4.04: The Demon That Walked Amongst Man

## Episode

Walking around a lush green forest, we see the demon, Lamashtu, in a new black suit seemingly taking in the sights and sounds - he begins to narrate: "My name is Lamashtu, I am a demon but despite all the stereotypes surrounding my kind, I'm not like them...not anymore" during this narration, we see flashbacks of Lamashtu's current incarnation coming to terms with his exiled life on Earth after attempting to double cross his followers to change the events of "The Haunting" - the narration continues: "Granted, I'm still no saint but I'm not a sinner either and whilst I have done many questionable things in my many lives, I like to think the exile I was sentenced too by my superiors in the underworld made me far superior to them in many ways, I started to gain a concept of emotion and even became allies with a guy who many once considered an enemy of mine", a flash showing Shane, who appears young at first however he ages into his current age during this strange flashback, "Despite this, I knew the underworld would come knocking once again..." the narration concludes abruptly as we see Lincoln Castle decked out in Christmas decorations, people go about the grounds and along the wall walk all smiling with festive cheer, all whilst Lamashtu stands outside the castle gates looking serious with folded arms, like he is awaiting something - Lamashtu's narration returns: "This night felt different from before, I had just returned from hunting an underground hunters club called Hellfire Club, doesn't exactly scream innocent to me but this city is full of surprises, I knew I was outside this castle for a reason but didn't know specifics."

A strange fog then appears continuing the flashback, this time with a time jump of an hour where it is revealed that something that Lamashtu was waiting for would be the return of Madeline Longacre (his accomplice in the events of The Haunting of Mark Apsolon back in 2012), now also using a vessel, that of a girl in her late 20s/early 30s who wears a white coat, blonde hair and has blue eyes, she explains that she is here to collect Lamashtu's "debt to the underworld" - Lamashtu explains, through narration, "I initially refused and even received help from a visiting Shane (who was at the castle at the time) we tried to piece a plan together to see if I could get out of this because, as much as I wanted revenge on everyone who had exiled me, I couldn't bring myself to go with her - she started toying with us and it was just like the events that followed the original Haunting on an uncanny level, she was trying every trick in the book and with time running out, we had to think fast but things were not looking good."

After locking themselves in the Castle gift shop (in order to give them more time) and with chaos going on around the castle grounds due to Madeline's sheer presence, the demon begins to tell Shane about how he sees himself in a very different light since his exile, he also tells Shane that he knows how Shane sees himself: "Someone looking for acceptance that cant let go of the past". He says that Shane should be proud of his achievements and for coming out of his shell, the demon also says that because Shane cared about the world around him, he cared about the whole world, that he changed him in a sense and says that this is indeed a goodbye, visibly showing emotion for the first time, when questioned by Shane who is taken back by this whole ordeal.

Madeline then bursts into the room but is shocked when, because Lamashtu accepted to go with her without her knowledge, a portal is summoned taking Lamashtu and Madeline (who seems surprised) in the process leaving Shane in the gift shop alone however he is soon joined by his friends as snow falls outside and christmas music plays with Shane wondering if Lamashtu will ever return as Lamashtu closes off his narration simply: "There was no other choice, it was either accept or stand in the rubble of a burning castle."

The flashbacks come to a close and we see Lamashtu in shackles, bound to a chair and coming to his senses in what appears to be a poorly lit prison with an orange hue surrounding the place along with dust and steam, Lamashtu's suit is somewhat ripped and his hair is a mess, suggesting he has been there for a while, A woman enters the room holding a clipboard and saying: "Welcome home Lamashtu, I hope you've learned your lesson" - It turns out to be a younger version of Constance, Lamashtu's former spirit guide who helped him through his initial stages of exile, Lamashtu seems in shock as he had to kill an older Constance (in their last encounter) due to her duties as a guide driving her insane - Lamashtu asks, visibly white as a sheet, "What are you doing here?" She replies: "I didn't go to heaven, my insanity dragged me down here, she then smiles at him and tells him "You did well, Lamashtu. You killed the monster inside me, and now, so shall you do the same to yourself" - Lamashtu looks confused at first but quickly realises what she means, he asks "You mean you want to what? reset me to factory settings as the humans say?" - Constance nods, saying "Yes", before turning away.

As Constance leaves, the cell door opens up revealing a man in black robes with long black hair, he introduces himself as Abaddon and says: "Ah, Lamashtu! It's been far too long, old friend! The Knights of Hell wish you luck in your trial" - Lamashtu just hisses at Abbadon and says: "So this is the new face of hell?" - Abbadon chuckles and replies: "Not exactly. But, perhaps one day!" - Lamashtu glares at Abbadon and bluntly says: "Your ego is making me sick inside!" - Abbadon laughs and replies: "Oh, Lamashtu! Always the jester, tell me: didn't you used to be something?" - Lamashtu glares at him and replies: "Used to be... yes..." - Abbadon interrupts, smirks and says: "And yet you still cling to your humanity like a child with its blanket!" Lamashtu scoffs: "I vastly prefer them to demons" he says confidently, adding: "But in my exile, I feel like I have actually become something...yes I am still a demon, there's no changing that but I feel like I have learnt so much of the ways of the land of the living that I have become way more powerful and way more knowledgeable than you or any of the filth down here EVER COULD BE." - Abbadon says nothing, simply glaring at Lamashtu and waiting for a response. Lamashtu continues, saying: "But enough about me, why have you come down here?" he asks the knight of hell - Abbadon says nothing, simply smiling and looking Lamashtu in the eyes, before asking: "Do you really need to ask?" - Lamashtu shrugs, saying: "Frankly, yes" - Abbadon chuckles and replies: "Well then, allow me to make myself clear, you are not welcome in this world anymore Lamashtu, you may have once been one of us, but you're certainly not now, and should you ever return here, welcome to your trial" he begins to exaggerate before snapping monstrously when says: "And WELCOME to YOUR downfall" - Abbadon turns around and walks out of the room, closing the cell doors behind him.

Lamashtu sits there, seemingly in pain, not able to do anything as he waits for something to happen regarding his trial, the scene cuts to another flashback where Lamashtu is being tasked by Constance to make amends with Shane following their now infamous feud which has its own file in the Torchwood archive - Lamashtu saved Shane from a Djinn disguised as a police officer unknown to Shane at the time, he then aided Shane in the capture of a Cell 114 alien sleeper agent and also helped contain a viral outbreak which caused many people to become Wendigo's this was the result of a science experiment gone wrong however the two managed to stop the person responsible - it was during this time Lamashtu saved someone for the first time however he didn't like it as his "people skills are rusty." Shane didn't trust Lamashtu during these encounters but was impressed with what he saw signifying the two were still not on good terms.

The flashback ends and Lamashtu is sitting in a chair, surrounded by white smoke as a figure approaches him. The figure speaks and says: "Hello again, Lamashtu!" it is Madeline Longacre, she looks pretty and smiles at him - Lamashtu ignores her: "You never leave me alone..." - Madeline says: "The trial is about to begin and because you were once a pretty high regarded demon in "The Devil's" ranks, you are entitled to having Constance here, who suddenly appears, to help you prepare and believe me when I say that we have prepared for your arrival" - Lamashtu says nothing, Madeline sighs and says: "Fine, fine, I'll leave you to it then..." she leaves quickly - Lamashtu then stands up and looks at Constance: "You say your insanity brought you here and yet you are still helping me with this trial" - Constance responds: "I've always had a soft spot for you Lamashtu... but my help will only be temporary, you must find your own way through this trial because if I tamper with it, they will sentence me to banishment" Lamashtu nods slowly, looking down at the floor, Constance says: "Good luck Lamashtu" and disappears.

Lamashtu continues to stand there until he hears the sound of metal clanging against stone, the sounds of voices coming from the corridor outside - he opens the door and sees Abbadon standing there, staring straight into his eyes, he looks angry. He steps closer, looking Lamashtu directly in the eyes before speaking - he says: "So, Lamashtu, ready to see what awaits you?" - Lamashtu nods, Abbadon laughs and says: "Come with us then" he says to the bodyguards: "Keep the shackles on him, he is a prisoner after all" Abbadon seems very cocky and confident, Abbadon leads him along the corridor until they reach a set of double doors - Abbadon pushes them open, revealing a large court room filled with suited individuals, the whole place is bathed in bright lights and Lamashtu can feel his stomach turn as he realises just how big the place is - Abbadon walks over to the judges seat and thus revealing that he will be proceeding over the trial and motions for Lamashtu to sit in one of the booths next to where the judge of the trial will sit - Lamashtu remains quiet and obedient while Abbadon addresses the audience before the trial begins.

Abbadon begins: "As you all know, this here is Lamashtu, a demon that once tried to end the world for a single person just because they found out about our way of life however as punishment for double crossing the Longacres during the events of The Haunting and for failing to get the job done on that day as well as many other charges like wandering into the multiverse, which is considered off world and off limits down here, you are hereby today put on trial for all of these wrong doings and more. Now, let's go ahead and get started shall we? We're all waiting." - Abbadon then asks the audience: "Does anyone wish to speak on behalf of the accused?" no one speaks up, not even Constance, so Abbadon continues with proceedings - Abbadon says: "Very well then, let's get this show on the road! Let's start with the charges shall we?" - Abbadon turns to look at Lamashtu who stares back at him silently, Abbadon says: "First of all, the charges mentioned earlier and being a traitor to your species. What say you, Lamashtu?" - Lamashtu replies: "I am not a traitor, it was everyone HERE that threw me out, my exile wasn't my own choice but I respected it and I completed it" - Abbadon scoffs and says: "Really now?! You don't even respect yourself?!" Lamashtu simply says "I respect myself too much to throw away everything now at some stupid trial" Abbadon laughs and says: "That's rich coming from a demon, you really think you're better than us?" - Lamashtu remains silent and Abbadon continues: "Next, you disobeyed orders and entered the multiverse without permission or warning, did you forget that we have rules and regulations here?" Lamashtu looks down and says: "A mission gone wrong made me end up there, It wasn't my fault" - Abbadon frowns and says: "The point is that you broke our laws and regulations by entering the multiverse without permission!" - Lamashtu looks at him and says: "Again, I didn't go willingly, I think this trial needs stronger material" he jests. Abbadon glares at Lamashtu and says: "You are a demon, and a demon knows when he's been sentenced that justice will be swift!" - Lamashtu stands up and says: "Funny how you say that, yet a concept of justice down here really doesn't exist, this place is more like a pack of wildebeest in that if two dominant beings are in the same pack, a fight for the top ranks always ensues and its the same down here, we and no one else here has earned their spot here, its just a web of lies, conspiracies and fraudulent behaviour." he finishes his rant with a smug look on his face before looking around the room to see all the demons in stunned silence, he looks up at Abbadon again and says: "Also you should probably put a picture of your own face around here..." Abbadon glares at him and says: "Enough! This is a waste of time! We have bigger issues to deal with than you! As far as I'm concerned, your fate is already decided!" - Abbadon slams his staff on the ground and yells: "Now, let's begin the next stage of this trial!" - Abbadon raises his staff over Lamashtu's head and says: "This creature has committed crimes against the highest order of hell and as such, he is guilty of all charges, sentence is death, I call upon the spirits of the dead to witness this and ensure it happens swiftly and cleanly! Now, bring forth the executioner!" - Lamashtu is placed down in the middle of the court room where the crowd watches him with glee as a hooded figure appears and walks towards him, The Witnesses also appear and they take the form of the Longacre family members who were murdered by Lamashtu back in 2012 as most of them were deemed "unimportant to his plans", the hooded figure marches up to Lamashtu and Constance covers her eyes and starts praying. The hooded figure pulls back his hood revealing a demon with red skin wearing black robes with a strange chain hanging around his neck and a flaming sword in hand, he grabs Lamashtu by the throat and lifts him up and holds him for the crowd to see, The Witnesses cheer while Lamashtu struggles, the hooded figure then drops him onto the ground and lets him fall flat out on his back. The Witness' hold hands and start chanting loudly as the chains on the executioner's neck glow brightly, he opens his mouth wide and begins to chant loudly too. Lamashtu is lifted off the ground and thrown into the air hitting the floor below, he gets up slowly and shakes his head as he looks around, everyone in the courtroom cheers.

As The Executioner, looks to take his first swing, Constance can be seen behind him and she grabs the sword from his grasp and throws it away, Abbadon screams from his chair: "What is the meaning of this?" - Constance doesn't reply and tries to take the fight to The Executioner but Abbadon shouts: "Stop this at once! You're not allowed to interfere! He must pay for his crimes!" - The Executioner turns round and faces Constance saying: "I'll kill you myself if need be!" she smiles, all the while Lamashtu is trying to break out his shackles so he can get up, Abbadon continues shouting profanities as Constance engages with The Executioner in combat, The Executioner takes Constance to the ground and pins her there as she keeps struggling, Abbadon cries out in frustration and demands: "Do something!" - Lamashtu finally breaks out his shackles by ramming his shackles chain into a metal spike and ripping through it, he stands up and rushes forward to attack The Executioner launching a wave of fire at the demon however this does nothing to The Executioner as he dodges the flames and knocks Lamashtu to the side with his flaming blade. Lamashtu falls to the ground and gets back up quickly and runs at The Executioner who now has Constance pinned under his arm, Lamashtu hits The Executioner hard enough to knock him to the ground, slamming his full force into him.

The Witnesses cheer louder than ever as The Executioner gets up and turns round, he retrieves and raises his flaming sword high above his head and prepares to strike down at Lamashtu however Constance grabs his wrist and stops him, she says: "Never" - The Executioner removes Constance's grip from his wrist and slashes down at Lamashtu who manages to dodge the attack by jumping over him, he then turns and attacks Constance again however this time she isn't able to stop him and he strikes her down with the sword, Constance goes limp and lies motionless on the ground, The Executioner gloats about this win by celebrating to a clapping audience - The Witnesses and Abbadon also seem happy however this doesn't last long as Lamashtu appears behind The Witnesses and places a flaming hand on two of the Witnesses heads, they are consumed instantly by fire and burst into flame as the other one meets the same fate, Abbadon is in shock: "How did you get your power back?" he demands as a flashback shows that the shackles Madeline put on Lamashtu were in fact iron shackles, Lamashtu responds "Constance owed me a favour" - a flashback shows that when Constance started praying during the trial, she was revitalizing Lamashtu in the process with a spell - after this flashback, Lamashtu and The Executioner engage in a heated battle with each other with The Executioner taking the upper hand due to his experience and skill in combat, however Lamashtu is still alive and kicking and proceeds to punch The Executioner repeatedly despite Abbadon shouting for him to stop as The Executioner is clearly injured by Lamashtu's ferocious punches however Lamashtu is knocked down by The Executioner, he lands next to Constance - this gives him an idea, he uses a hidden blade from under his sleeve and douses it in Constance's blood from the open wound of The Executioner's sword, he then gets up and lunges at The Executioner, who gains the upper hand once again however he suddenly goes limp and looks at Lamashtu in a confused, he looks down to see that Lamashtu has stabbed him in the heart with the blood soaked hidden blade, The Executioner dies silently as Abbadon looks mortified as Lamashtu picks up the flaming sword and announces to the audience "Using this moment, I claim this sword as mine!" - he then launches it at Abbadon however Abbadon disappears just in time as the flaming sword lodges itself in the judge's chair, the audience applauds as the burning chair is extinguished, The Executioner's body is removed from the courtroom, Constance's body is taken away too, Lamashtu stands there and looks at the audience who are now silent, he puts his hands together in front of him and bows before them. He then walks off the stage and leaves the courtroom, leaving the audience stunned at what just happened.

On the way, seemingly back to his cell, Lamashtu is approached by Madeline who screams at him "YOU....YOU...YOU BASTARD! You are still sentenced to death, you won't ever escape this place" - Lamashtu simply replies "I'm gonna give it a try" before using the blood soaked hidden blade on Madeline, who collapses to the floor and seemingly dies - a newly power restored Lamashtu then proceeds to open a portal using a spell he learnt from Constance and walks through it, ending back up in Lincoln City however he finds himself in a graveyard where The Legion awaits him, without hesitation Lamashtu launches himself at the being however The Legion grabs Lamashtu by the head and starts a flashback saying "Remember how we met..."

The flashback shows the festive season of the year 2021, Constance sends Lamashtu through the multiverse (which had been slightly destroyed by Shane following Kasuti's banishment to it) in an attempt to salvage some artefacts, during this time he encountered many beings from vampires to even other demons that were hiding out in what was left of the multiverse in order to avoid what they believe was the destruction of the universe.

During the last of these trips, Lamashtu travelled to a town infested with the undead and encountered a different looking Kasuti however this turned out not to be her but "The Legion" which was revealed to be many souls lost in the multiverse combined into one being trying to blend in with its surrounding it states it has no idea how it got here but it wishes to escape, despite its wishes Lamashtu defeats The Legion easily when it becomes aggressive as the flashback ends.

The Legion, still with its hand on Lamashtu, then states: "Good, I want you to remember EVERYTHING" this causes another flashback where The Legion confronts him and gives the demon an ultimatum.

The Legion shows Lincoln Castle and a group of people there for the Christmas illuminations, it then shows that it has locked Belphegor, a demon that steals souls from people for itself, in the Castle Dungeon and states that Shane and his friends will be there and that Lamashtu can either save them from The Legion (who seeks retribution) or banish Belphegor to where he came from but not both before walking off.

When the day arrived, Lamashtu warned Shane to get to the castle and quick as something is coming for him and his friends - that night at the castle, Belphegor decided to cause trouble from his cell and tried to turn Shane against Lamashtu through hallucinations however this was foiled because of these mind games Lamashtu chose to banish Belphegor causing The Legion to step in and cause havoc as Lamashtu had chosen part of the ultimatum, it attacked Shane and his friends outside the old court house, Shane stood his ground and told his friends to run, Lamashtu then came from the prison cells and the two looked at each other and then to The Legion who didn't anticipate the two teaming up - Shane states that The Legion should have stayed in the multiverse and the two fight The Legion in a winning effort - The Legion is then taken by Lamashtu to an unknown place for the sake of confinement as the flashback ends.

Lamashtu then starts to resist the mind reading being done by The Legion and says bluntly: "You were safely sealed away, you're gonna wish you stayed there" - Lamashtu then attacks The Legion but fails as The Legion states "We have used your past against you before but this time we will use your future" - The Legion then begins to show Lamashtu "visions of the future" where he teams with Shane and the Winchesters, who are from another world, to take on The Legion and its plan of vengeance along with all the many ways The Legion could kill them all whilst also destroying the universe if it wasn't stopped, Lamashtu goes to punch the being but it disappears and the demon smashes his hand, inadvertently, into a nearby gravestone - just as he walks off he notices The Legion has written something in blood on a nearby fence and it says "I'll find you again" - The Legion is now gone however Lamashtu finds himself being confronted by The Winchesters, who mistake him for the angel Castiel (simply due to Lamashtu looking identical to Castiel) - Sam and Dean hug a visibly confused Lamashtu and tell him they need his help, only for Lamashtu to say: "I don't know you but I accept your offer for help, I hope you know what we are up against."

## Characters

* Lamashtu
* Abaddon
* Constance King
* Madeline Longacre
* Witnesses
* The Legion
* Dean Winchester
* Sam Winchester