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What was he to do now? Should he ask Ella? Should she be consulted? Or should he just pick her up and return home? Lucifer knew that she would protest and he couldn't deny that he for once was unsure of what to do. The exchange with his brother had drained him more than he had expected, Lucifer closed his eyes taking a deep breath continued drinking alone in the now deserted bar.
"What did you say to him Cisco?" Barry asked his friend with a hint of concern in his tone,
"Or didn't say?" Ella chimed in whilst taking a seat,
"Nothing, think he was going to do that mind whammy thing on me but I guess it didn't work, he said something about me being a complicated one? After that he just stormed off, does he do that often?" Cisco asked nervously,
"Did he give you the eyes?" Ella queried,
"Eyes? Cisco shock his head, "no, he was just, well scary!?" Cisco gave a small shrug, unsure how to answer or really explain the exchange,
"Cisco, he is the Devil, I think scary is kinda in the job description!" Barry couldn't help but smirk as Cisco nodded,
"Yeah man, I get that but it's hard to explain, it felt like all the air in the room had been sucked out and all what was left was Lucifer! Make any sense?" Cisco hoped that his explanation would answer the question, he looked at Ella, she knew the man better than anyone else here, he highly doubted that she had ever been on the end of his wrath though, he had only just met the young woman but he knew no one could ever be mad at her. She was a lot like Kara in that respect,
"Ok well, what did you say or not say to him to set him off?" Ella asked again seemingly understanding Cisco's response, she nodded for him to continue,
"He was concerned about you!" Cisco pointed at the woman,
"Me? Why me?" Ella's response was confused and a little panicked,
"Because of what we know, because of what is coming and because of what we haven't told you about!" Barry answered for Cisco,
"Gunna enlighten me speedy?" Ella turned to face the hero,
"Speedy? That would be Oliver's sister!" Cisco stated,
"Who's Oliver? Err no wait, stay on topic Lopez and you two, stop avoiding the question!" The petite woman was now channeling her inner Lucifer, she wanted answers. Her tone so usually filled with compassion and kindness had taken on a hard edge, Barry rubbed his face and let out a deep breath,
"Crisis!"
"I had a feeling we might find you here!" Kara took a stool next to the Devil, Caitlin on her other side,
"Well good evening Miss Danvers, Doctor Snow, can I get either of you a drink? Seems we are missing one bartender!" Lucifer smirked and made his way around the bar,
"I'm good thanks." Kara smiled,
"I'm fine too but Frost will have a whisky." Caitlin also smiled giving Lucifer a small wave before transforming into her alter ego,
"Make it a double!" Frost stated,
"Double it is for the lady!" Lucifer couldn't help but grin mischievously,
"Lady? Hardly!" Frost accepted the drink that Lucifer slid across the bar, taking a generous mouthful, even though she appeared calm on the outside, Frost was nervous and her earlier chat with Ella had alleviated some of her worries but not all,
"Well let me the judge of that!" Frost flinched slightly, was he actually going to judge her here and now? Lucifer seemed to sense her discomfort, "Now, now darling let's not have any of that!" The Devil's voice was soothing. "Now then what brings you out and about this evening hmm?"
"Fancied a drink and wanted to stretch my legs!" Sounding nonchalant but that fooled no one,
"Well that maybe partly the case, I have a feeling there is something more to it though?" Lucifer purred,
"Fine you got me, I was scared but now I am tired of being afraid, so let's just get this done with!" Frost challenged the man, if he was going to end here existence, she would at least go out on her own terms. Frost could feel Caitlin's terror in the back of her mind but she pushed it down,
Lucifer slowly made his way back to his seat, then he locked eyes with Frost and gave her a small smile, "You have nothing to fear from me my dear, have you done some questionable things and made a few mistakes?" Frost nodded, "Who hasn't? Are you using those missteps as motivation to do better?" Lucifer enquired and Frost nodded again, "you obviously feel guilt or you wouldn't be scared of little old me?" Lucifer sipped his own whisky,
"You're not here to punish me for the things I have done?" Frost was a little shocked but felt a little more relaxed, Lucifer didn't seem like he was about to smite her or something like that, however she didn't really know the man and how he reacts to things,
"Nope!" Lucifer simply stated, popping the P, "well not unless you want me to?" He couldn't help but throw in the flirty comment, allowing his own smile to grow considerably,
"Will I go to hell? What happens to Katy if I do?" Even though she had relaxed she was still concerned,
"Well that is entirely up to you my dearest Miss Frost!" Lucifer learned slightly forward as he spoke, Frost just stared at the man, wanting to know more, "Neither I or my Father make that decision, you lot do, however, there are a few exceptions to that rule, sociopaths and the like!" Lucifer waved his hand in the air, "when your time comes, should you feel that Hell is where you should belong, then Hell is where you go, until the time you no longer feel you shouldn't be, there are no locks and you can leave anytime you want!" Lucifer poured himself and Frost another round of drinks, "as far as what will happen to Miss Snow, I am not sure!" Lucifer took a short pause, "you are quite unique, but there are two souls, so I would assume that each will find its own way."
"Does that happen often? I mean people leaving or well souls leaving?" Kara who had been silent during the conversation couldn't keep her own curiosity get the better of her,
"Souls have been known to escape from time to time, those are quickly tracked down and returned to their cells, in my time, I have ever only once known one man to ever walk out on his own, that however may change in the years to come!"
"Only one?" Frost asked with a surprised voice,
"Yes, apparently he made quite the impression on Maze, I never had the pleasure during his time in Hell, however I did meet him again a few years after his release, oh….!" Lucifer tailed off and had a thoughtful expression on his face,
"What is it Lucifer?" Kara asked,
"This is important my dear ladies, tell me, have you ever heard of a man by the name of John Constantine?" Lucifer had turned very serious, Lucifer really placed some emphasis on the Tine, versus the Teen of John's name,
"Have met him a few times now, he is part of the Legends, why do you ask?" Frost responded,
"Legends?" Lucifer smirked, clearly amused by the title of the group,
"Friends of ours, they travel through time and fix things, or well try to!?" Frost giggled a little knowing exactly how the Legends operated,
"Travel through time? Ah that explains something I have just realised!" A thoughtful expression crossed his face,
"And what is that?" Kara asked with as a hint of concern filled her own voice and she looked between Lucifer and Frost, clearly she was missing something.
"That I have already played my part!" Cold realisation hit Lucifer with that statement, Michael had been right. Constantine had paid him a visit was it five, six years ago asking him for a favour, or well asking for him to repay one on behalf of Maze, a favour he had happily returned and then thought nothing more of it, who wants a trip to purgatory anyway? As strange as the request had been at the time he hadn't cared all that much or given it any further thought. Turns out he had grown a lot since that time of his very long life,
"Your part, in what?" Kara was a little confused,
"In what is to come!" Lucifer simply stated giving Frost a subtle look and she nodded a little sadly, Lucifer would be having a long conversation with her,
"But what is com….." Kara was interrupted,
"Hand up, this is a robbery!" Two men with shotguns and ski-masks burst into the bar,
"Seriously?" Kara asked the air,
"Oh buddy, have you just picked the wrong place to try and rob!" Frost responded coldly,
"I said hands up! And don't try anything funny! Give me your phones, wallets and jewellery!" The masked man shouted,
"Well now chaps, you really should have listened to the lady!" Lucifer had stood and was making his way closer to the gun men,
"I said hands up and stop moving! Are you crazy of something? We have guns!" With that he pulled the trigger and the room was filled with the sound of the shotgun blast. "WHAT THE HELL?" He screamed then he pulled the trigger again, the shot impacted Lucifer's chest but the man just continued to approach, the man didn't seem that much in a rush but even still the shots hadn't slowed him at all, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?"
"Oh I think you know! And Hell is the right direction you should focus on!" Lucifer allowed the hell fire to enter his eyes, "I should warn you chaps, this isn't going to be a fair fight!" A third shot was heard.