"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

Ruth only struggled for a moment, but once she realized Atticus was only checking her wound, she relaxed. Frowning in silence, he flipped her palm open, revealing the deep gash left over from Camael and Jereme's initial squabble —the price she had paid for a peace that was never possible. After a moment or two, Atticus hovered his own hand over hers and a beam of light sparked between their palms. 


Immediately, the wound started to close itself. Ruth let out a slight hiss of pain, and instinctively writhed against his touch, but Atticus was unyielding. She couldn't pull away even if she wanted to. With glowing eyes, he increased the power of the spell and kept his grip steady. 


"Do you realize how reckless your behavior was?" He asked her. 


Once the cut on her hand was healed, Atticus finally released his hold. 


"So what if I was reckless?" She said, pulling away, "If I hadn't stepped in, they would have slaughtered each other like pigs," 


[7] Disappointment