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Casey exchanges a confused look with Gabe. “Wait, I thought angels were fae? They’re subject to fae law, at least.”
“Not quite fae and not quite elemental: somewhere in between. Fey enough that the courts saw fit to bind most of the remaining angels with their codexes: out of fear of further… trespasses.”
“Then, is this some kind of punishment? Are you trapped here?” Kol asks, seeing the angel in a different light.
The creator shrugs, “Some might see it that way. There are certainly those among the fey courts that would gladly brand me and my partners as devils. But we have chosen to perform our roles out of a sense of duty, so that the cycles of life may continue.”
“So your partners, they’re time and death elementals, right?” Casey asks.
“Yes. Quite rarer than angels actually.”
“Huh, that’s cool!” Gabe nods and brightens up, “Oh, you know what? My friends and I actually released an angel from their codex not too long ago!”
The peacock smiles with a genuine warmth, “That’s wonderful to hear. I feel my greatest regret is that others were punished for our actions. I hope someday they might all be free once again.”
“Yeah, anyway… hey, you wanna bang?” Gabe asks, asking almost on reflex.
“Oh, Spite me…” Casey mutters.
“Fuckin Fates…” Kol adds.
“That’s the idea! We only get one trip here, right? I just thought I’d shoot my shot!” Gabe swivels between them, his hands held out to show it’s definitely not a big deal.
“Gabe, this is serious! We don’t have time! What about the city?” Casey sighs and taps his foot.
“Oh, so we’ve got time to learn all the secrets of the universe that we can’t tell anyone, but we don’t have time for a quickie?” Gabe points at her, knowing he has a point. His eyebrows do a little bounce as if to emphasize this. “Also, considering how they haven’t created any souls in a solid couple of minutes, I’m guessing time works pretty weird down here.”
He turns back to the creator and asks, “Well, you interested?”
The peacock giggles and looks beside themself with amusement. “You know, in all my time here no one has ever asked. Not even once…” They pause to consider the offer and asks, “Um, how should we start?”
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