Page 156 of Legacy of Temptation

And spit in Jophiel’s face.

“Mark my words,” Jophiel said in a low, deadly voice, “I will paint Heaven with your blood, and I will enjoy every second of your pain.” He wiped his face with the back of his hand before cracking it against Gabriel’s cheek.

The sound echoed around the room, fading away just as the door flung open. Metris, a battle angel from the Order of Powers, burst inside. Zaphkiel made a mental note to fire his assistant. No one should have been allowed inside without his permission.

“I have news, Most High.” Metris skidded to a stop in front of him, his face flushed, his flaming gold hair unkempt. Which was an unacceptable affront when he could fix it with a mere thought.

“Thisbetterbe important.”

Metris nodded vehemently. “We’ve been assessing the damage to the Gaiaportal.”

“Why?” Zaphkiel scowled at Metris’s plain orange robes, which again, were unacceptable when facing Heaven’s most Divine leader. Clearly, Zaphkiel would have to make it clear that Michael was no longer running this show, and he had standards. “It wasn’t operational when Harvester went through it. Did she suddenly make itmorebroken?”

“Of course not,” Metris said, his tone bordering on condescension. “But I’m sure you’re aware that the Gaiaportal has a Sheoulic counterpart. The Gehennaportal. It was deactivated when the Gaiaportal was shut down. But Harvester’s foolish actions…” He trailed off, shifting his weight from foot to foot and sending a twinge of alarm through Zaphkiel.

“Her foolish actions…what? Spit it out. I don’t have all eternity to wait.”

Metris’s eyes snapped up. “She may have opened the Gehennaportal.”

All the drama for that? Zaphkiel would have laughed if he wasn’t so annoyed. “Who cares? Demons have other ways of getting into the human realm. The Gehennaportal is not important.”

“Except that Revenant has been restricted from flashing out of Sheoul or using Harrowgates,” Jophiel said, his voice grave. “But we can’t stop him from using the Gehennaportal.”

Gabriel began to laugh, and as realization set in, Zaphkiel’s breath clogged in his throat.

“If Revenant learns that the Gehennaportal is operational,” Metris whispered, his voice trembling, “the King of Hell could bring hordes of demons to the gates of Heaven itself…and he will come for all of us.”

Also from 1001 Dark Nights and Larissa Ione, discover Bond of Passion, Bond of Destiny, Reaper, Cipher, Dining With Angels, Her Guardian Angel, Hawkyn, Razr, Hades, Z, and Azagoth.

Legacy of Chaos

A Demonica Birthright Novel, Book 2

By Larissa Ione

Coming December 3, 3024

Click here to purchase.

The legacy continues…

It’s a gritty new world.

Three decades after the events of REAPER, the world is a different place. The secret is out. The existence of demons, vampires, shapeshifters, and angels has been revealed, and humans are struggling to adapt. Out of the chaos, The Aegis has risen to global power on the promise of containing or exterminating all underworlders, even if that means ushering in the End of Days.

Standing in their way is the next generation of warriors, the children of demons and angels and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

See how they become legends in their own right.

Legacy of Chaos

Stryke, son of Shade and Runa, grew up a happy, well-adjusted incubus alongside his four brothers. A supergenius, he took an interest in science and technology at an early age, with a dream of joining NASA…until a moment of carelessness resulted in the death of his little brother. Unable to forgive himself and desperate to prevent a similar tragedy from happening to others, he started up his own anti-demon tech company and sequestered himself behind its walls. Now he’s a household name and one of the wealthiest people on the planet.

Cyan, a technomancer who works as a cybersecurity expert for DART, lost her best friend to a weapon designed by Stryke’s company. She’s hurt, angry, and wants revenge. So when an opportunity to work with Stryke on a project arises, she jumps at the chance to help DART and make Stryke’s life miserable.

At first, Cyan and Stryke butt heads about everything. But she soon finds that deep down, he’s desperately wounded and willing to sacrifice everything, including his family, to achieve his goals. Can she help him heal before he destroys himself—and everyone around him?

* * * *

---