|||I  returned to the Cave to discover a small troop of angels waiting for me. Among them were my best assistants in the creation of humans: Beliel, who had shaped their bodies; Leviathan, who had designed their internal organs; Caasimolar, who had plotted the paths of their brains; Ashtaroth, who had given them emotions; and Asmodeus, who had given them their animal instincts and passion; and finally Azazel, who had been the first to join me when he abandoned his post at Eden to rescue me. There we held council on how best to handle the rebellion that had begun against Heaven.

Azazel, who was led the Seraphim that had followed me instantly suggested that we move to a more strategic location, lest we be caught unprepared. Already those under him had begun fortifying themselves against a possible attack, hiding in a corner of the earth below the sight of Heaven and the messengers of God. An attack would come soon; a sentence of death had been placed over all our heads for no other reason but rationalizing the mass murder of other living creatures. Too many of our kind had already slaughtered each other for mere carnal pleasure in this feud that could only end in eventual annihilation of one side.

Perhaps that is exactly what the Creator had in mind when he allowed the war to begin in the first place. For him the creation of life on Earth had merely been a task to keep us, his servants, busy while he plotted the course of the planets and galaxies that would make up the universe. Even we were not told if we were merely one division of angels ruling a single planet; perhaps there were other planets populated by life. If they did exist, then there was an obvious possibility that they were all unique and very different from Earth. But the possibility of knowing would always depend on time, for we are forever restricted to a distance around the planet, because of our dependence on other spiritual beings.

So, taken aloft by the other angels, I and the still unconscious Lilith were taken to this fortified place, which had been named Hades. There I found that much of Heaven had come to this place, seeking affiliation with those that had followed me. Among them was Arioch, who had slain his supervisor Sachiel because his plan for the sun's internal reactor had been altered. Immediately Azazel made him Chief of Intelligence. Bael, who had helped work on the Book of Life also came out to greet us. I embraced him warmly, for he had been a good friend during our discussions of the human race and its natural inclination to avoid the laws of destiny, though fate would always be immutable. Immediately he took to my right as he had stood by me before. It was then that Abaddon saluted me and asked to be my right advisor, as he had been my chief assistant in Heaven.

Already a good portion of my staff in Hades had been appointed to me. Along with those already mentioned was my chief bodyguard Satan. Many others had already assumed positions according to their former duties. The construction of Hades was satisfactory and its government was in place. Aside from the usual problems associated with war, the transition was almost too easy.

Lilith and I were taken to a private house to rest. Soon after being left alone, she awoke crying as if merely from a bad dream. Upon looking on me she stopped crying as if knowing exactly what had already happened. Without speaking, she reached out to hold my hand. Never before had I imagined that my creation could possess the same emotions and intelligence as me. But I could see it in her eyes, could feel it in the way she touched me. Instantly I realized that she was already my Queen.

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