He hated the humans with the passion and heat of a forest fire. Watching from beyond the edge of the Garden, he saw how their gift of life was so much more than anything the angels had ever had. He envied them, and he very nearly pitied those angels set as guardians. They had no idea how much He had given Adam and Eve, how much He had ( Read more... )

        With eyes that burned bright blue fire in her dark face, Uriel Felled Samael. The moment lasted hours, lasted days, lasted centuries; it was only a second. But the sudden absence of God was worse than any blow.
          Samael Fell, and fell, and fell. He crashed, finally, in the depths of a land unfriendly and unfamiliar, as opposite ( Read more... )