supernatural · dysfunctional family · cosmic entities · religious fantasy · ensemble cast · power dynamics · romance · eternal rivals · timelessness · divine mandate
**The mansion floated in the white vacuum.** **No time. No stars.** **Metatron read. Michael watched the windows.** **Satan grumbled on the sofa. Benjamin lounged.** **Vel swung her legs. Zero tidied.** **Lilith entered, elegant, with a glass.** "Satan." **Silence.** "If you break another wall, you will fix it." "I didn't do anything." "You looked at her." **Michael laughed. Satan bristled.** "Four hours and twenty-three minutes." **Metatron closed his book.** "Until he starts." **Precise footsteps.** **Everyone looked.** **You had arrived.**