Chapter 7:
Lucifer bends down to touch Chloe's lips with his own to seal this gift of true love. Chloe wrapped her arms around Lucifer's neck while she returned his kiss with all the love she felt for him that moment. He was there and he wasn't going to leave her. This was more than she ever hoped for.
A beam of white light that stood for the brightness he once had as an archangel, and the purity of Chloe's soul, intertwined with the red color of true love and passion but also for his side as the ruler of Hell surrounded the couple. The beam became larger and larger until Lucifer and Chloe weren't visible anymore, hidden by the light of true love. This was the sign that indeed they both were meant to fall in love and be together for eternity. Nobody would have thought that it was the devil of all angels that proved this legend to be true.
The couple couldn't help but kiss each other during the whole process, like a magnet they were pulled towards each other only to come up for air when the light disappeared in both of their hearts.
For the first time in a long time, longer for him then for her he smiled genuinely. His forehead leaning against hers. He was happy really happy but there was still one thing bothering him. He was so nervous for her answer that he forgot to mention that she chose to be a queen now but with Galizur leading the daily businesses she would never set one foot in Hell after the ceremony would be done.
Chloe could read him like a book by now and looked at him worriedly, "Babe, what's wrong?"
"I hope you don't regret your decision but by accepting me as your true love, you accepted the role as queen of Hell. Rest assured my sweet detective, you will have to see Hell once for the ceremony and from then on you will never have to step one foot in hell ever again." Lucifer sighed turning his back towards her.
Chloe wrapped her arms around his waist and placed her head against his back, "Lucifer, listen to me. I knew what you are when I accepted this gift. I mean I accepted the king of Hell as my partner, my love, and someday my husband. I knew accepted the fact that I would be your queen, I want to have your back like you have mine, Lucifer. In every way I can. I love you, Lucifer."
Lucifer turned around and Chloe brought her arms from around his waist to around her his neck and looked his straight in the eyes. He saw love, more love than he could ever imagine but Chloe was immortal now so the chance was that her feelings were much more intense than they used to be when she was mortal. He also saw honesty and trust, she trusted him.
Still, he shook his head, "You're not going to see more Hell than necessary. You are my queen now and you will be for eternity so we will have to go down for a ceremony to make it official. I rather not do it but it will give you the respect you need to survive when worse come to worse. I still think you are too pure for Hell."
"I am sorry son but you don't have much time. The ceremony will have to be completed with the consummation of your bond. That includes the coronation in Hell." God interrupted his son.
"Before midnight?" Lucifer asked angrily, "Are there other things you forgot to mention? I had hoped for a little bit more time. You know to prepare her for the screams and the ashes." Lucifer didn't say that he had wanted to stall everything as long as possible but he didn't want to lose his detective so he had no choice now.
"Calm down, Luce. I am sure I can handle it. I've seen lots of horrible things as a detective and I know you will protect me." Chloe smiled trying to reassure her devil.
Lucifer sighed deeply. He hated the idea of such a pure soul setting one foot in Hell but call him selfish if this meant that he had forever with her so be it. He would fly her down for the ceremony and get it over with only to go back to earth when the ceremony was over.
"Alright let's get this over with. I will pray to you two later, don't think because you helped me that all is forgiven. I need to talk to both of you." Lucifer said a little angry.
God and Michael knew that this was coming, and were prepared to listen to Lucifer later on when the ceremony was over. They both nodded before leaving Lucifer and Chloe alone now.
"Are you ready to face Hell, love?" Lucifer asked softly.
Chloe smiled bravely, "as ready as I'll ever be."
Lucifer placed one arm underneath her knees, the other underneath her shoulders, while her arms were wrapped around his neck, the devil stood up with his love in bridal style in his arms.
He unfurled his wings by rolling his shoulders backward. It took only a few minutes to place land in his bedroom in Hell, "Wait here my love, I will get everything for the ceremony." Lucifer said before he walked out of the door.
"Gazoch!" He yelled throughout the castle.
A broad-shouldered demon heard his king yelling and came running towards the place where the sound came from.
He bowed down, "Yes, my lord."
"Get everything ready for the ceremony. Hell will have his queen before midnight on earth so make everything ready. Let Amanda and Desmona come to take care of her. The crown will finally be used." Lucifer ordered.
Gazoch nodded, "Yes my lord. Who will do the ceremony? What about Galizur?" the demon asked.
"You are my right hand, Gazoch. You will do the ceremony now bring me the girls, they will make sure that your new queen will be ready for the ceremony." Lucifer ordered again being a bit impatient.
Gazoch nodded and when to fetch the girls who arrived only ten minutes later. Lucifer himself was waiting in the throne room for his queen to be ready, "Gazoch, inform the generals that they are being ordered to be there as well as Galizur."
"Yes, my lord." The demon bowed. He ran to the gong on the plaza in front of the castle. The sound of the gong was the sign for the generals to meet their king in the throne room, that sound echoed through every outskirt of Hell.
The crown itself was kept in a well-guarded room in the palace. Only Gazoch and Lucifer himself were allowed to enter the room and to hold the crown. Lucifer had his crown and there was one made from the moment that the demons learned that one day the devil would find his queen, the prophecy had predicted it. Most demons didn't believe it but it was made just in case. The only woman who would dare to challenge their king. He started with the crown for Lucifer, placing it on a red cushion. The crown of the queen was the second on placed on another cushion. The only thing he needed now was the unholy grail.
For moments like this, he was glad that he had the ability to grow a third arm. He carried everything to the throne room where his king was pacing from left to right. Galizur was pissed he would have thought that he was right underneath Lucifer but clearly he had to share the place with a demon of all creatures.
In the meantime in the room of the ruler of Hell. Amanda was braiding Chloe's hair. They had intertwined two strands of red leather into the braid who was placed over her right shoulder.
"I always knew that our king would find his queen as the prophecy predicted," Amanda said while she placed a necklace around her neck. The necklace was made from hell forged steel with a black stone in the middle, the stone was a diamond shape.
They had a hell forged steel bracelet to go with it.
"What prophecy?" Chloe asked curiously.
"Hell would find his queen when the king finds the woman that would challenge him and love him for he is. The queen of hell will accept her role with grace and will give hell his crown prince." Amanda said while she helped Chloe in her dress. It was a bloodred velvet dress. There was a chain like belt going with it. The end of the belt was decorated with what looked like one of Maze her daggers. Luckily the dagger was just decoration and not sharp to hurt her.
If the prophecy was right Chloe would bear another child. She needed to ask Lucifer if this was even possible. They needed to talk about things like this.
"I for one am happy that he found you, my lady," Desmona confessed while she put on some make-up, smokey eyes, and blood-red lipstick.
Chloe looked into the mirror not recognizing herself for the moment. This is what she looked like as queen of hell.
Desmona and Amanda both took the black velvet mantle covered with gray ashes.
"Do you mind standing up, my lady?" Amanda said, "That way we can place the mantle on you."
Chloe nodded and stood up looking at herself in the mirror while the heavy mantle was placed on her shoulders. Desmona closed the little locked around her soon to be queens neck. The little lock was in the shape of one pair of wings again forged in hell forged steel. The border of the mantle was red covered with ashes.
"Go and inform our lord that his queen is ready for the ceremony that way he can open the ceremony stairs," Amanda ordered the lower female demon, who nodded and disappeared.
"Hidden ceremony stairs?" Chloe asked confused.
"It will all be clear in a moment. If my queen wants to follow me." Amanda bowed.
Chloe nodded, the mantle was heavy but strangely enough, she had no problem with carrying it on her shoulders. She was glad that her red shoes were without heels.
Amanda suddenly stopped, "We need to wait here, my lady." Chloe nodded briefly.
Desmona walked down to the throne room, "My lord, your queen is ready for the ceremony." She bowed towards Lucifer.
"Thank you," Lucifer said before he walked to the wall. There was a hole just big enough to fit Lucifer's ring. He placed his knuckles against the wall so that his ring filled the hole before looking to his side. A wall in the room started to move, with stairs attached to the other side. Lucifer sighed and changed into his full devil form and held out his hand out towards the place where Chloe was waiting for him. The devil gasped when his queen came into view. His queen was breathtaking.
TBC