Temptation of the Fallen Chapter 1 : And We Give Thanks

"When Lucifer Fell,

He did not do so alone.

And from this perverse covenant sprang forth Legion

And all of Heaven Wept."

~ The Book of Lost Days

Lilith 1:1

"Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been one week since my last confession—!"

The confessional booth in Our Mother's Merciful Tears was cramped at best. I had to contort myself in a manner most unnaturally and painfully to continue servicing Father Jacobs, as per requisite as a freshly ordained Magdalena under the Order of the Knights Templar, Iscariot division. I did so with the tact one might expect of a demon hunter in my position, but that didn't mean I enjoyed it.

For one, the demon was taking far too long.

And second, it was the day of my sister's wedding, which was reason enough to be sore.

As the eldest of seven daughters, it was considered…improper to not be married at the ripe old age of twenty-nine, and definitely a subject to be pitied according to the women around me. The fact that, my