A/N: IM NOT DEAD! WOOP WOOP WOOP! Welcome to 2021 new and returning readers! After another 3(4?) months, I finally bring you chapter 6!

"Sooooo, where do we start?" Satania asked.

"Hmmm...a good place might be anything resembling a town square or cathedral. Those seem like places a powerful angel would show up for worship." Raphiel said. "We'll cover more ground if we split up." Walking up the curved pathway, the girls fanned out.

'Dammit, should not have bought my hoodie.' Satania panted as the hot mountain air seeped through her dark hoodie. Her shoes clacked over the old, beaten gravel path which made way to a peculiar statue. "Guys! Found something town-squarish!"

The group rejoined at the grand statue. The statue was of an angel, standing in prayer with her spear clasped between her hands. Her spear and gaze aimed up towards the sky, as if it was searching for divine inspiration. Vines and overgrown weeds wrapped around the marble, coloring the faded white stone with veins of ivy green. Supporting the statue underneath was a open circular shrine, with pillars keeping the whole structure together.

"Wait, what are we even looking for?" Vigne asked.

"If we channel our energy into our hands we should feel some type of pull. Of course you and Satania would feel a rejection or burning feeling, but at least it'll help find a portal to heaven." Raphiel said.

"So we're basically glorified metal detectors." Gabriel said.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night. Now focus!" Raphiel replied, tired of Gabriel's snarky remarks. Standing under the shrine and focusing, the girls forced their respective energy to pulse from their center through their arm and to their outstretched hand. The warm feeling however had no strong reactions, each one only feeling the same slow repeated pulse through their hands.

"Is everyone else getting dud's right now?" Gabriel asked.

"Yeah." Vigne responded.

"I got nothing." Satania added.

"Same here. Well let's keep looking, and be sure to check landmarks." Raphiel said. Once again the group split ways, using their new search method.

"You don't think this is actually going to work, do you?" Gabriel asked Vigne while waving her hand lazily around a building covered in vines and plants.

"Honestly, no I don't. I've never heard of anything of 'residual portals' back in my old classes in hell." Vigne replied.

"How are we even going to sneak you guys around heaven? Even if you hide your wings and horns, bright red and dark purple aren't exactly common hair colors in heaven." Gabriel said. "I'm still surprised you went along with this crazy idea."

"W-well with everyone's different schedules, we're all only together once a week. Besides after we finish school you'll have to go back to heaven and I'll be back in hell. I just want to get as much time with you guys as possible." Vigne added sadly, gazing downward.

"Vigne...we still have like 3 years until we graduate from this new college program. Besides, I'm sure we'll find someway to stay in touch." Gabriel attempted to comfort her friend.

"Right..." Vigne mumbled, then continued searching. 'Attempt failed then.' Gabriel thought Before she could continue her search, both girls looked toward a bright flash of red light that pierced the sky.

"What the heck was that?!" Gabriel asked.

"I'm not sure but we should go check it out!" Both girls rushed towards the direction where the flash of red light came from.

'A little while longer should be enough. Maybe 30 minutes or so.' Instead of diligently searching the ruins for any sign of a portal, Raphiel was fully playing the part of a tourist, admiring each cracked and damaged building.

'I can't believe they went along with this so easily. Sometimes I scare myself. Soon this silly search can end then we all get to unwind.' she thought wearing her usual coy smile. Continuing her slow trek, her gaze fell to an inscription that survived through the destruction. "Ave Crux Spes Unica." she read aloud. 'The Vexillian sect of angels must have been worshiped here. How ironic for a peaceful group of angels to now have this war-zone as a former holy site.' Completing her circle to the town statue, Raphiel began the wait for the rest of the group.

'Maybe this was too much. What if Satania actually has a problem? No, no, this should be fine. This won't work anyway. She was probably stressed from classes and her demonic powers just got messed up, whatever little of those she might have. A little vacation, and she'll be back to her cute little arrogant self, and I get my toy back!' After squashing the doubt that wedged itself into her thoughts, Raphiel was about to find said demon and begin the next phase of her plan before her senses were assaulted by a bright flash of red light behind the cathedral, followed by a scream. A scream she knew well, as she was the one who caused it on various occasions. As Raphiel raced towards the area where the bright light came from one thought raged through her mind.

'What did you do, Satania?!'

Waving her hand wildly through the air, Satania searched desperately, hopelessly trying to feel for any pulse, any signal that a portal was close. She's already walked to and from the town statue in her area four times, but still nothing. Failure weighing down on her, she dejectedly sighed while sliding down to sit underneath the archway of the town shrine and statue. Curling in on herself, the normally bright demon held a bleak look in her eyes.

"This is never gonna work. These dumb pains and headaches are never gonna go away, and I'll be stuck like this forever. Heh, one more thing to add to my list of failures." Satania mumbled to herself. Burying her head further beneath the space between her arms and knees, in one last desperate plea she wished for a sign, anything to help her. And she got one. As if it was a sick joke, another vision assaulted the poor demon.

'This isn't what I meant!' Tears pricked at her eyes as the pain that came attached with the vision soared. She almost crumpled under the pressure, but then she saw it. Through the pain and unclear mumbling in the vision she could make out one building. She's seen it before, no certain she has. Standing quickly, Satania looked around the town to find the similar roof. As she walked, then sprinted towards her destination the normal throbbing she felt somehow tripled in pain. Wincing, she grit her teeth and pressed forward.

"Come on..al..most...there!" The throbbing turned into a blazing inferno of pain ringing in her head the closer she got, until she finally made it to the front of the building. The town's cathedral. In an instant the pain she felt in her head disappeared, as the vision lost its haziness and became clearer in her mind.

"Are you sure you wanna have it here?" Gabriel asked her skeptically. Satania looked over to Gabriel, who was slightly taller and wearing a white pea coat over a cream colored turtleneck sweater and jeans, with her long hair tied in a high ponytail.

"Yup!" she replied, her red locks landing on her shoulders as she nodded. "This place is special, y'know? Kinda where it all started. And I got to pick the place so here we are!"

"It's your event so whatever floats your boat. Let's go inside to see if this old thing isn't going to crumble into dust." Gabriel said before walking inside the cathedral.

"Right behind you!"

The vision ended and bracing for the usual headache that normally arrived during or after a vision, she was instead graced with a serene calm, and a clear mind. She gazed back toward the cathedral, standing in the very same spot she was standing in her vision.

Her, as an adult. An adult who had her hair grown out to shoulder-length instead of its normal short length, and for whatever reason was wearing a business casual outfit consisting of a black jacket, white button-up shirt and black dress pants. Her friend, as an adult, who actually put effort into what she wore, and where a cutting board would normally be was replaced with a modest but perky B-cup chest. Not that she stared at breasts or anything. She shook her head to stop her derailing thoughts.

'I've been here before. Wait, no, I'm going to be here? The visions weren't a lie, they're actually real! I was right!' As if on cue, Satania felt a faint pulse of energy in her right hand. As she traced the weird sensation to stem from an alley behind the cathedral the faint buzzing sensation she felt became more intense.

'The portal must be here too! I'm 2 and 0 right now!' Satania mentally cheered. "I don't see anything thougggAAAAHHHHHHHH!" She screamed in shock as red light engulfed and surrounded her, removing her from the town completely.

"The flash of light came from over here!" Vigne said, running up to the cathedral. "Vigne...slow..down..." Gabriel panted, slowly catching up. "SATANIA!" The two saw Raphiel screaming at the top of her lungs while pacing back and forth in front of the cathedral.

"Vigne! Gabriel! Have you guys seen Satania?" Raphiel asked, her usual poker face replaced with panic.

"No, we thought she was with you! We only saw the flash of light!" Vigne said.

"She screamed and then I saw the light. Oh lord, this wasn't supposed to happen..." Raphiel said.

"Did...did anyone try using our little hand trick?" Gabriel asked, finally catching her breath.

"No...that should be impossible..." Raphiel mumbled under her breath.

"Sorry, what?" Gabriel said. gazing suspiciously at her friend.

"Er...what I meant to say was-"

"Um guys? I'm feeling something. Its inviting though? Like a gentle warmth or buzzing..." Vigne said following the sensation from her hand down into the same alleyway.

"Vigne, wait we should be-" Vigne screamed, and the same red light flashed through town. "-careful. Well then, after you Gabriel." Raphiel finished.

"Dammit. This better not hurt." The two walked into the same spot, and followed their friends to the unknown destination at the end of the dimensional tunnel.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" was the unholy scream that left the small angel's mouth. Gabriel's body felt as if she was plummeting down to the ground from the sky. Until the sensation stopped instantly, and she belly flopped into hard cement. With a harsh 'OOOF' the wind was knocked out of her lungs. After peeling her head off of the floor she was able to make out her surroundings The room she crashed in was dark, the center illuminated only by a few weak yellow lights, To her left was an elevator. To her right the room extended into a passageway that lead to a doorway with a green sign blaring 'EXIT'. Loud whirring noises could be heard above the room, and rushing water was continuously assaulting her ears. Opposite to Gabriel, Raphiel landed on the soles of her feet with grace.

"Why do you get to land properly?" Gabriel said, groaning as she rose to her feet.

"You guys made it!" Vigne said in relief. "A little warning would next time would be nice Raphiel."

"Hey, I didn't know it would pull us in forcibly."

"So any idea where we are? Something tells me that wasn't part of the plan." Satania asked. All four girls went silent as the exit door at the end of the hallway opened, and two armed figures walked in. "Hide!" Raphiel whispered. The girls pushed themselves into the far corner of the wall, the darkness aiding in hiding them from the room's new occupants. Both of the guards were wearing black vests over a typical security guard uniform and were armed. More striking than the armor and large weapons they sported, both had sharp curved horns jutting out from the top of their heads and a pair of obsidian black wings emerging from each of their backs.

"One more hour to go then we get to clock out." one of the guards drawled out.

"Thank god, drinks are on you bro!" the other responded cheerfully.

"Dammit Matt! You always pull this crap!"

"I think I can make a guess." Gabriel whispered, watching the two demons bicker in the center of the room.

"Why the heck are we in HELL Raphiel!? I don't know if this is better or worse! We'll get locked up or wor -mmf?!" Using her hand to silence Vigne mid-panic attack, Raphiel pointed towards the guards.

"Vigne relax. Wherever we are, the background noise is too loud for the guards to hear us whisper, and they can't see us due to the poor lighting. If we split into pairs and are quiet , we can sneak out of here before they realize." Raphiel whispered.

"Raphiel is right Vigne, the exit is right there. I'll go with you while Raphiel and Gabriel walk across the other side of the wall." Satania added. Cautiously the girls stepped towards the walls, pressing their backs hard into the granite. Inching slowly, and steadily Satania made her way through the darkness towards the exit. Focusing on feeling Vigne's shoulder to make sure she was nearby, Satania could almost see the exit, the lifeline out of this mess, cone closer with each small step. Then she tripped. The scream of pain that wanted to exit her mouth became a whimper as she clamped her mouth shut, but she couldn't stop the audible 'SPLAT' that came with her fall.

"WHO'S THERE?!"

A/N: Who thinks 2021 is gonna be better, or is it gonna be 2020+1 : The Second Act? Leave your answers in the comments below! Chapter thoughts would be nice too ;).

Okay, so real talk. This update took a while to come out, and most likely the next ones will take a while too, as the content I'm gonna be writing will be somewhat challenging for me(I'm not gonna say what, cause those are spoilers) , but I'm trying to write these scenes and make sure they sound 1000% before I include them in chapters and plot. Gotta make 'em feel real ya know? I won't lie, part of this was due to anxiety procrastination, while irrational, I wanna make my little project really hit for all you readers who took time out to read this story. So to everyone who's been hanging on waiting, or those that are new, thanks for stopping by and for your support!

TLDR; Procrastination sucks but thanks for reading! See y'all in the next update!