(A/N) i also changed the story pic to Lucifer's red eyes, those are really Mark Pellegrino's eyes that turn red when he plays as Lucifer
Lucifer landed lightly outside the cabin, black wings vanished into his back, leaving Lucifer wingless, personally it made him uncomfortable by not having his wings on display, in fact he was rather proud of them.
The rain had slowed to a drizzle but Lucifer basked in the simple beauty of it, the fresh smell of a brisk clean rain was something Lucifer personally loved, he loved everything about Earth from the scorching deserts, the bitter cold of the Artic to the humid jungles of South America.
He could sense the two inside, the essence of their soul's was mixed together, something that only happened when soul-bound humans had made love. Lucifer had sensed residual traces of it when they first met, clear evidence that they had made love before but not for a long while. Lucifer shook his head in amusement.
He could see her grace swirling around the cabin, even in her unconscious state her grace was protective of him. It concerned Lucifer, Mike could very well be used against her one day if she was not careful but the poor girl seemed to wear her heart on her sleeve much like Mike did.
As he approached the blue-whisper like tendrils of her grace swirled around him before sensing that he was not a threat the tendrils receded and Lucifer strode into the Cabin to a sight that was a bit shocking even to him.
Furniture was askew everywhere, the sofa had been moved halfway across the living room, several lamps were toppled and a shirt lay there or one of Mike's ridiculous sweaters, he had jokingly threatened to set fire to it if he didn't get a better dress sense. With a blush Mike claimed his mother made him wear them. And Lucifer joked that maybe he should set fire to her instead. Mike had looked back horrified and Lucifer burst into a fit of giggles at his own morbidness
Lucifer carefully and quietly peeked around the door to her room and was met a pungent smell that assaulted his nostrils the moment he had opened the door.
"Dear Lord…" Lucifer said quietly at the sight he saw before him.
Both Mike and El were beneath a thick cover of blankets, the essence of their souls were clearly attached to the other and Lucifer wrinkled his nose. Mike lay with El drawn in to his chest, both his arms were wrapped around her, fingers lightly brushing her bare back. Locking her in his embrace although it was clear that she wouldn't rather be anywhere else than in his arms.
Their respective curls were a mess but the two looked absolutely content and the Celestial within in him was pleased to see that their destiny was coming to fruition. Lucifer sniggered to himself knowing how pissed hopper would be if they were found like this.
But regardless he closed the door on the sleeping couple and made his way back out of the cabin just as Zadkiel flew over the tops of the tree's landing gracefully several feet from Lucifer.
"You summoned me, Lucifer?" Zadkiel asked.
"Yes, I would like to place Mike and Jane in your charge for the time being" Lucifer said striding towards a small clearing just beyond the tripwire. Stepping over it carefully as he strode further away.
"Why? Where are you going" Zadkiel added curiously, Lucifer stopped in his tracks and turned to regard the younger Angel.
"Hell, there are things that I need to tend to" he replied simply, he raised his blade to the sky and Zadkiel watched in fascination as the clouds above him spun round with small rumbles of thunder.
"Oh and don't disturb them. At least until morning, let them have some peace" Lucifer said with a wink. After all Lucifer was not the only Angel to sense Mike and El's unification that night. A bolt of white lightning flashed and struck Lucifer who vanished in the flash of Light. Zadkiel had raised his arm to shield his eyes.
Zadkiel strode into the Cabin and carefully moved the Sofa back into position, he carefully placed his blade next to him and took a seat, vowing to watch over them, that in his eyes was his purpose now and one that he was honoured to have.
XxXxXxXxX
Jack was not having a good day.
He was holding onto a notepad as he walked briskly down one of the corridors, his Victorian style cape billowing behind him. His face buried within his notes.
The corridors were made of a beautiful roman white marble. His footsteps echoed from the pristine surface. On either side were doors made of a dark oak, with polished brass handles. Jack turned the corner heading towards a waiting area that was filled with several people.
Three people sat in the red chairs that adorned this waiting area. The receptionist looked up with a sweet smile.
"Jack! How lovely it is to see you again" Jack smiled in response.
"Mellissa, you are looking as lovely as ever" he said taking her hand lightly and pressing a gentleman's kiss to the top of her hand sweetly.
"Oh jack, we're on duty" she said with a small blush and giggle.
"Of course dear, my apologies." he said with a small bow before turning to look at the three bemused people that were sat there.
"What an absolute Whore…" One man spat, he was balding and grey haired with a grizzled looking nose and was slightly overweight he was in his mid-fifties, Instantly Jack's expression darkened at the man's words, he spun round, his cape flew behind him, revealing an assortment of knife's of various length, several of which had serrated edges, in the same moment with a flourish of his hand he withdrew one from his belt, spun the knife between his fingers before letting fly from his grasp.
The Man screamed in pain as the knife impaled itself in his crotch. Tears of sheer pain making their way down his face. As Jack nonchalantly looked down to his notes, using a pair of Victorian style spectacles to read the information that had appeared on the page.
"Ah John Matterson!" Jack exclaimed in psychotic delight "Aged 54, charged with the rape and murder of thirteen Woman, four of which were underage but only convicted of six but in reality you had killed and raped over thirty woman over a twenty year period" Jack read, disgust laced within his tone whilst walking up to him.
"You my friend are going to suffer for a very, very long time" he said matter of factly. "Maybe forever!" he said with a giggle of craziness.
"Who…Wh…Who are you" John managed to gasp out, the knife still imbedded in his most sacred area.
"Me? well my friends call me Jack" he said with a wink towards Mellissa before turning back to John with a crazed expression "But when you beg me for mercy when my knives slice you in ways you would never conceive of even in your darkest nightmares, then you may call me The Ripper" Jack said excitedly, a maniacal smile adorned on his features. He could not wait to feel the man's blood drip down his fingers, it was somewhat arousing.
"Take him to the seventh circle" He ordered to two tall humanoids with black eyes.
"No please! Please! I'm sorry! Have mercy! For the love of God have mercy!" he had started screaming so terribly and horribly that the other two people were starting to flinch in fear. The two tall beings started dragging him down the corridor as Jack held up his hand the knife came flying back to him where the replaced the blade into his belt.
"There is no mercy! Why would I give you mercy if God wouldn't?" Jack replied sickened by the man "I'll see you in a little while John!" he said waved with a sarcastically happy little wave.
"Jack your such a romantic" Mellissa said happily.
Jack's tone darkened "He dishonoured you, I don't like men like that, reminds me too much of myself before coming here" he said darkly before turning to the other two in the room. Looking to his notebook once more
"So Ethan Thomas, Aged Nineteen, Killed by Police after trying to escape from a burglary you committed" Jack stated turning the page to look at the additional details. The boy in front of him look terrified.
"Says here you have committed petty muggings and theft but nothing more serious than that" Jack said looking up from his notebook.
"Ar..are..you going to…torture…me" He asked stuttering in fear. Unshed tears brimmed within his eyes
Jack looked down at him in empathy and pity with a sad smile and came to sit next him.
"Heaven's No, Ethan. I assure you that you have nothing to fear" He said with a genuine smile placing a comforting arm around his shoulder. The Two black-eyed men had come back.
"Take him to Purification would you?" Jack asked gently before turning to Ethan.
"Just because you did some pretty shit things in life doesn't mean you can't make up for it, okay?" The boy merely nodded with shaky breaths.
"Thank you, Jack" Ethan said. Jack gave a light smile.
"Your Welcome, Ethan" Jack said as the two black-eyed beings took Ethan down the same corridor.
Jack sighed "that poor kid got messed up in the wrong stuff and fell in the wrong crowd" he said resting his hand on the desk, Mellissa placed her hand upon his and spoke softly.
"Hey you are doing some real good here okay? That boy will be purified before ascending to Heaven" she said, Jack sighed heavily before nodding in agreement.
"I just hope one day that I may atone for my own sins, my hands are covered in just as much blood" Jack said
There was a high pitched whine that tore through the corridors and into the room where everyone present had clamped their hands over their ears and as it died down Mellissa looked at Jack with an expression of happy wonderment.
"Jack…" she said as the hallways began to fill with white light.
"I know, I know!" he shouted with giddiness, he leaned over and pressed a kiss to her lips before tearing away and down the corridor at a full sprint as the light began to brighten every corner, Mellissa just sat dazed before shouting down the corridor.
"For Fuck Sake Jack!" she shouted frustrated but with a smile.
"That's why you love me though right!" he shouted back just as loud.
"More like hate!" she replied
"Ah Mellissa, such a flirt!" he shouted before turning the corridor and out of sight.
His cape flapped elegantly behind him as he raced through the maze of corridors at a full sprint, his knives jingling upon his belt. Jack finally made it to a circular room, six more corridors branched off from that, pillars were on either side of the corridors entrance, between them were beautiful artworks of Angels. Above on the Ceiling was collection of crystals that looked like they were growing from within the ceiling itself.
The Centre crystal began to glow, bathing the room in an ethereal light but with a flash of Lightning and the crash of Thunder appeared a crouched figure on the centre platform, his blade held up to the ceiling and with wings of the darkest feathers wrapped around himself.
Instantly Jack bowed on one knee before him and the figure stood up folding his wings behind his back.
"Lucifer, my liege, Welcome back to Hell" Jack said respectfully.
"Jack, we've been through this God knows how many times that you don't need to bow to me" Lucifer said grumpily making his way from the platform.
"Begging your pardon Sire but its always with the deepest respects, for giving me a second chance at atonement" Jack said looking up to Lucifer. Lucifer just waved for him to stand and Jack did so.
"I trust Hell has been under your careful care in my absence?" Lucifer questioned
"Of course, Sire. Soul Purification is up by 13% with a steady influx of Eternally damned souls. In fact I have one waiting for me right now" Jack said licking his lips in anticipation
Lucifer held a small smile, Jack was his most trusted follower, after his death he had ended up here and had been atoning for his sins ever since but Lucifer despite the man's past was impressed by the soul's resilience and resistance to Hell's method 's of torture. A soul too damned to be Purified but not damned enough to be eternally tortured and so Lucifer made him his second in command, managing day to day running of Hell's operations, activities and secret projects.
"and the Sky Serpents?" Lucifer asked turning to face Jack who rubbed the back of his neck hesitantly.
"A Batch of five died this morning and I have spent most of today cleaning the mess, after going through the mutation they exploded" Jack admitted reluctantly.
"I would like to head down there right away" Lucifer said turning of the spot and heading down of the branched corridors and Jack hastened to follow.
"Are the rumours true?" Jack asked, Lucifer hesitated for a moment.
"Yes they are true, she is the daughter of Selaphiel and she is also very beautiful" Lucifer replied. Jack's jaw dropped in shock.
"An Archangel spawned her? But the birth of Nephilim were forbidden by God, they were declared an abomination, what the hell was he thinking" Jack said
Lucifer shook his head "I don't think that's the case, she is Soul-bound with a human, Soul bonds are pre-destined by God" Lucifer said with a small smile.
Both Lucifer and Jack lapsed into a comfortable silence for the time being as they made their through numerous corridors, passing several souls on the way who too held notebooks, Jack more or less greeted them Happily, Lucifer chuckled to himself a little, Hell was a lot different to what most Humans would expect of the place.
Soon they descended into a stone staircase, a sudden contrast to the marble floors and walls. They found themselves within an underground cavern containing cages that were a good 40ft squared and Lucifer looked pleased with the creatures that he saw within.
"You do know these things are an abomination right? It's a mockery of God's creation" Jack said quietly, this was exactly the reason why Lucifer chose him to be second in command as he was not afraid to speak his mind to the Archangel.
"What else can I do Jack? There are almost no Celestials left and its clear that God is not coming back, maybe never. I'm the last Archangel in existence, if this what it takes to win against that Demon then so be it" Lucifer said, he came to stop to regard his creation, his abomination, his monster.
It hissed at Lucifer, revealing a forked tongue, the spinal plates that adorned it's back were black with small trails of red tracing the plates like veins, Lucifer strode round the cage examining his creation with a small guilty smile. Personally he thought it was magnificent and along with Eleven it would give them the edge they need to reclaim Heaven. These things would decimate the demons Demogorgans and Demo-dogs, knowing that they have never faced such a thing before nor will they ever do so again.
"I hate to ask but I need to extract more from you" Jack said holding up a syringe, Lucifer looked over and merely nodded before striding over to Jack, the creature within hissed again letting out a growl that effectively a cross between a hiss and a screech. Lucifer looked back it curiously.
Jack carefully stabbed the syringe into Lucifer's arm withdrawing a white, whispery vapour like substance from within him. His Grace. Jack repeated this several times with more syringes, Lucifer felt his grace begin to regenerate immediately and watched as Jack placed the syringes into something similar to a case for cigarettes.
"Do you have the Crystal I have been keeping safe?" Lucifer asked, jack nodded reaching into the inner pocket of his coat and withdrawing a crystal around the size of a tennis ball, it was smooth, the tip glowed a fiery red and the base was an icy blue.
Lucifer took it from Jack and examined it seemingly satisfied placing it within his own cloak along with a blade that didn't belong to him but was soon to find a new owner.
"My faith in you has never wavered Jack, I think it was well placed. We are doing good work here" Lucifer said warmly, Jack looked over to Lucifer and with a small smile of his own.
"Of course my liege, I am loyal only to you"
Lucifer Smirked "Do you not have a fresh soul to torture?" Lucifer asked
Jack laughed sadistically "Sire, you know me all too well"
XxXxX
Mike's eyes slowly opened as sunlight pierced though a crack in the curtains of El's bedroom and he immediately shut them against the invading sunlight, feeling a weight pressed against him and the memories had come flooding back so quickly and hard that it rivalled that of a Tsunami.
The passion they both shared as they uttered each others name, revelling in the bliss of what they did in the dark of the night together. Mike looked down to see Eleven curled into his side and very much Naked.
Was there anything more beautiful than her? In Mike's opinion there wasn't she was his beginning and she would be his end. He pulled her closer to him in a moment that he wished could last forever, just the two of them together. She moaned as he did so and she mumbled something in her sleepy state.
"Five more minutes" she mumbled pressing her face in his chest. Mike stroked her back lightly that was until he noticed the enflamed ridges on her back where the wings were due to sprout out from any day now. But Mike could not get out of his head just how cute she had sounded.
He laughed softly kissing the top of her head where she just sighed contentedly, Could she be any more loveable? He thought. She was so small, so diminutive and yet the wrath of God flowed through her veins, her soul combined with Angelic grace. She was simply amazing and in that moment Mike thought it wasn't possible to love her that much more. He was wrong.
Her eyes fluttered open and she yawned sleepily before looking up to Mike with a small smile adorned on her lips.
"Hi" She whispered instantly reaching for his hand interlocking their fingers.
"Hi" he whispered back with the sappiest grin. She looked down to her body before looking back up at him.
"We seem to be naked" she giggled and Mike imitated her and looking down to his own body.
"Yep we do" Mike said laughing gently with her. They suddenly found themselves in a desperate locking of lips, kissing each other fiercely. Pulling apart Mike looked down to her in pure adoration. She was literally breathtaking and his heart felt like it was close to bursting.
"El, you are so beautiful" Mike said completely enthralled. El felt her cheeks light up and looked down shyly.
"But so are you" she said simply, her hand raised and traced his freckles lightly sending tingles and shivers throughout his body, their legs were tangled beneath the blankets, they leaned towards each other but then…
"God please just smite me now" a voice came from the other side of the door.
The two flew apart, Mike fell out of his side of the bed with aloud thump.
"You two know I am a Celestial being, I can hear both of you and your god-awful flirting" the voice said
"Zadkiel!" they both shouted where they heard him burst into a fit of laughter, if their cheeks had gone anymore red they would have burst into flame. Mike just wished that the Earth would swallow him up.
"Lucifer had to go run some errands so he asked me to keep an eye on you two" Zadkiel stated seriously.
Ten minutes later two very sheepish teens came out of the bedroom where the same pungent scent might as well have smacked Zadkiel in the face considering how strong it was, his nose wrinkled at the smell.
Zadkiel simply shook his head in Amusement. Food was waiting for them on the table and it consisted the oddest arrangement of food items that Mike and Eleven had ever seen.
There was thick pork sausages, bacon, baked beans, toast, egg's and something that was round and black that they could not identify. Zadkiel simply smiled and gestured for them to Eat, they settled down at the table and tucked into a breakfast that was absolutely delicious.
Both of them were left with the circular black food, they looked at each other and Mike shrugged his shoulders before taking a hesitant bite before his face lit up due to the taste, it was slightly tangy. After seeing Mike take a bite and clearly enjoying it she too started to eat it. Zadkiel watched on with a knowing smile.
"What is this?" Mike asked with his mouth full, El nodded too wanting to know what this succulent food was.
"Oh its called black pudding, it's a food they eat over in England" Zadkiel supplied helpfully before adding "you'd never know it contained pig's blood" Zadkiel said very nonchalantly
Both of them paused mid-chew and starred wide-eyed at the Angel. There was a moment of a dreadful pause and then…
Mike and El spat it out onto the plate and Zadkiel was laughing so hard that there was no sound coming out from his mouth. Both El and Mike glared up at the Angel who had finally calmed down.
"Oh that was priceless" he said to himself.
A high-pitched whine began to fill their ears and Zadkiel looked around him and hurried to the window looking outside to see flashes of thunder. He motioned for them to come outside. Still sending daggers into his back they followed him out to witness a swirling of clouds.
There was a flash lightning that struck the ground in front of them, Lucifer appeared before them were the lightning was a moment before. As quickly as it had come the storm clouds above vanished leaving the clear blue sky.
"Mike" Lucifer called to him "It's time to begin your training" he said, Mike looked stunned for a moment before stuttering a reply
"Trai-Training?" He said stuttering.
"Yes, it is one of the many reasons that I had brought you out here" Lucifer said his hand diving within his cloak and fishing out a silver blade, identical to that of the others Angels blades. Lucifer held it delicately within his fingers from base to it's sharp tip.
"This blade belonged to the Angel Hadraniel" Lucifer said, examining it carefully before flipping it over, catching it by the blade and holding it out to Mike who hesitantly grasped it by the handle.
The moment he did he felt a surge of warmth spread from the tips of his fingers to the very core of his body, it was pleasant and the blade in his grasp felt supple like water. Light and warm. Mike looked at it with wide eyes.
"What do you feel Mike?" Lucifer asked quietly.
"I feel warm and light and it feels like I can do anything" Mike finished lamely, Lucifer nodded knowingly, he was happy that things were running smoothly.
"That's good to hear, when our blades are forged they are imbued with the grace of the Angel that forged it, making the blades, like the grace itself, semi-sentient" Lucifer said, Mike looked down to blade in wonderment.
"anyone can use a blade but if it responds to you like that than you can use it too its full Capabilities, that blade now belongs to you Mike, not many humans have the honour of having a blade truly belonging to them, in fact I think you're the first one in the entirety of human history" Lucifer said.
"Why though? I'm nothing special" Mike said
"Don't say that Mike" El said from his side sadly. "You are everything, nothing is more special than you" from the corner of his eye Mike saw Zadkiel leaning towards Lucifer who muttered "Please Smite Me" Lucifer bellowed with laughter.
Lucifer spoke again controlling his laughter "It chose you Mike because you are special, I knew it from the moment that I laid eyes on you" Lucifer said putting a emphasis on the word "are"
"Zadkiel can you train Mike to use the blade? We don't need him impaling himself on the damn thing" Lucifer asked head turning to regard the Angel.
"Of course Lucifer" Zadkiel gestured for Mike to follow him. Not before he pulled El towards him and kissed her gently, their lips pressing together sweetly before away. El watched him go with a heavy heart.
"Of course that's not the only reason" Lucifer said quietly, El turned to look at him confused with her brows furrowed.
"Hadraniel, the Angel of Love" Lucifer said and it clicked into place for El who's eyes glistened as she watched Mike grow further and further apart.
"Because hell if that boy ain't completely head over heels in love with you I'll rip out my grace personally" Lucifer said.
The day passed relatively fast with Lucifer helping El on honing her power and experimenting with the powers that would be signature of her father, Ice and Fire. El smiled as she felt her grace flow with ease as her confidence in herself grew as she summoned both elements to her with relative ease, Lucifer watched on satisfied as she made fire and ice swirl around each other In a dance of yin and yang.
Fire flowed from one hand and Ice from the other as they danced in tandem.
Zadkiel was currently teaching Mike the three forms of Angelic blade combat. Although Form III could not be taught as Mike had no Wings which was essential to the flow of Form III combat
Form I was the easiest for Mike to learn, simple thrusts, slices and parries, using the momentum of one swing to lead into another and another creating a flurry of slices and thrusts. Mike was growing frustrated as he could not execute it as fast as he would have liked. Zadkiel watched him in concern.
"Mike, there is no need to get frustrated. For a human you are learning exceptionally well, remember these forms are designed to be used by Angels, not humans" Zadkiel reminded him gently.
Mike nodded, Zadkiel felt satisfied.
"Now remember, allow the blade to flow freely, use the momentum of one attack flow into another, do it slowly to be precise before working on your speed" Zadkiel instructed and Zadkiel watched with growing pride as Mike executed each move with remarkable precision.
The group came together at dusk where Lucifer had set up that something resembled a hollow alter but inside it was blazing with fire. Mike peered inside curiously before sitting down next to El, who smiled at him.
"And now comes a moment that is sacred in the life of a Celestial, the forging of a blade, Jane, please step forward" Lucifer said. El stood up and made her way in front of the alter.
"Please take your grace imbued crystal and drop it into the fire if you would" El took the crystal from within her jacket and let it fall into the flames.
Earlier that day for several hours Lucifer had given the Crystal and instructed her on how to imbue her crystal with the essence of her grace in preparation for the forging.
Lucifer raised his arms up to the sky.
"Blessed be we, Celestials of the Light, let us commence the forging of a blade under the blessing of the Light!" As Lucifer spoke his words there were crashes of thunder, as lightning sparked up above. Lucifer's eyes turned into an ominous red.
As he did do the Lightning grew more frantic and ferocious as it lashed through the sky. Mike felt his hair stand on end from the static as he gazed up in wonderment watching as the brilliant blue bolts of energy lit up the sky in a celestial light show.
Lightning crashed its way into the alter, blinding everyone present as the crash of it rendered everyone to near deafness from the proximity, Lucifer was the first to recover and upon seeing the fires had extinguished themselves he knew the forging had been a success.
There in the centre of the hollowed out alter was a beautiful silver blade, but there was something oddly unique. At the base of the blade just above the handle there were engraved symbols of Enochain lettering that shone a bright blue. Lucifer carefully picked up the newly forged weapon.
On one side of the blade there was the Enochain letters of E and H, Lucifer turned the blade over, he was not surprised to see the Enochain letters of M and W, the glow started to slowly vanish until that all was left were the hollow engravings of the Mike and El's initials.
"It is with my absolute pleasure as an Archangel of the Holy Host, to present you with you blade, may it serve you well" Lucifer said carefully handing the blade to El.
The moment her hand had touched the blade she felt a rush of memories and emotions. The day she met Mike, the day she sacrificed herself, the day where they had reunited after 353 days. But most importantly of all the day where they confessed their love for the other.
Lucifer allowed his Blade to slide into his waiting hand as did Zadkiel, Mike anti-climatically withdrew the blade from it sheath as well.
"We will take our fight to that Demon and I swear we will eradicate every disgusting trace of its presence from our home" Lucifer declared raising his blade to the sky, one by one everyone did the same as a flash of lightning illuminated the heavens.
And within it's storm of Red Lightning The Mind Flayer trembled in fear.
(A/N) 5080 words… I can finally go die in a ditch of exhaustion lol this is by far the longest chapter I have ever written and I worked so hard to make it perfect. Something I am immensely proud of.
I hope you guys really enjoyed that.
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