Samael grunted. “Well, as I texted you, Azrael, I was only made aware of the invasion when I smelled the bleach. This person is wise enough to cover their trail when they invade the home of a shapeshifter.”
“Why have they gone back to bleach?” I asked.
“Back to bleach?” Samael asked.
“They haven't bothered with bleach lately,” I said. “Because they have another way of hiding their scent.”
“What way?”
“We don't know for certain, but we think they're using an enchanted suit,” Azrael said. “Vervain nearly caught the trickster, and they were covered from head to toe, even their eyes.”
“Nearlycaught? What happened, Godhunter? Losing your touch?” Lilith drawled.
“They stabbed Viper with the Devil's pitchfork. It kinda distracted me.”
Lilith's eyes went wide. Then she asked, “They stole Luke's pitchfork? I thought that was just a prop?”
“I'm fine, thanks for your concern,” Viper said.
“Oh, please.” Lilith rolled her eyes. “You're a god. It takes more than a few pokes to kill you.”
“How do you make everything sound naughty?” Re asked. “I'm so envious.”
Lilith chuckled. “It's a gift.”
“Back to the trickster,” Samael, used to his wife's gifts, steered the conversation in the right direction. “They had no scent?”
“No,” I said. “I mean, yes, correct, and no, they didn't have a scent. I followed a trail they left me, but the scent turned out to be attached to a Christmas decoration and not them.”
“A Christmas decoration.” Samael narrowed his eyes. “What else was taken?”
“If you say Jesus, I'm going to pee myself like a puppy,” Lilith declared.
“Funny you should say that,” Az muttered.
“What?” Lilith's eyes went wide. “They abducted Jesus?”
“No, but they took a puppy,” I said.
“What?!” Lilith screeched.
“She loves puppies,” Samael drawled.
“The puppy is fine,” I hurried to reassure her.
“Oh, good.” Lilith fanned herself, her long nails flashing red.
“Azrael, if you would please go through the events that transpired like a rational adult?” Samael asked dryly.
“First, they stole the Ark of the Covenant,” Az said. “But then they left it in the desert of Araboth.”
“They're taunting us,” Samael said.
“Yes. It would appear so.”
“Showing us that they can take a great weapon, but that they don't need it.”
“Now, that is an interesting point of view,” Odin said.
