re," he said. "I miss the stars sometimes. "
"Sorry for busting up the place," said Spyder.
"Sorry for tricking you into the bowels of Hell. "
"I was thinking about taking some time off anyway. "
Lucifer smiled to himself. "This is all an enormous joke, you now. I manipulated you, but the universe slipped a good one past me. "
"By saying universe youre trying not to say God?"
"Perhaps," said Lucifer. "I had to go to talking meat- sorry, mortals-to save my kingdom. Not only did you have the power to save it, but to destroy it, too. Maybe pride really is my sin. The Painted Man was right in front of me this whole time, and I never even saw you coming. "
"Hell, you brought him here," said Lulu.
"Thank you. Id almost forgotten that little detail. " Lucifer picked up a gilded candle sconce, looked around and dropped it again. Going to his curiosities, he began picking up the cabinets that had fallen over. Spyder went to help him.
"I dont know about the Painted Man thing," Spyder said as they turned the wooden Faberg egg case upright. The gleaming eggs lay in a thousand pieces on the bottom of the velvet-lined cabinet, bejeweled junk. "I dont exactly feel like Jesus Christ or Bruce Lee. "
"Good. Thats my job," Lucifer said.
"What happens now?" asked Shrike.
Lucifer pulled the cabinet with John the Baptists heart from where it was leaning precariously against the wall, setting it flat on the floor. Shifting it inch by inch, he got it aligned exactly where he wanted it. Spyder helped him slide the crown of thorns cabinet until it was just so.
"Thank you,"
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