Hell to Heaven - The War of Eternities

Protected by the power of faith, an angel ventured into the shadows of night. Defended by the presence of grace, a brilliant light entered the darkness blind. Shining through the illusions, a sword of truth within the masses of lies. Flickering through the depths, a ray of hope within the legions of despair…

And in those hellish realms, that angel decided to survive.

For though she knew the power of the light, pulsing through her veins - she heard the wrath of the darkness, petrifying the air. Though she held the beauty of the divine, beating in her heart - she sensed the power of the shadows, ever instilling fear…

But she did not feel fear…

She felt pain.

The pain of losing her beloved to the abyss of hell, the agony of her friends falling into the darkness’ spell. The suffering of souls enslaved to the infernal chains, the sorrow of angels imprisoned in blasphemy’s reins…

And that pain was not her own - all of heaven and earth was bound to its reign. That agony was not just hers - the entire universe was shackled to its rule. All of eternity was wounded by the shadows. All of divinity bore the scars of the rebellion…

And she had lost a part of herself.

When the darkness came to heaven, she fought in the war of eternities. When the enemy invaded the Kingdom, she stood in the battlefield of salvation. A warrior, fighting for the innocence of the slain. A guardian, upholding the faith of the realms…

She remembered the armies of the light, arrayed in their divine glory. She could see the forces of the abyss, robed with infernal power. The faithful versus the fallen, fighting for the destiny of the realms. The forgotten against the ascended, contending for the fate of Creation itself…

And she was there.

Her sword of truth by her side, her armour of fire defending her soul. Her wings of radiance shining bright, her shield of salvation protecting her whole. Scattering the legions of the Fallen, shattering their infernal power. Destroying the ranks of the forgotten, breaking their weapons of darkness…

The enemy continued to rise.

Endless armies of demons and shades, marching towards the entrance to the Kingdom. Vast battalions of malignant souls, striving for the gates of heaven. Hellfire maces and shadowform steel, held by their fiendish side. Swords of darkness and blades of spite, sheathed in iron hide…
 
And she was afraid.

Afraid of losing the Kingdom Within, that reigned for aeons apart. Afraid of failing the divine light, that ruled since eras afar. Afraid of the ruthlessness of the depths, that rose to vanquish and conquer. Afraid of the merciless darkness, that hungered to ravage and destroy…

So she bowed.

The enemy saw her kneeling form, and snarled in hellish pleasure. The abyss felt her fading hope, and howled with wrathful delight. The forces closed in upon her tearful soul, threatening to consume her entire. The shadows surrounded her praying figure, desiring to ravish her whole…

And as the final words bled from her heart, she placed her sword upon the battlefield…

“Amen.”

Light. Infinite light. Pouring from heaven high. Streaming from the realms into the battlefield’s eye. Power. Divine power. Radiating from the earth. Flowing from the Kingdom into the war-zone’s core. A surge of energy, of blazing flame, from the Spirit of the Divine. An explosion of brilliance, of resplendent fire, from the presence of the sublime…

And she rose.

She glared at the hordes of the enemy, victory in her eyes. She stared at the forces of darkness, triumph in her soul. Her sword, burning with newfound hope, wielded in her arms. Her shield, glowing with renewed strength, brandished at her chest…

And she charged.

They charged.

Into the masses of the Fallen, slaying the legions of darkness. Through the battalions of the enemy, crushing the shades of the abyss. Destroying the resistance of the forgotten, defeating the armies of shadow. Annihilating the power of the descended, conquering the forces of rebellion…

And she smiled.

They had won.

But her heart was broken.

A third of heaven had lost.