~Chapter 39~

   "You damn angels and your love," spat Kris as he approached me with the freshly bloodied knife. Nolan lay drowning in his own blood on the ground. I had begun pushing myself back from the demon but I knew a wall would hit my back soon. "I had the perfect plan. Kill Caleb in hate, turning him into a demon. Get him to kill you in hate, turning you into a demon as well. Then kill you both in your demon forms. You know what happens to demons when they die? They're gone. Forever. Done. Bye Bye." My back pressed against the wall and he lunged at me. I rolled to the side, causing him to just barely miss my neck with his hand, and I stood up, getting behind him. "The dear King and Queen of Heaven would have finally been out of the picture for me to have my success. But no! You have to go and have your light, pure, beautiful," he spoke the words as if he were sick, "love." Then he laughed as he took his eyes off me. Nolan chose that moment to kick my foot. "Love. Love! What a ridiculous notion to base an entire empire off of! Love! Ha!" I looked down at Nolan. Though he was choking and struggling and had already resigned to death, he managed to indicate to me the sword which was in hooked in his belt. Unfortunately, Kris looked back to me at that moment. "But love isn't going to save you this time. Perhaps I will have to wait yet another 14 years to do it, but I swear I will. I will taint your seemingly impenetrable heart, Adriana, and kill you the moment I do it. That darkness which was festering in you in that moment will bring you to Hell, not Heaven. And as you awaken, a demon, not an angel, I will end you once and for all." He approached me slowly, dagger raised and pointing to me, eyes wild.
   "You are mad," I whispered. This angered him and he screamed as he lunged at me once again, this time knife first. I ducked down and, as the force of his momentum took him past me, and grabbed the sword from Nolan, spinning around to face the recovering Kris. As I pushed him back, he threw the knife to the ground and unsheathed his full length sword, the same one which had once killed me.
   "Your dear Caleb isn't here to beg for your life this time, Adriana. I must admit I am a little excited. I have never fought against you," he said as he raised his sword.
   "I think you'll find that while my husband was good, I am great," I replied with a smirk.
   Kris raised an eyebrow. "Oh really?"
   "Oh yes. Even he knows my sword fighting skills far surpass his."
   "Well then," Kris said, "show me."

~Chapter 38~

   "Adriana?"

   I looked at the boy sitting next to me. He was worried and tentative. "Nolan." I looked around me. I was in the Awakening Room. It's where everyone wakes up...

   ...in Heaven.

   "I died."

   He nodded. "I had a feeling this might happen."

   "Kris killed me."

   He nodded once again.

   "Caleb?" I was surprised to find that the strength I had once displayed as Queen had all rushed back into me upon waking in Heaven once again.

   "I don't-" He never finished that sentence. How could he? With blood gargling every word he tried to say. With a knife having slit his throat.