fallen Angel

Several times, Arthur thought he would lose track of this mysterious theology teacher. Every time he was about to call out to stop Mephisto, some students either stopped him to ask about the activities of the choir, or asked him about the time of confession. He didn't want to perfunctory the students, so he could only answer briefly in accordance with his duties.

Unexpectedly, even Sam came to join in at the end. He hugged the little white cat he had just picked up, and asked him what to do with a mournful face.

Arthur has never had a problem with small animals.When he first came to work at the school, he was often ridiculed by his colleagues for bringing stray animals back to take care of them.But in the end, everyone helped out with all their might. Together, they placed the animals in a small garden in a corner of the campus, and let the children take turns to take care of them, taking this as an opportunity for education.

Since then, as long as the children picked up small animals, they would come to him for discussion, as if they regarded him as the director of the small zoo.

It's just that this time Sam said pitifully that he wanted to keep the cat named "Waidi" by his side to take care of it.Arthur promised him that he would talk to the dormitory master and agree to let him keep the kitten in the dormitory without disturbing the other boarding students.

This series of unexpected obstructions seemed to prevent him from getting close to Mephisto.

But even more coincidentally, whenever he thought he would lose track, that tall figure would appear in the corner of his sight.

"Teacher Mephisto!" Finally, he called out before the other party turned into the personal office.

Mephisto turned his head and seemed to want to greet him, but couldn't help but chuckled, "Father Arthur, don't you think it's heavy for you to carry the apple all the way here?"

Only then did Arthur realize how ridiculous he looked after the substitute teacher with a basket in his arms, and quickly put the basket behind him.

"You are really chasing after me! Are you so insisting on giving me the apple? Or are you so enthusiastic about every new teacher?"

"I'm not here to share the apples." He didn't like his frivolous words, but he was very embarrassed at the moment, Arthur deliberately cleared his voice before speaking, "I want to discuss with you about angels."

The handsome theology teacher smiled lightly, opened the door of his personal office with a natural movement, and put on a gesture of "please come in", "Since you have different opinions, I would like to hear more about it."

"I think your comment on the Archangel Michael just now is suspected of misleading the students."

"Misleading? I just provide students with another way to think."

"Many classics record the deeds of the Archangel Michael, proving that he is not only an angel of mercy, but also a holy angel." Arthur followed Mephisto into the office, and at the same time did not forget to correct him.

"Maybe those deeds are the image the world has created for him." Mephisto invited Arthur to sit down on the sofa used for receiving guests, but Arthur didn't appreciate it, so he had to close the door and stand with him at the door.

"Whether you speak of Michael, Gabriel, or Uriel, they may all be role models that mankind hopes to follow."

"Your statement is blasphemy against the Messenger of the Lord."

"You haven't met or been with them, so naturally you don't understand their nature."

Have you ever seen these archangels?Arthur resisted the urge to ask back, blaming himself for losing his cool.

Mephisto saw through his mind and said with a smile, "If I say that I know them very well, would you believe me?"

Arthur was stunned, and looked at Mephistopheles in disbelief, with that haughty tone, as if he really knew the angels quite well.But regardless of whether he is a human being or the demon he suspects, he is not capable of contacting angels. Is what he said true or false?

Suddenly, laughter sounded in the silent space, interrupting the tense confrontation between the two.

Mephisto looked at him amusedly, "If you're serious, don't you think I really know angels? You know, for an ungodly person like me, it would be nice if he didn't go to hell after death. How could that be possible?" Have a relationship with an angel on high?"

"Mr. Mephisto, this is not funny. You shouldn't curse yourself to go to hell. No matter how vicious a person is, as long as he sincerely repents, he will have a chance to change his past and become good and enter heaven."

"Oh? Can even a person who commits an unforgivable sin go to heaven?"

"In the eyes of God, there is no unforgivable sin. Only the world's paranoia and unrepentance for utilitarianism make Him sad."

"Isn't there... an unforgivable sin?" Mephisto, who was so contemplative, flashed an indescribably complex look on his face, but the next moment, his deep brown eyes flashed with dazzling and charming brilliance, "Compared to the obedient Michael, you are more like a compassionate angel."

"I am just a servant of God, how can I be compared with His messenger."

"But in my mind, you are more holy and beautiful than angels." The sweet voice, as if speaking a love language, changed the atmosphere instantly.

Feeling something was wrong, Arthur raised his head, only to see Mephisto slowly approaching him, and the unprecedented fiery gaze woven into a net, enveloping him.

"Seriousness, integrity, purity... From the first time I saw you, I was deeply attracted by you."

"Attracted?" Hearing the unexpected words, Arthur opened his dark eyes in astonishment.

The loving eyes of the other party confirmed what he was worried about, and it was even more difficult to adapt to the suddenly shortened distance. Arthur backed up and tried to avoid it, until his back touched the door, only to realize that there was no way to retreat before he knew it.

The deep brown eyes made people flustered, and he couldn't look directly at him. He could not help but lower his eyes to dodge, "Please don't make fun of me."

"I'm serious." Mephisto put his hands on the door, trapping him tightly in his arms, preventing him from escaping. "It's a pity that you treat it as a joke. sad things."

Facing other people's passionate confession for the first time, Arthur was at a loss and panicked, especially when he saw Mephisto's hurt wry smile, he couldn't bear it, "No... I mean..."

"I've always been obsessed with you." Mephisto lowered his head, his lips almost touching Arthur's hair, "You're right, I didn't see you for the first time yesterday, but earlier, When I saw you concentrating on preaching in the church... even though it was just a glimpse, your figure completely occupied my heart."

Expressing love in a tone of infinite admiration, Mephisto's slightly hoarse voice is full of intoxicating temptation.

"Yesterday you took the initiative to talk to me, which made me very happy. I originally planned to suppress my heart and didn't intend to tell you, but now, the distance between you and me is so close, I am not sure that I can hold it."

Feeling the tip of his hair being kissed lightly by the other party, Arthur wanted to escape, but this handsome man exuded a dangerous fragrance, whether it was perfume or flowers, which made him dizzy for a moment and almost lost his mind.

Maybe the other party is temporarily dazzled by lust and unable to control himself, but as a clergyman, he must not follow suit.Thinking of his duties, Arthur resisted the broad chest that was pouring towards him, and said solemnly: "Because of this, we should keep our distance."

"I know that you have dedicated your heart to God, but I can't stop thinking about you. You don't have to respond to me, but I have the right to continue to love you."

"I want you to understand that this kind of emotion is wrong. You must know the lesson of Sodom and Gomorrah that homosexual lust will eventually lead to destruction."

"Lust is a sin, but love is not a sin, is it?"

Unexpectedly, being asked such a rhetorical question, Arthur couldn't utter a word with his mouth half-opened, because he couldn't find a reason to refute.

"I love you deeply. This is not lust, but my sincere emotion from the bottom of my heart. Compared with hypocritical sympathy or pity, loving someone should not be a sin."

Accompanied by the soft and loving words, those dark brown eyes stared at him affectionately and firmly as if they wanted to see through him.

Arthur thought of his grandfather's teachings to him, asking him to strengthen his faith, care, give, and protect what he loves.

"Love" is the most indestructible force in the world, and he can't say that this emotion is wrong, let alone that it is a sin.

His chest tightened suddenly, and the indescribable pain made Arthur unable to speak out, watching the man take another step closer to him.

"Actually, it's not that I don't like apples." Mephisto's eyes fell on the basket in Arthur's hand, "It's this kind of taboo fruit full of temptation. Once you smell its sweet smell, it's often hard to hold back. "

He took out an apple from the basket and played with it, burning a loving kiss on the bright red surface.

"Just like how you feel to me... sweet, pure, but with an irresistible charm..."

Arthur knew that he shouldn't listen, this is not the behavior that a priest should have, but at this moment, he lost the power to resist, vision, hearing, reason... It seemed that he was deeply drawn by this man, and he could only stare at the beautiful man. lips, continue to speak love words to herself.

"Even if falling in love with you is really a sin in the eyes of God, even if it is an untouchable taboo, I can't let go of my love for you. As long as I can get you, I am willing to—"

The big palm holding the apple suddenly let go, allowing the sweet fruit to fall rapidly, and fell to the ground with a "boom".

In the lingering sound of the fruit rolling, Arthur clearly heard the man with peerless beauty whispering in his ear.

"I am willing to fall into hell for you."

"Meow--"

The sudden soft cry dispelled the charming and confused atmosphere, and Arthur suddenly woke up.It was like being confused by anesthetics. He couldn't believe that he was addicted to this man's confession.

But before he stretched out his hand to push Mephisto away, Mephisto had already backed away with disgust on his face, staring displeasedly at the little snow-white animal at Arthur's feet.

"Brother White?" Arthur called out uncertainly, vaguely remembering that it was a little white cat picked up by Sam.

The little white cat meowed coquettishly, and lapped around his feet, as if responding to his call, and he quickly bent down and picked it up.

"Why are you here?" His question was of course unanswered.But the unexpected appearance of Brother Huai is not important, the important point is that he regained his senses in time because of it, and the little white cat also gave him a reason to escape.

"Mr. Mephisto, I think the students are looking for it in a hurry. I have to go."

"Father Arthur."

Before the outstretched hand touched the doorknob, Mephisto's call sounded behind him. Arthur didn't dare to turn his head, and couldn't move. He could only listen to the other party's beautiful voice proclaiming, "I won't give up on you."

His heart was beating violently, mixed with panic and unknown complex emotions, and a strong sense of crisis told him that he must leave this dangerous man as soon as possible.

Regardless of the embarrassment of holding the basket in one hand and the cat in the other, Arthur twisted the doorknob with clumsy movements. As soon as the door opened, he saw Sam wandering in the doorway. Seeing him hugging his brother, Arthur breathed a sigh of relief .

"Great! Fortunately, it was picked up by Father Arthur. I'm sorry, it disappeared as soon as I was distracted..."

Sam took Brother White from him, fearing that he would be reprimanded by the owner of the office, he looked into the room uneasily, as if he wanted to apologize, but the door of the office was closed quickly without giving him a chance.

Sam's shoulders slumped in frustration, "Did Brother White get into trouble? This is Mr. Mephisto's office...is he angry because Brother White slipped in?"

"No, Brother White is very good." Although Mephisto did seem to dislike this cute little creature.

Suddenly, Arthur couldn't help but want to laugh. It turned out that the man hated cats.He couldn't help but be grateful to Sam, who didn't favor the little white cat, and allowed himself to slip away, otherwise if he stayed a little longer...

He couldn't imagine what kind of predicament he would be in.Although he couldn't find a reason to refute Mephisto's remarks, he knew that he must not be deceived. He had the responsibility and morality of a priest, and he couldn't just be deprived of his mind.

This man is too dangerous.

But at the same time, Arthur also realized that once again, he had left his original purpose behind.However, he didn't have enough courage to turn around to face the man who told him his love again.

Watching Arthur slip away, Mephisto did not stop him, but pursed his lips tightly, watching him leave with a very unwilling expression.

It's not that he wants to play hard to get, but that he doesn't want to get close to the little priest holding the cat.

Staring at the door, Mephisto sat on the edge of the large desk, whispering softly in a dangerous voice, "...if only the gate of heaven you believe in is really so tolerant."

"So, you also want to go back to heaven?" As if responding to Mephisto's muttering, a figure in a long black coat stepped over a falling apple from the darkness in a corner where the sun couldn't shine. Show up slowly.

Glancing at the visitor, Mephisto swept away his previous graceful posture, without hiding his bored expression, "Samail, is peeping your new hobby?"

"Didn't you find out that I'm here?" The tall and thin man called "Samael" bowed respectfully to him, "Nothing can hide from your eyes, right? My beloved Lord Lucifer."

"Don't call me that. My name here is Mephisto."

The King of Hell, who had removed the disguise of "Mephisto", narrowed his deep eyes slightly, and the dark brown pupils showed a little of the original green.

He used to be the blazing angel Lucifer who sat on the right side of God, possessing the beauty and wisdom admired by his brothers and sisters, as well as extraordinary power.

But he will never forget that thousands of years ago, his eldest brother Michael, who has been competing with him since birth, expelled him from heaven to the ground on the grounds that he violated his father's orders.

He hates humans.

Angels existed long before the birth of Adam, the first human being, and it should be Adam who should pay homage to their elder brothers.Therefore, on that day long ago, at the banquet where his father bestowed the title of "Messiah" on Adam, he refused to follow his father's instructions and worshiped humble human beings. He also felt that when he left the banquet, many angels agree with his idea.

It's just that he never expected that after Adam and his partner Eve were tempted to eat the forbidden fruit and fell, he would become the most suspected seducer.

This rumor made him furious, he didn't care who was the real seducer, but it proved that human beings are such self-willed and depraved creatures, why blame him or the unknown seducer?

But the final tipping point of the matter is that after the fall of mankind, the father actually asked the angel to be their guardian.It is a great humiliation for me, as an archangel, to protect stupid and cowardly humans!

He refused angrily, and his furious father declared that he would be deprived of his status. Unwilling to capture him without a fight, he led the angels who supported him to resist vigorously, and finally lost in the hands of his despicable brother, thus becoming a fallen angel.

Samael was one of the angels who resisted the heavens with him and was finally exiled.Although he rules the dark world as a leader, he doesn't want his old comrades to honor him with the title of "Master".

Being so requested by Lucifer, Samuel smiled slightly, and his facial features, which were originally too sharp, softened a little, "I just want to express my respect. What a "lover is not a sin"! Your seduction skills even Beria It’s beyond my reach!”

"Speaking of Belial, I didn't know that Gabriel was so famous when he destroyed his two harems." It was also used by the little priest as an excuse to reject him.Lucifer frowned unwillingly.

Even though it was back then, it was a thousand years ago.

Belial, who was also once ranked as an angel, has not concealed his preference for male sex since his fall.

Lucifer valued his eloquence and leadership charisma, and often turned a blind eye to his absurd acts, but that time he played too much and even seduced the entire city of Sodom and Gomorrah. People fall into licentiousness, and the world is turned upside down.

There is an invisible line between the devil and the angel. Although it has not been stated, they have a ruler in each other's hearts.

For thousands of years, heaven and hell have maintained this delicate balance.

Demons like to plunder human souls. They mainly use the temptation of "the wisher to take the bait" as a trick, and seldom use coercion and occupation to plunder.If a demon dared to cross the line, Lucifer would neither protect his shortcomings nor take the initiative to punish him. Anyway, there will be a guy in heaven who claims to be a messenger of justice to save him this trouble.

And his elder brother Gabriel, who has a serious cleanliness habit and hates evil, was annoyed by Belial's behavior, and he sent fire from the sky to destroy two cities.

At that time, Lucifer did not intervene, and only used it as a lesson to his overplaying demon partner, but he also knew that his indifferent style had aroused the resentment of many demons, even the highest fallen angels, but he did not I don't care, anyway, Belial knows that he played too much, and never complained that he didn't stand up for him.

It's just that even though he suffered a serious setback from Gabriel, Belial still didn't behave well, and he still couldn't change his masculine nature.

"I haven't heard from Belial for a long time." Samuel shrugged with a half-smile, not caring about his old friend's whereabouts. "He may have gone to a human country to build a new harem."

"That's not necessarily true. He's more interested in angels than humans."

"Oh? An angel?" Hearing this, Samael was clearly interested and asked.

Realizing that he was talking too much, Lucifer immediately stopped the topic and asked, "Why did you come here specially?"

Although Samael said "nothing" with a smile, the gleam in his eyes couldn't hide the intention of spying, "It seems that this is your new hunting game, and the object is quite interesting!"

Not understanding why he suddenly cared about his prey, Lucifer decided to wait and see what happened, went around and sat down on the comfortable leather chair, crossing his long legs.

"Oh? Are you also interested in the little priest?"

"Then I dare not, the little priest is your prey, how dare I make a mistake? Besides, even if I dare to compete with you, my skills are not as good as yours!"

Not bothering to care whether the other party was sarcasm or flattery, Lucifer waved his hand in boredom, "Get to the point."

"Actually, I just wanted to see what kind of human beings you have to suspend all the affairs at hand and concentrate on dealing with them."

"It's really a tricky object." Just when he thought he would succeed, the little priest pushed him away righteously, with a sacrosanct look, but this aroused his fighting spirit even more.

"Don't you think that the closer humans are to God, the more seductive they are? Especially the priests who seem to be ascetic, watching them become debauched is the most entertaining way of pastime."

"Indeed. But according to the situation, you are not going very well."

Samuel's teasing caused Lucifer to roll his eyes, "If it wasn't for that cat getting in the way, the prey would have been caught already."

The snow-white cat with blue pupils made him think of his most hated brother, Michael.He knew very well that the noble and merciful Michael was actually a sinister and cunning villain in his bones. The most obvious thing was that after he was knocked down from the heavens, the successor who replaced him as the Archangel was none other than Michael.

Lucifer snorted, "Anyway, it won't take long to conquer the little priest. I want to let my father know that human beings are such fragile existences. No matter how firmly they say that they will always serve him and obey his will, once desire takes the lead , they will be addicted to it, unable to extricate themselves.”

"But having said that..." Samuel showed a meaningful and gloomy smile, "If you continue to fight against heaven and lure human beings to commit crimes, are you afraid that those guys above won't let you go back?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Lucifer gave him a cold look, and Samuel immediately withdrew his smile, "I just heard an interesting rumor. I heard that the higher-ups plan to give you another chance to return to the heaven. Is it true?"

"None of your business." Lucifer replied indifferently.He didn't feel the need to discuss it, because he wasn't going back to Heaven anyway.

Before he invaded this unremarkable town, he did receive a message to return to heaven.

Lucifer, come back as the guardian of humanity, this is your last chance.

It was Michael who he hated the most who came to interrogate him.When the other party asked him in a commanding and arrogant tone as usual, his anger was out of control, and almost triggered the second angel war.

How can these angels be so stupid?At the beginning, I refused to be the guardian of human beings, resisted and was banished to hell, and now I am bringing up the old story again?

Even if you wipe me out completely, I will definitely not protect human beings!

He gave Michael the same answer then as he did thousands of years ago.

Perhaps knowing that he would respond in this way, Michael still maintained a graceful smile, neither persuading him nor blaming him, but leaving altogether.But his elder brother's scheming appearance made him very concerned.

In a state of resentment and uncertainty, he randomly found the nearest small town, picked a woman who was pleasing to the eye, and played a game of seduction that he hadn't engaged in for a long time.

Even though the game process was so simple and boring, it was his passive protest. He wanted to let those guys on the cloud see clearly that he didn't want their charity.Unexpectedly, the accident made him find a soul more worthy of capture.

However, he is not without attachment to heaven.Sometimes he would miss his six brothers except Michael, his considerate and kind youngest brother Raphael, and even Gabriel, who seemed indifferent but was in harmony with his ideals. At the same time, he would also miss his father. Speak to him with kindness, and praise his wisdom and talents.

But if the price of returning to heaven is that he has to endure humble and cowardly human beings, he would rather stay in hell where the heat and freezing coexist.

"You've seen my new prey. Is there anything else?" Lucifer said in a cold tone, clearly ordering to evict the guest.

Samuel has been following him for a long time, so of course he is aware of his temper, with a smile that cannot be seen clearly, bowing to say goodbye to him, "I wish your prey will be caught soon, forgive me, dear Lord Lucifer."

"Hey!" Before he had time to remind the other party not to call him sir, the dark figure disappeared in the darkness.

Lucifer looked at the corner where Samael disappeared, and the cracked apple on the ground lay quietly in the darkness, which was the fate of falling into the taboo.

Where there is light, there is shadow; where there is light, there is darkness.But I am in the gap between light and shadow, at a loss...

Suddenly, thousands of thoughts came to my mind, and Lucifer flicked his fingers, and a round object with golden light lay quietly in his palm.

He tightened his fingertips and stroked the exquisite relief on the surface, red lightning, flying dragon... This is his "mark", the mark of his past as a seraphim, even if he chooses to fall from the sky, he will still never leave this mark body.

They are fallen angels far away from the light. They get rid of the aura of elegance and enjoy themselves in the shadows. He should taste the joy of complete liberation.

However, the moment Michael appeared in front of him wearing a dazzling white holy garment, he couldn't help but miss his glory as an archangel, and the loving eyes of his father staring at him when he stood in that position.

Now all of this has been replaced by Michael.

Since he was still in heaven, Michael has always maintained a noble and elegant image in the eyes of others. Only he knows the other party's inferiority. Compete with him.

The most depressing thing for him is that when he triggered the Angel War, he was defeated by Michael. He even lost the bet 20 years ago, and he lost completely...

"This time, I will never lose to you again."

Lucifer clenched his fist unconsciously, and there was still a scar from the cross on his palm. The person who left this scar on him was only a young priest——Arthur Lewitt.

His magical power is unmatched. When he is active in the human world, unless he deliberately appears as a disguised human being, or takes the initiative to let a specific object see himself, no human being can see him.

But Arthur can not only see the tempted soul, but also be aware of his own existence, and even resist.

Lucifer thought that an ordinary silver cross could not hurt him, but he did not expect that the scars have not disappeared until now.Perhaps it was because of Christmas that the magic power of the fallen angel decreased, while the little priest who was born on the same day as the Son of God increased his power.

In any case, it is an indisputable fact that Arthur possesses spiritual powers different from ordinary people, but it is a pity that he is unaware of his own abilities.

At present, he has not yet figured out how strong Arthur is, but he was born in the Lewitt family with strong faith, and he is a priest serving God, so he meets all the conditions for having a guardian angel, not to mention, he is Joshua ?Lewitt's grandson, so he couldn't find any reason to persuade himself to give up this great challenge goal.

"You all want me to protect human beings, don't you?" There was a beautiful smile on his lips, and the golden light in Lucifer's eyes shone brightly. "I'll let you see how far human beings can degenerate."

Thousands of years ago, he fell from the sky to the bottomless center of the earth for the sake of human beings. Now, he also wants to use these weak and stupid human beings to prove that he is right.

Even if it is a human being who is closest to a god, he will tear off the opponent's newborn wings and pull him into his own dark kingdom.

It was a declaration of war against Father, Michael, and the whole of heaven, and revenge against that man.

This time, he will never miss again.