Chapter 5: Chloe finds out
Linda calls Chloe, keeping the conversation as open as possible without giving her any detail about the situation in the penthouse. Chloe asks if she is needed, but Linda says no and tells her that Amenadiel and her are covering it well enough and she should go home to Trixie.
"What did she say?" Linda is asked by the former angel.
"There were some kind of satanic monks involved that worship Lucifer as the devil until he helped to get one of them arrested. After Lucifer left, they did some kind of magic spell until the police removed the group from the crime screen. Chloe couldn't tell what kind of language they spoke. She doesn't think it is real anyways." Linda wasn't sure the people from the church, or generally any human, could harm the devil himself.
"I will find out what they did, you have the address, right?" Linda nods. But before he could leave, Lucifer stirred under his hand. "Lucifer?"
It takes another five minutes before you could call him awake. He was confused about his visitors - it didn't help he was sleeping on the sofa and felt like he had been hit by a truck (with Chloe nearby). The worst was when he sees the black remains of his wings. Lucifer sits up with Amenadiel´s help and touches his wing. A single feather fell from the point where he had first made contact. He catches the feather and held it up. "What is happening to me?" None of them had an answer for him.
"I will find out. Don't worry brother. You stay here with Linda." As he looked at his brothers wings Amenadiel feels great sadness. "Can you try to put them away again? That way you can lie down in your bed to rest more comfortably."
After what looked like Lucifer struggling, he said defeated, "They won't go away and I can hardly move them."
"Then let them out, there is nothing to worry about." The older angel stopped his brother before he could get himself in panic (The very uncharacteristic vulnerable little brother with his poisoned wings and
Amenadiel helps Lucifer stand and puts one of his brother´s arms over his shoulder. The wings were heavy and the former angel was glad that he still has some of his supernatural strength. Half way to the bedroom the sound of a sharp intake of breath made them all turn around. Lucifer swaying on his feet, only held up by Amenadiel, looks right into Chloe´s shocked eyes.
"What is... why?" Linda and Amenadiel share a look, she would handle Chloe while he brings Lucifer to his bed.
"Chloe, let's sit down I will explain it to you as good as I can." Linda steps between the devil and his partner to get her attention.
"... detective" Lucifer weak call was over-shadowed by the fact that his knees gave out under his weight. Amenadiel caught him in-time, but as his eyes look up, stained with bloody tears, even the angel loses his calm.
"Lucifer?" Fear creeps into his voice and his hand he touches the blood that leaks out of his eyes. Linda alarmed by the sudden change in Amenadiel´s voice turns to see the reason for it and moves to the side so Chloe can also see what is happening. Both women can see how Lucifer loses the battle and blacks out, the blood tears had left their tracks on his face.
That seems to get Chloe back to earth. Wings aside, this was still her partner and friend. "Lucifer, what is with him?" She didn't ask someone specific, just wanted an answer from anyone.
Amenadiel feels anger for the first time today it was all the human's fault that his brother was suffering. All difference apart, this was his brother, so he takes him away before Chloe could touch him and carries him into his bedroom, wings just above the floor.
Linda lays a hand on Chloe's shoulder after feeling Amenadiel´s anger and leads her to the sofa where Lucifer had slept the day.