Diablo and Bael hang out together in a bedroom, different from the healing quarters where I last saw them. Diablo lays in bed, still paralyzed, but Bael does squats while also holding two heavy rocks, one in each hand. The hulking demon looks far more fit than before, indicating quite some time must have passed….
My next host is just as unfamiliar to me as Shepherd was. I arrive in a somewhat dark area of the forest. Beams of sunlight shine onto a large open patch of grass before me. My host sits cross-legged several feet away from the light and raises an apple to his mouth. He bites into…
My next host, another unfamiliar body, slowly walks across a field of grass. We glance around every few steps, as tinges of fright shoot down our back. While Heaven’s Light shines upon me once again, my host seems anything but calm. Our eyes dart left and right, not looking for specific threats, but seemingly watching…
A small, stone house greets me as I arrive in the body of my next host. I’ve grown used to instantly identifying people in Solomon’s visions, often by their height, the way they walk, the weight of their armor or clothing, and even the taste of their breath… but my host this time is unfamiliar…
I awaken inside a new host’s body and immediately wince at my dozens of sore, cramped muscles, electricity running through my fingertips, and fire seemingly burning on the surface of my skin. "Fuck, fuck, fuck…" My host says. "Don’t… don’t move it so fast… dammit…" The person speaking is Diablo. His weak, pained voice escapes…
It feels like an eternity has passed since I last saw the bonfire. When I open my eyes to find myself sitting before the three Archangels, with Solomon at my right, it takes me a moment to remember who I am. "Oh. I’m back." Solomon squeezes my shoulder. "Those were quite the series of events,…
I appear inside Camael’s mind once again. She walks beside Raphael through a much bigger city in Heaven than I’ve seen before. Tall stone houses stand erected alongside the road, offering ample space for the cherubs and seraphs who live inside. Raphael turns to look at us. "Art thou certain this artifact will heal Uriel…
The sound of shifting rocks and dirt greets my ears as I enter the mind of someone familiar. Pitch-black darkness surrounds me. Whump. Whump. I take one step forward whenever the ground rumbles in front of me. Something bumps against my right arm, but Nerissa, my current host, ignores it. The succubus fans herself as…
I wake up face-first on the ground — dull, aching pain throbs across my whole body. Everything hurts, almost as if there were a pickup truck slowly pressing against me and crushing me into pulp. The next thing I notice is the sense of calm and acceptance slowly swirling around inside my mind. Satan stares…
Recommended Listening While Camael jumps to her feet, Catherine yanks her sword of light from the ground. Valac slithers backward, while the other three Valkyries take up their positions between their sister and me. "Catherine!" Camael says. "Keep thy distance. Avoid the Reaper’s Scythe. It will tear out thy soul if it strikes thee!" Catherine…
