Monarch of Darkness, Arsene

Something big is about to happen either on this land or on Iluthath.

Hanging my head low while I thought of everything spoken, Lucifer's voice continued, " All of the head Fallen is now within the Bed of Chaos: Moloch, Chemosh, Samyaza, Dagon, Belial, and Beelzebub are all here."

"Eh? Belial?" Lilith said.

"Ah yes, I'm sure you've met one of his incarnations. Don't be fooled; it's but one of the major manipulations that run deep within Mephisto's scheme. Have you not wondered what Azazel is doing here? It would seem my brother has been gathering a few Fallen on his side for something." Lucifer said, placing a heavy weight on my heart.

"Belial was a fallen?" I muttered. Damnit, I knew I should have read the bible at least once in my life. Isn't he a King of Hell? So there are two Kings of Hell that are Fallens.

"And you telling us this is for what? To pick up on what your brother is scheming?" I coldly questioned, seeing no other reason as to why such an important Fallen was speaking to me. This bastard was definitely scheming something.

If it were me, I would somehow—

"You're trying to steal your brother's plan," I said when the sounds of clapping resounded from the Fallen.

"Correct, I am. And you're going to help me."

"Oh really? And why do you think I will help? I'm sure—"

"Because I could vote to disband the current ruling of irregular bloodlines like yourself, Zariel, and many more to be stricken from the record. Your child will not be taken away from you and be force to live a life of—"

"You touch my child, and there will be a war," Lilith was the first to say as Izavith took a step forward.

"Why don't we start a war now?" She coldly challenged.

"I don't mind. The lives that will be lost are of no consequence to me. But you'll have to raise your child within the abyss stuck with these animals that can't tell their heads from their ass. The abyss is underdeveloped, and what parent doesn't want their child to learn from the greatest warriors? To sail across the myriad Heavens, to see all the One has created? You start a war, and your child loses that option. There is more chaos in the abyss than in any other realm."

"Then let there be war," Aurelia spoke, tapping her fingers against the table. "I'm sure our children will be fine, or have you forgotten that we have Zero on our side? We already have a strategy around a potential war."

"I'll have to agree. There is one land we can raise our children." Zariel added, " A land I'm sure both of them will be welcome."

"You know where the Gate to Arcadia is?"

Now how does he know about the Gate? We only know about the Gate because Mother once told me about it. But it is almost confirmed Lucifer knows nothing about the Throne of Blood and Ash. Since he's only trying to steal a scheme, he knows nothing about.

Mephisto, on the other hand, I have no idea. That tricky little shit is far too good at schemes.

"I have some ideas," he said, lifting his lips towards the clouds.

The air at the table turned cold, and Izavith's arms slipped to Lilith's hand and my wife's to mine. Holding me tightly, I glanced at Levi, who had fallen to one knee since I stepped in.

"I've given you the benefit of the doubt because you married my daughter." Lucifer softly said, his tone carrying a power that made my soul wish to leave my body. "While I don't wish to side with Mephisto, I don't mind. You and your little order will stand no chance with a lineup like that."

"Father, you are mistaken if you think we have not been preparing for war with the Hells, ever since we accended, past the Fourth Heaven." Aurelia gently informed. Her bewitching feature seemed to flare to life, and her eyes, pure gold, began to be filled with an emerald power that screamed death.

Lucifer hummed in response, rising to his feet, sending my soul into a fluttered state, "Then does that mean we will not be having a BBQ on July 4th? You know how America is about their so-call day of freedom."

'Of course, we'll have it. It'll just be more tense than usual. But you are my father, after all, and having celebrations on earth is our thing, silly!"

My brow twitched.

What the hell is this? They were just at each other's throats!

"I told you pregnant women are crazy. She'll be by herself on this one." Zariel told me in a soul whisper. "I'm not going,"

"You're leaving your wife with your mortal enemy?'

"Yup!"

"Dear God, your worst than me!"

"I'll bring dumb-dumb here!" Aurelia said, snatching my little brother's arm; she smiled, " We'll even bring the kid, as I'm sure this festival will be done by independence day!"

"Like hell, you can't make me go!"

"See, Dumb-Dumb has agreed!" The Golden Demon said, flashing her father a lovable smile.

"Those two are the weirdest couple I know," I whispered to Lilith, who nodded.

"Good," Lucifer remarked, finding a smile, and then slid his gaze to everyone, " One day, I will burn the Snow's name to the ground. Prepare for war!" He said varnishing before anyone could say a word.

"Father was rather nice today," Aurelia said.

"Declaring war on us is nice?" I blurted out, and she nodded.

"Well, he didn't try to kill Arsene to protect his little girl, so yeah."

Ok, so she's crazy!

Clearing my throat, I stared at Zariel, " How bad of a situation are we in?"

"Out of ten, I'll say a five. It's not bad yet. However, if Mephisto manages to get the Angels on his side, the situation will be a seven."

Grunting in response, I slumped onto Lilith's shoulder. "So, what the hell are we going to do?"

"You're going to do nothing. But follow the path you've chosen. The Fallen will not pick a fight with you yet. They will just use you to find the Gate to Arcadia, which, honestly, I'm sure they'll find on their own sooner or later. So just lead them around for a while till you find it because I'm sure you will find it first before they do."

"From there, just let us handle everything. Zero and I have a plan."