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172<br />
Guardians of the Seal<br />
swords. Cherubim archers bearing golden bows and arrows. Two-winged<br />
angels with all manners of weapons. And in a single file in the front row, all the<br />
generations of the Guardians of the Seals; from Jacob, all the way down to<br />
Eldad, Benzahr and Lex, took position. They bore weapons that had been<br />
theirs during their earthly existence. A bright splendour emanated from the<br />
whole host, directly contrasting the seething, thick darkness oozing out from<br />
the invading mass of demons that stood before them.<br />
Lucifer turned and addressed his demons. “This is the time we have been<br />
waiting for. Brace yourselves and forget all the former defeats. We will<br />
overcome and rule this place. Unlimited power awaits those that fight valiantly.<br />
Eternal torment awaits the cowardly. We will not retreat. We will not be<br />
defeated. Remember, one of you here will partake of the Tree of Almightiness<br />
with me. Fight to be that one!”<br />
The demons let out a great shout.<br />
“Let's give them hell!” Lucifer thundered.<br />
Shouts of “give them hell, give them hell” erupted from the demons. Riding on<br />
the momentum of their cries, they charged forward.<br />
Lucan stood helpless before the open portal, pinned to the spot by Lucifer's<br />
chains. His mind was filled with all sorts of imaginations of the battle he was<br />
sure he had ignited now that Lucifer had gone up into Heaven. Suddenly, he<br />
heard Imani's voice calling his name. He waved it aside. His mind must be<br />
playing tricks on him, especially now that he was on the precipice of<br />
unconsciousness. Delirium was setting in. Then he saw a flash of light, and his<br />
chains fell off. He collapsed to the ground, drained of all his strength,<br />
immobile. Someone rushed to his side and helped him off the floor, calling his<br />
name over and over again. When he opened his eyes, he saw the face he had<br />
longed for in the last couple of hours, the face he had thought was lost to him<br />
forever. “Imani,” he said, touching her on the cheek. “It's really you. Am I<br />
dreaming? Or maybe I have died and I'm now in Heaven?”<br />
“I'm here Lucan, I'm really here, in flesh and blood,” Imani responded.
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