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It all happened pretty fast. Lute, seeking vengeance and inspired by her enemy, built a bomb. We don't know how she managed to charge it with angelic power, but it was powerful enough to be compared to an atomic bomb. And the explosion would destroy everything, starting by the pride ring.
She wasn't alone, she had her own army. People willing to avenge Adam and destroy all of hell.
-This is not you ! said Emily in tears
But Lute did not care. All she could see was Adam, soaked in his own blood. All she could hear was the laugh of the sinners underneath her feet.
She wants to protect Heaven as much as she protected Adam. She wishes they could have listened to her but instead they decided to work with Charlie, with the demonic princess. And now, she would destroy it all, Hell and Heaven, the rules and the hierarchy. She would make it explode into pieces to build something new and greater.
Emily was begging her to stop, but all she could see was a traitor. Looming over her she armed her sword.
Emily closed her eyes, prepared for the impact. She felt a breeze instead. She opened her eyes and was met with six beautiful crimson wings.
For a moment the time stopped. His unfolded wings made him look magical. Emily could have thought of a thousand renaissance paintings but nothing enough to describe the sublime atmosphere that surrounded her.
But everything came back to life when she saw golden blood building up in the man's back.
-Lucifer ! scream Emily back to herself
-Don't worry about me ! he said not facing her. Go help Charlie destroy the bomb !
Lucifer was protecting her. But why ? Everything felt out of place. All of that should have never happened.
-Go now ! I'll take care of her !
She didn't have more time to think as the fight was starting again.
She looked around searching for Charlie. She saw her and Vaggi surrounded by exorcists. As she flies in their direction she looks back one more time. Lucifer was holding his stomach, smiling, the flame above his head bigger than she had ever seen. Lute was in front of him, sword armed in front of her. She could feel the rage emmaning from her. They were running out of time. They needed to be fast. Or soon things will happen, things that they could not take back.
-You’re in my kingdom, Bitch ! said Lucifer with an angry voice
Lute laughed looking straight in his eyes. Lucifer was taken aback, surely it was not the first time Lucifer’s attempt to scare someone away failed, but there was something different in her eyes. Something untamable.
-You’re not scaring anyone ! You’re barking like a dog while you’re the one bleeding out ! she shouted
Lucifer did not have time to answer as Lute charged on him, sword in both hands. She looked savage but controlled. Lucifer flew away, dodging her attack. She turned back , trying to hit him with her elbow. He turned into a snake falling on the ground. Wounded, his powers were harder to use as they were more painful. He took his form back jumping her. She fell to the ground with him. He then hit her in the face and in the wrist making her drop her sword. He was holding her firmly, not sure what to do. He could kill her, here and now. But Heaven would not take it and Charlie would be disappointed at him for doing such a thing. He could try to talk her out of her mind, but he knew damn well that it wouldn't work. While he was thinking fast, Lute moved faster. She jumped him, standing up, he fell on the ground. Lute then slowly approached him as he was already going on his feet.
-This ends now ! said Lute determined, a strange fire in her eyes
Lucifer was ready to fight again, using all of his power if he had to, no matter how much blood he would have on his hand, his or not. Lute then stopped in her tracks, taking something behind her back. Lucifer was expecting a knife or another angelic weapon. But when he saw a tiny button in a box he understood, it was a detonator. She was going to blow everything up.
-Blood demands blood, she said firmly, Hell gotta’ pay for Adam !
She pressed the button and Lucifer froze. The tiny machine in the middle of the battle field then started trembling. Emily, helping Charlie get up after they finally manage to take down all of Lute’s goons, started freaking out.
-We need to do something ! Charlie everything is going to be destroyed !
Charlie, back on her feet, watched in her girlfriend’s direction :
-Vaggi, can you dismantle it ?!
-No, it's not like Vox’ canon, this thing is not just a battery it's a straight up reactor !
-Shit ! screamed Charlie panicked
Everything was lost. But as Charlie looked around her she saw the chaos induced, she saw her friends and comrades fighting hand to hand, she saw angels along with sinners protecting each other, she thought of the peace she fought so hard to acquire, and she knew she couldn't bear to lose it, she had to find a solution, not matter what’s the prize.
She looked at her father, covered in blood, he looked back at her, a smile on his face. Not a smile of pride, not a winning smile either, a genuine smile, the one he only made for her. And as a wave of realisation passed over her, she understood.
Lucifer looked at his daughter one last time before running away. Emily looked at him covering the bomb with his whole body. And he was gone in a blink. For a moment all of Hell frozed as they looked up they could see an angel, a real angel, the whole sky started shining like a hundred flames. Finally they could see the greatness of their king, how small and weak they were all compared to him.
Charlie screamed and ran in his direction from below. Lute jumped on her trying to choke her. Charlie’s eyes turned red and she punched Lute in the face, knocking her out. The ticking of the bomb went faster. Shadows and tentacles surrounded Charlie as it exploded.