Michael knew he wasn't supposed to go to his brother right now. His father had made himself very clear that he wasn't to try to bring Samael home just yet. Normally, Michael wouldn't dare go against his father, especially considering how furious he was, but in this instance, Michael believed his father was wrong. His brother did not belong among this barbaric creatures after all the pain they'd already caused him. Yes, his father was correct that their were human souls in Heaven, including Adam's, but none of them would allow them to hurt Samael ever again. Michael would personally ensure his brother's safety.
Michael had a lot of guilt over what his brother went through. He knew that it was his fault his that Samael suffered so much. He couldn't have prevented what Adam and Eve had done, but he could've stopped the blame he received afterwards, and maybe even his rebellion. All he had to do was listen when Samael had come to him.
Michael could see his twin's distress in those moments when he thought back on them. He didn't know why he didn't see them then. Actually, he did see them then. He just jumped to the conclusion that his brother was worried about the punishment he'd receive. It didn't occur to him that his brother was upset about something awful happening to him.
Lucifer's words finally broke Michael out of his thoughts. "What are you doing here, Michael?"
"You're Michael?" Chloe asked. It wasn't really a question. He looked exactly like Lucifer and he'd just been addressed by the name.
Michael rolled his eyes at the human. "I would think that would be obvious by now."
"It was, but I wanted to be a hundred percent sure. I'd hate to do this to the wrong person," Chloe said before taking a step forward and slapping him hard across the face.
Lucifer and Azrael both looked at Chloe shocked, and a little amused on Lucifer's part. Neither expected her to attack their brother.
Michael was shocked at first as well. Then shock turned to anger. "How dare you?!"
Lucifer got in front of the detective as his brother advanced on her. "You will not lay a finger on her!"
Chloe wasn't the least bit afraid, though that could be because Lucifer was standing between her and the other archangel. "That was for what you've done to Lucifer! You turned your back on him more than once! You hurt him!"
"That's rich coming from a human. You barbarians have done worse to my brother than I could even dream!" Michael snarled at her.
Lucifer flinched. Michael's words suggested that he knew. He eluded to a human hurting him. No humans had except for Adam and Eve. Well, except for when the detective nearly turned on him with Kinley, but he doubted Michael was referring to that.
"Yeah, and what did you do about it?! What did any of you do about it?!" Chloe shot back heatedly. She could not deny that humanity had done a number on Lucifer, but so had his so called family, particularly his twin. "You vilified him! You turned your back on him, refused to listen to him when he came to you!"
Michael felt another pang of guilt, but he refused to let this human see it. She wasn't worthy of being privy to that. "Oh, we're doing something now."
Lucifer wanted to crawl into a big hole. His brother clearly knew the truth, and he and the detective were going back and forth over it. This was too much. Everyone was finding out. His father and the rest of his siblings probably knew as well, and if they didn't, they would soon.
"What's going on?" Azrael asked confused.
"Nothing!" Lucifer said loudly and quickly. He knew it was unlikely that he'd be able to keep the truth from her much longer, but he wasn't ready for her to find out. Azrael was his little sister. His favorite. He couldn't stand the idea of her knowing what had been done to him. "You should return to your work. I'm sure the dead can't wait too long."
Azrael looked at her brother like he'd grown a second head. "Are you crazy? Do you see what's going on here? Dad's on a rampage. There are storms and earthquakes happening around the whole world. People are going to get hurt."
"All the more reason for you to return to work, Azrael. Go now," Michael ordered.
Azrael sighed and glared at both her brothers before flying away.
"You need to leave as well, Human," Michael said to the woman still standing behind his brother.
Chloe ignored him and looked at Lucifer. "Do you want me to go?"
"What? No! You can't leave right now. It is too dangerous for you to travel in this," Lucifer said before pointing to the windows, where the raging storm could still be seen and didn't appear to be ready to stop anytime soon.
"No, I'd just go downstairs. It's up to you though. If you want me to stay, I don't care what this jackass has to say about it," Chloe said before turning her glare back to Michael briefly.
"Give me a few minutes with my brother," Lucifer said after a few moments of thought. He didn't really want to talk to Michael, especially knowing that he knew, but he didn't seem to have much choice, and it wouldn't help if Michael and the detective kept going at it.
Chloe nodded and squeezed his arm reassuringly before heading for the elevator.
"What do you want, Michael?" Lucifer asked, refusing to look his twin in the eye.
"I want to make things right. When you came to me about Adam and Eve, I….I never imagined that…"
"Stop!" Lucifer exclaimed. He didn't want to hear any more. He'd spent most of his day discussing this with Linda. He couldn't bear it anymore, and especially not with Michael. He hated that his brother even knew. "Who else knows?"
"Right now, just Father and Amenadiel."
Lucifer cringed and his hands began to shake. That was more than enough. He didn't want any of his family to know, particularly his father. And Lucifer knew it would only get worse. The others would eventually find out as well. His personal Hell was going to displayed to his entire family at some point.
"Amenadiel came to me after having a conversation with Eve," Michael said. He uttered the human's name as if it left a nasty taste in his mouth. "I guess she told him what you accused her of. It was quite stupid of her to mention it to Amenadiel of all people if she intended to continue to get away with her crime."
Lucifer scowled in annoyance. He was angry that Amenadiel had gone to Michael instead of him. If his brother had come to him, he could've found a way to get Amenadiel to keep the information to himself. Now, he didn't know how he could keep it.
"Amenadiel was trying to help you. He was trying to find out what happened and make sure justice was done if he turned out to be right," Michael said when he noticed the angry look on his brother's face.
"Why are you here, Michael?" Lucifer asked. His twin hadn't come here just to tell him that he knew what happened to him. He had to want something.
Michael sighed and walked towards the door to the balcony. He peered out of it. "These people are defective, abhorring creatures. I never believed they were worthy of their existence, but what they have done proves it! They are unpredictable and they had no one to give them direction. I never thought they could pose a threat to any of us, but they do."
"What is your point?" Lucifer asked. He decided not to argue with his brother on the pros and cons of humanity. It didn't matter now, and he suspected that there was some sort of direction to his brother's rant.
Michael turned back to face his brother. "You shouldn't be here around these despicable creatures! Don't subject yourself to them any longer. I know you had little choice before because your only other option was Hell, but that's not the case now. Come home with me."
Lucifer finally looked his brother in the eyes, and when he did, he looked at Michael as though he'd just spoken gibberish. "What?!"
"Let me take you back to the Silver City, where you belong. Father will not turn you away. Come home, Samael," Michael said. Despite his father's desire to wait, Michael knew he would welcome him home. He would be annoyed with Michael, but Samael would not be asked to leave.
"You're trying to tell me that Dad wants me to return? He kicked me out! I'm supposed to believe I'll sudden be welcome? Why? Because he learned the truth? I'm surprised it would even matter to him," Lucifer said.
"Look around, Brother. What's happening now is the result of Father's anger. No, his rage. I told him what Amenadiel suspected, and I've never seen such fury. It matters to him a great deal," Michael said.
Lucifer blinked a couple of times. It honestly had not computed yet that his father knowing the truth and the being's obvious rage were connected. He supposed he'd been too preoccupied with the fact that his secret was out for it to register. Still, he found it difficult to believe his father was angry on his behalf. "He's probably just angry that Adam and Eve made it to the Silver City."
"If that were true, he would've just sent Adam to Hell and moved on. When he saw what Adam and Eve had done, he almost destroyed Adam. Personally, I was alright with that, but Amenadiel thinks he needs more punishment than that. I suppose he's right," Michael said. He wanted Adam and Eve both destroyed. Actually, as far as he was concerned, all of humanity could go. However, he did want to see those who hurt his brother suffer.
"What do you mean 'saw'? F…Father looked into his mind. H…he saw?" Lucifer asked in a broken voice. That was even worse than everyone just knowing. His father had sifted through Adam's memories and seen exactly what Adam and Eve had done to them. His father had watched them rape him.
Michael cringed and nodded. He hated how broken his brother looked right now, but he could understand it. Well, sort of. He was aware of how victims of Rape saw what was done to them, but he had no actual experience with in. He wished Samael didn't either. "He had to know for sure that it was true. He figured it was, but he wanted to know definitively. He wants you to come home. He was planning to ask you once the Silver City is free from souls like Adam's, but I don't think we should wait that long. You should come home now."
Lucifer glared at his twin. "Why would I want to do that? Father abandoned me! You all did! Father kicked me out and you did his dirty work! All I wanted was to be free! I wanted what humans had so they couldn't hurt me anymore!"
Michael felt a big blow to his stomach. He didn't know that was what his brother wanted. He knew he wanted Free Will, but not why he wanted it so much. He doubted his father knew either. "Samael, I'm sorry."
"My name is Lucifer! Samael is as good as dead, has been since the Garden! And since you refused to even listen to what really happened!" Lucifer yelled.
"I didn't understand. I'm not sure I would've even if I had listened. I didn't know what that meant," Michael said.
"Neither did I!" Lucifer half yelled and half cried. "I had no word for what they did to me! I didn't know what it was! I didn't who was to blame for it! Adam kept saying it was mine! I didn't know to believe any different!"
Michael was having a hard time not breaking down himself. He couldn't imagine what that must have been like, to know deep down that something awful was happening to you, but not what it was. Samael had to be so confused, as well as hurt. "It wasn't your fault. Those humans were responsible for what they did to you. They will pay."
Lucifer was now sobbing uncontrollably. He fell to the floor and brought his knees to his chest. "I didn't know. I thought you could help me! I thought you'd help me understand, but you wouldn't. You didn't even listen."
Michael went over and sat down next to his brother. He put an arm around him. "I'm sorry. I promise you, brother, I will never make this mistake again. If you ever have something to confide in me again, I will listen to you."
Lucifer was too mentally exhausted to pull away from his brother's embrace, so he just sat there and cried harder.