Lucifer's Freedom

The story begins at Stull Cemetary which had long since been abandoned, the gravestones broken and unreadable now. It was night when it happened and there was a flash of light rivalling the sun. When it faded out, there was Lucifer laying upon the burnt grass. He woke up to find another angel standing a few feet away from him, dressed in black. Upon standing and approaching the angel, he learned it to be Raziel. This angel was in charge of keeping all of the keys to Heaven, including the one which opened Lucifer's cage.

Words were exchanged and Lucifer learnt of Raziel's hatred for humanity. He didn't want their father's planet to be damaged any more than it already had been, so that was why he released Lucifer in order to aid him. As a gift, Lucifer took a hold of the angel's arm and burnt his sigil into it, despite not knowing the effects it would have upon another angel; these effects became clear within a matter of days when Raziel began to corrupt.

Lucifer had been told what occurred in his absence, including the death of one of his followers - Meg. His 'daughter' had been killed by Crowley and her body buried in a ditch under a bridge. Unable to accept this as her end, Lucifer was taken to where she had been disposed of and dug up her body. He carried it to a motel room and that was where he revived her.

""I knew bringing you back was a good choice.""

- Lucifer

His first request of her was to watch over Raziel as he disappeared for a few days; Lucifer didn't trust the angel and planned to let the effects of his mark take their course before he returned to survey the damage. In the meantime, Raziel and Meg took matters into their own hands and decided upon a course of action which wound up with Sam being tortured into saying yes to Lucifer, despite the archangel having no part to play in this. Sam was possessed by Meg and watched as she slaughtered his long-deceased girlfriend Jessica all over again. Naturally it wasn't pleasent for Sam but he had a strong will and assured them that nothing could make him agree to their demands. He was later dumped in a motel room, bloody and bruised.

When Lucifer was informed of what his followers had done to Sam, he requested the address of the motel they had left him at, and paid a visit to him. He had healed Sam and even offered to erase the memories of what had happened but Sam refused, insisting that nothing Lucifer did to him whether it be good or bad would make him say yes. However Lucifer informed him that he no longer required Sam as a vessel and would help him heal Dean in exchange for something. That something wasn't revealed until later on.