Part 5 (2/2)

”You have no right to prey on his guilt Lucifer.”

Lucifer stopped walking and then was back in Ari's face before I could blink. He reached out and grabbed Aris' throat tightly and lifted him from the ground as Finna screamed and Dorin had to stop her from rus.h.i.+ng the two of them. Ari struggled to break free as Lucifer held him there, his feet barely above the wooden floor. Then Lucifer looked at me and grinned.

”I think it would be prudent for all of you to remember one f.u.c.king thing...you WORK FOR ME!” he yelled as the walls cracked and the floor shook beneath our feet. My heart sank as he held Ari there and for a minute I thought for sure that he was going to kill him. Then I felt the room fill with warmth and a flash of light temporarily blinded all of us. Lucifer hissed as he dropped Ari and covered his eyes for a moment until the light faded and a man stood there before us. I stared at him and then Lucifer started to laugh.

”Oh El. What?” he said and the man looked at me and grinned. He then turned back to Lucifer and sighed.

”It seems you are cheating, what a surprise.” El said as he stepped forward and held his hand out to Finna. She took it and smiled at him.

”My Lord.” She said in a quiet tone as I watched him closely. It could not be. He then turned and smiled at me as he approached me. He stopped about 3 feet in front of me and looked me over.

”Are you?” I started to say and Lucifer called out behind him.

”Elohim.” The whole house shook, walls cracked and the wood moaned as it seemed a small earthquake rolled under us. I covered my ears as the word itself sent a sharp pain through my head and made my ears feel as if they may start bleeding. The man turned and looked at Lucifer as he narrowed his eyes.

”You know better.” He said as he was in his face quicker than I could see him moving. They both stood there for a moment as Lucifer clinched his fists at his side but El relaxed and placed a hand on his shoulder.

”You cannot speak my name here, it causes destruction. I would think that you would like the idea of earth as you tend to treat it as a personal playground Lucifer.”

”Listen to me brother, there will come a day that you will no longer have any power here. Humans are not worthy of your compa.s.sion.”

El leaned towards him. ”That was always your problem brother, you never had any faith in them when I do.” He leaned back and then turned to me.

”I wish you well Halo, I am sure we will meet again someday.”

I nodded to him as he took Lucifer's arm and they both faded as Lucifer started to b.i.t.c.h at him. I stepped forward as Ari pushed himself up from the floor and rubbed his neck.

”Was that?” I started to ask and Finna smiled.

”That was G.o.d, or as his true name is...well, ”El” for short, speaking his true name causing the earth to shake.”

”Amazing.”

”Why? If there is a Lucifer, there is an El.”

I nodded and the turned back to her.

”Gunner...where is he?”

Dorin then decided to speak.

”He is in h.e.l.l.”

I looked at him with an expression of panic on my face. ”What?”

”Lucifer let him go as usual, it tests his will.”

”Why? He is a h.e.l.lhound, he does not need to be tested!” I yelled as Finna stepped up and touched my arm. I looked at her as she looked softer, which was strange for her.

”It was you, Gunner is not allowed to be with anyone.”

”Wait, we didn't”

Dorin laughed. ”Oh come on! I heard your moaning all f.u.c.king night, we all did.”

I blushed as I looked down. ”So, he is there because of me then?” I asked and Finna placed her arm around me.

”He will return, he always does.”

I pulled from her and shook my head.

”I need to go to h.e.l.l and get him right now.”

”Are you insane?” Dorin said as he stepped forward and held his hands up to me.

”I am the reason he is there and I should be the one to get him back.”

”Oh.” Finna said as she stared me down.

”What?”

”You are in love with him.”

I laughed at her. ”No! ...no, I am just... He is there and it is my fault!” I said, trying to convince myself as much as I was trying to convince all of them.

”Was he that good?” Dorin asked me and I turned and scowled at him.

”Okay!” he said as he stepped back from me.

”Okay good!” I said as they all stood there. I held my hands up.

”How do I run the elevator?”

”Gunner runs the elevator.” Ari said as Finna hit him in the side.

”Only Gunner?”

”Yep.” Ari said as he tried his best to lie to me.

”Right.” I said as I started to walk through the house. I stopped in front of the elevator and sighed as I stared at the black panel on it. I reached up to touch it and Dorin shook his head and interrupted me.

”I would not do that Halo.”

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