Chapter 11:
Previously in Bloody Hell:
"There is no time to waste." Regina said a bit irritated, "I hope that bag of feathers knows what he is doing." She made a spin with her hand and disappeared in a purple mist.
She landed on the balcony of Lucifer's penthouse but before she could react was smacked against the wall. She stood eye to eye with a dark-skinned woman who was holding a curved dagger against her throat. The weapon was black in the shape of a feather.
"I have been expecting you!" The demon smiled evilly.
"Mazikeen I presume?" Regina asked, she wasn't easily worried but was happy when a male voice said, "Maze, we need to work with her. There is no time to play now."
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Regina looked and saw a dark-skinned bald man coming towards them, "Who are you?"
"My name is Amenadiel. Lucifer called me to help your town." The angel said, "I need to give Mazikeen here a lift to hell before helping my brother to find Chloe and the person you lost." He pointed to the demon who previously had a knife at Regina's throat.
"Brother?" Regina asked, irritated.
Amenadiel nodded, "I am Lucifer's brother and this here is Hell's best torturer and fighter. I will be her ride to Hell to assemble an army to help you with your problem."
Regina rolled her eyes, "Great another bag of feathers with a big ego, those other two weren't bad enough as it is."
"Two? What did the other look like?" Amendiel was worried, Lucifer and his siblings weren't a good combination. He himself was guilty of not understanding his brother that well. He wasn't the only one in The Silver City who had a wrong idea of the devil. If what he feared was true then the one guilty for that wrong image was now with him.
"I thought for a minute that he had multiplied himself or that I was drunk and saw him double."
Mazikeen looked confused, she knew Lucifer had a twin brother but those two working together was just not possible. Amenadiel looked as worried, what he thought really was true, Michael was with Lucifer.
"You are sure they looked the same?" Amenadiel asked, still in confusion.
"Yeah, what's the big deal? Never saw them together? You two look like you've seen a ghost." Regina said a bit worried for Storybrooke.
It was silent for a minute. Amenadiel and Maze looked shocked at each other before saying simultaneously, "Michael!"
"Is that a problem?" Regina asked even more worriedly, they had a monster to defeat; she didn't want to have to worry about a couple of bickering angels.
Amenadiel sighed, "In short, they had a very big fight before Lucifer was banned from home."
"What do you mean they had a big fight? Those two seemed to get along just fine! Do I have to be afraid of some angelic war that will be mixed with everything already happening?" Regina wasn't aware of what religion said about God and his children.
"Try reading the bible when everything is over." Maze growled. She wasn't happy needing to see Michael. The things she ever did to Lucifer weren't as bad as what Michael had done. She was going to make sure he knew how much he had hurt his brother. She was the one on Lucifer's side from the beginning, the only demon who knew what had happened with Lucifer.
"That's not a good idea, Maze. That isn't Lucifer who is described there and you know it better than anyone." Amenadiel said angrily. He too had found out the hard way. He also knew how manipulative Michael could be.
"We don't have time for this. Are you two ready or not?" Regina was getting a bit impatient, "The longer we are bickering, the more damage that monster can do to my town. I will deal with angel matters later, both of you touch my arm." Regina stretched her arm out.
Amenadiel and Maze grabbed the other woman's arm. Regina took the bottle and drank from the rare potion. They disappeared in a mist. This time the mist wasn't purple but bright navy blue.
They ended up where Regina poofed herself away in the first place. The monster was nowhere to be seen. Both the angel and the demon saw what damage The harvester had done though. All buildings were ruined. Glass, wood, and pieces of the building were all over the street.
Regina looked around, "This is even worse than when I left." A deep growl made her swallow though. It was like the echo of the roar of a Lion. The three turned around and stood eye to eye with the monster.
"Where did he come from?" Regina asked, confused.
Maze looked at Amenadiel seeing how many souls the monster had gathered already, "He can make himself invisible." The demon responded after a few seconds.
"Great! It isn't bad enough that he got everyone in town, he can make everyone invisible too." Regina swallowed deeply, seeing all her friends, and even her son Henry roaming like Zombies in front of the flying cape. "What are we going to do now?"
Maze and Amenadiel pulled Regina behind them, "Is there a place where you are safe until this is over?" Amenadiel asked.
"Do you really think I am going to sit and do nothing? You are terribly wrong. I am going to hide just long enough for you to have your army here and I am not planning to change my mind anytime soon, this is my town, I need to fight for it!"." Regina said angrily.
"That's a woman after my heart. I will come and find you." Maze smiled with her tongue touching her front teeth.
"Maze, we don't even know how mortal they are! They can be turned into zombies obviously. We can't risk her life." Amendiel responded agitated, "Only Angels and Demons can fight The Harvester and still have to be careful. Lucifer was the one who put him away."
"Listen to me, I won't discuss it. I am going to fight for my town, you overgrown bird." Regina pushed her finger into Amendiel's chest, "I am not afraid."
"Come on Amenadiel, we don't have time for this. I need to find Lucifer. You know as well as I that the demons won't listen to me without a sign from the devil." Maze said after she was done laughing. She loved the woman's spirit. The only other one she could think of that would call Amenadiel such names was the devil himself.
"Fine, we will go and look for my brother but don't tell me I didn't warn the both of you," Amenadiel growled before taking the demon in his arms and rolling his shoulders to open his dark gray wings.
He took off, "Samael, where are you? I am on my way with Maze." He prayed to his brother. The prayer worked as a sort of GPS system.
"Finally!" Lucifer growled when he received the prayer from Amenadiel. Although he hated the fact that his brother had to use that damned name. When praying to Samael the connection was stronger and that way Amenadiel was able to find Lucifer even better, "I receive you loud and clear." Lucifer sends back.
The devil stood up and saw that the wind had calmed down enough to continue their search.
"Can we finally continue to look for my wife?" Hook asked a little impatiently.
"Patience Captain. I just received word from my brother that he is nearing and he is bringing my demon with him. I need to give proof of my orders." The devil said while looking for his brother. He kept in contact with him.
"Patience? I think I have been patient enough! I want to find my wife." Hook was getting agitated.
"Did you forget that she has my girlfriend and unborn child too," Lucifer growled deeply, flashing his eyes red for a few seconds.
Before Hook could react a deep voice said, "Calm down, brother."
"Oh great another one!" Hook growled, "how many brothers and sisters do you have exactly, and will they all bring us a visit?"
"Too many to count, captain. Now we don't have time for pleasantries." Lucifer opened his wings with a roll of his shoulder, "Amenadiel take two of my fight feathers."
"Brother are you sure?" Amenadiel looked confused.
"Do you want The Harvester gone or not?" Lucifer asked, agitated.
"Well yes but…" Amenadiel started.
"No buts Amenadiel. Maze needs proof that she got the order from me and for a fight, she needs to show two of my fight feathers. They know I am the only one that can give it to her." Lucifer explained to his brother. Hearing that the others came out of the cave now too, "Now Amenadiel. I need to find Chloe and the captain's wife."
Amenadiel sighed, "Alright, alright." He knew better than to argue with Lucifer when he was acting like this. He took two of the largest feathers in his hand and broke them at the tip.
"Good, now off you pop. Maze has an army to gather." Lucifer folded his wings back by a simple movement of his shoulders.
"Oh, brother, about Chloe. I saw a wooden house a few miles north from here. Maybe you need to look over there. By the way, where is Michael? I heard he was helping?" Amenadiel took Maze in his arms again.
"He is looking for Dad. The prick should have been back by now but I am not going to stay and wait for him. He will need to find me in the same way you found me." Lucifer turned around and without another word started to walk in the direction Amenadiel had pointed him. It could hurt to have a look.
Amenadiel, who hadn't closed his wings flew off, taking Maze to Hell. It was time to beat this monster.
Back in town, Regina looked at the monster. She was grabbed by her arms by Snow and Granny to hold her still so she couldn't escape.
The monster laughed and aimed his sleeve towards Regina.
"I am sorry for this, ladies." She smashed the two zombies against each other with such force she didn't know she possessed. The zombies were stunned for a moment, they wanted to grab her arm again but the monster didn't wait for it.
The Harvester fired a neon green beam towards the only woman who was still herself. The two zombies wanted to hold her again but with a turn of her wrist disappeared in her usual purple mist, just in time because the beam only missed her with only a second.
She ended up in the only place she thought she could be safe. The vault she used for her spells and books. The only thing she hoped was that she didn't need to wait long before the demon would find her if she could find her at all.
That was a worry for later. The only thing she could do is to find as much information as possible about this creature, "I really hope that I can find something to bring the townspeople back."
TBC