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The battle was over. They won. That was the goal, right? Right. Adam was dead, heaven won’t interfere with hell’s business anymore.
Everyone was looking around, trying to find the other residents and their pets. They’ve lost Sir Pentious, Dazzle, they didn’t even know if Alastor was alive. Charlie saw Vaggie a couple of meters away and run towards her.
“Vaggie!” the princess yelled to get her attention. She immediately turned around and rushed to her girlfriend. Charlie hugged her tightly, grateful to still have her. After a few seconds, she noticed that Vaggie is only hugging her back with one arm. She pulled away and looked in the direction of her partner’s hand. She saw her entire hand covered in golden blood, slowly dripping to the ground.
“Vaggie… what happened? How bad does it hurt?” Charlie asked, her eyes full of worry.
“It was Lute, but it’s nothing, I can-“ Vaggie tried to explain that she was fine, since she’d experienced worse pain before, but her girlfriend didn’t let her finish, probably knowing what she wanted to say.
“Honey, this is serious, I know you dealt with this before but… don’t downplay your injuries just because you had worse ones. I know you’re tough, but you need to heal too.” The morningstar said and placed a small kiss on her partner’s forehead.
Vaggie nodded her head and both of them turned their heads as they heard Lucifer approaching them.
“Girls, are you alright? Oh…” he said as he noticed Vaggie’s injured hand in his daughter’s delicate grasp.
“Dad, you can help Vaggie right? With your healing magic?”
“Darling, slow down, you’re hurt as well…” The King answered.
Charlie’s expression grew confused. She looked at her body to discover a cut on her arm with blood leaking through her glove.
“Fuck- I… I didn’t notice this. This is not important, Dad, we need to help Vaggie-“
“Charlie, no. We need to get both of you better.” Lucifer said in a firm voice that somehow still sounded extremely caring.
“Your dad is right, babe. Just like you told me, take care of yourself.” The angel used her healthy hand to gently cup her lover’s cheek.
Lucifer smiled at their adorable interaction. “Come on girls, let’s take care of everything.”
Vaggie and Charlie sat on the ground, while Lucifer summoned a first-aid kit.
“Okay, so… how my magic works is that it speeds up the healing process. I’ve never tried it on another person besides myself, because it happens automatically, so i’m not sure how much I can help.” He explained and both girlfriends nodded their heads in understanding.
He took the angel’s hand and placed it in his own. He covered it with his other hand and closed his eyes, focusing deeply. In a few seconds golden sparkles started forming around their hands. After another moment, Lucifer released Vaggie’s hand and took a closer look at what the magic managed to do. The skin started regenerating itself and there was no longer any blood. The wound still looked sensitive, but it was much better than a few minutes ago.
“Can you try to move your hand, please?” he asked and Vaggie squeezed her hand into a fist with visible struggle. “It’s hard to move it, but it doesn’t hurt much anymore. It’s more of an ache.” she described it.
“That’s alright, I believe with time it will get better. For now I’ll bandage your hand, it’s still sensitive, we wouldn’t want to risk it getting accidentally damaged.” He said and reached for a roll of bandages. When he was done, he moved to his daughter’s side.
“I’ll take off the glove, okay?” she nodded in response and looked closely at what her dad was doing. When she made a small grunt as Lucifer was taking the clothing off, Vaggie took her hand to comfort her, which she appreciated.
“This isn’t as deep as Vaggie’s wound, I think I might be able to fully heal this one.” He placed his hand directly on Charlie’s arm and soon the golden sparkles emerged again. When he moved his hand away, the wound was merely a scar.
Charlie quickly wrapped her arms around her dad’s neck and whispered “Thank you so much” that made Lucifer tear up as he reciprocated the hug. The princess then leaned to kiss her girlfriend, glad that she was feeling better.
All of them got up and walked over to the other residents, so that they can put together a plan for rebuilding the hotel and the future without exterminations.