"Yo Derrick, Derrick get up!" A hand smacked lightly on his shoulder.
Derrick groaned as he rolled over in bed, burying himself deeper under his sheets. "What's the matter?" He said still half asleep. "It's Alastair Derrick, she's dead." Wrath said as Derrick lifted his head from the pillow and looked at him. His face was grim, a frown etched into it and his eyes seemed slightly wild.
"What?!" Derrick yelled bolting upright in bed, pulling the covers with him as he looked at Wrath with pure shock. "How do you know this?" Derrick asked with concern. "We heard a distress call from her. She had been missing for two days, no trace, no sign, nothing. But then yesterday she managed to send us a message before we felt her essence drain out. My best bet is Lucifer's behind this. He knows how close you've become to defeating him." Wrath He knows how close you've become." rambled.
"Why would Lucifer take her? I mean...she's a high ranking demon." Derrick asked confusion lacing his voice. "I don't know, I really don't..." Wrath muttered and began pacing again, now seeming more angry than upset. "Hey guys, you might wanna see this." Lust screamed from the living room. "What is it, what happened?" Derrick asked coming out of his bedroom with Wrath following closely behind. "There's something weird going on, Take a look." Greed said as he pointed outside. The sun gave off a faint red colour as the skies slowly turned black like coal, it became windy suddenly, sending a few pieces of paper and stray bits of wood skittering across the floor. It grew even colder as the wind continued to pick up and sent dust swirling through the air. "This doesn't look good..." Wrath murmured looking around. Suddenly a loud crackling noise came from somewhere in the distance. A flash of light filled the living room, and the whole house seemed to shake. As soon as they could see clearly again there were two figures standing by the window staring into the street.
They wore all black, almost like monks, their heads covered with hoods. They wore long sleeves that ended at their elbows. "Who the hell are these?" Derrick asked with a frown. "It... It can't be." Wrath said as he backed away slowly. "Anyone wanna tell me what's going on?" Derrick asked as he saw the demons slowly moved away from the two mysterious figures that stood before them. "Th... They're reapers." Sloth said as he quivered with fear. "Reapers? As in the Grim Reaper?" Derrick asked, adrenaline now coursing through his body. "Yes, this is bad, really really bad." Gluttony said as he ran his fingers through his hair. "I thought they only come when there's a soul that needs to be taken to Heaven or Hell. Why are they here then? Am I dead?" Derrick asked as he looked worriedly at the demon brothers. "If they're here right now, that can mean either two things; Either they've been summoned by the angels for the collection of souls or Lucifer just hit speed dial on the apocalypse." Envy said .
Everyone froze for a moment, trying to process the information they'd just received. "Well no one here is dead so we better scan the area for any other omen pronto!" Wrath exclaimed running towards the door. "Wait! How will we get there?!" Lust shouted after him, as everyone raced after him. "Take a damn car, get your asses down here right now!" "Wait! I'll teleport us there, come on." Derrick said as he beckoned them to follow him.
Once they all got into town , they were shocked to find out that most of the town in ruins. They found themselves in some kind of abandoned graveyard. Everyone stood together in silence staring ahead. After a while of looking around, Greed broke the silence, "This definitely is Lucifer's doing." "Yeah but, where is he?" Derrick answered. Suddenly , a huge boom echoed throughout the cemetery, and dust began to rise from every direction. "Lucifer must have done something, and if he did then there's no telling what that will end up causing." Wrath said as everyone prepared themselves. Soon the sun dimmed completely, as a deep dark shadow began to cover the graveyard, along with the surrounding area. "What in the actual fuck is happening?" Lust whispered as the others looked at each other. Suddenly, a figure began to walk out from the darkness.
His clothes were stained with black goo. He was wearing a long hood, covering his face entirely. What made the outfit unusual though, were the four wings that protruded from his back, they were pure white, unlike anything else around them. And his skin? Well, it was pale, as pale as paper. In his hands were two large sharp knives. "Lucifer!" Pride said as he clenched his fists. "Hello my children... and Derrick." Lucifer greeted with a sinister smile. "What are you doing here?" Wrath asked as he stepped forward.
"Oh, I'm just here to end the world, no biggie. Just a little business to attend to. Now let's not be rude, let's say hello to my brothers." Lucifer replied. Before anyone could react, Michael lunged forward, slashing at the group.
"No!" Lust screamed as he threw herself in front of the group. "Lust!" Greed cried as he tried to grab his arm. Before anyone could do anything however, Michael lunged at Lust and plunged the blade into his chest, sending him flying backwards.
Blood splattered onto the ground , and soon the entire clearing became stained with crimson liquid. "Lust! Stay with me, hang on! You can do this come on!" Envy screamed as they all ran to where Lust laid sprawled on the ground, blood rushing out of his mouth. The wound on his stomach gushed blood onto the ground beneath him.
Michael stared at them with a blank expression, as he stood by Lucifer like a loyal guard. "What did you do to Michael?" Derrick asked with rage as he clenched his fist. "Oh this?" Lucifer asked as he pointed to Michael. "Nothing really, I just did a few things, cast a few spells and well... Now he's my soldier, my loyal pet... Oh, how could I forget, say hello to the rest of the family too." Lucifer said as Uriel, Gabriel and Raphael emerged from the darkness, they had pitch black eyes and black veins running through their bodies, their wings were black as well as their fingertips. "Now... about that fight." Lucifer said as he lunged at the group as they surrounded Lust's dying body, aiming for Derrick who held his hand out.
As soon as Lucifer touched his hand, sparks emitted from it as he pulled away, leaving a scorch mark. "No you fucking don't!" Wrath snarled as he jumped forward and grabbed Lucifer's wrist. He ripped him away from them before throwing him against the wall. The demon hit it hard enough to crack it. Lucifer fell to the ground in pain, holding his left leg which bent awkwardly at an odd angle, blood pouring from the wound. "You bastard.. I won't let you hurt our friends." Wrath said clenching his fists. "I think it's a bit late for that." Lucifer said as he pushed himself up using his staff. "You're not getting away with this!" Wrath screamed as he charged at Lucifer.
Lucifer dodged the attack easily, grabbing Wrath by the throat and slamming him against the wall. "You're not getting away with this!" Wrath repeated as he struggled to breathe. "Oh but I think I will." Lucifer said as he began draining him of his demonic essence. Wrath let out a loud cry as he managed to push Lucifer off of him. "You don't own me!" Wrath snarled as he stood straightening out his shirt. Lucifer took a step back before popping his bone back in place as it healed instantly. "You're not my concern unfortunately. I have bigger wings to pluck." Lucifer said as he turned around walking towards Derrick and the other demons. Wrath tried to stop him once more but was caught by surprise when Raphael grabbed his arm and yanked him off of his feet. He slammed into the wall, knocking unconscious.
"Well well well... If it isn't the demon prince of prophecy. You owe me a spar correct Lucifer questioned mockingly with his arms folded. "And you believe you're ready?" Derrick replied as he glared at Lucifer. Lucifer replied smiling. "So it seems... Let's see about that." With one last glare, Derrick dashed forward towards Lucifer, landing a blow to his head and knocking him flat on the ground. He quickly drew his lance as he swung it down towards Lucifer's neck. But before he could finish, Lucifer ducked and slashed his legs causing him to trip and fall down as well. "How pathetic..." Lucifer chuckled. "That's all you got?" Derrick asked as he got up and brushed himself off. "We shall see." Lucifer responded as he snapped his finger. Derrick was suddenly lifted off the ground by invisible force. "Hey!!!" He yelled struggling in vain. "What are you going to do about it?" Lucifer mocked. Derrick's eyes glowed red as he unlocked his full power once more. "Ooh! Now we're getting somewhere." Lucifer said with a grin as he watched him charge at him with his spear. "Come at me then bitch!" Derrick shouted, raising his spear high above his head. Lucifer raised his hands and sent a wave of energy towards Derrick, knocking his spear out of his hands and causing him to fly back. When he landed he instantly teleported to where it was as he released a bolt of lightning directly onto Lucifer's head, blinding him.
Lucifer flew back, crashing to the ground with a dull thud. Lucifer chuckled again as the demon walked towards him. "You know, I really shouldn't kill you quite yet. It might cause chaos and messiness, ruining my fun." Derrick explained. Lucifer laughed as he got up. "So it seems you haven't found a person willing to be in charge of my throne huh?" Lucifer asked as he cracked his knuckles. "That would've been Alastair but well..." Derrick paused as he spun his spear. "Oh her? She lacked potential, it had to be done." Lucifer said as he charged towards Derrick with both hands ablaze. However, before he could get closer, Lucifer vanished into thin air, reappearing behind him. Once he appeared next to him Derrick dropped to the ground as Lucifer delivered several blows to his abdomen.
"You son of a-" Derrick started only to be interrupted as Lucifer grabbed his arm and flung him backwards.
Meanwhile, Envy and the other demons stayed by Lust's side as he slowly lost consciousness. "Damn, of all the ways to die I had to go by some zombie angel." Lust chuckled as he grimaced in pain due to his wounds. "Who would've thought right?" Greed said as he let out a dry laugh. "I know, I know... It's been a long run you guys, you really are my brothers and I appreciate everything we've been through together." "Oh no! You're not leaving us with some punk ass speech, I won't allow it!" Pride said as he held his hands tight. "Listen, just pr..." Lust paused as he swallowed hard. "Just promise me Derrick wins this fight, no matter the cost." Lust said as he looked at his brothers. "Please don't do this man, we'll fix you!" Sloth said with tears in his eyes. "Nah, not this time brother, I believe this is my time." Lust said as a single tear fell from his right eye. "You gotta beat this man! Please!" Greed said as tears began flowing from his eyes. "Y'all better win this, it'd be a shame if my death was in vain." Lust chuckled as he winced once more before letting out a sigh as he passed out.
The group stared at Lust's dead body with sad expressions as Michael with the other archangels approached them, Greed glared at them as he rose to his feet. "You all heard Lust, he can't die in vain." Greed said as he turned to face his brothers before looking back at the zombified angels. "For Lust!" Pride screamed. "For Lust!" The six demons chorused as they charged the archangels.