52. By The Sword | Beyond the Firmament: Tales From the Cosmos

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52. By The Sword

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

The Titaness, Fari Hasira and the Arbiter, Diohlatas, were locked in pursuit. Even in his weakened, withering state, he would not be so easily caught or subdued. After all, he had been on par with the Archs, who themselves could challenge Onárstil at his brightest, who was second only to Da Suun, who is Da Vaada.

The chase spanned the full breadth of space, back and forth, past the Jarwan worlds that remain, the stars, the very Earth itself. 

Diohlatas would leave a trail of black feathers behind. With each one that fell, he became slower and slower. Too slow for this to continue. So he led her back to what had once been the Chiliad front. The place where they had fought together for a thousand years.

At once, he turned around and drew his blades again. She charged full force, only to feel them from every direction.

51. The Depths | Beyond the Firmament: Tales From the Cosmos

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51. The Depths

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

My acolytes, do you remember the misconceptions of Pla'daali (Hell) we discussed? Of a place of fire or a place of eternal darkness? The Depths, where the Puraserpa sleeps, embody the latter. 

Hasira grew fearful because the creature craved her essence above all, but it would remain still so long as Da Suun was present. 

Above its immeasurable jaws circled the Arbiter. His great wings had become long and string-like, thrashing about like tentacles of a sea creature, though his avian fascimiles remained, and his eyes, the ones he had left, remained closed.  

50. To Atone or To Escape | Beyond the Firmament: Tales From the Cosmos

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50. To Atone or To Escape 

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

Da Suun did not move as the hosts do. He walked upon the trail of destruction left behind by the Arbiter and the Titaness' campaign, leading down into the Depths where Makar Joga slept, and Diohlatas escaped. 

The Depths are the very bottom of the material universe, directly above Pla'daali (Hell), home of the damned. 

As He walked, angels circled and sang. Hasira simply shrank herself behind Him. She had done all this.

49. Unworthy | Beyond the Firmament: Tales From the Cosmos

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49. Unworthy

- Written by Gift C Enyadike Jr

How to describe the Titaness in the clutches of the Archangels, Huun and Laam? 

There are some who would liken her to a rabid dog in chains. I would not. She violently struggled, thrashing about and even biting. It was all in vain. She was utterly helpless in their grasp as they brought her before the throne.