He simply hurtled backwards, dragging all of them with him.
Straight into Lust, and they all tumbled to the floor.
He got straight up - and noticed that the pentagram on the floor was crumbling away...
Instantly he ripped open another portal as the world seemed to collapse around them, and hurtled through that back to the surface world.
And found that the mansion he'd left had been completely destroyed.

The pentagram in his father's room was the only thing left vaguely intact. Everything else, every childhood memory... gone...
He fell to his knees among the wreckage, his anger and sorrow threatening to destroy him.
He clutched onto Chastity for support...

The yellow color drained from Nijuu's eyes, as she dropped Shiro on the floor. Her eyes turned back to their usual crystal blue color, as she swayed slightly.
Tynan immediately ran to Nijuu's side, and allowed Nijuu to use his body to lean on, his flames turned a soft blue, so Nijuu would not be burned by him.
Nijuu looked at Grey, and smiled weakly, as she said: "Thank you for stopping me from killing him." She spoke at length, as she leaned on Tynan's body. "I fear if I had, it would have killed me too." She added, then fell unconscious on Tynan's back.

For the longest time, he said nothing.
Then he spoke quietly, not looking at her, his voice cold.
"Do you remember when I spoke to you, about me losing my emotions, becoming more demonic, and how I knew the cure but the price was possibly too great for me to pay?"
He looked around at the wreckage, and his voice grew colder.
"Do you?" he said, still not looking at her...

A portal opened up above the group, and out of it dropped Lamia, Minerva in her arms, completely unconscious. Occidio was outcold, still holding onto the blade he had taken from hell.

Draklin kept quiet and listened, his true body healing rapidly.

Grey nodded, "Its no problem, everyone needs someone to hold them back from doing the unthinkable......I had someone to do the same with me.....you needed someone as well....." He began to walk away, still holding Shiro up with one arm.

He looked up at her - then wordlessly buried his head in her chest.
"The cure is you. Chastity. The cure is you..."
He looked in her eyes again - and this time they were blazing with passion.
"You make me remember why I fight, and the price I pay - is that I have to see you, every day. All day, love you all day..."
He hugged her, his head sinking into her waist as he sank lower.
"You fought Lucifer with me. You fought with me, you did so much for me, and now you give me hope... I love you... too much, almost... so, so much..."

Lucifer began making his way toward the circle of Lust in hell.

Draklin looked to the sky, "Well, the one good thing about Lucifer's release.....Michael will now think twice before sending his Celestials down to earth.........."

Lamia ran her hand over Minerva's body, tearing off pieces of her own flesh, then placing them on her, the flesh assimilating and healing Minerva's wounds, while severally injuring herself.

He straightened, feeling angry yet empowered.
"Mother...if Lucifer goes after her I will not be happy..."
He kissed Chastity again.
"And I promise I will protect you. No matter what the cost..."

Lucifer waved his arm, causing the door in front of him to deassemble as he walked in, intent on finding the lead succubi.

He turned, reopened the portal to Lust.
"If she's clever, she'll be too busy figuring out an escape route..."

Down in Lust, the incubi and succibi hurled themselves at Lucifer, kicking and scratching ferociously to defend their mistress...

Lucifer continued walking through, deflecting the blows he could, while letting the others strike him, as if he didn't care what happened to his flesh.

They entered Lust together, and instantly the sound of battle reached their ears, and it was getting closer and closer and -

The next thing Chastity knew, she was inside the cage she and Mawthrough had made love in previously, with Mawthrough looking at her through the bars.
"Mother... let her... go... NOW."

"She's my bargaining chip."
His mother didn't move her grip from Chastity's neck.
"So... how about no?"

"Grr..."

Two different inccubi were thrown through a nearby wall, as Lucifer walked into the room, covered with wounds and blood. He smelled the air, then grinned, "I'd let the girl go.....they aided in my freedom, so I own them a little bit of leeway......"

He winced as his mother stared at him.
"YOU FREED LUCIFER? ARE YOU INSANE?!"

As Chastity dug into her arm, he was at a loss as to who to fight.
Ignoring both of them, he turned to Lucifer.
"Why do you have to kill her? Tell me why."

Lucifer grinned, his arm stretched out wide. "Because, I'm taking back my kingdom, and she......she has been a thorn in my side for a long time......I'm going to unify hell, stop punishing the strongest of the corrupt, and use them to bolster my strength overall.......I'm going to kill the leaders of each circle........Mawthough, you may take Chastity and leave.....I'll let you live, that is our deal!"

He stepped between Lucifer and the cage, shielding the occupants.
"Wait wait wait... what about... a counter-deal? I get her out of your hair permanently, she gets to live, and you can tear this place apart and completely forget about this circle. Interested?"

Lucifer crossed his arms, thinking for a moment, then spoke once again, "Fine, but she's the only one who escapes, her minions, they all die.........every last one........"

"And that's fine."
An instant later, a portal swallowed them all up, teleporting his mother as well as Chastity and himself out of hell, away from Lucifer - and Chastity out of his mother's grip.

OOT: Off to bed...