"And the Lord God said unto the serpent, because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life."
He brought me with him as we streaked into Hell, long into the future, when Lucifer and Samael… were reunited as one.
He was the Dragon, fractured in two, and I was the Dragon's Heart.
"Samael, these visions are maddening!" I sobbed.
Samael wailed, and he cradled me as I grew feverish in bed, slipping into the nightmares once more:
Samael was wreathed in garlands when we left: white anemone, irises, hyacinth and columbine. All the blooming colors of paradise pressed against his golden brow. Petals dislodged when he moved, a graveyard angel given life, so perfect he must have been carved of marble. His skin scintillated like stars in the morning light and the air around him hung heavy with the smells of frankincense and sweet water.
