Villain Protagonist (n)

There will come a day when every error is absolved, and every virtue of man or beast will be rendered meaningless. The fabric that you see here so pristine will be hewn to pieces, unrecognizable. For the natural condition of every sentient creature is savagery, and there will be an excavation so great that no soul will be witnessed as innocent.

The army of the Seraphim has grown lazy and weak ; they will be judged by their prisoners.

Query: What if Cormac McCarthy wrote the Lord of the Rings?