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Despite Lucifers initial fear, he FINALLY decided to go to the zoo with you, especially since you CONTINUED to bother him about weeks on end, he almost swore he heard your voice when you weren't even there. Would it be wrong for him to assume you just REALLY liked pissing off beings that are more than likely stronger than you?
While reviewing one of your favourite animals, he felt a familiar presence, one he hated without question, his eyes opened abruptly and he turned around rather quickly, it almost seemed like he broke his neck. Almost. The eye on his staff looked around intensly, the veins themselves visible as it continued to look and stared down every person near its holder.
Then he saw it, that face, that same face of the person that blinded him years ago, his eyes narrowed and so did the eye on his staff. He grabbed your arm tightly and growled out "Lets go. NOW." His voice was filled with anger, disgust and maybe a tiny hint of fear, you couldn't tell. When you two reached the entrance, he felt his arm being grabbed by someone that wasn't you, he turned himself and his staff around, he needed to see afterall.
Maybe he had every right to fear coming here, his eyes widening before he let out what seemed like a growl. This person, that he hated so much he didn't even want to speak their name, why were they grabbing his arm and trying to interact with him after EVERYTHING they did?
"Why are you running from me, it's been so long since we've last…seen each other, but then again, you can't do that can you, Lucifer?"
Lucifer snarled and pulled his arm away, wiping his hand on his shirt before speaking "The last time we spoke, I almost killed you, and for good reason, Morta. I suggest you leave me be, not like I wanted to encounter you in the first place."
While Lucifer spoke, he didn't realize the amount of people staring, why would he? He was focused on the person that stole his vision, not people he wouldn't give a second glance to.
To Lucifers dismay, Morta laughed and only got closer, causing his heart to jump in his chest out of fear, he didn't want to cause a scene, but Morta only made the situation more worse by the second.
"Oh c'mon Lucifer, no way you're scared of little ol' me! Besides.." Her gaze had turned to you, her eyes widening before her smirk turned into a full on smile, turning to Lucifer again, she spoke with a degrading tone, pointing at you like you were..some freak "Who's THIS idiot? Some person you brought along to make yourself look better? I knew you were all about your looks but this is pathetic, even for you!"
Lucifers grip tightened on his staff, not because of what she said about him, it was what she said about YOU that made his blood boil, he felt close to you, closer than anyone could describe, and the thought of her insulting you like you were some..CLOWN made him see red.
"Cease your insults, you hot-headed FOOL, what position do you think you have to-"
His sentence was cut off when he felt Morta slap him across his face, his eyes widening. The eye of his staff looked at its holder, its eyes widening in disbelief, did this fool just slap its holder of all people? It almost felt bad for her. Almost. Lucifer shakily held up his hand and pressed it against where he felt the sting..Yup. It felt like it was starting to swell, and it felt warmer from the rest of his body.
He set up protective barriers around everyone in the zoo, including the animals, but not himself or Morta. He knew that whatever he was gonna do, it was gonna be bloody and dangerous for those involved. When he heard Morta's grating, shrill laugh, he gave her that cold, icy stare before disappearing, she looked confused, reasonably so, until Lucifer appeared behind her, hitting her in the head WITH the staff and sending her flying into the metal bars of a cage
"You..fool." Lucifer growled and walked towards the fallen figure "..I had spared your life that day, but now..i see it was a mistake." He tapped his staff on the floor and multiple vines had wrapped around Morta, squeezing and tightening more and more, until finally, the crunch of bones rang out, Morta's body going limp. He was surprised she didn't put up a fight. But maybe she had fell unconscious. Well, less work for him.
He raised a hand and with a gentle whispered spell, her body disappeared..and so did the vines and barriers. He picked you up, knowing you were probably too shocked to function and carried you out.