Time Travel AU Part: 11

Time Travel AU Part: 11

A darkness loomed over Eden. Its once clear bright skies were now replaced with dark clouds that swirled in the gloomy sky. Heaven’s portal opened itself with a thunderous boom that echoed throughout the garden. A blinding light appeared from the centre of the swirling clouds, and dark silhouettes of fast descending angels quickly came into view. Their bodies glowing like freezing fire, their presence cold and far away, and eyes…penetrating eyes that burned through the skin and into one’s bones. The angels were not here for a mere visit.

A flash of white-blue wings pierced through the air and into the scene of the incident. Michael landed in front of Adam and Eve, all six wings widely spread out, halo burning in holy fire. He had felt corruption and evil seep and bury its twisted roots within the garden of Eden, and rushed towards where he felt the source was. For once, he had hoped he was wrong, but half eaten fruit that laid on the ground near the two humans proved him otherwise. 

“W-what happened?,” he asked in disbelief. 

“The second woman, Eve, had ignored her husband’s warning and thus, broken God’s rule,” Sera stated as she landed gracefully beside Michael, looking down on Eve’s trembling form still under Adam’s arms. “She had released evil into the world.”

Michael crouched in front of both Adam and Eve, and softly asked, “Why Eve? How could you do such a thing?”

Just then a struggling Lilith was brought out from the trees, hands held behind her back by an angel. 

“We found her disguised as a snake, running towards the garden entrance.”

Another angel had cast a spell to track Lilith’s partner in this crime. Golden dust quickly spread from the angel and outwards to the rest of the garden. The spell hit something within the branches of the tree of knowledge, and a winged serpent with a silent presence was forcibly returned to its original form, an angel with red and white wings known for their mischievous nature. Lucifer fell to the ground, his disguise ruined.

“Eve had been tricked into eating the fruit by Lucifer,” Adam answered Michael. “Lilith disguised herself as Lucifer to distract and keep me away from Eve as Lucifer tricked her. I tried to stop Eve, but I was too late.” Adam looked at Michael with tearful eyes as he kept his hold on Eve, who remained quiet as she hid in Adam’s comforting embrace, despite trembling himself. 

Lucifer stood up from where he fell, all six wings flaring defensively. “All we tried to do was give her knowledge and free will!” He then turned to Adam, finger accusingly pointing at him. “We only did that because Adam cannot be trusted! He hides it well from the rest of you, but I’ve observed him and he is far from innocent. I’ve seen him teach Eve terrible things such as the killing of animals. We only wanted to save Eve!”. He gasped for breath as his eyes scanned the angels that surrounded him. They remained silent, but their eyes showed a lack of faith. He then turned to Michael. Their personalities were quite different, and they clashed a few times before, but they were brothers and they knew each other well. Michael should know that he wouldn’t lie about things such as this, that this wasn’t another one of his tricks.

“Michael, you’ve spent some time with them. Surely, you’ve noticed Adam’s behaviour too?,” he asked with pleading eyes, hoping that he would believe him.

“You said you’ve observed Adam?,” asked Michael, his tone even.

“Yes? I told you I saw him corrupting Eve’s mind,” Lucifer answered.

“Then that means you were sneaking into the garden all this time despite being banished.” Michael narrowed his eyes at Lucifer, his cold blue gaze freezing him on his spot. “It seems like this was premeditated.”

“What? That’s not the point! I– ack!” Lucifer fell to his knees as chains wrapped around his limbs and his neck, bringing him close to the ground.

“You’ve been sneaking into the garden for an unknown amount of time, cooking up your wicked plans and dragged the first woman to go along with it, and yet, you point your finger towards the first man?,” Michael questioned Lucifer as he stood above his defeated form. How dare Lucifer spread such ridiculous lies about Adam when the man had been nothing but remain obedient towards Heaven? Yes, it was true he had been visiting Eden frequently as of late, and Adam was anything but malicious.

The look on Michael’s face was of anger and disappointment, but mostly anger. Anger at his brother’s audacity and actions. “Wasn’t it enough that you had taken his first wife?,” he continued. “Now, you ruin his second, release evil into the world, and then spread lies about Adam. When is it ever enough, Lucifer? What’s your goal here?”

Hope all but drained from Lucifer’s already pale face. He couldn’t believe it. His straight-laced brother who was always the voice of reason was completely blinded by Adam’s lies and pretend innocence. In the background, he could see Adam’s figure just behind Michael. Their eyes met briefly, no words exchanged between them, but the message was sent. Realisation crashing at him hard like gigantic waves in a stormy ocean. Adam had purposely been appealing to Michael. All those times he had seen him spend time with his brother. It wasn’t just to drive Lucifer away from him, to stop him collecting evidence. It was also his way of slowly securing his spot in Michael’s heart. Lucifer realised too late. He had lost his brother to Adam. He once again did a quick sweep of the angels that surrounded him. This time, he saw it clearly. None of them were on his side. Not even his brother.

“You all have heard Michael,” Sera interrupted. “Your claims are unfounded Lucifer. The results of your actions, however, are very much real.”

A cold heavenly glow then engulfed the seraphim, her tall figure a pillar of absolute authority amongst the crowd. “As High Seraphim of Heaven and by the authority bestowed upon me, Lucifer, I strip you of your status as an angel. Angels are the righteous followers of God, which you clearly are not.” The glow around her shone even brighter, almost blinding. Her six wings spread out magnificently as she brought down judgement, “You will be exiled to the burning pit that you have caused to be formed.” She then turned to Lilith, piercing gaze softening slightly, her wrath simmering a little in consideration of her human nature, but still present. “Lilith, for being his willing accomplice, shall join Lucifer to burn in the dark pit where you can only ever witness the dark side of life that you have released and none of the good that you have betrayed.”

A coldness washed over Lucifer. The reality of the situation dragging him to dark depths he didn’t know even ever existed. Many thoughts and feelings all at once hurled at him, drowning him in a sea of confusion and disbelief. Was this really happening? How was it even possible? He was one of God’s most favoured angels! There was no way this could be real. Snapping out of his shock, Lucifer began to struggle, unwilling to relent to their judgement. They’ve all gone blind. But despite his efforts, the chains remained unyielding and instead became shorter, its grip on him tighter. The chains forced him to fall on the ground, his back exposed to the air. A set of footsteps approached his prone form, and panic swallowed him whole once he heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed in front of him. His struggles intensified, and he could hear Lilith on the side yelling for them to stop. But they weren’t stopping. The presence of the cold blade inched closer and closer.

Someone grasped the base of his wings, holding its trembling and struggles still. “Please don’t make this any harder than it needs to be. It will only hurt more if you struggle.”

With his face pressed to the ground, Lucifer couldn’t see who held the sword to his wings. But that voice. That seemingly apologetic tone belonged to someone who he thought was the voice reason. Someone who was always willing to listen to both sides. But it seemed that Lucifer was mistaken. Michael was just another one of Heaven’s dogs.

With a sharp inhale as his only warning, Lucifer felt the biting pain of his wings being separated from his being one by one. Michael tried to be swift with it, but there was no reducing the anguish of one’s nature being separated from itself. The pain burned through the stubs of what his wings used to be, seeping through his bones and spreading throughout his body, leaving Lucifer gasping and crying helplessly on the ground. There was nothing to catch his fall now.

The angels watched in stunned silence. No one had ever had their wings cut before. It was such an integral part of an angel’s being. Others look on, nodding their heads in agreement, while others look away, unable to bear the sight of their former companion writhing in unimaginable pain. With most of the angels stupefied, Lilith managed to slip free from the grasp of the angel holding her and rushed to her beloved’s side. His robes were stained and soaked golden, his breathing erratic and shallow, but he was alive. Lilith protectively wrapped her arms around Lucifer, careful not to agitate the wounds fresh on his back. 

“You–! How could all of you do this to your kind?!,” she shouted at the angels. “You say humans are perfect, and yet I’ve been banished for my choice. You claimed Lucifer to be one of you, and yet you refuse to entertain anything he says. You’re all just liars, blinded by your own ego! There’s no freedom here. Be it in Eden or Heaven.”

The earth began to rumble, and soon cracks formed on the ground beneath the accused lovers. Heat seeped through the soil as the ground began to soften as it gradually caved down. Lucifer managed to look up, the chains on his limbs no longer holding him down. 

“Michael, please..!,” he sobbed. Tears flowed freely from his eyes as desperation and fear flooded his being. He didn’t know precisely what would happen, but he knew there was no turning back if it did. 

Michael was angry at both Lucifer and Lilith, sure, but that didn’t mean he wanted this to happen to them. To see his own brother broken like this, and done so by his own two hands, it hurt and filled him with guilt, but Lucifer and Lilith’s actions were not something that could be forgiven. To disrespect God in such a way was an unforgivable sin. So, he turned his head away from them, unable to look at them anymore for it would burn him up. 

“I’m sorry Lucifer, but Heaven is done being lenient with you.”

The ground caved in even more, slowly sinking further in heated depths. Lilith held onto Lucifer, heartbroken by his brother’s betrayal. Fear settled in both of their hearts, grasping it and choking it, intending to leave a permanent scar. For a brief moment Lucifer locked eyes with Adam, who was still seated on the ground with Eve in his arms. Molten gold eyes that seemed to melt through his very being, threatening to swallow him whole. Adam tilted his head towards Eve’s enacting a loving embrace. His smirk all but gleeful at Lucifer’s imminent downfall. Deja vu struck Lucifer. It was just like back then, at the gates of Eden. Adam acted all smug, no signs of fear or confusion on his face as if he knew what would happen all along. 

Adam mouthed silently at Lucifer, “I guess you lose. Again.”

Before Lucifer could fully register his words, a great rumbling shook Eden once more and the ground beneath both him and Lilith opened up devouring the two of them towards their hellish fate. Their screams filled the air and echoed in the burning abyss down below until the ground closed up, sealing the two lover’s fate. 

“Now, Eve.”

[Future chapters will be even slower from now on since I'm starting my masters degree this monday 🫠. But I'm committed to this, so it won't be abandoned!]

Part 10

Part 12

Swap AU Part: 3

The tall grass swayed gently along the passing warm passing breeze, dancing like soft waves in a golden sea. The morning sun was still climbing up the clear skies, gradually brightening and warming up the garden. Adam was draped over a lion, both lazing about under the late morning sun, and both exhausted after a bout of rough housing. His limbs hang limply over the animal, his breathing was a little erratic, and there was a thin layer of sweat covering his body, giving it a subtle shine. Recently, Adam had been finding it difficult to have energy for himself, but lately, it seemed that Michael’s visits had been slowly but surely helping him find that energy back. Today, he woke up feeling better than he had been in a long time, with a similar vigour that he once used to have, and with a few more hours before his shared lunch with Michael, Adam decided to wander back to places he had neglected since the Lucifer and Lilith thing. The savannah, as he had named it, was one of his favourite places to spend time in. From the long golden grass fields to oddly shaped plants with rarely blooming flowers, it was a place that used to always pique his interest. That, and also because it housed his favourite animal, the lion. Always looking so majestic and refined, but really, they were just as friendly and playful as the other inhabitants of the garden. Adam especially loved playing with them, their fur blending in with the tall grass made games with them much more challenging and fun. 

Regaining some strength back in his limbs, Adam petted the lion, its soft fur easily giving way between his fingers. “I missed you,” he muttered as he snuggled into its fur. 

The lion carefully tilted on its side before swiping the first man off its back, who let out a small yelp, and onto the ground beside it. It then began to eagerly rub its head onto Adam’s, almost drowning the first man with its affection. 

“I see you missed me too,” Adam laughed while trying to hold back the onslaught of nuzzles with both hands.

“Adam.”

The voice sounded so familiar, yet something he hadn’t heard of in a while. Still lying on the ground, Adam turned his head to look up at the source of the voice. Ah. No wonder he hadn’t heard this voice in a while despite its familiarity, he had been avoiding the owner of the voice. Adam remained frozen on the ground as he stared wide eyed at Lucifer’s anxious figure standing in front of him. 

Lucifer played with his fingers as his eyes wandered back and forth between Adam and the ground. Guilt had been eating away at him this past few weeks, and while he knew his brother was looking after Adam, he still worried for his best friend. That, and his absence had made him realise just how much he enjoyed his company. “I…would you be willing to–”

“No.” Snapping out of his daze, Adam scurried behind the lion. “...sorry.”

That caused the tightness in his chest to become more painful. Lucifer had some disagreements with the first man before, but never this bad. He had never been rejected for as long as this. And he knew he deserved it, for having hurt his friend this badly, for having betrayed his trust. But he also wanted Lilith’s love. He may have gone about it the wrong way, but he didn’t regret pursuing the first woman. Her love had completed him before he even realised he was missing a piece. Although, the aftermath had left him shattered. Lucifer looked towards the lion, where Adam had hidden his form. 

“I’m really really sorry for hurting you Adam,” Lucifer pleaded. “If there’s anything I could do to make it up to you. Anything!” He tried to take a step forward, wanting to be closer and to see his friend, but the growl and the intense glare of the lion held him back. 

No response. 

Lucifer felt tears well up in his eyes, “I really messed up this time, huh?”. He wasn’t about to give up though. Adam was still here, he hadn’t run away yet, so he still had a chance. A chance to mend their relationship. 

Just as he was about to say something, a hand grabbed at his shoulder, pulling him slightly away from Adam. Lucifer turned to check on the offender and was greeted by the face of his brother.

“Lucifer, I don’t think Adam wants to see you right now,” Michael stated as a matter-of-factly. The first man had been doing well lately, he wasn’t going to allow Lucifer to undo that progress. And while he still didn’t know what happened, it was obvious that the angel of creation was involved. Michael gave Lucifer a slight nod before heading towards Adam, the lion’s defensive posture easing a bit for Michael.

“There you are,” Michael said, a gentle smile on his lips, as he rounded behind the lion. “I was looking for you. I thought we were having lunch together?”

Lucifer stood baffled. Was his brother, the leader of the heavenly host Michael, smiling? And that softly too? Also, since when did they eat lunch together? As far as he knew, Michael didn’t even bother with Eden’s inhabitants, much less try its fruits. But what really baffled him, and made him burn up in jealousy, was when he saw a glimpse of Adam sit up from behind the lion as he desperately clung to Michael’s kneeling form beside him as he whispered comforting words to him. How the first man seemed relieved and genuinely happy to see the angel. It used to be him in that spot. It used to be him that the first man clung to and had shared lunches with. It used to be him, always. But now it seemed that he got replaced. 

Michael turned towards Lucifer’s gloomy form, clearing his throat so as to catch his attention and drag him out of whatever thoughts plagued his mind, “We’ll be going then.” He spread out his wings, all six beautifully blue and white as wide as the cloudy sky. He held out his hand to the first man, “Let’s go.”

“You’re taking me flying?!,” gasped Adam as he bounced on his feet, his mood quickly brightening up. 

“Only if you want to.”

“I would love to!” Adam quickly took the offered hand as he allowed Michael to hold him close. 

“Hold on tight.” And Adam did, wrapping himself around the angel. Before taking off, Michael gave Lucifer a final look, “See you then.” Lucifer gave a small wave in return, his lips in a bitter smile. Then, Michael took Adam to the skies, and Lucifer was left alone in the grassfield. 

Lucifer watched their figures fly away from him, getting smaller every second. In each of those seconds, his friend was getting further away from him, slowly being dragged away from his reach. He laughed bitterly, “I guess I got a taste of my own medicine, huh.”

—-

Adam closed his eyes when he felt the ground leaving his feet and the wind crashing on him. Despite having flown before, with Lucifer, some fear still lingered from being up so high, but the rush and the joy of being so high up overruled his fear of heights as usual. When he opened his eyes again, he was greeted with sights he had never seen before. They were so high up! Lucifer had never flown him this high before, so high up in the clouds. Out of instinct, Adam clung even tighter onto Michael. 

Having noticed his tense grip, Michael slowed his flying as he patted Adam’s head. “Are you scared? Do you want to go back down?”

Adam shook his head, “No. It’s just that,” he turned to look around, one hand reaching out to touch a nearby cloud. “I’ve never been so high up before.” His eyes glistened with wonder. He rubbed his fingertips, slightly wet from touching the cloud before he reached out again to grab a handful of it. The cool, barely there wetness of the water vapours in the cloud felt nice on his skin. How the clouds seemed solid until he made contact with it, quickly dissipating as tiny droplets on top of his skin. And the sights! Everything looked so small from where he was. Rivers and forests seemingly smaller than the palm of his hand. There weren’t even any flying birds from where they were. It was like they had found a little spot in Eden no one knew of. Almost like a secret hideout. 

Michael looked down on the human he held within his arms. It seemed that Adam was regaining his vigour back, the one he had heard about before his visits. His eyes shone brightly like twin pairs of suns, only it was somehow even brighter, as he took in all the new sights around him. And he had never seen the first man smile so widely before. It was always bitter smiles or small smiles that never seemed to be fully happy. But this smile. It looked so genuine and carefree, unburdened by lingering unpleasant thoughts. This look suited him much better. 

“Michael,” Adam looked the angel in the eye. “Thank you for picking me up. Really,” he said as he hugged the angel tightly, truly grateful for his presence.

Astounded, Michael remained still and silent for a moment, the flapping of his wings the only sound in the vast sky. How should he react to this? He didn’t understand how this lanky, fragile human could bare himself open like this. To expose this kind of vulnerable affection. He wanted to correct him, tell him not to lay his weaknesses to predators so openly like that. But he didn’t. Just like the space they were currently in, this moment felt private. A show of trust. And Michael wasn’t one to break people’s trust. So, with awkward unsure hands, he carefully wrapped both hands over Adam, returning his hug. 

Eventually, Michael flew them back down towards the lake where they usually met up. It was already past noon, and it was about time for Michael to return and assume his duties up in Heaven, but seeing Adam’s disappointed look when Michael was about to leave made the angel change his mind. He could stay a while longer. He kept up with his work, so a little tardiness shouldn’t necessarily cause much backlog.

“So, what’s today’s lunch?,” he asked.

At that question, Adam quickly looked up from the ground. Downcast eyes noticeably getting brighter as a smile returned to his face. “Oh, well, I was going to…” Adam paused, then let out a gasp before sighing disappointedly. “I…I left them back in the savannah…”

“What does it look like?”

“They’re mangoes, but they’re much smaller and green and–,” Adam quickly stopped himself from saying more. It was supposed to be a surprise (or more like a prank).

“And..?,” Michael inquired, now curious.

“I can’t say more. It’ll ruin the surprise,” replied Adam, a little mischievous lilt in his voice. 

Michael cocked an eyebrow at that, “Really?”

Adam nodded, not willing to say more.

“Alright then, lead the way,” Michael clapped his hands decidedly.

“Huh?”

“Let’s go get our lunch together. Aren’t you hungry?”

A smile formed on Adam’s lips. He couldn’t help it, today was just a happy day it seemed. “Alright! Follow me then,” he said as he waved his hand, gesturing to the angel to follow behind. He couldn’t wait for Michael to try the green mango. 

—-

Adam sat on the ground with his legs crossed, body leaning forward towards Michael eagerly waiting for him to take a bite. Michael sat across from him, now a little sceptical about eating the fruit on his hands. Adam was always eager to share things about the garden, but he had never been this eager. Plus, he had that look in his eyes that didn’t look so innocent. 

“Aren’t you eating first?,” Michael asked.

“Nono, you go ahead!,” Adam grinned. 

That spelt bad news. Michael turned the fruit in his hands, it felt nice and firm, just like many of the garden’s fruits. He brought it closer to his face. It didn’t smell particularly odd, and it looked just like a mango, except smaller and slightly green. Oh well. It was a fruit grown in Eden, what could go wrong? He bit into the fruit’s crunchy flesh expecting a similar juiciness and sweetness from a regular mango, but was instead met with a dry and shocking taste of extreme sourness. Michael pulled the fruit away from his mouth, still surprised at the invasive flavour that invaded his taste buds. The sound of suppressed laughter brought him out of his stupor. 

Adam could feel tears form in his eyes as he tried to hold back his laughter. Michael’s scrunched up face was just too funny to see, and then his bewildered look after like he didn’t understand what he just bit into was the cherry on top. 

“Haha, you should’ve seen your face!,” Adam laughed, unable to hold it back anymore. “I think that was the funniest face I’ve ever seen.”

A yellow tint covered most of Michael's quickly heating up face. To think that he had been fooled and then made fun of by this silly human. Normally pranks didn’t affect him, or at most they annoyed him slightly, but a smile somehow managed to creep up on his face. He supposed it was a little funny, though Adam might have to be more careful from now on.

Part 2

Part 4

Swap AU Prologue

[I'm on a roll this week. I never usually have the energy to write, but I guess I got possessed or something. Anyways! Here's the prologue for the guitarhero swap au I mentioned before.] (I think it could be considered a swap au anyway, but that's by my standards, which are arbitrary.)

In the beginning, there was nothing. Just the formless void that expanded into eternity. One day, God created Heaven and the Earth. Heaven was filled with angels, brilliant beings made of pure light and stardust, ever loyal servants of God. Then God created light and separated it from darkness, forming day and night on earth. With the assistance of his angels, God made the skies, and the oceans and seas, the trees and plants, and the animals that lived and fed upon them. Finally, God created mankind from the dust of the earth, of which were made in his likeness, a man and a woman, Adam and Lilith. Both were equals, and both were given the task to be fruitful, to fill the earth, and to rule over it. They were free to do as they pleased in the Garden of Eden, with one exception:

“Do not consume from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.”

—-

Adam paced nervously along the riverbank. It had been a few months since his and Lilith’s creation. They had given the plants and animals their names, and even created new things, and yet… “Be fruitful and fill the earth.” …they haven’t fulfilled God’s first task for them. What was he going to do? He was created from God’s image, he was supposed to be perfect, and yet he couldn’t even fulfil his task. He was already failing. And if he failed, then what? Adam didn’t know what would happen then, but a strange feeling came up in his chest, and he wasn’t sure what it was. All he knew was that he didn’t like it. And so, Adam stopped his pacing and took a deep breath. It wasn’t like he was the only person to blame for this failure. His wife, Lilith, was simply not cooperative. There was a time, during the first few days since their creation, when Lilith did try to follow through God’s plans, but lately, she seemed to have given up. Well, rather than giving up, it was more like the woman was purposely obstructing their tasks. Over time, she had become more distant, cold, and sometimes even aggressive towards the first man. Nowadays, she would openly display her dislike towards him, often belittling him and questioning his capabilities, and if Adam were to be honest, he had begun to dislike her as well. Every day, he had tried to be patient with her, to always be kind and gentle, but lately, he felt like he was about to reach his limit. They fought too often nowadays, clashing even over small things like who owns a certain spot. It felt like every day was getting worse, and it scared him, this path they were heading towards. Adam shook his head. That was no good. He shouldn’t think like that, especially not about his wife.

Adam stood still by the riverbank, anxiously biting his finger, too engrossed in his worries that he didn’t hear the footsteps approaching him.

“Adam, there you are. We haven’t seen you all day,” the angel of creation, Lucifer, smiled at him.

Suddenly, Adam felt most of his worries leave his body at the sight of the friendly angel. He released a breath he didn’t even realise he was holding. 

“Lucifer!,” he smiled back.

The angel looked over the first man, while he seemed relieved now, he appeared to be somewhat distressed before his arrival. Out of concern and care for his friend, he had decided to ask him, perhaps he could offer some assistance and relief.

“What’s the matter Adam? Something seems to be bothering you. You can tell me if you want, I might be able to help.”

Adam looked at Lucifer, he seemed sincere. If he told him of his troubles, maybe he wouldn’t look down on him like Lilith did, angels were nice after all. Lucifer had never been mean to him, he always helped him out and taught him new things. Plus, they were best friends, and like Lucifer said, friends rely on each other and trust each other. That, and Lucifer had been so busy lately that they had barely been spending time together anymore. This was as good of a chance as any to catch up with each other.

Adam played with his fingers, not knowing exactly where to start, “Well, you see, it’s about my wife, Lilith…”

Lucifer tensed up. He knew where this was going. Guilt ate at him from the inside. 

“...our relationship seems to be failing, and I don’t know what to do to make her like me better,” Adam continued, not noticing the change in Lucifer’s demeanour. “She seems to like you just fine, so I’m wondering if you could offer some advice?” Adam looked up, eyes pleading.

Lucifer wasn’t sure how to respond. He knew precisely the reason for their failing relationship, and that reason was him. He had fallen for the first woman, and the first woman had fallen for him. They loved each other but had kept their relationship secret for they knew Heaven would never allow it. But now that he was in front of Adam, who was innocent in all of this, with his anxious eyes looking to him for advice, the one who caused the problem to begin with. It wasn’t fair to the first man. Not fair at all. Should he admit to it now? He so wanted to be relieved of this guilt that had been building up inside him since his relationship with Lilith began. No, he needed to approach this situation carefully. And with all of three of them present.

Having made up his mind, Lucifer cleared his throat before speaking, “Um, how about I look for Lilith first, and then we can all talk about it?”

Adam noticeably brightened up at the suggestion. “Really?! You would do that for me?”

It had been a while since Adam had spoken properly with Lilith as the woman had been actively avoiding him for some time now, and whenever they happened upon each other, they always end up having an argument where both leave unsatisfied. So to hear that Lucifer would mediate this time, well, Adam couldn’t be happier.

Lucifer scratched the back of his neck, trying to calm his guilt, “Of course, we’re best friends after all… Well, I’ll go look for Lilith now! We’ll see you tonight, at the same spot, alright?”

Adam nodded eagerly, “Alright! See you later Lucifer, and thank you for helping.” 

That sincere and grateful smile, ugh, Lucifer wanted to smack himself on the head. Why did he create this mess? Well, he knew why. He fell in love, but his conscience could barely take it anymore. He nodded at Adam before unfurling his wings and flying off to find some reprieve for himself and look for Lilith. 

[As per usual, this will be slow burn, but not as slow as the time travel au.]

Part 1

I am (not) looking respectfully 👀

I’m feeling frisky so omegaverse here we are

Experiencing heat for the first time with the Pookie 👊✌️✨

Time Travel AU Part: 10

Wherever Eve went, out of the corner of her eye, she always spotted a certain white snake. Always watching her from a safe distance, but never interacting with her. Initially, she thought they were multiple different white snakes, but now, she was definitely sure that it was the same snake that had been following her around. The appearance and behaviour were too similar and consistent for it to be another snake. Today too, as she was out gathering breakfast, the white snake was watching her from a distant tree. And today too, she would try to approach it, hoping that it wouldn’t run away again. 

Eve made her way through bushes, over tree roots and under branches towards the tree the snake was hanging onto. She hoped that this time once she reached the spot, the snake would remain. The thick foliage of the forest made her way towards the snake more arduous than she thought. Tree roots jutted out of the soil in thick rough arches, gigantic leaves refusing to give way, prickly shrubs obstinately blocking her path. It was as if nature itself was trying to stop her.

Hunched over with both hands on her knees, the way towards the tree tired her out more than she thought, Eve finally reached the spot she thought where the snake was. Starting from the roots, up the thick trunk, along the meandering branches, and finally, her blue eyes landed on a glistening white snake, beady red eyes staring back at her. 

“Oh!,” Eve hadn’t expected the snake to remain at the spot, much less to seemingly wait for her. “You didn’t run away this time,” she smiled, her hand reaching out to pet the snake's head.

“That’s because I wanted to talk to you this time.”

Eve’s hand stopped mid reach. Did the snake just talk to her? She blinked slowly, “Huh? Did you just..?”

The snake smiled, red eyes curved into crescents, “Oh, how rude of me. My name is Samael. I’m an angel.”

“Um, I’m Eve,” Eve replied, still shocked that a snake, who was supposedly an angel, just spoke to her. The only other angels she had ever met were Sera and Michael. “But Samael, why do you look like that? Where are your wings?,” she asked, looking around the snake’s back.

“Ah, I’m in disguise you see.”

“Disguise?”

“Yes, it’s when you change your appearance so that others won’t recognise you.” Lucifer replied, tongue flicking every few words. 

Eve tilted her head, brows furrowed, lips downturned slightly. “But…why would you need to do that?” 

Lucifer leaned back, slender body wrapped around himself. “Hmm. Can you keep a secret?,” he hummed to himself, tail idly scratching his chin. “It’s because I’m on a secret mission.”

Eve leaned forward, shoulders tense, ears straining to hear more. 

“Oh, it’s nothing serious,” Lucifer chuckled. “You can ease up. I’m just supposed to watch humanity’s progress from afar. Without intervention, so that it develops organically, you know?” he paused, a troubled look on his face. “But ah, you’ve revealed my disguise.”

“I can keep a secret!,” Eve exclaimed.

“Really?,” Lucifer leaned forward. “Even from your husband?”

“Uh, well,” Eve rubbed her shoulder. “I don’t want to ruin your work. I’m sure Adam wouldn’t mind.”

Lucifer smiled, happy he got the second woman’s trust. “You’re too kind, Eve. Thank you.” He started to turn away, “Well, then. It’s our little secret. See you around.”

Eve watched him slither down the tree and into the thick brushes of the forest. She couldn’t believe she had just met such a unique angel. How exciting!

—-

“Lilith, step one is complete. Eve will keep me a secret.” Lucifer slithered his way towards his wife, before transforming back to his original appearance.

“Well hello there beautiful, how are you so sure though?” Lilith replied, while admiring her chosen husband’s angelic beauty. Bright blonde hair that was always soft to the touch, deep red enchanting eyes, and six majestic white and red tinted wings. His appearance never seemed to become dull and boring in her eyes. 

Lucifer strolled towards her and then placed his head on her lap. “Well, Eve is not like Adam. She’s nice. And naive, a little too naive.”

Lilith hummed in response. “And how do you plan to get her to eat the fruit of knowledge?” Delicate fingers combed through soft blonde hair, untangling any knots that came between them. “I recall you told me that she was almost always with Adam. How would you keep her long enough?”

“Well… I might need the help of a certain beautiful lady,” Lucifer answered with a playful lilt. 

“And what can this lady do for you?” Lilith questioned further, matching her husband’s playful tone. 

Lucifer turned to his side as he wrapped his arms around her waist, eyes fluttering at her. “Something only a talented woman can do. Though, her beauty must unfortunately be hidden.”

“That is unfortunate,” Lilith looked up as if contemplating the idea. “Though I'm sure she wouldn’t mind since it’s for a good cause.”

“Ah, I knew I could count on her. She is perfect after all.” Lucifer reached up to cup Lilith’s face, stretching up a little, and she met him halfway until their lips connected. She would always be there for her husband, just as he had been there for her. 

—-

It was yet another warm, bright day in Eden. On such days like this, swimming at the beach, relaxing under a tree or playing in the lake would be appropriate activities. And yet, here was Lucifer watching Adam collect long sticks of similar sizes, and bringing them all back with him. With a small sharp stone, he started scraping the end of one stick at an angle until it became pointed and sharp. It looked like… no, it was definitely a crude spear. Where did he learn about that? Did Michael tell him about spears? He doubted it, there was no need for it. Plus, it was Michael, that guy was strict and serious about rules and safety.

Adam played around with his newly made spear, feeling the weight on his fingers. He swung it around with practised ease, muscle memory kicking in. Suddenly, he turned to a certain direction. And before Lucifer knew it, a spear flew tore through the foliage and past his scaly face, missing by just a few centimetres. Out of surprise, Lucifer lost his grip on the branch before falling towards the ground with a tiny yelp.

“It would seem that I missed…” Adam sighed as if disappointed. “But consider it a warning.” He walked towards where he threw the spear, his eyes scanned the area where he thought Lucifer might have fallen as he picked up his spear. If only he’d fallen straight to hell. “I know you’re here Lucifer.”

A brightly coloured cockatiel emerged from the bushes and landed on a tree’s branch. Though it was a bird that had beady eyes and a beak that could not frown, its face somehow depicted a scowl. 

“You could’ve hurt me!” the bird chirped.

Adam rolled his eyes, not buying Lucifer’s dramatics. He unfortunately knew that it would take much more to actually hurt him. 

“I could just tell Michael that you’ve been sneaking into the garden. Self defence,” Adam replied smugly. It wouldn’t be a lie.

“And why haven’t you? You know it’s because, despite gaining his favour, I’m still his brother. You would need to have him catch me on the act for him to truly believe you, and I’m much more careful now,” Lucifer answered, matching Adam’s arrogance. Two could play this game.

As much as Adam hated to admit it, Lucifer did have a point. While Michael had come to care for Adam, it was also obvious that he still held great love for Lucifer. Whenever Lucifer came up in a topic, Michael always spoke about him in a careful manner. He would disagree with Lucifer’s actions and beliefs, but he never spoke about it in true anger, just mainly in disappointment. He still believed that Lucifer wasn’t necessarily harmful, just very reckless and selfish. Like a young angel who hadn’t yet fully understood Heaven’s rules.

He would slip up again soon enough.

The arrogance of the King of Hell had been present since the beginning it seemed, and Adam didn’t really want to partake in that competition as of now. So, for once, he decided to be the ‘bigger man’ and turned on his heels ready to walk away. “Hm, we’ll see if you’re right in due time,” he said before ridding himself of Lucifer’s presence.

“Wha– Hey! Don’t you walk away from me!,” Lucifer quickly flew towards Adam, near but not close enough for Adam to reach him.

“I’ll do as I please. The garden is my home after all, not yours. In fact, you shouldn’t even be here,” Adam strolled leisurely across the forest towards the tree line.

A disgruntled noise could be heard behind Adam, before a set of fast fluttering wings wooshed by him and cockatiel hovered just in front of him. “You don’t belong in the garden.”

Adam stopped in his tracks, an unamused look on his face. “What do you mean? God himself had given me this home, and I haven’t broken any rules. I’ve done nothing but be obedient, unlike some people.” Adam scratched his head, eyes looking up at nothing in particular as he hummed. Then his eyes brightened up and the ends of his lips turned up ever so slightly. “Ah, is it because I’m more clever than you’d like to admit?” Adam walked past Lucifer. Just before he crossed the tree line into the open field, he turned to face him once more. 

“Don’t look so sad. Not everyone was made in God’s image.” 

With that, Adam crossed the tree line and out under wide blue skies and bright sunny rays where Lucifer couldn’t follow.

—-

It had been a few days since Adam had briefly dropped his mask in front Lucifer, and nothing had happened thus far. A self-assured smile crept on Adam’s face. He was right, Lucifer had nothing on him, and while his word wouldn’t be enough to get him stripped of his angelic status, he was sure that given enough time, Michael wouldn’t even doubt anything he’d say or do.

Though, anxiety had been slowly building up inside of Adam lately. It was nothing panic inducing, just that he got a bad feeling despite knowing he was safe and would remain in the garden. Michael did his usual visits and became closer to both him and Eve, Eve continued to stick close to him and he hadn’t noticed any oddity in her behaviour. Still energetic and overly curious. However, this unfounded bad feeling continued to grow by the day, and today felt like it was about to burst out of him. 

A white glimmer wrapped amongst the branches brought him out of his thoughts. It was, yet again, Lucifer watching his every move, awaiting for a moment to strike. Adam snorted. The snake could anticipate all he wanted, but Adam was confident that he had his bases covered. Though, he had to admit. The pesky snake was starting to grind his gears now.

“You’re back. Again.” He made his way towards the snake and sat on the ground just beside the tree Lucifer was on. “At this point, you should know there’s no way for you to disprove my innocence.”

The snake wrapped its lower body tight around a branch as it lowered its face close to Adam. “I wouldn’t call you innocent,” he hissed, eyes seemingly more piercing than usual. “You’ve proven that to me a long time ago, though others seem to be blind to it.”

“You think your perspective is above that of Heaven’s?,” Adam chuckles. “How prideful.”

Lucifer simply remained in place, sharp eyes looking around the garden as he carefully considered the idea. Bouncing and passing it around his mind, tasting it fully. 

“Prideful indeed,” Adam thought to himself, as he watched Lucifer think.

Lucifer nodded to himself, and then those sharp eyes then were back on him. “I think Heaven is wrong,” he finally said, expression full of certainty.

“Really?,” Adam asked in mock disbelief. 

“Of course you wouldn't agree,” Lucifer sighed. “Why would you when they indulge you?”

That irked Adam. “Aren’t you the one about indulging? To do whatever you please, not caring about the effects you may cause?” You ruined humanity for fucks sake. Yes, Adam liked to indulge himself, but his indulgences never caused evil to be released into the world and doom humanity to hell. So for Lucifer to talk to him like that, well it just pissed him off. The fucking hypocrite.

And of course, the snake had the audacity to sigh in disappointment, “You don’t understand, you never do, and I’m not sure if you ever will.”

That gave Adam pause. Why was Lucifer talking to him like that? The guy was prideful, but in a way that was childish and dramatic, not in a haughty reticent way. He turned to face the snake, this time carefully examining the look in its eyes. That’s when it hit him.

“You’re not Lucifer.”

Eve. Where was Eve?

—-

“Um, Samael. Adam told me not to go near this tree.”

Eve had followed the angel, this time a winged serpent, after he told her that he had a gift for her. And Eve loved gifts! Especially gifts from angels. Sera had given her the best gift. She had given her Adam as her husband, and he was everything she could ask for, beautiful and perfect in every way. Michael had also given her a few gifts. From sharing his precious time with them to musical instruments to play lovely melodies. She wondered what this angel would gift her.

Lucifer settled himself on a branch of the tree of knowledge. “Really? Why not?”

Eve remained at her spot, just far enough from the tree, reluctance and worry weighing her down. “Heaven told him so. It was the only rule Heaven had given us.” 

The atmosphere felt dense, like a thick blanket that suffocated her. Eve really didn’t want to be here anymore. She was experiencing emotions she didn’t know how to describe, but she knew she didn’t like it. “Adam said that eating a fruit from that tree would lead to dire consequences,” she fiddled with her fingers, wishing that her husband was there to hold her hand.

“Ah, but this is the tree of knowledge,” Lucifer answered. “Adam must be mistaken. Why would knowledge be bad? He has shared knowledge with you, hasn’t he?”

“I…I don’t know.”

Lucifer flew over to her, scaly body bundled atop her head. “That’s alright. Everyone makes mistakes.” His long slender upper body then dangled in front of her. “Wouldn’t it be nice to be the one to share knowledge with Adam this time? I think it would be a nice gift.”

It did sound nice to Eve. To be the one to finally gift her husband something new. She was grateful for all the things he had taught her, and she wanted to somehow repay him back.

That wouldn’t do. The grip of reluctance remained tight on her. Lucifer needed to push her a little further. “I’m an angel of Heaven Eve. I’m supposed to care for humanity. I wouldn’t bring harm to you.”

Adam had told Eve not to listen or trust anyone called Lucifer as he would lie and trick her, but this was Samael, an angel of Heaven. Angels had only ever been good to both her and Adam, so why should this one be any different? Angels wouldn’t lie to her. Plus, the idea of more knowledge did sound appealing to her. To finally be the one to share new things with her husband, to be the one to make his already beautiful eyes shine even brighter with newfound wonder. 

Lucifer smiled inwardly. He knew he got her sold. 

The serpent got off her head, and started to fly back towards the tree. “Come along then, I’ll help you choose a ripe fruit.”

—-

Adam rushed through prickly bushes, over thick crooked roots, cutting through tangling vines. He didn’t care if bruises or cuts were made across his body, he just needed to reach Eve right now. He was almost there. 

Eve please wait for me.

Adam bursted past the tree line, nearly tripping over himself. In front of him was the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And on the tree’s branch was a white, winged serpent and Eve in front of it, holding a red fruit to her mouth. There was a crunching sound, and the fruit’s juice slowly dripped down her chin.

“Eve! Stop! Don’t eat that! Spit it out!,” Adam shouted, voice laced with panic. 

Eve dropped the fruit in surprise, but listened to what Adam said regardless. Though she had drunk the fruit’s juices, she still tried to expel what she had consumed and spat out the chunk of the fruit that she had bitten. What was happening? Why was her husband here looking distressed and worried? 

“Adam? What– what’s happening?” Suddenly, Eve felt weak in her knees, the ground seemingly fast approaching. Her head felt like it was submerged under water as her mind was overwhelmed with knowledge. 

Adam rushed to her side, catching her in his arms just before she fell to the ground. She held tight to him, hands shaking as the reality of what happened slowly sinking in. Tears freely flowed down her face. She was afraid. Afraid to lose her husband as she knew she no longer belonged in paradise for having broken the one rule set upon them. 

“I– I’m sorry. I’m so sorry Adam!,” she cried as she buried her face in his chest, afraid to face the consequences of her actions.

As much as he felt anger for what happened to her, and pity for her current state, Adam wouldn’t and couldn’t bring himself to lie to her and tell her that everything would be ok. It wouldn’t be fair to her. To give her a last sense of hope when there really wasn’t any other ending for her. So instead, he simply held her close, and held her tight.

The air was still, there were no singing birds, no playful rustling of animals playing around, the air became still and stale. The sky darkened, the clouds thickening and blocked out the sun’s light as it swirled ominously in the sky. A thunderous noise from the skies echoed throughout the silent garden, and a massive hole formed in the middle of the dark swirling clouds. Angels began to descend from the skies, their normally warm presence now cold and intimidating.

Adam looked down at the distressed woman in his arms, still buried in his chest. He brushed his fingers between her soft red locks, committing the feel of it into memory for this may be the last time he could do so.

Part 9

Part 11

Very quick sketch

Mike’s gonna be missing his meeting lol