Reaper: Angel of Death by G.P. Burdon

Author:G.P. Burdon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: death, hell, fantasy, angel, dark, evil, heaven, reaper, darius, gpburdon

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Eve waited on the shore until the sun had set. She could sense how far away Azrael was. She knew he could sense her, too. She knew he would come straight to her.

Let him come, she thought.

Finally, once the sun was down and the bright stars had come out, Eve sensed movement in the trees nearby. She set her eyes on the spot and stared, waiting. She was calm. Her heartbeat was even and her breathing was normal. She stood calmly, waiting, hands clasped gently together at her waist. Everything was quiet, as though the volume of the world had been turned down. The only thing that moved was Eve’s long vibrant red hair as the breeze gently brushed against her locks. A few minutes passed. Then Azrael appeared directly where she was looking.

He loomed out of the darkness like an ethereal beast from an ancient horror story. His hood was still hiding his face and, as he reached out to push a tree branch out of the way, Eve could see his hand stretch out from beneath his sleeve. A skeletal terror, tiny bits of flesh still clinging to the bone, burned like ash and rotting away. Azrael saw her standing in front of him and Eve could feel him grin. He emerged from the tree line and stood still on the black sand, watching her. Both were silent, staring the other down.

“You took your time,” Eve said, almost pleasantly. “I was getting bored.”

“Why should I rush?” Azrael replied. “Are you in a hurry to die, little girl?”

Eve shook her head sadly. “Your threats mean nothing to me, Azrael. We both know you can’t kill me.”

“Perhaps. But it will be fun finding out for sure.”

“Why are you doing this, Azrael?” Eve asked. “Why? I used to look up to you, we all did. What happened?”

Azrael was silent, but began to pace to his left, still watching Eve from under his hood.

“I know it’s Peyton you need,” Eve continued. “I know who she is, even if Darius doesn’t. And I know what taking her soul will do. Don’t you care? Don’t you care what will happen if you do this?”

“No,” Azrael replied flatly. “I don’t care. Not anymore. I’ve cared for far too long.”

“So now you’re willing to destroy us all?” Eve fired back.

“I don’t have to,” Azrael said quietly. “Not all. Join me, Eve. We’re not as different as you think. You once refused to bow to commands, as I have now chosen to do. You knew what you wanted to do and you did it without the permission of Heaven. You knew what needed to be done and you knew no one would support you. So you just did it yourself. This is all I am doing now. I know what is needed, what humanity needs desperately. They all cry and moan about their freedom, but that is not what humanity truly wants or needs. What they need is peace. Safety. They wage more wars every day, killing others in the thousands.

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