The Return

RECAP -- 'Before they could realize it, everything shook around them and the 'sweet hereafter' was swallowed by the ground in front of their eyes.' .........'Its the FALSE GOD!!! He is speaking to an angel, I can see the wings!' ..............'Nevertheless, they held hands and started walking towards nowhere. But soon they noticed something in front of the, far away but Sabrina could recognize it to be the 'Morningstar Castle' . She was processing so much all at once that the only words that came out of her mouth at that moment were , " Back to square one!" '

(Author's POV)

Meanwhile, in the Mortal Realm, Lucifer,whose powers had been snatched by Lilith after stabbing him with the 'Spear of Longinus', was roaming by the streets like a homeless and filling his stomach from the garbage leftovers. One might actually pity him for his state even though he was literally 'THE DEVIL'. Well, here the keyword is "was"; I mean is he still the devil without his powers? Anyway back to the story.

Lucifer had gone up to the Spellmans for shelter but he was turned away for obvious reasons. First, the witches didn't worship the dark lord anymore, and second, he wasn't the dark lord anymore, technically! So, he was left in a pretty miserable state but our 'fallen angel' didn't like to lose. So, he kept roaming in search of a place where he could start his life again and he reached the Greendale border which if crossed would take him to the city of Riverdale, the city which was changed forever after the murder of one of their own, Jason Blossom. Everything changed in Riverdale, but nothing changed, except everything. (So wanted to use Jughead's monologue, XD) .

We will soon get back to our ex-dark lord but first, let's catch up with whatever was happening down in hell.

" There's my castle and I really need to talk to Dad about what is going on", said Sabrina as she and Nick walked towards the Morningstar Castle. " Wait! Your Castle! And Dad?! You talk as if this place is your home and it's people, your family", scoffed Nick. Sabrina realized what just happened and said, " I don't know Nick why I said that, in fact I don't know what is happening to me. It's like I have two personalities. In that room when you kissed me, for a few seconds I kind of missed Caliban which is so weird . I think me and other Sabrina's soul have been merged but I am so unsure about everything. Therefore, we need to find out what is happening ASAP".

"Are you serious right now ? You mean to say that you were thinking of that imbecile Caliban while I was giving you a kiss? I just died for you and I get this in return! ( Technically, it's already ten years but they don't realize that yet because their room was free from time and space). You know what, I am done with you and I think you don't even love me anymore" , cried Nick. Sabrina who didn't expect that reaction felt guilty for a moment and said, "Nick that's not what I mean", but then suddenly even Sabrina lost her calm and her voice just amplified as she continued, " but you know what I didn't ask you to die. And I can't believe that I said so many things and you are stuck on that one tiny part while you choose to ignore all the troubles and confusion I am going through right now!!! That's so insensitive of you!"

"Okay so now I am insensitive? Fine you do whatever you want to do with YOUR castle and YOUR dad. I am leaving", said Nick as he turned away and started walking in the opposite direction. He was pretty much in tears by then. " Fine go wherever you want to. Don't come running to me when you get stuck here all over again because I will find a way out and once I do, I won't come back saving your ass this time", screamed Sabrina who also was in tears. Sabrina continued walking towards the castle in angry stomping footsteps. Nick who was walking away from her suddenly heard a low rumble and remembered his torturous days in hell and decided it was better to not show his anger right now. So, he turned around and walked fast towards Sabrina and said,"Let's get out of here first. You might need my help. Once we are out, we can go our separate ways." To this Sabrina replied with a smirk, " Told you, you would come running back." Nick chose to stay quiet.

Few minutes later

They entered the gates of the castle and walked towards the throne room . As they reached the corridor, they were stopped by some demons. One of them was actually a human-looking demoness who came forward and said," Who might you be and how dare you step into this territory? I ,Mazikeen, child of Lilith and Lucifer, leader of the demons , command you to retrace your steps and return back to where u came from and if you do not go back, I will order my demons here to tear you to shreds." Mazikeen expected them to get scared and run for their lives but instead Sabrina gave her a confused look and said, " I am Sabrina Spellman Morningstar, daughter of Lucifer Morningstar and I won't leave until I have my answers from my Father but hey! didn't Lilith and my father give birth to a son whom they named Adam? I never heard about a daughter." Nick who was scared, confused and angry at the same time did not know how to react and which feeling to prioritize so he just stood there.

Meanwhile, Lilith who was sitting in her throne room going through the accounts which stated which soul should be punished in what manner, heard the commotion which was taking place outside. At first she tried to ignore ,thinking it must be the demons fighting over some stupid reason but then she started feeling suspicious so she sent beezlebub to check what was happening outside . She got the shock of her life when she got to know it was none other than Sabrina who had returned after ten years. She always dreaded for this to happen and the fear was constantly there at the back of her mind and now it came true.

Back in the corridor,the demons were chanting in unison, " Kill! kill! Kill!," and Mazikeen did not even stop them although they sounded quite annoying. She said, " Well , well, well! If it isn't my step-sister I have heard so much about. Yes, you are right I am Adam or rather was. After my mother killed me and fed me to my father , my soul was stuck in Limbo . But when my mother banished Lucifer and took her powers back as well as snatched Lucifer's powers, she decided to bring me back because she felt devastated at the loss of her child. So, she went through a ritual where she made a body from sand and gave it my shape and then brought back my soul from limbo. Initially , I was supposed to be a man but she lost control because Lucifer's power was way too much for her to handle at that moment , so I ended up being a girl. And now it is time for you to die."

Before Sabrina or Nick could react, the demons and Mazikeen attacked them and they somehow managed to dodge the first attacked. They attacked them using their powers but realised to their horror that they no longer had their witchy powers. They looked at each other with mixed emotions in their eyes as if it were a goodbye and yet there was so much unspoken between them. Mazikeen was about to strike Sabrina with a deadly blow and Sabrina was ready to accept her fate as she closed her eyes, but as soon as Mazikeen came close to Sabrina, her attack somewhat repelled and she flew back with a huge force to the end of the corridor. The same happened to a demon who came forward to attack Nick. It was as if they had a protective shield around them. Everyone paused for a second because they were confused. Sabrina deduced that maybe because they were already dead, the attacks didn't work but what she did not know was that the shield was the False God's doing who was last revealed to be Sabrina's grandfather.

Mazikeen who was even more enraged now came running towards Sabrina with the deadliest blow she could possibly attack with. The strike was so powerful that the corridor rumbled and parts of the ceiling and the wall cracked and stones fell around them. Even some of the demons could not withstand the attack and they were destroyed. But Sabrina and Nick stood unharmed. Mazikeen was about to attack again and probably this time would have burned the whole castle down with her rage but Lilith stepped in and roared , " STOP !" Her voice had a certain power in it that made one want to obey it. She looked completely different than how Sabrina had last seen her.

She had a fierce look in her eyes and her posture was unforgiving. She appeared taller or maybe it was because of the crown on her head , a crown made of sharp black jewels and if you looked closely enough, you would feel as if each jewel had a tormented soul trapped in it. She wore a long black gown made of silk threads and a heavy cloak made of what appeared to be dragon's skin. Her heels were long and so pointed that it could impale your heart if she stepped on your chest. Her nails were sharp and black and could pretty much serve better than a sword. Yet, Sabrina wasn't scared of her and instead she walked towards her and shouted, " Please ask your crazy daughter or son or whatever to stop and tell me what is happening and where is the dark lord?" Lilith who was actually kind of scared hid her feelings under a villainous smile and replied, " It has been ten years and yet nothing has changed about you. But, alas you are dead now and I was wondering why your soul was at but better late than never. Now that you are here, let's find an appropriate punishment for you and your friend here so that you can spend the rest of the eternity in hell which is not so bad considering this is your home."

Nick who had been quiet all this while finally spoke, " I died an hour back and it cannot be ten years already." Sabrina was already pissed from whatever was happening and she was in no mood for a conversation so she just snapped, " Excuse me? What do you mean by ten years? And what do you mean by punishment? I am the QUEEN OF HELL and I will do as I please. I will leave this place and return back here according to my wished because this is my realm. Just because you have snatched Dad's powers doesn't make you Queen. But you can keep the throne because all I care about is going back to my family. I know we are dead but my instincts tell me that my purpose is not over and I am needed back in Earth. I was confused till now but now that I am in hell, and I know all about this place, I am going back and no one can stop me from doing so. Lilith actually believed her words but she covered her expressions by giving out a loud wicked laugh and said, " Dead people remain dead and you cannot go back now or ever. I banished your father to Earth and now I will stop you here forever. Sabrina totally ignoring her threat held Nick's hand and walked out of the corridor saying, " Watch me!" Mazikeen and Lilith used their powers to stop them but the shields nullified their attacks.

Sabrina and Nick walked out of the castle and as they were walking towards nowhere, Nick asked, " You heard Lilith and she is right. How will we get out of here? And if she is speaking the truth and it is actually ten years , we must have been forgotten by now. " To this Sabrina replied, " I don't know how I know this but the timelines of hell and Earth, work in a different way. If its ten years here, it must only be a week in Earth. Although I still don't understand a lot of things like the room we were in and where my father might be now, but we can get our answers later once we get out of here. And don't worry, I just feel that I know the way out." Nick had a lot other doubts in his mind but decided to trust Sabrina and it seemed as if something was rekindled between them. They kept walking and soon reached a cave. Nick was scared to enter it but trusted to follow Sabrina. The cave led to a large door. Wait, that's the door of hell which connects with the mine in Greendale. So, finally the time has come that our Sabrina will return again.

She pushed the door and there was a long creak as the door slowly opened and through the small gap they could already see their way back home and they both breathed a sigh of relief. But before the door could open completely and they could step out, there was a blinding red light coming from the door and before they could make out what happened, Nick found himself drowning at the bottom of the ' Seas of Sorrows' and he struggled to swim ashore and back in the Spellman mortuary, a hand shot out of the week-old Grave of Sabrina Spellman. AND CUT

Well, at least they finally returned and are alive. Can't wait to know what just happened and what will happen next.

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