A Little Hazbin 2: Freezing Over Ch. 09
Lucifer walks into the lo lounge where his family is resting. "That's why I'm calling you. None of the others will be willing to hear me out… Yeah, yeah, I know that it won't be easy. I need this meeting with the others. This goes beyond the Pride Ring. Beyond Hell. I'm willing to meet in any Ring…" the King slumps. "Ugh! Yes. Even Greed," he then straightens out. "Really? I'm pretty sure everyone would prefer your territory. Thank you!" Lucifer hangs up as he approaches his wife.
"You're meeting the other Sins?" Lilith raised a brow. "When did you reconcile?"
"Oh, you know, just never," he slumps. "There's only one who never took what I did personally."
Charlie walks up to her parents. "You never did explain what you did to the others."
"During the last meeting I was disagreeing with something and rubbed it in their faces that I'm the King of Hell, so I have the last say in everything."
"Ouch!" the Princess flinches. "That's harsh. I mean, you were technically the first to Fall but they Fell with you."
"Yeah, yeah, I know," he kisses his daughter on the cheek, his wife on the lips, hugs Vaggie, and plants a kiss on his granddaughter's forehead. "I'll be back as soon as I can." Lucifer starts walking away but stops at Celest's question.
"Why was he afraid of me?"
Vaggie kneels next to her daughter. "Who, Honey?"
"That Mr. E," the child tells them. "When he saw me, he seemed scared. Calling me a Nephilim."
Charlie raised a brow. "What's a Nephilim?"
"Nothing!" Lucifer insists and continues to exit the room.
"Lucifer!" Lilith snaps. "They need to know. Either you tell them," her eyes narrowed. "Or I will."
Lucifer stood there for a moment before taking off. That causes the woman to let out a sigh.
"Mom?" Charlie turns to her mother. "What's going on?"
"There's this myth. Or at least we thought it was a myth," Lilith's gaze turns to her granddaughter in worry as does the little girl's mothers. "It tells of a child born of two realms. One who would have great power only to be surpassed by the All Mighty himself. At first, it was thought to mean a child of an Angel and a Human. But then Hell came to exist. It then became feared that the Nephilim would be a child of a Demon and an Angel. As you know Heaven wants nothing to do with Hell and believed they were safe since their realm and ours are separated."
The story caused both Charlie and Vaggie to look at their daughter, unsure what they should do.
"You think…" Charlie turns to her mother. "Celest could be the Nephilim?"
Lilith nods. "We believe so."
Vaggie's eye narrowed. "How come you never told us!? This is something that both you and Lucifer should have mentioned a long time ago!"
"Vaggie—"
"I wanted to," the Queen looks down. "But Lucifer was afraid. Afraid…" she looks back up at the mothers. "…of what Heaven would do if they found out. He thought that it was best to deny and that the fewer who knew the better."
"So, I can stop him?" Celest voices.
"No!" the tall woman tells her. "At least not yet. You've yet to show any capabilities in magic. If you truly are the Nephilim you'll need to grow into that power first. Until then," she looks up at the Princess and the Fallen Angel. "This Mr. E will most likely try getting rid of her before that happens."
The two mother's hug the child, fearing for her.
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Emily had sneaked her way through the Hotel. She thought she was home free after closing the entrance doors.
"Running off?"
"Ah!" the young Seraphim lets out a shout while turning around to find a certain eyed woman. "Cherri?"
"Not that I blame you," Cherri walks up to her. "Though by the sound of it, I don't think anywhere is safe. Where you heading?"
Emily lets out a sigh. "I'm going to see my sister."
That catches the Sinner off guard. "I see," she looks down. "Look, Em. I'm not good with these feelings sh(bleep). But I am going to miss—"
"Oh, I'm not leaving you guys."
Cherri blinks, "Huh?"
"You've become like family to me. But this Primordial guy seems really bad. If he's as powerful as Lucifer says then we'll need all the help we can get."
"Uh… are you sure?" the Sinner places a hand on the Angel's shoulder. "I don't want to say anything bad about your sister. Don't get me wrong. I will say what's on my mind to her face. Just not in front of you. But she doesn't give a sh(bleep) about anyone here."
The young seraphim looked away. "I was useless when Mr. E attacked. I just want to help in anyway I can. And if doing that means facing my sister, then so be it."
The Explosive Expert smiles. "So, how do we get to Heaven?"
"We?"
"Yeah," Cherri rests an arm over Emily's shoulders. "You really think I'm going to let you take on the big bad Sera all by yourself?"
That makes Emily smile. "We're not going to Heaven. I managed to…" the Angel pauses, searching for the right word. "…barrow King Lucifer's phone and I used to the set a meeting. We just have to go to the embassy in town," she gestures to the city.
The Sinner raised a brow and asks. "Barrowed, huh?" That made Emily blush and squirm a little as Cherrie laughs. "Let's get going, Em."
.oOo.
Lucifer steps out of the portal and slouches. "Of course she's throwing a party." He's standing in front of a large house where plenty of demons are enjoying themselves. Some a little too well.
As soon as the King of Hell walks into the house, the lights dim.
"Hey, Dirty B(bleep)ches!" Bee shouts from the top of the disco ball. "If you think I'm the life of the party, then let me introduce today's special guest! Coming all the way from the Pride Ring is none other than the original party animal himself! King Lucifer!" A spotlight then shined on the King of Hell and all the present demons cheered. "Let me tell you this. I wouldn't be the Queen B(bleep)ch that you all know today if it weren't for him."
Usually, Lucifer loves being in the spotlight but given that this wasn't the time all he could do was smile awkwardly while waving. The Queen of Gluttony then zips down to him.
"Been a while, Lucifer," she hugs her fellow Sin. "Hey!" she then zooms across the room, dragging the King of Pride along with her. They stopped in front of a Hellhound. "This here's Tex. My now fiancé."
"Oh, wow!" the Hellhound shakes the King of Hell's hand. "I can't believe I'm meeting you. Bee has told me so much about you. Man, this is probably the closest thing to meeting one of her parents."
Bee lets out a laugh. "No, no! Luci is more like a sibling. A brother," she then starts thinking. "Though, if it weren't for Lilith, I'd totally f(bleep) him." That surprised both the Hellhound and the Sin. "That totally would've been weird. Yet worth it."
"Fiancé?" Lucifer then questioned. "You're actually thinking about settling down?"
"I wouldn't say settle down," Bee wraps all four of her arms around Tex. "But I definitely wouldn't mind f(bleep)ing him every night."
"Oh, I love you too, baby," Tex then kisses.
Lucifer smiles for a moment before letting it drop. "Look, Bee. I'm happy for you but when I asked for this meeting I was hoping it be a bit more private," he glances around at the surrounding demons.
"Oh, Luci," Bee flies up and spins while gesturing all around her. "Nothing about me is private. Let my people get to know you."
In a puff of smoke, Mammon appears in the middle of them. "They're going to regret it," the King of Greed then spots a keg. "Oh, Beelzejuice!" he snags one of them and starts drinking.
"As much as I don't like to agree with Mammon," Asmodeus approaches them with a jester alongside the King of Lust. "He's right. I wouldn't be here if Bee wasn't the one asking."
"And I was promised several truckloads of Beelzejuice," Mammon holds up a keg. "You have any idea how much a single glass goes in Greed?" he continues drinking.
"Mammon! Ozzy!" Bee pulls them into a hug. "The only other party animals among us Deadly Sin. The last time the four of us were together, we destroyed the Greed Ring," she turns to Mammon. "Sorry about that." she only receives a shrug from the Clown.
"Speaking of the Deadly Sins," Lucifer looks around. "Where are the others."
"You're lucky I got these two here," the Queen of Gluttony gestures at the other Sins. "Besides! Those three are party poopers. What could this possibly be about that you want all of us?"
Lucifer's eyes narrowed. "The Primordial End is here."
Hearing that, Mammon spits out his drink and drops the keg while Bee and Asmodeus froze. Both Tex and the Jester just stares at their partners in confusion.
The sounds of the party continue on before Bee shouts. "Party's over!"
All the demons froze hearing that. But soon they laughed and continued to party.
"I mean it!" Bee's size increases greatly. "Get out of my house before I end this party!" she threatens. At that, everyone scatters out of the building.
"Fizz. Get in the car," the King of Lust orders his partner.
"Ozzy, what's—" his is then silenced by a glare from Asmodeus.
"This isn't the time! Just wait in the car!"
This scared the Jester as Ozzy never snapped at him like this. The imp then leaves.
"Baby," Tex turns to his girlfriend as she shrinks down to her normal size while hugging herself with all four arms. "What's going on?" this worried the Hellhound as Bee seemed vulnerable. He's never seen her in such a state.
Bee stood there in silence before two of her arms moved and she took off a ring and passed it over to the Hellhound.
"Bee, please! If I did something wrong, just tell me!"
"It's not you," her voice lacks its usual joyous tone. "There just may not be enough time to enjoy marriage. If I were to give up being the life of the party, I'd love for it to have been for you. You better go."
With ears drooped, Tex starts walking away but stops as he now ex-fiancé continues.
"You should visit Loona. She really likes you. I was able to taste it."
It wasn't long before the last of the non-Deadly Sins left the building.
"Lucifer," Asmodeus turns to the King of Pride. "Are you sure? I mean, this isn't just one of your sick jokes, is it?"
"The Primordial is one of the few things that I would never joke about!" Lucifer half shouts. "He came after my family! I'm lucky to be here now!"
Mammon gets on his phone. "Hey! Gather all my assets and transport everything to the safe house. And make sure there's plenty of women to. And all the Fizzy dolls you can find."
"You really think you can just hide from this?" the King of Lust asks Greed. "You remember how ruthless that thing was. He'll break through all the Rings just to make sure nothing's left. No amount of money or pleasure can stop that."
Bee had been standing off to the side, dialing number after number. After a few tries she stops and puts her device away. "F(bleep)! I can't get a hold of the others."
Hearing this, Mammon and Asmodeus take out their phones to try calling as well.
"Come on!" Mammon shouts. "Answer the bloody phone, you F(bleep)ers!"
Asmodeus hangs up his phone and sighs. "No good. They know that Lucifer's involved. No way they'll talk to us for a while. We won't even be able to show up in their Ring without them declaring some sort of war."
"F(bleep)!" Lucifer said to himself while looking down. "Look. This is going to take a lot for me to admit and honestly," he looks up at them. "I probably wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for the situation. I'm sorry. I should have at least listened to you guys and not throw around the fact that I'm the King of all Hell and not just the Pride Ring."
The other Sins look at one another as they never thought they'd see the day that the Big Boss of Hell admitting fault.
"I need," he looks back down and sighs before looking back up. "I need your help. The longer we wait the more powerful the Primordial gets but he's not at full strength yet. If all of us strike now, maybe, just maybe we can stop him."
The Sins thought to themselves for a moment before Asmodeus stepped up. "I have something more important than just my Ring to protect. I'm in."
"F(bleep) yeah, I'll help!" Bee pulls both Lust and Pride into a hug. "I got something worth more than just satisfying my appetite. Of course," Gluttony turns to Asmodeus. "I guess the same can be said about you, Ozzy." That makes Lust blush a little.
"What about me?" Mammon asks with all four of his arms on his hips. "I got something important to!"
The three stared at him blinking before Lucifer asked. "Is it money?"
"Of course it's money!" Greed jumps. "Nothing's more important than that. Now, let's go f(bleep) him!"
Bee blinked at him.
Asmodeus raised a brow. "This just got interesting."
"Yeah," Pride leans in. "It turns out it's f(bleep) you up. Don't worry. I made the exact same mistake."