A Little Piece Of Heaven

“Well I know you said uniforms but this wasn’t quite what I had in mind.”
Syn pulled a face at the mirror and tugged the cap to a more rakish angle. SS Captain suited him as far as Dani, Claire and Raven were concerned although at least one of them had certain ethical qualms. Zacky pinched his ass in passing, he had chosen regular army captain feeling that grey was more dashing than the black. Matt and Jimmy had gone with him on that, only Johnny staying in civvies as he would be helping Stefanie with the huge machine.
They had been able to convince Mikey that they were in fairly easily, their only condition was that they remained neutral in any fighting that was outside their remit as reapers and that he removed all attempts to track them using magic. The trade off was that Lilith remained with Mikey and under his control, her magic being used in complicated rituals that Claire and Dani would assist with. Matt and Jimmy had both noticed that Mikey had entirely ignored Raven and now used this to their advantage. She was independent now to roam in the local area to feed information to her friends and misleading information to the enemy.
“Remember, no-one can see you if you don’t want them to. You can walk in anywhere and see just what the human hierarchy are doing. We could use them against Mikey.”
Raven nodded at Jimmy’s words, still nervous about all that being a reaper entailed. She had so little time to process it before all hell had broken loose. The killing part had become easier with Zacky’s help and the blades, it was more the part about humans not being able to see or hear her and the whole not being human herself concept.
“I don’t speak German.”
“Doesn’t matter, it’s what they will hear if they talk to you.”
Jimmy liked the way the pencil skirt of her uniform clung to her thighs and had to pull his thoughts back to the matter at hand. They were going down to see the machine and the pit in which the great stone sarcophagus that contained Patollo sat. There was no doubt that Johnny could come up with something to get it out, it was just how much of a delay they could cause while figuring out how to stop Mikey and free Lilith.
“I’ll be back by the time it’s dark, good luck.”
Raven smiled at her friends and pulled Jimmy into a lingering hug and kiss. He had wanted either Zack or Syn to go with her but Mikey was keen to show off and they wanted to maintain the perception of a good working relationship for as long as possible.
“Be careful. The blade will wanna play.”
Zacky smirked as Raven winked at him and left, still enjoying the sight of Syn preening in the mirror, obviously the diva side was out. Claire sat quietly among the chaos, working her way through the books they had found on the Norse god and liking him even less with every page. Chaos was one thing but this would be extinction with no exceptions. She underlined a paragraph and looked up at the others.
“Patollo was imprisoned last time using hellfire and a fallen angel. Do we know any of those ?”
“Don’t think so. That guy in Boston that said he was one turned out to be a slime demon.”
Syn painted a beautiful smile on his face and turned to Zack.
“Didn’t you fuck him ?”
“No, I think you and Lilith did.”
Syn shrugged and adjusted the cap again, his attention drawn to the book Claire was reading.
“Anything else that might do it ?”
“From what I can tell he will need a mortal body which makes sense when you look at Mikey. We kill that with a ritualistic dagger and the right spells that might do it.”
Zacky reached into his uniform jacket and raised his favourite toy to the light, the connection between them instant as the blade sang and vibrated in his hand. It wanted the chaos of what Mikey wanted and Zacky allowed himself to taste it before channelling the blade in the other direction.
“I can do it. You got the spells ?”
Claire nodded, all of them looking expectant now.
“If we can get the ingredients and scripts without our erstwhile friend knowing.”
“Raven can do that. Let’s go see what we’re dealing with.”
They left the small hotel and crossed the busy street. Berlin looked so untouched by war, the marked difference to London resonated with Claire and she remembered running through the fire and falling bombs with Lilith when they had been tempted out into the streets by pretty men and falling fireworks. She felt the anger flare again and tried to reach Lilith with her mind. This was the one problem she had still not found a solution to.
“You will reach her.”
Zacky’s hand stole around her waist, the wedding ring on his finger glinting in the sun. The often masqueraded as a married couple and she found she enjoyed it. They had never needed a piece of paper while mortal and it was an in-joke with them now that they were stuck with each other for eternity. Not that either minded.
“If I don’t ?”
Syn walked past, they already noticed how people shrank away from him. The uniform added with the cruel expression on his beautiful features just screamed danger. The mood to kill was clearly on him and Matt sent Jimmy a look that spoke volumes.
“Then I will rip him apart until I get my woman back.”
“Calm face remember ?”
Syn grinned and opened a door set into a stone wall that ran along one side of the street. The building site had been closed to the developers for three months now, what they had found under there had to be reported by law and soon the gestapo and every other agency you wouldn’t want to piss off was all over it. Now workers went in and out but they never spoke, never went home and people had begun to avoid it. Humans could subconsciously pick up on things that were not of their realm and to the reapers the place screamed.
“There you are, come on down here.”
Mikey’s voice echoed from the bottom of a dark pit and warily they began to descend. Only Syn stayed topside, seeing someone familiar nearby. He looked down, his absence was not being noted, Mikey was already deeply in conversation with Jimmy and the others were looking around the great hewn out cavern below. He went in the other direction, passing the pit and over to where a familiar figure was seated on a bench in the sun.
“You hate the sun, says it spoils the dead white I love to much.”
Lilith looked up, a young man with great cheekbones was smiling at her and she felt like she should know him. He sat beside her and reached for her hand, Lilith instinctively flinching back.
“Do I know you ?”
“Yes. We have a lot of history together. Do you remember my name ?”
Her face slipped into a puzzled frown and he held his breath as Lilith tried hard to remember before shaking her head. Syn hated that look, his woman was never a fragile broken thing like this and he was ready to fuck the plan and take Mikey out now or die trying.
“You will. I’m getting you free of that cocksucking bitch.”
She flinched away from his anger and looked over at where Arin had now appeared from behind one of the other outbuildings. The other man went pale at the rage on Syn’s face and tried to walk away. Lilith watched, somehow amused as Syn caught him in three strides and dragged the protesting man out of sight.
“What the fuck did he do to her ?”
Arin steeled himself for the blow, it was now clear to him that some kind of deal needed to be made with the reapers if he was going to survive this. Mikey now treated him with cold contempt, ready to kill him to raise the god down below and above all things Arin wanted to live. He raised a hand at the furious man in front of him.
“Binding magic, he is the only one that can release her. He said he will, that she will join him over you once Patollo is free.”
“He’s an idiot if he thinks that. She’s no pushover.”
Arin nodded quickly, lowering his voice as some guards passed by.
“I can help you. I can get you access to the guides that Mikey found with the tomb down there. It would help the girls to stop this.”
Syn grinned and punched Arin hard in the ribs a couple of times until he was holding the wheezing boy up by the collar. He shook him hard, the memory of Arin pinning him on that beam was still fresh and he didn’t like the scars that remained.
“Like I’m going to trust you.”
“I…..I will….bring them to you.”
Arin held his breath, catching the glance that Syn sent to where Lilith had been sitting. Any advantage would be useful and the kid was much more amenable when he was not under magical influence and scared shitless.
“Bring them to the hotel tonight and I will see if I let you live.”
Arin fled, Syn making his way back to the ladder and silently ascending. The tomb itself was easy to find and he crept into the back, Mikey still continuing the lecture that had been going on for near on half an hour. Johnny had got to work, actually quite fascinated by the rudimentary telemetry that would help the stars align with the various large crystals that hung over the tomb. Stefanie took notes for him, Mikey smug in his victory.
“I have the perfect body waiting for Patollo when we raise him.”
Claire smiled grimly, the texts she had already seen echoed in her head. Another god transferring into human form, Mikey clearly didn’t realise that his own body would be consumed by fire when it left him. As satisfying as that would be, the god would then be at full power and they could not let that happen.
“What then ?”
“You and Lilith will assist him in casting the world into darkness while Jimmy and I unleash our army on the world.”
Jimmy nodded slowly, false enthusiasm showing on his face. Dani was studying the runes on the tomb, they were old norse and unfathomable without the right books. Matt and Zacky had joined Syn at the back, disguising his absence and noting the controlled anger still showing on his face. Clearly he had found out something useful in those few minutes.
“Within a week we will be in control.”
“Is that when I get Lilith back ?”
Syn madly wanted to break every bone in Mikey’s face as he clicked his fingers and Lilith appeared from the shadows, the admiration clear on her face as she wrapped herself around him. Mikey enjoyed the lingering kiss, his hand caressing her as he looked back at Syn.
“If that’s what she wants. Do you want that Lily darling ?”
“I only want you.”
Syn looked sick and Jimmy decided enough was enough.
“We agreed to help but one of our terms was you letting Lilith go. She won’t be as pliable without the curse.”
Mikey grinned an apology and ushered the woman away as they set about new tasks. Jimmy remained at the machine with Johnny and Stefanie, Syn and Zacky followed Mikey towards the zombie army to see for themselves how that control worked. This left Dani and Claire to continue the research and Claire was now more determined than ever to free Lilith.
“Think I have something. We may be able to break his hold on her.”
“How ?”
Dani dropped her voice as a sly smile spread across Claire’s face.”
“All we need is hemlock and a drop of his blood.”

Notes

Sadly friends I am away on hols from tomorrow for two weeks with no net access so I will have to leave you with this small cliffhanger :D
If I don't commit murder from lack of sexy boy pics and close proximity with my parents, I shall update on my return xxxx