The scene opens on the Goetia mansion, a day after Stolas had the meeting with Asmodeus. Stolas was eating breakfast, when Octavia entered the room, putting her beanie on.
Octavia: Morning, Dad.
Stolas: *notices her* Oh! Good morning, Via!
Octavia: *starts making herself some coffee* How'd the meeting go last night?
Stolas: *sighs* Sadly, not very well.
Octavia: *glances back at her father* Asmodeus said no, huh? *Stolas nods, causing her to sigh* Well, sorry to hear that.
Stolas: I just hope Blitzo and his group don't get into trouble because of their access to the mortal realm.
Octavia: *smiles as she finishes making her coffee* Dad, I'm sure they'll be fine. Besides, they're legally under the protection of Charlie Morningstar.
Stolas: *nods* I'm aware, Via… But Charlie is… well… she isn't exactly one who likes to get aggressive when she needs to put her foot down. She's always too nice. *faces his daughter* I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but it definitely causes her to be looked down upon despite her royal status.
Octavia just hums as she takes a sip of her coffee, before a knock on the front door catches their attention.
Octavia: *confused, she looks at her father* Were you expecting any company, Dad?
Stolas: *shakes his head as he stands up* Not today, no.
Stolas walks to the front door and peeks out the window to see who it is, seeing a Goetia girl who resembles a dove. She was about the same age and height as Octavia, had white feathers for skin, a small black beak, green eyes with white pupils, and short black hair that had white on the tips. She was wearing a black tank top that exposed her midriff under a dark gray jacket, blue jean shorts, gray leggings, and black heeled boots. Attached on her hip was the hilt of a rapier that seemed designed with holy metal.
Stolas: *eyes seem to light up* Oh! *opens the door* Jemma, is that you?!
Jemma: *smiles* Uncle Stolas, hey! *hugs him* I wanted to check in on you now that you're out of the hospital!
Stolas: *chuckles and hugs back* I'm doing fine, Jemma. Arm's still a little sore, but I'll live. How's Halphas doing?
Jemma: Dad's doing fine. Believe it or not, he's actually gonna give dating a try again.
Stolas: Well, I think I speak for all of us when I say it's about time.
Jemma: Exactly what I said when he told me you divorced that bitch.
Stolas: *laughs* Yes, yes. Now, I assume you also want to see-?
Octavia: *off-screen, excited* JEM?!
Pan to the doorway to the kitchen, showing Octavia looking excited as hell.
Jemma: *smiles* VIA!
In a streak of pink and green respectively, Octavia and Jemma run at each other and damn near tackle each other into a hug.
Octavia: *happy* Holy shit, it's really you!
Jemma: *happy* Yeah, it's me! How've you been, Via?! I heard you've done some training with Uncle Phenex!
Octavia: *smiles* I have, actually! He taught me practically everything I know about fighting!
Jemma: *smiles* Can never go wrong with Uncle Phenex's training. He's the best fighter in our entire family.
Stolas: *smiles* That explains Andrealphus' abysmal loss record to Phenex.
Jemma: *laughs* Fire beats ice. What did Andrealphus think would happen the last 250 times he challenged Uncle Phenex?
Octavia: I wouldn't be surprised if that goes up to 251.
Stolas: You and me both, Via. *checks the time* Well, I have some paperwork to attend to. You two go off and enjoy yourselves.
With that, Stolas leaves the room, leaving the two girls to themselves.
Octavia: *faces her cousin* Did you hear that new song by "Fuck You, Dad"? "The Cursed Bite"?
Jemma: *scoffs* Uh, what do you think has been playing on repeat in my mind, Via? It's only their best song they've released, period!
Octavia: Right?! I can't stop listening to it either! Apparently their drummer wrote it in one night!
Jemma: Jeez, that drummer seems to have written all of their songs! And we still haven't seen their face!
Octavia: I know! How can they spend centuries making songs and never once show their face?! All we know about them is that they're a woman who loves rock-n-roll!
Jemma: *shrugs* I don't know. Maybe it's The Second Woman, Eve?
The two Goetia girls look at each other… before bursting out laughing at the thought of Eve, the Second Woman created by God, being the drummer of their favorite band. It just seemed so ridiculous to think about.
Jemma: *wipes a tear as her laughter stops* I'm sorry… I couldn't keep a straight face after saying that.
Octavia: *chuckles* I don't blame you. *clears her throat* So, you wanna see what Uncle Phenex taught me?
Jemma: *smirks* If you think you can keep up with me. *pulls out her rapier and spins it gracefully in her hand* I'm fairly skilled with my own blade.
Octavia: *smirks and starts walking to leave the room* Don't be underestimating me, Jem.
Octavia leaves the room to grab her sword as Jemma sheathes her rapier. Just then, Jemma hears the front door opening.
Pringles: *off-screen* Ah, Lincoln. Here to see Octavia?
Lincoln: *off-screen* That and check on Stolas again. Can never be too careful with his bitch ex-wife or that cowboy bastard still breathing.
Pringles: *off-screen* That is a fair point.
Footsteps are heard approaching as Jemma waits to see who enters. But the moment Lincoln enters the room, Jemma's eyes go wide as she sees he's a Hellhound.
All sound goes dead quiet, except for Jemma's heart beat. It began to spike up, not out of fear… but rage. As the scene changes to show Jemma as a silhouette, the background shows a young Jemma, about 3 or 4 years old, cowering in hiding as the sounds of Hellhound roaring, flesh tearing, and a woman screaming in agony ring out.
Cut back to Lincoln as he looks around for Octavia or Stolas, not seeing Jemma yet.
Lincoln: Hm. Maybe they're in a different room.
As Lincoln turns his head in the direction of Jemma, he suddenly jerks his head to the right just in time to avoid getting stabbed through the face by Jemma's rapier, instead getting cut across the left cheek.
Lincoln: *startled* Whoa, hey!
He kicks Jemma back, but she disappears in a puff of green smoke, surprising Lincoln. Lincoln then screams out in pain as Jemma's rapier slashes him across the back, tearing through his vest and shirt. Fed up, Lincoln activates his element and slashes his claws at Jemma, managing to graze her stomach as she leaps back.
Lincoln: *angry* Bitch, I don't know what your deal is, but you better fuck off before you piss me off even more!
Jemma: *angry* I don't take orders from any mutt!
She blitzes to Lincoln and grabs him by the neck, before they both disappear in a puff of smoke. Having heard Lincoln's scream, Octavia came rushing back.
Octavia: *concerned* Lincoln?!
She looks around, seeing no sign of her boyfriend. She then notices some drops of black blood on the floor, and her own blood runs cold.
Octavia: Oh no…
Cut to the streets of IMP City as Lincoln gets thrown to the ground, tumbling across as he quickly picks himself up, skidding to a stop with his claws. In a puff of smoke, Jemma appears and slashes down at Lincoln, but he stops her blade with his knife. Charging a bolt of lightning in his hand, he then shoves it into Jemma's stomach, sending her crashing back as she's shocked by the lightning.
Lincoln: *thinks to himself as he looks over his shoulder at the cut on his back* Her blade's made of angelic steel. That explains why the cuts are hurting worse than normal. *glares back at Jemma as she picks herself up, the shock wearing off* I can't afford to be off-guard now.
Lincoln lets out a thundering shout as he transforms into his Element Empowered Zodiac form, lightning crackling off of his body.
Jemma: *glares* Transform all you like. You will still suffer the same fate as all mutts like you deserve.
Lincoln: *scowls* Great. Another Stella, just what I needed.
He blitzes at lightning speed to Jemma and slashes his claws, managing to scratch her right cheek and send her skidding back. She snarls as Lincoln goes for another attack, but she vanishes in a cloud of smoke, spreading it across the area. Lincoln stands on-guard, bracing himself for any attacks.
He would use his guns, but there were two issues with that. 1, he didn't have his guns on him at the moment. And 2, even if he did, he can't use guns while in his Element Empowered Zodiac transformation, as the lightning across his body would cause his gun to overheat and explode. Not like it would even matter, since Jemma clearly has plenty of ways to avoid gunfire.
Lincoln: *thinking* She's able to spread this smoke out across entire areas, and can probably blend in with it. The smoke isn't poisonous, thank Satan… but it's completely masking her location. I need to focus and try to track her movements.
He firms his stance as he waits for Jemma's attack… but nothing seems to come. Lincoln stayed on guard as he turned around 360 degrees.
Suddenly, he felt a barrage of small but painful bladed strikes hit him in various spots. Across his chest and back, his arms, and even one on his face, going right over the first cut Jemma made on Lincoln's face and forming an X with the two scars. His shirt and vest were cut to pieces, just barely hanging onto Lincoln's body.
Lincoln screams out as he unleashes a thunderbolt from the sky that disperses the smoke and sends Jemma stumbling back. Despite the pain, Lincoln bolts to Jemma and begins to pummel her with punches and kicks empowered with lightning. Jemma shouts as she throws a smoky punch in his direction, but Lincoln catches her wrist and headbutts her, making her stumble back with a bruised forehead.
She glares as she swiftly dodges bolts of lightning fired from Lincoln's fingertips. She runs at Lincoln, smoke swirling around her rapier. Lincoln growls as lightning crackles around his snout, before he lets out a roar and launches a massive stream of lightning from his maw. Jemma weaves around and under the stream of lightning, then swings her rapier up faster than Lincoln can react.
Everything goes quiet for a moment, until blood bursts out of Lincoln's chest, making him stagger back, his shirt and vest fully torn to shreds.
Lincoln: *coughs up blood* Sh-Shit…!
He stops himself from collapsing to his knees, only to look and see Jemma lunging at him faster than he can fully avoid. With a downward slash, she cuts right over Lincoln's right eye, making the small scar from his first encounter with Death long enough to go over his right eye and down to his cheek. Thankfully Lincoln managed to lean back so the eye itself wasn't cut, but that attack still hurt.
Lincoln: *puts a hand to his right eye, in pain* U-Ugh…! You… fucking bitch…!
Jemma: *calmly scoffs* You brought this on yourself by entering the Goetia mansion. Be grateful I didn't kill you where you stood immediately, because I didn't want to stain the floors with the blood of Hellhound filth.
Lincoln: *growls, still in pain* Just as racist as Stella… Unsurprising…
This seems to set Jemma off as her eyes blaze green, and she speeds right to Lincoln and drives her rapier through his shoulder, making him scream in pain as he reverts to his base form.
Jemma: *furious* DO NOT COMPARE ME TO THAT WRETCH!
Lincoln: *grits his teeth* The way… I see it… there's no difference… between you two…!
He spits some blood into Jemma's eyes, making her groan as she staggers back. Lincoln rips the rapier out of his shoulder, seeing his right arm had now gone limp. Lincoln snarls and shatters the rapier's blade on the ground, destroying Jemma's weapon.
Lincoln suddenly begins to feel weak and collapses to his knees, holding the wound in his shoulder as blood pours from it and the cuts across his face. Jemma wipes her blood from her eyes as she glares at Lincoln.
Jemma: *furious* All you Hellhound mutts are the fucking same…
Her right arm shifts into a cloud of smoke that hardens into a blade, which she raises to impale Lincoln.
Jemma: *furious* … and I will not let you live another day to harm Octavia!
She swings the smoky blade down, but a streak of pink speeds onto the scene and blocks the blade. Jemma is left shocked to see Octavia holding her sword and blocking her attack.
Jemma: *shocked* Via?!
Octavia shouts as she then slashes her sword at Jemma many times, cutting her across the cheek, the stomach, and the leg. With a flaming foot, Octavia then kicks Jemma across the street as her smoking arm reforms back into flesh.
Jemma: *shocked as she picks herself up* Via, what are you doing?! *glares* Get out of my way so I can stop this mutt from hurting you!
Octavia: *furious* Lincoln would NEVER hurt me, Jemma!
Jemma suddenly looks shocked again, but this time for a different reason. She remembers one of the many times Octavia had called her, and she remembered hearing her mention the name "Lincoln", and how he was Octavia's best friend and the love of her life (this was before Ronnie Anne had joined their relationship).
Jemma: *shocked, she looks between Octavia and Lincoln* W-Wait, this is…? You mean…? He's your…?
Octavia: *furious* Yes, he's my boyfriend! Why the fuck were you attacking him?!
Jemma: *shocked* I-I thought he was just some Hellhound that broke in!
Lincoln: *through his pain, he glares at her* Stolas' butler… literally let me in… through the front door… you fucking moron…!
Octavia: *furious* Jemma… I can't believe I was so blind to your bigotry towards Hellhounds… You're no better than Stella!
Jemma froze where she stood, her eyes widening. Her whole life she had tried to avoid being a bigot like Stella… but she had gotten blinded by her fury towards Hellhounds after that fateful day, and now it came back to haunt her.
Octavia's attention was grabbed when she heard Lincoln slumping over. She looks back and sees him lying on the street, and her concern rises as she kneels to him and gently props his head.
Octavia: *concerned* Hey, hey! Lincoln, you're gonna be fine! I'll get you some help!
Jemma: *manages to overcome her shock* V-Via… *starts to approach* H-Here, let me he-
Octavia suddenly swings a flaming fist at Jemma's face, sending her crashing away as the right side of her face was left with severe burns. Jemma looks up in shock as she sees Octavia opening a portal, then lifting Lincoln up to his feet. Before they enter the portal, Octavia glares back at Jemma in rage and disdain.
Octavia: We may share blood… but you are no cousin of mine anymore.
With that, Octavia brings Lincoln into the portal and closes it behind them, leaving the injured Jemma alone in the streets as tears begin to well in her eyes, realizing that her hatred of Hellhounds just cost her the closest thing she had to a sister.
Jemma: *voice breaking* What… what have I done…?
The scene changes to the doors of the Hazbin Hotel, as Octavia then kicks the door open.
Octavia: *shouts* HELP! I NEED HELP HERE!
Husk, who was taking a sip of beer, peeks over the bar. But instantly, he spits his beer out when he sees Lincoln's condition.
Husk: Lincoln?! *rushes over to him and Octavia* What the fuck happened to him?!
The rest of the hotel staff and guests enter upon hearing the commotion.
Lori: What the hell is going-? *sees Lincoln and is shocked* Lincoln?!
Angel Dust: *shocked* The fuck?!
Sophia: *worried* Lincoln?!
Charlie covers her mouth in horror as Vaggie rushes over and immediately inspects Lincoln's wounds.
Niffty: *worried* What happened to him?!
Octavia: *panicked* One of my cousins attacked him and was ready to kill him…!
Vaggie's stomach drops as she sees Lincoln's wounds were made with holy steel, and he was losing a lot of blood.
Vaggie: *worried* Shit…! *looks at Charlie* Charlie, call Belphegor NOW!
Charlie, through her own worry, nods and quickly picks up the nearby phone, dialing Belphegor's emergency number. It rings a few times, before the tired voice of Belphegor picks up.
Belphegor: *sleepy, on the phone* Go for Belle…
Charlie: *worried* Aunt Belle, you need to get to my hotel NOW! Lincoln's been attacked and is badly injured!
Cut to show Belphegor had her eyes closed, likely going to go back to sleep when the call is over. But upon hearing her niece on the phone, the panic in her voice, and what the emergency was, she instantly snapped her eyes open.
Back at the Hotel, the phone hangs up as Charlie looks more worried.
Charlie: Aunt Belle?! Belle?!
Suddenly, in a puff of pink smoking Zs, Belphegor appears with a bag of medical tools and equipment. Upon seeing Lincoln, her stomach drops in horror, but she quickly composes herself and helps Vaggie carry him.
Belphegor: *firmly* Get him to the nearest room, now! We can't afford to waste time!
Vaggie nods, before they both carry Lincoln out of the room and leave everyone else worried.
Cut to Moxxie and Millie's apartment as Moxxie is cooking dinner while Millie and Roxxie are playing with Minnie in the background. The phone next to Moxxie rings, prompting him to answer it when he sees it's Octavia.
Moxxie: Hello? Octavia?
We don't hear what's said on the other side, but it's clear Octavia is telling him about Lincoln's condition. He turns to his wife and sister, who notice his face beginning to look shocked and worried.
Roxxie: Mox?
Millie: *concerned* Everything okay, huh?
Moxxie: … It's about Lincoln…
It changes back to the hotel as we see Belphegor and Vaggie standing over Lincoln as he's laying on a medical table Belphegor made out of nowhere and hooked up to an IV and had an oxygen mask over his snout, and they were tending to his wounds.
Belphegor: Christ on a stick… these wounds are cut deep…
It pans to show Octavia standing in the hall and watching this through a window, gripping her arms as she was shaking a bit, with tears running down her face.
Vaggie: *off-screen* Thank fuck whatever tore him up was sharp…
The door behind Octavia opens as the rest of I.M.P., Stolas, and the Hazbin Hotel staff and guests enter. Moxxie and Millie look through the window in shock and horror as they see Lincoln's condition. Ronnie Anne goes up to Octavia, and although we don't hear what's being said because of the glass, it's clear she's asking Octavia what happened. Octavia explains while breaking down, prompting Ronnie Anne to hold her closer as Octavia cries. Stolas puts his hand on his daughter's shoulder, also trying to comfort her.
Belphegor: *off-screen* Keep an eye on the wound in his shoulder, Vaggie. And the one over his eye.
Millie covers her mouth and looks away from Lincoln as Moxxie puts his arm around Millie, holding her to keep her upright as she sobs, while Roxxie was ensuring Minnie didn't see the condition her brother was in.
Loona was honestly hurt to see Lincoln in this condition. Blitzo saw how upset Loona looked and hugged her. Normally Loona would shove him off her, but now… she just accepted it. She honestly kinda needed it.
Niffty peeks up from the window, clearly worried for Lincoln the same way he was for her after she got injured in the encounter with Sophia and Jackson's exes. A hand is placed on her head, prompting her to look and see it belongs to Alastor… who seems to have a somewhat… solemn look. As much as Alastor enjoys carnage and death… even he doesn't want Lincoln to suffer that fate.
The scene then fades to black as Belphegor and Vaggie continue operating on Lincoln.
Time passes as it fades to the unconscious Lincoln laying in a bed in the hotel. His right eye was bandaged over, but his left eye began to open as he let out a quiet groan. He tries to sit up, but feels incredibly sore. He looks into a nearby mirror, seeing his body covered in all types of bandages. His right arm was even in a sling and cast, to stop him from moving it with his shoulder wound.
Lincoln: *groggy* Jeez… that racist bitch did a number on me…
The door of the room opens as Octavia enters to check on Lincoln, thinking he's still asleep. But upon seeing Lincoln awake, her eyes widened with tears of relief.
Octavia: *relieved* Lincoln!
Lincoln: *groggy* Via…? *Octavia hugs him, fully waking him up as he shouts in pain* Ow, ow! Via, Via!
Octavia: *quickly lets go* Sorry, sorry!
Having heard Lincoln's shout, Moxxie, Millie, Roxxie (who's holding Minnie), and Ronnie Anne quickly enter the room. Turns out they hadn't left the hotel, wanting to be there for when Lincoln woke up.
Moxxie and Millie: *relieved* Lincoln!
The two hug their son, thankfully not crushing him as he hugs back as best as he can.
Lincoln: Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad.
Lincoln's ear then twitches as he hears Minnie whining. He looks over and sees her reaching out to Lincoln with tears in her eyes.
Minnie: *whining* Winky...! Winky…!
Roxxie carries Minnie over and gently sets her on the bed. The baby Imp crawls up to Lincoln's side and hugs him as she whimpers. Lincoln softly smiles and puts his free arm around his baby sister to comfort her.
Lincoln: *smiles* Hey, Min… I'm sorry I worried you.
Minnie just nuzzles more into Lincoln, not wanting to leave his side. Lincoln slightly chuckles at this as Octavia and Ronnie Anne sit at his side, helping Lincoln sit up in the bed.
Lincoln: *looks at the group* How long was I out?
Roxxie: Almost two weeks… Belphegor and Vaggie said that you were lucky that the holy blade didn't hit anything vital.
Ronnie Anne: They also said it's gonna take a few weeks before you're fully healed, Lame-O. So you're taking time off from I.M.P. missions until then.
Lincoln: *chuckles* You'd kick my ass if I tried to go against it.
Octavia: You're goddamn right we would.
Belphegor: *off-screen* Well, look who's finally awake…
Lincoln glances to the door and sees Belphegor walking in, as always, looking like she just woke up.
Lincoln: *playful scoff* Like you have any room to talk, Belle.
Belphegor: *rolls her eyes playfully* Funny, real funny. *reaches into her hair and pulls out a clipboard* Given these injuries across your body, I suggest you stay out of danger for a few weeks, maybe a month. As for the ones on your face, those should be healed up within two or three days. While the wounds are healed, they have scarred shut. And thankfully, your eyesight in your right eye shouldn't be affected by the scar. You were smart to lean back so the blade didn't slice any deeper into your face.
Lincoln: Well that's a relief.
?: *off-screen* Holy shit, Belle. You weren't kidding.
Lincoln, his family, his girlfriends, and Belphegor look to the door and see the other Sins, except for Lucifer and Mammon, peeking in. Satan and Leviathan were in much smaller forms to fit inside the hotel.
Belphegor: I'm not a jokester like Mammon, Levi. … Even though Mammon was never funny to begin with.
Lincoln: *smiles* Hey, guys.
Asmodeus: *smiles* Good to see you awake, Lincoln.
Beelzebub: *smiles* Gave us a bit of a scare, hun.
Leviathan: Getting hit with a holy weapon as many times as you did and still breathin'... *grins* Pretty fucking rad, dude.
Lincoln: *rubs the back of his head* Thank you.
Millie: Well, let's just hope it don't happen again.
Lincoln: It won't. I shattered that bitch's weapon before Via showed up.
Moxxie: *nods* Smart thinking, Lincoln.
Satan: *firm nod* Damn right, pup.
Octavia: *looks down with a troubled sigh* I'm so sorry, Linky... I just don't know why she tried to straight-up kill you…
Lincoln: *smiles and wraps his tail around Octavia* Via, you know I can't be mad at my owl princess.
Octavia: *looks down a bit* The closest thing I had to a sister, and I find out she's just as bad as my mother. Probably worse since she isn't afraid to do the fighting herself instead of hiring someone to do it.
Ronnie Anne: *puts her arm around Octavia* I know it sucks, but we'll help you get through it. Just like we're gonna help Lame-O recover.
Octavia: *slightly smiles* Right... Thanks, Ronnie...
Ronnie Anne kisses Octavia on the forehead.
Lincoln: *nods* She's right, Via. *takes her hand with his free hand* We got this.
Octavia smiles as she rests her head on Lincoln's non-injured shoulder.
Millie: *smiles* You three lovebirds ain't ever gonna stop being cute together.
Lincoln/Octavia/Ronnie Anne: Nope.
Belphegor: *yawns* Alright, alright. I know this isn't my hospital and I can't cut visiting hours short, but Lincoln needs his rest, people.
Lincoln: *looks down* Yeah, well, good luck moving this one.
He points down to Minnie, who was asleep against Lincoln's side, adorably snoring.
Belphegor: *stares for a moment* ... Yeah, I'm not even gonna try.
Millie: *smiles* Rest up, okay, darlin'?
Moxxie: We'll check up on you tomorrow.
Lincoln: *nods* Alright.
With that, the group starts to leave the room... but Roxxie accidentally bumps into someone and almost falls back... until she gets caught by the arm. She looks surprised, seeing Satan had caught her.
Satan: *light chuckle* Easy there, lil' lady.
Roxxie said nothing, but her eyes slowly started to widen. Her POV: Satan is surrounded in romantic sparkles.
Satan: You alright?
Roxxie: *her eyes widen more as she quickly collects herself, stammering as her POV returns to normal* U-um, yes...! Th-Thank you, Mr. Satan, sir!
Satan: *smiles* Just call me Satan. That "Mr." makes me feel older than I already am.
Roxxie's face flushes pink in embarrassment.
Roxxie: R-Right... Th-thank you, Satan.
Millie: *whispers to Moxxie, out of earshot from Satan and Roxxie* I think Asmodeus ain't gonna be the only Sin datin' an Imp soon enough.
Moxxie: *whispers back* You think so?
Millie: *smirks, whispering* I give it a week or two.
Moxxie glances over, watching Roxxie meekly inch away from Satan.
Moxxie: *smiles, quietly* Yeah, you're right.
Fade to a mansion about the same size as Stolas', with dark green walls instead of blue. Cut to inside as Jemma is seen sitting in her bedroom before a mirror. She was just staring at her reflection, the right side of her face covered in second degree burns from Octavia's last punch. Her gaze then shifts to a picture frame, which she then picks up.
It shows her and Octavia as kids, smiling and laughing at Loo Loo Land. Tears well up in Jemma's eyes as she puts her hand over her mouth to muffle her sobs.
She had let her hatred of Hellhounds cost her the closest thing she had to a sister… her best friend. She knew then and there… a change had to be made. But would it really be enough?
Honestly… Jemma didn't know… but she had to try.
A/N: For everyone wondering why Jemma was able to overpower Lincoln:
-She's had more experience with a blade and her magic than Lincoln does with his element. And a rapier offers more range than a knife.
-There have been moments where Lincoln is overpowered by an opponent despite his power. In "Western Energy", Striker was even able to hold Lincoln back until Phenex came in with the save. In "Unlocking Elements", Master Yuansu would have defeated Lincoln even in his Element Empowered Zodiac form if he fought at full power, but he instead called the match off because he was impressed with Lincoln's results.
-Lincoln is NOT an overpowered character. Despite his training, element, transformations and such, he is still not the strongest person in Hell. Far from it, actually, as he's not even in the Top 10. So don't go thinking he can one-shot someone like Lucifer or Salem.