A SHORT TIME LATER, Zarek's contact touched base. Time to move. Beleth's secret compound, where he planned to launch his attack was on the opposite side of the Netherworld. They navigated as close as they dared using the standard transportation portals. At first, Kissera grumbled about being stuck between two angels in the tight spaces, then gave up and stayed quiet. So did Zarek.
Lucifer was glad for the silence. It gave him time to think. With Zarek at the lead he didn't have to deal with his friend's unspoken worry about his weariness.
It's not like the man was wrong. He should be healed by now even without an extra day in the sun. What had Onomata done to him? Was it some secret plot by the Creator to take him out of the picture? No, couldn't be. He'd been spending too much time wi
