"As did you-- mine, at least, is flesh given freely. Do we have to play the hypocrisy game?"

Lucifer waits while she contemplates her violence; he is patient. He does not fear monster-kings in stolen girl bodies.

"I am the Morningstar. I witnessed the genesis of the universe. I was old before there was an Earth for you to desecrate with your presence, so maybe you should reconsider who you're calling vermin."

He steps forward, walking until they are separated by only a small margin, getting in her personal space like it's his. Rahab curls itself away from the creature before them, keeping itself behind Lucifer's neck and looking a little like it was considering climbing down the back of his shirt.

"You are a child playacting at godhood on a lone ball of dirt, not knowing what you imitate. Remember that children should be seen and not heard."