Chapter 43.
(Author's Note) At the risk of sounding like a religious wacko, please realize that all this is written in the world of Lucifer the show, and not an actual representation of real angels and demons, and even Lucifer. It is a story, about love and redemption and all the fluffy goodness that goes with it. I am a Christian, a poor one at that, but I definitely am a Christian and I don't want anyone to think I am making fun of angelic beings.)
Lucifer woke and prepared himself mentally for meeting with his family and dealing with his brother. His heart ached at the thought of having to kill him again and he realized he could only do it if Uriel was trying to have someone sacrifice a child or hurt his family. He had been so happy that Uriel was alive and then Uriel had taken his horrible revenge on him.
And now to protect his family, he might be sentenced back to hell or destroyed by his angelic brethren. And it was worth it to keep his family safe. He got up and decided to make a killer Morningstar breakfast with crepe Suzette, blueberry Belgium waffles, ham steaks, Sally Lunn bread, a small treacle tart for Harry, and an omelet bar with him presiding. It would be a memory to carry with them, no matter what happened.
So, he made merry and had fun in the kitchen. Harry wandered in, and sniffed the air, "treacle tart, yum," the child muttered and started helping him. Harry always was delighted to help him in any task. Lucifer kissed his tousled head and they grinned at each other as they worked away.
While Lucifer was putting the last dishes in the dishwasher, he heard a horn and knew he was summoned.
"Goodbye my loves," he whispered softly and sternly made himself ready for what the choir of angels would decide.
He was whipped away in a tornado of white and found himself kneeling in sand on a place that was much barren. He stood and realized he was on Mars, and laughed. It was meant to say that they were at war against him, he supposed, a subtlety that he didn't like to think of, or perhaps they feared that Harry would attack. After all he had gathered allies and stormed hell to find his father, but finding his father on Mars was a bit trickier.
"You are summoned to a tribunal of justice, King of Hell," said a voice he recognized.
It was Raphael. "
He knelt in the sand. "I await your justice," he said softly. Once he would have yelled at them, fought them, and tried very hard to trick them, but right now he was thinking of Chloe and all the children who filled his heart.
"You slew your brother Uriel," said Raphael, "Do you confess this?"
"Yes," he said simply.
Suddenly two more angels showed up and stood next to him. KynKyn stood at his left and Amenadiel took his right. "Brothers, it is true that Lucifer did this, but Uriel was going to commit murder. There was no other way to stop him."
Michael, his twin, who seemed very pleased, said in a hissing voice, "Did you rejoice killing him?"
Lucifer again spoke calmly, "I wept. The next time I visited hell, I relived the memory in torment."
"You have slain a celestial, and turned him into a demon," said Raphael.
"No, I did not. I rejoiced to see him alive, until I realized he had become something else, but it was not at my hand."
There was a silence, and Lucifer looked up. Hundreds of his brothers and sisters stood there in full angelic regalia. They were all beautiful and shiny and all were against him but the two at his side.
Raphael said sadly, "We have captured him, and will work at healing him of his madness. If you didn't cause it; that might help."
Lucifer looked down at his hands that had held each child today. He lifted a hand and a golden jar appeared. "This is my memories of my suffering at killing my brother. Perhaps that will help him."
Michael opened his mouth and Raphael held up a hand and looked at his twin. Michael's jaw snapped shut.
"Although you were saving a life, you still killed your brother, an immortal celestial. You must serve the same punishment you gave him. Immortal death".
Lucifer didn't expect any better, and nodded. "I have a request," he said, "I have a family. I beg you to protect them from evil and not visit any punishment on them for being part of my life. That is my only request. I submit."
Michael laughed, walked forward and pushed him. He fell into a crevasse, one of the huge canals of Mars, and heard Michael's laughter and Amenadiel's yell and KynKyn's shriek.
He landed hard. The angels all flew down to where he sat, with his clothing ripped and blood staining the red sands of Mars.
He looked at Michael and said, "That was unkind. It might be better to let Uriel kill me then to let Michael. He has a mean streak in him that enjoys hurting."
Raphael looked surprised, "That might actually help."
A black cage appeared and in it was his baby brother in demon form, railing at everyone.
Raphael took out a sword that Lucifer knew and opened a cage door.
"Uriel, I pronounce you as executioner of Lucifer. Do you accept?"
The face that looked crazed suddenly looked thoughtful.
"Yes," he said, and Lucifer noticed that his eyes started to change. Perhaps his brother would heal if he could execute his brother. Lucifer didn't know and wasn't going to find out, but was glad to see that change in his eyes.
Uriel stared at him and then took the sword. "Do you accept that you were wrong?"
"No," said Lucifer, "you were going to kill an innocent blessed by God. You were going to hurt someone else too, but I can't remember. I had to save her. I love her. I merely submit so you don't take vengeance on the innocents I have adopted into my heart."
Uriel's face grew calmer. "Thank you. You make this easier for me."
He raised the sword and swung, and Lucifer knew no more.
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Raphael stared down at the body of his brother, "I mourn you Lucifer," he said, "We did what should be done, but I mourn you."
The angels began to turn away when they heard a scream that rent the thin air of Mars and a little boy ripped a hole in space and came through.
He fell to his knees before the still body and shrieked in soul agony, "Dad, oh my Dad."
He stood up and the Angels saw more humans coming through the portal that Harry Potter had created with love and magic.
A woman with a group of children all came and screamed when she saw Lucifer's body, headless in the sand.
The children wept bitterly, and the boy placed his father's head back on his neck and sealed it. Then he bent and kissed the cold cheek of his father.
"You took my father from me. Please go away."
"How dare you command angels," said Michael
Raphael turned again and gave him a look that stopped his mouth.
Amenadiel knelt next to Harry and Chloe. "I will never go home. I am going to stay with them. They are my family now. You have shown justice but not mercy and I can't bear to be with you."
KynKyn just sobbed, but finally said, "I too will stay here where I found acceptance and family."
Then a crack appeared in the sky, and a beautiful woman strode through it. All the angels stared at her, puzzled at first, but then in shock.
"Mother?" Raphael asked.
She ignored them. "Lucifer could have killed me. He held the same sword you hold right now, but instead he showed me mercy. Uriel was going to kill me."
Uriel suddenly paled and dropped the sword in his hands.
"I rule a new universe," she said, "and I became aware of your plans, but too late to save my little boy. Go away now, children, Mother is very angry."
The angels stared a moment and then disappeared without saying a word.
She stared down at Lucifer's body then dropped to her knees and kissed the silent form that was known as Lucifer Morningstar.
"My little boy, my light bringer. I am so sorry. I am going to have to work a magic so you all forget me. I do not want to make war with my husband. I am much happier where I am and I only came to help, but too late. For what it is worth, you all have my blessing for your love for my little boy. I am your grandmother, but I must leave for your safety and mine. My blessing is on you."
She kissed Amenadiel and KynKyn, "You alone of my children have pleased me today. Forgive me little ones, but I must clean your memories for my own safety." Amenadiel and KynKyn fell asleep.
She disappeared, and with her the memory of the Mother Goddess.
The children finally stopped weeping. Harry leaned against his mother, and said, "Oh Mom, I miss him so much. I don't know what to do."
Chloe stood up, and put her hand on Harry's head. "We have to love and take care of each other, and somehow get through all this sorrow. At least we have each other. He would want us to be together and strong."
KynKyn stood. "Should we bury him here, or take him home? "
"I want to stay here and give Daddy an honor guard, and remember how much we love him and how much he loved us," said Rose softly.
Daffodil looked at her and said in sudden excitement, "Yes, yes, we must, if we do something good will happen. I don't know what, but I sense it is an important path."
So they sat and talked about Lucifer's love, and his gift for fun and each wonderful thing he had done for them.
Draco said, "I wish he was my Father, but now I know he was, the only real Father I have ever known. I love him forever."
Neville said, "He taught me about magic, but he made me feel like I am a true knight. I thought I was nothing, but he gave me everything. I never knew my Dad, but Lucifer was my Dad. I love him."
Hermione whispered, "He rescued me, but he also made me feel special, more than a witch can be special. He made me feel loved."
Ron sighed. "I feel more understood with all of you and with him then I do with my family. I want to stay with all of you and be family forever. We should become the Knights of Lucifer and fight for justice that holds mercy."
Oxy laughed. "He played with us until he was so tired he fell asleep and we slept with him and were safe."
Les stared up, "We are on another planet, the planet of war, but he taught us love, and honor, and fun, and made learning a wonderful game. He taught me special magic."
Rose touched her father's cold hand, "He gave me magic, but the most important thing is that he loved me."
Harry made blankets and put one over Lucifer, even though his father would never know warmth again. He also covered Amenadiel and KynKyn, who still slept. He stood over his father and said, "He saved me and he loved me. He is the best Dad in the Universe and I love him."
Trixie sniffled and said, "I know so much about math, but I cannot count how many times he smiled special at me or made me feel loved."
Daffodil sighed, "He saved me but he gave me his heart. He found out we had been stolen from his memory and he looked for us, not even knowing us anymore. He protected us and loved us. "
"He was my true love," said Chloe, "He gave me his heart, he died for me, he protected me and he gave me this glorious family. Oh, children." Then she kissed and snuggled each child, the children she had adopted and the daughter of her flesh and they felt her love and fierce desire to protect them.
They fell asleep, there in the ancient crevasse that spanned the planet, deep below the surface.
As they slept, the blood that Lucifer had shed and the tears of the children sank into the dry Martian soil and water started to flow, a tiny laughing trickling stream that sounded a lot like when Lucifer would giggle being tickle-attacked.
Tiny bubbles of air appeared and floated up in the air all the way to the top of the crevasse and formed a strange covering that began to stretch for miles and miles.
Little shining plants appeared, that glowed. Small trees started to grow from the soil, the tears of small children and a police detective somehow replenished red dirt that had been dead for centuries.
Daffodils and roses grew and sang in the Martian breeze. Mars was pleased.
Butterflies appeared. Birds began to sing. And all the shadows swirled with different colors that sparkled.
The portal opened and Maze walked through and saw at a glance what had happened. She closed her eyes, and tears appeared. The others in the household had let her follow the children when they heard Harry's shriek of alarm, but apparently there was a time lag involved.
She stood over her Lord and friend and demon tears touched the ground. She knelt and kissed his forehead.
Dark eyes opened, startled. "This is not Lucifer," she cried in a voice that set the birds flying in alarm. "This is a golem."
All the children woke up, and Chloe leaped to her feet, Amenadiel and KynKyn rose up.
Harry ran to Maze and hugged her first and then asked, "Are you sure?"
"It's a golem."
Daffodil rose and went to Amenadiel.
"You have power over time. I have the sight to know the right time. Harry has the power to back us up."
All the children ran and hugged Maze and then turned to Amenadiel.
"I will do it. Harry ran to his side, and he picked up Daffodil."
"Explain," said Chloe.
A golden red glow surrounded the angel and the two children.
"We must have made a golem and replaced it with Lucifer before he was struck," said Maze, "so we go back in time to right moment and swap Lucifer and bring him back here,"
"And Bob's Your Uncle," yelled Harry and the golden red bubble disappeared.
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Harry traveled with his uncle and waited until they were there to see all the angels pronouncing sentence on his Dad. He made himself, Daffodil and Amenadiel invisible and soundless. He listened to them casually sentencing his Dad to death. He made the golem and used mind speech, even though no one would hear them, "I have the golem ready,"
Amenadiel, was breathing heavily. Apparently this hurt him. Harry sent him strength and love.
Daffodil pulled him into place and had him put the invisible golem in place, out of time and space, over his Father who was being so brave as he faced extinction.
"Now," she commanded.
Harry dropped the golem and Amenadiel grabbed Lucifer and then they traveled again back to the later moments until they reached the moment after they disappeared, and returned with Lucifer in their arms. Harry decided he needed to learn more science so he would know what laws of physics to break later. He was not letting anything happen to his Dad.
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Lucifer felt the sword hit the front of his neck and then suddenly he was clutched by several pairs of hands. Too shocked to even struggle, he recognized traveling through time with a celestial. It must be Amenadiel. Finally motion stopped and he was attacked by small bodies. "Daddy," and "Darling", "brother" and "you stupid idiot" were shrieked in various tones.
"Please Darlings, I'm bleeding!" he exclaimed holding both his hands to the front of his neck.
Immediately Maze was using her stash of angel feathers to heal him, Chloe was holding him steady and the children were all crying and happy. Maze swore at him in the language of demons and Harry looked a little embarrassed and then blushed. Apparently Harry had picked up another language.
Lucifer could finally feel the wounds were healed. He threw his arms around everyone and hugged them. "Maze, thank you." He whispered, "Amenadiel, thank you for my life. Daffodil, thank you my darling. Harry, thank you."
He looked around and then gasped, "What did you do to Mars?" he asked. It was a fairy-like paradise, and not the dead planet he had almost died on. He looked up and realized that bubbles of oxygen were across the top of the crevasse keeping oxygen in and protecting the environment.
Chloe answered him, after kissing him breathless, "We woke up and there were little birds, and butterflies and everything. I think somehow the planet drew from the children's personalities. Even the shadows are special." He looked at the deep purple shadows with little twinkling colors in them and smiled.
Daffodil smiled, "the planet likes you Daddy, and it likes us."
"I am very glad to be alive," said Lucifer, "and I am appalled that you had to see me dead again. We're going to need group therapy for this one. Also, I fear once the angels figure out I'm still alive, they may decide to execute me again."
"We need to make angel-proof wards," said Harry, "I'll help."
"Me too," said Ron, who had an affinity to wards. Rose who was also showing some talent in that direction nodded solemnly.
Lucifer looked at these precious children, and felt fear."
"Remember, we are up against celestials. They may decide to make war. If any of you are endangered, I'm going to give myself up. I will not risk you in a heavenly war with my relatives."
Amenadiel looked worried, "I and KynKyn will put Chloe and the children under our protection. That may help."
"It might, brother, it might," said Lucifer.
Maze said softly, "I would fight. The demons would fight for you. Even the Goblins would fight."
"That would be like using a sword against a nuclear bomb, Maze. I don't want to lose anyone," said Lucifer.
"Let's go home and take counsel, work on wards, and make dinner. I'm hungry," said Lucifer.
Harry opened his portal, which Lucifer noted was very well done and they walked through.
There he was grabbed by his whole security team, Dan, Linda, Ella, Mrs. Edwards, Sirius Black, Remus or Mooney as the children called him, Narcissa Black, Minerva, dozens of hysterical house elves and the pets. Goldy scolded and Aradia howled until she realized Lucifer was safe.
"I am cooking for Dad," said Harry rather bossily. He started going through the freezer and planning his menu. He gave orders to the house elves, who were delighted to be allowed to help, and soon had a delicious spaghetti supper with antipasto salads, and garlic bread warming in the oven.
They ate together solemnly, and Lucifer had never been hugged on so much in his life. Someone would finish a few bites, then jump up and run around the table and grab him and kiss him. While he was horribly worried that this wasn't going to end well, he really liked the attention.
Tired, he went to bed early and found himself with every child in the house sleeping with him. "I hope you leave room for your mother," he said mildly. Daffodil and Harry promptly turned into kittens, and it made more room. Goldy huffed and slept next to him with Aradia. Draco got a funny look on his face and turned into a small white fox kit, and snuggled between Aradia and Lucifer. They left room for Chloe.
"It seems you have all been reading ahead," said Lucifer, "sweet dreams my darlings."
He slept and didn't know that Maze and Dan stayed up and stood guard along with the security team.
Then in the deepest part of night, Maze jumped up and grabbed her twin blades, ready to fight.
An angelic voice said calmly, "fear not. I will not hurt any who dwell here, even you lovely demon."
Harry bounced out of bed in kitten form and raced into the living room. There he found the security team, Maze and Dan facing off against Raphael.
The angel smiled at him. "I have been thinking about what my brother said about justice and mercy. I have done wrong. I judged him according to ancient history instead of the man he has become. I take it that you were responsible for saving him?"
"Yes, said a kitten who turned into a fierce little girl. "Harry and I used Amenadiels power over time. Daddy didn't know what we did."
"It was amazing child," said the Angel gently.
Lucifer was there now, with a sword in his hand. "You will not fight around my children and friends," he said sternly.
"I will not fight at all," said Raphael, "Brother, I love you and I mourned your death. Your children are wise and powerful. I hereby declare you absolved of all crimes. Please forgive me. I will never lift a hand or have another raise a hand against you, or plot against you or yours. If any other angel plots against you, it will raise my ire," he said more strictly, and the angel who looked just like Lucifer, fell through the ceiling to the floor, where Raphael banished him, a stern expression on his face.
Lucifer smiled, "thank you." Raphael would never lie. He was safe to love his family and dwell in peace with them