Flames || Sequel to Feathers

Chapter 16 - The Final Battle

Cas (POV)

It all seemed pointless now. The war, the freedom, everything seemed pointless without Dean or Zandriel there to fight for. We knew the day was drawing closer where we had to meet Michael and fight him to the death. Lucifer had taken up the role of new leader with us and the hunters while Crowley trained the demons to fight against the angels. Other hunters and demons had been called from all around the world and we were now meeting all together to prepare ourselves for the war. I walked in with Lucifer, Gabriel and Balthazar at my sides towards where Crowley and a few other hunters and demons were stood.

"I don't like it. Working with demons? What next?" Said one older hunter in a gruff tone of voice. He reminded me a lot of Bobby but he seemed a lot softer then the hardcore man i had come to know.

"Working with angels." I call out and everyone turns around to face us, obviously most demons not expecting us to turn up and fight for them anymore. "Crowley, did Zandriel tell you the tactic?" I ask him, my voice breaking on saying my sisters name. He nods at me before getting out a long and wide bit of paper, which had a well drawn out map on.

"This is where we will be marching, and i'm pretty sure this is where the war will take place." He tells me, pointing at an abandoned graveyard close to where the warehouse we were at now. 

"When are we marching?" Lucifer asks and i can see Crowley physically flinching back when the devil spoke to him. However i knew that Lucifer had other things on his mind such as being redeemed and being aloud back in heaven. I could tell he was having an inside battle with himself, not sure if he wanted to stay on earth or become an angel again. He knew he wouldn't be the same angel as he used to but he atleast hoped that he would once again be respected by the angels. Maybe.

"Sunrise tomorrow, earlier if possible." Crowley tells him and Lucifer nods and looks back down at the map in front of him. I sigh and rub my eyes before walking off slightly and leaving the politicians to talk things out. I sit down in the corner of the warehouse and sip on a drink of water while staring into space and thinking about Dean.

"C-castiel?" I hear a voice say and i look up to find a brown haired and brown-eyed man in front of me, looking down to me.

"Yes?" I say, cocking my head slightly at the hunter. I knew it was a hunter because he wasn't neither demon nor angel.

"I can't believe it's really you. You haven't changed a bit." The man says, a small smile coming to his face and i looked at him with even more confusion.

"Do i know you?" I ask him and he nods his head.

"My name is Adam. Adam Mulligan."

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We had begun marching towards the graveyard, eary in the morning. I had been speaking to Adam all night about what he and i had been doing these last couple of years. I had asked him why he went into hunting and asked him if it was my fault but he said it wasn't. He told me that his mother had been killed by a shape-shifter and i gave him my condolences.

We were walking side by side towards the graveyard, not knowing what else to say to each other but i coult tell that Adam had lots of questions floating around in his head, but not knowing how to phrase them. One main question was on his lips but i think he could tell by my eyes that he shouldn't.

"It's okay, you can ask." I tell him quietly, looking at him. He sighs and gulps, looking back at me as we walked.

"Dean?" He said simply and softly, hearing the name almost making my heart break in my chest. I shake my head and look towards the front of the army, choking back tears.