learned from their scouting missions.
“ Almost,” God agrees. “But I’m sure Anna can still find a way to retrieve the seals with all of you helping her.” God turns his gaze on me again. “Anna, I feel like I should caution you about something while I'm here. I realize you want to understand Lucifer better, but you should be careful about spending too much time in Hell. At the moment, it’s acting like a spoiled child who wants to punish its parent for ruining its life. It may try to use you to hurt Lucifer, and I’m not sure he's strong enough right now to survive losing you too.”
“ I understand,” I tell him. “I won't go there unless I have to.”
“ Then I will leave the two of you to talk now,” God tells us. “I’m sure you have a lot to discuss with one another.”
“ Are you still coming?” Malcolm asks God.
“ You know I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” God replies. “Simply call to me when it’s time.”
“ I will,” Malcolm says.
God phases and I turn a questioning gaze to Malcolm.
“What is it you want him to come to?” I ask.
Malcolm walks over to me and takes me into his arms.
“Our wedding, of course,” he replies, sounding like he thought I should have already known what the two of them were discussing.
“ Are you sure you still want to marry me?” I ask jokingly, unable to prevent a nagging doubt that he still does in spite of everything we’ve learned.
“ Of course I still want to marry you,” Malcolm says in a slightly chastising voice. “I want our union to have my father's blessing now more than ever.”
“ What if…” I begin but have a hard time finishing. “What if I do become a monster, Malcolm? What if the seals make me into something horrible, and I'm not able to control the powers I gain from them?”
“ I don’t believe that will happen,” Malcolm says with a confidence I wish I felt. “Like Levi said, no one has ever had that much power. Therefore, no one knows what will happen to you. This could be just a lot of worry over nothing, Anna. He may not have said it in so many words, but my father thinks you can handle the energy the seals possess. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent you down here to retrieve them. I trust in His judgment a lot more than I do Levi's or Lucifer's. Lucifer may love you and be doing what he is because of that fact, but I seriously doubt he wants to compete with his own daughter for control over Hell. I think he’s done what he has so far to partially protect you but to mostly keep his position of authority in Hell.”
“ I’m assuming from what you said to God that you and the others found out what Lucifer has done in the other cloud cities.”
“ Yes,” Malcolm says with a sigh. “He did what we thought he would and placed his people in positions of power in each one. I’m not sure how we’ll be able to get to the princes now and kill them without it looking suspicious.”
“ Where are they and who did they kill to get there?”
Malcolm kisses me on top of the head before letting me go and taking one of my hands into his.
“Come on. I think the others would like to tell you what they found out themselves.”
Malcolm phases us to the sitting room where we find Jered, Brutus, and Daniel having a lively discussion with one another.
“I say we just let Anna kill them and deal with the political ramifications of it all later,” Brutus says as he stands by the fireplace with one elbow propped up on the top shelf of the mantle.
“ Brutus, I think you’re letting your heart think for you instead of your brain,” Jered chides gently from his seat on the sofa. “And I don’t blame you one bit. I understand Kyna’s safety is paramount to you, but we need to think about this rationally. Anna can’t become known as the royal assassin of the leaders of Earth. We need to keep her sovereignty over Cirrus intact so she can remain empress after she disposes of Levi.”
“ I have to agree with Jered
“ Almost,” God agrees. “But I’m sure Anna can still find a way to retrieve the seals with all of you helping her.” God turns his gaze on me again. “Anna, I feel like I should caution you about something while I'm here. I realize you want to understand Lucifer better, but you should be careful about spending too much time in Hell. At the moment, it’s acting like a spoiled child who wants to punish its parent for ruining its life. It may try to use you to hurt Lucifer, and I’m not sure he's strong enough right now to survive losing you too.”
“ I understand,” I tell him. “I won't go there unless I have to.”
“ Then I will leave the two of you to talk now,” God tells us. “I’m sure you have a lot to discuss with one another.”
“ Are you still coming?” Malcolm asks God.
“ You know I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” God replies. “Simply call to me when it’s time.”
“ I will,” Malcolm says.
God phases and I turn a questioning gaze to Malcolm.
“What is it you want him to come to?” I ask.
Malcolm walks over to me and takes me into his arms.
“Our wedding, of course,” he replies, sounding like he thought I should have already known what the two of them were discussing.
“ Are you sure you still want to marry me?” I ask jokingly, unable to prevent a nagging doubt that he still does in spite of everything we’ve learned.
“ Of course I still want to marry you,” Malcolm says in a slightly chastising voice. “I want our union to have my father's blessing now more than ever.”
“ What if…” I begin but have a hard time finishing. “What if I do become a monster, Malcolm? What if the seals make me into something horrible, and I'm not able to control the powers I gain from them?”
“ I don’t believe that will happen,” Malcolm says with a confidence I wish I felt. “Like Levi said, no one has ever had that much power. Therefore, no one knows what will happen to you. This could be just a lot of worry over nothing, Anna. He may not have said it in so many words, but my father thinks you can handle the energy the seals possess. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent you down here to retrieve them. I trust in His judgment a lot more than I do Levi's or Lucifer's. Lucifer may love you and be doing what he is because of that fact, but I seriously doubt he wants to compete with his own daughter for control over Hell. I think he’s done what he has so far to partially protect you but to mostly keep his position of authority in Hell.”
“ I’m assuming from what you said to God that you and the others found out what Lucifer has done in the other cloud cities.”
“ Yes,” Malcolm says with a sigh. “He did what we thought he would and placed his people in positions of power in each one. I’m not sure how we’ll be able to get to the princes now and kill them without it looking suspicious.”
“ Where are they and who did they kill to get there?”
Malcolm kisses me on top of the head before letting me go and taking one of my hands into his.
“Come on. I think the others would like to tell you what they found out themselves.”
Malcolm phases us to the sitting room where we find Jered, Brutus, and Daniel having a lively discussion with one another.
“I say we just let Anna kill them and deal with the political ramifications of it all later,” Brutus says as he stands by the fireplace with one elbow propped up on the top shelf of the mantle.
“ Brutus, I think you’re letting your heart think for you instead of your brain,” Jered chides gently from his seat on the sofa. “And I don’t blame you one bit. I understand Kyna’s safety is paramount to you, but we need to think about this rationally. Anna can’t become known as the royal assassin of the leaders of Earth. We need to keep her sovereignty over Cirrus intact so she can remain empress after she disposes of Levi.”
“ I have to agree with Jered
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