SAMAEL (series of drabbles - #18)
Michael was the one who cast him into the pit, and Uriel was the one who chained him in the darkness. If he saw tears in her eyes, he did not mention them.
He struggled and railed against his imprisonment for a while, just to put on a good show. But when the angels’ attention was elsewhere, he slumped down, and offered thanks to who-knew-what that he could finally rest. For a thousand years, he would have no obligations to anyone to do anything besides stay chained in the darkness. No army to lead, no destruction or mischief to cause, no lies to weave, no one to frighten or torture or kill. Nothing.
He was so tired.
He struggled and railed against his imprisonment for a while, just to put on a good show. But when the angels’ attention was elsewhere, he slumped down, and offered thanks to who-knew-what that he could finally rest. For a thousand years, he would have no obligations to anyone to do anything besides stay chained in the darkness. No army to lead, no destruction or mischief to cause, no lies to weave, no one to frighten or torture or kill. Nothing.
He was so tired.