"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

Atticus offered them another polite angelic salute, but otherwise said nothing. Eyes still glowing, he turned to face the two demons before speaking in a low voice. 


"These objects should have been buried with their owner. What are they doing in the hands of some nameless demons like you?" 


"What's it to you? It's your fault the owner is dead in the first place!" 


They weren't wrong, but that only made the situation even worse. Atticus was shocked into a furious silence as he quickly thought of a way out of it. In the end, he resorted to his usual tactic: changing the subject. 


"If you are unwilling to accept the objects these demons are offering, I would like to take them in your stead," He told Frances and Reuben. 


"Pfft! You want all this shit?" One of the demons barged in again, "What, are you looking for? Some kinda trophy? Something to mount on a wall to honor your glorious victory over Bentley Hellbourne?" 


[9] Mere Objects