Chapter 12

"Father. Not to be rude but what you are insinuating is complete madness."

Samael said to Damien.

"What is so mad about this?"

Damien asked him as he sharpened his sword.

"The fact you want me to steal from all seeing Gods! Father you know as well as I that this will not end well."

He said to Damien his temper beginning to flare.

"Okay I think Samael and I should take a walk." I said to them as I took Samael by his arm and we went to the forest.

"Mother I--"

Samael said as I stopped him mid-sentence.

"You cannot let your father get you this riled up. You've grown. Act like it."

I said to him.

"Yes mother. I apologize."

He said to me.

We walked the rest of the way in utter silence. It was unnerving. My son was back and we were already getting off to a bad start. I guess I shouldn't have talked to him like that but somebody needed to tell him those words and it sure wasn't gonna be Damien.

"Samael. I know I shouldn't have talked to you that way but you needed to hear that. You're not a child and you shouldn't be bickering with your father. Don't let him coerce you into doing something you know you cannot"

I said to him.

"I have thought about it and I will do it. If only to stop the bickering as you call it."

Samael replied me.

A smile appeared on my face. Not because he was willing to do something incredibly dangerous and foolish but because he was willing to reach some form of amicable agreement with his father.

" Wonderful and since you're familiar with the setting I don't have to guide you but be warned that we are dealing with omnipotent deities. They see all. They know all."

Damien said to Samael reminding him of what they were dealing with.

Samael nodded then ascended into the heavens.

It didn't take him much time to return only this time he didn't come back the same way he had left. Something was different wrong even.

The earth began to shake and the skies turned an ominous shade of red. The the ground beneath our feet split open and He ascended from the bowls of the Earth. It Samael but he was different. He had changed somehow.

"Hello Damien. Mother."

He said in low and deep raspy voice.

"What happened to you?"

I asked him.

"He happened."

He said with a scary smile.

"What did I do?"

Damien asked just as confused as I was.

"You coerced me into joining your pitiful crusade. You did this to me."

He told him.

"Samael--"

I said as he cut me off.

"THAT'S NOT MY NAME!!! Not anymore."

He yelled and I stepped back in fear.

"Tell me boy. What do you want us to call you?"

Damien said to him as he was on the verge of erupting in rage.

"I have many names. I think you've heard most of them. I am Lucifer!Satan! The King of Hell!!"

He said and let out a menacing laugh.

I gasped in fear of the demon that wore the face of my son.

"You-you are no son of mine. You are a failure! A weakling! Pathetic!!"

Damien said as he lunged forward and gripped Samaels neck.

"You disgrace my legacy. My family. You mere existence is an insult to this family."

Samael looked at him as if he wanted to kill him.

"If you are so strong Damien. Then why did you let them take me? Why did are you still stranded on this worthless rock? Why are you still so weak?"

Samael said as he grinned then held Damiens hands tightly and removed them from his neck then pushed him back.

" You say I'm weak. I didn't let my own creations strip me of my abilities. "

Samael continued

" I know how you became this."

Damien said and Samael paused.

"Do you now?"

Samael asked.

"I do. You went ahead with my plan but your conscience told you to delay and atone for your sins thus you willing got yourself caught and accepted any punishment you were to receive without question. Correct me if I am wrong boy."

Damien told him and Samael stood there frozen. As if what Damien was saying was completely true.

" You know nothing!! I was vilified!! Banished!! All because of your stupid idea!!! "

Samael/Lucifer yelled.

" No it was because you were to weak to ignore that petulant voice in your head. I warned you before your departure that you were dealing with powerful beings and you went against my warning and got yourself caught. This is all on you boy."

Damien said to him completely calm.

" I am not a boy!! I AM THE DEVIL!!! FATHER OF ALL DEMONS AND THE RULER OF HELL!!! YOU ARE NOTHING!!! From this moment onwards I have no father. You're dead to me. Mother I shall see you soon. "

Lucifer said as he descended into the bowls of the earth and the crack sealed up like nothing had happened.

Damien turned to face me walked precisely twelve paces and stood in front of me his face unreadable.