Zadkiel and Lucifer dove forwards, propelling themselves with their wings of Lightning and Shadow, the sky serpent snarled, it's forked tongue before sweeping round with it's tail and both Angels were flung back from the impact. Lucifer groaned as he found himself within a pile of concrete debris. The two flipped themselves back up onto their feet.
It hissed angrily before letting loose a torrent of Hell-fire, their wings wrapped themselves around them protecting them from the scorching flames, their wings were enough to protect them from being set alight. It let out a screech like roar before taking off again, the wings were healed because of the grace that it was imbued with.
The two Celestials were not far behind as they took flight themselves, the serpent did a graceful flip, keeping it's wings steady allowing it to glide and conserve it's energy as it made the roundabout turn. Zadkiel threw his blade high up into the air allowing free use of both his hands, his eyes glowed blue as golden bolts of lightning flew from his fingertips. Lucifer got the right idea as he summoned dark bolts of blackened energy.
The serpent took everything the Celestials could throw at it, in a way Lucifer was pleased that it could take the attacks, take a lick and keep on ticking he thought. The Mind Flayer's army would not stand a chance against these new threats. That is if they could get this Sky Serpent to calm down enough to be controlled again.
Zadkiel caught his blade as it fell back down having exhausted his own attack and resorted to attacks of a more physical nature.
The veins inside its dorsal plates started to glow red as it prepared to unleash more Hell-fire. Zadkiel flew past it's head, slicing with his blade as he did so, the Serpent howled, Lucifer flew over top before barrelling straight down tackling the Serpent towards the ground, only thing was Lucifer realized how much of a bad idea it was when he saw the unmistakable silhouettes of houses around them.
"Ah Shit" Lucifer quipped
Thankfully the Serpent hit the concrete of a road slap bang in the middle of Hawkins. Lucifer tumbled off rolling several feet away, their was complete silence before the screaming began and Lucifer just wanted to groan in frustration.
"Calm Down, everyone calm down! No come back. Its okay! it's only a 30 foot Dragon!" Lucifer half-heartedly said to try and calm them down but the screaming just grew worse as people ran off in several directions. Lucifer just sighed in defeat. He turned round only to see a duty copper red tail about to slam into him.
"Oh for Fuc-" he was cut as the tail smacked into him hard enough to shatter bones but Lucifer was anything but Human.
XxXxX
A redheaded woman in her mid-twenties had just left her house for work, locking the door, she fumbled around in her bag looking for her car keys, she let out a small yell of triumph as she found them nestled at the bottom.
She was just about to insert the key into the lock…
SMASH! A man had just crashed into the side of her car, a being with black wings. Lucifer was groaning in pain before he allowed himself to fall from the side and onto the floor. Lucifer finally noticed the woman not three feet from him.
"Wait a minute don't I know you?" He began before both of them turned their heads to witness the Dragon flying overhead, Lucifer cursed under his breath before unfolding his wings and taking off after it.
The Woman just stood there staring after the Archangel and Dragon he was pursuing, her arm was still poised to place the key in the now non-existent lock. She looked completely dumbfounded.
"Nicole is never going to believe this…"
XxXxX
Lucifer tore after the Dragon, Zadkiel was close behind. Thankfully they were heading back to the outskirts near the cabin, Zadkiel had managed to catch up to Lucifer as they trailed behind the winged serpent.
"Lucifer how do we take this damn thing down!" Zadkiel shouted over the rushing wind. He sent a bolt of energy hurling forward which missed narrowly.
"Our weapons are the best option! It's a creature made with grace, our blades are the only thing strong enough to affect it!" Lucifer shouted above the wind, Zadkiel nodded, letting his other blade fall into hand and grasp.
Mike and Eleven stood on the ground and watched as the flying specks in the sky traded blows with one another, flashes of light erupted between the three way duel. The serpent rose further to the sky and in front of the Sun causing a giant shadow to drown Hawkins in temporal darkness, there was no denial as the monster forged in the depths of Hell eclipsed the sun, something that was meant to be the last hope was now suffocating Hawkins of that. The majority of Hawkins looked to the skies, yet there were no screams or cry of panic, only what they believed to be the inevitable end.
Both Angels glided past allowing their blades to slice through scale and hide, as it cried, they flew alongside. It's amber eyes turned infuriated as light began to pour from it's wounds. The serpent felt itself growing weak. It's wings weakened. It started to fall to Earth.
"El watch out!" Mike shouted he grabbed her and managing to leap out of the way as the serpent came crashing back to the surface of the Earth.
The two Celestials landed quickly allowing their wings to fold behind them and Lucifer walked up to the beast whose eyes were closed, Lucifer sighed sadly and laid a hand to rest upon the creatures hide.
Ferocious amber eyes opened upon them, Lucifer and Zadkiel leapt back in surprise, it had played dead, played dead to great effect. They found themselves being flung back brutally as the Serpent's dorsal plated tail swept round blindingly fast even for a Celestial.
All that was left was El and Mike, its amber gaze turned to menacingly look down upon the two it thought of as mere insects compared to its majestic might. Mike unsheathed his blade although he had no idea what he, a human would ever hope to accomplish against a beast of such divine and damned power.
He stepped forward in front of Eleven, raising the blade as he did so. El however would not let him die for her. She made a vow, a vow that meant the last thing he would ever see was her protecting him and so she stepped forward to fulfil that pledge.
The serpents eyes narrowed as she did so, her head bowed slightly and eyes closed as she held her arm across Mike's chest firmly stopping him from pursuing a course of destruction.
Her eyes slowly opened her irises shone icy blue, the grace of her being spread slowly down her neck, lighting up the veins as they did so, the serpent took a hesitant step back upon seeing such power. Such might.
The Serpent opened it's maw and let loose a barrage of hellish inferno upon them.
Eleven's hand calmly arose, the fire swept around them harmlessly, The tendrils of her grace would not allow harm to befall the daughter of the Archangel of Ice and Fire. It hissed upon seeing that the two were not just unharmed but staring defiantly up at them.
And then the serpent saw It.
And it trembled in absolute fear.
Faint whispers of fire slowly arose from her back, faint trails of fire that were only visible to the serpent and her eyes were like that of cold, unforgiving, merciless Ice.
"You will not touch him" El said in a fierce whisper, the serpent almost felt like the words were burning themselves into the very core of its being. The serpent flicked its forked tongue as it bowed it's head before her, the amber eyes softened slightly as it did so. Mike arched an eyebrow as he witnessed the serpentine monster bowing before her. It's pride forgotten, bowing to the more powerful creature among them.
Lucifer walked up beside her, shock and dumfounded as he witnessed her tame this King of Winged Serpents. Lucifer stood beside her and raised his own hand, black and purple clouds circled above them sparking with intense energy. A single white bolt came racing down, striking the serpent and in a flash of light and crash of thunder it was gone.
El lowered her hand as her body started to return to it's normal colour. She turned to smile at Mike who about to smile back but stopped when he saw a strange expression etched upon her face. Before the terrible, terrible screaming began.
"AAAAAARRRRGGHHH!" Eleven screamed, light's in Hawkins burst in a shower of sparks as her grace began to rage out of control. She fell to the floor, the screams never let up and Mike rushed to her side dropping the blade he was holding.
"Mike! Mike! MIKE! MIKE!" she shouted, her eyes shut tight as pain ripped through her as she felt her skin moult, bubble and melt.
"El I'm here! I'm here!" Mike shouted taking her hand in his.
But she continued to scream his name regardless "MIKE! IT BURNS! MIKE WHERE ARE YOU!?" tears were pouring down her face, Lucifer looked down to her back and saw two red-orange like glows underneath her clothes, although the fabric was starting melt regardless as it burned upon contact.
"El I'm here! I'm right here! I got you!" Mike shouted but Lucifer pushed him aside as he picked her up bridal style, her hand grabbing blindly for Mike's but was unable too as Lucifer ran with her to the Cabin, with Mike close on his heels.
Lucifer barged through the door and setting her down on the sofa, whereupon he placed two finger upon her forehead and she felt herself drift unconscious finally free of the pain for the moment.
Zadkiel rushed in, having recovered at a lesser rate than his Archangel brother. But everyone was quiet as they watched the slumbering girl both Angels exchanged knowing looks as he trudged up beside her, Mike clung to her hand like a lifeline, gently stroking her thumb with his as looked on helpless at the girl who had given so much for so long.
They stood in silence and waited for what was to come.
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Eleven opened her eyes to see luscious green fields, in the distance was several waterfalls that glittered and glowed, the crystals underneath sparkled numerous colours. She looked above her to the star filled sky. She gazed up in wonderment having never seen so many stars. All she saw a beautiful expanse of nature and all its wonders.
Where was she ?
She felt several presences near her and spun round to see six beings of imposing stature. Each set of wings differed from the other. They were the Six Archangels.
Michael's Wings glowed with a holy white light.
Gabriel's Wings shimmered a pale blue like that of the grace inside all Angel's.
Raphael Wings Were made up of faint vapours of red, looking more solid the closer it were to the tips of his feathers.
Usiel's Wings were made up of Lightning, blue sparks of energy occasionally struck against the floor.
Amitiel's Wings were the only wings not made from an Element, Pure white feathers covered in streaks of a golden green rustled in a gentle summers breeze.
Her head turned and gazed the last Archangel.
His wings were made of deep and angry orange fire, illuminating everything around him, molten fire slowly dripping from his wings. His eyes glowing an Icy blue just like hers did.
Her Father, Selaphiel.
"Hello Jane" he greeted with a small sad smile.
"Dad…?"
(A/N) I love leaving you guys on an emotional cliffhanger. I'm so evil lol with the Archangels wings I had them correspond to what they had dominion over, is she dreaming, is it real? We will all find out together in the next one!
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