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Violet downed her drink and set the glass on the table. She followed him, "You are a strange trickster. It will be interesting to live under this roof. Though, I rather prefer to spice up my own home with a bit of feminine style if you don't mind the scent of lavender." --- "Good night Auntie!" ,said Salem. The two teens would cuddle next to each other at some beanbags. Enjoying their time watching the stars until Blake would soon return to Kris. --- Luis hopped into his cruiser. Reed got into the backseat so that he couldn't be the center of attention. He was worried about being in the way still. Luis bit his lip. He glanced at Lang at the passenger seat, "You might need to give me a few pointers. I'm probably going to say something stupid." He started the engine before driving down the road towards the next precinct. --- Gabriel nodded. "Let's go." Both Angels would find Nate snoozing in bed. Gabriel snapped his fingers near his ear, "Wakey wakey!" One of Nate's wings slapped his hand away. Gabriel jumped, "Rude! I think we need to give him the old water bucket alarm." --- Death kept his grip on her tight. "There there my child. It is alright. You only did what I asked of you. Do not blame yourself for it. We shall end this now. You may decide if you are ready to practice again. It is your decision to make." He found himself to his knees before collapsing on his back where he passed out from her power. Having exhausted himself to save her. --- Adam cupped her cheeks, "John is right. We can look a bit longer but after that we need to go back home. It's not safe here for us yet. Ok?" --- Will replied, "I use to be a boxer so my diet was strict. As the Chief, I still eat healthy but I leave a bit of extra sodium on my dishes nowadays." He took a bite out of his sandwich. "I've got great drinks too if you want one. There's water, kombucha, and tea." --- Nil kissed her cheek, "I know he's going to. He's never taken orders from anyone before. I think you did it." Xenos appeared a few minutes later, "You can rest easy knowing that the experiments are over. The test subjects are free now to do what they please. To continue as agents or to lead different lives. I leave it to them. As for what I said early, you two are safe. There is no more dangerous. Frankly, I am rather....ashamed for how I have behaved. Being a leader can be taxing. Especially when you're own people are counting on you. Enough about me though. I invite you two to see my family as another way to make up for my behavior." Nil stepped out of the house. He looked around, "The trees know what you are but they're not afraid. They believe you're telling the truth so I will believe you." He held out his hand. "Thank you for setting me free." Xenos shook his hand but smiled, "It wasn't me who set you free. It was you. I appreciate the sentiment though." --- Carter replied, "Yeah I'm still a private detective. What have you got?" --- Napoleon held a bright smile, "I wish to see how my people fair well during these modern times. It seems I have been most fortunate to see them prosperous despite obstacles. Now, I assume you would like my signature? Or my face on your box device?" --- Ash had locked himself in the bathroom. Trying to decide on what the right form for being a father was. He found himself transforming and mashing into blobs of his own flesh. Sara was in the bedroom holding Ophelia close, "Amelia! Please help! We need you!" Ophelia was crying with tears running down her face.

"But then, who would I get to clean my underwear for free?" Kris joked and winked at her. Seeming to be satisfied with her answer, he got up and moved to sit a little closer to her. Still leaving her enough space so as not to feel crowded by him. "You were doing what you could to survive in a harsh world. I can respect that. We might not be the same, but we're survivors too." He told her, hoping it would help her feel that she wasn't quite as alone as she might've thought. "Thank you for being honest with me, Violet," he said quietly to her. "Look, I'm not going to take the bracelet off you now. You at least owe us for the trouble you caused, and you've yet to earn my trust. But that doesn't mean that bracelet has to stay on forever. I meant what I said before. I'll protect you for as long as you're working for me. Who knows, maybe when I finally do take it off you, you'll decide that you actually fit in here." he shrugged and drank the rest of his drink. Looking at the remaining dregs in his glass, he sighed. "I suppose I'd better find you somewhere to sleep. Preferably, a room for yourself," he stood and stretched a little. "Alright, come on. You can bring that with you. Call it a nightcap." He nodded to her drink. --- Audrey turned and smiled at the boy as he spoke to her. She gave his hand a gentle squeeze and with her free hand she patted the top of his. "This one's a keeper," she grinned at her granddaughter. "Thank you, young man," she said, turning to Blake. She then let go of his hand and turned to leave the room while waving a hand lazily to them. "Good night, you two." --- Relieved that there was no longer any tension between them all, Lang smiled and nodded. Alright then. I guess we'd better get going." He led the way out of the precinct, assuming they'd travel over to the next precinct in one of their cars. --- Azrael was still reeling from the news, but if there was one thing he felt certain of with every fibre of his being, it was that Nate deserved to know the truth. Particularly as they were all close friends, it would be a betrayal to keep this from him. So when Gabriel said they'd tell him together, he nodded with a mixture of relief and resolve. "This won't be easy, but I'm ready when you are." --- Head tilted back and eyes skyward, Lilly couldn't see what Death was doing. Curiously, though, she could sense his every movement as keenly as if the air around them was an extension of her. She felt him struggling to his feet, fighting his way towards her, and then she felt his arms around her. She heard his words and desperately wanted to tell him that she didn't know how to stop. Tears rolled down her cheeks as her mouth continued to move, straining to form the words that she was chanting against her will. She realised with sickening clarity that if she wasn't able to get this under control, then she had the potential to not only destroy Death, but his kingdom along with him. 'I won't!' she thought to herself desperately. 'This is my power! Mine! It does not control me! I control it! I will not destroy my home! I will not destroy my father!' Her chanting became more strained until it sounded more like a mixture of growling and groaning. She focused on her mouth. Mustering the will to force her jaw to clamp shut and stop the chanting. She continued to growl, the noise now muffled behind her closed mouth. She felt the static in the room begin to fizzle. The power behind her spell weakened without the continuous chanting to charge it. Now that she had regained control of her speech, she focused her mind inwards. Focussing on the swirling, erratic, sharp and static power that continued to whir around them dangerously. She felt it within her and how it extended to every part of her body. In her head, her hands, her fingertips and right down to her feet. She was curious about how odd it felt now that she was aware of it. But she didn't have time to dwell on it if she wanted to save her father. Concentrating on this new feeling, she urged her power to stop and to restore everything in the room to how it had been before her 'awakening'. It wasn't immediate, and she felt she had to be stern with it, as if the power itself was a being all its own that was capable of reasoning but was too defensive and immature yet to listen to its host. Stubbornly, Lilly insisted on ordering this power to bend to her will until finally... it relented. All at once, the spinning razor-like aura evaporated into nothing. Everything in the room returned to how it had been before they'd begun. Lilly's feet returned to the ground, and as she gently landed, her arms shot up to hug Death tightly while she sobbed into his chest. Simply relieved that it was over, but also feeling guilty that she had hurt him. --- John brought his eyes back around to Adam's and nodded. "Food from Earth is tricky. It spoils faster in Hell for some reason, but we could work something out," he told them. "When it becomes Eden and can sustain life, though, it should be easy enough to bring livestock over with some seeds to plant crops. Then we'd be able to make our own." "We came to see the styles of the modern world," Eve said as she finished up her meal. "I am eager to see how people decorate their homes. With how things look out here..." she gestured to the world in general. "I'll bet homes are otherworldly on the inside!" "Alright, but we shouldn't linger on Earth for too long. We're already exposed out here. All it would take is for one Angel to see me and recognise you two, and our new Eden will be at risk," John warned them as his eyes scanned the surrounding area once more. Luckily for the trio, Heaven and its Angels were very much preoccupied with the current power vacuum to ever notice them at the moment. --- "Oh, that was thoughtful of you," Damien said. His way of indirectly thanking him. He accepted his plate and looked at the tofu curiously. "You don't like it?" Parker asked as he observed his father. He then smiled at Will when his own plate was passed to him. "Thanks." "No, it's not that," Damien replied. "I guess I kinda got so used to not eating that I'm not used to being handed food anymore," he chuckled lightly. "You don't need to eat?" Parker asked curiously. "Some of us just don't need to. Lucifer didn't. I thought I did at first, but then I wondered if I would starve if I didn't. I mean, not that it would've mattered if I had staved. I knew I'd just wake up in Hell with an annoyed Lucifer standing over me, calling me an idiot if I had. So, I stopped eating to test my limits. I got hungry out of habit to start with, but then the hunger pains kind of just stopped." Damien admitted. "But, you know what? I'll admit I do occasionally eat things to either fit in or try new foods. So, this is nice. I appreciate it." He nodded with a smile to Will before taking an eager bite of his sandwich. This would actually be the first time he'd try tofu. "It's good!" he said after swallowing his bite, then looked at Will curiously. "I duno why, but I never thought you were a vegetarian." --- Layla held her breath when Xenos vanished. She wasn't entirely sure what she was expecting to happen. It's not like she was there to witness it. After a moment, she moved around Nil to hug his side. "Do you think he will do it?" She asked him while glancing towards the door, half expecting him to appear again. --- After finishing her routine checks, May had headed to her locker to dial Carter's number. "Hey, it's May, the nurse from the hospital. You gave me your business card a while ago. I don't suppose you're still in the supernatural detective business? I may have a job for you." --- The French gentleman who had been knocked down stared in awe at Napoleon as he helped him to his feet and signed his notepad. "Merci!" he said almost breathlessly and blushed as he stepped back to let the next fan have their turn. Seeing this as an opportunity to find out the latest events in Heaven without risking stepping foot there, Tuzo had joined the line of fans, waiting to be greeted by Napoleon. "Bonjour!" He sang cheerily as his turn came up. "It's nice to see a fellow Angel enjoying the company of mortals. I love living among them on Earth. May I ask what brought you home, Monsieur Napoleon?"

i had a great time and ok

Awesome. I hope you had a lovely time with your family :D I'll finish up my reply after work.

im back home! so ill be ready whenever you drop an awesome scene 😄

Omg sounds crazy but I love it!

Oh, don't worry! There's no rush! I hope you're having a lovely time with your family 😄 Awesome, I'll give it a little while so we can finish up a few of the stories we've already got going before I start the new idea. Maybe after I have the Spirit Council call the next meeting cos there's a few things they want to address first 😉 But basically for this idea I thought we'd do another portal event but this time its from a more parallel universe to this one. Where everything and everyone is near enough the same but had minor events in their past happen slightly differently which caused a massive change in the timeline in that universe. So, for instance, in the other universe Lucifer didn't disappear and he was the one who found Amelia instead of David. Resulting in Amelia being raised and trained in Hell as one of his best soldiers until she was old enough to be changed into a Devil at which point she murdered him and Damien to take the throne for herself. This of course would affect Carter and Sebastian's story in this other universe as Sebastian would never have been rescued from ADIEU and Carter would likely have wound up being kidnapped and successfully turned by Bryce who had likely 'saved' him from being murdered by Vincent & Theo. But yeah, my general idea was having these 'evil' versions of our good characters stepping into this world and causing some absolute chaos xD

Also I'm all for whatever you've got in store!

Violet tightened her grip on the glass. "The brothel that I once called home was destroyed during the earthquakes. I began hopping to the next man available. Draining them all of their life force. An Angel nearly killed me when he found out what I was doing. I thought if I could absorb the life force of a Trickster then I would be able to have a better fighting chance. Unfortunately, it looks like I have drained most of what I consumed. This tacky bracelet does not help either. I am simply weak." She shook her head. "So in the end, I guess it won't matter if I'm dead or not. You probably should have let that nice old lady kill me." --- "Alright Auntie. Sleep well." ,said Salem. Blake cut in, "Wait!" His cheeks flushed once Auntie turned around. He held her hand, "I know I'm loyal to Kris but don't hesitate to ask for help." Salem wrapped her hands around his arm, "You could always help me with stocking on the store's goods." He smirked, "Count me in." --- Luis shrugged, "You're not the first superior to give me a lecture. I just....was hoping if you could come with me to my friend's precinct. Help me explain it all to him?" Reed piped in, "We can start over. I could come too. It would help with my social skills too." Luis suddenly laughed, "Ok James Bond, you're in!" "You changed my nickname from loser to James Bond?" He shrugged, "Why not? Sounds better anyways." --- Gabriel replied, "One thing at a time. I get that this is big news but first we have to breathe for a moment. Let's go to Nate first then figure out what to do together, ok?" --- Death was taken aback by her immense power. He dropped to the stone floor as he felt a bit of power had drained. He forced himself to his knees as he raised his hands. With a cry, he placed his hand through the shield. Absorbing it and pushing through the pain as he stood up. Bringing his arms around her, "There is no danger! Cease your attack! I know you can control your powers! You're much stronger than you think! I believe in you!" --- Adam chuckled, "That might be a bit difficult but we'll what we can do." He turned to him. "How about it John? Think it might be possible?" --- Will walked over with a plate of tofu sandwich in hand, "Now that we're all awake, I made some good old fashioned BLT without the bacon. Tofu is more healthier." He came back with two more plates. --- Xenos was silent for a moment until, "Consider it done." He disappeared. Already freeing those experiments and telling them that they didn't need to be emotionless to be the best agents. --- Insanity chirped, "Oh thank you! I appreciate any help!" --- Carter answered his phone, "Hello?" --- Napoleon shouted, "Halt!" Once everyone was stunned by his shout, he helped the man up. "Where are your manners? The French should know better than to knock one another down." He signed the man's notepad. "My humblest apologies friend." He nodded at the rest. "This cheery activity may continue so long as we form a single line. I will get to you all soon."

Sorry for this late reply. I'm in Mexico visiting relatives. I can respond soon though.

Also, I had a pretty wild idea for a plot that'll add a little chaos to our rp lol

Hiya 🙂 Hows you? I made a new thread to continue our rp and put my latest response in there. Don't forget to follow the page for updates 😉

Kris continued to smirk at her, but it was a little strained. "You'll call me 'Boss' or 'Sir', like everyone else here." He told her firmly. He considered her question for a moment. "Because I know what it's like to grow up being treated like a pawn in another man's game. Those kids have potential. Every one of them. They might grow up and branch off to become their own bosses. They might choose to do something different with their lives. Or they might stay and continue to work for me. So long as they're loyal and work hard, I will do everything in my power to protect each and every one of them from those who would mistreat them or use them for their powers." He took a swig of his drink and stared at the liquid for a long moment as he almost lost himself to dark memories. "Why did you come here, Violet?" he asked and turned his head to study her carefully. "Power, I get. But I'm sure there are other sources of power in this world that are older and more potent than me and my little tribe here. Why us? What were you looking to gain, really?" --- "Ah, young love." Auntie sighed dreamily as she watched the pair. "Salem, dear, I'm going to turn in." She said as she walked towards the back of the shop, feeling it would be best to give them some privacy. "Thank you for seeing us home, Blake." --- Lang slowly closed his eyes, his shoulders slumped, and he let out a low breath as Luis revealed he was considering leaving the force. "Oh, Luis. I'm sorry that I snapped at you like that," he scratched the back of his head, feeling awkward. "Don't go making rash decisions, though. Becoming an Angel is an adjustment. Maybe ask Will for some time off so that you can think things over, at least?" he suggested and then looked back at Reed and smiled a little. "And I'm sorry if it seemed like I wasn't taking you seriously before. I really was just trying to keep your spirits up, but I guess it backfired. Start over?" --- Azrael's lips tightened at Gabriel's comparison of Uriel and Raguel, but now that he pointed it out, he could see it. Both had a knack for politics and subterfuge. Only Azrael would argue that Raguel was much more skilled at the latter. He'd opened his mouth to comment on this when Gabriel's next words caught him so off guard that his drink slipped out of his hand completely, and he barely registered the rest of what Gabriel had to say. The glass shattered on the floor, sending tiny glass shards and brown liquid everywhere. But Azrael didn't seem to notice at all. His eyes were fixed on his friend. "What?" He'd gasped. He briefly thought to question whether this was some outrageous joke, but this wasn't something to be joked about. Not even between Angels such as Azrael and Gabriel. "He said that? You're certain? Does Nate know?! My God... Gabriel! Raguel will be destroyed for this... and Nate... fuck! We have to tell him. You know we do. He deserves to know!" A mixture of emotions rushed through him. A part of him was still angry enough at Raguel to see this as some twisted form of justice or karma. But on the other hand, Raguel had trained, protected and looked out for the trio for a length of time that would be unfathomable to mortals. --- Steeling herself, Lilly braced for Death's attack. As she felt the static in the air and the rush of danger approaching her, she closed her eyes, grimacing as she expected nothing but pain. Feeling the energy almost upon her, she felt nauseous and dizzy. She had assumed this was due to fear, but within seconds, she could feel a wave of something unknown yet familiar washing over her. Involuntarily, her eyes snapped open. They were completely black, just as they had been at the portal. She felt her body lifted just a few meters above the ground as her own green aura surrounded her. This all happened just in time for Death's energy to strike her, but instead of sending her flying back, it seemed to be sucked in and mingled with her own aura. The static in the air shifted and felt more volatile as both auras spun around her faster and faster. This created a shield that looked as volatile and dangerous as the air around them felt. Lilly wasn't in control. She was barely conscious, frightened and internally fighting to stop whatever was happening to her. Her head tilted back and, of its own accord, her mouth began chanting in a language from her own world. But every other word stuttered, strained and elongated as she tried to force herself to stop. At one point, she had managed to force herself to replace a strange word beginning with 'F' with "Ffff-Father?!" before the rest of the chant resumed just as stuttered and strained as before. --- "Tacos?" Eve repeated the word, fascinated by this new world and the new foods that their children had created. She followed him eagerly, and while the pair were enjoying their meal, John kept a wary watch. Despite the warm day, he pulled the hood up on his jacket. Fearful that a passing Angel might recognise him. He turned in to look at the first humans in time to see Eve copying Adam at opening their Coke can before taking a sip. She crinkled her nose with a delighted smile. "The bubbles tickle the tongue!" She giggled excitedly and took a much larger sip before burping involuntarily. "Oh!" she blushed, covering her mouth. "Carbonated drinks do that when you drink them quickly," John said to her. He couldn't help smiling at how adorably she was reacting to each new experience. He caught himself and worried for a moment that he might make Adam jealous, so he averted his gaze from her. Eve hadn't noticed at all. She was far too busy enjoying the taco she was eating. "Such wonders! We must bring some of these to our Eden!" She said excitedly to Adam. --- "Thanks." Parker took the note and went into another room. There, he dialled the number and went about explaining to the social worker that he had been discharged from the hospital, that he had a new prosthetic and was now ready to take Madeline in. "Oh wow! I only saw you a few hours ago!" The social worker commented. "Are you sure you're ready? We can arrange visits to start with. I understand that it is a large commitment, and with your condition-" "It'll be fine. The blood test came back positive, and I've made the arrangements." Parker cut her off. His tone was assertive. "Well... alright." The social worker sounded taken aback. "But just so you know, it might be an adjustment for her. It's going to take time for her to settle in and she-... she's still asking her her mommy is." Parker's heart sank at this, but the social worker continued. "We've told her her mommy is in Heaven, of course. But I don't think she fully understands that she can't come back." "I... I see." Parker sighed and rubbed his eyes with his fingers. "I'm sorry. I know it's not something you want to hear, but I just wanted to prepare you. We'll bring her around tomorrow to give her time to come around to the idea of living with her daddy. Would 9 am be alright?" "Uh, yeah. Yeah, that would be fine." Parker answered. Damien stirred on the couch and opened his eyes. He stared at the ceiling for a moment while thinking 'this isn't my place...'. Sitting up, he looked around at the familiar furniture that he'd only briefly seen before. "Huh... I guess he doesn't completely hate me," he mumbled to himself. Then he saw Parker emerge from another room with his mobile phone still in his hand. "Hey, how are you feeling?" Damien asked him. "I feel like I should be asking you that. I fully collapsed after we got to the hospital." "Overexertion." Damien shrugged. "It's something to watch out for, especially when you're a new Devil. I knew I was pushing my luck teleporting us, but at least you're home safe." "Thanks..." Parker nodded and sat in a chair nearby. "I uh... I actually feel pretty great," he admitted with a small smile. "I feel... strong. Alive." Damien smiled too, remembering how euphoric his first few hours as a Devil had been too. --- Layla hid behind Nil, huddled against his back while they listened to X, but she was less inclined to believe what he had to say. At least until he pointed out that he'd actually had ample opportunity to bring them in. Then her judgment of him faltered for a moment. When X suggested they could ask him for help, she piped up. "The other experiments at the CIA, like Nil. They need to stop, too. Or your words will be empty!" --- "I don't have any-!" May began to argue in a hushed and irritated tone as she leaned over John Doe to check his vitals. But as she spoke, she remembered something and trailed off. She turned her head to look at Insanity and then sighed. "I'll see what I can do." She conceded. "But I'm making no promises!" she added while lifting her index finger. Back in her locker, she still had one of Carter's embossed business cards. She recalled being told he was a private detective for the supernatural and wondered if this could be something he could help with. --- Having followed his newest romantic pursuit to Paris, Tuzo sat outside a Parisian cafe to watch Tom from a distance. Tom, having no idea he was being pursued at all, had taken a trip to the city of love to enjoy a day of shopping and sightseeing. Despite Tuzo's stalking, by a series of wild coincidences and near misses, he had never once seen Nate around Tom because he only ever saw Tom when he happened to be alone. Therefore, he had absolutely no idea that Tom was already involved with anyone. Yet, this Tom always seemed incredibly private and didn't spend a lot of time outside of the hotel. He had no social media presence, and looking up any information on him almost always brought up nothing. Tuzo found the mystery of him alluring, so he wanted to enjoy simply observing him for a while before making his move. Tom had been moving between shops when he saw the commotion nearby. He blinked, having not expected to see Napoleon himself in the city of Paris. Of course, being familiar with Angels already, he merely smiled at the clamouring fans and continued about his shopping. Tuzo was equally surprised to see Napoleon back on Earth. Especially as an Angel. Tuzo and Napoleon had never met, but Tuzo knew enough about Human history to recognise why he was so famous. He half expected to see Tom rushing over to but when he looked at where he'd last seen Tom, he was nowhere to be found. "Dammit..." he whispered under his breath at having been distracted enough to lose him. Sighing and sipping the strong French coffee, he decided to watch Napoleon for a moment instead. Comforted in the knowledge that he could catch up to Tom later. After all, they were staying in the same hotel. "Monsieur! Monsieur!" A young man tried to approach Napoleon with a pen and notepad but was shoved out of the way by one of the other eager fans.

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The world was already chaotic with a secret society of supernatural creatures hiding their existence from humans to simply survive. Throw in the afterlife and alternate universes and you've got some realms in desperate need of balance.

Violet glared but took a sip, "If we're going to somehow coexist then I would prefer if you'd call me Violet. That is my name. Or should I call you little boy? Instead of Kris?" She studied him, "These children are your servants. Your soldiers. Why would you treat them as if they are your equals?" --- (sounds like fun :D) Salem grabbed his hand and led him to a spot where there was more room. She brought his hand to her waist and another entwined in his. Blake's face grew redder, "Uh how do I....?" She slowly guided him to take a few steps before turning and jumping high in the air as she said a spell. He instinctively caught her as she outstretched herself like a ballet dancer. --- Luis jumped a bit at Lang's outburst but sighed, "You're right. And I hate to say you're right." Reed chimed in, "You were trying to check on me, weren't you?" Luis felt flushed. He bit his lip, "I'm realizing now that I've been losing myself. I'm not the same person since I became an angel. I...I think I need to quit the force. Not because of you but because of me." --- Gabriel chuckled, "It's not like Uriel and Raguel are any different from each other. As for Raguel, he only mentioned the fact that he banged Lilith and that's how Nate showed up. Uriel isn't too happy that I'm keeping secrets but honestly I don't think most angels around here are fit to take Raguel's place. Everyone's too greedy for power." --- Death thought for a moment, "Then let me attack you. Alright?" He raised his hand and sent out his power towards her. --- Adam nodded, "You're gonna love these! Tacos are awesome!" They both walked to the vendor. "Two tacos please! And two cokes to go with it!" --- Will handed him the note, "Sure thing." He went into the kitchen to make some vegan sandwiches anyways. --- Nil sat straight up, "What?!" He ran to the window and gasped. Xenos knocked again, "I came here to apologize!" Nil gently pushed Layla aside. He opened the door, "Now I know I must be dreaming. You never apologize. You're always right." Xenos sighed, "Apparently not always. It seems that I have been letting my authority get the better of me. I know my family would be rightfully angry at me for it if they knew. I had a talk with a friend and learned that even a Blood God like me can make mistakes. So, on behalf of the CIA, you two are free." Nil replied, "You mean you won't hunt us down?" Xenos shook his head, "Frankly I had every opportunity to capture you two but in my heart I decided to leave you both alone. I guess even with my anger, I was still hesitant on what was right." He turned around. "I'm going to leave now unless you need any help from me. It's the least I can do after what I did." --- Insanity hopped over to her side once again, "There was a devil who took his power! You need to find Ash! His name is Astaroth! Please! Tell a demon friend about this. Make sure they let Amelia know. She can help. If he gets his powers back then he'll get his memories back too." --- Napoleon Bonaparte appeared on a street in Paris, France. He wanted to see how his people were doing. However, he wasn't expecting a full crowd of fans cheering and screaming. Bombarding him with cameras and pens and paper for him to write his signature on. (figured I should include him again cause it's been a while. also maybe you could make it more funny by playing as random fan? its up to you)

"Then that's where we differ, little girl," Kris smirked as he took another sip of his drink. "It's not poisoned, if that's what you're thinking." He commented with a nod to her drink. Admittedly, he had been tempted to use the love potion, but considering she was already powerless, it had seemed wrong to use it. Besides, the potion had been disguised as a bottle of wine, not whiskey. "But if you really want me to treat you like a prisoner, I can always take that drink away from you and throw you into a cold cell in our basement for a while," he teased with another smirk, glancing at her sideways. He seemed playful, but the threat was very much real. --- At Blake's comments about Demons and Angels, Auntie smiled knowingly but said nothing. There was a lot that this old woman had learned over the course of her life. Much of which was not even common knowledge among their own people. When Salem asked if she could show Blake the dance, she laughed heartily. Her eyes alight with joy, she laughed a little harder at Blake's comment. "Show him how it's done, φίλτατη!" (φίλτατη = filtatos = beloved/dearest. I've decided Autie is going to be Greek xD Looking up translations will be fun hahahaha) --- "If you must know, he's upset because of cold, unwarranted comments like that!" Lang scolded Luis, finally tired of putting on a happy facade in an effort to keep the peace. "And I was trying to keep his spirits up, but that's not working, and I guess it won't ever work unless the general attitude around here changes! He's here to do a job, just like the rest of us. He's a human being who is just as capable of his own thoughts and emotions like anyone else here. Where he came from and who he works for doesn't matter!" --- Azrael chuckled as he accepted the drink. "You know me so well," he said before taking a sip. "Oh, this is much better." He commented on their being away from the prying eyes of the other Angels. "We haven't been together long", he explained. "But what you said, about finding love, you were right. If only I'd noticed sooner that he'd been right in front of me all this time!" He smiled to himself as he took another sip of his drink. It felt nice to be talking so openly about it to someone he trusted. "So, to the other news then..." he said, shifting to a slightly more serious tone. "Raguel... I could tell he wasn't acting himself. Has he said anything in his defence? I saw the way Uriel was behaving when we arrived... trying to suck up to Death's children as if that will earn him any favors. Made me sick. You don't suppose he'd actually get Raguel's job, do you? I can't imagine having to take orders from that prick..." --- His first few words had been comforting, but Lilly was shocked when Death told her to attack him. Trusting him when he said he was strong enough to withstand her attacks, she nodded nervously and tried to focus. She tried. She concentrated so hard on trying to conjure up the faintest bit of magic to use that it started to give her a headache... but still nothing happened. "I don't understand!" She said, frustrated. "This is just like on Earth when I had wanted to use my powers, but they just wouldn't come! My powers only ever seem to come to me at the most inconvenient times! Like back in my home world, when those men attacked me and I accidentally reanimated Bob's skeleton! Or back on Earth, when I'd sensed the dead woman in the taxi driver's trunk. Or at Raven's portal when he'd attacked me-... Ohhhhh..." She stopped as a look of realisation came over her. "All those times... I was the one in danger. It was... I was... I was using my powers in defence. But I don't know how. In the moment, it was like my powers were using me, not the other way around." --- Eve grinned at Adam excitedly. "Have you tried the new food?" she asked him before looking around. Now that they'd been standing in the same spot for a few moments, her senses had had time to catch up and begin differentiating the various scents around them. "What of this vendor?" She asked, pointing to a taco stand in a nearby park. "I smell strange spices. It's making my mouth water." --- "I dunno..." Parker said thoughtfully as he stared at his father's sleeping features. He realised there was still a lot about Damien that he didn't know. Perhaps he was partially to blame for that. "I don't even know if he eats. Some Devils don't need to." He turned his attention back to the photos. "I wonder what she likes... Maybe she's a pasta lover, like me." He smiled a little. Before he'd been terrified. But now that he had the comfort of knowing he'd be able to protect her, this all felt right. "Can I get that number she gave you?" he asked as he brought his eyes up to look at Will. --- Waking up next to Nil, Layla groaned at the sound of the knocking. She rubbed her eyes, wondering if it was one of the local vampires. She and Nil seemed to have made fast friends with their new neighbours. A few of whom had since offered to bring them food and gifts daily. "I'll get this one..." She said groggily as she sat up and pulled some clothes on. She then stood up and wandered over to the door. Upon opening it and seeing who it was, she woke up fully and slammed the door closed again, keeping her weight against it in the vain hope it would stop Xenos from entering. "Nil, it's X! He's found us!" she called over to him in a panic. --- May had signed herself in and changed into scrubs before heading into the rest of the hospital to begin her rounds. Despite the usual difficult conversations, she hadn't been able to wipe the smile from her face as she looked forward to seeing James again at the end of the day. When she reached John Doe's room, she paused before opening the door. She knew she'd had to check in on him again eventually, but remembering his attack brought a slight tremor to her hand as it rested on the handle. Steadying her nerves, she took a breath and walked in, wanting to get it over with as quickly as possible. When the small creature known as Insanity spoke, she lifted her eyes from the clipboard to him. She signed and held the clipboard to her chest. "I'm not sure how you think I can help you with that. I'm just an ordinary human nurse. The most I can do is make him comfortable and try to get him back to health. Beyond that... I'm sorry," she shrugged with a sympathetic frown. "I have a lot of work to do..." she sighed and hesitated a little before stepping closer to her patient to check the usual things, such as his blood pressure and breathing.

Violet held the drink but eyed it suspiciously. She raised a brow at him, "And why are you suddenly treating me as I'm your guest? Have you forgotten what it means to have a prisoner?" She smirked, "Because I can assure you my being female should not matter. Why if you were under my control, I would have used you up." --- Blake stared at it in disbelief. "First Demons and now Angels?" He took the knife and placed it in one of the loops of his jeans. "Feels like I just stumbled into the world of imagination. But thank you. I'll keep this with me at all times." Salem whispered to her Auntie, "Can I show him the dance of love from our heritage?" Blake blushed, "What?" She replied, "We have a certain dance dedicated towards love. I could teach it to you." His eyes widened, "Uh dancing? I don't know if you want to see me do that. I'm a terrible dancer." --- Luis had thought about it at his desk. He decided to open the evidence room. Planning on apologizing when he saw Lang right there. He cleared his throat, "Uh hey. I was just....collecting stuff for a case." Reed poked his head into the conversation. Luis suddenly held a determined look, "Why is he crying but you're happy?" His cheeks were flushed, "Not that I care. I mean he's just some dumb CIA agent." --- Gabriel nodded, "Sure thing." They appeared in his living room. "And look man, anyone with centuries of being alive can tell when there's love in the air. So, ask any question. I'll answer them honestly." He held out a hand as a bottle of scotch appeared. "Care for some? I figured we'd need something strong to discuss this important matter." His other hand held two glasses. --- Death replied, "Then walk with me." Raven spoke, "I'll be in my room if you need me." Once Lily and Death would reach the vacant room, Death stood on the other side. "Now, I know you must be scared but fear not. Your powers can be used for the greater good. First, I wish for you attack me. Show me how much you can do with your powers. Do not hesitate for I am more powerful than you may think." --- Adam brushed her tears away. "We can go try a new food. They have so many different ones. Just point out a business from here." --- Will lifted Damien and put him over his shoulder. He touched Parker's arm before teleporting all three of them into their house. He set Damien on the couch. "It's amazing this building withstood the earthquakes. Anyways, should I prepare a meal for him? It wouldn't be a problem. Though I don't know how he feels about a healthy lifestyle." --- James smiled at the kiss, "See ya then. And be careful." He thought in the back of his head how he was even going to remotely work out a computer but figured there was no time like the present. --- Xenos appeared in front of the house where the runaway fair and werewolf agents lived. They had been visiting the castle every now and then but enjoyed their time together in the makeshift house that was created by nature. He knocked on the door. --- Insanity would soon see Nurse May. He was sitting on John Doe's chest. He looked at her with pleading teary eyes, "Please May! He needs to go back to Hell. That's where he lives. He's a great and powerful Devil. At least, he was....But he didn't mean to hurt you! He was just scared. I'm sorry for what he did."

Kris turned to glare at Violet. Despite the sunglasses hiding his eyes, his stare was cold and menacing. He had been very tempted to backhand her across the face and then tell her to speak only when spoken to... but that's something his old boss would have done, and Kris was determined to be a better man. A better leader. What their jobs entailed may not exactly be legal, but that didn't mean they'd have to be evil in the process. Turning back to the boys, he nodded to them. "So... what happened with Ortiz?" After some quick explanations from Benny as well as some ramblings and remarks from Drake, Kris weighed the information quietly for a moment before speaking. "I'll deal with it later. Go and find a uniform for our 'involuntary volunteer'. Make sure you're back by curfew." He told them. Both boys stood to attention, nodded and then vanished. With a heavy sigh, Kris turned to look at Violet again. His hand was just as tight on her arm. He teleported them both into his room, and he pushed her down to sit on a cushion. "Don't bother trying to run," he said to her coldly as he walked over to his little bar and poured two glasses of whiskey. He placed the decanter down and paused for a moment while staring at the liquid. Then, he took off his sunglasses, folded the arms neatly and carefully placed them down. He picked up the glasses before turning to look at the Succubus tiredly. His lavender eyes studied her for a moment. He then walked over to her calmly and offered her one of the glasses. "Welcome to your new life. Follow my rules. Don't cause any trouble. And you might just like it here. I'm not a man who likes laying a violent hand on a woman, but I must warn you. You try to hurt any of my boys, and I will not hesitate to put you in your place. Do you understand?" He teased the rim of his glass against his lips with a thoughtful look as he walked to the other side of the bed, away from her and sat down. He was making it clear that he had no ill intentions for her here. That, despite how it might've looked to begin with, he'd brought her here to provide her with a little comfort. To spare her any humiliation. He was still in control here, but he also respected her personal space. He took a sip of his drink, then turned his head to look at her. "I can imagine how it must feel to be stripped of power. To suddenly feel helpless and at the mercy of a stranger." A fleeting smile passed his lips as he recalled how he had felt that way once. But in a moment, his expression was back to being serious as he continued to look at her. "As long as you don't try anything stupid or try to hurt any of my boys, I will protect you. I can promise you that." --- Audrey watched her granddaughter with Blake for a moment, and while they were distracted with each other, she pulled a dagger from her purse and held it loosely in her wrinkled hands. It looked to be made of pure silver but somehow seemed purer and lighter than silver could ever be. It was her personal dagger. One, she had gone to great lengths in her youth to acquire and kept on her at all times for protection against evil. She looked at it now and considered the gravity of what she had intended to use it for. If not for Kris stopping her, she had been fully prepared to use it on the Succubus. But, of course, he'd been right to stop her. By then, the succubus had been powerless and using the dagger would have been immoral. But Audrey was no fool. She'd lived too long and seen too much to know the danger had not completely passed yet. Unless Kris was able to get Violet to change her ways, they would always have to be wary of her potentially getting her powers back. They weren't out of the woods yet. She sighed. She knew what she had to do, but parting with the dagger was hard. After all her years of keeping it close, she was reluctant to let it go. "Blake, dear," she said softly while turning her head to look at the pair. "I want you to have this," she lifted her frail-looking arms for him to take the dagger from her flattened palms. "It's my 'Serenity'. An Angel's dagger. It wasn't easy to get a hold of," she chuckled a bit at the last sentence before continuing. "It will destroy any creature from Hell. I know Kris will have plans for the Succubus, but take this in case those plans don't work out. If she gets her powers back and she tries to get revenge, don't hesitate to use it." --- Lang shrugged, still smiling. "I'd rather be chipper than sullen," he replied simply, then turned to leave. "While you study to act human, I'll be in the kitchen, stuffing my face with delicious doughnuts," he chuckled. --- "It was that obvious?" Azrael whispered to Gabriel and glanced around warily to see if anyone else around them had noticed. "Let's go to your place to talk. I feel there are too many unwanted eyes and ears here." --- Lilly suddenly seemed nervous at Death's words, but Raven's comments made her smile. "My friends from Earth showed me that. My world had science as well as magic, but nothing so advanced. I must admit, I could scarcely wrap my head around it." She admitted, then looked back at Death and nodded. "I am ready to learn, Father," she said, trying to sound confident, but her voice was tinged with anxiety. She knew she had to learn to harness her powers, but the thought of having to do so always reminded her of what she had done on Earth. --- "We will have to do so carefully, if that's you're intention," John said to Adam as he watched Eve cuddle into her husband's side. "If we bring them all to New Eden too quickly, they'll taint it like they've tainted this world." "We can teach them, can't we? We can teach them to be good?" Eve asked, lifting her head from Adam's shoulder to look between them. When she saw the grim expression on John's face, her own features hardened defiantly. "We cannot abandon them. Not like we were abandoned! We must help them!" she pressed, and John couldn't help but smile at her willfulness, finding it endearing. "We'll figure it out when we get to that point. But first, we need to actually build your new Kingdom." He told her, then took Adam's arm again. This time, he teleported them to the heart of a bustling street. Surrounded by people, street food vendors, clubs, bars, restaurants, various stores and more. All of it was wondrous to Eve, who simply stared around them, awestruck. The vehicles moving past them or beeping in traffic made her jump every so often. She stared with wide eyes at all the flashing lights and the strange new fashions. New smells and sounds assaulted her senses relentlessly as she tried to make sense of it all. It was a lot to take in, and she gripped Adam's arm tightly while her eyes took in every bit of detail around them. "Welcome to the modern world," Adam said with a smile. She looked at him briefly before her tearful eyes went right back to looking around, and she laughed at the marvel of it all. --- Parker hoisted his father onto the hospital bed, and at Will's comment, he immediately looked down at himself. "Huh!" He chuckled at the sight of his new leg. He then glanced over at the little window to his room warily and hurried over to shut the blinds before a nurse or human patient could notice his 'miracle'. To Will's suggestion of letting Damien rest at their place, he was hesitant to agree. He wandered back to the photos of Madeline and picked one up to stare at it. "I guess I owe him that much," he said reluctantly. "I dunno how I'm guna pull off seeing the CPS lady again with a brand new leg... maybe we can tell her it's a hyper-realistic prosthetic or something?" He gathered up the rest of the photos and looked at Will. "We should probably teleport out of here." He didn't know how to do it yet and worried that, like his father, he might not be recovered enough to pull it off yet without passing out. --- "I'd say I have a lot of books, but they're mostly medical for my studies." May chuckled as she got out of bed and started to get dressed. "Maybe have a look online if there's some classes going on or something. I know a few places do yoga or painting, or pottery... It might be one of those things where you just need to experiment and find something that makes you feel good," she said. She hurried out of the room to grab her keys and handbag, then came back to kiss his head. "There's a spare key in the bowl on the table. My shift ends at 8 pm, see you then?"

Blake nodded, "Thank you sir." He set Salem on her feet. Salem ran to Audrey, "Auntie!" She wrapped her arms around her. "I'm so glad to see you! I didn't know what happened. I would have fought if I had known who was there." Violet hissed at everyone, "You may have won! But soon, I shall have my revenge!" Blake teleported Audrey and Salem back in their shop. Salem suddenly burst into tears. She clutched Blake's shirt, "Oh Blake! I thought she was going to hurt you too! I was so worried!" Blake wrapped his arms around her. Gently running his hand through her hair, "I'm alright. What matters is that you're safe. I won't let this ever happen again." For the first time since knowing these people, tears peeked out from him. --- Reed rolled his eyes but glared, "Is that all you can do when there are serious matters? Make jokes?" --- Death nodded, "I see. Come children. Let us head home." Once all three would disappear, Gabriel would wink. "Not a bad partner to have. Death's a pretty hot dude with a mysterious brooding look." --- Death would stand in front of his throne. He looked at Lily, "I would like to start training. I have much to teach. We shall be in the empty room so that we have enough space to battle and conduct certain spells." Raven pat Lily's back, "I know you'll do it sis! Do you like the nickname? I learned it on something called the internet." Death rolled his eyes but smiled. Though he would definitely talk to Raven about his internet intake. --- Adam caressed her cheek, "There is hope. While so many bad things have happened, a lot of good things were done too. Our children are flawed but they never stop trying to help each other. We can bring them to a better world." --- Will's eyes widened, "That's the first time I've ever seen Damien pass out. And you got your leg back!" He couldn't help but smile. "Guess we can let Damien crash at our place if you're ok with that." --- James replied, "We could always have more moments like this. In the meantime, I think I'll be happy to hear you leaving. Knowing that the patients there have a nurse that they can count on." He looked around. "I can explore my interests while you're gone. Are there items in here that I can use for a hobby? I've never had one."

"Shut up." Kris snapped at Violet when he heard her complaining. He glared at her and kept a tight grip on her arm to stop her running off. He stood and dragged her to her feet along with him. When he looked up, he saw Auntie Audrey marching over with a dark expression. He quickly stepped between the old woman and the now powerless Succubus while still maintaining his tight grip on her arm. "Stand aside, Kris!" She barked at him, but Kris stood his ground. "She's not a threat anymore, Auntie." He said sternly. "She kidnapped my granddaughter, hurt her and put her in a cage! How dare you protect her!" "I hear you, I hear you." Kris nodded. "You want retribution. I'm tempted too. But she's weak now. Defenceless. It'd be wasted energy," he then smirked. "Besides. I may have an idea or two on how she can pay us back for the trouble she caused." Audrey's lips thinned in anger, but her eyes moved to Violet and then back to Kris while she considered his suggestion to leave Violet to him. "See to your granddaughter, Audrey. Let me handle the nasty work." He pressed, and the old woman gave a relenting sigh. "Fine." She said shortly, then pointed a thin, wrinkled finger at the Succubus. "If you harm my granddaughter, Kris or any of his boys, there will be no one to save you, dearie," she growled, then turned around to walk back to Salem. Kris nodded to the boys. "Blake, make sure Auntie and Salem get home safely. Take today off and spend it with them. You've earned it. I want you home by curfew to get enough rest to start your training again tomorrow, though." "What about us, boss?" Drake asked, his eyes having lit up hopefully that he and Benny might have also earned a day off by coming to help. "You two are going to tell me what happened with Ortiz," Kris said seriously as he turned his attention to them. "And then you're going to go out and find a uniform for our new maid," he added with a smirk as he briefly glanced sideways at Violet. --- Lang gave him an amused smile. "Alright, alright," he said gently, holding his hands up. "Do your research, then. But you can't say I didn't try to warn you." He said, then smirked as he added playfully. "If you're wrong, you gotta eat a whole doughnut as well as your normal calorie intake, though." --- Azrael couldn't help but blush at Death's comments, and his softened eyes lingered on his momentarily while he smiled almost bashfully. If it hadn't been obvious yet to Gabriel that there was something between them, it was sure as hell obvious now. He then realised what Gabriel had told him. That the council were still processing the events of the earthquakes and portal closure. Which would mean, if they weren't aware already, that they'd learn of what became of Raven. His eyes landed on Raven for a second, then lifted back to Death knowingly. When the Council would eventually come to deal with Raguel's replacement, they would likely also call upon Death and Raven. Both of them would need to be ready for this. The council notoriously have no patience for emotional outbursts, so when called upon, they would need to be both concise and measured when delivering their perspective. Two days didn't leave them with a lot of time to put together their statements. "Sire, perhaps you and Raven should return home and prepare?" he suggested with a hint of haste to his tone. He then turned to Lilly, but before he could say anything, she spoke first. "I'd like to go home too. It's nice here and it would be nice to visit again... maybe when there isn't so much going on." "Ah- ever perceptive..." Azrael chuckled, then looked back at Death. "If it is alright with you, there is more I need to take care of here," he wanted to talk less formally to his friend and preferably in private. --- [Private Time] --- There was a brief delay from when Adam called for John to when John actually appeared. He seemed a little flushed but quickly shook that off to look from Eve to Adam with uncertainty. As if to silently ask him if this was a good idea. Eve was curious, but Adam's warning had unnerved her a bit. If their descendants are so lost that they needed to start over with a new Eden, then she worried how much of a dystopia the Earth had become. She hugged Adam's arm. "Keep me close," she said to him. After being without him for so long, one of the things she most feared was losing him again. She then caught the look on John's face and bristled. "Do not think me a meek child! You heard my husband! Show me the Earth. Show me what became of our children!" Her sudden ferocity took John aback a little, and he relented while giving Adam one last 'don't say I didn't tell you so.' look. He took Adam's other arm and in an instant, they were standing in a run-down-looking street. Shops were shuttered. Graffiti art was scrawled over every available inch of masonry. The streets were littered, and a half-starved stray dog with a foaming mouth was devouring trash nearby. A car alarm rang out continuously somewhere in the distance, along with the odd car horn and yelled profanities while a child cried. "Wha- What is this?" Eve shivered as she looked around, wide-eyed, while holding on tightly to Adam's arm. "The children that the rest of your children discard, neglect and forget about," John answered in a serious tone. "Where people struggle to afford the barest necessities and resort to theft or other underhanded tactics just to survive and then are punished for said survival efforts by the same people who look down on them from their large, warm houses." he turned his head to look at Eve sadly. "You wanted to see Earth. I thought it best you see what we need to avoid in our New Eden first. We can't help this world... but we can make sure nothing like this happens in our new one." "You're telling me there's no hope for them at all?" Eve asked in a quiet voice while her lower lip trembled and her eyes wandered across the dirty streets. --- Given how Damien would need to go about Parker's transformation, Will would have very much underestimated how long they would be gone. The moment Will had left the room, Damien wasted no time. He touched Parker's shoulder and teleported them into the Dead City's abandoned hospital so that Parker would land in another, albeit much dirtier, hospital bed. "Ugh, gross..." Parker complained as he flung the blood-stained sheets away from him. "Pretty sure that's some kind of biohazard..." "Not when you're dead." Damien chuckled, and after a brief sickly look from Parker, he quickly shook his head. "I'm not going to kill you. I don't need to. I can do the ritual Lucifer did for me." Not knowing much about how Damien was transformed, Parker could only take his word for it. "Fine... what do we need to do?" he said, less than enthusiastically. "We need to get you off the bed and onto the floor, first of all. C'mon..." Damien lifted Parker off the bed with ease, which surprised Parker quite a bit. "One of my powers," Damien said as he carried him over to a clear area. "I didn't figure it out until a random Angel picked a fight on Earth during one of my first few days as a Devil. Lucifer didn't show it, but I could tell he was impressed-" "Can we not talk about Lucifer?" Parker interjected, and Damien stopped short, looking a little hurt. "Sure. Yeah. No problem." He said as he gently placed his son on the floor. "Alright, it's really simple. You don't need to do anything but keep your hand in mine and endure. I'll do the rest." "Endure?" "I'm not going to lie, this will hurt. A lot." Damien elaborated a little with a regretful look. It was the only part of the transformation he wouldn't be able to shield him from. "Just focus on why you're doing this, hold on tight to that reason no matter what and whatever you do, do not let go of my hand." "A-Alright." Parker gulped and steeled himself as Damien took his hand and knelt in front of him. With a final deep breath between them, Damien began chanting. At first, Parker felt nothing but a little awkward. Then pain suddenly shot through every nerve, vein and muscle in his body. Even down to his bones. He let out a loud scream and instinctively wanted to pull his hand away, but Damien kept a firm grip on him, preventing him from pulling loose. The rest became a blur to Parker. He writhed and screamed and begged Damien to stop. All reason left him in these moments. It pained Damien to see his son like this, but he pressed on, knowing now it was too late to stop and they needed to see it through to the end. To both of them, it felt like it took an eternity. In reality, it took a little more than an hour to complete. And an hour further for them both to recover. Eventually, still panting and drenched with sweat, Parker opened his eyes. His body ached still, but he felt different. Brimming with new life and potential. He hadn't felt this strong since... He stopped the thought before he could complete it as the memory sickened him. But he wasn't like that anymore. This was a different kind of power. Fearful of what he'd see, he looked down at himself. He'd half expected to see his body as a blackened, charred and burned mess. But he was unscathed. He was surprised to see a large pentagram with infernal sigils had burned itself under him. Shakily, he looked over at Damien, who was watching him silently. Damien was also sweating and seemed exhausted as he sat sprawled on the floor with his back to the far wall. "Is-..." Parker started. "Is this what happened to you? Did it hurt that bad for you?" he asked him shakily. Damien nodded slowly before speaking in a tired voice. "Right before... Lucif-... He told me that if I wanted to be a Devil like him, I had to be strong, no matter how much it hurt. That I needed to try not to scream..." Damien glanced away as he recalled his own transformation. "So I didn't. I wanted so much to be like him. I looked up to him. So, I used every bit of strength I had not to scream... to show him that I could be strong, like him." "That's so fucked up!" Parker gasped. He couldn't have imagined trying to stay composed with that level of pain coursing through every limb like a raging fire. Damien shrugged with a short laugh. "That's just how it was then... we were at war, and he wanted me to be ready for anything. Even the possibility of being captured and tortured. My training was brutal, but... back then, it was necessary." Parker frowned. He understood a little more of why Damien was like he was now. He still wasn't ready to fully trust him, but he was starting to grow on him. "So, how long until I get powers?" "Oh, you'll already have those. Now it's just a case of figuring out what they are, but we have plenty of time for that. Now we just need to rest." "Can I go home and rest? The grungy ass floors in this place are grossing me out." Damien chuckled. "Sure," he groaned as he pulled himself to his feet. He walked over and helped Parker to stand. Although he now had two feet planted firmly on the ground, Parker had yet to even register the appearance of his newly grown leg. Damien teleported them both back to his room at the hospital on Earth before promptly collapsing and passing out, having used up too much energy for one day. Parker had moved rapidly, the short movement appearing to be a blur, as he caught Damien before he could hit the ground. --- Smiling with her eyes still closed, May savoured the feeling of James's fingers in her hair. "Mmm, and thank you for giving me multiple feelings last night," she joked, then moved her head to look up at him and a loving smile. "I love you, too," she said softly. She glanced at the clock on her nightstand and groaned. "I have to get up and get ready for work soon. I don't want to move, though," she chuckled. "I just want this moment to last forever."

Ortiz clutched his crotch as he dropped to his knees. Gritting his teeth against the pain. He soon disappeared once both boys did. Deciding to flee before Kris might make him as an example to the group. --- Blake nodded at Auntie. He knelt and grabbed the padlock. Salem spoke, "It's only minor. I'll be fine after a healing potion." He stared down at the lock and willed it to let go of the cage. It dropped with an echoing clatter to the floor. Salem pushed the cage. Blake held her in his arms like a knight in shining armor. She blushed at the sight of him, "Thank you." Violet slowly opened her eyes to find a bracelet around her wrist. She glared, "NO! My power!" Just as she felt defeat, Blake and Salem held a kiss before their lips parted. --- Reed glared, "Why do you think I do any research? It's to keep things organized." His expression became like a crying puppy, "To know what or who I'm going to deal with." With that baby face of his, his eyes sparkled from the tears. His lips pursed as he gave off the look of a flirty newbie. Though he didn't even know he was making that face. --- Gabriel nonchalantly waved his hand, "They still need to go through what's left from the Interdimensional Earthquake but in two days, they should be ready to meet." He turned to Lily's question, "Oh yeah! We all go way back. Before mankind was ever a thing. You wouldn't believe the crazy adventures we use to have together." Death smirked. Thinking of his own lover as this hero holding a sword like the soldiers from the Middle Ages. Imagining him conquering great foes. "I can certainly picture quite the scene. I myself always avoided the outside. I rather prefer my own solitude. Though I guess that has changed now. For the better I'd say." --- Ben's wings sprouted. He ripped into her dress. Caressing her chest before pressing his nail against her. Leaving some gentle claw marks. He kissed her breasts before moving to her hips. "I'll make sure you never forget how much I love you." --- Adam hesitantly spoke, "Well first we need John to be there. I rather have him around in case anything should happen. I'll have a talk with him about it. Still, it was already dangerous being out there myself. So, just stay on your toes." He stepped further into the middle of the brothel, "John! Eve wants to go on a tour to the Earth. See the modern people and the modern quirks about life." --- Will nodded, "Sure." He kissed him. "I'll be right here waiting." He left the room. Intending on doing what Parker said. By the time, Parker would have become a Devil, the paperwork would have been dealt with. --- James was the first to open his eyes. He had never been tired before in all his years as a soldier. He turned to May. Her head laid on his chest. He ran his hand through her hair. "May. Thank you for giving me this new feeling."

When Ortiz had snapped at him, Benny had flinched and looked down again. Then he'd looked nervously between him and Blake when his new friend displayed defiance. After Blake had vanished, Benny flinched again with a whimper as Ortiz pinned him to the wall. He stared up at him in disbelief at the order he'd been given. "Wha-what?!" He gasped. His face had turned pale. "That's it!" Drake growled from behind Ortiz and swiftly brought his knee up between the man's legs. It was a cheap shot, but at least it would be effective. As Ortiz would likely be writhing from the nut-shot, Drake kicked him in the back for good measure. "You had that coming asshole!" he shouted. "What did you do?!" Benny squeaked at Drake. He stared at Ortiz with wide, terrified eyes, expecting nothing but retaliation. "Forget him. Come on, we gotta go after Blake." Drake said while grabbing his arm. "Obviously, there's some kind of trouble, and we gotta help!" They both vanished, too. --- "Oh, my sweet girl!" Auntie had hurried over to Salem's cage as soon as they'd appeared while Kris kept a lookout for the Succubus. "Did that wretch hurt you?" she asked. "What the hell are you doing here?!" Kris snapped as soon as Blake had appeared. "Ortiz... you had one job, dammit!" He then muttered irritably. When Violet made her appearance, Kris glared at her and tensed. He wasn't sure how he'd resist her charms this time, but he was determined to fight her influence with everything he had. When she seemed to focus on Blake, he growled at her angrily. "Leave him alone, you bitch!" But then he raised an eyebrow at Blake when her power didn't seem to work on him. At first, he assumed Blake had some kind of special resistance, but then Salem spoke, and he couldn't help but smile at the pair. Seeing the Succubus making her move, Auntie chanted a quick spell to grant Blake a little extra protection. Both Drake and Benny then appeared just in time to see Blake sending Violet across the room. "Dude, wicked!" Drake cheered. "Boys?! Now, why are you two here?!" "Sorry, sir! We just wanted to help!" Benny said quickly. "Yeah, and Ortiz has gone off the deep end!" Drake added. "What-?" Kris started but was cut off by Auntie Audrey. "Kris, you can chatter with your boys when this is over. Put the bracelet on her before she wakes up!" She then turned to Blake. "Come, lad, help me with this cage!" "What about us?" Benny asked "Watch my back while I approach the Succubus," Kris ordered. "You can count on us, boss!" Drake said while walking with Benny behind him as they marched towards Violet. Kris took the bracelet out of his pocket as he walked and knelt beside her with the intention of sliding it onto her wrist. --- Frowning, Lang sighed and brought him his book. "It wouldn't have helped, you know. Research is nothing like the real thing. Life and people are unpredictable." --- "As much as it would be beneficial for the children to learn, you can have friends among your allies, you may have a point." Azrael conceded with a small smile. He watched as Death praised Lilly. "Perhaps we can talk informally later, then?" he asked, turning back to Gabriel. "If there are any other Archangels that I trust, it's you and Nate. I know what Uriel told me, but I want to hear it from you. How are things looking? He said the council still haven't made an appearance. Any word on when they will?" "Thank you, Father." Lilly continued to smile. She watched some of the exchange between Azrael and Gabriel. "You're friends?" She asked curiously, having overheard the first part of the conversation. --- Jessica tilted her head back with a gasp at his bite. The thrill shot through her, and she felt her fangs lengthen a little. She let out little sighs as his kisses and the feel of his teeth on her skin sent excited shivers through her. Running a hand through his hair and feeling his horns with her fingertips, she leaned into him. Nuzzled his neck before biting him in turn, drawing some blood that she flicked her tongue over before kissing his neck so that they were both kissing and biting each other's necks. Lifting her head a little, she moaned into his ear, "Make me yours." --- Eve looked at Adam, unable to begin to imagine how the world might have changed. "Magazines..." She sighed, then stopped walking. She turned to look at Adam pleadingly. "I don't want to learn from pictures on a flimsy parchment! I want to see it for myself! Adam, take me there. Please? I need to see how our descendants have built their world!" --- Damien had been searching for news online for any crimes in the world. A few had caught his interest. He hadn't been able to get his day with Samson out of his head. His veins had started to ache from withdrawals, but he ignored the feeling for now. As much as he'd drop everything if Samson called for him now, he'd prefer not to see him again until he'd picked out their next targets to 'punish'. James hadn't come home yet, so Damien assumed he'd had some luck with that nurse. Stiffening when Will's words entered his head, Damien tore his eyes from his laptop before locking and closing it. He stood and stepped away from the table before vanishing. Parker had watched Will summon his father, and for a second, he'd been tempted to quickly hide the pictures of Madeline. For a wild moment, he didn't want Damien to know he had a grandchild. But knew that after the fight he'd put up to avoid becoming a Devil, Damien would likely start asking questions now that Parker had suddenly changed his mind. Besides, he'd be bound to find out anyway. Reluctantly, he kept the photos on his lap on the bed. Damien appeared a second later and looked between them, worriedly. "Is everything alright?" "I-... Um..." Parker hesitated. He looked at Madeline's photo again to steel himself, and then he looked Damien in the eye. "I've changed my mind. I want you to make me into a Devil." Surprised, Damien looked from Parker to Will and then back again. "You were so adamantly against it, though. What changed?" Parker sighed and held up a photo for Damien to take. He watched his father look at the photo with a mildly confused expression. "Her. Madeline... I'm doing it for her. She's my daughter." Damien tore his eyes from the photo and stared at Parker in shock. The shock quickly melted to give way to understanding. He nodded to his son and handed the photo back. "Then we should get you discharged first. I can then take you to Hell to get it done." Parker wasn't thrilled by the idea of being taken to Hell to become a Devil, but he knew that if it meant he could keep his daughter safe, he'd do anything. "Will, can you do the paperwork and stuff for my discharge? Just tell them you'll help me with physio at home or something."

Blake winced at the hit but accepted the help. He nodded, "That's alright. I figured things would be challenging." Ortiz glared at Benny, "Don't question my order." Blake raised a brow, "Wait a minute. Does Kris usually teach us? In fact, where is he?" Ortiz replied, "You don't need to know right now." Blake glared right back, "I will find out." Ortiz gave him a look. Warning him in some way not to disobey but Blake soon disappeared. Ortiz clenched his fists, "That fucking-!" He grabbed Benny and shoved him against the wall. "I want you little shits to keep your mouths shut and listen right now! Kill Blake when he least suspects it. Make sure Kris doesn't find out, got it?" --- Salem lifted her head up from her crying, "Auntie!" Blake appeared. Salem gasped, "Blake?" Violet stepped out from the shadows into the moonlight, "Well well if it isn't the whole family." Blake glared, "You bitch! How could you do this?!" She smirked, "It was easy little one." Her eyes glowed. "Now, come to me." Yet, when she waited, he did not walk towards her. He only continued to glare at her with his fists ready. Violet growled, "Why isn't it working?!" Blake looked at his hands. Expecting the trance to happen but always feeling it bouncing off, "I'm not sure. Usually to deflect a Succubus' powers, you have to ignore sexual desires." Salem brought her hands to her chest like a nun in prayer, "Or already have love for someone else." Blake turned to her. Blushing at the sight of her as he seemed bewildered that he had loved her this quickly. Salem shouted, "Watch out!" Blake turned back to Violet and raised his arm. Blocking her high kick. Her eyes widened, "What the hell?!" He smiled, "You're all alone. That was your worst mistake." He sent her across the floor. She hit the wall as blood spewed out before she collapsed on the floor. --- Reed held out a hand, "Just give me my book back. I should have never stopped researching. Maybe my interactions with your friends would have been better." --- Gabriel asked, "Did you want to discuss it alone as friends or as political figures? You did bring Death's children." Death smiled at his family. He laid a hand on Lily, "I am pleased by your eagerness to learn more of this world. It shows such great curiosity in the face of the unknown. You may outdo my teachings yet." --- Ben's horns grew as his eyes glowed red with his tail sprouting. He licked his lips, "Oh get ready." He bit into her neck. Nibbling and kissing there. --- Adam smiled, "Those sound nice Eve but humanity has changed since you were gone. Things aren't really the same anymore. I'll get John to nab some magazines and you'll know what I mean." --- Will wanted to ask if Parker was sure but he could read it all over his face. He clenched his fists. Feeling somehow guilty as he wanted him to do this from the beginning. Yet, he wanted to respect his wishes. He sighed, "Ok. Damien? We need your help. It's really important."

Drake had laughed at Blake's comment and had been about to say something when Ortiz stepped into their path, bringing the trio to an abrupt stop. The tension was thick in the few seconds before Ortiz would speak. Both Drake and Benny didn't dare speak. Benny averted his eyes from Ortiz, while Drake stared back at him defiantly. Both their hearts sank when Ortiz explained he would be the one training them today. Then they winced as Blake told him he wanted to learn combat, as they immediately knew what would come next. At the order, Drake removed his arm from around Blake's shoulder. He briefly nodded to his sparring partner before grabbing his arm and shoulder. In one fluid motion, he kicked the back of Blake's leg and swung his hips so that he flipped him onto his back on the ground. "Sorry mate..." he mumbled as he stood straight, then offered him a hand to help him up. The first form of combat any of these boys learned was hand-to-hand or martial arts. Because, as good as magic can be, it's not as effective or safe to use when within close proximity to an opponent. After watching Blake's swift take down and wincing again, Benny nervously looked at Ortiz. "Um, Ortiz... Sir, may I ask why the boss isn't training us himself?" He asked curiously, knowing it was unusual for him not to be present for the first day of training. --- As much as he hated not being involved in any of his boys' first day of training, this matter needed Kris's utmost attention. When Ortiz stepped out to stop the boys in the hallway, he wasted no time and vanished. He appeared in the little shop and saw that Auntie wasn't sitting on her stool as usual. "Auntie?" He called out. The old woman's face appeared from behind her curtained doorway and she stared at Kris for a moment. "Oh, Kris. Thank goodness. Get in here and help Auntie." Kris obeyed her, hurrying into the back of the shop where she seemed to be brewing something in a small cauldron. "I came as soon as I heard. What can I do to help?" He said as he looked over her supplies nearby. "Oh, you're a good boy. Hand me those quartz shards. The clear ones. Thank you." Kris helped her with brewing her potion and then asked. "So, what's the plan?" "The plan?" Auntie chuckled darkly. "The plan is we rescue my little Salem, and I come home with a new Succubus pelt! Now, stand back and prepare yourself. This may get messy. Did you bring the gift I gave you?" Kris produced the bracelet from his back pocket and showed it to her. "Good! Keep it close. You might only get one opportunity to use it." He nodded and placed it back into his pocket. He stood back as instructed and let Auntie Audrey chant her spell to locate Salem. When random images of a location popped into both their minds, Auntie reached out to him. "Take my hand, lad." he did, and after a few more chants from Auntie, they both vanished, aiming to teleport right next to Salem's cage. --- Lang followed him into the evidence room and folded his arms while leaning against some shelves. His whole demeanour was relaxed. "Hey, don't worry. Look, we all have a job to do, right? At the end of the day, we're here for the ordinary Joe to make sure he's safe as he goes about his nine-to-five life so that he can go home to his family every night. Right?" He gestured towards the door. "So, in the grand scheme of things, what they think doesn't matter. What matters is we're all here for the same reason. We just have slightly different roles to play in that, that's all. Besides. This is just day one, and a hard day one to boot. Give it time. Be patient. They'll come around when they see that you're just trying to help." --- "I'll tell you about it later," Lilly muttered to Raven in reply to his comment. She then looked up as the blonde Angel appeared and greeted Azrael. In comparison to Uriel, Gabriel seemed to be much more relaxed when talking to him. No pretence that Lilly could detect, anyway. "I was hoping we could talk about what happened." Azrael phrased it carefully, but what he really meant was, he needed his friend. Then Death appeared, and Azrael was relieved to see him. Happy, even. He couldn't hide the smitten smile that spread across his lips as his eyes landed on his beloved. "Your Grace," he greeted him warmly. "Precisely, you, Grace. Those were my thoughts exactly. Although credit where credit is due, this was your daughter's idea. You may have a diplomat in the making." "I uh, I was just curious about what Heaven was like..." Lilly mumbled shyly, her cheeks turned a little red while she awkwardly looked away. "She's being humble." Azrael smiled at her. --- Jessica giggled, blushing. She grinned at him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "Maybe..." she smiled coyly. "I think you should give me a demonstration." --- "Perfect!" Eve said excitedly. "And we could have incense, some gold lanterns. Maybe a sheepskin rug. Oh, and those decorated vases, you remember how lovely they looked with the painted figures?" And with that, Adam may once again be reminded that Eve had no experience of the modern world. Not its styles, fashions or advancements. Most of what she had managed to learn had slowly been forgotten over time from the moment they had been banished to Hell and she'd found herself surviving, fleeing, and hunting with little more than the clothes on her back. Only ever knowing Hell's wilds. Its fields, forests, mountains and deserts. --- Parker took some breaths as the nurse left the room with a vial of his blood. In anticipation of Parker agreeing to the test and to make things a bit less stressful for little Madeline, a vial of her blood had already been dropped off at the hospital. In the meantime, Parker tried to keep himself calm, but every so often his eyes would drop to the photo and then to his stump, and he would feel the panic swell within him again. What if she gets into trouble and he can't help her in time because he only has one leg? It would all be his fault because he was too proud to accept Damien's gift. He was so stubborn in wanting to be human for as long as possible that he might be a liability when it comes to keeping his own daughter safe. These thoughts swam around and around in his head. Every so often, he'd catch himself beginning to spiral again and would shake his head, then try to focus on the fact that they didn't know anything for certain yet. The wait was excruciating. The nurses hadn't given him any kind of timeframe, so he wondered if he might not hear anything for weeks yet. Surely, something like this wouldn't be so quick? He vastly underestimated how many children had suddenly been put into a similar situation to Madeline because of the quakes, resulting in the strained CPS system doing everything it could to find willing relatives or legal guardians as efficiently as possible. The minutes felt like hours. Parker could swear the hand on the clock on the wall was broken. He bit the corner of his nails anxiously, starting to draw blood, when a small knock on his door finally pulled him out of his thoughts. "Mr Parker?" The nurse squeaked. She was a little smaller than the last one had been, and her scrubs were burgundy rather than the usual blue that most other nurses could be seen wearing. "Yes?" Parker sat up rigidly, unsure of what to expect. "I have your test results here." She said in a soft tone. "Would you like to read them yourself, or would you like me to read them?" She offered. Parker thought for a moment. He licked his lips and found his mouth had dried up from nerves. He turned to pick up the glass of water with a shaking hand and took a sip. Swallowing the water, he briefly closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them to look back up at the nurse. "Please, you go ahead." "Based on a comparison between your blood type, Madeline's blood type and a record of what Lucy's blood type had been... Madeline is your daughter." She told him, then paused to let the news sink in. She'd learned early in her career not to jump to congratulations when it came to news like this because it would turn out not to be a happy situation. "Tha-tha-thank you... nurse..." Parker breathed the words but felt a tightness in his chest. He was relieved to know for sure, but his earlier thoughts came hurtling back to him. In the state he was in, he wasn't fit to look after her... to protect her. And if he'd learned one thing since finding out his true heritage, it was that he and his family would never know a peaceful life. He had already come to terms with that before now, but that was before he knew he had a child to look after. Tears welled in his eyes, and he ran a hand through his hair. The nurse had nodded to them and left the room, but he was so wrapped up in his thoughts that he hadn't noticed. He knew what he needed to do. Before, he would have fought tooth and nail to avoid it out of sheer pride. Or was it spite? Possibly both, if he was being honest with himself. But now there was an innocent little girl in the picture. His daughter. Even without the test and even without meeting her yet, he'd known she was his from the moment his eyes landed on the image of her face and the fierce paternal instinct to protect her at all costs gripped his heart. Pulling himself together, he wiped his tears away and looked at Will with a new determination. "Can you bring my father here for me?"