'Mother Natures garden' was a happy place, a place of light and of life. It's inhabitants lived in a blissful peace each and everyday. They didn't know real pain and they didn't know real grief.<br/><br/>It was what made Lucifer envy them.<br/><br/>This was a place of peace and acceptance, for all kinds except his own. This was no place for a demon, and certainly no place for the most feared and powerful demon of all. Yet despite the knowledge of that, it was still so very beautiful, and on rare occasions, Lucifer, ruler of Hell and Lord of the demons, would pay the garden a visit.<br/><br/>Unlike many of his demons who enjoyed causing mischief and striking fear in others, Lucifer had no desire to make trouble with the inhabitants here. He simply wanted to take a walk through a world a complete contrast to his own. He wanted to be surrounded by something other than darkness, demons or the dead, even if it were only for a short while. It was a curse to him, this desire, as the longer he stayed here the darker this place became. Each step he took burned the land, life turning to death beneath his feet. Anything and anyone he touched here would surely die, turn to ash under his fingertips.  Lucifer would never know the warmth of a living being. It was a truth that he had long ago accepted. It had been that way long before the birth of this world and it would be so long after the death of it.<br/><br/>All life was temporary, Lucifer knew that better than anyone, but perhaps that's what made it so beautiful. Perhaps that was why Lucifer was so fascinated by it all.<br/><br/>The demon sat in a vast field, the trail of death and decay behind him as he stared out over the land. The longer he sat here the more it burned around him. His pale hand reached out, softly raking over the blackened and burned grass beneath him. The blades turned to ash in his fingertips as he wondered what live grass might feel like, if it were as fragile as the black soot he had caused it to become. He would have to leave soon, before he would be punished for destroying so much of the land, but just for a while longer he wished to stay. He wished to pretend he could experience this place like the other creatures could, that he could lay in the grass and smell the flowers, feel the cool of the breeze on his face. Here where even the wind couldn't reach him.<br/><br/>There were noises around him, muffled by the barrier he could never leave. For the most part Lucifer just ignored them as he continued staring out at the field slowly being devoured by his presence. A muffled scream could be heard somewhere behind him, nothing new to the devil of course, however the nervous voice that followed it was far too clear to be coming from outside the barrier.<br/><br/><i>"Hey... Are you alright? It's really hot in here and-- and I guess something bad will return back here,</i>" The voice said nervously. "<i>Something from Hell</i>". A long sigh left the devils lips. Even here could he not find some peace? Had one of his demons really followed him all the way here just to play some stupid game? Lucifer chose to offer no response as his eyes remained on the horizon. He just wanted to see the sunset then he would leave this place and allow it to recover from his visit.<br/><br/>"<i>My name is Raziel.. my parents are very religious-- Come on</i>," That pesky voice continued, although his attention was caught by the name used, '<i>Raziel'</i>... Lucifer doubted any of his demon's were dumb enough to use an angel's name in his presence and no other being was capable of entering the barrier that surrounded him without turning to ash. Perhaps he had finally gone crazy after all.<br/><br/>He allowed another long moment of silence before the devil's head finally turned to look in the direction of the voice.<br/><br/>Black eyes widened.<br/><br/>...A human?<br/><br/>Lucifer stared at the presence, trying to make sense of how this was even possible, how a human had stepped into his barrier, impossibly unharmed. The demon stood swiftly,  so that he was staring down at the male. Still trying to understand. He stepped closer. His hand slowly reaching out to gently place over the male's chest, just long enough to feel the gentle beating of the creatures heart before Lucifer yanked his hand backwards in shock. It was the first time he had ever touched a living being without killing it.<br/><br/>"What are you?" Lucifer spoke, his voice deep and raspy as it echoed around them both, like a hundred soft voices talking at once.