Chapter 19 - Strategy

I let Lamia forward to speak with B. I could listen to all that her and Lilith had gone over. She had been there for three days. Lucifer did pop in but when he saw it wasn't me, she said he couldn't be bothered by it. Lilith was awestruck and questioned Lamia relentlessly about what had happened during our encounter with him. Lilith had told Lamia she thought he was going to kill her once she learned that we were actually able to touch him. B had combed through tons of books searching for anything. His best guess was that I was nephilim but that did not explain how I had surpassed even Lucifer. B thought that once I was brought back, that it had activated something in my genetics. I had attributes of both heaven and hell according to him. Lamia thought it made sense but if that was the case, she believed that we would be entirely two different entities. We tested that theory but found I could bring our marks forward but she, however, could not access whatever I had going on. She couldn't bring it forth no matter how hard B pushed her. The only thing left to try and get her to access it was a physical fight and we did not have the quarters for that. Lamia let both of us know that Lilith was trying to keep Lucifer off our tail. After we left, Lilith was going to send Lucifer on a wild goose chase letting him think she had every one of her succubi and incubi out looking for me. Lilith would be in our corner but she told Lamia, she had promised to get me to Lucifer. Lamia explained she couldn't go back on that promise and I had to be ready to fight. Lamia and Lilth planned for days on how to hold Lucifer out for as long as they could. My role in all of this was just to be ready. Lilith would be reaching out to her demons, not to get information on me, but to stall Lucifer and get them gathered in Domtivir for when this battle took place. "How many people will die?" I asked Lamia with her just shrugging our shoulders saying "Probably lots Mia but they're demons.....". Guilt rocked me but I knew from what every demon we came in contact with, was that this was what was needed. Lucifer and his princes needed to fall. B had made connections over his many years of being a demon, so he was calling them here as well. He had Horde and Seli also reaching out to people. A knock on the door made us both whip our heads in the direction of the door. We stayed quiet when a voice whispered, "It's me, open up.". We all relaxed recognizing the voice behind the door as Mika'il and B flew to let him in. Lamia asked me to come forward so I did as she asked since our last encounter with him not being the best. B started assaulting him with questions about me. Mika'il put his hand out to B saying "Calm down" flatly. He walked over to our table sitting in the chair that B had stood from stating "Lucifer knows from what we gathered. It won't be too long before we have a full out war.". I could hear how downtrodden he was. "Why are you so sad about it?" I asked. "The last time we had a war was when Lucifer fell and it wasn't pretty. Michael thinks we should just hand you over to him but with you having attributes of heaven, the archangels are torn about it.". I huffed under my breath, "It's always a focking Mike." and then stood up my nerves on end. B spoke up filling him in on our encounter with Lucifer when Mika'il's eyes went wide. "How in creation were you able to do that?" he questioned. I told him how my vision blurred, the feral feeling, and the next thing I knew I was lit up like a Christmas tree. He chuckled saying "Sounds like you've unlocked the power of faith.". I gave him a questioning look and he continued, "So all of angel's abilities derive from the good and faithful in the world. Demon's abilities derive from the evil in the world. Where angel's abilities come from faith, hope, love, and redemption, demons draw their power from greed, lust, and sins.". I began to understand but was lost, it being written clearly on my face. Mika'il moved his hands out from his body and began explaining more speaking and emphasizing with his hands "Mia, you were able to take Lucifer on so easily because you were drawing power from both aspects. Heaven and Hell.". "This is making my head hurt." I lamented. I looked over at B who had sat on the bed quietly at somepoint throughout this being explained, with a far away look plastered on. I looked back at Mika'il who huffed, "Okay Mia, so the good and bad are seperated. You are using both the good 'and' the bad.". The light bulb went off for me and Lamia, "So what you're saying is, I'm probably the most powerful out of all of you guys?". "Yes Mia, that's exactly what I'm saying and there's only two ways you could've gotten that." Mika'il replied. Without pausing I asked, "How?" dying to know the answer. Reading my face Mika'il paused looking like he was trying to find a simple way to explain it. I grabbed his arm shaking it, "Tell meeeeeee. How?". Removing my hand he responded, "Either you or your lineage came from God himself or his son had a child that no one knew about.". I froze. My thoughts froze and I could feel the blood leave my face. I started sweating. Looking back at him with eyes wide, "Are you focking kidding me right now!?". Looking down he replied, "Nope and if you have heavenly abilities, I'm going to have to teach you how to use them.". We turned our heads upon hearing a groan from the bed seeing Balthazar flop back on it saying "This is going to be so much work.".