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Purgatory, a Demon loses all of their special abilities and their power diminishes greatly. For an Angel, their wings are stripped away. The excruciating pain of an Angel’s wings being ripped from him is far greater than any possible earthly death. But the punishment does not stop there. Their incredible strength is reduced to practically nothing. Both entities barely have the strength to move, but are given enough energy to stay conscious of their surroundings and pain. That is where the Tribunal has sent every Demon and Angel it has called on to appear. In all of time, not one has been set free.
    “What the hell is going on?” Etta’s voice trembled. Alastor watched from the corner of his eye as Etta hid behind me, wrapping her hands around my arm. Etta showed favor toward me and relied on me to protect her. Her touch calmed me and gave me confidence in what I planned to do, but Alastor read into our interaction closely. My plan was to hand him over to Gabriel. The shock of this might cause Alastor to attack me. If he believed, even for a moment, I had an ounce of feeling for Etta, he would surely use it against me in a fight or worse. I gave a low growl as I ripped my arm from Etta’s hold, hoping to scare her away from me and show a lack of concern for her.
    “I will not interfere with your business, Gabriel, but you mustn’t forget the number one rule—never combat in front of an innocent human. So I kindly ask you to take your business with my brother Alastor elsewhere.”
    “You traitorous fool!” Alastor bellowed.
    “You know the rules, my brother.” I protruded my chest outward to let him know I meant business and if he wanted to charge at me I was ready to fight.
    “With two of us and one of him, we could easily kill him and be done with The Great Circle of Arches. With Gabriel gone, they will weaken, and we will ascend to rule.”
    “It is not my fight, brother, and I don’t think your Master would approve of such a plot without his consent.”
    “What do you mean, my master? Lucifer is your Master, too, or have you been so blinded by the girl that you have forgotten that?”
    At this point in my existence, I had no Master. I followed orders from no one, because I received none. I came to be a forgotten soldier in Lucifer’s army, and to be honest I preferred it that way. It left me the time to pursue other forms of entertainment, but if I wanted to get back to my normal dealings, I had to get Alastor as far away from Etta and John as possible. My best chance at that would be to let Gabriel take Alastor. There was just one small problem. Etta was still in the room. If Gabriel tried throwing his golden shackles on Alastor, he could make a move for Etta to shield him. The sheer power of Gabriel’s throw could kill her, and if any part of the golden shackles touched Etta’s human skin, she would be instantly damned and sent to Purgatory.
    I looked at Etta then shifted my gaze to the stairs. Etta picked up on it right away. I watched Alastor closely as Etta obeyed my unspoken instruction. Every twitch of his body made me jumpy until I finally heard Etta slam her bedroom door. Alastor never took his eyes off of me. By now he knew my intentions were protecting more than just my domain. I just hoped that Gabriel brought his A-game and was able to apprehend Alastor.
    “He’s all yours, Gabriel. You’ll receive no resistance from me.” I put my hands up and gave Gabriel a small nod. I couldn’t tell whose eyes were larger from confusion, Alastor’s or Gabriel’s. I flashed to Etta’s room before either of them could figure out what had happened. It didn’t take long for the thunderous crashes and shattering glass to begin downstairs. Soon the floor beneath me began to shake. There was one hell of a fight going on downstairs, and with any luck, Gabriel would be victorious.
    “What’s going on?” Etta cried as another violent tremor shook the bed into the middle of the room. I pulled Etta into