face what i deserve.

"Okay, I am going to say this slowly. We can defy fate by maybe making sure the apocalypse does not happen, but no matter what - we are two sides of the same coin, Michael. There is no life without death, creation without destruction. Our lives will be intertwined until we both end up in The Empty. That is so much bigger than the Apocalypse. And did you not always tell me that it will usher in a new world that we are both meant to be a part of? I chose my lane, Michael. Whether you agree to follow me or not will always be your choice, but there is no you without me."

Azrael crosses her arms over her chest and tilts her head to the side, "Mass casualties? Death like you've never seen, nearly everything starting new? Huh. That seems an awful lot like what my life is everyday. Sorry if I am not freaking out as much as you are. Just as your life leading you to kill Lucifer has been put in place since your earliest days, so has this for me."

Ouch.

" Alright. " It's not as much of a response as it is a statement, and it gives her nothing — petty, sure, he knows she thrives on communication. One hand moves to gesture toward the door in a manner he would if they were back in Heaven, if he were dismissing every other angel beneath him.

She wants to play that game, well — he is nothing if not just as stubborn.

Whatever she's said next has gone unheard; he'd stopped listening the moment she'd made another dig at him.

" Don't go where I can't follow. "

" And he looked at me like there was something in me worth looking at. "

" You have me. Until every star in the galaxy dies, you have me. "

" We never made it, did we? "

" I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you. "

" I will find you, or I will die trying. "

" There's no anger in your eyes now -- just a calm, heroic grief. "

" You are terrifying and strange and brutal, someone not everyone knows how to love. "

" No human being has ever stood so close to my soul as you stand. "

" If I am to perish by the power of fire, at least let that fire be yours. "

" Or maybe home is just two arms wrapped around you when you're at your worst. "

" In my defense, the moon was full and I was left unsupervised. "

" I didn't say I love you to hear it back. I said it to make sure you knew. "

" I'd be yours, if you asked. "

" See you tomorrow, my more-than-love. "

" And how odd it is to be haunted by someone that is still alive. "

" No one can steal your thunder when you are the fucking storm. "

" The healer has the bloodiest hands. "

" I don't need to be sneaky. I do whatever the fuck I want. The end. "

" I don't know how to stay tender with this much blood in my mouth. "

" Loving me is going to haunt you. "

" You got a taste for blood when you were licking your own wounds. "

" It appears you have mistaken my dislike of causing harm for an inability to do so. "

" Don't care, didn't ask; plus, you can't even comprehend the horrors I'm about to summon. "

" I am haunted by a past I can't change. "

" What is to give light must endure burning. "

" Come, love, make me better than I was. Teach me a kinder way to say my own name. "

" There were two reasons I was scared to let people in. The damage they could do, and the damage they could find. "

" The feminine urge to make him mad as hell. "

" Not a god's chosen but a god's cursed. "

" But rage, too, is a reflex, like grief. "

" I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don't have names. "

" My wound existed before me; I was born to embody it. "

" Okay, man, we get it, you're being tested by god. "

" Our fates are entwined whether you like it or not, you stupid bastard. "

" What is wrong with you. It is so attractive. "

" I am a kind of stray cat, aren't I? "

" Fuck, that is my circus. Are those…? Yep… Those are my monkeys… Goddammit. "

" You have sharp teeth. "

" Magic is an honor until it is a shackle. "

" Ah, yes, the three genders -- the broken, the beaten, and the damned. "

" When you are not fed love on a silver spoon, you learn to lick it off knives. "

" I like thunderstorms because it shows that even nature needs to scream sometimes. "

" Thou shall not let low-vibin', sketchy-ass energy penetrate thy aura. "

" Just because I carry it well, doesn't mean it's not heavy. "

" I will succeed because I am insane. "

" Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? "

" My ducks are not in a row. Some are missing, one is on fire, and I'm pretty sure one is a pigeon. "

" We drink the poison our minds pour for us and wonder why we feel so sick. "

" Everybody has a chapter they don't read out loud. "

" Do you think the itsy bitsy spider gave a fuck about the rain? No. It climbed that spout again. Lock in. "

" The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. "

" Once is a mistake, twice is a choice. "

" An apple a day keeps anyone away if you throw it hard enough. "

" For all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you. "

" I wanna be a jellyfish… no heart, no brain, no feelings. Just blub, blub, blub. "

" Life is like a helicopter. I don't know how to operate a helicopter. "

" They say good things take time. That's why I'm always late. "

" Sometimes I wish I could go back in life. Not to change anything, but to feel a few things twice. "

" When life shuts a door… open it again. It's a door. That's how they work. "

" You are either on my side, by my side, or in my fucking way. Choose wisely. "

" I wish my life had background music so I could understand what the hell is going on. "

" If I'm losing a fight, I'm biting you. If you can't beat 'em, eat 'em. "

" You are not unlovable, you are just sad and a little bit angry. Let's go have some soup. "

" I should be allowed to know everything. I can handle it. "

" The fact that I am constantly saying strange and unpleasant things is just part of my charm. "

" I suppose success and defeat can look the same in a mirror. "

" I don't think any of you understand how important I am to the plot. "

" The universe has a cruel sense of timing. "

" But then it passed, as all things do. "

" I need several hours of quiet time each day or I become the worst person alive. "

" Enemies to lovers but it's me and myself. "

" I opened my mouth, almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn't. "

" I avoid my gaze in the mirror; I have no interest in learning what it feels like to meet my eyes. "

" Despite the fact that I occasionally compulsively overshare, people somehow still manage to know nothing about me. "

" I am a friend to all cats. Yes, even the mean ones. They have their reasons. "

" What cannot be said will be wept. "

" To be loved is to be worth the inconvenience. "

" I was quiet, but I was not blind. "

" Pray for me. Nothing's wrong, I just want more power. "

" Let go of the illusion that it could have been any different. "

" Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons. "

" It's your story. Feel free to hit 'em with a plot twist at any moment. "

" Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard. "

" I'd walk through every painful part of my life again if I knew he was waiting at the end of it. "

" I felt so much, that I started to feel nothing. "

" Having a monotone voice and rarely smiling has caused some problems for me. "

" I am sooooo not locked in. I am tucked in. Going to sleep. "

" Your first reaction was to bite him?! "

" My glasses are always dirty but it's fine. I've seen enough. "

" Being smart has never stopped me from being a complete fucking idiot. "

" 80% of the ocean is unexplored by you guys. I've seen the whole thing. "

" It is not blood that runs through these veins, but glitter gel pen ink. "

" I don't give a fuck if my parents are disappointed in me, I'm not impressed by them either. "

" They need to make a pocket dimension that you can hide in where time doesn't pass and everything is soft. "

" I dunno, maybe the horrors would be less daunting if we were holding hands. "

" If your hands are cold, it's just your ghost boyfriend holding your hand. "

" Why wait for the tables to turn when I can hit you with one of the chairs. "

" Alright, that's it. I'm evil again until all of you stop getting on my nerves. "

" Let me stop you right there, save us all precious time. "

" Sorry, sweetie, but there's no defying their fates. "

" Hell is forever, whether you like it or not. "

" The rules are black and white, there's no use in trying to fight it. "

" Just try to chillax, ___, you're wasting your breath. "

" Fair is fair, an eye for an eye. "

" Give up your dumb endeavor 'cause you don't have a shot. "

" I know it's just been a week, but we'll be back in six months. "

" It's not as simple as you think; not everything is spelled in ink. "

" I'm sure you wish it could be so. "

" I'm sure you wish it could be so, but there's a lot that you don't know. "

" This discussion is senseless and petty. "

" There's no question to be posed. "

" There's no question to be posed; he's unholy, case closed. "

" He's unholy, case closed. "

" Did you forget that Hell is forever? "

" A man only lives once. "

" ___, tell me that you didn't know. "

" I thought since I'm older, it's my load to shoulder. "

" You have to listen, it was such a hard decision. "

" I wanted to save you the anguish it takes to do what was required. "

" To think that I admired you. "

" I don't need your condescension. "

" Was talk of virtue just pretension? "

" Was I too naive to expect you to heed the morals you're purveying? "

" If Hell is forever, then Heaven must be a lie. "

" I was told not to trust in angels. "

" Don't you act all high and mighty. "

" If I warned you that the fire's gonna burn, would you walk in? "

" Would you walk in, would you let me do it first? "

" Do it all in the name of love. "

" Would you let me lead you even when you're blind? "

" Would you rise up, come and meet me in the sky? "

" Would you trust me when you're jumping from the heights? "

" Would you fall in the name of love? "

" Take that pain, pass it down like bottles on the wall. "

" You're afraid you can't outrun what's running through your veins. "

" I won't let you walk alone. "

" Oh, my brother, you don't have to follow in your bloodline. "

" We got each other. "

" We got each other, and if you got tomorrow, then you still got time. "

" If you got tomorrow, then you still got time to break the chain that left you scarred. "

" From where you came isn't who you are. "

" I won't pretend that I know half the hell you've seen. "

" That don't mean it's something that you're destined to repeat. "

" You're stronger than you think. "

" You know it has to end, but you don't know where to start. "

" You can pack your bags, and I'll meet you where you are. "

" I'll be waiting in the car. "

" That storm keeps on raging, but don't you forget -- "

" When it feels like you're losing the war in your head, just know this isn't the end. "

" He don't always come at midnight, burnin' red and talkin' sin. "

" He knows how to play it just right, if you're gonna let him in. "

" He's always got the words to say. "

" Sometimes the worst of 'em have the best disguises. "

" Don't you know about the devil? He's a gentleman. "

" It's the places you ain't lookin' that he likes to make his home. "

" By the time it gets to Monday, he's had his hands back in the fire. "

" I took a little journey to the unknown. "

" I came back changed, I can feel it in my bones. "

" I fucked with the forces that our eyes can't see. "

" Now the darkness got a hold on me. "

" There ain't language for the things I've seen. "

" The truth is stranger than my own worst dreams. "

" I have seen what the darkness does. "

" I have seen what the darkness does; say goodbye to who I was. "

" Say goodbye to who I was. "

" Don't look back; them days are gone. "

" Follow me into the endless night. "

" I can bring your fears to life. "

" Show me yours, and I'll show you mine. "

" Meet me in the woods tonight. "

" I don't need another guy to fight my battles. "

" Don't you know I'm dangerous, fire burning in my blood? "

" You better bow down on your knees. "

" Can I get a ' yes, your majesty '? "

" Eyes on me like I'm a prize. "

" I'm not your angel. "

" Now there's a ghost in the back of this room, and I don't like it. "

" I fall asleep with my covers pulled up and try to fight it. "

" I gotta say, it's hard to be brave when you're alone in the dark. "

" I told myself that I wouldn't be scared. "

" I told myself that I wouldn't be scared, but I'm still having nightmares. "

" I'm still having nightmares. "

" Never did I think I'd be coming back around. "

" Never did I think I'd be coming back around, digging up old memories. "

" They still haunt me. "

" I think about it every now and again. "

" I come and I go. "

" Tell me all the ways you need me. "

" I'm not here for long. "

" Catch me or I go Houdini. "

" Prove you've got the right to please me. "

" Time is passing like a solar eclipse. "

" Are you reading my lips? "

" If you're good enough, you'll find a way. "

" Maybe you could be the one to make me stay. "

" Everything you say is sounding so sweet. "

" Do you practice everything that you preach? "

" All I see is red. "

" Don't know if I can handle it. "

" I keep acting tough, but maybe I'm not good enough. "

" Maybe I'm not good enough. "

" I don't need a hero to rescue me. "

" I'm not ready to die. "

" No one's gonna save the day. "

" I'm not giving up on hope. "

" I see the stars through a mirror. "

" I'm frozen by the fear in me. "

" Somebody make me feel alive and shatter me. "

" If I break the glass, then I'll have to fly. "

" There's no one to catch me if I take a dive. "

" The world is spinning, but only in gray. "

" I've thrown aside my worries, but the cares, they bite me back. "

" I don't know what I'm doing, but can you please just play along? "

" Can you please just play along? "

" My head is made of flowers, and my body made of steel. "

" I can't think, can't hear, can't feel. "

" I can't imagine anything. "

" I can't imagine anything, 'cause I can't see. "

" Suffering in silence is better than suffering with you. "

" I jumped out with a parachute, but the ground caught me offguard. "

" Karma for the rules I break, the ones I disregard. "

" I can feel the tension rising, what fate is worse than this? "

" What fate is worse than this? "

" I try to sink and never float. "

" My head is underwater. "

" I'm here by choice, by my own hand; I'm a lamb sent in to slaughter. "

" I can wash away my insecurities, but can't wash away my sin. "

" Thought I had it under control. "

" Hear my voice, there it goes; hear it louder than most. "

" It's not worth it, it's not working. "

" You wanted it to be picture perfect. "

" Scream if you wanna, shout if you need. "

" Just let it go, take it out on me. "

" Fight if you need to, smash if you have to. "

" Get control. "

" I got this feelin' that she's gonna be the death of me. "

" The give, the take, night after night. "

" The sweetest sanguine lullaby, sing me to sleep tonight. "

" I can feel it in her bite. "

" I can feel it in her bite; there's something just a little more than ecstasy beneath those pretty eyes. "

" There's something just a little more than ecstasy beneath those pretty eyes. "

" She's my only type, from her fingers to her cheekbones. "

" Look in the mirror, I see something unfamiliar. "

" This angel looks like a killer. "

" I'd rather die than let a coward tell me what to do. "

" All I see is a bitch behind the eyes. "

" Damn, you got guts. "

" Damn, you got guts; sure you wanna push your luck? "

" Sure you wanna push your luck? "

" This will not end well for you, I'm sure. "

" Fool me once, then it's shame on me. "

" You better tread carefully. "

" Fool me twice, I'm your enemy. "

" If you push, I push back. "

" I'm gonna hunt you down. "

" Kindness never looked good on me. "

" Never been one to sit quietly. "

" Too late now to see irony in rivalry. "

" I'm thinking of you while I'm up here higher than god. "

" You believe that I'm in pain. "

" You believe that I'm in pain; help me disassociate. "

" Help me disassociate. "

" I'm feeling fantastic -- I'm fucking fantastic. "

" Don't you want someone crazy like me, babe? "

" It's either a curse or a blessing every time that you call. "

" I'm gonna make you bend and break. "

" It sent you to me without wings. "

" Say a prayer, but let the good times roll. "

" I want these words to make things right. "

" I want these words to make things right, but it's the wrongs that make the words come to life. "

" It's the wrongs that make the words come to life. "

" One night and one more time. "

" Thanks for the memories, even though they weren't so great. "

" He tastes like you, only sweeter. "

" Been looking forward to the future. "

" Been looking forward to the future, but my eyesight is going bad. "

" This crystal ball is always cloudy except for when you look into the past. "

" Count the lights and empty souls. "

" They can smell your fear like blood. "

" We've met your kind before. "

" Come save us from ourselves, from Hell and consequence. "

" Turn out the lights and just ignore what's going on outside. "

" We've given up before we've even tried. "

" If we're talking body, you got a perfect one. "

" Anything you want, I'll give it up. "

" Bite me while I taste your fingertips. "

" Bitch, you wanna fly? "

" I just wanna break the rules. "

" There's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark. "

" You don't have to change a thing. "

" You don't have to change a thing, the world can change its heart. "

" The world can change its heart. "

" My venom went and turned to rage. "

" I've won, I've lost, I've paid the cost. "

" Gods don't pray. "

" Save it for somebody that cares. "

" Is that what you think it's over? Ego? " The look he gives her is -- well, it isn't much of one at all. Head tips to the side, and if one didn't know? They'd almost mistake it for genuine curiosity.

" If it were about ego, perhaps I could've let it go. " It's true enough, even given how much he despises slights to the ego. But if it were between putting his pride aside and the apocalypse?

That's not a choice, not really.