Know Me By Name
Power Part 1
Famine looked at his brothers. Pestilence and War were arguing over what type of demon to create. There were many other issues to be handled, but Lucifer only wanted demons. The devil believed a war was coming and that Hell needed to be prepared. So her Horsemen were stuck creating demon after demon.
Famine sighed. “What purpose does this serve? The creatures Satan created are immortal.”
Lilith laughed. “Famine, her creatures are immortal, not invincible. There is a difference, after all.”
“Care to explain, seducer?” War crossed his arms as Pestilence finished the final detail on his demon. Sick demons weren’t fun to make.
“I think our dark devil can explain better than I. She was there in the beginning. She was His Right Hand.”
Satan appeared before her Council. It was rare she came when asked, but she knew they needed the truth now. War was imminent. The angels were preparing in much the same way she was. The only difference was that God had abandoned His angels and left His Council in charge.
“What do you need explained, children?” Lucifer looked at her demons, pride swelling at their devotion.
“Immortals versus invincible,” Pestilence said, “Tell us all about it.”
Lucifer inhaled and stared between each of her demons. Though they needed to know the truth, she didn’t really want them to. For once, she understood why God withheld things from his children. The truth could be so bitter. The truth could often hurt, as cliched as that was.
“Children this is not a lesson you’ll want to learn, but it’s time you learned it.” Lucifer sat. It was a long lesson after all. “When God created the Universe, He created His Archangels last. It was with their creation in mind that immortality and invincibility came into play.
“And there is a major difference between the two. Immortality means one can live forever, for eternity. Death will not come easily. However that does not mean invincible. Invincibility means nothing outside your body will kill you. The main difference is when invincible, age can still get to you. When immortal, fire can still get to you.
“The Archangels were created to be immortal, same with angels. Only God’s Right Hand was granted invincibility as well. What else would we like to know?”
War studied his creator. “What of us? What of Lilith and Mecurial’s creatures? What of Man?”
Lucifer held in a scoff. “The Archangels God created are immortal and only one thing can kill them. God never told me what. The angels are immortal but not invincible. Only an angel blade created from the feathers of my Fallen wings can kill normal angels.
“You and the demons are immortal, only angels and other demons can kill demons. Only angels can kill my Horsemen. My creatures are immortal as well. Only God and me are truly immortal and invincible.”
“So when does the war begin?” Famine asked.
“Later,” Lilith said, intruding on the conversation. “My lord, if I may.”
Lucifer followed after her first demon, wondering what she could possibly need. Lilith rarely needed the aide of the devil. The original demon was bred to cause chaos.
“Do you remember the brimstone smell I found?” Lilith’s eyes found her master’s.
The devil stared at her first demon. “That was years ago, Lilith. I thought you had already discovered the source of the brimstone. What is it now?”
Lilith nodded, knowing Satan was quickly becoming annoyed. The devil had no patience for failure. “The scent had been on the wolves, my lord. I had a little trouble finding the actual source of the brimstone. It was on one of the Roses. The Roses have two charges in their mansion now.
“One of them is a blonde. She had a weird aura coming from her that I can’t pin down. The other ward was another blond—a young man. He smelled like your brimstone.”
Lucifer cocked an eyebrow. “Why would a young man have my scent on him?”
“I think he’s Death’s son.”
Famine sighed. “What purpose does this serve? The creatures Satan created are immortal.”
Lilith laughed. “Famine, her creatures are immortal, not invincible. There is a difference, after all.”
“Care to explain, seducer?” War crossed his arms as Pestilence finished the final detail on his demon. Sick demons weren’t fun to make.
“I think our dark devil can explain better than I. She was there in the beginning. She was His Right Hand.”
Satan appeared before her Council. It was rare she came when asked, but she knew they needed the truth now. War was imminent. The angels were preparing in much the same way she was. The only difference was that God had abandoned His angels and left His Council in charge.
“What do you need explained, children?” Lucifer looked at her demons, pride swelling at their devotion.
“Immortals versus invincible,” Pestilence said, “Tell us all about it.”
Lucifer inhaled and stared between each of her demons. Though they needed to know the truth, she didn’t really want them to. For once, she understood why God withheld things from his children. The truth could be so bitter. The truth could often hurt, as cliched as that was.
“Children this is not a lesson you’ll want to learn, but it’s time you learned it.” Lucifer sat. It was a long lesson after all. “When God created the Universe, He created His Archangels last. It was with their creation in mind that immortality and invincibility came into play.
“And there is a major difference between the two. Immortality means one can live forever, for eternity. Death will not come easily. However that does not mean invincible. Invincibility means nothing outside your body will kill you. The main difference is when invincible, age can still get to you. When immortal, fire can still get to you.
“The Archangels were created to be immortal, same with angels. Only God’s Right Hand was granted invincibility as well. What else would we like to know?”
War studied his creator. “What of us? What of Lilith and Mecurial’s creatures? What of Man?”
Lucifer held in a scoff. “The Archangels God created are immortal and only one thing can kill them. God never told me what. The angels are immortal but not invincible. Only an angel blade created from the feathers of my Fallen wings can kill normal angels.
“You and the demons are immortal, only angels and other demons can kill demons. Only angels can kill my Horsemen. My creatures are immortal as well. Only God and me are truly immortal and invincible.”
“So when does the war begin?” Famine asked.
“Later,” Lilith said, intruding on the conversation. “My lord, if I may.”
Lucifer followed after her first demon, wondering what she could possibly need. Lilith rarely needed the aide of the devil. The original demon was bred to cause chaos.
“Do you remember the brimstone smell I found?” Lilith’s eyes found her master’s.
The devil stared at her first demon. “That was years ago, Lilith. I thought you had already discovered the source of the brimstone. What is it now?”
Lilith nodded, knowing Satan was quickly becoming annoyed. The devil had no patience for failure. “The scent had been on the wolves, my lord. I had a little trouble finding the actual source of the brimstone. It was on one of the Roses. The Roses have two charges in their mansion now.
“One of them is a blonde. She had a weird aura coming from her that I can’t pin down. The other ward was another blond—a young man. He smelled like your brimstone.”
Lucifer cocked an eyebrow. “Why would a young man have my scent on him?”
“I think he’s Death’s son.”
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