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him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. And they began to pray Yeshua to depart out of their coasts. And when He came into the ship, Jabin who had been possessed with the daemons, prayed Him that he might be with him. Howbeit, Yeshua suffered him not, but saith unto him, "Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee and hath had compassion on thee."
    Jabin then departed and began to publish in Decapolis the many great things Yeshua had done for him, and all men did marvel.
    Azaziel stood aloof from the commotion of Yeshua's miracle of deliverance. The continuing effect of which was no longer visible to the men who saw the swine plunge over the cliffs.  Men, who with human eyes, could not see the entities that to his own vision were crystal clear.
    The prince of all Issi watched as Asb'el and the indwelling daemon that had entered the swine reveled in the sensation of the animal's broken limbs and splattered entrails that painted the floor of the precipice. Azaziel stared as disembodied members of the Fallen exulted in the swine's death throes. Watched as each daemon screeched in an intoxicated orgasmic frenzy, contorting the animals for their sadistic pleasure, all that they might find expression through a host to feel sensation again.
    Azaziel and his soldiers watched as the Withering made their once mighty brethren, now shadows of their former selves, degenerate further into madness.
     

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    Lucifer stood before Talus as he hung, suspended in a lattice of flames that burned but did not consume.
    Talus's eyes fluttered and opened to see his brother smiling at him.
    "Good morning," Lucifer said. "I trust you slept well?"
    Talus, still groggy from slumber and torture, noticed he hung naked by arms and legs, dangling before his captor.
    A servant came and set a chair and table upon the flesh eating floor. He set a goblet of water before his Lord, bowed and departed.
    Lucifer took the chalice, poured water into the goblet and proceeded to put it to his lips.  He paused, then looked at Talus and spoke. "Thirsty?"
    Talus looked at the goblet, then back at his brother. The skin of his lips cracked and peeled, and instinctively he licked them. He nodded.
    "Yes. I would imagine that you are. Well, let us move on, shall we?"
    Talus sighed in exasperation. "I told you all that I know."
    "Yes, I am sure that you have," Lucifer replied. He then waved his hand, and four lights materialized in the air and hovered above Talus, each one gleaming like as small pulsating, twinkling stars, blinking on and off.
    Talus's pupils adjusted to the brightness of the now lit cavern. He squinted in vain attempts to shield his eyes from the glare.
    "Tell me," Lucifer said, "how many lights do you see?"
    Talus paused, then replied, "There are four lights."
    "No.  There are five lights." Satan smirked and took another swig of water and continued. "You should know that whilst you were in slumber, I commanded Hell to embed several of her maggots within your chest.  Please feel free to take a look for yourself."
    Talus glanced down at his chest cavity and could see the outline of the maggots moving within him. "The Lord rebuke you Lucifer!" he said.
    Lucifer turned his back to him and poured himself water. He held the clear goblet high to admire the waters' thirst quenching properties. "Because I am the god of this world and command both Death and Hell, she will, at my desire, release her pets to feed upon you. My observation over the centuries hast shown me that their digestion of their host is a most remarkable sight.  My apologies but a demonstration will give you greater clarity." Lucifer nodded.
    Talus immediately screamed, collapsing to the ground in writhing pain as the maggot infestation gnawed on his innards.
    Lucifer then lifted his hand to command Hell to stop, and the maggots ceased in their digestion.
    Talus panted heavily as he squirmed on the floor, recovering