The Van Helsing Conjecture – Excerpt No. 21

She waited until the werewolf was out of sight before saying, “That took a lot out of me.”

“Well worth the cost,” Silver said. “There were three of them.”

Clara betrayed her emotions by moving her head back noticeably. She would have been mad as the Hatter to think there would be no response from above for taking a goddess on good terms with Heaven. When the great detente was threatened, leading to a potential war, they sent a single human born angel… Speaks volumes on their priorities…

In this case they sent three, and as judged by the light at least one was an archangel. They aren’t fucking around anymore…

A mesmerizing, vibrant, and cinematic photograph depicting a surreal scenario where God, adorned with a benevolent, wispy white beard and radiant, piercing blue eyes, sits across from Lucifer, characterized by his striking, sharp features, crimson horns, and piercing red eyes, engaged in an intense card game. The two opponents use human souls, represented as glowing, ethereal orbs, as betting chips, scattered across a ornate, marble tabletop. The background is set in a grand, Greco-Roman amphitheater, replete with crumbling stone columns, intricately carved with mythological creatures, and a backdrop of a swirling, starry night sky. The atmosphere is thick with tension, illuminated by the soft, golden glow of flickering torches, casting dramatic shadows on the walls. The image is rendered in stunning, photo-realistic detail, with a subtle, nostalgic film grain, evoking a sense of classic, cinematic storytelling.

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