“Don’t you wish to learn more about the world below, little angel?” Thade asked with a knowing smirk. An Infernal called a shadowlurker had somehow managed to enter Empyrea undetected. He sat on the floor of your room, filling your mind with doubt, and egging you on by promising to satiate your curiosity without really doing so. You knew that the right thing to do would be to ignore him. You should call for Mikael.

But a part of you couldn't help but wonder. Thade could easily tell when he had you swayed the moment he mentioned Zerachiel's name when he arrived in your room; the ex-archangel who had Fallen to Sulfyre... He was now the Infernal Overlord's right-hand man. You still can't believe it, but perhaps there truly was a reason Celestials chose to Fall?

Thade merely sat and waited. His smirk never left his face. After all, being curious was a delightfully human trait to have, no?