Healing the Devil
A/N: This story ignores season five in terms of Michael's character and history.
Marcus Pierce, also known as Cain, knew he was going to die. He knew it the moment the demon blade pierced his chest, and thanks to Lucifer's guilt trip, he also knew he was going to Hell. He was comforted slightly by the knowledge that Lucifer's guilt at killing him was bringing back his Devil face. It was almost enough revenge, but not quite enough.
As he began to fade, Pierce looked down at the demon blade still embedded in his chest. He then looked back at Lucifer, who was still grinning smugly at him, not yet even noticing that his Devil face was returning.. In that moment, Pierce decided that while he would spend eternity in Hell, he was going to take Lucifer with him.
Pierce pulled the blade from his chest with a scream, and with the last bit of strength he had left, he slammed it into the Devil's gut.
Lucifer stumbled back in shock. He didn't feel the pain at first. He was too surprised, both by Cain's ability to harm him in his condition, and at his own stupidity for not being more careful. He should've taken the blade out of Cain himself. He'd given the bastard the opportunity for one last attack.
Pierce was still grinning at the Devil with satisfaction as he took his last breath. "See you soon, Lucifer."
It wasn't long before Lucifer felt the agonizing pain. It felt like someone had a fist in his stomach and was ripping out his internal organs. He reached his hand down to pull the blade out, noticing, but not caring that his hand was red and scaly, indicating his Devil persona.
Lucifer didn't notice the presence behind him, nor did he hear her as she called out to him. All he could focus on was the pain as he ripped the blade from his person. He only turned after it was out, to find himself face to face with the detective and her shock at seeing his face.
He didn't know how, but somehow he managed to will his face back to normal. "D…Detective, h…help me."
Chloe was almost paralyzed with fear. She'd just watched her partner turn from a monster with red, blistering skin to back to normal in a matter of moments. She was just registering that everything he'd told her about himself was true, that the Devil was real. Her partner was the Devil. Everything that she'd been told about the bible and the Devil was true.
"Detective, pl…please. I…I need your h…help," Lucifer pleaded.
Chloe didn't really realize until then that Lucifer was badly injured. He was clutching his stomach as blood was oozing out of it. A part of her felt the impulse to run to him and help. He was her partner and he was bleeding to death. But the other part couldn't stop remembering what she'd just seen and what it meant. Her partner was the Devil. He was responsible for countless suffering. She couldn't help him. Instead, she did the one thing she wanted to from the moment she saw his real face. She ran.
"No, Detective. Please, don't!" Lucifer called after her. She was already gone though. Lucifer fell flat on the ground. He didn't so much as have the ability to summon his wings, so he couldn't even heal himself. All he could do was lay there and bleed to death.
Lucifer didn't know how long he laid there, but he was certain he'd lost consciousness at some point because the next thing he knew, someone was pressing hard on his wound, causing immense pain. When he opened his eyes, Miss Lopez was next to him. Her hand was on his wound. Daniel was also close by. He was talking on his phone, presumably with the authorities.
"Hey. Good you're awake. You have to stay that way, okay. You're gonna be okay, Lucifer. Dan's calling for an ambulance," Ella told him. Her voice shook as she spoke."
"I…I guess it's back to Hell, huh? I s…suppose I had a good run," Lucifer slurred.
"No! Don't talk like that. You'll be okay. Just hold on," Ella said, trying not to cry.
At that moment, Dan hung up the phone and rushed over. "They're on their way. Lucifer, where's Chloe?"
Suddenly, Lucifer felt a pain that had nothing to do with the whole in his stomach. The detective had rejected him. Worse, she'd left him to die. That hurt worse than Maze's blade possibly could. "G…gone."
"What do you mean gone? Did Pierce do something to her?" Dan asked frantically.
"No. Left," was all Lucifer said.
Ella was about to question him when she heard the sirens. "Hey, there's the ambulance. You'll be okay. Just hang on a little longer."
Lucifer barely heard her, and he didn't hear anything else, as in that moment, everything went black once more.
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Ella had gone with Lucifer to the hospital while Dan left to track down Chloe. Ella was scared to death, both for Chloe and Lucifer. Lucifer said Chloe left, but he must be confused or something because Chloe wouldn't leave Lucifer in such a dangerous situation. Something else must have happened. Then there was Lucifer, who was getting worse by the second. He had stopped breathing in the ambulance. The paramedics had to do CPR, and they'd warned Ella that his chances didn't seem good. She was terrified that he was going to die.
When they got to the hospital, Lucifer was rushed inside. Ella was hot on their trail. She wasn't leaving Lucifer's side until she absolutely had to.
"We've got stabbing victim, hit once in the abdomen. We lost him once on the way here," one of the medics said as doctors and nurses rushed over.
"What are his vitals?" a doctor asked.
When they got over to him, one of the nurses froze. "Is that Doctor Cale."
"Impossible, I just saw him," A male doctor with dark, curly brown hair said.
"Doctor Cale, can you hear me," Another doctor asked as he began shining a light in the patient's eyes. "Open your eyes for me."
"Wait, what's going on? He's not a doctor. His name is Lucifer Morningstar," Ella said. She was utterly confused by what these people were talking about.
"Ma'am, I recognize this man. He's a trauma surgeon," the doctor examining Lucifer said.
"No, he's a civilian consultant for the LAPD. I work with him every day," Ella told them.
The doctor turned to one of the nurses. "Page Cale. If he shows up, we know it isn't him."
The nurse nodded and rushed to do as she was told.
"Let's get him on Oxygen or we're gonna lose him! Someone get me some vitals as well," he instructed.
"Should I call for blood, Doctor," a nurse asked.
"Not yet. I want to see if Cale shows up. If he does, I'm thinking he's a blood match," he said before turning to the young woman that came in with his patient. "Ma'am, you need to wait outside."
"Not until I know he'll be okay," Ella said firmly.
"Alright, Davies, what's going on? I was on my way out for the day," an annoyed voice said.
Ella turned towards the new voice, and almost fainted in shock. She was staring at an exact replica of Lucifer.
