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There aren't many things that could faze Carmilla Carmine, so when she heard some idiot had trespassed into her territory, she was absolutely ready to kill them until she saw who it was. The head exorcist, Adam. Now, don't get her wrong, she would have killed him off but this was a very risky situation as such information spreads like a wildfire in Hell and if Heaven got news of this, She wasn't sure if even the Devil himself could protect her and her daughters.
On seeing a boulder cracked in half and blood spilt all around him, Carmilla first checked his vitals for confirmation. And It seemed he was still alive and quite...Stable? Well, she expected nothing less from the Original Man, and she began dragging him back to her base to tend to his wounds properly.
After reaching her base, she laid him down on her operating table and began to monitor his vitals closely. After confirming his state, she set aside a clean cloth in case the wound reopened, a bottle of antiseptic to clean it and a kit for stitching it.
The craftswoman slowly removed the blade from the wound and applied pressure on the wound using the clean cloth. Upon seeing no further blood loss, she removed his shirt to begin cleaning his wound. She was too focused on cleaning and stitching Adam's wound that she almost didn't notice him stir. She quickly completed the procedure and after some thorough inspection of the stitches, she watched him wake up from a safe distance.
Adam groaned in pain as he woke up and immediately tried to get off the table, he saw Carmilla approach him and raised his fists up in defense "You shouldn't get onto my feet just yet. But then again, you're quite a stubborn man to die."
Adam ignored her comment and the pain while he kept his hands steady.
"Who are you?"
"Carmilla Carmine. I could either be your savior if you comply or death itself for your untimely demise. "
Where had he heard this name before...Suddenly, Adam's eyes widened. That's right he read that name on one of those crates containing angelic weaponry, It must be her, who has been manufacturing them and distributing to the sinners. She doesn't look like the type to fight but rather the type to use words to intimidate, perhaps she's all bark and no bite.
"Heh, you're bluffing!" Carmilla narrowed her eyes at his accusation and threw the angelic knife barely grazing his cheek as it impaled into the wall behind him "The next one won't miss."
Adam grit his teeth while physically he was currently stronger than the strongest man in the world, he knew that a single mistake may cost him his life as he wasn't sure if his human body could take on a sinner as strong as an overlord with demonic powers. He will have to diffuse this bomb of situation without picking a fight, maybe he should take a step back and try to leave.
"Show me the fucking exit, So that I can leave." But no response came from her, so he looked around and found a door and began slowly walking towards it
"Stop! You're not planning on leaving liked that, are you?"
Adam stopped and looked back at her in annoyance "What do you mean?" The snowy haired demoness gestured at his shirtless torso and his freshly stitched wound. He looked skeptical at first thinking she wanted to use him as a hostage against Charlie or Heaven but she wasn't wrong in her statement, he wasn't sure where the Heavenly Embassy was located and not to mention in his current state...he wouldn't be able to fend off any multiple threats at once, it seems he had no choice. Adam looked at the demoness who was currently diligently cleaning the knife that was lodged in the wall.
"Fine. I am open for negotiations, so what are your terms?"
"My first term is you will not harm me or my daughters irrespective of whether you are in Hell or Heaven."
Adam trembled in rage at the absurd condition this woman was imposing but he had to maintain a leveled head to get through this deal, he closed his eyes and took a few deep breathes to calm himself. He opened his eyes and looked at her with an arrogant smirk.
"Okay then my condition is that if you or your family do anything that ruins the integrity of Heaven or peace in general then I will personally exterminate you sinners, understood?"
Carmilla's red eyes glared at Adam "I am afraid I must object this. My business runs on the supply of weaponry especially Angelic ones. Without my business, I have no power in hell to protect myself." Upon hearing these words, Adam feigned a look of innocent shock and sympathy.
"Oh no! I am so sorry but I didn't know that, Ms. Carmine. Heh! Cry all you want about it, Bitch! But this is my condition."
Carmine looked down in thought. If she were to comply to this then she and her family would be safe from Heaven but her empire was what gave her the power to command any room or meeting in hell, not to mention she would lose profits... She couldn't risk losing that. Carmilla looked at Adam and shook her head in refusal.
"Then no deal. Bye bye!"
Adam smiled to himself with pride that he was able to get out of this deal without any consequences, suddenly Adam felt his hair stand up in alarm and immediately dodged a kick from the demoness while wincing in pain as his wound hadn't completely healed.
Adam glared at the woman who had returned to a normal stance "What the fuck was that for!"
The Overlord looked at him with a determined frown "If I can't convince you through reasoning and a deal then I will make you agree through this fight, Primordial Man!"
The former exorcist looked at her dumbstruck before he recovered and glared at her "I may be a primordial human but that doesn't mean I am a fucking prehistoric savage! I-I can still be reasoned with!"
"I don't give a shit if you are one or not. Now, fight!"
Carmilla began to release a flurry of precise and powerful kicks but Adam was able to bring his hands up in time to block most of them. Adam noticed that she had incorporated twists and twirls of a ballerina to give a power to her kicks, another thing he noticed was that her shoes were made from angelic steel. The first man knew in his current state, he couldn't match her speed but he had to keep his ground and win. Carmilla looked at him with a taunting smirk
"Did you know that I fought a few of your exorcists before your fight with the princess and successfully killed one. Perhaps you should really reconsider how you train them, after I saw how your former exorcist fights."
Adam glared at her that meant she was the one who decapitated Creamed buns! And how dare she insult his fighting techniques! He yelled and threw a punch but he fell into her trap and got kicked in the face, stumbling a few steps back.
The duo began to fight with all of their power, Carmilla was landing most of her swift kicks but Adam was landing powerful punches that made her stagger albeit they connected a bit rarely. Adam was starting to feel his power waning, while his opponent was still dancing around. Carmilla landed a swift kick to his chest throwing him back and almost reopened his stitches. The First Man looked battered and was bruised and cut in many areas of his body, he saw Carmilla twirling and smiled as an idea popped in his head to throw off her game.
"Heh, If you wanted me so badly, you didn't have to put on a show for me. not that I mind~ Next time, you should bring your daughters too! Hahaha!"
Carmilla was enraged, how dare he look at her and her daughters as if they were some cheap bunch of harlots! Carmilla did one last spin to build up momentum and she flew at him with a flying kick but Adam was prepared and he had her right where he wanted. The First Man barely dodged the kick by turning to his side cutting open his stitches and let out a battle cry as he landed a powerful uppercut to her face.
The punch connected causing her to be thrown across the room and her hair to open from their knots. Adam stumbled to maintain his balance but caught himself from falling and raised his fists up with a confident smile and he knew he had won.
"Is that all you've got?"
Carmilla's heart sank in horror as she realized she was unable to get up from that blow to her face and that meant she...lost. Her head hung low in defeat as she tried to catch her breath, she knew the dire consequences of this loss but she had to give credit where it is due "You won, Adam."
She saw Adam slowly approach her and clenched her fists and eyes closed. She slowly sat on her knees, She never imagined her fate to end like this...She just hopes his first order isn't a cruel one to her or her daughters and braced for the consequences of her loss.
Carmilla waited for him gloat and demand for her soul but the silence persisted, maybe he was dragging it out to enjoy her humiliation. More time had passed and still nothing, she slowly opened her eyes to peek, she saw him wearing a look between impressed and tired. From what she had seen and heard of him, he sounded like the type of guy to humiliate a soul like hers and take pleasure in it but his expression held no such emotion.
"I am impressed and have a new found respect for you."
"What?" The craftswoman asked shell shocked...This was unexpected.
"Well, I am impressed that you were able to kill Cream and kick the ass out of one of my best exorcists without killing her, not mentioning you were willing to risk yourself for your daughters like that." He held a small smile on his face but winced a bit as the pain increased.
"It seems that the news coverage of you doesn't do you any good. But in the end, all that matters is that I have lost and that means I owe you a prize."
"What are we in the era of samurai and knights to stand on a code of honor! Hahaha! but since you insist so much~" Suddenly Adam's face contorted into cruel smile. She knew it! It was a farce all along! Carmilla trembled on agony knowing what he was about to ask.
"Become my friend."
"What?" It seemed her ears were deceiving her as she looked at him with eyes as wide as dinner plates, Adam narrowed his golden eyes "I ain't repeating it again. I want you around as a close friend."
Carmine carefully thought of his request carefully, and decided better a friend than a...she didn't even want to think of any other possible alternative. The arms dealer sighed in defeat and held out her hand for their deal to be officiated, He smiled and spat on his palm, gave her hand a good shake "I hope we have a good and long standing friendship."
Carmilla stared at her hand with disgust and tried to clean them as much as physically possible, while Adam cackled evilly and cleared his throat to continue but he suddenly fell onto his knees in pain, Carmilla looked at him with concern but intrigued eyes and slowly stood up to help him.
Her being a sinner, was able to fully recover within a few minutes, but Adam was not as fortunate, she found his wound had reopened and his body was still weak from the fight, his eyes averted from her gaze as he tried to save what little was left of his pride "...help me..." The woman smirked at him "What was that?" Adam glared at her "Fucking help me!"
She gave him a blank look "Very well then I will count this as one of my favors to you, Friend~"
Adam glared at her and slowly searched for the first aid kit, It seemed he didn't want to owe her anything as he didn't trust in her completely yet or maybe it was his pride but Carmilla couldn't stop her smile as she felt an unusual warmth in her chest. Was it because he didn't take advantage of her or maybe it was just the adrenalin still pumping through her body, she couldn't place a finger properly on what she felt.
"Hey! If you're done with drooling over me, could you bring me a new shirt and maybe show me the shower. Cause no matter how awesome it looks... I don't wanna smell like blood, grime and sweat!" Nope. He was definitely the worst person to be your friend or lover. God! How the fuck did the Mother of all humanity put up with this man!
"Ugh! I can't believe that bitch bullshitted her way out of court!" May yelled in frustration "But it was a damn good one."
"You're not helping, Justin." A gentle looking man scolded him, the gentle captain looked towards May "May, what have I told you about calling others names?"
Michael simply watched in amusement while drinking a glass of wine as two of his top captains were bickering and his best captain playing referee "Augustine." the captain looked at the Archangel from between May and Justin
"Yes, Archangel Michael."
"We have visitors." The Captain nodded and began shouting instructions to his fellow Captains.
...
Carmilla felt like a deer caught in headlights, when she saw all these beautiful paintings and tapestries across the Embassy's walls. They even had paintings that were said to have been lost in wars or natural disasters! She couldn't wait to tell Zestial about this place. Suddenly, she heard Adam clear his throat causing her to turn to him with an annoyed frown. They arrived at the door of a meeting room and opened it.
"Greeting Adam. I see you brought a...friend?"
Adam scowled at the Angel sitting at the end of the table "Archangel Michael." If she hadn't been scared on meeting more exorcist like angels before, then she was definitely scared now on hearing the angel in front of her was The Michael. The Archangel got up from his seat, slowly dragging his sword on the ground causing stray sparks to fly as he walked and stopped right in front of Adam. They stared into each others eyes for what felt like hours to Carmilla, suddenly Adam snapped his fingers in front of Michael causing him to blink.
"Ha! I won! In your fucking face, mike!" This was definitely his good pal Adam. Trying his best to stop a smile from forming, Michael feigned a look of offence.
"Hey, you cheated!" Michael glared at Adam, who was busy gloating his victory over him.
"But really Adam, it's good to see you again" The first man and the Archangel fist bumped and hugged "I was deeply affected when I heard of your death. How did you survive?" Adam shrugged "My death was highly exaggerated."
"While I would love to hear your story, I believe we should discuss this in some...Privacy ."
Carmine tugged at Adam's sleeve as she hissed looking at the Archangel "He's trying to get you alone and unprotected, Adam."
Adam smiled at her teasingly "Are you jealous, darling~" Carmilla's face turned red with embarrassment and kicked his knee, she stomped towards the door while grumbling obscenities directed towards the first man.
Mike chuckled watching the duo " Hahaha! Quite the woman you've found, Adam." as Adam rubbed his aching knee "Yeah, yeah. We'll discuss that after your little brats leave the room." An offended grunt was heard in the distance but was ignored by them.
Michael nodded and signaled his captains to leave them alone, they had left although reluctantly. But Adam wasn't convinced and began checking every corner of the room, after a thorough investigation and feeling satisfied by his search. Adam sat at the table with Michael.
"So what are you doing here, Mike?"
"Not much, just chilling with some nice and relaxing wine" Adam eyed him suspiciously as he leaned forward with a snarl "Bullshit! The embassy is the only place Sera's eyes can't see!" Michael smiled "Not as dumb as you let people think, hahaha!" The human gritted his teeth angrily "You are trying to overthrow Sera, aren't you?" The last Archangel simply shrugged at the accusation
"We needed a change in pace anyway and besides if you hadn't fallen or the extermination hadn't been cancelled, I would have recruited your or your exorcist's help as well." Adam needed to know the purpose of the purge in his grand scheme.
"I want to know why you tried to reinstate the extermination."
"It was supposed to be used as a way to map all of the rings of Hell and assess their firepower but the plan failed as I didn't know you taught your soldiers law."
Adam looked at confused as the topic got diverted "Law?" Michael nodded "Lute foiled our plan by using...logic and reason." Adam was just shocked, Lute, logic and reason in the same sentence..."Mike...Is the universe ending?" Michael sat in his seat slack-jawed at his friend's question.
"Y-you didn't teach her law." Adam shook his head and looked back at him nonchalantly "She is the last fucking person to try reasoning with! What the fuck did she do?"
"May was right, that damn woman really bullshitted her way out of court."
"Tell me all the fucking details." And so Michael narrated to Adam everything that happened on that day causing Adam to groan in some parts and smile with pride in other ones.
"You have changed, Mike?" Michael looked at him from his wine and sighed "Yes, After that war who hasn't...I needed an escape from everything for a while." Adam look down, not wanting meet the last healthy Archangel's gaze "So, met Uriel yet?" the blonde sorrowfully shook his head and downed the his entire glass as tears threatened to form "I...I couldn't bare to look at him so devoid of life and light. One of these days, he's going to ascend."
Realizing the depressing tone of the conversation, Adam began trying to steer it into a different direction and began narrating what he had been up to, causing the Archangel to cheer up a bit.
"I have a request."
"Go ahead."
"I wish for you to take me back into heaven." Michael sighed "Adam...I wish I could but you won't be able to enter through the pearly gate." Adam snorted at his reason, the last Archangel raised an eye brow "Don't tell me that you know a way bypass all that bullshit." He simply scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, Mike simply shook his head "Of course, you do."
Michael gave him a sad smile "But I am afraid, I can't do so. Please ask for something else." And watched as Adam sat for a while to think of any other request.
"I have two of them. One, The sinner who came with me... Her name is Carmilla Carmine." Michael looked at him with warry eyes "The same Carmilla Carmine who saved you?" Adam nodded "Yes, the very same. In the future if the Exterminations are to be resumed then I want you to exempt her and daughters as well along with the Hell born. And two, I want a special status for the Hazbin Hotel to work on their project of redeeming sinners." Michael hummed as he thought carefully about Adam's requests.
"Very well. I will." Adam pumped his fist up in victory, Michael continued "If I meet them in Heaven as winners." Adam shocked, opened his mouth to say something when he raised his hand shutting him up "I know you feel that this a ridiculous thing to say but you know what I mean, Take it as a last warning to you. Cause the next time we meet, we will be foes."
Michael rose to his feet and immediately his captains emerged from the shadows.
Adam tried to get hold of him but the captains held him back "Michael!" the Archangel stared at him with cold eyes and whispered in his ears "I know she is up there, Adam." Adam's eyes widened in horror "Mike, I can explain!" The Archangel shook his head in pity "I already know the reason, She told me everything. And don't worry, I won't try to break your deal with her." He raised his fist and punched him square in his wound causing the First Man to wince.
Adam was harshly dragged towards the door "Oh! one more thing, Heaven doesn't require failures like you. So you may as well try to end your misery here but then again you sang it better then anyone."
Adam watched in horror as they threw him through the door but thankfully Carmilla caught him "Hell is forever, Bitch~ Hahaha!" Adam began scrambling towards the closing door "Mike! Don't leave me like this! Please!" But the door was slammed shut in his face as he heard a phantom of their laughter.
Carmilla watched as Adam began slamming his fists on the ground and screaming in anguish "Fuck you Michael!" The fist man slammed hid fists harder causing them to slowly bleed and Carmilla rushed to restrain him "Adam! Hurting yourself isn't going to solve anything!" Adam felt tears fall "What have I ever done to deserve this fucking fate? Why couldn't I just die in peace from those fucking stab wounds! Why?!" Carmilla held him from the back, slowly trying to calm him down.
"I am not sure but I know that there must be a reason why. Maybe it is just the universe's way of saying your part is yet to be completed." Adam screamed and cried louder as she miserably failed in comforting him.
After an hour, Adam had calmed down and they were sitting outside the Embassy "Thanks." Carmilla looked up at Adam clearly having heard what he had said "What?" Adam's face turned red from embarrassment "I said that I was fucking grateful!" Carmilla gave him a sly smirk while twirling her untied hair with her finger "My, my. Must have been hard to spit that out with an ego that big~" Adam grew even more red causing Carmilla to laugh, His heart grew heavy as her laugh reminded him of...Lilith.
Adam looked closely at Carmilla with dull and sorrowful eyes as he began analyzing her closely. The way she commanded herself, her personality and maybe even the length of her hair, it reminded him so much of her "...Lilith." It was but a whisper in the wind but the Arms dealer heard it crystal clear "The Queen?" Adam nodded as he gave her a soft smile "You remind me so much of her."
"What was she like?" Adam smiled woefully as reminisced their time together "She was beautiful... when we had met, I thought that in my whole life in Eden she had to be the most amazing creation in all of Eden but things came to a bitter end as you can see." Carmilla moved closer to him "I'll lend you an ear if you want to pour it out." Adam nodded, both unaware of the audience from the hotel listening to his tale.
Adam had woken up to a beautiful melody, even the birds couldn't sing so mesmerizing. He had followed the music to see a beautiful golden haired woman near a lake, smiling and playing with the birds as they tried to sing like her, the man didn't notice a branch in his path and tumbled into the water startling the beauty and her friends.
Adam groaned and saw her approach him "Are you okay?" Concern plastered on her face as she lent him her soft and delicate hand, Adam was too mesmerized by her and kept staring with a red hue on his cheeks. The woman waved her hand in front of him, snaping him out of his stupor "You're beautiful."
The woman titled her head in confusion and slowly sat beside him in the water "What's beautiful?" Adam tried to explain to her but it seemed words weren't enough for her to understand, so he gave up and tried to salvage the situation "How about I show you my favorite pass time instead, a friend of mine liked it very much! Though he was screaming like a-No!" Suddenly Lucifer screamed as he appeared from the bushes, only for Sera to try and pull him back into the bushes.
Adam smiled at his friend "Luci! Oh! What's your name?" he asked the lady curiously, the woman looked at him confused "my name?" Adam nodded eagerly
"Yeah, like my name is Adam, this angel's name is Lucifer although it's actually Samael." Lucifer groaned "Adam. Please you're embarrassing me in front of your wife and please don't go rafting!"
"My name is...Lilith" the woman spoke up causing the two to focus on her "And this rafting sounds fun. Can we go and raft, Adam?" Adam bounced in excitement and dragged he away to the waterfall as Lucifer watched dumb-founded.
"So I presume operation Lilith was successful?" Sera asked as she watched the two love birds...romantically fall of a waterfall on a log? It seemed she would have to talk with Adam not to do any reckless activities "Yep. A huge one! Now, Adam won't feel lonely at all...Until we give the green signal for mating." Sera couldn't help but imagine little Adams and Liliths running around, playing together and ask her to tell them the secret of the Cosmos. God! She couldn't wait to be a grandmother! "Uhm Sera, are you okay?" Sera snapped out of her daydream of coddling cute little grandkids "Yes, I was just...Uhm...Thinking of the possibilities that these two could achieve together."
"Hahaha! Again Adam! Again!" Lilith laughed at the exhilarating thrill she felt when they dove of the edge of the fall and into the water "Sure!" Adam smiled widely in joy, not even Luci was half as enthusiastic as Lilith for rafting. After a few more rounds of rafting, Adam and Lilith were sitting on the sandy ground and discuss more activities to do until Lilith let out a tired yawn "Are you tired, Lilith?" Lilith turned her head towards him curiously to learn this new concept.
"It's like your body doesn't want to move and your eyes feel heavy, and all." Lilith accessed her body's current problems and noticed a similarity to Adam's wording of tired, She nodded her head in fascination "Yes, I feel tired." Adam slowly got up and lifted Lilith in his arms causing her to let out a cute yelp. Adam carried her in her arms till they reached their home, the man twirled his wife as they laughed and gently fell on to the soft makeshift bed, slowly drifting to sleep in each other's warm embrace.
Days had turned into a week, And it seemed Adam and Lilith's bond had only grown stronger to the Angels. One day, Sera saw Adam sitting by himself deep in his thoughts "Adam." the divine being called for her son, young man looked up smiled "Sera, you're just the right person I need. Uhm, can you help me?" The angel hovered curiously over him "And what might be this problem that is bothering you?"
"I was hoping you could tell me what you think of my gift to Lilith." Adam raised a flower in front of him but Sera hadn't understood how an already existing white flower was a git to his wife "Adam, I do not understand how this flower is a gift to your beloved." Adam smiled brightly "Very simply, I named it after her!" Sera was astonished by his idea and clapped "I am sure that she will love it, Adam." Satisfied by Sera's answer, Adam looked around to find Lilith "Wish me luck, Sera!"
Adam has found Lilith playing with one of Luci's favorite creations, Ducks. Adam looked at his reflection in the lake to adjust his hair one last time before walking with the lily in hand "Uhm, Lilith." Lilith turned around with a smile and her amethyst eyes met his golden ones "What is it, Adam?" Adam felt his heart race and his words getting stuck in his throat, he simply placed the flower in her hands and summoned all the courage within him to speak
"I-I named it after you as...as a g-gift!" Lilith looked at the white flower curiously and smelt its delightful fragrance "Oh! I love it, Adam!"
Lilith searched around but couldn't find a suitable gift for her husband, thus she placed the flower in her pale gold hair, placing a small kiss to his right cheek and giggled as she watched him walk away with a red face to do his duties.
Lucifer found his best friend sighing with a lopsided grin and a love-struck expression "Luci, Have I told you how much I love Lily~" Lucifer rolled his eyes "Yes, for the hundredth time since meeting her." Adam gasped in shock "Only hundred! No, no, no, I must make sure I tell everyone a thousand times minimum!" Lucifer laughed "Oh come on, Adam! I was just joking! You have told everyone in creation at least a million times...Please don't start again." Adam grinned mischievously "Too late, Luci~"
After a long chase and a tortuous confession later, night had arrived and the trio sat under a bonfire hearing the wonders beyond the walls of Eden from their angelic friend "Do they really exist, Luci?" the blonde girl asked him, Lucifer nodded "Yes! In fact, they are currently being monitored at this very moment!" Adam smiled at his friends and proposed an idea "Maybe we could ask Uriel to show us these magnificent beings using his powers!"
Lucifer nodded eagerly "Yes! I am sure he would love to." And after a few more discussions, they took leave for a good night's sleep. But Lilith was the only one who couldn't take her mind of the stories, Lucifer had told them as she eyed the vast expanse of the starry sky "One day, I'll meet them all with Adam. One day..." And she slowly drifted to sleep beside Adam and hoping things to never change. Alas! Things had to change... for the worse.
The council of Elder angels were not happy with the way Sera made Adam and Lilith conduct themselves and ordered for them to be given balanced duties, it turned out balanced wasn't really equality in their eyes and caused a rift between the two humans. Adam at first was hesitant but complied when the council demanded him to, while Lilith the ever curious woman she was, questioned their rules and duties. The Elders didn't like her defiance and began drilling Adam to control his wife as he was the First man and should put her in her place but this was Adam's biggest mistake, for not questioning a system that made him cold, egoistic and blind.
"Another fight?" Lilith had hid from Adam under Lucifer's protection again, she silently nodded "Its like he's a completely different man now." Lucifer tried not to think of it much at first when the council introduced a new system where the male was predominant than the female but when he saw his friend slowly lose his spark piece by piece, he couldn't just watch it and stopped seeing him. But over the course of the last few days, Lucifer and Lilith grown more close to each other bonding in their new distaste towards Adam.
Lilith didn't understand what she felt but she knew it was the same feelings she used to feel for Adam. However, Luci knew what he felt was love, and he was absolutely terrified at first. He was paranoid and disgusted
"How! How can I fall in love with my best friend's wife! This is very wrong!"
But there was a small voice inside him that spoke in his head on how it...was not wrong, it told him how Adam had chose to blindly follow the council instead of helping Lilith like he should have. It told him that He was as worse if not worse than those pesky Old timers who made even Sera miserable.
The silent nights where the couple slept separate from each other made him...happy. The times she hid with him in the woods to escape from them and cried on his shoulder "Why can't they see that... That I can be as good as him if not better!" Her tears hurt him but her hate towards Adam was like nectar and the times she laughed around him made him feel like he was burning like the Sun. There were times, he... he intentionally gave his best friend bad advice to magnify the rift between them.
And so they hung out more, away from everything. The dreamers shared each other's dreams, nightmares, hate for Adam and the council and at last their feelings for each other. One day, Lilith couldn't hold in those feeling anymore and had held the smaller angel in her arms and kissed him. the blonde woman blushed after it and hid her face in embarrassment while Lucifer chuckled at her antics and whispering in her ear "I love you too."
Adam had noticed his wife running of more into the woods lately and his Best friend Samael was acting weirdly whenever he would drop her after searching for her. So he decided to follow her this time into the woods but lost her half way, he sighed in defeat and ran a hand through his hair in frustration as he walked back to attend to his duties in the garden murmuring to himself coldly "This is unbecoming of the First man's wife. I must control her better."
If anyone had told Sera that her son was being corrupted by the council, she would laugh and say "My Adam is uncorruptible!" but having seen with her own eyes how Adam had become so cold and distant from everyone, And she was horrified with the way the council ordered him to interact with anyone, it almost felt like he was a stranger to her. But the old Adam was still alive, whenever he was alone gazing at the nature around him with an mesmerized look but she didn't know how to reach out to him and she was getting very anxious that she might lose that chance.
"Seraph." the seraphim looked at him with gentle eyes "Yes, Adam?" the brown haired man was frustrated and had a cold frown plastered on his face "I feel Lilith has been acting weird lately but I don't know why?" Sera patted his head to which he glared at her angrily "So you want to know where you are going wrong?" Adam looked away from her and simply nodded "Then I think I know why." Adam looked up at her, dull golden eyes calculating her every word "Have you noticed how you have been treating her?"
"But I have been treating her as you have asked me to. As the First man, I must show her why I am the one in charge not a feeble and weak woman."
Sera shook her head in disappointment "I am afraid that is where you are wrong, Adam." Adam looked at her confused and slowly became increasingly aggressive "How am I wrong? I am the First Man! I can't be wrong!"
"Your arrogance blinds you, my son."
"When Lilith asked if she could help you with the bigger animals. Instead you challenged her to a wrestling match and crushed her spirit by defeating her and insulting her at the end." Adam interjected "It's not my fault! She asked for it-" Sera glared at him with her thousands of eyes flared open, Adam noticing he was crossing an unspoken limit to her patience remained silent. Sera firmly and with a heavy heart began pointing out his faults in his interactions with Lilith, his behavior and attitude towards them, and many more.
Adam slowly processed the new information that Sera had given him and began revisiting the last few days and weeks of his life and soon realization dawned on him as the ice in his heart melted and his face contorted in horror "W-What have I done! I-I have to make it up to her, Sera!" Sera smiled at her son upon seeing that he wasn't completely lost and called for Uriel "Uriel, please show us Lilith's whereabouts."
Adam watched in confusion as Sera and Uriel's eyes widened in disbelief "What's wrong? Is she okay?" Sera began ordering around the other angels but no one was explaining to him what had happened. Suddenly in a few moments, Adam found himself in front of the council of Elders and bowed on seeing the Lord in all his glory "Lilith and Lucifer." God addressed in a serious tone as Lucifer and Lilith were brought bound in chains in front of Him.
"You have defiled the sacred grounds of Eden by your union." Lilith pulled on her chains in anger "We did nothing wrong! If anything Adam should be punished for such!" But the lord didn't pay any attention to her as his gaze was fixed on the angel.
"And what is your word on this matter, Samael?" Samael's eyes were down casted and looked up to explain himself "Father, I know what I and Lily have done is wrong but we...we're in love! And if it is anyone you should punish, it should be me." God looked at him carefully and his gaze shifted to Adam who was stunned by the reveal that his wife and the Angel had loved each other behind his back all this time and was currently holding back his fury "Then it has been decided. Samael will be executed and Lilith will continue to live with Adam as his wife!" One of the Elder angel's spoke interrupting the Lord.
"Then I would rather die with Samael than live with a fucking puppet who has no strings created by a bunch of buffoons!" Lilith yelled causing whispers of disgust and yells of outrage.
"Such arrogance! How dare she insult us!"
"She should be worshiping us for even letting her have a trail!"
"Both of them should be executed!"
Elder angels began yelling angrily, causing the room to erupt in chaos. They threw insults and blames at each other while the Lord watched in silence as the Council of Elder Angels fought with such animosity and slowly His patience was thinning. He was only absent for a few months and the council became so corrupted, arrogant and disappointing to look at.
"Silence!"
God's voice thundered in the room and the sky darkened to match his mood, his eyes placed on Adam "As the Lord of Eden, Adam shall decide their fate!" his eyes narrowed in cold rage "And if anyone says otherwise, they shall face my wrath. Now, I have to go and watch guide another group of angels... so play nice everyone, Byeee!" the council sat quietly as God teleported away and watched Adam think over what to do.
Adam looked at the chained duo with an icy glare, one was his pathetic cheater of a wife and the other was a rebel against his rule. He should have them executed as an example for their transgression, he looked up to say his decision but Sera's sad look stopped him, raising doubts in himself again. Lilith's eyes held such anger towards him and Lucifer looked at him with tear filled eyes with a silent acceptance, he closed his eyes reflecting on their bond he couldn't imagine an Eden without them "I am the one who decides their fate...Right?" The Mother nodded in agreement, Adam took a deep breathe and exhaled, he knew what he had to do.
"I sentence you both to be exiled from Eden to the outskirts away from the rest of us." Sera finalized the verdict and they were banished from Eden but unknown to everyone except God, the council of Elders had cursed Lilith to suffer watching a thousand of her children die at birth and those who do survive will be stripped of their humanity. Creating hatred in their hearts towards the first man for a very long time.
"So what happened then?" Weird? Why does her voice sound a bit bubbly? Maybe she is just teasing him again.
"The Lord upon realizing the Elders deception, flaws and sins, decided to create a new council headed by Sera, the council of Elohim, after disbanding the old one and absorbing the entire council's essence." A chill traveled his spine as their screams still echoed in his ear "So anymore Questions, Carmine?"
Adam looked up to see her staring at him as if she saw a ghost, and he turned back to see what was the stare about. He saw Vaggie standing there menacingly "Vaggie! Hey! How's it going?" Adam laughed nervously only for her to narrow her eye and dashed to punch him in the gut. Adam panicked only to be met with a hug "Thank God! You're safe."
The First Dad chuckled as he returned the hug with his daughter "Me too." Suddenly Adam noticed that the pain from his wounds had disappeared "No way! My wounds they've...Mike must have healed them when he punched me! That sly fuck!" Vaggie freed herself from their hug with an angry glare "What!" the first man looked nervously at her "I-I can explain!" the smaller angel began cracking her knuckles and her her pink bow reminiscent of demonic horns "But first, I have to make sure you don't repeat this again." Adam did the smartest thing and ran for his life.
"Get back here!"
Carmilla watched in awe as her student chased her Dad angrily while everyone except Alastor who simply smiled at him, began expressing their relief upon seeing him safe "Thank you, Ms. Carmine." The Craftswoman saw as the princess bowed to her gratefully, and she simply nodded in acknowledgement.
Adam approached her after being chased and was about to say something when a woman with brown hair and golden eyes pulled her into a tight hand shake "I am so grateful for your help on returning him safe to the hotel, So no need to worry about him at all! By the way, My name is Evelyn Root!" But their was something off about her tone...It didn't sound happy at all. If you asked Carmilla, it sounded as if she was threatening her for even looking at the man.
The human stared in confusion at the new demoness and simply shrugged "Must be one of Lucifer or that Radio bitch's Lackeys." After escaping from the crazy woman, Carmilla smiled at him and placed a comforting hand "If in the future you need any help, remember you have a friend on whom you can relay on for anything." Adam wiggled his eye brows at her with a flirty look as she rolled her eyes and pushed him away, while flipping the bird at him, only to leave behind a fuming and jealous Evelyn in the corner.
Adam sighed in relief as they reached the hotel, and processed today's events "Perhaps it's time to reveal to her the technique." It may be dumb to just reveal it to her but...
He had took a lot of time to decide whether to impart the knowledge that he had safeguarded for nearly a millennia or not, to Charlie as she had proven time and again she wouldn't back down from a fight if it came in the way of her goal. Even though she was Lilith and Lucifer's daughter he had to agree that she was as stubborn as them but in the good way. After all she wanted to redeem these fuckers... Abel would have agreed with him.
"Charlie." the princess turned her gaze towards him "yes, Adam?" His eyes held a bright golden glint in them "There's a secret that only one person knew other than me. And I think you should hear it." The young demoness gulped nervously as Adam's expression turned cold at the topic he was about to bring up "Have you heard about..."
Abel's Theory