Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part VII. Demons, like angels, have their own system of classification that is remotely similar to the angels’ Orders. Apokomistai and Nekus alike are divided into what demons call Estates. Whereas our Orders are were permanent and were assigned to us by God based upon the gifts we received from our…
Category: Demons
Immortal, malevolent and prevalent creatures.
Astaroth’s Wager, Part VII
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part VI. It’s the solstice! Did you see the eclipse last night? Eclipses are always so beautiful. I watched it with Sidriel and Orifiel, a Cherub who helps me watch the Holloways. As the Apokomistis is capable of manipulating his or her appearance, most prefer to assume a human form that resembles…
Astaroth’s Wager, Part VI
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part V. Kivati had no time to waste. While Thomas Carver spilled out of the entrance of the Phelan Building, Kivati nabbed the Apokomistis in pursuit and transported the demon to the roof of the building. She hadn’t recognized him at first, but as soon as she had him in her…
Astaroth’s Wager, Part V
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part IV. All the while Astaroth, Sitri and Svipul were on their way to Market Street, Rose Nielsen was interrogating Adelaide Grayson about her betrothed. Adelaide, her mother and grandfather were beyond baffled at what had taken place. They were all struggling to accept that Rose was adamant that Thomas hadn’t…
Astaroth’s Wager, Part IV
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part III. I hope you can forgive me for not providing a chapter last week. I am thankful that I don’t require planes for transportation. They’re so loud, slow and confining. Anyway—back to business now. Astaroth directed the driver of her car to take them to Market Street to placate her…
Astaroth’s Wager, Part III
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part II. Allow me to clarify before I proceed: as I mentioned before, there are three different kinds of human hybrids. There are Epiklasmons, the feeble Nekudaimon-human hybrids; Anathemas, the children of Apokomistai and humans; and Nephilim, the children of angels and humans. Full humans have no innate means available to…
Astaroth’s Wager, Part II
Back to Astaroth’s Wager, Part I. Svipul was used to being an adjudicator in Astaroth and Sitri’s wagers. She weighed in, “Astaroth—a task like the one you propose could take a lifetime. Give him at least forty-eight hours to accomplish it.” Sitri felt that he had nothing to lose and everything to gain with Astaroth’s…
Astaroth’s Wager, Part I
The reason humans are such easy prey for all demons is that humans have a wicked disadvantage: language. Language is indeed their greatest asset in every other respect. Through language, humans were able to synthesize and communicate ideas, and everything else that has defined them as the dominant species on this planet came after that….
Orders, Part VI and Conclusion
Back to Orders, Part V. Jiang Xuande didn’t have much time to prepare for the attack that Astaroth had in mind for him, but he did have fair warning that she was coming. She had made an unsuccessful attempt to recall Makeri to her service, and Makeri writhed from the excruciating efforts, issuing a profound…