"Do you think God stays in Heaven because he too, lives in fear of what he's created?"
"No, he fears what he didn't."
Before there was Lux. Before there was Chloe. Long before the LAPD. There was Tenebrae.
Lucifer did not come for a vacation in the...
"Maze, I'm taking Tenebrae swimming! We'll be back later!" Lucifer screeched as he kicked the door shut behind him. Tenebrae trotted carelessly beside him with a skip in her step humming as they walked further and further through the halls of Hell.
Tenebrae tended to waddle and wander hyper actively, however, she did this in a way which the Devil didn't mind. Instead of running as far away as possible as fast as she could, his little shadow preferred to simply dance and hop around him. Simply never leaving his side. He liked it that way. He could probably spend his whole lifetime with her closely at his side.
They continued their wander with Tenebraes non stop orbiting, making it further and further through the labyrinth of Hell before finally reaching a clearing. Lucifer stopped, looking beside him and seeing nothing. His body did a 180 turn, finding his precious child poking one of the few plants that grew down here.
"It is the flower of the dead, Tenebrae, Cluster Amaryllis." He explained, watching as she nodded staring entranced at the red spiny flower.
"Cwusta amamas..." Tenebrae spoke aloud in thought, speaking as if she were an adult, examining the flower as if for research.
A grin formed on the devils face. Copying words was her new favourite thing to do and she was getting rather good at it, although occasionally it could get a little out of hand when every single word he said would be mimicked in that cute little shrill voice.
"Very good, Tenebrae," He congratulated, extending his hand out for her to hold, "hurry, little shadow..."
"Huwwy widdl waddle!" She replied with a screech, running up behind him and immediately hitting his leg with her head. They both looked at one another just as shocked before the Devil rolled his eyes, walking off with her little hand in his.
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Maze had slept in. Since Lucifer had mended things with Tenebrae, Maze's responsibilities regarding the Devil spawn had fallen to almost nil. Of course, she spent time with the toddler, but currently her whole world was Lucifer- and that was ok. More time for sleep. However, something about Lucifer taking her swimming had her very concerned. Her maternal instinct kicking in. Why, you might ask? Because there were no fucking pools in Hell. Her eyes opened wide, adrenaline kicking in. The demon leapt out of bed, flinging herself out the door. There was no way he would seriously take her to-
"This!" Lucifer begun announcing to his tiny tot, "-is the river Styx. It's one of the five we have here in our home, Tenebrae. There's Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Styx and Lethe, all are important."
Tenebrae stared at the water in confusion. What was this? It was weird. She pointed, not saying a word but looking up at her father for answers.
"It's water, it's safe. You can touch it, go on," He encouraged, watching as she waddled up to the water, feel it with her pointer finger before screeching in delight and touching it again.
