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The kmife turned to dust, showing a scar where it had been. Lucifer was not breathing at it destroyed his father's curse; the only sign of life was an extremely slow and quiet heartbeat.
A chunk of debris fell, headed toward the two. A pair of small wings, about half the size of Lucifer's, flew in and checked the debris' fall, making it land around the two, protecting them, before wrapping around Lucifer. They were his original wings, and it was clear that they had been ripped off, then sewn back together with red thread. The wings seemed to be examining him, shuffling about as they were. They did the same with Shura, but with only the tips of its feathers before settling by Lucifer's feet.

The wings fluttered to Shura, touching her knee. "Don't worry about me, the curse Father put on me is being destroyed. a high-pitched version of Lucifer's voice whispered. It was his voice, before it had broken and matured. "I'm still alive, just...sleeping. It's part of the blade's power. I'll be sleeping for a while." the sound of debris falling around them had stopped. "Father's curse held up the castle, but it's done falling apart. Let me create a path. You'll have to carry me, though. a much smaller, ghostly version of Lucifer appeared, the wings on his back. He brought his hands together, then pulled them apart. The rocks and stones grumbled as the were moved. "I've got a short range," he said, turning halfway, though his face was not visible, "so don't fall too far behind. You'll have to walk the entire way back, the stableboy got dragged away by the horse when his nerve broke from being so close to here." at that, the ghostly child moved forward slowly, the debris creating a path in front of him that was large enough for Shura to carry the adult Lucifer through, falling back down about six feet behind him.

The young Lucifer paused and did another halfway turn, still not showing his face. "That hurts. Winged demons are much lighter than you think. I weigh less than you. Much less." He flexed his shoulders as he referred to his older self. "It's only going to get harder from here, I have to shorten the range or I'll pass out." At that, the little bubble they were in shrunk, the back end getting to right behind Shura.

She smiled. "Not with him. With you. He's got his quirks, and I know some of his odder ones, as well as how to handle them. Like his occasional relapse into babyhood, where he'll roll around, biting his foot. No matter what I or his nursemaids did, we couldn't get him to stop. Even as an adult, he's cute when he does it.
"Another one is his ability to fly. At full strength, he'll be able to carry someone with him, but he's weak, barely able to hover, right now. I'll be there with you, to help you with him. Plus, I'm a female with a brain, and I can't really gossip, though I do keep tabs on all the Demonic Court, so I can give you some information on them."
They had reached the carriage, a simple open one with padding in the back for Lucifer. His mother hopped up on front and picked up the reins as two ghostly horses appeared, ready to drive the carriage. There was room for Shura next to her. "I'll only be able to get you close to the castle, since only he can see me, and you through him, though I've got a special tab on you, so you can see me somewhat, though the others can't. I'll contact you mostly through dreams. I'm Gina Cho, by the way. Basically, 'Silver Butterfly.'"

Gina nodded as they rounded a corner, and the newer castle showed up. She rein in the horse and glanced at Shura. "This is as close as I can go. He'll be asleep while the curse his father put on him is destroyed by the blade. There's still some traces left."