Non-canon omake: Deal with the Devil Part 2
- Location
- Fifth Dimension
Deal with the Devil Pt. 2
Lex Luthor sits in his situation room, surrounded by his most trusted magic advisors: Rebecca and Cerise. Both women are clearly and visibly worried, but Lex is as cool and collected as always. On a floating...hologram? Screen? Next to them is Raven, being shown around Lexcorp by Cassandra and Jinx.
"Is it wise, to leave her with them? Unsupervised?" Asks Rebecca, a bit worried for the young girl she's grown to love as a little sister. Lex doesn't share her feelings, waving her off.
"They'll be fine. Jinx is well-trained and almost as powerful as the girl, and Cassandra has been trained by the best. Before the girl could even think to harm them, by accident or not, Cassandra will have neutralized her." Lex assures her. Rebecca nods, knowing that he's not wrong, but still... "Besides, they're not unsupervised, we are looking at them right now."
"Yes, with no way to reach them quickly, should something happen." Cerise corrects him. Lex raises an eyebrow.
"Is there something wrong with our wards Cerise?" She shakes her head.
"No, but--"
"Exactly. They'll be fine." Lex states, and that's the end of that conversation. The room is covered in a silence as Raven, Cassandra, and Jinx, continue playing on the screen. Cassandra is the nice and excited new friend, while Jinx is as derisive and snarky as she always is, making everything a competition and being outright mean. Luckily, Raven takes no offense, just happy to be there. To be safe. The silence remains for a decent while, until it's broken by the Lexcorp leader.
"So, Trigon. Tell me what you know." Lex commands. The two magic women glance at each other briefly before turning to their employer and trusted confidant. Rebecca feels nauseous and it shows, and Cerise is uneasy at even discussing this topic but...
"He is a monster. A demon. Primordial in nature. Some say he...he devours the souls of entire worlds." Rebecca shakily gets out. Cerise tuts and shakes her head.
"Universes." She corrects, causing both Lex and Rebecca to look at her in shock, Rebecca outright panicking internally.
"What?" Rebecca can't help but to ask for clarification. Worlds, planets was terrifying enough but Universes...
"Trigon the Terrible, unmatched in power by almost all who exist. Some say that the strongest of gods make deals with him. He conquered his own universe at an early age, and has since moved on to others, devouring all who exist." Cerise closes her eyes and exhales. "Lex, if I may, his power is enormous, far beyond Ms. Prince or Superman--" Lex glowers at the name. "-and I must strongly advise, with all of my wisdom, power, and good will with you, that you abandon this suicide mission."
"Vetoed." Lex replies calmly, causing Cerise to almost double take.
"Lex, Trigon is..." She's cut off by Lex raising a hand.
"I get it, you've told me what you know and given me advice. He's powerful and fearsome...so is Lex Luthor."
"Lex, you can't compare--"
"I can and I have." He cuts her off again, staring her down, daring her to challenge him further. Cerise to her credit doesn't back down, but she does stop for the moment to think of a different approach. "That said, I do need your help. I need you to arrange a meeting with this Trigon." Lex relays to them. This time even Rebecca speaks up.
"Lex you can't! He'll--"
"This is insane! Why would you ever want to--"
"Ladies. I agreed to take Raven in, did I not? And as such, I am responsible for her and her well-being." Both women nod, understanding that much.
"Yes but what does that have to do with Trigon?" Asks Rebecca, genuinely confused.
"He is her father...by birth, and he and I have much to discuss."
"What could you possibly have to discuss with--" Cerise begins a tirade of sorts, as she desperately tries to talk Lex out of this foolish action.
"I have some ground rules to set, that even he has to abide by."
"Lex, you want to tell an interdimensional, soul-devouring demon what he can and cannot do?" Rebecca questions, completely shocked by his audacity.
"Precisely." SMACK. Cerise slaps her own forehead as hard as she can. How did she get into this situation. He was going to kill them all.
"What is wrong with you?" She mutters through her palm. Lex looks at her and calmly recites the fateful words.
"What are the three main rules of Lexcorp?" He inquires, still surprisingly calm.
"What?" Both woman respond, not expecting that response.
"Three. Main. Rules." Cerise sighs.
"Never doubt Lex Luthor. He knows what he's doing." Lex nods in confirmation, folding his hands.
"And?"
"Never worry about Lex Luthor. He doesn't need the help and he has the situation under control."
"Right, and finally?"
"There is no one power or authority above Lex Luthor or Lexcorp. If they seem to be it is only because they have not yet encountered him or us." Cerise conveys her annoyance with a roll of her eyes. Those rules were ridiculous when she first heard them, and they're ridiculous now.
"Excellent. So you see, we have nothing to worry about. Just follow those rules and...place the wards, and everything will go as planned." This causes both of their heads to perk up. Good, he's using precaution, contingencies. They never doubted him for a second.
"Wards? Which...which ones?" Rebecca can't help but to question, wondering what could be effective against an enemy of this magnitude.
"The Anti-Demon Wards of course. And Anti-Magic, Anti-Hellfire, and Anti-Soul to be sure. Hmm...maybe Anti-Mind Control, Anti-Reality Manipulation, Anti--" Cerise begins to answer, citing what she can think of that may aid her employer in this situation.
"All of them." Lex answers clearly. Rebecca and Cerise do a double take.
"What?"
"I didn't stutter. Place them all on me, and as many times as you can. I will not go into this defenseless or blind." Lex commands, exhibiting the planning and strategic mind he's always shown. This was more familiar territory for the women. The Lex they knew. Still, placing all of those wards on him, was a daunting task. Rebecca has to follow down her feelings of trepidation.
"Alright."
"Very well then."
There's some more silence as the two magic women begin thinking about the flaws of the plans, on how to bolster the defenses to hold against such a monster. Plus there's...
"How do you propose we even get to him?" Cerise questions, curious.
"Trigon?" Through Raven of course. She said it herself, she's his portal, she's connected to him. We use that, and let this demon know exactly who we are and why not to mess with us." Lex explains as if it's obvious. This sets off every alarm bell in Cerise's head. Did he hope to doom them all?
"That's incredibly dangerous! If we fail he could..." Lex stops her with a raise of his hand.
"That's a risk I'm willing to take."
"But sir, it's not just--" This time Rebecca tries to speak to his reason.
"I know. I have complete faith in your abilities. If I didn't, you wouldn't be here." His tone darkens at the end of his statement. Rebecca smiles in understanding and Cerise stiffens at the implication.
"Now, let's let Raven know the good news..."
To Be Continued...
