Warnings: Canon Divergence, Gabriel is Loki.

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Chapter 3

There were times in his life Gabriel couldn't help but be proud of his work. It wasn't as often as he would like; most days while he did enjoy giving assholes a kick in the rear he wasn't exactly proud. This, however, was something special. Pulling the two hunters into his own personal television was going to take a lot more effort than he would give just any lesson, so hopefully it would work. The past two tricks had been designed to do one thing and ended up doing the other.

First, the archangel had tried to show the vessels that there were monsters out there who were more powerful than they could imagine and willing to negotiate. Gabriel had been hopeful the hunters would let him tell his side of the story once it was established he didn't want to fight. Instead they had tried to kill him, which led to him having to break down and try another trick once Dean sold his soul.

If Sam had just learnt what he was trying to teach him, to let Dean go instead of focusing his energy on revenge, they wouldn't be in the situation they were in now. Still, Gabriel couldn't help but try one last time to reach out to the two who were either their last hope or damnation. This time instead of making a lesson to help them see his point, Gabriel decided to try and reverse psychology the two.

Trapping them in a world where they were forced to play their roles, would surely make them do anything to prove him wrong. Placing a few candy wrappers at the scene, Gabriel sat back and waited. It didn't take long before the two hunters were looking into the case. Having a woman claim The Hulk had been the one to kill her boyfriend would surely be enough to gather their attention.

Gabriel didn't have to wait long before he felt the hunters come into town. While the scribbles Castiel put on their ribs hid them from his angelic side, the trickster had been careful to mark them with his own branch of magic when they first met. Rubbing his hands together, Gabriel watched as Sam checked out the site of the Hulk-hole he had formed when something started to tug at him. It wasn't something he felt often enough; while it was like a prayer, Gabriel had turned off that line ages ago, no longer wishing to hear from his former family.

This wasn't a simple prayer; though few, he did still receive prayers as Loki, but this felt different. Ignoring as Sam met up with Dean, Gabriel searched inside his pagan magic to pinpoint what was happening. When he found the link between himself and a human, Gabriel snorted slightly. He felt a summoning, and not just any summoning but one using his illusion's blood. It wouldn't force him to appear for whatever the human wanted, but it did tickle if he ignored it.

Shrugging, Gabriel followed the link until he found something he hadn't been expecting. Watching as the older hunter bled into the bowl, Gabriel was impressed. The man had not only saved the stake Dean had used years ago but was willing to put his blood into the mix. Hearing the older hunter call his name, Gabriel glanced once more around the room. There was nothing which could trap him here, and while he didn't put it past the human to have a plan, this didn't feel like being hunted.

With a snap Gabriel made a high-back chair appear in the room on the other side of where the hunter was sitting. Making himself appear on the chair, Gabriel laid across the seat, his leg draped over the arm rest while he propped his chin on his hand. If the hunter was surprised to see him he didn't let it show and instead did something Gabriel hadn't been expecting; the hunter thanked him.

"Thanks for coming. I wasn't sure it would work." Gabriel nodded his head, interested in what the other wanted. "Well typically it wouldn't but seeing who you are I couldn't help but be curious what a hunter would want from me. Last time we met you were trying to kill me. What brings you to summoning me now?" Gabriel had meant to start the conversation mockingly however he couldn't quite manage it. Something was wrong with the man, something deep in his soul.

Using a bit of angelic vision, Gabriel glanced at the soul in front of him and nearly gasped out at what he saw. Not only was the soul dimmed with what he guessed was depression, but there was something else there dark and twisted, brought forth to be woven into his actual body. There were very few beings that could twist something like this, forcing a human to be unable to heal, and Gabriel had a feeling he knew which species did it to the hunter. It was wrong; angels were brought forth to be creatures of light, and though he couldn't read the signature of who did this to the man, Gabriel knew it to be one of his younger brothers. Had Heaven truly fallen so far?

"Way I figure you're the only god out there that would listen to me. You had to have noticed that the end of the world is happening out there, and we could use your help to stop it." With a large sigh, Gabriel observed at Bobby again, taking in the tarnished soul and broken body before him. It wasn't what Gabriel wanted to do, and while he knew he would have to do something or die trying this wasn't it. The last thing he had expected was to have one of the crew try to seek him out, especially like this.

Snapping his fingers, Gabriel vanished the bowl and stake. "You have to know I'm going to want something out of this. Way I see it, I'm the one with all the mojo who you can call on these days. I was actually just about to play a trick on your boys to show them the light so to speak, but this I think will turn out even better." Standing from his chair, Gabriel made his way over to place his hands on Bobby's desk, surprised when the man didn't flinch back.

"You're smart so you must have figured out that this is going to take a lot of power, power that is in short supply these days. If you want my help? You need to help me first."

Bobby didn't hesitate before answering. "How? You don't seem the trading in souls type." Gabriel shook his head in response, snapping a thin leather cord with a crystal medallion on it. The crystal glimmered in the soft light, showing a symbol Bobby knew from his research of two snakes intertwined.

"I don't want your soul, Robert Singer… I want your worship. At least once a day you are to bleed on this while in prayer. I'll teach you how to pray and it only takes a couple drops, but I expect your actual prayer and none of that going through the motions shit. If you want me to use my power, you have to give me power to use."

Bobby reached out and took the medallion from Gabriel, their fingers touching only for a second before Bobby pulled away, the trinket in hand. "You want me to be one of your followers and give you a power boost? Not to look a gift horse in the mouth but that seems a bit too easy." While he spoke, Bobby looked the medallion over, though he couldn't find anything dangerous about it besides a small prick near the top. It wasn't something that would cause any major damage if he touched it by accident but would make things easier so he didn't have to cut himself with a knife every day.

Gabriel shrugged, his focus on the man who had called him. "Not exactly. While I don't think we're ready for it yet, I plan on making you High Priest." That cut off whatever remark Bobby had been about to say as he stared at Gabriel with widened eyes. "I'm surprised you didn't think of it yourself. This kind of dedication though? You need to be able to believe in me, might be a bit of a hard pill to swallow for a hunter so I'll let you think about it and I'll be back in a bit."

With a snap, Gabriel left the hunter alone to think about his deal. After he circled the area once to make sure Bobby was properly warded, Gabriel made his way to his home. Getting a High Priest had never been his intentions. Even years ago when his followers were at their max he never needed one. He may be considered a god, but nobody knew where he came from. He had no story from before he met Odin and that was how he liked things. Now it seemed when he should be running he was going to be right in the thick of things.

Still, at least he would get something out of the deal.

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