They stayed silent for a while, Lucifer pondering about his reason while inspecting her sister's form.
"Weren't you supposed to cherish them? To take care of them?" Lucifer huffed. "But now the only thing you do is to look at them as if they were beneath you."
"Are you scolding me for my lack─"
"I wasn't the one who knelt," he said hastily. "I wasn't the one who followed orders that didn't want to obey. Humans accuse me of lying." He laughed bitterly. "I was one of the few that remained true to themselves─who didn't lie."
"Then what are you doing here?" she snarled. "Why the Apocalypse has not started?"
Raphael pushed him away forcibly. "I have Free Will, didn't you know?" Lucifer used his stumble to back away and spread his arms out. "I can do whatever I want."
She frowned, scrutinizing his easy smile and posture.
"What has that human done to you?" She shook her head. "If he were dead--"
