God stood in his office by the large window that looked down at the Silver City. He saw that his children were worried. He felt their anxiety. He wished to take that away from them, but he wasn't sure he could, given how angry he was.

God had forced himself to calm down quite a bit for Samael's sake. His son had asked him to stop the storms. God felt the least he could do was oblige his son. Samael was clearly upset by what God's anger meant. God did not want to upset his son any more than he already was. He hadn't managed calm himself down enough to stop the storms entirely, but they had calmed considerably.

Just then, God heard a knock at the door, "Enter." Seconds later, he heard the door open and close, followed by Amenadiel's voice.

"Father, I've brought Eve back as you requested. I wasn't sure if you wanted to see her," Amenadiel said as he held Eve tightly by the arm.

God finally turned around and glowered at the woman in his son's grasp. He flashed back to seeing this vile creature in Adam's mind as they violated his son over and over again, as they enjoyed every second of it. He wanted nothing more than to end her existence now, as he'd nearly done with Adam. His son's need for justice was the only thing that stopped him.

As God moved forward, he could see the fear in her eyes grow more and more. He relished in it. She should be afraid after what she'd done to his child. "Hello, Eve."

Eve was uncomfortable. She hadn't seen God since the Garden. He didn't bother with her or any other soul once they reached Heaven, so the last time she'd seen him was when she and Adam had been banished from the Garden. The way he looked at her made it clear he didn't have good intentions towards her now.

"I suppose I should commend you on being the first soul to figure out a way out of the Silver City. Though no one before has felt the need to try before. Perhaps you realized even before I that you don't belong here," God said.

"I doubt that, Father. She doesn't think she's done anything wrong," Amenadiel said.

"No? Well, I'll have to fix that. I'm curious, where did you find her, son?" God asked.

"With Lucifer. She was trying to… touch him," Amenadiel said with disgust.

The room began to rock as God's anger intensified. "You went after my son again?! You dare continue to force yourself on him?!"

"N…no, I didn't do anything…"

"Silence!" God bellowed, his voice taking on a super powerful tone. "I am moments away from eradicating you from existence! Do not test me!"

Eve gulped and remained silent. Apparently even she wasn't stupid enough to push her luck right now.

"I know what you did to my son. I have seen Adam's memories. No doubt I would see the same in yours if I could stomach looking. You will suffer for what you did to my son! You were one of the first humans to exist. Had I known what you'd done to my son, you would've been the last. And the actions of you and your husband may still be the end to humanity," God told her. He hadn't made a decision on that yet, but currently, he saw no benefit of allowing humanity to remain. As far as he was concerned, it was an experiment that failed. Adam and Eve were far from the only example of such failures. There were many, many like them.

"Father…" Amenadiel started.

"Lock her away. If I have to look at her much longer, I will destroy her," God said.

Amenadiel was hesitant. He wanted to talk with his father about what he just said. He had been afraid his father might consider destroying humanity, and those fears were just confirmed. He had to convince his father not to do that. Not all humans were like Adam and Eve.

"Now, Amenadiel," God said in a tone that left no room for argument.

Reluctantly, Amenadiel pulled Eve from the room. He ran into Michael as they past, who glared coldly at Eve. Amenadiel nodded to him and went on his way.

Michael entered his father's office and closed the door. "You wanted to see me, Father?"

"You disobeyed me, didn't you, Michael? You went to see Samael when I told you to leave him be," God said. He'd been fairly certain where Michael had gone when he felt him leave the Silver City.

"Yes," Michael admitted.

"Explain yourself," God ordered.

"Father, I know you said you wanted to wait, but I think you're wrong. Samael shouldn't be around those creatures even a moment longer. He belongs here with us," Michael said.

"I told you why I wanted to wait. Besides, you don't decide where Samael belongs. That is no more your decision than it is mine. Samael will decide where he wishes to be. I will not take it from him again," God said firmly.

Michael nodded. "Father, Samael told me that he fought so hard for Free Will because he wanted to make sure no one could hurt him again."

"Yes, I suspected as much," God said before going over to his desk and sitting down. He'd been thinking a lot about his son's rebellion and why it happened. This new information changed a lot about that. It made God think of the possible explanations for what happened, and what Michael had just told him was one of the things he thought about. "It is all the more reason that I will not force my desires on him. Neither will you."

"That's not what I did. I asked him to come back. I didn't try to make him. I just told him that he could. You wouldn't make him leave if he came back now, would you?" Michael asked.

"Of course not, but there's something you failed to consider when you asked him to do that so soon. Besides the fact that he may not want to while Adam and Eve are still here, as well as many other unworthy human souls. Your siblings don't know what has happened yet. They would not have welcomed him if he'd chosen to come back with you. They would've made things harder for him. I don't think he needs that right now, do you?" God asked.

"No. Will you tell them? They need to know it's not Samael's fault," Michael stated.

"I will tell them what they need to know, but I will not leak personal information without Samael's permission," God said.

"Does that mean you're going to go see him?" Michael asked.

"As soon as I can, yes. You are not to push him any further, Michael. I imagine he already told you no to coming back at this time," God said.

Michael nodded. "I understand, Father."

"Dismissed. Continue with your task of checking souls," God said.

Michael turned and walked out.

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Many hours later, God deemed his temper under control enough to meet with all of his children. He did need to tell them something. He didn't want them to continue to worry, so he had them meet in a conference room. He sat at the head of a large rectangular table that took up the majority of the room. His children were seated all around him. "I know you're all concerned. You've all witnessed the effects of my anger."

Almost all of the occupants of the room looked nervous, unsure of what their father had been so angry about, and what would come of that anger.

"I want to assure you all that I am not angry at any of you, and I apologize for upsetting you. I cannot assure you that my anger will not persist, but you need not fear it," God told them.

"What has you so angry, Father," Gabriel, a man with dirty blond hair said to Michael's right.

"I will not discuss that just yet, son, but it is nothing that you need to fear right now," God assured him.

"Does it have to do with the soul evaluations?" Raphael asked. He sat next to Amenadiel and had black, wavy hair.

God sighed. "Suffice it to say that it has come to my attention that some souls that don't belong have made it into Heaven. Yes, it is connected, but that is all I will say on the subject right now.

The angels all nodded that they understood.

"There is one more matter to discuss. I have been rethinking a decision of mine for a while now. Samael's banishment has been voided effective immediately," he told them.

There was immediate chatter amongst God's children. Some protested while others were happy.

"That's enough!" God said in a firm tone. "My decision on this matter is final. Should Samael choose to come home, and I believe at some point he will, he will not be stopped. There will be no feuds, nor glares sent his way. You will welcome him or leave him be. Is that clear!"

"Yes, Father," they all eventually stated.

"Good. You are all dismissed," God told him before watching as they got up and filed out.