Chapter ten

Chapter 10

Gabriel lifted his head from the newspaper he was reading, confused. He put the newspaper down on the coffee table beside him, then stood up. "She didn't sound too good..." He muttered. "Maybe I'll wait until she calls again..." Gabriel spoke slowly.

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Meg laughed as she began a new day of torturing Alex, "You may have special antichrist powers, but damn, you're weak!"

Alex didn't even bother fighting back, or replying. She knew this would go on until she gave up and begged for mercy.

Lucifer said in her mind.

. Alex hissed in her head.

The torture continued getting more and more violent, but every time she was sure she should be dead, she wasn't. No matter how large the pool of blood grew on the floor, she wouldn't die. Death wouldn't let her. Scream after scream escaped her lips, some getting so loud she wasn't even sure it was herself screaming.

Alex didn't have any energy left to reply. She could hear new footsteps, and a voice telling Meg that she was done for the day. Someone gently grabbed her chin and lifted her head so they could look at her face. She could faintly see Lucifer's blue eyes, and she tried to pull her head away. He held her tighter, and placed two fingers from his free hand on her forehead.

A warm feeling spread through her entire body, and she could feel her energy slowly return. "Why...?" She choked out. The wounds that covered her entire body slowly faded, along with the blood.

"Have you learned your lesson...?" Lucifer asked, still holding her chin.

"I learned that you're even more of a douche bag than I thought." Alex growled through clenched teeth.

Lucifer sighed, "You're so stubborn."

"Of course I am." Alex hissed.

"Then I'll just have to change your mind. I'm not the bad guy, you know." Lucifer let go of her face and took a step back.

"Oh yeah, right. Cause destroying the entire world isn't bad. Or torturing someone for no reason." Alex agreed sarcastically.

"I don't want to destroy this planet. Earth is the last perfect handiwork of God." Lucifer corrected.

Alex rolled her eyes, "Please don't start with the whole sob story of why you were cast down... I think I've had enough torture."

"But do you know why I was cast down?" Lucifer asked.

"Yeah, daddy brought the new baby home and you couldn't handle it. This is all just one big temper tantrum." Alex mocked.

Lucifer sighed again, "Can't you just cooperate?"

"If I'm so hard to deal with, why don't you just get rid of me? Right now?" Alex questioned. She smirked when Lucifer didn't reply, and instead walked away, signaling something to Meg with his hand.

"I'll wipe that smug look off your face," Meg smiled, coming over to Alex.

"I'm not gonna take this shit again." Alex hissed. She had noticed earlier that there was a crack in the left cuff on her ankle. She focused all of her power into that ankle and pushed it against the cuff. The magic symbols tried to hold her back, but the amount of power she used overpowered it and her leg broke free.

"You little...." Meg trailed off, putting the knife she was holding back down on a tray. Alex easily removed the other cuffs, but wasn't prepared to hold her own body up. She fell to her knees, painfully. Meg laughed, "Can't keep it up, huh?"

She grabbed Alex by the throat and lifted her up. Alex squirmed and managed to kick Meg in the leg, making her stumble backwards into the tray holding all the torture devices. Meg fell to the ground and Alex backed away, managing to stand up.

Meg grabbed the knife that had the weird markings in it. Meg threw the blade at Alex, but in the same second Alex teleported behind her and pulled the blade from her hand. Meg stood, and pinned Alex's arms to the wall, forcing her to drop the blade.

They both turned when they heard someone clear their throat. "Let her go, Child." Meg turned and glared at Alex, before dropping her arms and stepping away.

"She tried to escape." Meg informed Lucifer.

"Yeah, I think he can see that, idiot." Alex rolled her eyes. Meg glared at her again.

"How about we try a different method?" Lucifer suggested. "I was almost sure you learned, but now I'll try something else."

Alex's body moved on its own, and she walked across the room and handcuffed herself to another set of magic chains. Lucifer then came over and cuffed her ankles, then he fixed the fallen tray of torture weapons. He picked up a random weapon and twirled it in his hands, "I guess I will have to get my hands a little dirty..."

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Gabriel heard Alex call to him for the third time. He had been pacing around nervously, because he wasn't able to track down her exact location. "But how am I supposed to get her out of there, and avoid him?" Gabriel began to pace again.

It infuriated Gabriel to think about what his brother could be doing to Alex. He knew she wouldn't ask for help unless it was really needed, and that hurt even more. He paced around his apartment some more, trying to think up a plan. Every idea that came to mind was ruined by the fact that no matter what he did, no matter what trick he used, Lucifer would know it's him.

"My only option is to pop in when no one's around and grab her before anyone notices." Gabriel talked to himself. It was a sketchy plan, but it was all he could do.

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Alex's voice had become hoarse from all of her screaming, and she wasn't sure how much more she could handle. Lucifer's torture was even worse than Meg's, he knew millions of tricks. Every time her body had been torn to shreds, with barely any uncut skin, he would heal her, making her body like new. It was pure hell for Alex, while Lucifer seemed to be enjoying himself.

"Alright," Lucifer sighed, putting his weapon down, after having destroyed her body for the tenth time. "I think you've had enough, yes? I'll let you rest for a little while." Then he left, without another word, as Alex hung limply from the chains while they dug into her skin.