A/N, thanks to all of you for the continued support, would love to hear some comments, sorry this has taken so long to update, few other irons in the fire but I have neglected this for too long, anyway on with the story
Cassiel's head swam, she felt dizzy and disoriented, she felt actual pain from her wrists as she realised she was tired to a chair. Her wrists and ankles tied, she struggled against them to no effect, Cassiel above all felt drained as if she had no celestial grace left in her body, what was going on? She shook her head trying to clear the fuzziness and get a better view of her current situation, it didn't look all that promising,
"Oh, you are finally awake!" The man dressed as a priest took a knee, "our holy saviour, we are you humble servants, fighters of the darkness, true beacons of light and salvation!"
"To quote my brother…. You are talking BOLLOCKS!" Cassiel all but screamed the final part, she may have been filled with fear and confusion but her brother had taught her one thing, defiance in the face of danger was clearly the best way forward, seemed to work for him,
"HOW DARE YOU USE PROFANITY IN THE LORDS HOUSE?" The priest was beyond angry, Cassiel felt the backhand the 'farther' brought her way, it stung as it connected with her face, "The Prince of Darkness has truly corrupted you! You are worthless to the cause, you are the same filth as the Devil himself!" The priests anger and hatred was clearly evident,
"IN MY DAD'S HOUSE? I WILL USE WHATEVER LANGUAGE I CHOOSE TOO!" Cassiel's voice was strong, channelling her inner Lucifer or Maze, both were pretty good at this kind of thing, "When my family find me, you are going to be in a world of pain!" A little quieter this time but her words still commanded the power she intended, Cassiel was hurt, upset but determined, her family would find her, she knew it in her bones.
"You are going nowhere, not until you fulfil your purpose!"
"And what would that be?" Cassiel glared at the man who stood in front of her,
"To destroy the Devil of course!" The man grinned at her but it was cold, emotionless, Cassiel closed her eyes and composed herself before answering,
"No!"
"No? Oh I think we are going to change your mind on that!"
"How you holding buddy?" Ella asked full of concern,
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that my dearest little one?" Lucifer never turned to face her, nursing a drink in one hand while he stared out into the LA skyline, a silent vigil for his missing sister,
"I failed her Lucifer! You trusted me to look after Cassiel and I failed!" Ella was crushed, Lucifer could see that and swept her into his arms, she hung onto him with every ounce of her being as if drawing strength from him. Lucifer didn't protest and hugged her deeply, craving the same strength Ella was apparently seeking from him,
"Shhhh, little one, this is not your fault, you carry no blame, not in my eyes! Oh, we are going to find her and bring her home!" Lucifer was sure and commanding in his tone, Ella felt a little better, his strength washed over her and Ella drank it in.
"She defies her father's will? The Devil must have truly corrupted this angel!" The priest who had been tasked with talking to the young angel spoke to the council of elders,
"His powers of deception must be greater than we expected! Not to worry, we will get through to the angel, show her the truth, the real truth, then she will destroy the Devil as we have predicted!" The man's arrogance seemed to know no bounds, so convinced that his actions were right, some people would have called him a fanatic,
"I'm not sure she agrees with that assessment!"
"Well convince her!"
"Is that wise sir?" The priest looked a little nervous,
"It is for the greater good, she must comply!"
"What if she still says no?"
"Then kill her and we will get a new one!"
"But sir, how, how can we do such a thing?" The priest was visibly shaken, "Killing a daughter of God, how can we justify that?"
"Because we must stop the Devil! Our Lord will understand, he wants this dealt with as much as we do!"
Sister Emma sat there and watched the hive of activity which was Lucifer's apartment, she felt drained, both emotionally and physically, her entire world had been shattered by the day's events, how could the 'Group' be so wrong? She wondered to herself, everything about this mission from god supposedly had been so wrong, why couldn't the others just see that?
"Are you ok?" Chloe asked as she sat down next to the Sister,
"No!" She said firmly, Emma closed her eyes and once again hung her head in remorse, she felt guilt and sorrow, what had they done?
"Good!" Chloe responded a little harsher than she meant, "Cassiel is our friend, our family and you and your people have ripped her away from us! Chloe tried but failed to hold back her anger,
"I know and I am so, so sorry, believe me! I never wanted any of this, the plan made sense at the beginning but when the 'Group' started talking about kidnapping angels and bending them to our will, I knew it was wrong but please believe me, I had nowhere else to turn to, how dare we try to bend the divine to our small human will and understanding?" She looked pleadingly into the Detective eyes. Chloe was angry but not at the woman in front of her,
"I believe you and so does Lucifer, I can't tell you how angry we all are but you've come to us and are trying to help, that means a lot," Chloe gave her a small smile,
"But if I find out Cass is hurt, I'll have someone break your legs!" Ella had the most serious face Chloe had ever seen,
"Oh I believe you Miss Lopez, I really do and I will deserve it because I failed!" Emma looked at the two women around her,
"Failed to send Lucifer back to Hell?" Ella asked with serious anger in her voice,
"No! That I was part of this misguided attempt to control forces well beyond us and an action that has caused so much pain, we had no right!"
"No you didn't! But I can't blame you being scared, scared that the Devil walks the earth, all those stories we have all been told, the ones that make you want hide under your bed, I made my own mistakes there too!" Chloe looked ashamed but focused on the Nun, "We will find Cassiel, shut down this madness and then have drinks, I have faith in Lucifer and you should too!" Chloe's eyes were were firm but not without kindness,
"Actually I am starting to believe that!" Sister Emma stated, Chloe felt the conviction in the woman's voice.
"Okay then, we seem to be making some progress!" Lucifer had decided to insert himself into the conversation, "Now, let us bring our lost sheep home, shall we?"