The Devil Wore A Brown Suit novel Chapter one: part one perdition

Part one Perdition

Chapter one

The fires burned black as Bowen and Labith struggled out of the black smoldering pit to find Daniel. He was gone. He escaped through a small opening between the underworld and the topside. Bowen and Labith have been the caretakers of Daniel and Izzy since they were relocated to the underworld by their father. They were in hiding from Gabriel.

The underworld was the only place Gabriel could not come. Bowen’s greatest fear was that Gabriel would find Daniel and force him into the garden. Bowen knew he had to find him quickly.

 Bowen and Labith could only be out of the underworld for a short period of time before the underworld would start calling to them. KoKo was left behind to locate Izzy. She was nowhere to be found.

 Lucifer put him in charge of finding his only daughter. He could not lose her. Not now. He needed her with him in the underworld. KoKo franticly searched every inch of the underworld. He could hear her but there was no locating her. He feared she was in the void. A place where there is no escape.

No one understood how Daniel managed to escape. They had a good idea of why. His mother Venus was calling to him. His dead mother was reaching out for his help. She sent someone to collect her children and bring them to the garden.

A week before a priest had been marked and sent to hell. It caused quite a stir among inhabitants of the golden city and the underworld. He was widely known. He had done much humanitarian work. He was a good man.

Bowen was extremely confused as to why this man had landed in the underworld.

People are marked for the golden city, the underworld, or back to topside.

 Not everyone is given the same punishment. Most people relive their worst fears or their greatest defeats over and over for eternity. They drop some into dark silence. They mark a select few for Bowen. Bowen was wrath. Bowen would make you pay for your earthly life.

In recent years, Bowen had trained Daniel as his apprentice. Daniel wanted to make his father proud, and this was his chance to do it.

Daniel and Izzy were celestial beings, not demons. They were the children of Lucifer and Venus, two souls very much in love that only wanted to have their twins and raise them in the golden city. Gabriel had other plans for the twins. The garden needed two watchers, and that was exactly what their life would be. A life of service to the garden. A life of no free will. It enraged Venus when Gabriel told her that her children would be taken and placed in the garden.

“My children will never be a part of your plans, Gabriel” She grabbed her children from him.

The mighty angel raised his wings at her and illuminated a powerful light.

His voice echoed “Your children are not yours. They belong to us. They will serve Venus or else.”

Venus began to glow; she is the morning star, and she is bright. She blinded Gabriel and took flight with her newborns.

She screamed for her husband.” Lucifer! The twins!” Venus dropped them right into his arms.

Venus and Gabriel began to battle. Lucifer fled with the twins. Bowen and Labith fled with him to earth. The plan was to hide the twins and go back for Venus.

“Labith stay with them. Bowen will go with me to get Venus. If we do not return go to the underworld and hide. The angels there will help you.“

Lucifer took flight with Bowen at his side. “Bowen grabs Venus I will handle Gabriel” Bowen acknowledged his orders and took off. He was aiming for Venus.

Gabriel sealed heaven. No one in nor out.

Neither Lucifer nor Bowen could get in. “Give us the twins, Lucifer” Gabriel was so calm. He held Venus up high over the heavens.” Give us the twins Lucifer. It would be a shame for her to fall to earth.”    

 Lucifer had no way to get to her. Bowen tried every portal. Nothing. No way in. The only way out was to fall.

Gabriel held the morning star above him. He had her in his left hand and a black flaming sword in the other. With one mighty cut, he clipped her wings.

“No, Gabriel, what have you done?” Lucifer screamed.

Gabriel tossed Venus from heaven. She fell to earth.

“Bowen, take the twins to the underworld. Get them away from here. Tell the gatekeeper they are my children. Tell them I’m coming home. I have to find Venus. Go!”

Bowen flew to Labith as fast as his wings would take him. Labith was hiding with them among the trees. He grabbed Daniel, and she grabbed Izzy. They found a lake to travel to the underworld.

“Labith listen to me. The babies are not going to know how to make this journey. Cover her with your wings and go as fast as you can. If you get there before I tell the gatekeeper, Lucifer is coming and these are his children.” She nodded.