Chapter 29:
The confession
"LUTE DID WHAT?!" Was one of the first sounds that the entirety of heaven got to hear one evening when Emily had returned to heaven.
Knowing her sister wouldn't be particularly too thrilled about her sister losing her V card, the younger seraphim had kept her lips tightly sealed about it around her older sister, tho when she accidentally let it slip to a friend while unaware of Sera being in the room, she tea was spilled and Emily had no other choice then to tell Sera of what happened.
By now, winners of all shapes and sizes were looking on with confused faces as Sera, wielding her angelic mace, was storming out of the palace in the middle of heaven, a pleading Emily holding on to her dress as she was dragged behind her, desperately trying to slow her sister down as her heels were digging trenches into the clouds, not slowing the now enraged high seraphim down at all.
"Sera please, just listen to me!" Emily pleaded
"I just want to talk to her" Sera responded sternly.
"Don't do something rash" Emily tried.
Again, Sera just answered "I just want to talk to her"
"Come on, Sera" Emily tried one last time,
Tho she just got another "I just want to talk to her"
And as she opened a portal directly to the hazbin hotel, Emily pleaded one final time "Please Sera, just hear me out"
As Sera's comment had instead changed to "I'm going to fucking kill her" as she stepped through and vanished.
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Hazbin hotel, pride ring, hell:
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"Uhggggg" Lute grumbled, head buried as she had just downed her 12th drink, Charlie beside her at the bar, gently rubbing her back "Hey come on, maybe it won't be so bad" she spoke in the hope to calm down the now severely stressed fallen angel.
Shooting a quick sympathetic glance at her partner, Charlie wordlessly asked Vaggie for her own 2 cents.
Lifting her head from her arms, Lute spoke "I'm dead, I'm as good as dead. If Sera finds out, she's going to fucking kill me….." as she grabbed her empty glass and gestured to Husk "ANOTHER"
The bartender cat sighed "Normally, I'd say you had enough and cut you off….but for this once, I'm making an exception" as he topped her off again.
"I'm as good as dead" Lute spoke in a slurred tone "You're looking at a dead woman walking" to which Vaggie spoke up "I hate to say it, but there's no sugarcoating this one" as she patted her on the back "It's been nice knowing ya"
By now, Angel Dust had joined the conversation "So….i got to ask….was it worth it? Was she good in bed?" catching Lute's attention and earning him a elbow jab from Vaggie "ANGEL!"
Taking a deep breath, Lute spoke "…she was…amazing….how can a virgin be so good with her tongue?" which caused some wide eyed glances and Angel Dust to ask "Wait….we're still talking about the same Emily, right? Sweet and innocent "cute as a button" Emily?"
Lute nodded.
"He, fucking score, I'd say it's more then worth it then, what a way to go" Angel joked.
Lute grumbled towards him "Easy for you to say, you didn't fucking DEFLOWERT HE HIGH SERAPHIM'S SISTER!"
The moment Lute spoke those words, the sound of a portal was heard behind her, which caused everyone to look at something behind Lute in shock…..
"He didn't "WHAT" Lute? "WHAT" didn't he do….that you DID do?"
Eyes wide, Lute would slowly turn around as there, brandishing her angelic mace, the same mace she once used to cave her face in 3 years ago….stood the high seraphim of heaven…..
"S-Sera….look…I can expla-" Was all Lute was able to say as the side of her face was met with the end of the mace, sending her barreling towards the back wall of the lobby, making it crack as she made impact with it as all the air was knocked out of her with a pained wheeze, after which she crumpled to the ground.
Everyone in the lobby stared on in shock as Sera slowly approached Lute, who slowly struggled to get to her feet, tho the moment she stood upright again, the high seraphim had raised her empty hand, summoning a series of angelic spears, made of pure light, all of them aimed at the horned, former exorcist lieutenant.
With a snap of her finger, all the spears came barreling towards Lute, who, with a shriek, backed herself up against the wall as the spears embedded themselves around her in a cartoonish way, perfectly creating an outline, as well as pinning the poor angel in place as Sera summoned one last spear, aiming it directly at Lute's chest.
"You…..touched….my little Emily…my sweet, innocent sister….you DEFILED HER BODY….i'm going to make you regret the day you EVER laid eyes on her…." Sera spoke, her voice stern and cold.
Right as Sera wanted to hurl the spear towards Lute's heart, Emily flew up in-between them "SERA STOP!"
Taken aback at first, Sera cupped Emily's face with one hand "Don't worry Emily, I'll rid you of this thorn soon enough" as she returned her attention back to Lute with a glare, before Emily once again blocked her view "Lute didn't do anything!" before bashfully looking away….
"N-nothing I didn't want anyway…."
At this, the tall angel's eyes widened "Y-you….you mean to say you "consented" to this?!" before Lute piped up "If it's of any consolation, Emily was kinda the one who instigated it" before she was shut up by Sera shouting "SILENCE! I was asking Emily, not you….."
Taking a deep breath, Sera manifested a glowing ball of golden light, which she send into the air as it engulfed the entire lobby in a shield like bubble.
"What is that?" Charlie asked.
Sera answered "A zone of truth, it makes everyone who stands within it unable to speak a lie and instead force them to spill the truth they tried to cover up…..no one is exempted from this rule….not even me…"
After this, she returned her attention to her sister, her face plastered with concern "Is this….true, Emily? You…instigated this?"
Emily's face was gold with embracement as she lowered her head….but she would nod…
"Emily" Sera spoke as she de-materialized her mace "I just want to protect you….you know that, right?"
Her face breaking out in frustration, Emily yelped "SERA, I'M AN ADULT, I CAN PROTECT MYSELF, I'M OVER 200 YEARS OLD FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!" which caught Sera off guard.
Emily would glide over, next to Lute as she waved her hand and the spears that kept her in place vanished, causing Lute to fall to the ground, tho Emily caught her just in time as she helped her back to her feet before she looked back at her bigger sister with pleading eyes "Sera….this is not the same Lute from before….she has changed…..please just….hear her out….."
Sighing in defeat, Sera relented "Alright Emily…..i'll hear her out…." As she made room for Emily to leave the truth bubble, before returning her attention back to Lute with a stern expression.
"I do hope you understand that I still don't particularly trust you…" Sera spoke as she lifted up part of the top of her dress, revealing a gnarly, golden scar on her side….a leftover from the bullet wound Lute had caused her those 3 years ago.
Swallowing a lump in her throat, Lute spoke up "I….honestly can't blame you, high seraphim…..never have I ever been go glad I failed at something" which caught Sera's attention.
"You….regret your actions?" she asked.
Lute nodded "One of the biggest mistakes I've ever made…." As she averted her gaze and held onto her own arm with shame.
Sera woud slowly lean down, their foreheads now almost touching each other as she spread her winds, the eyes on them opening in a threatening display as she glared down at the horned, fallen angel.
"Let me make one thing very clear, Lute…..everything you do to her….i'll do to you…so hurt her…..and not even in the deepest pits of hell will you be able to hide from me…do I make myself clear?"
This stirred something within the fallen angel as she felt anger bubble to the surface Ï WOULD NEVER INTENTIONALLY HURT HER!" which caught Sera off guard and caused her to take a step back.
"Emily is sweet, patient, compassionate…..kind…" as she averted her gaze again, looking down at her one normal hand and her one demonic hand….. "…everything I'm not….." as she returned her gaze back up "She saw the good in me when not even I did anymore….when I had given up on myself…..i did not take advantage of her, I'd never do that to her….."
Looking at the fallen angel before her with wide eyed surprise, Sera's attitude would soften a bit when she realized the zone of truth was still up.
The next question, Lute wasn't ready for….hell she wasn't even sure if she was ready to tackle those feelings yet.
"Do you love her?"
"SERA!" Emily shouted "THAT'S A HUGE INVASION OF PRIVACY!"
But the question was out there already….Lute had no choice but to answer, the spell would force the truth out of her anyway.
Lowering her head, she nodded "Y-yes…..i'm in love with Emily….and she deserves so much better then…" as she gestures to herself "…..this…"
Realizing what she had done, Sera slowly got down on one knee "You…..you really have changed…haven't you….?"
Lute averted her eyes "I'm…..not proud of the person I used to be…I wish I could go back in time and take it all back…."
Sera pondered her next words for a moment "….i…I backslided into old habits…..i took away your agency…that wasn't mine to take…I'm sorry…." Before she stood up and exchanged a glance with her sister "….to both of you…" as she took a deep breath.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but…..if Emily desires to as well…..i give you my blessing to pursue my sister…."
At this, Lute's eyes went wide with surprise, before Sera summoned a portal "i….i think it's better if I go…." Before she stepped through and vanished….
"Lute are you ok?!"Emily yelped, running towards the fallen angel as the truth barrier dissipated.
Lute kept her head down….her secret was out….tho she'd nod at Emily's question….
"So….you're in love with me?" Emily asked.
Taking a deep breath, Lute responded "…..yea….have been for a while now…."
"…can I buy you a drink?"
Wait what?
