The Demon’s Bride

Taken aback Michael frowned. Obviously he didn't trusted what Lucifer said immediately. They sparred without a second thought as Lucifer had been the one to launch and start the attack. Michael avoid it. He tried to not attempt shedding more blood as he noticed as the fight continues how Lucifer kept beckoning him to come closer. 

Though Michael disliked Lucifer for his betrayal, he wasn't blind to not notice the look on the latter's face. He could sense how Lucifer had actually came to inform him about Gabriel. He had even bring them to a further place away from the rest of the angels. What was Lucifer thinking? Was it truly a help from Lucifer? Perhaps on the account of how he had once spent time with Gabriel in Heaven? Even as they called each other brothers, in truth none of them posses the same blood.

Michael didn't want to trust that Lucifer had repent but then as an angel there was a deep hope in him that Lucifer had studied his mistake and for once do a justified action of helping Gabriel. 

In time Uriel who saw the fight started took a step forward Michael swing his left hand, twirling the golden spear he hold while the other one hang on the air to stop Uriel. "Keep an eye on everyone, Uriel. This is something I have to do for myself."

Uriel was taken aback as even for him defeating Lucifer alone won't be easy. But Michael was a person who knows his limits and would ask help if needed. Trusting the head of the angels and archangels, Uriel stepped back and stopped the rest of the angels from assisting as it would go against Michael's order that he passed earlier. 

This time, Michael didn't go for lengthening the time. Instead of defending, he had gone for he offensive attack which brought the distance between them to be shorter by time. His spear clashed with Lucifer's palm that he reached out to take the back of Michael's back when Michael had beat him into it by slamming him down the ground.

"Is there anyone you are searching of?" Michael questioned as it was odd for Lucifer to suddenly throw a fight. Even though they hated each other from their blood, Lucifer had came here to ask lend a help that had Michael to be confused on Michael's true purpose. 

"Someone. But I will have you to be the one who to search them," they continue to throw one dangerous attack now and their with the only one knowing that they have purposely missed each other's attack being only the two of them. 

"How this is related to Gabriel?" Michael questioned with eyes spear in interest. 

"The scent on Gabriel's wings they are not only demons but angels as well. I know you are trying to find a demon responsible for it but sadly, it isn't them but someone else," Lucifer pulled Michael and had him locked on the ground. "Finding demons in Hell is like searching for a lost needle through haystack. But finding an angel who left Heaven on that particular day shouldn't be difficult. We need his name. I need them."

Michael was shocked as he didn't notice the smell of an angel on the wings. It wasn't questionable as the angels, unlike demons, have lesser sensing sense. "Only that?" Lucifer who never failed keeping people to owe him now had moved into a better place/

"Should I add more?" Lucifer danced both bros in response before throwing his brother behind him with a smug smile on his face.

"Shut up," Michael rolled his eyes before turning his gaze once on the corner of of his eyes. His action wasn't boldly noticed by other demons as he didn't fully turn back his head. "I will do as you say but the enemy—"

"I will kill that angel. Meanwhile I suggest you to resume on your journey of finding Gabriel. We don't know what kind of predicament he is suffering from. Perhaps he is even in a very dangerous situation. Go on before you miss him or if it's too late." His hand clenched as he said these. "If you can do this, I will make certain to fix Gabriel's wings as well," negotiated Lucifer and honestly it was a pretty tough decision for Michael to make as he was the head of the archangels. He cannot move or take great decision such as now simply because he think it was right.

But if it was truly an angel who had harmed Gabriel, Michael could tell that now they are on the journey of cleaning the bad side of Heaven that he had missed from noticing.

Without second thought, Michael then sent his spear across, aiming at Lucifer's neck. In the brief seconds where the tips the blade almost graze Lucfier's neck, Michael then gave his words, "Fine. I will leave the punishments to your hands."

Lucifer smiled once he got Michael's agreement and the smug smile vexed Michael for a moment as it appears as though Lucifer had read all his choices of words but he decided to brush it off as in a blink of an eyelashes, on the next second, Lucifer's enormous presence on Heaven disappeared.

Michael launched his spear to the sky for it to disappear before quickly turning toward Heaven's gate.

"Michael. Michael!" Uriel who had been on his tail finally earned attention after a long calling session. "Where are you going?"

"No where," Michael answered before he sighed, remembering he didn't know the location of where most books were stored at, he looked at his alternative book finder, Uriel. "Come and help me to find out something."

Uriel was half confused, "Naturally I would help you in any time you need but what kind of books do you want?" Uriel asked himself what was wrong with Michael who immediately went to the library despite having just defeated Lucifer a few minutes ago. The dusts hadn't even settle yet and here Michael was sitting on the chair, shuffling through the bookshelves.

"Give the list of names of our angels who had left Heaven. Also while you are it, check all of the angels who are not in Hell. I need to know all their names."

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A/N: I am honestly very sleepy it's 3 in the morning but I am here to keep my promise. Please don't forget to comment if I make any mistake or incoherent sentences in this chapter. I will fix it asap^^