Chapter 31: Chapter 14.2 – Redemption ~ Once you cover up my bruises and battle scars. But it always ends the same.

*Redemption by Nightcore

 

Michael hit the space key and the video played. They all sat in silence, staring intensely as the video played Pitch moving back and forth during his three days stay at the Heroes’ Headquarters’ basement. The video was on the fast speed and they did slow it down to its regular speed as Michael, Kate, and Sara walked in with Daniel monitoring Pitch closely as Michael spoke.

Nothing seemed to interest any of the heroes and villains sitting at the table. Michael paused the video as dessert came and spoons were passed out. A few minutes of the silence of blissful sugary carvings and back to the video.

Then the scene as little Sara asked with gaunt big, black eyes, tugging at Michael’s shirt, “Why are you killing him? He’s nice. Don’t kill him. You always said to give everyone a second chance.”

Kate responded restorative, “If we give him a second chance, a World War would probably break out. Or he would kill all the heroes. Do you want that, Sara?”

Sara’s small frame had looked at Pitch as like anyone else, someone who was incredibly dangerous, “Why is the handsome ones always the most dangerous ones?”

Sara couldn’t help but chuckle at her immature, little self. She knew she was pretty, not fully mature but she didn’t realize how much she had grown after all this time. As she wondered, cutting off the video’s noise to her thoughts: I do remember asking for Pitch having another chance. And part of Sara, still felt that way. For what she had known, Pitch hadn’t done anything wrong at all while he skipped the meeting of death.

As the video ended, Kate breathed breathlessly, shaking her head in shock, " How could he have possibly found a way out of that situation?” Kate couldn’t see any flaw when the scene went forward of Kate, Sara, Michael, and Daniel leaving Pitch in the darkness. Morning and evening angels gave him trays of food and new clothing, with a bar of soap. When the doors opened and angels came to drag him out, everything seemed fine, and he fought back, but they had him with strong grasps. Everything is going so smoothly. The video clicked off as she watched Lucifer finish off the triple chocolate sundae.

Then it hit her, she gazed up at Michael and Lucifer, “Everything seems so perfect and fine throughout the video...so put in place. We expected Pitch to give out a fighting chance at escape when the angels start to drag him to his death. Everything is so flawless…” she couldn’t believe if she was even right about this, “What if it was staged?”

“What?” stared back at Michael in wonder, “What! Staged? Please do elaborate.”

Kate glanced at Lucifer’s cold usual face, also trying to seemingly understand Kate’s meanings. “What if Pitch had managed to get out before his trails? I know we have thought of this,” she could feel her heart racing as she began, “but, think about it. We see what we would expect from Pitch and it is given. Nothing out of the ordinary at all to report. I am saying Pitch—”

Michael gave a deathly paled expression, “Had a helper.”

“Yes,” declared Kate, a little bit of proudness beaming of this ridiculous idea...but was it that ridiculous after all?”

Lucifer chimed in, “So, you are saying Pitch staged his death? How? He couldn’t use his powers...but you say someone else was helping him all this time?” One eye very quickly flickered to Sara.

“Or,” Sara said, “He could’ve used whoever to help him find a way out.”

Lucifer’s soft words echoed in his thoughts: To give him a second chance. The Devil had never seen the video of that day, but now he was understanding more of the importance of how Pitch fled. And she doesn’t remember anything. Lucifer almost pitied the poor girl—except she was Michael’s daughter and the second-highest-ranking hero at the San Francisco headquarters. And she freed Pitch What else could that possibly that girl add to her title? Lucifer hoped that was it.

Michael’s mused over this, leaning back in a mindful approach, “But...everyone that I allowed to had connections with Pitch I was strict. I trusted everyone who came to observe Pitch in which we thought was his final days.”

“Then,” Sara waved her hands as if this situation was as easy as a slice of pie, “Then interview all the people who came to connection to Pitch.”

Lucifer felt his heart tighten, this was going way easier than he liked. He had to talk to Pitch soon.

Michael gave out a dashing grin and smacked his forehand dumbfounded, “Of course, Katerina and Sara, you guys are life savers. I should’ve thought of that sooner.” He stood up and came out of his booth, “Yes, I will start that process of talking to each individual.”

“Good,” Kate said.

The bill came and Michael gave the tip and paid with his credit card. He asked, “Do you still have my other credit card, Sara, sweetie?” as he wrote down his name.

Sara said, “Yeah, it’s in my wallet someone in my cloak.”

Michael looked at Lucifer, pressing his lips together, and then said, “At least I don’t have to interview you, you never did visit Pitch during his last days.”

Sara blurted out the question without much thoughtfulness to Lucifer, “What did Pitch even do to you?”

Michael gave her a jagged stare and Kate scowled, but they let Lucifer answer for himself.

The Devil replied, “He didn’t…” If he had to be honest with himself, he was a little upset with Pitch, but it wasn’t his fault. His mind wasn’t clear during those hard few months, “I blamed him for killing my sister.”

“Oh fuck,” gasped Sara.

Michael shook his head, “Language, darling.”

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“What?” stated Sara in confusion, “That’s depressing as shit.”

Lucifer chuckled, “Thank you, I guess.” He quickly looked at Michael and back at the oak table filled with empty plates and cups. He inhaled the cool air in the dark restaurant, “I put everything into thinking  Pitch could save her and when he didn’t, I was so disappointed and frustrated.”

Silence leaked in the air like a disgusting funeral procession.

Lucifer cleared his throat, “Anyway, now you think I would work with that monster?”

Michael had little understanding of what Pitch did that drove Lucifer insane into having him killed. He knew Pitch was one of the few people that took Lucifer into a different consideration as not just the Devil, but as a person with feelings.

Sara’s mind wondered if Pitch should’ve died that faithful day, but in her deepest heart, she still felt he deserved another chance. She whispered, her heart filled with sorrow but she tried to bury that feeling deep; because Lucifer was a beast and that’s all she should think of him. She so wanted to press further into Lucifer’s sister and what possibly happened to her. This was the first time that she knew that Lucifer had a sister—her eyes startled Michael, “She was your sister too, wasn’t she?”

Michael stood up, “We need to go, Sara, drop it.” His eyes gave a warning sign if she indulged in this conversation anymore, he would snap at her in an ugly way that she hated.

Sara felt Lucifer’s dark eyes on her and she hugged herself as Kate and she came out of the booth, feeling now quite stupid. She should’ve seen the sensitive atmosphere when she asked those silly questions that were none of her business. She would keep her mouth shut from now and keep that topic away as far as possible, “Sorry I asked, Mr. Morning-star.” She gazed her eyes down to the cream-colored soft titles on the flooring.

Lucifer said calmly, “It’s fine.” He kept his face neutral that Michael’s daughter didn’t know any of that story, but wasn’t a bit surprised either that his brother wouldn’t tell that heartbreaking story to her. A secret.

Michael could bury in for all Lucifer cared...although, didn't respect their sister as how his brother dismissed her just as another human passing the world. They thanked the waiter again and went outside to the rising stars and a hardcore full moon shining back. Lucifer turned to Michael, ahead of them, “Thank you for letting me catch up on the events of Thomas Pitch with you.”

Michael smiled, “No problem.” He tried to suppress his feelings about enjoying his brother’s company. He missed Lucifer so much, it sickened him how he could still feel some kind of love and remorse for his twin brother after what so much had happened between them.

“Are you going to plan to put a final death on Pitch?” inquired Lucifer, gazing at Michael’s soft eyes.

“Yes. But, I need to persuade him how he manages to escape and find whoever let him out.”

Lucifer said, still facing Michael, but his eyes darting to Sara, unnoticeable, “What will you do to the person who helped Pitch if that is even true.”

Michael sighed, seeing people walk by them, some college girls giggling at Lucifer as they passed by and even giving his daughter a strange look, the way she sullenly held her poster and where her cloak gave her off a mysterious allure. “I don’t know, Lucifer. I don’t want to kill people left and right.”

“You do that to my demons,” Lucifer flatly answered, knowing that statement was a lost cause.

Michael said, “Because they hurt others.”

“This world deserves nothing but pain,” growled Lucifer, “And even half what my demons do to you, you think it affects the humans in this disgusting world? They kill their people willingly. I don’t even have to slip demons into their minds giving off commands. The humans are so used to sin that it’s worthless trying to save them, Michael.”

Michael scoffed, shaking his head, and glared at Lucifer now, “I protect God’s people from that wrath of people like you trying to put an end to them.”

Lucifer said with no feelings toward this world, “There is no human here that I think is worth saving,” he took a step down the busy road. He grinned handsomely, people giving him questioning looks, “Unless, Michael you can prove someone worth saving this world, which is impossible, this world deserves to perish.”

Michael was wishing he never brought Lucifer along. He already gave him his promise as they came to the restaurant that Lucifer could assist in any way, “Save your breath, Lucifer. Every soul in this world deserves to be saved.” He cast his eyes lovingly at his pained brother, “Even yours.”

Lucifer let a bark of laughter, “Me? Redemption is out of my life. Everyone knows that, even those disgusting mortals.” He stepped further into the streets into the middle of the lawn that separated the two lines.  

Michael knew that his brother was right. There was never going to be redemption for him, but, deep in his soul, for the first time talking to him like a full-on conversation which they hadn’t for ages, he wished Lucifer was happy.

As the car was by Lucifer, Lucifer vanished unseen.

Michael hugged Sara protectively and took Kate’s hands. The Archangel had everyone he wanted and loved. He was content. What was happening in the events of Thomas Pitch was just a little bug in his way.

Michael, for the first time, was regretting all the harsh things he had done and said to Lucifer, and even thought his brother deserved nothing but torment...he knew that Lucifer never deserved any of that. He was just trying to do what he thought was right.

MIchael gazed up to the beautiful sky full of wonder and endless life...and he prayed. "Father, hear my plea. You know what I want and you want for your son, my brother to feel…" To feel what? The word snapped into place, "To feel love again.”

When the Archangel finished his deep praying for only a few seconds, he tugged at his girls. They started to walk down the busy night of San Francisco back home. Michael’s locks flowed behind him into a beautiful golden swirl. But even as Michael wished well for his evil twin brother; and felt love for Lucifer which he hadn’t since before the Holy War—he couldn’t vanquish the bitterness that coursed through him.

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