Chapter 39: Chapter 39

CHAPTER 38- GUILT

LUCIFER'S POV

Leaving Cat to rest, everyone went downstairs while I went to my office. I needed to be somewhere by myself right now, I'm in complete turmoil. Balthazar is this close from losing his shit and while I'm no better than he is i have to restrain him so he doesn't go on a rampage.

I feel so fucking stupid right now, my daughter is hurting because of me. How could I have not seen all this coming? How could I not have known? I know what those two are like and I know Andreas and Aphrodite's history yet my dumbass didn't see this coming, all because I was too lax letting my guard down.

Some fucking king i am.

Fuck

Fuck

Fuck

"FUCK!" I shout in rage the dark aura around me expanding

Boom!

There's a loud explosion and the next thing I know the entire west wing of the castle disappeared. Luckily no one is on this side but me as it contains my room, office and a few other rooms.

"Dad what the fuck!" I hear Sam yells as the other come up behind him

Standing in the rubble of what was the west wing of my house I look over at them but all I see is red, my mind clouded in rage.

"Oh shit Sam help me grab him now!" Levi says

I paid them no mind however as my mind flicked back to the events of two days ago.

Cat and I walked along the sidewalk enjoying ice cream and our witty banter. Suddenly we were being transported to an astral plane. My first mistake was not sensing this before it happened. Summoning a person to an astral plane is a difficult task in itself but to summon not only me and Cat there but also in our real bodies takes a lot of power. Which means I should have sensed the Pentagram being formed above us even if it was cloaked.

When we got there and saw Gabriel and Aphrodite my second mistake was not killing them on the spot because they may be powerful but I'm far superior to them. The thing about an astral plane is that it's laws apply to both the summoned and the summoner. So in other words, in order for them to summon cats and be there in our actual bodies means they have to be there in theirs as well so i should have killed them both immediately instead i went against my instincts and decided to go by the rules.

I saw when Aphrodite attempted to grab Cat. So I pulled her behind me. I was distracted for only a second but I've known Gabriel all my life so I know one second is all it takes for him to kill you if you're distracted. I have to say getting stabbed in the chest by a sword made of pure holy light hurts like a bitch but obviously I wouldn't die from just one measly stab. Even if it had gone through my heart u wouldn't die since my actual heart is safe and sound.

What I hadn't contemplated on was Gabriel using a soul stone one me which left me trapped while Cat fought by herself. After the bastard stabbed me he used the soul stone to manipulate me, trapping my mind in a world of his own creation, a world I wish with all my darken soul to be real, a world where Olivia was still alive and the cat and I hadn't been separated, it was the perfect dream.

But that's all that it was, a dream. It was only when I felt the link between Andreas and I being severed did I snap out if it was too late, both his tattoos had already disappeared. Coming back to reality I see the cat pull Andreas away from me, the toll the soul stone took on me caused me to lose myself a bit and I fell into the cat's arms.

After she basically destroyed the astral plane with a spell I didn't even know she could use but I know exactly who taught her. I used Micheal's wing to create a portal back to hell for the both of us. My moment of weakness caused my daughter's heart to be broken and now that this turn of events has been set into motion no one can stop it, every other possible outcome has been eliminated and the least favorable one is all that remains.

I feel my rage build inside me and overflowing the heat raising along side my wrath

"...fer"

"Smack"

"Lucifer!" Leviathan's voice snaps me out of my rage filled haze and I quickly regain my grip on Balthazar.

"Dad what the fuck is wrong with you?" Sam yells looking tired and beaten down

"What are you-" I trail off looking at the scene around me.

"What happened" i ask confused

"You happen, nimrod. You went blew up the castle and went on a rampage" lilith says

"Huh?...Wait did you say the castle? Is Cat-"

"She's fine Aquarius went to go check on her" levi says

"Now tell me what the hell's gotten up your ass that you feel the need to destroy the place"

"This is all my fault levi"

"What is?"

"Everything. Dre betraying his home, Cat being in so much pain, this war, all of it."

"Quit being so over dramatic"

"I'm not" i shout

"I let my guard down, something I haven't done in centuries. I've been too lax and now we're heading to war and all our lives are in shambles"

"Lucifer, this isn't your fault. There's nothing wrong with letting your guard down. All you wanted was to have a peaceful day with your daughter and you're not God you can't know everything. If anyone is to blame its Gabriel and that bitch"

"You don't get-" i began but gets cut off by a scream

"Aqua" Eric yells before he disappears

We all went to the place we heard the scream to find Eric holding his mate in his arms, she however doesn't register his presence as she's crying her eyes out while clutching on to something. I look around the room to see where cat is but I only see an empty bed and her scent is stale.

"Where's Cat?" I ask my eyes darkening

"She wasn't in here when i got here" Eric says

"Aqua where's Cat" harlequin asks approaching her wailing friend

"Sh- she's g-gone" she barely gets out

"What?" I roar

"I found this on the bed" she shakily hands me a piece of paper

Taking it from her hand I see it's a piece of parchment with something written on it. As I read the words my blood runs cold and all the color leaves my face and I unconsciously take a step back.

"This can't be possible" i say to myself

"What is it?" Sam asks but i don't answer my mind running a mile a minute

This writing belongs to only one person, the way these words are used would suggest it's them but that can't be possible because that person is dead, i saw it with my own eyes, in fact i killed them myself. Anger flashes through me and i step into the hallway putting my arms together in a prayer sign i say out loud

"Into the light i summon thee"

I wait for a few minutes and nothing happens so i try it again

"Into the light i summon thee" i say with more force this time

When nothing happens i yell "Michael get your butt down here now or so help me i will come to you"

Suddenly there's a bright light and I hear the flutter of wings before he is standing in front of me.

"Took you long enough" i roll my eyes

"Well i had no choice since you threatened"

"Yeah well it's your fault for not answering the first two times"

"I apologize for that it took me a moment to wrap my mind around you summoning me here"

"Oh please, you were trying to figure out if i was luring you into a trap"

"You know me so well luci even after all this time"

Ignoring his statement i say

"I need to ask you something and for once i need the absolute truth"

"What is it?" He asks

"Is Dorian still alive"

"Didn't you kill him yourself, why would you ask me that?"

"I know i did but someone took cat and left a note and what's written on the note is something only he would know-"

"Wait wait what did you say?" He cuts me off

"The person left a note-"

"No not that, the part about your daughter"

I sigh in defeat, guilt pulling at my heart

"Someone took her"

"That's impossible lucifer not even i can get into hell without your permission so how did somebody not only pass through the gates of the underworld but managed to enter your castle and take your daughter without you noticing"

"I have no idea"

"Did someone-"

"Yes" i say answering his unfinished question

"Who?"

"Andreas"

"The dragon sin" he ask and i nod

"This is  bad luci like top level bad" he begins to pace the hallway

"Why the fuck are you freaking out this won't affect the silver city in anyway" i say

"No but it'll affect the upcoming war. If hell has been betrayed and a soul is able to leave heaven, all bets are off. The natural order has been decimated and we're both at a disadvantage"

"Wait what the fuck do you mean a soul left heaven?"

Sighing he says "I have something to tell you and trust me you'll be royally pissed but please don't rip off my wings again or cause me any bodily harm it's really hard to heal when the injuries are from you"

"Just tell me and quit your whining" i snap

"No you have to swear first"

"Michael"

"Ok fine I'll tell you" he sighs in defeat

"Yesterday Gabriel attacked us. He had the light sword and he wreaked havoc in the silver city. However after he left we were attacked again by an unknown entity, it had powers like the idiots at Olympus but there was something more sinister about it. Anyway they took something well more like released it and then left just like that"

"What was this entity?"

"We're still trying to figure that out but that's not the part that's going to make you angry"

"Obviously" i say bluntly causing him to roll his eyes

"You know you could at least pretend you've forgiven me you know"

"I have forgiven you Michael but i also don't care about what happens to the silver city hell is my world now"

"Hmm you've forgiven but haven't forgotten. Fair enough"

"Go back to the story please" i tell him

"Yes of course, as I was saying. The individual released a soul from the garden. It- it's the soul of the woman you love"

"What!?" I yell

"Lucifer-"

"Don't you fucking dare say my name. You allowed someone to take Olivia's soul" i yell

"I didn't allow them"

"You should have stopped whoever it was killed the scum as soon as they bore the thought"

"I tried but there was too much going on. Plus the people of the city were in danger"

"I don't give a fuck about the people"

"I know you don't but i do, they are my people to protect just like the hellions are yours" he yells

"So was liv" i shot back

"She was suppose to be under your protection too or did you suddenly forget that"

"I never should have let you talk me out of taking her soul, she'd have been safe by my side"

"She's a pure soul lucifer she couldn't have been here"

"I don't care if she was with me she'd be safe now"

"Oh really you mean safe like Cat is" he yells but shuts his mouth when he realized what he said, regret pooling his eyes

"Get out!" I say just enough so he could hear me

"Luci i didn't-"

"Leave!" My voice booms

He stands there for a minute before he's suddenly shrouded in white light then he disappears. I sigh in defeat entering Cat's room, all eyes expectantly turn on me as soon as I walk in but I say nothing.

"What do we do now?" Sam who's holding a crying Adonis asks

"There's only one thing to do" i sigh

"Which is?" Lilith asks

"I have to go to the place i first found love"