*Scene: Lucifer's Castle – The Grand Hall*
*Elegant obsidian pillars tower high, glowing faintly with demonic runes. Aisha and Dani, walking side by side, are approached by high-ranking guards who bow slightly as they pass. A loud trumpet-like horn blares announcing Lucifer's return.*
*Dani (smirking):*
"Showtime."
*Aisha (excitedly):*
"Finally! I've waited *forever*."
*They dash like teenagers sneaking into a council meeting, storming through the long carpeted hallway toward Lucifer's chamber. The massive double doors open with a heavy creak, revealing Lucifer – tall, regal, and perpetually unbothered – already walking in with two advisors.*
*Lucifer (raising a brow):*
"Aisha? In *my* realm? Did Modeus fall asleep, or did you finally learn how to sneak past his paranoia?"
*Aisha (hugging him lightly):*
"Uncle, it's... *urgent*."
*Lucifer (sighs, to his guards):*
"Of course it is."
*He waves off his advisors and gives them a moment. Aisha doesn't wait a beat.*
*Aisha:*
"I need to know where my brother is. No one is telling me. And I know you know something. Please."
*Lucifer (expression unreadable):*
"You think I'd betray my brother's secrecy that easily?"
*Aisha (pleading):*
"Uncle—"
*Lucifer (cutting in, with a slight smirk):*"The wind of the Underworld passes through every gate… but there is one place it never reaches."
*Aisha:*
"Huh?"
*Dani (groans):*
"Here he goes again with the poetic riddle nonsense..."
*Lucifer (turns to leave):*
"If you understand that, you'll find him. If not... well, you'll probably storm another realm and break a window somewhere."
*He walks off. Guards close the chamber doors.*
*Aisha (blinking):*
"What does that even mean? *The wind passes through every gate... but not one place...?*"
*Dani (rolling her eyes):*
"Classic Dad. Could've just said 'He's somewhere none of us can track', but nooo, let's go full cryptic scroll mode."
*Aisha (seriously):*
"...You think he's dead?"
*Dani (bursts into laughter):*
"What?! Girl, please. If Modeus is dead, then I'm a vegetarian angel."
*Aisha (frowning):*
"Then kidnapped?"
*Dani (mock gasp):*
"By who? Who's got the gall—and death wish—to bag Modeus Morningstar like a lunchbox? He probably *let* himself disappear."
*Aisha (deflated):*
"So you're saying… he *wants* to be gone?"
*Dani (shrugs):*
"Looks like big bro's on a secret solo trip. And Daddy just confirmed it with a riddle buffet. We just need to figure out which 'gate' the wind doesn't pass."
*Aisha:*
"...That better not be code for Earth."
*Dani (pauses):*
"Oh no. No no no no. If Modeus is slumming it in the *human* realm... you're never gonna hear the end of it."
*They both stand quietly, tension thick in the air.*
*Dani (grinning):*
"Welp. Let's get snooping."