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Deals with demons – Chapter 2.

DEO – National City Division – Medical Wing

Lucy sits by the bed, watching Alura's monitor beat calmly, the kryptonian essentially in a coma due to a combination of the sedatives initially used in combination with the amount of time spent in a stasis pod. Normally she'd be aware of her surrounding better but she didn't notice Astra until she tapped on the end of the bed, causing her to flinch

'Hey Hellfire, think we can make a little deal? Alura shouldn't be in the position she is, plus Kara shouldn't have to see her mother like this, anything you want I'll give for her to wake up' the older twin was tense and Lucy knew she was fully aware of what she was risking, which was probably why she chuckled morosely

'Oh little Kryton, I make deals when I want something and someone wants something else, you could have just asked me when what we want is the same' Astra's eyes widened and she smiled

'So you'll wake her up?'

Lucy shrugs 'I'll give her a nudge, if she's not ready to come back to us I can't just yank her back without causing a lot of damage to her mind and soul' the former general nods in understanding 'I just need you to open her eyes' Astra nods and does as she asks, trying not to flinch at the over dilated pupils in Alura's blank stare. Lucy leans over her and her eyes change, blood red iris and jet black sclera, then she softly whispers 'Wake up darling' with a slight shudder of her form for the extra shock.

Alura gasps for air before being launched into a coughing fit, her hand grabbing the nearest person to stabilise herself, that being Lucy. After trying to blink some semblance of sight into her rapidly adjusting eyes she notices who is standing beside her 'Luci?' she says in a confused mix of statement and question

'Hey Al, welcome to earth' she smiles then takes a step back before Alura gets glomped by a blond kryptonian seeking missile

'Mom!' Kara practically yells as she cuddles into the woman, tears flowing down her face as well as Alura's hospital gown. The former judge gaps like a fish at the sudden appearance and slightly by Astra linking their hands, but the comforting smile helps just enough for her to pull the blond's head up to look her in the eye

'Kara?' she manages to whisper 'My baby girl, all grown up' Kara is once more pulled into a hug, only Alura instigates it this time 'I missed so much, I'm so sorry' she murmurs into her hair and her tears join her daughter's.

Lucy smiles as she sees the two reunite, before she feels a dark, oppressive prescience on the edge of her awareness. Groaning internally she moves to leave, mouthing 'I'll be right back' to Astra before she moves to a space out of view and flares out of the DEO. Alura frowns when she looks up and Lucy has disappeared, Astra rolling her eyes but mouths 'she had a thing to do, she'll be back when she's done' she mouths, knowing her sister doesn't want to talk about this with Kara just yet, especially without the other woman around to explain.

Somewhere within the city limits

Lucy sighs in annoyance as she stands near the border, she can feel the demon's aura within the City, but her cloaking ability meant she didn't know where she was until she felt her large bust pressed against her spine

'Hello Darling' she hisses contently even as Luci shoves her away 'Miss me?'

'No, what are you doing here Le? There are now 2 demons and 2 halflings in this city'

The reptile hisses in amusement 'Well one is mine and one is yours. Why can't I come see my little man? Besides you know the other reason' Luci growls in annoyance 'Besides, how was it to play Doppler for a change dearie?'

'Inaccurate, but tolerable, how's the meatsuit?' Leviathan grunts and shrugs

'Now who's the one being inaccurate? Still I'll give it a pass as I want us to be good and neighbourly. Besides it could be worse, it's not like I'm The Dark One after all' she grins at the grimace on Luci's face 'You can tell Kara if you want to that I'm in town, Cat already knows' she smiles and shimmers causing Luci to yell at the sky before she flares back to the DEO.

Later

'Why am I still in this bed?' Alura complains while Lucy chuckles internally

'Because you shouldn't be conscious right now, not even Alexis could have brought you out with all her skills and she's been a doctor for like 430 years or something, I'm the reason you're awake and complaining right now, but I'm not exactly going to out myself and my species' existence right now so they want to make sure you're healthy by comparison/ the standards they use for the 2 Z's' she explains, even using her nickname for the other 2 kryptonians.

Alura sighs 'I suppose you're right, now how are you here? More importantly you seem to be established in this world, not just a memory glitch but an actual part of their history' she asks, curious as to the demon's reappearance in her family's life, as well as the burning itch at the small of her back but that was less important at the moment

'Demons can enter this world in a few ways, deals are normally temporary and breachers tend to piss off the other side, especially the upper level ones like myself, but there are 2 other ways to get in under the radar, at which point they can't detect us: One is taking a dive, performing a half assed reincarnation usually through a stillborn child or one early enough in development that a soul hasn't latched onto it, making you count as human to the higher up's gaze, the other is a resurrection clause, when someone dies and someone wants them returned, the demon can take over the body and gain the person's memories and sometimes a little of their personality but depending on the age the demon shines through. I can count the number of people who do these things on my hands, it's not a common thing as until you can manifest your full power you're in a lot of danger, I was basically a Halfling with intact memories until I was 15, then I was able to truly be myself once more, though I do love the fact both of my names are pronounced the same even if the spelling is off' Lucy explains, grinning slightly at the end

Alura bites her lip 'Could you have entered the world through Ka… through our deal?' she asks and Lucy chuckles

'No, I need a vessel of some sort and there wasn't anything there until you and me had our fun, I mean I got the pure bonding and deflowering, which was something every demon wants to experience' Alura hits her but her smile shows she's not angry 'That actually hurt, I think you're nearly done cooking' Lucy teases as she rubs her shoulder

'Great it means I can leave this damn bed' Alura sighs in relief, just as the doctor returns

'Still trying to get out Ms In-Ze? At least the chart says I should be able to let you go tomorrow' the asari smiles at the wide grin the elder kryptonian has on her face at the thought of leaving.

Kara would probably be there checking on her mother but Clark had decided to visit and together they managed to stop a ship from crashing after an explosion inside the Venture. This led them to the newest resident of National City: Luthor Corp's new CEO Lena Luthor. After being led in by the woman's assistant, Kara noticing odd spirally silver brands/tattoos on the Asian girls skin but was drawn back to the conversation when despite Clark going just shy of accusing her of blowing up the Venture she still grinned like a loon, Kara getting a feeling it was for the rather successful plan of irritating him so he was less focussed, not that she was able to find anything either other than the woman's rather low key flirting, though Kara noted the woman's aura was more defined than she'd ever felt, as well as almost painfully familiar.

With nothing to go on they had no other option to go on beyond leaving and keeping an eye on her, which it was quite lucky they did as the moment she got into a helicopter she was attacked by drones, which was fairly easy for the 2 bulletproof superheroes to deal with, though not before the pilot was killed.

After getting her bearings she smiled at the 2 aliens, much more genuine than when they're been in her office 'Well this wasn't how I expected to meet National City's girl of steel but I'm glad you were here' she smiles and Kara can't help but mirror her

'Ms Luthor, do you know anyone who may have a grudge on you?' Clark asks causing the woman to snort and her pupils to contract just for a second

'If you were to go to Metropolis you can't spit without hitting someone who hates me, simply for being A Luthor, yourself included Blue Boy' she practically hisses before turning back to Kara 'Sorry that isn't much help, but there is a chance it has something to do with the renaming ceremony I had planned. Plus Lex has contacts outside no matter how high the security in his prison; he may want to simply remove me for not standing with him on his crusade. Now if you'll excuse me I have a lot of things to do' she bows her head to the 2 heroes and leaves

The detour to CatCo did little, other than Cat's subtle pot shots about Lois towards Clark and less subtle jabs at Kara about the importance of choosing a career path, along with a couple other things

'Now while you're still technically my assistant Kiera…' Cat waves her hand '…and we still haven't found a good enough replacement, I'm going to need you to reschedule tomorrow as I'll be leaving at 6'

Kara nods in understanding 'Of course Miss Grant' she says before running out after Clark

'And Keira, you better have that answer for me the next time I see you' Cat calls out after her.

They did manage to find a suspect through the drones as well as a connection to Lex through a man named John Corbin, the real problem was physically finding him, but given his attempt on Lena's life earlier and the fact the renaming ceremony was the following day, they decided to use the ceremony as bait for Corbin, having agents standing in for security. As expected Clark and quite a few other DEO members were fine with that (Who gives a shit it's a Luthor), while Kara wasn't, it took Alex and Astra pointing out that it was the best way to catch Corbin and with Supergirl there Lena shouldn't be in any danger to get her to agree to the plan

Astra peeks her head in the door to the medical ward 'I come bearing food and news'

'Gimme, gimme, gimme' Alura demands, it seems love of food was a kryptonian thing, something that Lucy chuckles at before getting handed her food

'So little sis and Hellfire, what are you going to do about Kara?' Astra asks as the other kryptonian stuffs her face

'Actually it's Hillfyre, at least try pronounce it correctly' Lucy comments, unfortunately for Alura it meant she ended up covered in Astra's spit take

'You're kidding, that's your name?'

Lucy grins widely 'Yep, my real name is Luci Hillfyre, why did you think I let you use such an on the nose nickname if it didn't match my own name?' the former general clicks her tongue before simply shrugging 'Well with that out of the way, personally I think we should wait till Kara has a chance to breathe, she's kind of busy trying to decide her career right now, I don't think we should dump this on her, it'll throw her world severely out of whack.'

Alura sighs 'This is still so weird, just yesterday my daughter was 13 and playing with the narguls, and now she's making such an important decision. I really have missed so much'

'I think she'll be a reporter' Astra decides to add her 2-cents, surprising both of them

'Why? Reporters weren't a thing on your planet from what I've heard?' Lucy asks curiously

'Well I base reporter on that Miss Grant woman Kara works for and what I've heard about your sister Lois, and the things about reporters that make it suit Kara are: Determination, initiative, intelligence, stubbornness, a desire to seek the truth regardless of consequences and not letting things just get hidden away because they're bad'

'I feel like that last one was a personal attack on me and the former council of Krypton' Alura deadpans

'It was' Astra answers cheerfully, causing Alura to roll her eyes and Lucy to chuckle, before she realised something

'Hey guys, seeing as Lois is my sister, at least because of how I ended up on earth, as well as Kara having no connection to House El besides their crest, Clark isn't her cousin, he's her uncle' she says, watching the twins identical looks of surprise and then contemplation.

The renaming ceremony actually went well for the most part, right until Corbin showed up and started shooting at the youngest Luthor, luckily Supergirl showed up and bullet-proof alien beats regular gun, the explosion being a problem but with Clark, Kara and a nothing else to do Astra they managed to stabilize the building. Alex, despite her misgivings of the woman did her job properly and managed to stop her getting shot, which came back at her when before Corbin manages to kill her, he gets shot repeatedly in the back by the raven haired CEO.

'How can you still not trust her, she saved your life' Kara whines, back at the DEO, not understanding her sisters paranoia

'And I saved hers, that's not the point. One deed doesn't make someone a good person, just not a total evil bastard like Lex. Plus I get the feeling she doesn't like to owe people things, seems like a Luthor thing' Alex explains with a sigh, knowing Kara has that slightly annoying and naive habit of seeing the best in people

Luci sighs quietly as she watches the sisters from the upper levels 'Oh Kara, it's not Lena you should be worried about' she thinks with a sad smile 'It's The Leviathan'

L Corp Office

Lena enters the board room and smiles as she sits in her chair, piercing green eyes scanning the room 'Hello everyone' she purrs 'I want you to know there are about to be a lot of changes to how things are run around here' her hands rest on 'air' as she smirks

'And what's that supposed to mean?' One of the older board members asks, his annoyance clear in his tone and on his face

Lena's eyes flash pink for just a moment 'Well I'm clearing house. Starting with in here' with a click of her fingers the doors lock and 'something' tears into several of them 'Like my pets? Here, let me show you' she waves her hands and a fine black mist leave her skin revealing an entire pack of Hell Hounds 'Well boys, DINNER TIME!' a needle toothed grin contort her features just before the screaming starts

Jess sighs as Lena walks past her back to her office, chief amongst her complaints being the bloody footprints she was leaving on the floor, she didn't think she would need the cleaners in again so soon after the woman was almost assassinated but what was she to do 'The same crew Ms Luthor?' she asks, the CEO smiles and nods

'Yes love, but try not flirt with them this time' she teases while Jess grimaces

'Please, who in their right mind flirts with manticores? Speaking of which did you guys leave anything for them or is it just a bloody mess?' she asks, guessing the latter given the woman's bloody grin

'There's enough, and really, I thought your people flirted with everything' she replies and Jess is reminded her boss can see through even her physical glamour, such as her real height and bust size as well as more importantly her horns and hooves. Speaking of hooves she felt her promotion gift nipping at her hoof, looking down at Zippo she sighs before scratching the Hell Hound pup behind the ear, oddly enough causing it to purr like a kitten. When she looked back up the door to Lena's office was closed and she remembered the cleaners would need to remove the prints leading from the board room to her office, as well as remind her she wasn't getting her heels back. Looking at the swaying prints she wonders if they were also glamoured for humans, or if just nobody paid enough attention to notice the human woman leaving distinctly non-human footprints in her wake, not that she could judge given she left hoof prints in the sand.

6-ish

Lena was finishing off her paperwork, surprised by how much easier things were on a full stomach when Jess called over the intercom 'Your guests have arrived Miss Luthor, should I send them in?'

'Yes darling, that will be all' she says as the doors open

'Mom did you see, that woman had spirally horns and I think I saw a hoof, plus she smells funny' the brunette kid mutters to the blond behind him, causing Lena to suppress a chuckle

'You do know she doesn't need superpowers to hear you, given she's like 2 feet behind you' she teases and the boy blushes and cuddles into his mother defensively 'So darling, how are we going to do this?'

Cat ruffles her hair 'probably best for you to just come out with it, it'll work better that way' to which Lena nods, and steps out from behind her desk

'Well then let's go with that. Hello Carter, my name is Lena, but your mother knew me as Leviathan Lutessa, and I'm your father' her eyes turn pink, her pupils become vertical slits and she grins when a similar coloured ring appears in his brown eyes.

TBC

LW: More fun for this universe, yeah Lena Luthor is Leviathan Lutessa also known as Snake Eyes from the previous chapter. Also this may be becoming more a supernatural/magically stuff AU than just demons, my brain likes to go off on tangents.

Finally, yes this is shorter than before but in that case it was an entire season in one chapter, while this is using the 1st episode to set up everything else. Kara will know her history soon enough, just not yet (like Lucy said, she has enough shit going on in this chapter).