The Heir of Light and Dark

Chapter 9

Samuel stands frozen into place as Chloe hugs him. Once she breaks the hug she cups his face and looks at Samuel.

"Oh sweetheart." She says as she caresses his cheek, her eyes starting to water. Samuel, on the other hand, is feeling awkward. He is feeling the inkling that Lucifer may not have told Chloe yet about his... well his predicament.

"Chloe, do you have a moment?" asks Lucifer, who has walked over them and has put his hand on Chloe's shoulder. Chloe looks at Lucifer,

"Can't it wait Lucifer, I mean Sammy just got back." Chloe's voice remained calm, but Samuel could tell it was more a beg than a statement. He didn't know why she would beg, she may be human but Samuel can sense there was more to her. He already knows what it is though, she makes Lucifer vulnerable, whatever that means.

"It can't." Lucifer looks at Chloe more seriously. The mere fact that Lucifer looks serious is what assures Chloe that this is a most prudent request. Thus she walks with Lucifer away from Samuel, enough so he can't hear that whispers. They're probably talking about him. However, when Chloe and Lucifer have walked away, Samuel notices someone else. She is shorter than Samuel, like how Chloe is shorter than him as well. However, she is a little taller than his mother. Her clothing style is unique and eccentric to say the least. It is adamant that she has been influenced by many things, or by many people. You can tell that she cares for fashion, a trait Lucifer and Samuel share. However, her cheery shirt with a pun print shows that she has this brightness to her, maybe that trait comes from herself or from someone else, Samuel doesn't know. Then there is her prime clothing fabric, black leather. Her black leather jacket has the size similar to a crop top. Her black leather pants would've worked with some threateningly long high heels. However, this person has decided to keep it to simple sneakers, her one time that she has chosen comfort over appearance. Samuel recognises the look. It is the one commonly worn by demons. Samuel wonders if Mazikeen has had an influence on the human. Or is this person Mazikeen? It doesn't matter right now, because they have run up to Samuel and practically tackle hugged him.

"Sam! Thank God you're okay!" She exclaimed.

"She said God... this can't possibly be a demon." He thinks to himself. "Um..." is all he can say from that.

"How was it like? Hell? I have always wondered how it was like down there." says the woman cheerfully as she looks at Samuel with a bright smile. She has this cheerfulness, completely not fitting her rebellious style choice.

"Child, leave your brother alone." Says Lucifer to the woman.

"What is it with celestial beings and calling adults children for no apparent reason?" Samuel wonders. The woman decides to tease to Lucifer by saying,

"And what would be in it for me, Dad?" She makes sure to accentuate the 'dad' part, as if that gives another meaning to the question. Whatever that context is, Samuel can't spot it. What he has noticed was the fact that the stranger has to be the 'sister' Lucifer aforementioned in Hell.

"Trix, leave Sammy be for now." Says Chloe to 'Trix'. Samuel has started to already get annoyed by the fact that Chloe keeps calling him 'Sammy'. Yes, Samuel is a name that is prone that get abbreviated. However, that doesn't he wants it to be. Yet he kept quiet as Chloe beckons to Trix to come over. The fact that Chloe's expression – and mostly like mood – has switched from joyful and relieved to concerned and serious was enough for Trix to understand something is the matter. And once she heard Lucifer explain the situation out of Samuel's ear-shot, he notices her expression true making a similar transformation. Samuel stands there, frozen in place. He feels a shiver go down his spine. As if deep down, he feels a guilt. Yet Samuel ignores it. He simply decides to let things be and leave. This reunion is boring and he wants to explore the city. That's what he told himself.

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A humming is present. A soothing tune, a type of peace that Samuel desperately needs. He feels like he was having a hangover when he has been laying in his hotel bed. Lucifer has used one of his many blank checks to arrange a place for Samuel to stay. At that point, Samuel didn't care much about it. Going back to Earth has been a lot more overwhelming than Samuel expected. Dealing with people that have expectations, ones that he never had desire to fulfil. "Unlike Beatrice." He bitterly thought to himself. His memories have been strange like that lately. It isn't like bits and pieces were returning. However, Samuel could sense a change within himself. His emotions being completely mixed and contradictory to his own conscience. It is almost as if the old Samuel is resurfacing, yet is kept within a distance by a lack of memories. What would that Samuel be like? What if when he died he went to Hell with memories? Would he have become king, would he have come back home? There are many questions like that going around in Samuel's head. Seeing as this is his second day back, and he has spent the entirety of yesterday with confusion in his head. He really wanted to get answers.

"Wake up, kid."

"Oh for f-." A pillow goes against his face. He throws the pillow and sees another stranger. The way she talks, her tone being that gritty and bored tone. Her complexion. Her outfit. "This is Mazikeen." She looks similar to her mother, yet her personality was different. Unlike Lilith, she doesn't appear to have her ambition, her drive, nor her manipulations.

"What do you want?" He grumpily asks, his tone being surprisingly more hoarse and fatigued than intended.

"We're heading to LUX, everyone wants to talk to you." Her arms are crossed. She clearly is not enjoying picking up some 'kid'.

"And why should I?" He says as he rolls his eyes. He couldn't help but rub his eyes and go with his fingers through his hair. His hair clearly looks like Samuel just got out of bed, his curls having a party on his head.

"Are you gonna do anything else?" replies Mazikeen with a raised eyebrow. Samuel groans and gets up, not caring that he's only wearing boxers. Hell taught Samuel to not care about such things. He simply fetches a suit and then got dressed in the bathroom. Today Samuel is wearing a deep purple with black, not feeling the classic black today.

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Everyone is here. As far as Samuel knows. He has learned much about many of them from Hell. Daniel Espinoza is sitting by the bar with Amenadiel, Ella Lopez is seated with Eve by the couch, Chloe Decker and Lucifer Morningstar have found their comfort on the piano stool, finally Trixie Espinoza and Linda Martin are both standing by a standing table. Mazikeen Smith is standing next to Samuel as he joked,

"Wow, what a party." It is clear sarcasm, especially with Samuel's eye roll. Daniel already sighs,

"And just when I thought he couldn't be a bigger-" he stops himself from continuing the sentence.

"That's one person hating me, who's next?" Thinks Samuel to himself, nearly wanting to snicker from it. However, then Chloe spoke,

"Sammy, me and Lucifer thought it was a good idea for you to get to know everyone again. So", she takes a second to look at Lucifer, not feeling confident that Samuel would agree, "we will all take turns and go up to the penthouse, you can ask us anything you like." It is a weird plan, most certainly. Although Samuel presumes that Linda recommended it, she is a therapist after all.

"Anything?"

"Why not?" answers Lucifer with a smirk. Samuel can't help but grin back at him. This is going to be very, very, interesting.