"Bentley Hellbourne is dead,"

Those words were echoed in the pages of history, celebrating the infamous demon's death at the hands of her angelic arch-nemesis. After eighty-five years of peace between Heaven and Hell, the world is finally getting used to its current state of balance. But when Bentley inexplicably comes crawling back from her grave to wreak havoc once again, the structure of the four realms instantly comes crashing down.

After reuniting with his formerly deceased rival, low-ranking angel Atticus pash de Ophaniel finds himself caught up in a wild tangle of adventures. From babysitting Lucifer himself, to discovering horrible truths about his own existence, Atticus is forced to acknowledge the trauma of his past. And in doing so, unearths memories of a long-lost friendship held between himself and the person he always thought he hated the most.

God's Gone AWOL

It was still dark outside the hotel when he arrived, but the squealing crowd from the video had long since dispersed. Now the exterior looked like a generic rich-person-building, with its rich people coming and going as they pleased. Having just seen this place on camera, Xander was overcome with a slightly surreal feeling —as though he had climbed into the video itself. However, this time there was no Bentley or Atticus here. And there was no... whoever that third person was. 


Xander glanced up. The ever-so-informative security camera was hung up on one of the nearby walls, documenting the business of the hotel entranceway. He figured that Smythe had probably made it back to the monitor room in Hell by now. Naturally, he couldn't help but offer the camera a wave. 


A couple seconds later, a cheerful little DING! from his pocket confirmed his suspicion. He checked the message and smiled. 


{{ Smythe: I was gone for five minutes and you've already switched realms >:( }} 


[4] Searching with Smythe (Part 2)