Lucifer walked through the dark halls of the mansion. He reached a small fence across which was a huge lake. He walked towards it and felt a strange connection. He heard someone sing a pleasant melody. It was a woman's voice. He leaned closer to the lake and looked through the mist from his great, blue electric eyes. He saw a naked girl swimming in the water as she sang. She turned towards him and looked at him straight in the eye. He looked at her and she smiled.

She went inside the water and reappeared right in front of him. She had the same green eyes as he used to have. She got out of the water and stood before him. He pressed his hands into his pocket and looked at her. Her long black hair covered her bare breasts as she stood naked before him. They both stared at each other for a while until he finally said.

"Could you please fancy to put on some fucking clothes, you manky minger?"
She smirked, "Why? Afraid of temptation?"
He smirked, "No, it's just that I am not used to seeing thots being thots so openly. It's kinda disgusting,"

She laughed and moved closer to him but he didn't move an inch. He just looked down into her eyes. She sniffed his neck, "Oh, you're one of us," She looked disappointed, "But then, why are your eyes not green?" She touched her forehead on his, unknown of the danger she was about to kiss, "You are so beautiful," She said in her lovely voice, "I almost feel something when I look at you," And suddenly fell on the floor in pieces of flesh. The wind had chopped her body off.

"Like fear?" He looked at her mangled flesh laying on the floor and turned back. He narrowed his eyes, "Ben?" He ran away quickly while the flesh on the floor slowly rebuilt itself back into a long-tailed Siren. She sat at the fence and sighed. She looked up with her eyes closed and scales appeared all over her body, "What an unforgettable scent,"

She smiled as her fangs rested on his lips, "And so delicious,"

Lucifer flew with the wind as if he was a part of it. His feet gently rested upon a ridge and he looked into a huge room through the glass of the dormer window. Dexter was dragging Ben towards his bed while Ben continuously resisted. He bit Dexter's hand and he left him immediately. Ben ran towards the doors but they were all locked.

"Why are you doing this to me, Dexter?" Ben turned towards him.
"I'm just playing a bit. Now come here." Dexter removed his black gloves.
"Please leave me-"
"I said come here!" Dexter grabbed his hand and threw him on the bed. He looked up at the dormer window as he lay on the bed.

"LUCIFER!"
Lucifer looked down at him. Dexter turned back and looked at Lucifer. He looked into the eyes of the young president. Dexter slowly moved away from Ben and he got up from the bed.
"HELP ME!" Ben shouted as he stretched his hands towards Lucifer's cold, blue eyes. They had something to say. It was those eyes that were once bright turquoise and beautiful, but they had been dull and blue for a while now.

'Why do I suddenly feel like we are...
Strangers all of a sudden?' Ben panicked and got up, "LUCIFER!"
'I'm scared'
"What do you want me to do? Kill him?" Lucifer pointed at Dexter.

"N-No," Ben hesitated.
"Then? Who do I need to kill?"
"Noone!" Ben stretched his arms, "Just protect me, Lucifer!"
Lucifer crossed his arms, "Protect? What does that mean? You never taught me that,"

"...Lucifer," Ben looked down, "Give me some time,"
"What do I do till then?" Lucifer asked.
"Stay here," Ben smiled as he looked at him, "With Dexter,"
Lucifer looked at Dexter, "Understood,"

And so Ben left Lucifer with Dexter. Another six months passed in the war. Lucifer did not show up at any battle with the ANDROIDs. While all others fought in the cities and villages all over the world, protecting nations and continents from X-DROIDs, Lucifer stayed in one huge mansion in the high society beside an important person, surrounded by young women and politicians. He watched the world fall before his eyes and he felt powerless. What was Ben thinking?

Lucifer sat on the railings at the top of the mansion and looked at the sunset every day. Curious, one day, Dexter came and stood behind him, "What are you doing here?"
"The sky looks pink. It reminds me of someone,"
"...Are you still mad Ben left you here?"
"I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed he turned out everything he promised he said he'd never be."

"I think Ben is an amazing person," Dexter said.
"Did I ask for your opinion? You don't even know him so you're not even allowed to have an opinion about him in the first place,"
"Man, you're so rude!"
"Fuck off then. Leave me alone," Lucifer rolled his eyes and finally, the sun sank into the horizon. Another day had ended.

After becoming an ANDROID, Lucifer's growth stopped. At the age of six, he stood 184cm tall. There was no hair on his face and he looked pretty young, about eighteen. His deep blue eyes turned electric blue. The surgery left some burns on his face which healed into orange freckles. Lucifer was revolutionary. Stronger than the strength of all ANDROIDS combined. A year had passed and there were no messages from Ben. Lucifer had gotten used to the lavish life, even though he didn't want to. So, he went to look for X-DROIDs to kill and on his killing spree, he found Gotham.

Dexter, on the other hand, was secretly planning something else. The movement of the entire X-DROID species to an alternate past reality, leaving the people of the past to deal with it themselves. They used the time machine without Ben's knowledge and selected the X-DROID species on the radar. The time machine gave off a huge wave throughout the Earth and whichever X-DROID touched it, went to the past. The next morning, all of a sudden, all the X-DRPIDs were gone. The ANDROIDs had won and were put back into their respective Galleptical cells. But Ben found it absurd so he and his friend, Nicole Frank, decided to look into it. They looked at camera footages of X-DROIDs suddenly disappearing into thin air.

As this problem was solved, the World Government received a message from their cadets in the 21st century. The 5th Oblivion had reached the 21st century and they were out for human flesh to strengthen themselves and come back stronger. Dexter knew what he was doing, he had contacted Gotham, the leader of all X-DROIDs. Nicole broke into the government's database and from there, Ben knew everything that was going on.

Everything that must be stopped.

He did two things. He made certain arrangements to counter this move, one, he discussed his plan with Valorie and told him to act like a traitor to the ANDROIDs, secondly, he asked Nicole to change the Galleptical cells-- The fibreglass cases which could withstand any radiations given off by the time machine. From there, he rushed towards the Metropolitan tower to confront the world government with his team.

"They must face it. We need the ANDROIDS here." Dexter said as Ben stood before him. Lucifer looked at Ben through the black curtains. He had seen him after a year. And to his surprise, Ben was not here for him.
"Is this a joke?" Ben said "I cannot believe it--Why would you do this to those innocent people in the past?! We can't be so heartless, you doof!"

"It's their bad luck."
"No, it isn't! I will save them. I ain't lettin' nobody disturbs the way of things. Even if that person is you."

"I knew you'd say that. Even when you've made this world. Why don't you just sit back and watch? Haven't you worked hard enough?" Dexter approached Ben and touched his face "Your young body needs rest and a night of nice sleep. I've heard you've been here for quite some time, what's the secret to this youth?"

Ben slapped his hands and looked into the president's eyes with hatred "I don't need rest. I need justice. If you can't give it to me, then I will take it myself."
"This is one thing I really love about you and that's why you're so interesting,"
"I presume you're not going to change your decision," Ben glared at him.

"I might... If you decided to lend me--"

"I got it. Thank you, I will lead the ANDROIDS to the past with the time machine, both of them are my inventions after all." Ben turned back and realized that they were surrounded by men with guns. Ben turned towards Dexter.

"I kind of expected this." Ben looked at him. "Fine, kill me so that I don't have to witness this further destruction of humanity,"
Dexter walked towards him and held his hand "Kill everyone except him." He ordered and Ben looked into his eyes. He was shocked.

"So, you were with him all along!" One of his teammates shouted.
"No! I'm not!" Ben defended himself.
"Fuck you, traitor!"

The men opened fire and within a few minutes, the walls of the room were covered red. Ben could do nothing to save his team. When everything was over, the president left his hand and Ben fell on the floor. He fell into deep thoughts as the robots began cleaning the blood. Lucifer just stared at him.

"Thank you, you all can leave now," Dexter said.
"Dexter, why?" Ben asked.
Dexter smiled "Aren't we friends too? Or should I say we were?"

Ben got up and grabbed his collar.

"What the hell do you want?! You're much more wealthy and powerful so what more do you want?!" Ben shouted, "Was all that not enough? I EVEN GAVE LUCIFER TO YOU!"

'What?' Lucifer took a step away from the curtains as his eyes widened. The world seemed to be running around, his throat ran dry, 'I was his replacement... Did he sell me? How could he do this to me, I thought he loved me?' He held his head and gently pressed his knees on the floor, 'That's why he never came to take me back because I was a tool.

I was a tool.
Nobody love tools,
But everyone uses them equally,'

He suddenly remembered Coelestin and guilt and grief enveloped him. He had broken a friend who loved him more than he loved himself.

-To be continued

Lucifer
5500 Rebellion