Chapter 58
Inanna was turned into a corpse,
A piece of rotting meat,
And was hung from a hook on the wall.
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—Descent of Inanna
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MIKHAIL
A quiet vibration rattles through my ankles. My shoulders hurt and I cannot move my hands. The dark hunger whispers 'Move!' but I feel disconnected from my body. I try to move my hands, my legs, my wings. It takes me a while to realize I am strapped spread-eagle against some kind of X-shaped binding frame.
"I want to do it now!" Someone hisses in the Sata'anic language.
"The Master wants him sacrificed ritualistically."
"Silence, Angelic!" I recognize the fat lizard's voice. "The Master chose me for this mission. Not you!"
"It's not up to you to decide. Give me the key!"
"The Master sent me to get it."
"I am the one he chose to open the gat
