[3rd POV]
"Well the offer is simple, little demon. You become my aid of sorts, running the show when I'm gone. In return, I'll give you a "Blessing" of sorts that will make you stronger than any other Demon, and the stronger and larger Hell becomes, the stronger you'll get. I will, of course, also pay any sort of currency you want whenever you travel to the human world. And should you wish to bring someone with you, then I can grant them the right to enter Hell to see you" Lucifer responded with a smile, as she was genuinely interested in recruiting Mazikeen.
While she could run the entirety of Hell by herself, she'd rather have someone else there just in case, and Maze would be the absolute perfect person for the job. The woman was already experienced in leading and running parts of Hell, so once Lucifer gave her her blessing, she'd become even better at it.
Maze, hearing the offer, couldn't help but look at Lucifer in surprise, as the offer itself was...a lot. "What does this "Blessing" crap even mean?"
"It means that you'll become a higher level Demon, an Ascended Demon if you will, giving you powers like the ability to use magic, teleportation, massively increased strength, the ability to conjure and control hellfire, and all sorts of other abilities. It'd also make you immortal as long as I live, except to soul based attacks. Basically, you'll become much stronger, and far superior to any of your demon brethren" Lucifer answered, as Maze began to look more and more interested in the idea of joining her.
"You don't have to decide now, of course. You've got plenty of time" Lucifer added, noticing the look of interest, but also conflict. She knew better than to force this on her, and instead, she'd wait until the woman was ready on her own.
"I-thank you. I'll...think about it" Maze said with an appreciative nod, before walking off, but not before glancing at Lucifer one last time as she left.
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[Later]
A while later, Lucifer was sitting at an empty desk, watching with a deadpan as more and more flowers were sent to the DJ, who was sitting at Chloe's empty desk. The man had an awkward smile on his face as he was literally surrounded by gift baskets and flowers.
'I know the guy is a pretty decent DJ, but this seems like a bit much' Lucifer thought with a sweatdrop, before she noticed Samael and Chloe walking over.
"Hey" Jed said as Chloe pulled down one of the plastic wrappers of a basket, so she could actually see the man.
"Hey. Good news. We found the woman who broke into your studio and planted some secret recording devices last week" Chloe said as Jed raised an eyebrow.
"That's good news?"
"Well, we're hoping that it will identify the killer" Chloe replied, as Samael couldn't help but add his own words.
"Whomever he may be" Samael said, focusing on the "He" part more than the others.
"What's with all the gift baskets?" Chloe asked, as Lucifer spoke up.
"His fans, they've been bringing the things in for like an hour now. Seems like they found out his place blew up, and are rather...devoted. Which is honestly a little creepy" Lucifer said.
"Devoted to him? Yes, that is crazy" Samael said with a small glance at the man he was very obviously jealous of.
"Wait, do you think one of your fans could be behind this?" Chloe asked Jed who shook his head.
"I doubt it, they're pretty harmless. Though I have heard of a few really obsessed ones chatting on a message board, but I've never had a problem"
"That you know of...I'm going to look into it, you stay put" Chloe responded, as she began to walk off, only for Jed to get to his feet.
"Speaking of, I am getting a little stir-crazy here"
"Oh. Well, you still have to be safe. You could stay-" "Cherry, are you inviting me to stay-" "My place. Yes. Yes, that's exactly what she's suggesting. Excellent idea, detective. It's like you're reading my mind" Samael cut them off, not wanting Jed to be anywhere near Chloe's home.
"Ah, and mystery shall come with us!" Samael added, as Chloe replied with a "Great".
Looking back to Lucifer and Jed, Samael spoke up.
"Well then, shall we?"
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Standing at the top of Lux, where Samael's penthouse was, Lucifer hummed "Not bad, not bad at all"
"Did you have to knock him out though? He was a little bit of a bore, but I'm not sure if he needed that" Lucifer asked, glancing at Jed who was unconscious on the couch, courtesy of an annoyed Samael.
"Yes well, that little voice of his was grating on my nerves. What, did you wish to hear him continue to babble on about being a DJ or whatever he speaks of?" Samael asked as Lucifer snorted, taking a glass of bourbon as Samael handed it to her.
"Hells no, but he wasn't evil or anything. And he isn't trying to steal Chloe from you, Samael"
"You know, I must ask, how is it you know my true name? And why is it you insist on calling me by that blasted old thing?" Samael asked as Lucifer just smirked.
"That'd be spoilers my dear friend. All shall be revealed when the time is right, I promise" Lucifer replied, taking a sip of the bourbon, noting that it actually was quite good, which was saying a lot for someone like her.
"Could I at least have a hint as to what your name is? Calling you mystery girl constantly is becoming a bore" Samael asked as Lucifer hummed, before replying.
"You may call me Star" Lucifer said, inwardly cackling at how obvious it was, and yet, Samael wouldn't even realize due to how outlandish that would be.
"Well Star, do you have any lovers to note, as you are quite the-" "I've got a wife and 3 kids, Samael" Lucifer cut him off, not even wanting to hear the offer he was about to give her, cringing at the mere thought of it all.
"Ah, I suppose that suits you. You certainly give off the "I'm a mysterious lesbian who is annoyingly interesting" vibes" Samael replied with a nod.
Lucifer snorted at this, as she replied "And you certainly give off the "I'm totally in love with Chloe but am quite dumb when it comes to love" vibes" Lucifer said, as Samael pouted, yes, pouted.
"Yeah, never do that again. A pout on your face just makes you look constipated" Lucifer said with a cringe as Samael gasped.
"I will have you know that I cannot get constipated! And if I did, I would certainly still look better than anyone else while doing it!" Samael replied with an exaggerated huff, which was probably real knowing his character.
"Yes yes, whatever you say Samael. Now, are you going to answer the damn phone that has been ringing for 5 minutes, or am I going to have to?" Lucifer asked, eyebrow twitching as the phone rang for what was probably the 20th time.
"Fine, fine. It's just my brother Amenadiel. Probably to call about something boring like what food I've eaten today, or what the case I worked on today was" Samael responde with a huff, as he answered the phone while walking off, quietly conversing with his brother, a groan escaping his lips as he walked back a couple of minutes later, asking a very important question...probably.
"Do you have any idea how to make a brat stop crying?"
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After riding in Samael's iconic car for the second time that day, they had pulled into the driveway of a rather average looking home, before Lucifer followed Samael, as he opened the front door and walked, the cries of a child immediately entering her ears as they entered.
Jed was once again out like a light in the back of Samael's car.
"What are you doing?" Samael asked a tall man that was holding the child, trying to calm him. This "Man" was in fact, Amenadiel, Samaels brother, and one of the Archangels of Heaven. He was also the father of the child he was holding.
Next to him was Dan, who was trying his best to calm the child, Charlie.
"I have been trying to soothe Charlie for...it's...what time is it?" Amenadiel asked Dan who replied with a "I don't know, I don't know. And I'm helping out because I'll do anything to avoid that Ass-hat Jed"
"Ah, thats fair. He's out like a baby in the back of my car, so you don't need to worry about all of that. And this is making it worse" Samael said, grabbing a small stereo that was playing the spider song.
"Shouldn't you be involved in the sting over at Lux? And what is she doing here?" Dan asked as Samael looked at him in confusion.
"I don't know anything about a sting. And she's here because she has three children of her own, so if anyone could help it'd be her" Samael said, pointing to Lucifer who was looking at the little baby.
Amenadiel looked at her in confusion, as like Samael, he could tell that she was far from normal. But before he could say anything, she walked forward.
"Well isn't he a cute little thing!" Lucifer cooed, as the child began to stare at her, the cries slowly stopping as Lucifer softly tapped his cheek, causing the baby to giggle.
"How did you-" "Children love to play, Amenadiel. In this case, I'm rather sure he's just missing his Mama. All we gotta do is play with the little cutie and he'll tucker out on his own" Lucifer replied, as the man looked down at his son who was happily giggling and cheering as Lucifer began to make goofy faces at him.
"I can play with him while you get cleaned up, if you'd like?" Lucifer offered, as Amenadiel glanced at Samael who nodded, causing Amenadiel to look down at his son before handing him to Lucifer who moved over and grabbed some of the child's toys, beginning to play with the baby.
Walking over to Samael, Amenadiel couldn't help but ask "Who is she, brother?"
"I have absolutely no clue, which is what is so intriguing about her. She's certainly not human, but whatever she is, it's not anything we've seen before, that much is certain. I can tell you that she won't harm Charlie, she's not like that" Samael spoke to his brother as Amenadiel let out a relieved sigh, before walking off to get changed into better clothing, leaving Lucifer with a giggling child, Dan watching in awe, and Samael looking at her, more and more intrigued on who the hell she was.
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Around an hour later, Charlie was peacefully sleeping in his crib, as Amenadiel leaned back with a sigh. He had to get Samael's help when Lucifer had answered a call from Alice, forcing the devil to use his demonic face to calm the child, which weirdly enough, worked quite well.
It was during this time that Lucifer noticed Jed was gone, but she knew that he was just at Lux and was going to be fine, so she didn't care very much.
Looking down at the sleeping baby, Lucifer glanced at the time and cringed, before turning to Samael and Amenadiel "I've gotta go, the wife and kids are...probably not pleased with me. I've also got movie night tonight. Will you be able to put him back to sleep if he wakes up?" Lucifer asked Amenadiel.
"I've got it, but thank you, truly" Amenadiel responded with a grateful look on his face, as she chuckled.
"Well, I'll be off. Do enjoy yourselves, ah, and I hope you make up with Chloe, Samael" Lucifer said, as she gave the man a wave before walking out of the house, Amenadiel's eyes widening upon hearing the name Samael.
Walking out of the home, Lucifer had only one thought on her mind as she left, a mischievous smirk on her face, as she thought.
'Have fun dealing with that, Samael"
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That's the end of the chapter!
I hope this was better than last chapter (I think it was...probably). Next chapter will be shorter, around 1.3k words or so.
Anyways, have a good day!