"Fine, yes, possession. It seems unholy. Unnatural."
But you enjoy it.
I shifted uncomfortably. "Maybe," I muttered.
Then why should it be a sin? I'm just trying to ease your pain.
"All I did was fall on my ass."
The darkness, somehow, snorted. You know there are deeper pains within you than that.
I shuddered. "You had to remind me."
Suppressing them does nothing for you, girl. We can find comfort in each other. I can help you face your fears if you'll only allow me.
"Are you trying to put me off breakfast?"
Suffering goes well with coffee.
I relented. "Fine, hit me with your best shot." I burrowed under my covers, letting the blackness take me away. Samael riffed through my mind- I felt him like a pressure on my temple. Images flashed behind my closed eyes: the war in Heaven. The carnage of battle. A desolate Eden left to waste… Samael chose a moment and settled on it.
