THE GARDEN OF EDEN
"To summarize, the Angels were jealous of you and cast you out. In retaliation, you gathered your two wives, the mother of Serpent and the Savior of Demons, formed yourself a band called the Unholy Trinity and launched an attack against Eden", I said to the Dark Angel summarizing his long-winded story.
"Then you lost in the Battle of Armageddon and was killed", Ratatouille added.
"I rose again and continued my campaign against Eden, in the form of my Incarnate", Dark Angel continued.
"And was killed again", Ratatouille added.
"You joined my war before, have you forgotten?" Dark Angel asked Ratatouille feeling irritated.
"Yeah, I was fooled once and won't be fooled again", Ratatouille replied to him.
The Dark Angel fought against Eden and the legions of the Angels and was defeated. In time, he was revived or resurrected, and he continued his unfinished business, continuing his fight against the Angels of Eden again.
Every time though, he was defeated again after his revival or resurrection.
"Damnit, how many times did you lose and die for attacking the Angels?" I asked him.
"I was resurrected twice but there were many premature failures between that", he told us.
"You should learn when to quit", I told the Dark Angel.
"I cannot quit. It is my fate to continue my struggle. It is prophesized in the Revelations", the souls of the former Dark Angel protested to me with conviction.
"Damnit, whoever wrote the Revelations is playing a trick on you people", I said.
"The Revelations is revealed by Heaven. Nobody wrote it", he told me.
"I am not going to live out your Recreations", I said to him.
"It's Revelations", Ratatouille corrected me.
"You cannot avoid your fate as the Dark Angel. The Angels and their legion will not leave you alone. Even they have a role in the Revelations", Dark Angel said to me.
"Sorry, I quit", I told the Dark Angel.
"You cannot just quit the Revelations", he protested.
"He can if he wants it. He is the new Dark Angel, not you", Ratatouille told the souls of the previous Dark Angels.
"You need us to fulfill the Revelations. With our knowledge you can command the angelic powers of your darkness", the Dark Angel souls told me worriedly now.
"Actually, I don't need you anymore", I replied to them.
"What are you going to do about these tricky dead Dark Angel souls?" Ratatouille asked me.
"Let them be. I couldn't destroy them even if I wanted to. Let them witness how I overturn their Revelations and live my own life", I replied to him.
"Have you obtained the magic of the Dark Angel's soul?" Ratatouille asked me.
"Yes, I obtained the Dark Angel's soul when these remnant souls of the former Dark Angels left my body on astral projection. When they returned, I already assimilated my soul realm with the Dark Angel's soul. These scums are the ones who blocked my soul realm assimilation in the first place", I replied to him.
The Dark Angel's soul was the first divine part that I obtained from the dead Dark Angel. It was only assimilated to me now, after so many years, after I realized the souls of the previous Dark Angels were merely a hindrance to me.
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We entered the exit in Lilith's prison chamber and reached a place of perfect harmony and serenity, a garden shrouded amidst breathtaking natural beauty.
We just reached another realm through a corridor in Lilith's place.
The air here is crisp and tinged with a hint of coolness, while the sunlight filters through the foliage, casting a warm, golden glow on everything it touches.
As we entered the garden, we were immediately enveloped in a symphony of colors.
The trees, once adorned with lush green leaves, have now transformed into a kaleidoscope of vibrant hues. Shades of fiery red, burnt orange, and golden yellow paint the landscape, creating a breathtaking panorama that stretches as far as the eye can see.
As we wandered deeper into the garden, we stumbled upon a tree bearing luscious fruits.
Apples hang from the branches, ripe and tempting. The scent of the fruit fills the air, inviting us to indulge in the bountiful offerings of the garden.
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"It's a little strange here, we lost our shadow in this garden", Sara told us her observation.
There was something strange in this forest because there was no shadow here. This was a shadowless world. This was a realm of light.
"This is the Garden of Eden? Is it?" Rinna asked us.
"Are you sure? Is this the Garden of Eden?" I repeated her question.
"Yes, we are at the Garden of Eden at the bottom of Eden. Above in the clouds are the realm of the angels and saints", Ratatouille explained to us as he pointed overhead to the light above.
Ratatouille was the only one among us who was ever in the Garden of Eden. He was born here.
The garden was filled with grass and leaves and flowers of all different shades and colors although they were almost at the end of their growth.
This was the season of Fall for the Garden of Eden.
"The leaves and plants are dying", Rinna told us about the garden.
"Why did the portal from Lilith's chamber lead into the Garden of Eden?" I asked.
"Lilith was Nahase's sister before they fell out. It's not unlikely they have portals to each other's realms", Sara explained to us about her theory.
"Where do we go now?" I asked them.
"I can't scan this place properly, my equipment doesn't work here", Sara complained to us.
"That is not possible? Something must be interfering with your equipment", I told her.
"There is a force in this bloody place that jams all the signals that I receive", Sara told me.
The Garden of Eden was a magical realm that prevented the working of Sara's equipment through some kind of magical interference.
"Even my magic doesn't work here either", Ratatouille complained to us.
Our magic for some reason couldn't be used in this realm. This garden is a forbidden place, which forbids all magic.
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