"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

In the early hours of the Parisian morning, Atticus stood on the spires of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Down below, a great sea of glittering lights stretched ever onwards, past the edge of the glowing horizon. Occasional bursts of noise echoed upwards into the darkened sky; a siren, a car alarm, a particularly loud bird. Other than that, a general charm of sleepiness hovered over the city like a blanket, muffling everything beneath it. Despite being a bustling city in the daytime, this particular place felt strangely lonely. 


Atticus' eyes rested on the sprawl below, unable to focus on anything at all. It was just a blur of colours and lights to him, without any connection or meaning in the back of his mind. Nothing in that moment seemed real. It was as if he was watching himself through a long tunnel. He couldn't feel the wind on his face nor the metal beneath his feet. It was all just so distant, numb, and uncomfortable all at the same time. 


[9] Atticus' Second Proposal