SPN: "Righteous"
Category: Supernatural
Title: Righteous
Words: 216
Warnings: Through mid-season 4-ish.
Note: The final line has been stuck in my head for the past 4 years, and I'd really like it to move along, kthxbai.
John Winchester went to Hell, and Hell waited with bated breath, anticipating the hour when the righteous man would break under Alastair's delicate touch. It didn't matter then if Azazel got the Devil's Gate open, if any of the tainted children came into full power. There were other ways to get demons to Earth, other ways to break the Seals, once that first one was dealt with.
But he didn't break.
Years passed in Hell, the long drawn-out Hell-days of blood and dark and pain, and Alistair plied his craft until even his near-infinite patience wore thin and he began allowing other demons, far less skilled, their chances at the stubborn bastard's soul. Upstairs, Azazel--always smarter than his fellow demons, as befitted Lucifer's most dedicated son--began to understand, and he put his secondary plans into motion.
With Azazel, there was always another plan, though in this case, it wasn't so much brilliance as just being in the right place at the right time. Heaven, Hell, and Earth alike knew the best way to manipulate John's elder son was by using the younger.
In the end, it all came down to Plan B, for John Winchester never broke in Hell.
But then, John Winchester was not a righteous man.
Title: Righteous
Words: 216
Warnings: Through mid-season 4-ish.
Note: The final line has been stuck in my head for the past 4 years, and I'd really like it to move along, kthxbai.
John Winchester went to Hell, and Hell waited with bated breath, anticipating the hour when the righteous man would break under Alastair's delicate touch. It didn't matter then if Azazel got the Devil's Gate open, if any of the tainted children came into full power. There were other ways to get demons to Earth, other ways to break the Seals, once that first one was dealt with.
But he didn't break.
Years passed in Hell, the long drawn-out Hell-days of blood and dark and pain, and Alistair plied his craft until even his near-infinite patience wore thin and he began allowing other demons, far less skilled, their chances at the stubborn bastard's soul. Upstairs, Azazel--always smarter than his fellow demons, as befitted Lucifer's most dedicated son--began to understand, and he put his secondary plans into motion.
With Azazel, there was always another plan, though in this case, it wasn't so much brilliance as just being in the right place at the right time. Heaven, Hell, and Earth alike knew the best way to manipulate John's elder son was by using the younger.
In the end, it all came down to Plan B, for John Winchester never broke in Hell.
But then, John Winchester was not a righteous man.