A Little Piece Of Heaven

Mikey sat back and enjoyed the glass of fine red wine with a satisfied smile.
It was working out so well, soon his Lord would be free and his other goal accomplished. Nobody would touch him and he would watch as the world was transformed into what his master had promised. That he now had powerful help was just a bonus and he felt that it was perfectly acceptable to enjoy the moment.
“Mikey ?”
Lilith was standing by the door, a slight smile on her face at the sight of him. Fresh desire rose in him and he considered whether the enjoyment of irritating the hell out of Gates would ever fade away. She walked toward him slowly and he poured another glass of wine. She accepted it from him and perched on the table regarding him with adoring eyes.
“Did their blood spell help us ?”
“No, it just confirmed what we already knew.”
Lilith stood and lashed out, catching Mikey full around the face in a hard slap. His head jerked back and he visibly paled as her face twisted into a sneer. There was a moment’s pause and he wondered what the punishment would be this time. He hated that he was forced to show his weakness and regarded the floor carefully, waiting for the onslaught to subside.
“It takes far too much energy to possess the bitch like this and she’s giving me a fucking headache.”
There was a bright flash and Lilith dropped to the floor, rolling up and uttering some of the most foul language that Mikey had ever heard. He turned his attention to the pale shadow of a man who now leant against the doorframe, a furious scowl twisting his handsome features.
“You’re my brother but sometimes you’re a fucking idiot. I knew they would never go along with this. They are going to try and destroy Patollo as soon as you raise him and that means we’re both going to be burning in some hell dimension for a fucking long time.”
“Gerard, I’m sorry. I thought it was all coming together and…..”
There was wheezing laughter from the floor and Lilith painfully pulled herself up to a sitting position. The love binding that Mikey had attempted was enough for most but would never have survived her magic for long. Bad luck then that the strings were being pulled elsewhere and she hadn’t seen it in time.
“Of course they saw through you. Bloody hell Gee, thought you were smarter than that.”
She winked at him and the scowl deepened. Gerard Way had met Lilith in the roaring twenties during an eight month argument with Syn that had seen her take up residence in a New Jersey gin parlour. When he had fallen foul of a pissed off Norse God Gerard had known where his best chance for salvation had lain. Obviously asking nicely had not been an option.
“Shut the fuck up. You’re going to get them to help me or I’m going to let on about that secret of yours. You don’t want one of them to die now do you ?”
Mikey flinched back as Lilith snarled and threw a chair at the apparition. It passed harmlessly through the dark haired man and bounced off the wall leaving a dent. There was a pause, an impasse that none of them had been able to breach for the last few days and the one thing that had kept Lilith from waging open war on the brothers. The risks were too high, the person in question had no idea of what they really were and the impact it would have on the balance of things. Patollo rising would be a disaster for her but the only thing to save the two men.
“They will kill you either way. You won’t keep fresh in that box forever and when you both give up the essence of the god inside you during the ritual you will burn.”
“To be reborn as his generals. A war you and your friends won’t win.”
“Without us the moment will pass and you get burned up anyway. I could wait this out….”
Mikey kicked her savagely, not wanting Gerard to direct his anger in his direction. Lilith tried to move but the magic they were using was a considerable drain on her capabilities. She knew it drained the apparition of the man she had once slept with, he had looked considerably more solid before attempting to possess her bodily. The fact that he had also enjoyed kissing her lover amused her far more than it should.
“You will still help us.”
“No. not now. You let me go back to my friends and I will explain. Not promising but there’s a chance they could help us find another way around this problem.”
Mikey looked hopeful for a moment as Gerard rolled his eyes.
“Bullshit.”
Lilith grabbed Mikey’s ankle and heaved, managing to flip the tall man of his feet and onto the floor. A hail of mystical fire seemed to burn every inch of her flesh and she fought not to scream. The god might only be working through the two men but he was powerful and it was still an uneven fight. She raised her hand in surrender.
“Jesus, fucking fine. I will still help you but you have to let me go back now they think the spell worked.”
The apparition moved from the wall and Lilith remembered the drunken nights of pleasure that had been spent with the guy and was almost moved to genuinely help them. He was a good looking man, the right combination of killer cheekbones and slight sexual ambiguity that were her weakness. Then she remembered the threat to her friends and swallowed the thought. If she could find a way to point her sisters in the right direction they would figure at least part of it out themselves and then the boys could do the rest.
Gerard knelt down beside her, liking the mix of pain and rage on her face. Mikey looked over his shoulder and wondered if she really would follow the plan. He had been less pleased at this train of events and wanted the woman to himself. The familiar mix of love and hatred for his elder brother surfaced and he knew that Lilith had picked up on it too. All of the witches excited him but he wanted to take her from both his brother and Gates, a show of his own power. Then he would discard her and try his luck with her sisters.
“I have a way of making you behave before we do that. Mikey, help Lilith up and let’s go see the big boss man.”
Lilith couldn’t fight as Mikey pulled her upwards and half dragged her back down to the deep underground cavern. There was no light down there bar from a few oil lanterns and she could hardly see Gerard as he paced in front of the great stone sarcophagus. The sumarian and norse was starting to make some sense to her after all the study and she hoped that Claire had worked it out too. There was a way to stop Patollo in the event he arose but it would involve a friend and possibly kill all of them.
“He’s a generous god, he shares the spoils of war.”
Both the Way boys now had an air of devotion that made Lilith wary and she tried to channel her last reserves into building up the power to make a run for it. A nasty suspicion of what they intended had entered her mind and she didn’t want to be around for that. Mikey noticed the movement and pinned her arms behind her in a painful hold as Gerard floated over the pitted stone. There was a hum of power building in the air.
“Do you actually believe in anything Lilith ? Apart from that loser you’re fucking.”
“I believe in sex and death. That’s enough for me and the loser has the bigger cock since you asked.”
He giggled, it would be fun to possess her again and find out if that was true but it would take up too much energy. Maybe when he had accomplished getting himself back in his body once again. Gerard motioned to Mikey who painfully twisted Lilith’s hand until it rested against the stone. She could feel the heat coming off the thing and started to struggle in earnest. It took all Mikey’s strength and Gerard’s borrowed power to keep hold until the hot stone burned a mark into her palm. It glowed and faded into a silver sparkle, Mikey again letting her drop onto the floor.
Lilith panted around the pain and the nasty feeling of something now in her head that roared with laughter and shook her brain with it’s violent desire. Patollo liked this new disciple despite it’s reticence and rejection of him, the witch was strong and now tied to him. Lilith glared up at Gerard and spat at Mikey.
“You fucks, you fucking let it in my head ?”
Gerard leant against the sarcophagus and patted it. Both the stone containing his god and his own mortal body rested inside. Now that Lilith too was bound to his Master she would have to help him raise Patollo or burn with them.
“For the first time in your life you’re going to be loyal to something. Free him with me or burn, the choice is now yours.”
Lilith let herself drift towards unconsciousness and wondered if this was indeed how it would end or if there was any chance she would sacrifice herself to save the world. Well fuck that shit, she would have to talk the others into helping or find some other way even if it meant some sacrifice on someone’s elses part. Lilith liked the whole immortal and victorious thing, burning in a hell dimension with these two was not an option.
The Way boys exchanged a smug smile and considered the new arrangement.

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