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"So you’re basically trying to collect me and put me in your trophy case to show to the other fallen?" I asked "And you think I’m a ‘creature of i and all-seeing?"

"You’re thinking of the other guy," he said

He leaned in close toin his eyes

"In dom, my word is law When my heir becomes ruler, that individual would be able toIf I ruled Lucifer’s kingdom, I could free Gabriel I looked at him sourly

"I don’t know if you’ve checked lately, but ht hand and touched the place where his sword had marked me with his symbol He winked at me, and an apple appeared there I closed my hand around the shiny red fruit as he stood from the stair and stretched like a cat

"Don’t think you’ll maneuver me into place," I warned "I kno to play chess, too, you know"

He smiled at me, and it was the smile of the serpent in Eden

"Then let the gain"