" As I said, that is a version of the story simplified for the eyes of a child. ... You, Lilith, Eve, and I all know what truly happened in Eden. " He speaks softly, a certain calmness in his voice.
" I've said it before, and I'll say it again, Adam. You are right. I should have spoken to you instead of simply going behind your back. ... I was wrong in so many ways. ... But it doesn't change what happened. "
Lucifer stares out over the city, his weight against the railing of the balcony. Adam was listening to him, for once. That was more than he could ask for.
" ... After Eve was granted the Apple, Lilith and I were judged by Heaven. We pleaded our case to Sera and the rest of the council of Elder Angels. ... But ultimately our decision was decided wrong. I had willingly stepped over out Father's authority and had brought Evil into the world. ... Lilith and I were unrepentant, insisting that we had only tried to do what was right. But it meant nothing. In the end the two of us were cast down from Heaven and Earth. "
" When we were first cast down here, Hell was a pit of fire and brimstone. " Though the blackness of his arms is always visible, Lucifer makes a point to pull up his sleeves-- Revealing just how far up they go. " ... The fires were hot enough to burn even I. ... Not even my magic can cover them, as I cover every other feature that brings me shame. " Having made his point, he pulls his sleeves back down and continues. " ... If I had been cast down here alone, I would have stayed in the fire. I would have suffered the fate that had been given to me. ... But I could not bare to watch as Lilith burned. I lifted her from the flames almost as soon as they began to lick at her. It took all my strength to create a place where we could safely rest, but it was all worth it if she would not suffer. ... She was only human, after all. "
" ... But you know Lilith as well as I do. She was always an ambitious woman, Adam. She would never settle when she could have more. ... I think that's what we both loved about her. " And he can't help but laugh softly. His beloved Lilith...
" ... She saw that I was able to create in this realm and requested that we make it a home. We were meant to reside here for eternity, after all. There was no point in suffering for the sake of it. ... And all I wished to do was make her happy. Everything that she would ask for, I would create it. It was not long before we had a castle of our own. She found herself able to create life from the flames and dust... In time we would build ourselves a kingdom with our blood, sweat, and tears. I was not given a kingdom, Adam. We built ourselves a kingdom because she would not let us suffer just because Heaven said we should. "
" ... And as for Charlie? She did not come about easily. ... We lost many children before her. We discovered that Lilith had been cursed to not be able to bare children when we fell. ... Our little girl, our everything, was what we worked the hardest for. ... I gave up a lot to ensure that she could even exist in this world. "