LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM had become the battleground between God's children, and the sight of so many angels in one place was nothing short of overwhelming. Michael stood on one side with most of his siblings behind him, but Lucifer had his own little team to support him – and as Izzy and Mazikeen entered the Coliseum, they brought reinforcements with them. They had gathered demons from Hell, a group which Mazikeen was bravely leading with Izzy right by her side.

"At my command, brothers and sisters!" Mazikeen shouted in Lilim, the sound of the language sending a shiver down Izzy's spine as she looked over to her favorite demon of all in amazement. Together, they walked the group of demons to the center of the Coliseum, proud to stand with Lucifer who smiled at Michael smugly.

"Very cute. A little demon army. But you still don't stand a chance", Michael called out, unfazed as he stared at the women. "How many times do I have to tell you humans, your bullets can't hurt me?" he sighed, and happy to prove him wrong, Izzy whipped out her gun and without hesitation, fired a round right into his wings. The bullet tore through the feathers, making the angel groan loudly as he crouched over in pain, and satisfied that she had been able to wound him, Izzy smiled. Her, Kai and Chloe shared the bullets melted from Mazikeen's blades, whereas Benjamin was armed with a baseball bat fitting for slowing down the angels.

"So, you see, dear brother, we're more evenly matched than you anticipated. Now, I know you want to avoid bloodshed amongst our siblings, as do I. So... why don't we just, you know, shed each other's? I win, Godhood is mine. You win, you have my full support and I'll crawl back to Hell like a good little Devil", Lucifer announced with confidence, also enjoying the sight of Michael standing up with a pained groan. His brother, however, had other plans.

"When I win, you won't be crawling anywhere", Michael argued with a grin, "this is to the death."

Swallowing thickly, Izzy glanced at Lucifer. She had faith in him, and the idea of Michael dead brought her immense satisfaction, but she was painfully aware that since Michael was in the possession of the Flaming Sword, he had an unfair advantage. Still, Lucifer didn't seem discouraged.

"So be it", he agreed, and with that, he revealed his wings and flew right at Michael.

Holding her breath, Izzy watched as the two angels dueled, Lucifer trying to hold his own while Michael swung at him with the Sword. Everyone stayed still, letting the brothers fight, even if they ached to help him – Benjamin was tightly grasping Chloe's hand as he anxiously watched the love of his life defend himself from his brother.

Amenadiel called out to Lucifer and threw him Zadkiel's staff, giving him a fair fighting chance. Armed with the Tree of Life, he flew up and Michael followed him, causing everyone to look up to the sunny sky where the two continued fighting. It was hard to tell who was winning, as Michael seemed to have the upper hand but Lucifer would kick him down, only for Michael to rise again. It would have been an even fight if it wasn't for the Flaming Sword, which Michael swiftly realized to use to cut down Zadkiel's staff. It broke in two pieces, and as Lucifer was defenseless, Michael kicked him down to the ground.

Lucifer fell to his back on the floor of the Coliseum and Michael descended from the sky, raising his Sword to strike Lucifer down for good. Before he could, though, Lucifer grabbed Michael's hands, barely holding the flame of the Sword away from his face, struggling to push Michael away. Then, all of a sudden, Benjamin was running, and Izzy wanted to run after him, only for Amenadiel to put an arm in front of her.

"This is all part of the plan", he reassured her, and making a noise in the back of her throat, Izzy stood back and watched uncomfortably as Benji ran in.

Michael didn't see him coming, and with the element of the surprise, Benjamin managed to snatch one of the pieces in the Flaming Sword, causing it to fall apart. He grasped Amenadiel's necklace in his hand began running away from Michael who yelled in frustration, Azrael's blade flying away from his hands and the flame dying promptly after. Izzy smiled at the sight, realizing they had only meant to distract Michael enough to get the Sword away from him.

Benjamin rounded the corner, fully believing he had shaken Michael off of his trail, and victoriously, he lifted the necklace in the air and shouted for Lucifer. "Baby, I got it!" he declared proudly, but he had barely gotten to finish his sentence when Michael appeared from behind him, holding half of Zadkiel's staff, and with one swift motion, he buried it in Benji's stomach.

"Benjamin!" Lucifer's horrified shout echoed through the Coliseum. Izzy froze, terror spreading through her as she watched Benjamin drop to his knees and fall on the ground, blood drenching his hands as he tried to hold his stomach. Lucifer wasted no time in running to his side, pulling the man into his arms.

Panic wanted to take over Izzy, but she absolutely refused to lose another Espinoza brother – and so, she freed herself from Amenadiel's hold and ran as fast as she could, speeding past all the angels to make her way to Benji and Lucifer. She shoved Michael to the side as hard as possible and knelt beside Benjamin, shakily pulling Lilith's immortality ring off of her finger.

"At least I'll see Dan, now", Benji breathed out, a faint smile on his lips as he gazed up at Lucifer, "I love you." Crying, Lucifer cradled his face, begging him to stay, but it was of no use. Benjamin's hands fell to his sides and his eyes stopped, and with a lump in her throat, Izzy gathered Lucifer's hand and shoved the ring against his palm.

"We're not losing him. Go get him, Lucifer", she insisted, and meeting her eye, Lucifer nodded with a tremble.

Izzy looked away from Benjamin's lifeless body, feeling sick to her stomach, and there was only person she blamed for it. With fury in her eyes, she stood up from the ground and attacked Michael, shoving him backwards with both hands. Mazikeen took that as her cue, and with a loud battle cry, she led the demon army into action, a relentless fight between them and the angels breaking out.

As Michael stumbled, Izzy pulled out her gun and shot at his wings, emptying her clip into the man without mercy. When he fell to his knees, Izzy stood over him, seething at the mere sight of his pathetic expression. "I hate you, Michael. You've brought me indescribable pain and suffering and you deserve the same for everything you've done", she spat at him, grabbing his head with both hands before bringing her knee in contact with his face, enjoying the crack of his nose as he fell back.

She was about to kick him when a hand touched her arm to stop her. Turning around, she came face to face with Benjamin, and her heart skipped a beat when she saw him. Pulling her back from Michael, he bent over the man himself, grabbing him by his collar so he could punch him – once, then twice, then over and over again.

"You took my brother from me", Benjamin growled, repeatedly hitting Michael until the angel's face was bleeding. Amenadiel's necklace was still in Benji's grasp, giving him the power to truly hurt Michael, and weakly, the angel didn't have it in him to protest anymore, officially defeated by Izzy and Benji's attacks.

"Benjamin!" Lucifer's voice reached them, catching their attention. "Benjamin, let it go. You've hurt him enough", the Devil continued, appearing by their side to gently place a hand on top of Benji's bleeding knuckles, a fond look in his eyes. Reluctantly, Benjamin let go of Michael, his body limply falling to the ground.

Lucifer softly pried Amenadiel's necklace from Benji's hands and reassembled the Flaming Sword, the brightness of it blinding Izzy. She shielded her eyes and stepped back, Benjamin doing the same while Lucifer grabbed his brother and lifted him up from the ground. With one quick swing of his hand, Lucifer had cut off one of Michael's wings with the Sword, and as the angel cried out in pain, he severed the second one, as well, rendering the man useless and immobile.

All the angels and demons stopped, watching intently how Michael cried on his knees, Lucifer standing above him with the Flaming Sword in his hand. Izzy fell back, finding Mazikeen on the battleground and taking her hand. For a second, everyone was silent and frozen in place, but eventually, Mazikeen was the first to move, bending her knee as she bowed down to Lucifer. Izzy followed suit, the two of them setting an example for everyone else, and slowly, every angel and demon knelt beside them.

They had won the battle, and in front of them stood their new God.

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Author's note

This was such a difficult chapter to write because everything in this particular scene happens so quickly and it's super hard to draw out the action when in reality it's very fast-paced. I kinda wish this was better but oh well. 

Thanks for reading <3