Good Omens

Four

The demons have been working together to find a way to get Aziraphale to hurt; Mulon and Rammo found the blade Hadriel used and they go to the Prison. Mulon glance at Lucifer, smirks, before the two disfigured demons enter Aziraphale's cell. The Angel flinches at the sound of his cell opening. Mulon grabs him and throws him down once he rips away the already poorly made shirt off if Aziraphale and Rammo readies the blade.

Lucifer's brown eyes lock on the blade and he recognizes it instantly. The Devil watches Mulon kneels down and places the tip of the blade onto Aziraphale's back. He doesn't push it in but h drags it down. Aziraphale screams so loud, all ten-million demons in Hell hear it.

"They're using the blade Hadriel used," Lucifer thinks to Yaeth since he knows she's a mental demon. She is the offspring of Azazel, one of his knights, and Lilith, his first-made demon. "They found a way to make him react to pain. I'd tell Crowley and the Angel with him to hurry. Get the blade and destroy it first. Once it's gone, tell me and I'll help with Aziraphale."
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Yaeth runs into the bookshop once she gets out of Hell and she pants for a moment as Crowley jumps up and walks over. He knows it's serious because Yaeth never gets in hurries for anything unless it's serious.

"The demon guards found a way to make Aziraphale react to pain," Yaeth says. "They're using the blade Hadriel used."

Crowley's gut churns and he grows nauseous.

"Lucifer said they cut his back up a moment ago," Yaeth says once she mentally asks Lucifer what happened. "He screamed so loud, every demon heard it. I heard it, I just thought it was another prisoner. There are human prisoners there, too."

"When do we get him?" Eisiphong asks.

"Lucifer says we should get the blade and destroy it first," Yaeth says. "Once that's done, he wants me to let him know and he'll help with Aziraphale."

"That's a good idea," Muriel replies as they decide to join in on the conversation. "How does one do that?"

"Who has the blade?" Crowley asks.

"Rammo and Mulon," Yaeth replies. "Lucifer showed me their faces in the telepath link we're currently sharing." She pauses. "They're back down there. They just got done. Lucifer!" she thinks harshly and listens. "They're cutting him up again. He's not healing."

"He won't heal as fast as he normally would because the blade was made with Hellfire," Crowley says calmly. He's furious, but he's trying to keep his cool. "They're not going to kill his. They're just going to torture him and hurt him and drag this out."

"Lucifer is pissed," Yaeth says. "He wants us to hurry up and get the blade. He said he'd get Aziraphale out personally as soon as we destroy the blade."

"How does it get destroyed?" Crowley asks. He never learned that.

"Put it in holy water," Muriel replies. "It'll turn it into nothing and destroy it."

"Basically... when you and Aziraphale swapped places those couple years ago, Hastur put the usher in the holy water Michael brought down..."

"Aziraphale told me," Crowley says. "That's what happens to the blade?"

"Yes," Yaeth replies.

"It's made by demon bone and Hellfire," Muriel points out. "We Angels can't even touch the blade. You and your demons have to get the blade, Crowley. I'll work on getting the holy water. Möbius will be thrilled to help, he's still a good friend of Aziraphale. And Verchriel will help Möbius because she's a spy and loves that type of thing, and she wants Möbius to be her love."

Yaeth pauses as Lucifer starts talking to her again and she sighs. "They just left him," she says. "He says they'll be back soon. Mulon is having way too much fun with this." She watches as Crowley starts to pace in both agonizing worry and anger.

"Are they leaving a shirt on him?" Muriel asks. "The pain is still there, but the cloth makes it lesser."

"They ripped the shirt off," Yaeth answers once she mentally asks Lucifer. "The short was raggedy. It wouldn't have lessened the pain regardless. But... No, no shirt."

Crowley storms away and the door to the back room slams shut hard and Crowley yells out in fury, making the bookshop rattle. Yaeth winces at the anger she feels radiating off of Crowley even through a closed door.

"We have to get that blade and get Aziraphale back," Yaeth says, "quick."

"Yeah," Muriel agrees, "we do."