Time hadn't resumed quite yet. Azrael kissed Samael's head, positioned his brother, returned the armor, replaced the clothing underneath said armor, and resumed time after disappearing and ensuring that Lucifer was awake.
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Samael won just as the sun crested the horizon, bathing Hell in the blood red light. For some strange reason, he felt completely healed and rested. Except that he most certainly hadn't been wearing a pure white shirt with gold and red trim. Of course Azrael intervened. It was contract day but it didn't show up. Lilith swept him up, hold him on her shoulder.
"What's wrong, my angel?" She asked so gently, it almost made Lucifer cry.
"They came for me. Not the current them. The future them showed up. Azrael grabbed me and there was a pain in my arm!" Lucifer motioned to his arm. Lilith looked closely at his arm before evaluating him more closely. She kissed where the hint of a bruise was blossoming. A light blush dusted his cheeks. Lucifer couldn't help the tiny giggle that escaped him at the action. The bruise vanished.
"It will be alright, my angel. I will always stand by you and I will always come for you." Her words soothed him.
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From in the Inner Sanctum, God watched as events unfolded and smiled at the two so perfectly crafted for each other unaware of his presence watching them.
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A tube appeared above their heads. Lucifer grabbed it instantly. He noticed Azrael had signed it but there was a new clause.
"Oh! LILITH LOOK!!" Lucifer showed it to her, excitedly, uncaring of the battered demons watching the change in behavior before they scattered as the other sins formed a protective circle around the King of Hell and the Queen. All the demons were secretly relieved that he wasn't as cruel as the other Sins or Lilith, so they were content to fuck off and start building a town under the massive pentagram. The palace loomed above their heads.
"Oh my! How absolutely delightful!" She almost squealed. She was relieved that no children would have to be birthed by her and it wouldn't be for quite a while. She wished to know what motherhood would be like and Lucifer would have grown at least some before the baby would be blessed to them. She signed below Lucifer's name. The contract disappeared. She felt a small memory replay as Lucifer was distracted by a big Hellhound and a few imps.
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A year after the Fall, imps appeared. They were weak and gladly accepted Lucifer's deal for protection in exchange for servitude. The hellhounds appeared a few years later. Same deal but instead of servitude, Lucifer asked for protection in turn. The hellhounds agreed immediately. Some lived in the palace, some were spread across all nine rings of Hell and the seven layers. Each layer created by Lucifer with a unique bio dome that best fit the different species of hellhounds, imps, and the Fallen. And to match the different types of sinners who would soon join them.
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She was glad that the fighting was over now. Lucifer looked like he wanted to run off and get into some type of trouble but remained on her shoulder like she had told him to. She needed to start planting a garden in the middle courtyard, fruits and flowers that wouldn't attack her precious angel. Lucifer was making ducks out of his golden magic, laughing when Asmodeus quacked back at him. She really needed to feed him first though.
"Lulu, darling, it's time to say goodbye to your friends. We have important matters to see to. O, I know, dear. They also have quite a bit to accomplish to secure their places as the Princes of Hell." She knew Lucifer just wanted to spend time with them but they had a job to do.
"We will invite them over for lunch in a week, okay?" She caved and cooed at her sweet husband, who's puppy dog eyes were way to effective. The Sins nodded their heads in agreement, each starting to feel the intense urge to protect and shelter the pure soul. Lilith recognized the gleam in the Fallen Angels' plethora of eyes. She was going to have help from them.
"Okay!" Lucifer said softly, not quite tearful but very close to tears. Lilith reached up and grabbed Lucifer's hand. The sins disappeared in puffs of their magic.
"Alright, my angel, let's head back to the palace. You know Bortus and can't wait to play with you!" Lilith would be eternally thankful for the Hellhound.
They vanished in a puff of black and gold magic, appearing in the palace's throne room, Bortus, the main Hellhound assigned to Lucifer was the strongest Hellhound in the realm. He was gentle but stern with Lucifer, keeping up with the small King easily.
"Hello, Bortus! What are you doing?" Lucifer couldn't help asking immediately.
"I am waiting for you to show me the new ducks you've created." Bortus had caught the little angel in his arms and started to walk towards the safer parts of the palace while Lilith finished safety measures for the rest of the palace, isolating the runic array into a place far away from said palace. An angel was standing in said array, watching as celestial Gold rose from the terrain to make an embassy of sorts.
"Sara will not approve of this." The angel was almost emotionless.
"Sara can go get fucked!" Lilith slammed the angel into a wall, her blade at the angel's throat.
The angel smiled widely, the form melting away to reveal Azrael.
"I'm glad Father chose you instead of a mindless protector for my brother. If you harm him, I'll make you wish you never had laid eyes upon him." Azrael's statement was met with a flash of the Father's power. Lilith smiled back, far more vicious.
"Kill me if I ever do." Lilith and Azrael had come to work together solely for Samael's benefit.