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Chapter Two
From the church they went to the harbor. They walked silently next to each other, lost in their thoughts. At the pier they halted and looked out at the ocean.
"What do you want to do next?" Lucifer interrupted the silence.
Alexiel sighed. "To be true… I don't know. The easiest way would be staying here on Assiah."
"I see." he replied and looked at her. She had her hair up, several strands hanging down and framing her face. She looked like a woman in her early twenties, but in reality she was many millennia older. Millennia she mostly had spent as a prisoner.
Again he realized what a monster God had been. He hadn't cared about using the deep love which both siblings connected. And why? Because he had been afraid.
He laughed inwardly. How stupid and arrogant God had been. And it had cost him his life.
Somehow it was a shame, that angels had been so blind. He had tried to open their eyes, but failed. And those who had followed him got more dissatisfied the more time passed by. They even said that he wasn't better than God. That made him angry. In heaven, they had been puppets, toy soldiers, restricted by those absurd commandments which only served to control them. He however had given them freedom. They could do what they wanted to do, and yet they longed for heaven. For the light, they had lost. Idiots. As if they could gain it back.
She turned her head in his direction. "How is hell doing?" she asked suddenly as if she could read his thoughts. …Maybe she could?
He shrugged. "They're dissatisfied, planning something or trying to flatter me. Like always."
"And Anagura?"
"For that you have to ask Belial, she's visiting it regularly. It seems like she has found a like in the little princess." He grinned mockingly.
She frowned, seemingly not liking the idea of Belial visiting her little friend, but said nothing.
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That this Mad Hatter was visiting little Kurai… She really had to talk to her about that. This clown was definitely not the right company. She just hoped that Mad Hatter didn't plan anything. If so then she would make sure that she would regret that. She loved Kurai, almost like she had loved Rociel, and would never ever let something happen to her.
Maybe she should stay in Anagura for a while… No, enough people had done something for her. And going back to heaven she didn't want. She wasn't even sure if she was welcome there. She was a fallen angel, and she woulndn't be surprised if some of them hated her for God's death. After all many had still believed in him, although he had left them in the lurch a long time ago.
She would stay here on earth. She only needed…
"Say," she directed at Lucifer, "you couldn't lend me some money?"
He looked a bit surprised. No wonder. I don't think, someone has ever asked him that.
"You want to stay here?" he asked.
"Yes. I don't want to return to heaven. I would go to Anagura… but I don't want to be a burden for Kurai. Again. Well?"
"Sure. No problem. There's too much gold in the castle anyway. How much?"
She shrugged. "I'm not that familiar with the prices. I only need some start capital. The rest I'll earn."
"You want to work? he sounded a bit sceptical.
"Why not?" she asked.
"You know that will need particulars, don't you? Like birth certificate, reports…"
"That shouldn't be too difficult. Humans are easy to fool, especially when you're an angel."
"An angel, that isn't really familiar with human society." he added.
"Then why don't you do it?" she replied annoyed. It was right that she didn't really understand much of human society, but that was only because she had spent the last millennia more asleep than awake, while humanity had developed.
He smirked. "For nothing?"
She frowned. "What do you want?"
***
Indeed, what did he want? He knew something… But he didn't think she would go into an immoral offer. Besides, that wasn't like him. If so, he wouldn't be interested in her. He hated women who threw themselves at men and willingly gave themselves up to them. He was a conquerer, not a womanizer.
"Let's just say that you owe me something." he finally said.
"Allright." she agreed after a moment.
"Then why don't you think about where you want to live?"
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