Ch32: Explanations to the Angels
When I finally returned to the Westmarch Cathedral, I was all smiles when I saw that Tyrael had finished his work and that all of the citizens that were with Leah, Serena, Lilith, and our other allies (Kuelle, Cydaea, Haedrig, Mira, Maghda and Shen) had been warped to this area as well, I went up to my demon sisters and hugged them dearly. "I missed you guys," I smiled at them. "I-It was horrifying... the things that those Reapers do to people is just horrific... I'm not going to sleep for weeks," Leah gasped as she looked at us with worry. "Leah... I'm sorry that you've had to go through all of this... you weren't supposed to see these things and what they do to others..." spoke Celeste, which made me very weirded out.
"Um... who is this person?" Leah asked as Cydaea sniffed the air around the 3 angels I had with me and she scoffed out loud. "Angels. Peh!" Cydaea pouted with a frown. "So... your friends... why are some of them demons?" Felarya asked me as Kirara went into the warp pad to Caldeum. She still had some business to help mother out with. "I think that my question should be answered first..." I frowned. "Celeste... are you implying that you knew what Leah's fate would've been?" I asked her.
"I am implying that exactly... I took a quick peek at the Scroll of Fate one day when Itherael wasn't looking and I saw the story of a girl named Leah Cain... it was one of the most vile stories I'd ever heard of a single human being. Born as the daughter of a witch and Diablo himself, who's sole purpose of being born was to have a fitting vessel for the Lord of Terror... so I'm very curious as to why you are still here..." she said to her. "It's because of me and my mother," I smiled. "We aren't on the Scroll of Fate, so I was able to change Leah's outcome in the end," I explained.
"And what of the 7 Lords of Hell?" Celeste asked. "Now the 7 Lords of Hell are defeated and gone forever, their essences being destroyed in the Black Soulstone, which we destroyed forever using this baby," Serena smirked as she walked over to Haedrig's new station to show off our prized anvil. "By the Angelic Host... i-is that the Anvil of Annihilation?" Felarya asked with a gobsmacked expression. "And it makes for a great torture device for naughty people," Cydaea snickered happily. "Oi... Always torture and death with you, ain't it, momma Cydaea?" Serena groaned at this. "Can't help it... I'm the Maiden of Lust, remember?" she smirked seductively at Serena.
"Ooookay... now can you answer my question? Why are some of your friends demons?" Celeste asked. "Well, my mother and I, when we came here from our dimension, were turned into Zombies. But when we went through the process, our bodies were shocked all over, so we were completely aware and able to act on a whim," I explained. "Wait... if you were a zombie before, then how come you aren't green or anything like that?" Felarya asked. "Because, when I tried to activate a spell on my mother out of rage, Lisa got in front of it in an effort to spare her. When it connected with her body, she was instantly returned to her normal state... it still surprised me about her skin color though..." Leah admitted.
"Wait a bloody minute! You spared Adria?!" Celeste asked in fumes. "She was onto our plan to destroy the Black Soulstone upon defeating the last Lords of Hell, so I had to have her restrained to prevent her from attacking us. But then, when she revealed what happens when a Demon Lord overtakes a body, Leah got so filled with rage that she wanted to kill Adria. I spared Adria because of an old motto that I learned in my world... 'Always show mercy to your opponent. Even if you hate them," I explained. "Your world has a very weird outlook on the basis of revenge..." Felarya sighed as she moved her hand through her hair, which was colored a light purple with little stars inside of it.
"It wasn't based on revenge..." said Maghda, who had been silent the whole time. "I was the same way as Adria was once. Serving a Demon Lord to cause the destruction of our world. But Belial was the Lord of Lies, and I always accepted his words as truth... when Lisa and Serena showed me my wrong, I confronted Belial about it, but he lied through his teeth right at me... so I destroyed my own cult and, because of Lisa sparing me, I decided to dedicate the rest of my life to repaying her kindness..." "Um... wow... she was able to do all that to you?" Felarya asked. "Indeed..." Maghda sighed as she turned around and went back to Shen to talk to him.
"Should we talk to Tyrael? We still need to ask him about Malthael's current whereabouts," Lilith asked with a frown. "Yeah... but one more question that you still haven't answered: why do you have 3 demons traveling with you?" Celeste asked. "Oh! Sorry, I forgot to explain, didn't I?" I said with embarrassment. "Well, mom is not only a Zombie, but a Wretched Mother. As such, when I first found her, all she could do was spit up other Wretched Mothers and Zombies. But because of my quick thinking, I made it so that mom's stomach couldn't produce those things anymore. Instead, she is now able to barf up zombie dogs as well as Lilith and Serena here," I smirked.
"And what of the... ahem... Maiden of Lust?" Felarya asked. "A nosy one, aren't you Angel?... No matter... I will tell you in due time..." Cydaea smirked seductively as she walked herself over to Tyrael and, just as soon as we were about to talk to him, we felt a large rumbling happen throughout the ground. We then looked over the bridge of the Cathedral and we saw a truly horrifying sight. Urzael had began to ignite the northern part of Westmarch! I could hear blood curdling screams from everyone down there!
"Urzael has done this! He plans to harvest the rest of the souls in Westmarch by burning the town up!" Tyrael exclaimed. "Then we need to hurry! Let's go defeat this son of a bitch!" I exclaimed as I adjusted my hat and took my sword in hand. "Anyone who's human or demon should stick behind for this one! If it's Urzael, then he is certainly going to try to harvest your souls with just a simple breath of air!" Celeste exclaimed. "Okay then! It's angels and me then. Let's roll!" I exclaimed as Tyrael, Celeste, Felarya, and I rushed forward through the northern gates and into the fire fight of our lives.