being overwhelmed by sheer numbers is too great."
"So what? Are we just gonna stand around out here like a bunch of idjits with our thumbs up our asses?" Bobby asked.
"No we wait." Uriel said.
"Wait? For what?" John demanded.
"For the demons to grow brave enough to come out or..." Balthazar smiled hearing the sound of approaching wings. "For the cavalry to arrive."
Michael and Lucifer lightly landed each holding a sword in their hands. John Looked at his sons closely. There was nothing of Sam or Dean in the archangel's expressions.
Michael turned to the two humans. "Dean and Sam are concerned for your welfare. You should return to your vehicle."
Lucifer began walking aimlessly and looking down at the ground. Finally he nodded. Looking up at the two hunters he spoke. "We are really trying to work with the boys here. Right now they're fighting us, keeping us from taking action because they want the two of you out of the line of fire."
Balthazar bowed in the direction of the archangels before taking each hunter by the arm and moving them back to the parking area where the truck sat. Michael and Lucifer watched and when John and Bobby where a safe distance away Michael and Uriel took to the air while Lucifer raised his sword high over his head before driving the point into the ground creating a crack beneath his feet. He watched as the crack began to spiderweb out in different directions.
Under the ground, the ceiling of the kiva began to crumble and collapse. The assembled demons seeing that they were about to be buried under tons of rock began to pour up the steps into the open.
This was the opening the angels needed. In the open there was room to maneuver. Michael, Lucifer and Uriel began to cut the demons down in their haste to escape. Finding their way barred by the angels, several chose to try to run in the opposite direction.
"Stay within 10 feet of the truck, and play shooting gallery on any of them that get close." Balthazar said throwing up a large devil's trap to keep demons out before giving chase to the stragglers.
Now that the demons were in a panic Uriel split off from the archangels, corralling demons who had now turned in a different direction. Michael and Lucifer had also put distance between themselves. It soon became clear to the two hunters that the angels were boxing the demons in a five sided area.
John and Bobby with their specially modified guns were one corner of the box with an angel at each of the four remaining corners. In the end it was like shooting fish in a barrel. It took a while but the ground was soon littered with the corpses of unfortunate demons.
John looked around as the dust settled. "A killing box." he stated softly as the angels approached.
"You would recognize the maneuver." Michael said flatly. "After all you did see combat."
"Balthazar and Uriel will take you back to the Roadhouse. Michael and I will make sure this gate is sealed so nothing else can get through." Lucifer said.
Kevin had been sitting on the couch with Gabriel's vessel. DR Sexy MD had just been pre-empted for breaking news of a minor earthquake at Mesa Verde National Park. The Prophet decided to take advantage of the break to get something to drink from the kitchen. He was pouring two glasses of orange juice when he caught a flash of brightness from the diretion of the living room.
"Earthquake?" Gabriel said as Kevin cautiously poked his head in the door to check on Gabriel's vessel "When did that happen?"
"Welcome back Gabriel," Castiel said. "The news reports say that it was small tremor. Only a 4 on the Richter scale. Not long ago in Mesa Verde."
Gabriel snapped his fingers and disappeared.
Meg had seen every kind of demon imaginable in her time in hell. White eyes, Yellow eyes, Black eyes and red eyes but never in her existence had she seen a blue eyed demon. The demon was huge, dwarfing her as she hung on the rack.
The demon barely registered the brats now hacking at it with their knives. Instead it towered over her leaning forward and sniffing her. It's mouth worked a long string of saliva hanging from it's mouth.
She swallowed her fear and looked up at the blue eyes staring down at her. "How about you stop staring big boy and get me off this thing."
The demon lunged forward hissing as a long forked tongue flicked out lapping at her cheek. The demon settled back on it's haunches looking as if it was trying to figure out what she was.
She screamed as one of the brats managed to slice her leg before the huge creature batted it away. Meg sighed. The damned thing just sat there watching her but It was keeping most of the brats away from her.
"It's nice that you are keeping those children away from me, but I really would appreciate it if you got me down from here." Meg said. "I've been stuck here for a while. Ever since that damned angel stuck me here."
The large demon Demon howled in rage before lunging forward again. This time it oped it's mouth teeth wrapping around her midsection before clamping together. As Meg screamed the blue eyed demon began to feed..