Prepared And Awaited
The begrudging respect was not to be.
Recollecting the previous combat visions, simulations, and mental spectacles, Sefira surmised that confronting by herself a Merkabah manned by the Archangels and the sixteen most powerful non-primordial angels throughout Creation meant that twenty less capable Fiery Ones, no matter how augmented by the benefactions of Radueriel, would have to perform separate combat duties once meant for the Holy Living Ones, Wheels, Valiant Ones, and Electric Ones.
Based on her ability to evade attacks coming from the Divine Chariot, the Lesser Darkness concluded that she could distract its riders all on her own. Her most powerful intelligent creations under the severe restraint of her runes and spellwork – all four Dark Arch-Nephilim, all six Dark Archangels, and even both Deathly Archangels – and also her personal avatars, could all be tasked with prevailing against the rest of the Commonwealth of Heaven, including the human-friendly angelic hybrids who had been welcomed with open graces, as well as against the independent Republic of Heaven and its now-augmented leadership, the forces of Hell and their now-augmented leadership, the pantheons of self-proclaimed deities and the augmented amongst their ranks, the fairies of Avalon. They could be tasked with prevailing against even all Reapers and all four Horsemen, were they to join the celestial resistance and turn against the very second darkness who had improved their ranks.
The immediate presence of the dark sovereign's sand on the seashore, the non-primordial celestial soldiers who served under similar restraint, would be optional. The Thrones, Dominations, Origins, Potentates, Principalities, Authorities, Incorporeal Powers, Virtues, and Regiments, could remain where they served, mostly deep within the Darkest Domain. They could be tasked with launching a full-scale assault against the main angelic realm itself, ensuring its distraction from supporting the other groups within the celestial resistance. They could be tasked with prevailing outright against the fairies or the demons, or even against the celestial republicans as their leader fought elsewhere.
Instead of begrudging respect, the dark thinker returned her state of mind to her heavenly opposition. Their temptation towards manufacturing the very runes and spellwork of severe restraint that would become their own chains everlasting, the very moment that the Lesser Darkness had prepared and long had awaited, was near.
Author's Note: Six words within the last sentence of this chapter were inspired by the Second Age deceit of Sauron in the fictional work of J.R.R. Tolkien.