Chapter 17 - The Ritual

Samael was happier than usual that day. The message he had received from Nathaniel really pleased him. In the end he got everything his way, exactly as he wanted - Nadir will succumb to him. For someone with so much confidence, this was not a great surprise. From the very first moment Samael felt that Nadir was going to be a difficult journey, but he also knew that she would eventually succumb to him, it couldn't have ended otherwise. And no matter that for that to happen, some human had to die, so Nadir would lose her meaning in life and willingness to resist along with it - after all, any measure was useful, if it worked in the end - that was Samael's opinion.

Lilith, on the other hand, was boiling with anger to see him in such a bubbly mood, especially since Samael was blocking his thoughts from her and she could not read the reason for this sudden joy. In some ways, Lilith was very much like Samael - she hated it too when things were not going as she intended, sometimes was