-Forgotten but Never Lost-

“I can lure him in saying I want a meeting with him~ it’ll be so easy “ and so fun to watch him struggle and then blessed silence . “Shall we plan our prank?”

Ah yes the lovely long rest that awaited the both of them at the end of everything before they were brought back, you can never truly die when you are tied to death .

“It’s my curse as well dear friend ..it’s true Misery loves company who knows maybe in another verse im the fallen and you are still the righteous ~”

#[ The Judge of the Underworld - Hades | Hazbin Hotel ]#[ My brain has that 'you better watch out you better watch out' playing on loop for Luci ]

"Oh it really is so simple. I even know the perfect time when the tide of souls is extra high, considering humanities constant desire to outwit it's own stupidity." Oh.. this was dangerous for poor, poor Lucifer.

And no Michael in sight to stop two Azrael's from causing havoc.

"Yes, let us draw up some plans, I'll even give Hypnos the day off so I can be the one who ensures Tartarus stays nice and tightly locked up once he falls in."

A hum...

"Ah, 'tis the irony of the universe really. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what awaits us both in the next universe. I admit, half of my excitement for the end is to see what will come of the new born from the corpse of the old." Plus the unknown length of time nap he was in for was a double bonus.

Really looking forward to the nap though.

“We could always chuck that damned younger brother of mine and make him sink~” he wonders what would happen if you drown a king of hell in the river Styx .

“ ah yes the end it’s a wonderful dream that I love to visit almost every night, the end of heaven and hell and this universe as a whole before moving to others ~”

#[ incident report - dash commentary ]#[ Hades being onboard with that so fast.. omg ]

A sly smile spread over his face.

"Mine flows directly into Tartarus.. That'd be REALLY funny to let him sink into there. No one escapes it." He even had a cell with a certain 'first mans' name on it.. Waiting.

"I look forward to a nice, loooonnngg nap when it comes. Before I'm inevitably brought to another to do the same thing again.. and again." Ah, the existence loop of one associated with death.

“How nice of you, It’s a shame the rest of these fools can’t be like us .. imagine how serene we could make heaven and the realm of the dead if everyone was only a little bit smarter ~”

He gladly takes the coffee he could use it .

"If everyone was smarter than we wouldn't have half of the issues we have now. There's been many a time where I've wanted to chuck morons.. both angelic and demonic into the River Styx and watch them sink.."

He huffed, sipping his own scalding hot coffee.

"At least there's a comfort in knowing there's an end eventually." He shrugged.

“Couldn’t agree more”

- elsewhere Zephyr just started crying as she got rejected again .

"Here here...."

Offers the other Death a cup of coffee as well.

"It's wonderful not having children." Sips his evening coffee.

Oh this was a delight , so very worth it to leave his quiet cabin full of taxidermy and images of the dead, it would make sense that the only person to truly understand him and his ways was well him. They were the absolute truth after all.

Heaven, Hell, Purgatory it all will grovel and meet their end at their hands, not out of malice ( although he will take some delight in seeing certain individuals finally dying) no but simply cause it was the order of things it’s how it’s supposed to be.

As his other self told his story Azrael’s green eyes glowed with delight and he let out a bark of laughter when it was mentioned how Sera nearly lost an arm.

“Splendid ! Oh I wish I could have seen it, what art, tell me did she scream in agony ? “ he was glad to find his other self was just as perfect as he was .

#[ a riveting narrative - rp reply ]#[ timetoprey ]#[ Death Comes for you Twice - Double Azrael ]

A low chuckle rumbled through Hades. It was like hearing the earth itself groan under it's own weight. A force that could move mountains alone in their slow erosion and erasure.

This was far too refreshing. He'd met so many who chose to believe in eternity, of an endless afterlife. Not even believing Heaven nor Hell could ever end. He loathed them to an endless degree instead of valuing what they had in the moment. How much time they wasted in his presence when he had a job to do.

And yet, was hated for that very job. Feared even. He was made to destroy after all.

"Howled.. screaming so loud that the windows of my old office began to crack and shatter. The howled in agony, screaming for Michael, begging him. 'Pry your rabid brother off of me' she cried out, like a banshee wailing." He sneered even.

"Her blood coated the walls of my old office. I wonder if they cleaned it up, or simply locked the door so no one could witness that even angels had 'mortality'." He hoped they didn't.. He wanted there to be proof of that clash.

"She could only scream in fear and agony. She could never do anything to me.. And she knows it. So she threw me out. Thinking that would make her safe." He shrugged his shoulders idly.

"But I'm just waiting for the right time. And she will have hers." He eyed the other curiously.

"What of you.. what is your story? If you will indulge me. You have not fallen, but you clearly run by your own rules and not Heaven's annoying red tape."

"Uhg.. speaking of the annoying, shrieking harpy.." He winces..

How strange to be looking up at someone who’s supposed to be him, sure he’s not as tall as Michael but he’s not that short either.

Ah his tired smile matches his own, although his is slightly more crazed .

At the other’s questioning he laughs, oh they were going to get along amazingly .

“Ha! No, never~ all of them are truly idiots clinging to their lives like it has some meaning .. no I have not fallen out of father’s favor and I doubt I ever will, Death transcends all things, Heaven will end in time as will Hell, besides I played the good solider during the rebellion and collected the souls of the fallen and unfallen as was my duty ~ such a fine time that was and I was rewarded by still be above them all~”

He fiddled with his scythe made from the bones of one of his favorite souls he killed . “ though I’m curious what made you want to follow in our stupid waste of space brother’s pitiful footsteps ? I’m sure you of all angels had an excellent reason~”

#[ a riveting narrative - rp reply ]#[ timetoprey ]#[ Death Comes for you Twice - Double Azrael ]

Good, oh that's good. Yes, already he was liking this one. And he didn't like many people. Be they angel, demon, sinner, winner or what ever mess in-between. He barely tolerated his own co-workers at a time.

"So you were shown the same. The end of everything." He nodded his head sagely.

"How so many cling to this idea of 'immortality' of.. 'endlessness'.. The only thing that is eternal is Death, and none of them are willing to acknowledge it. Because they fear it." He hummed, it was so rare for someone to see the same way as him. But.. Perhaps he should have expected that.

Who could understand Death more.. than Death itself?

But his smile remained when he was asked that oh so important, and curious question. Why.. why did he Fall.

"I didn't, actually. My Falling was of my own doing. You know Sera... yes? Tall, holier than thou attitude, a real pain in the ass to get anything grim done?" He sighed, almost sounding exhausted.

"She began over stepping her bounds. And it all started with Adam. The scales said he should have been cast to Hell, but she overruled me. She overruled DEATH'S JUDGEMENT.." He almost lost his cool, the tips of his hair flaring to life with fire.

"... She let him stay in Heaven, a lie, and continued to try and overrule my judgements for her 'image'. She overstepped the line, and I attacked her for it." His head tilted to the side.

"Nearly ripped her arm off before she cast me out to the edge of Hell.. My halo shattered upon impact, and created an endless blizzard around the River Styx.. So no one but myself and my associates can get near it. Thus.. where I established the Halls of the Dead." He explained simply.

"So no, I did not follow Lucifer. I mauled Sera, and she kicked me out like a bad dog." A summary... A hilarious one, but the truth.

"But as such, I have taken the name 'Hades'.. among many other names humans have given me over the eons."

lost-shades

Jacob had a bit of a moment to himself when the other talked about memories and it being painful. He was envious. He had no memories. Nothing to fall back on even if they were painful. He had no sense of self not really. Everything was fake or at least that's what he felt. Even the name was stolen... It made his stomach tie up into knots when he thought about it. He tried to shake the thoughts from his head. The only thing that made him focus again was the next set of questions.

Looking at Jacob's Soul was like looking at a strange painting that couldn't sit still. The color of his soul was mostly black but sometimes colors would come in and out. Now, that he was paying more closer attention to it he'd be able to see something else. There was something strange pulsing out of Jacob's strange essence. Something that would look extremely strange. Some kind of.....BLACK MATTER. It was only a barely being contained by the soul around it.

Jacob blinked some of the teariness in his eyes that he had unknowingly formed from his darker thoughts. "S-souls? I'm from Envy maybe that explains it. My family's filled with weirdos. I don't get along with them all that much that's why I left." Another well-practiced and well-crafted lie. Again that twist in his stomach happened. The only thing that was making him feel better is that this ride was about to be over. The snow was getting deeper. Jacob would stop the car as close to the edge as he could.

"I um...." he cleared his throat so he would speak better. "I think we are here sir. I'm not sure if I can go much farther. Um... I know you said you don't come to the city much but I could give you my card if you ever needed me to come pick you up." He always offered this to people not that many took his card but, he had been told by his boss and deliveries that having a card on hand was a good way to promote your business. Even with his thoughts a little clouded at the moment he knew he should be doing that at least.