Session 4

Patient : Good morning, Doctor Adams.

Doctor : And good morning to you.

Patient : Well...?

Doctor : Well, what?

Patient : Hasn’t she told you, yet?

Doctor : Told me what?

Patient : That we proved the truth to her?

Doctor : I assume you mean regarding your proof that you really are a demon? No, she hasn’t mentioned anything to me, yet. She would like another session with you.

Patient : We thought she would.

Doctor : She says it’s standard procedure. One session could not be enough to make a diagnosis for any respectable psychologist.

Patient : Of course.

Doctor : In any case, at least she doesn’t think you’re faking it entirely. If she did think so, I think you wouldn’t see her again.

Patient : We think she believes us even without proof.

Doctor : What makes you think that?

Patient : She isn’t even human.

Doctor : Why do you say that?

Patient : Her aura, you know, her spiritual energy. Just like a rainbow, most humans radiate a typical spectrum of light. Her aura was just beyond the normal human spectrum. To these human eyes, it was almost as if she had no aura at all. We had to use our demon eyes. That’s when we saw what she really is.

Doctor : And what is she really?

Patient : An angel.

Doctor : Are you being serious?

Patient : Of course we’re serious. Although... We are wondering why an angel is posing as a mental health professional.

Doctor : Looking for demons like you, obviously.

Patient : You’re patronizing us.

Doctor : Yes, I guess I am. But you realize from my point of view that this looks an extension of your monomania. Including someone else in a delusion is usually an indication that you are lonely and desire companionship.

Patient : We’re not lonely. We have many friends here, including you, Doctor Adams.

Doctor : Now you’re the one patronizing me. But you’re serious that you actually believe Doctor Kayla is an angel?

Patient : We knew you wouldn’t believe us.

Doctor : Well, it just seems to fit into your delusion, that’s all. Of course if you’re a Demonic Romeo, perhaps she can be your Heavenly Juliet. This is the first time you’ve shown interest in a woman, by the way.

Patient : We are not interested in her romantically.

Doctor : Are you not?

Patient : Actually, we are a bit wary of her. It’s hard to tell whose side she is on.

Doctor : Whose side? Aren’t angels heavenly creatures? This could be your chance for redemption.

Patient : You sound patronizing, again. But we’ll answer your question, anyway. Perhaps you’re familiar with a class of angels called the Grigori. They are also called the Watchers. They were given Earthly bodies by God and created to be sentinels over mankind. But many sinned and bred with humans and produced the Nephilim, a race of giants, which God wiped out with the Flood.

Doctor : And you believe she is one of these Nephilim?

Patient : No, not at all. She is a Grigori.

Doctor : A Watcher?

Patient : Yes. The Bible never states what happened to the Grigori except that there were those that sinned. The Book of Genesis barely notes that their offspring — a sizable number, by the way — were wiped out. After the Flood, some were so furious at Heaven that they joined the ranks of Hell right away. Others joined only after they were completely ostracized by the other Grigori. But there were some who did not. And because they were designed to live unrecognized among humans, many of them simply did exactly that. There are still a small number of Grigori that live amongst you, unknown, masquerading as human. These angels are exiles, the half-fallen. Many of them believed that if they remained true, they would again enter God’s grace and be able to return to Heaven. Some have defected to Hell over the ages, tired of waiting for redemption.

Doctor : Have any of them returned to Heaven yet?

Patient : Not that we know of. The Grigori were created to watch over humans and as long as there are humans to watch, they remain bound to the Earth.

Doctor : Are all Grigori bound to the Earth? Even those who are part of Hell?

Patient : Yes. They have a unique purpose amongst us. They can go places we cannot go and do things that we cannot do. We demons must inhabit hosts. But the Grigori have corporeal bodies, so they are not as limited as we.

Doctor : It sounds like they are more powerful than you.

Patient : It seems that they are. But they limit their own power, even as agents of Hell. They refuse to act directly. After the Great Flood, they fear further retribution from The One.

Doctor : Further retribution?

Patient : The Nephilim, their children, were destroyed by the Flood. Such was the wrath of Heaven that countless innocent humans died so that the children of angels would be extinct. Then, while the world was still covered in water, the Grigori themselves were hunted down by the Angels of Heaven and either de-sexed or killed.

Doctor : Not much of a choice.

Patient : Indeed. So, despite their powers or alignment, the Grigori are basically just observers. They rarely interfere with the affairs of humans.

Doctor : If that is true, then you have nothing to worry about. Even if Dr. Kayla is a Grigori, she will not act against you.

Patient : That is true. But, if she is a half-fallen, she may report our whereabouts to an angel or an exorcist. We’re not sure which we would rather not deal with.

Doctor : The frying pan or the fire, eh?

Patient : Something like that.

Doctor : So does that mean you don’t want to see her again?

Patient : No... We do want to see her again. In the event that she is a half-fallen, we would be greatly rewarded if she can be persuaded to join us. There have been so few defections in the last millennium.

Doctor : And if she chooses not to?

Patient : We’re not worried about that. The orderly will be around to protect us.

Doctor : Alright. I think that’s enough mythology for today.

Patient : Will you ever believe our story, Doctor Adams?

Doctor : I sincerely hope not.