Nephilim
Summary: She was the last of the pure Angels in Heaven. Her voice called out to the souls of all, her laughter brought peace to even the darkest of souls. She was born of light, and was loved and protected by all the Angels of Heaven... But some plot to kill her but instead of killing her, they somehow managed to drop her on Earth, making her A Fallen instead and to make matters worst she falls into the Territory of a Demon...The Demon... The Demon Lord Himself. Who takes interest in this pure little Angel thrown into 18th century Earth.
Chapter 22: Keeper of Balance
"Where is Serena?" I asked upon my arrival. She would not have stayed in my rooms all day, so I assumed she was with Molly. But Molly said they had been together earlier in the morning, but Serena had ran out on them after a confrontation with Catherine.
"Why didn't any of you follow her?" I asked Molly who was now sitting in the gardens with some of the Elementals.
"I guess we must have guessed she was heading back to you chamber. Where else would she go, she has not been permitted to leave your rooms since she's been here." Indeed where else would she go.
I turned around and went back in the castle. The only other person Serena would turn to at a time like this is Cain.
I did not want to have to deal with Cain, but Serena was obviously hurt by whatever it was that Catherine had told her, and I should have known better than to leave her alone here where she was more susceptible to her and the other women.
I came to Cain's chambers and she was not there. But her scent was.
I looked around trying to find any trace of where they might have gone. Cain was not here, nor was he anywhere in the palace.
I began a summoning spell, he focused, trying to get a feel of where my hard headed snip of a son had gone to…I was just about to drag the little useless brat to him when Cain appeared of his own will.
He fell to the ground, bloodied. He was sporting cuts all over his body, and from the looks of it, he might have suffered several broken bones, broken ribs and fatal wounds.
"Where is Serena?" I asked staring at his battered form with very little concern. The boy had a tendency to get himself in far too much trouble than he could handle, and well it was about damned time he learned that he was not the most powerful entity in existence.
When Cain opened his mouth to speak, he spewed blood. He began to spasm, blood clogging his lungs and shocking him in the process.
I moved away, not in the mood to clean blood off of my shoes tonight.
"You little piece of shit….where in the hell is Serena?" I was far to onset to care about him at the moment, and I needed to get that information out of him before…Berly makes her way here ragging.
That woman, all she would need is just this kind of excuse to begin a war with me. As if Cain were not my progeny as well.
"…a…"Cain opened his mouth to speak again, but only managed to cough up some more blood. I wanted to crush the answers out of him, here he was bleeding all over my carpeting.
"Cain…you either tell me, or I kill you for certain." I watched him try to get up. Cain did indeed seem to be in actual pain.
"Cain…what happened?" I was starting to become concerned. The boy had sworn to make my life a living nightmare, with his constant pranks and clear disobedience and of course lets not forget his plotting, but this…his pain at the moment seemed to be genuine. And what kind of father would not be concerned about their child's welfare. I crouched down besides Cain trying to see what was wrong with him.
"Cain…what in the name of…" Berly appeared in the room completely distraught. She spared me a glare before turning turning her attention to Cain. She was crouched besides me, leaning over the injured Cain.
"He just appeared like this…I have been trying to get some answers out of him but he seems really hurt." Berly said staring at me with a deep frown. Her entire physic seemed to ashen at the sight of the battered Cain.
Berly was not very pruned to healing. She was better at attacking and causing mischief. For some reason my healing capabilities are far stronger than hers.
Once Cain was healed enough, he stopped coughing up blood and struggling. He was still exhausted physically from the beating, but his bones were healed and all of his internal wounds were closed up. Blood was no longer seeping into his lungs.
"What happened?" I asked after making certain that he was truly all healed up.
"Gabriel…that bastard, he was waiting for us. He took her…He took her from me… Right out of my hands. Before delivering upon me his so called the wrath of heaven." Darien stared at Cain, taking note of how frustrated his son looked recalling the whole situation with Cain.
To be honest, Darien was concerned, Gabriel did have a nasty streak of being extremely violent. And his strong devotion to heaven and its laws makes him the worst kinds of enemies.
He could destroy any creature in the name of Heaven without a second thought. Combine that single minded devotion to his hatred for Nephilims and well…Cain was certainly lucky.
"Where…Where were you and where did he take her?" I asked. Berly crossed her arms frowning deep upon hearing Gabriel's name. Berly had a history with Gabriel as well, and she too recognized the danger their son had been in.
Though it seemed as if he did not, because he was still venting about kicking that infuriating angel's hind-side.
"We were at the Faith's the private club in the main city, Gabriel was waiting for us, as soon as we arrived, he took her away I tried to get her back but…that heartless soldier had a few tricks up his sleeve." Cain said staring at me, I nodded. I did after all train Gabriel myself when we were in heaven. He is one of the strongest Angels in heaven.
"Did he say what he wanted with her?" I asked. Cain shook his head.
"He just mentioned something about Serena belonging to him and not a Fallen. And other nonsense of the nature." Cain rose to his feet his hands clenched into tight fists.
"Sit down and stay down." Berly shouted to Cain to prevent him from doing anything foolish, something he was certain to do in his current state of being.
Cain hesitated a moment, but did as she commanded. Berly was the only person I had ever seen Cain take orders from.
"But it was because of me that…" Cain began I shook my head. He did have a part to play in Serena's kidnapping. But Gabriel had already been scrounging around for her. Cain just provided him with the perfect opportunity that's all.
"I will handle Gabriel and retrieve Serena. You should prepare to inform me as to why you took what was mine to a whore house. And I will expect a clear answer when I come back." With that I vanished, teleporting to the one person I knew would be able to deliver Gabriel to me.
"Ah! If it is not the Under God come to visit. What does the Lord of Darkness desire of me?" A man with hair so dark, it seems to engulf the light around it. Not that there was much light here to begin with.
The Realm of the Dead was truly a miserly and dark place. I myself am not too fund of the darkness despite having been banished to that world.
That is why I am in the mortal realms now.
"I need your assistance." I watched as he rose from his chair, a chair made of the bones of dead Angels and Demons alike.
"I make it my business not to lend aid to either side. You know that more than anyone else Lucifer." His dark grey eyes staring intently into mines.
"Yes, but I also know that it is your duty to maintain the balance. And The balance has been broken." With that I gained his attention. He was after all charged by Father to keep the balance between our two feuding sides. That is why he is the only one capable of bringing that dastardly Gabriel to me.
"And how has the balance been dithered?" As if he did not already know. As the keeper of the balance, he was aware of everything that both sides is catering to. But I did need his favor for the moment, so I have no choice but to accept his little game.
"Gabriel took what is mines. Summon him here so that I may retrieve my possession." He stared at me, his dark brow raising up with clear curiosity.
"So. He has done so often, and so have yours. It is a silly game and does not warrant my involvement." I was becoming frustrated. He knew very well I would not have come here if it were such a simple matter.
True the Angels and my children have been waging minimal feuds on their own. Stealing from each other, or for the Angel's benefits preventing the enemy from succeeding by taking away their weapons. But those were all meaningless, because they did not alter the balance.
This on the other-hand was very meaningful and completely destroys the balance.
"This is different and you know it." I said.
"Why is the kidnapping of one Fallen so important to you. There are many more in your army and your command. If Gab wants to torture or convert one of your minions it should not matter to you." He wanted to get to me. He had a specialty for getting to people like this. Always trying to find a person's weak point. And Serena is most definitely mines.
Which is exactly why neither Cain nor Gabriel can have her. And he will most certainty not know of her importance to me.
"Just do as I say." I barked out at him, my voice lowering several octaves. He looked startled for a moment, but then frowned.
"Find him yourself. You can get him here within the hours if you wanted to. Why come to me?" Why indeed. Finding Gabriel on my own would only require me to focus and work some magic. But to gather the materials I would need for that, would take up more time than I have. I cannot spend hours locating him and more hours summoning him. I needed Gabriel in my presence within the minutes before he gets the chance to scurry away and hide.
Besides I can't bring myself to focus in this state of mind.
"Azakiel!" I was serious now. I truly did not intend to enter this petty back and forth with him. He needed to bring Gabriel here now.
"Fine. But you owe me brother." I sighed finally. Azakiel had a tendency to be annoying. And stubborn.
I stood aside as Azakiel summoned Gabriel. It took about ten minutes for the summoning to completely finish and then five minutes before Gabriel showed up.
"What is the meaning of this?" Gabriel in all of his heavenly glory asked. His soft blond curls swayed as his turned from side to side from me to Gabriel then back to Azakiel. His beautiful blue eyes a brilliant reflection of clear blue skies.
Gabriel was truly a sight to beholden to. He was so beautiful, it was rumored that mortals who sighed him weeped from the sheer force of his beauty.
Alas that beauty is only present on the surface. It balances out his nature, which is everything but beautiful.