Cast out by God for committing sins. They once believed in the way of God, but were weak against the call to the darkness. Over the years and breeding, God’s trait in us has grown stronger.”
His brow arched. “And this happened to all of you?”
Misa shook her head quickly. “No. There’s not many of us.”
“Jesus,” I gasped.
“No, Jesus was God’s son,” Misa retorted. “We’re talking about God here, not Jesus.”
I laughed at the wishy-washiness of words. “So, what happened then? Do God and Satan still exist?”
Misa looked at me as if my head was screwed on backwards. “Have you seen them around here?”
I returned her look with one that said I realized how stupid my question was and that she should move on.
Thankfully, she obliged. “When the battle between them grew, Aaliya was at her wits end. The danger they were putting the worlds in was vast. So, she banished them to the Realm of the Dead to spend their days locked away to rule their realms as they chose.”
My brows shot up. “A Realm of the Dead?”
Misa nodded. “The humans call it Heaven and Hell, but we know it as realms. Aaliya knew this was the only option to end the war. Now the two live as they wish and do what they like.”
“But they can’t come back here?” I asked.
“It’s not easily done, and hasn’t been attempted. Aaliya knew this was the safest choice, and as you’ve witnessed, the right one. But still to this day their legacy lives on.” She winked. “It’s just a little different than humans think.”
I gave my head a shake, and then another. It was hard to wrap my head around this. Could what she be saying be really true? Is this how it all began?
“Anyways, these past events that you have found yourself in have long been in the waiting.”
My mind was still stuck on what she’d just said, I couldn’t process what she was going on about now. “In the waiting?”
Misa’s smile was full of mystery. “It was foretold that a being of mixed heritage would come to the Otherworld, and be the one to lead us into a new world.”
Gulping deep, I managed to ask, “Who foretold that?”
“The Fae, of course. A few of us a couple hundred years ago started to seek each other out. Azar and I were the first.”
“A couple hundred years?” I whispered, suddenly aware of something I hadn’t thought of before. I tended to avoid this conversation. Yes, we’re all immortals, but it still freaked me out whenever I met someone really ancient. “How old are you?”
She winked. “Old.”
It’d probably scare me if I knew the truth, so I ignored the curiosity that lingered and moved on. “But why does Azar do it? He was born into the Underworld—not from a fallen angel.”
“It was Azar who sought me out. With his abilities, he knew my views on the matter. It was his wish to see that the time of Satan’s destruction met its end. We wanted to succeed where God has failed.”
“What did you do next?” Kyden asked.
“After Azar and I committed to the plan, we then went to the Fae for guidance.”
“Why would you not come here to the Otherworld for help?” I asked. “Why the Fae?”
Misa burst out laughing. “They are more powerful than you could imagine. Seriously, she created worlds. That should make it clear enough.”
“Right.” I laughed. Still, it was hard to imagine a being powerful enough to create an entire world. I couldn’t wrap my head around it.
“When we met with the Fae, Aaliya told us there would indeed be change in our worlds and that change was you.” She smiled brightly. “We have been waiting ever since.”
“You’ve been waiting two hundred years?” I exclaimed.
Misa nodded as if the time meant nothing to her, which maybe if she was as old as I thought, it didn’t.
Kyden hummed a moment. Curiously there wasn’t much emotion that crossed through our bond, only intrigue. “How did you get the others to agree? And in such secrecy? If Magnus knew your plans, I have no doubt he would have destroyed you.”
“There were a few others who felt as we did,” Misa answered. “It wasn’t necessary to inform the others until the night of…” she waved her hand. “Well you know that night. We assumed when the assembly recognized Lady Nexi’s powers they would side with us.”
What a huge risk! “How could you be so sure?”
“We knew they would be afraid,” Misa replied.
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