Kinda late but...here it is! *slow ironic applause*.
The demon queen slowly rose from her throne. Her two faithful servants brought her rapier on a velvet cushion. The moment she brushed it with her fingers, it gave a faint shimmer. She took it in her delicate hands and stared at it for what seemed to be an eternity. At last, she spoke.
''Tonight, my friends, we will be victorious. We will make them angels see their mistake when they chose God instead of us. Tonight, they shall all dine in hell!''
A faithful cry of war filled the room. The queen moved towards the giant door that guarded the hall and flung it open. Outside, the angel army was diligently waiting for their enemies. Bellow the dark clouds they were standing on, the Earth was wrapped in chaos, death and destruction. The Apocalypse was taking place and almost no human was left alive to witness it.
God took a step forward. The King of Heaven and Queen of Hell stared into each-others eyes.
''Lucifer, I see you are as beautiful as ever. '' Even though his hair was white, his face was young and determined. She wasn't behind at all, for her crimson eyes and black hair were equal in beauty, though opposite in personality.
''I see you still haven't lost your touch, Esrael.''
''It has been ages since someone last called me by that name. I guess this is it. Are you sure about this? We don't have to fight if -''
''I
am sure. I can't stand it anymore. Your lies, I shall expose them
all!''
With a soft but fast movement, she tried to bury her rapier into one of his eyes, but Esrael was fast enough to dodge it. That single movement was enough for the two armies to know the war had begun. Both demons and angles didn't care anymore about collecting the wandering human souls. They just wanted to reduce the other army's numbers as much as possible. Each angel and each demon wanted to see the blood of their enemy.
A battle that lasted three hundred human years was unfold, though for the supernatural beings only mere minutes passed, till a distinct shriek of pain filled the sky. Lucifer was hurt, one of arms missing. Grabbing her wound in a desperate try to stop the bleeding, she was kneeling on the ground, powerless. Her rapier was too far away, still held by the cut-off limb. Esrael kneeled besides her.
''You lost, Lucifer. Stop this fight.''
Hot tears were streaming from her eyes. For the first time in centuries, the Queen of Hell was crying.
''Why? Why did you do this to me? Even though I loved you...you...you banished me from Heaven. Even though I always stayed beautiful for you. Why? You are so cruel, Esrael.''
''I know.'' He caressed her wet cheek, wiping away her tears. ''And even though I'm cruel, I never wanted to throw you away. What you did was a huge surprise for me.''
''I wanted it to be a gift. The moment you got bored with Earth, I thought it would be fun to give you some entertainment. I never thought you would dislike my creation so much...''
''Humans were dirty and brutal, bloody and savage. The fact that you made them look like me was enough of an insult. What made me angry was you not letting me get rid of them. Ever.''
''I...I grew fond of them. They were my children. However, they worshiped
you! They loved
you! And what was I for them? Nothing but an evil monster who they should hate and never talk to! They talked about you as the creator of man, yet you are nothing but their killer. And now, all my hard work has come to naught. They are all dead. The Earth is destroyed. You should just kill me. I have no other reason to live.''
Esrael giggled.
''You said it yourself. I am cruel, so I won't give you the luxury to die. You were the one who wanted to fight, so don't blame this on me. I
did kill them all, and it was fun. Yet my reasons are far more nicer than you think.'' He took her into his arms, healing her wound, though he didn't return her arm. ''Humans became tained. I didn't want such creatures to worship me. I struck them with hurricanes, fires, illnesses, yet they kept coming back to me. They were not the creatures you created.'' He kissed her cheek. ''I love you, Lucifer, and that's why I'll give you another chance.''
Her face became distorted with confusion. ''What do you mean?''
''Humans should have never been a gift to me. They are yours. So here's the deal. Come to heaven with me. I will let you remodel Earth, give birth to humans again. You shall be their God, not me. I am giving you a chance to make them pure and beautiful. Choose.''
She looked at him, not knowing what to answer. Her eyes then changed to her army, which was silently waiting for her response. She didn't want to disappoint her followers, the ones who believed in her pure intentions and heart. She gave them a nod and smiled. She had decided. In a swift movement, she leapt from Esrael's arms and ran to her rapier, grabbing it with her remaining hand. She smiled to her bewildered opponent in a challengind way, and in less than a second, cut one of his arms. He twisted in pain as anger filled his face.
''I am sory, Esrael, but this battle is far from over. I don't need heaven or your permission to start a new Earth. I will do it with my own powers and will. You shall not capture my heart again, and now that we are even, this battle shall not end until one of us is dead. For freedom!''
All the angels and demons started moving again, getting tangled once more in the deadly dance of war, only with the weeping human souls appologising to Lucifer as music for their ballet.
C'EST FINI
. I apologise before hand for any error you might find. (Creepy pic at the end).
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). Well, here goes! Hope you like it ~.