Lucifer sighs at the sudden stubbornness and seeming flip of Balthazar's opinion. "I am not even sure how long you and Levi could survive in Chaos though I have experimented with a human recently."
That wasn't the only reason and he goes on. "You do not understand our war. Maybe you consider it sheltering but we are not fighting battles as a normal war between angels. It is attrition, and God himself attempts to breakdown our door. I had to tear out Michael's throat to distract Him and drive Him back just before the holidays or God may have broke into Chaos."
It's Lucifer's turn to frown. "If an actual war breaks out there will be no one to heal because we will either be back in the fire or destroyed. I am not strong enough yet to face an open war so I keep their attention fixed on me, and subvert God's power among his own angels while I wait."
He lets that explanation stand unless Balthazar wants more information. It is better to focus on things that can be done. "You should sit in one within Chaos with all the angels. When you are ready we can see if the wards I used to protect the human from Chaos will work for you and Levi."
Lucifer can't help but think that it will do Balthazar good to see how many angels there are and how they interact as a people instead of the few that visit the Nexus. There's a long silence after the questions about Moloch. With the other angel there were no easy answers. Everything was twists and turns, as convoluted as how he spoke.
"Yes, and no." Lucifer shakes his head. "He is both hopeless and fearless, full of hatred and feelings of betrayal. He pulls at people, unravels them from their weak points if he finds them. Behind all the deception he's honest and will figt for the fallen until death if he has to. You're new, and my partner. I'm sorry you have to endure his attention."
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That wasn't the only reason and he goes on. "You do not understand our war. Maybe you consider it sheltering but we are not fighting battles as a normal war between angels. It is attrition, and God himself attempts to breakdown our door. I had to tear out Michael's throat to distract Him and drive Him back just before the holidays or God may have broke into Chaos."
It's Lucifer's turn to frown. "If an actual war breaks out there will be no one to heal because we will either be back in the fire or destroyed. I am not strong enough yet to face an open war so I keep their attention fixed on me, and subvert God's power among his own angels while I wait."
He lets that explanation stand unless Balthazar wants more information. It is better to focus on things that can be done. "You should sit in one within Chaos with all the angels. When you are ready we can see if the wards I used to protect the human from Chaos will work for you and Levi."
Lucifer can't help but think that it will do Balthazar good to see how many angels there are and how they interact as a people instead of the few that visit the Nexus. There's a long silence after the questions about Moloch. With the other angel there were no easy answers. Everything was twists and turns, as convoluted as how he spoke.
"Yes, and no." Lucifer shakes his head. "He is both hopeless and fearless, full of hatred and feelings of betrayal. He pulls at people, unravels them from their weak points if he finds them. Behind all the deception he's honest and will figt for the fallen until death if he has to. You're new, and my partner. I'm sorry you have to endure his attention."