Chapter 216:

Chapter 216:

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[Lucifer Morningstar POV]

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"Don't be a baby Lucifer," Death chuckled, a cocky smile on her face. "I won the bet, so pay up."

I

She

"Fine" I muttered, arms crossed as Death brought the clothes she wanted me to wear for a week. Clothes bought in Hot Topic, oh Presence just KILL ME!

"It's just for a week, you don't have to pout that much," Death giggled.

"Easy for you to say, you dress up like you gave up on life," I huffed.

"Well that's just mean," Death sighed.

"I dress for success, with class, with sexyness in mind!" I declared, for I, Lucifer Morningstar, was the best dressed creature in all of creation! AND if you don't believe me, ask the readers, they know I'm the best.

Go on, ask them, I'll wait.

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....

Did you ask them already?

Was I right?

Of course I was right, that was a stupid question.

"It's either you let me dress you for a week, or you let me burn your favorite suit," Death smirked, reminding me of the terms of our bet.

With that out of the way, we moved to meet with Batman in the Tower of Fate.

Once there, we went over our ideas with us, pushing our differences aside for the moment as we provided recommendations and insight based on what we knew.

To his credit, he remained calm, through it all, showing that at the very least he was determined to see this through before trying to do anything against me.

If I could have any other way though, I would have left Batman out of the picture, but as much as I hated him. This version of him at least, he was a genius.

One I needed, no one this universe needed.

Planning tactical warfare requires a certain finesse, an attention to detail he excelled at.

If anyone was through with his plans it was him, even if his idiocy didn't let him see beyond his set imposed rules. I was certain he was one of the very few that would look at our situation from every angle.

"You said the Yellow Lanterns attacked you, but what about the Blue Lanterns?" Batman inquired.

"I didn't try with them, seeing as they don't have any reason to believe my words," I replied.

"I will send Dr. Fate to speak with them," Batman replied. "He should be able to convince them to join us in this fight."

As we continued discussing about our plans, I was struck by how hard this would be; at least for everyone else. I would play the role of Superman in this war, the heavy hitter of the team, but for the rest of the team.

The amount of focus and precision they needed to maintain reminded me why waging war can be such a difficult undertaking, where even the smallest miscalculation can result in drastic consequences.

"Batman, there's something approaching earth," Dr. Fate announced, at the same time my rings were alerting me of the same.

A single ship.

A shuttle.

Intrigued by this, I asked the rings to elaborate and the answer shocked me.

"A kryptonian shuttle," I announced, getting everyone's attention. "Depending on who's inside, this can either be bad news or good news. I wonder which one it will be"

Batman narrowed his eyes on me.

"Take a picture, it will last longer," I replied, standing up from my chair. "Raven, please open a portal to Alaska. There's a Kryptonian we need to catch before it kills someone."

Raven nodded, and before Batman could say another word, we left.

I wonder if the person inside this shuttle is Supergirl, or someone else. I also wonder how the Kryptonian girl will react once she learns what I did to her cousin.