RAFFE- I hated saying something that might not come true but… for Penryn. I would do anything.
Facing Lucifer in an open area with dried blood spattered on the floor, I braced myself for anything. Lucifer's eyes were like poison to me, they brought back some of my darkest memories, swallowing my nerves I did what I would do any other time during a fight. Talk cocky. "What's the matter Lucifer… too scared to fight first?" I tested him. I noticed the vein in his neck pulse but I keep direct eye contact with him. He grinned, "oh Raffe… You should know I'm never too scared. But I should assume you're too old to have child's play" his sharp fangs glimmered. Faster than a bullet, Lucifer lunged at me.
PENRYN- Raffe had insisted me and Sam stay in the other room, only a small window exposing the fight, with was still barely see-able. I heard the fight more than I saw it…. Sam must have known I was nervous because she grabbed me in a bear hug and forced me down to sit with him. "Penryn, Raffe will be fine" he coaxed me, I curled up in his brotherly arms and nodded, "I know… but- you know" I signed and nervously tapped my fingers against my leg.
RAFFE- I side stepped, avoiding his lunge and reacted for my hip… right. No sword. Taking a breath, I heard Lucifer grunt and turn back to me, I smirked, and said "I guess, I'm not as old as you" I taunted and swiftly moved toward him, pounding my fist and bodyweight into him. Lucifer grabbed my shoulders and threw me against the ground, grunting I flipped back up.
Lucifer stood before me, a smile tugging his lips, "anything seem familiar Raffe?" he asked. I thought back- no. Nothing did seem familiar. I growled, "god dammit Lucifer- only you would pull such a move" I growled as I realized. He knew I would choose our fight as a memory, he knew I would forget the way he fought that day. Everything I remembered was gone, and he had the advantage. He grinned, "and only you would fall for it" he shot at me, sending a scratch across my side, I cringed. Ignoring the searing pain, I threw myself toward him, he was fast. Moving away from me, I stumbled. He used the opportunity to slam into my side, and use his sharp nails to carve into my face. Spitting up blood, I scoffed, "ha. That's the best you have" I taunted and managed to score a kick into his chest. Lucifer glared at me, "that was a mistake, little angel" he snarled and in an instant was in my space, slashing my face with his nails, leaving a long slash across my cheek and above my brow. I managed to strike him in the throat, causing him to bare his fangs at me. Suddenly I felt the air leave my lungs and I sharp pain was stabbing into my chest, Lucifer grabbed the collar of my shirt, towering over me, I realized. This is why he took my memory, he had fought me like this before, and I couldn't remember how I defeated him usually I could figure out what to do but now- something about myself was lost and because of it… I was losing this fight. Noticing I was lost in thought, Lucifer grinned, "it's a shame Raphael… You would have made me so proud. I hope you said your last words to your Daughter of Man" he purred. I thrashed in his grasp as he spoke of Penryn. That's when a burning pain passed through my chest again… slowly things faded to black and everything in me constricted. The only thing I was think was of Penryn's last words to me… "Stop it. Stop taking like you're not coming back… because you will come back" I felt my body collapse to the ground. I'm sorry Penryn I thought and everything began going fuzzy and I felt like I was floating.
PENRYN- Silence. That was it. Standing up in an instant, Sam stood after me, "it's quiet" he began. Slowly but loudly the door to the room we were in opened…. Lucifer stood before us, fear swallowed me up, "no." I whispered, pushing past Lucifer, I gazed in horror at Raffe lying of the floor, "no!" I screamed and ran toward him. Crashing on my knees, I lifted his head into my lap, his angelic face peaceful. My head was racing before I accounted the tears streaming down my cheeks. His blood was dripping down his face and covering the front of his shirt where two gashes bled. I stroked his bloody cheek, whispering the words, "please, please, please wake up" I begged him as my tears dripped down onto his face. I never looked up from Raffe's face as I opened my mouth to say, "Lucifer… please. D- Don't let him die. Kill me instead or keep my here or whatever but don't let him die… He's worth too much to die now…" I pleaded. I heard Sam open his mouth to say something but Lucifer replied first, "so… you'd give your life to save the Archangel" he asked in an interested voice. I nodded rapidly, "hmm… atlas I don't think I can do that" he said. I suddenly felt fire, and hate in my blood. "God dammit Lucifer. Bring him back! I'll do anything!" I shouted. He smirked, my mind flashed back to Raffe's perfect smirk. Curling my body protectively around his, I balled one of my hands into fists as the other was gently placed on Raffe's cheek. Lucifer's eyes sparkled; "you're an interesting one Penryn Young" he purred and began walking toward me.