"I'm sorry; you think you're being punished, why? Because you ran away to Earth and charaded as a pagan god? I'm sure if Daddy wanted to punish you, he would've done it sooner rather than later." And who knew if dear Daddy was even around to doll out punishment anymore? If Balthazar recalled, Lucifer was the only one who had ever received a spanking while their Father was still around.

"Well, I can assure you I'm real, at the very least. I'm positive the others are too, the poor bastards."