It probably wasn't very often that Saracen heard a name and didn't immediately know something about it. "Lucifer's more humane alter-ego," Skulduggery explained. "It's a long story," he added when Saracen raised an eyebrow. "Someone managed to brainwash Lucifer and David was the result. What Lucifer might have been. Gabe thinks David might still be reachable."
"Hold up. Someone brainwashed the Devil?"
"For lack of a better word."
Saracen stared. "Why don't we just get that person's help?"
Skulduggery laughed, sudden and loud, and shook his head almost hard enough to dislodge Gabe from his shoulder. "No."
"But you just said - "
"This would be the same person who's the root cause of all of my problems right now. The same person who killed, tortured, and brainwashed practically everyone stuck in his demonic prison. The same person who kidnapped and brainwashed Valkyrie."
"Kidnapped and what?" Valkyrie cut in, her smile sliding off her face.
"Kidnapped and brainwashed you. Don't worry. You don't remember."
"Really? Oh good. Now I feel so much better."
"There shouldn't be any long-term consequences either. You won't have lost any time. Long story short, Saracen, even if we could bring him or his technology here, it would only make our problems worse."
Erskine's smile slipped just as quickly as Valkyrie's at the subtle reminder of what happened to Descry after that day. He remembered it all too well. "It doesn't hurt anymore, does it?" he asked. "What with you being dead and all. You don't get lost anymore?"
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It probably wasn't very often that Saracen heard a name and didn't immediately know something about it. "Lucifer's more humane alter-ego," Skulduggery explained. "It's a long story," he added when Saracen raised an eyebrow. "Someone managed to brainwash Lucifer and David was the result. What Lucifer might have been. Gabe thinks David might still be reachable."
"Hold up. Someone brainwashed the Devil?"
"For lack of a better word."
Saracen stared. "Why don't we just get that person's help?"
Skulduggery laughed, sudden and loud, and shook his head almost hard enough to dislodge Gabe from his shoulder. "No."
"But you just said - "
"This would be the same person who's the root cause of all of my problems right now. The same person who killed, tortured, and brainwashed practically everyone stuck in his demonic prison. The same person who kidnapped and brainwashed Valkyrie."
"Kidnapped and what?" Valkyrie cut in, her smile sliding off her face.
"Kidnapped and brainwashed you. Don't worry. You don't remember."
"Really? Oh good. Now I feel so much better."
"There shouldn't be any long-term consequences either. You won't have lost any time. Long story short, Saracen, even if we could bring him or his technology here, it would only make our problems worse."
Erskine's smile slipped just as quickly as Valkyrie's at the subtle reminder of what happened to Descry after that day. He remembered it all too well. "It doesn't hurt anymore, does it?" he asked. "What with you being dead and all. You don't get lost anymore?"