Lucifer felt hope when he saw the universal queen descending from the sky.
She looked as horrifying as Lucifer had imagined to be and then some.
It was only because of her promise of assistance and the allure of getting to pick any 3 items from the universal warehouse without any restrictions, that Lucifer had decided to stay back and fight Shakuni instead of running away.
By this point, he had understood exactly how strong Shakuni was, however, he had faith that no matter how strong he was, under the combined assault of the queen and himself, he could be eliminated.
When the queen's lower body descended, Lucifer could feel his plan coming to fruition, however, right at that second a pink barrier suddenly enveloped the space he was in, trapping him within a pink barrier space, while the queen was left outside.
Lucifer felt his heart falter for a second as this scene gave him a deja-vu.