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"Thank you, by the way, for bringing him home." Seviathan said as he and Charlie walked towards the balcony overlooking the gardens of the Envy Palace. "It hasn't been easy looking over a whole Ring when you've been thrusted into it."
Charlie rubbed her forearm, "Yeah... I don't think I could do it."
"I do." Seviathan smiled, eyes softening as he stood at the balcony, Charlie standing beside him. "You're a much better leader than you give yourself credit for. Always have been. I wish you could see yourself the way everyone else does."
Charlie laughed under her breath, shaking her head.
"I apologise that I didn't really do much on my end of the bargain." Seviathan bit the inside of his cheek. "Nephalems are just so unbelievably rare."
"I don't think it'll matter now." Charlie sighed. "I overheard Dad, Mom, and the other Sins talking about Marilyn. I wasn't supposed to be downstairs but it is my hotel. Besides, surely as the heir I should know this stuff, right?"
"You could just ask?"
"Ask? Gosh, Sev, why didn't I think of that?" Charlie chuckled, playfully batting his arm. "They see me as a little girl but it's been a long time since I've been a kid. But Dad actually seems... scared."
"That's not good."
"No." Charlie agreed. "Which makes me worry. I know nothing about this Marilyn."
"My mom does." Seviathan sighed. "She- Her and my dad don't always get on, it's why he goes.to the human world a lot. Just to get away. Remember what he was like when we split up?"
"It wasn't like we fell out, Sev."
"I know." Seviathan shook his head. "He was gone for a whole week, after he chewed me out of course. Lost his way to the throne."
"I kind of figured that was why."
"And the fact I like boys." Seviathan snickered. "That did not go down well. Nope."
"You should be free to love who you want and if your father still doesn't accept that... he's an idiot."
"You always know what to say, Charlie."
"It's a gift at this point." She giggled. "I'm glad we're still friends, despite everything."
"Me too." Seviathan smiled, etching a little closer to her as they watched the cerulean sunset over Envy.
***
Leviathan meanwhile wasn't fairing as well in his bedroom, his children having confined him to the royal chambers since he had become almost catatonic since his return to Hell.
Seviathan had taken him to the door, wished him luck before he and Charlie headed off to talk.
Lucifer felt an increasing amount of dread as he stood in front of where Leviathan was on the floor, hair clinging to his clammy face.
"Lev?" Lucifer crouched down in front of him, head craning around to try and meet Leviathan's eyes which he did but it was like they were glazed over.
It was easy to feel sympathy for the Envy Sin despite history and mistakes made. Lucifer felt connected to the Sins in many ways, some more than others. He knew Leviathan wanted the throne but it was in his nature, to be envious, possibly jealous.
He just didn't enjoy the lengths he would go to.
"Leviathan?" Lucifer called out again.
Leviathan just stared blankly at him, a string of drool spooling out of the corner of his mouth.
"What did she do to you...?" He whispered, reaching out but as he did, Leviathan's eyes went pitch black and his hand snapped out to clamp around Lucifer's.
Lucifer gasped sharply as Leviathan trembled, his mouth slowly opening.
"Lev?" Lucifer called out breathily.
"She's going to fix everything." Leviathan's voice was distorted. "Heaven. Hell. Earth. Everything."
Lucifer's eyes widened and he tried and failed to wrangle his arm free. Leviathan kept rambling, kept muttering, his demonic form ripping out of his skin. Full scales, burning eyes.
"She's got it in the bag." Leviathan's hands were sweating which meant Lucifer could be free from his grasp. He rolled over and shredding his wings and horns out, readying himself in case Leviathan tried anything.
Lucifer felt his own eyes burn as Leviathan growled lowly, he spluttered, hacking out his lungs until he retched a stream of thick ichor between his fangs.
Lucifer gagged, jumping back. He heard laugher, maniacal and dark. From the puddle on the ground, a hand stained with black ink clawed out followed by a contorting body.
[Marilyn]
Disappointment takes us by surprise
Even though by now I think we should have realized
Everyone is dumb (dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
Everyone is dumb
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
Everyone is-
There must be something in the cornflakes
Making it hard for us to think straight
I just wanna go from here
Close my eyes and disappear (Disappear)
I just wanna be the comic relief
Making jokes, not taking any responsibility (Knock knock who's there)
It's waking up inside of a dream
You don't know what to believe (Woo!)
Maybe that's why
Disappointment takes us by surprise
Even though by now I think we should have realized
Everyone is dumb (dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
Everyone is dumb
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
Everyone is dumb
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb) Two, three, four
Everyone is dumb
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb)
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
(Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb) Everyone
Everyone is-
An unruly scream followed by the sound if a pitchfork crashing into the wall interrupted the macabre display and Marilyn reduced herself to ashes but not before slashing her claws along Lucifer's face, slicing over his left eye.
Lucifer screeched like a bird, collapsing into the wall as his trembling hands clasped at his face, his palms and fingers stained with gold blood.
"Dad!"
"Father!"
Charlie slid onto the ground, almost scraping her knees. She grabbed her father by his shoulders and gasped sharply at the amount of blood flowing along his face.
Seviathan bent over Leviathan, shaking hands holding his face. He was still alive but in a rough condition. He sighed but help wouldn't come straight away, especially when a siren ran into the room.
"Your Highness," He greeted. "A phone call."
"We need assistance," Seviathan rolled his eyes at his servant's utter lack of compassion.
"For His Majesty." The siren continued, "I shall send for the doctor."
"Who was it?" Charlie asked, "who called."
"Her Majesty, Queen Lilith."
Lucifer winced, hissing as Charlie helped him to his feet. "Why would-"
Charlie shoved her hand into her pocket and pulled out her phone. "I'll call her. Why didn't she just ring us anyway?"
Lucifer shook his head, shuddering as he felt the blood collected on his lips.
Charlie held the phone to her ear, uttering for the call to go through quickly. "Mom? What's-"
"Charlie, thank the stars!"Lilith said a little loudly."Don't ask why but we need your father to come to Cannibal Town. Right away."
"Mom, I don't-"
"Charlie. Please. As fast as possible."
Charlie furrowed her eyebrows as the call disconnected and she looked at her father who had somehow gotten paler. "Can you make it to Cannibal Town?"
Lucifer nodded, "I'll be okay. Let... Let's go."
