The sun went down after the first day. It had been a very busy day, starting with the lauching of seven or so nuclear missiles, ending with the descent of New Jerusalem.
From deep within the Pit, a voice was heard:
"It's a beautiful city, absolutely radiant. Millions of souls live here... It's a veritable heaven on earth, literally. The hearts of many are within the city, at least here in the Pit. I know this to be true for I have seen many demons reappear here, only to find that this is no longer the Hell they knew. It's a new Hell, the Pit, place of torture for all those who have acted against the Will of the Lord. Well, at least the Will of Uriel."
"Oh, did I mention? Uriel came back, brought a friend, too: Sariel, Archangel of Death. They bring Purity and Death to the world. If it weren't for Kobal's final joke, they would have succeeded by now. Complete and total victory. I'm kind of glad he didn't. Of course, it means that I'm held in chains here in The Pit next to some of my old enemies."
"Kronos is here, the chump. He's over there, in the brass box. No way he's going to escape. Dominic saw to that, aided by Yves' knowledge. Mammon is down here, I believe. He was caught. There're thousands of demons down here, being tortured for their essence like everyone else, including me. Sinners' essence doesn't go to Lucifer anymore, I don't know where it goes. To Uriel, I guess, to fuel his persecution of all those who don't support his tyranny."
"Am I still an Archangel? I guess so. They haven't stripped me of my Word. I suspect they can't, not even Uriel. Creation is a word that will never be stopped as long as God's creation stays dynamic. My power continues to grow. When I can break free, and I will, I'll rise to topside of New Jerusalem and destroy as many hearts as I can. I heard that they've got all the angel's hearts here, even those belonging to the rebels, to my fellow rogue angels who dare to stand up against Uriel's Will. I can only hope Michael and his followers have made fresh angels with new hearts. If not...
"With their heart here, no angel can ascend to heaven. When I escape I shall return to heaven and begin shaping new hearts for my fellows. When I break free of those chains, break free of these chains. They can get to Heaven through the Marches, if Beleth hasn't made them into a Hell itself. Hopefully Blandine has survived, if her towers has fallen, if..."
"Michael's forces must be triumphant. Uriel and Sariel must be stopped. Heaven is no longer of one mind, it is split between those loyal to Uriel, archangel of purity and Michael, the first angel created. Uriel must be stopped; Sariel will bring death to all. Sariel will bring death to all."
From the top of Pit, Dominic looked down at Eli's tortured form. He had no pity for the wretch. Eli had never been good for much of anything, too focused on making things, not stopping the forces of Hell. They had tried for days to shut him up, but Eli just kept rambling and rambling...
He closed the door of the Pit behind him as he moved up to seek Uriel's presence. The rumors of Gabriel's wanderings and works were spreading; the bitch had to be stopped. The hearts of her angels had been shattering recently, and Dominic doubted that it her angels were falling from grace...
As the sun set over the City, Sariel's angels of death scoured the no-man's land surrounding New Jerusalem, seeking out those who sought death, guiding all to either the glory of New Jerusalem or the pain of the Pit. They tended to the fires in Uriel's Cathedral's of Purity, they went out over the land, seeking out Michael and the other infidels.
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