"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

By the time they finished eating their waffles (Xander did, in fact, end up giving his plate to Lucy), dark grey clouds had started to drift across the sky. Splotches of inconsistent rain came and went. The pavement was wet, and the smell of petrichor hung in the heavy, moist air. But the buildings of the surrounding small-town-USA were all blushing a bright gold with the fleeting beams of sunlight that passed overhead. It was the sort of weather that summoned rainbows and caused flowers to grow. That delightful shift between spring and summer. 


Hazel, Lucy and Xander stood behind the restaurant, so as to avoid drawing any unwanted attention. The sky was currently in between bursts of rain, so the air was impeccably clean. Although Xander wasn't a big fan of the sun, he could at least appreciate the lack of precipitation for the short time they were outside. 


[9] Odd Farewell