Heaven, Hell, and Earth

Chapter 39

Solomon studied and examined every inch of the seal then searched the library and the computer for any match to the symbol on the seal but he could find nothing. No match to the symbol, no information, no photos. It was as if this seal was just a random item that had no meaning at all. But Solomon knew better than that. He knew there was more to it and that it was somehow connected to the recent events, and since there was no info about it that could be found in a boo or the computer then there was only one other source to look into. And he really didn't want to but anything where Pentious could be involved was a matter of life and death.

"Vaggie." He said approaching her and Angel.

"Oh hello Solomon, we were just looking for you." She said.

"Where have you been?" Angel asked. "We've searched the whole bureau for you."

"We wanted to talk to you about Charlie and Al."

"Can it wait?" He asked. "I need to speak to you about something Vaggie. Something private."

Already Vaggie knew that she wasn't going to like this at all. She was in his office for about an hour, for ten minutes she told him everything and for the remaining fifty minutes he had to give her the courage to do something that she had been dreading for years.

"We don't have to tell them the whole details." Solomon assured her. "Just your connection to him and that's all. But I strongly suggest that someday you do tell them the whole truth."

"No." She said. "They can't know. Ever. I mean, what'll they think of me when they find out? They'll be so disgusted with me."

"That's not true."

"Yes it is!"

"You know it's not! They love you too much to ever be disgusted by you!"

"How do you know? You don't know what it's like! It never happened to you!"

"You're right, it never did happen to me and I can't know exactly what that feels like. But I knew someone who did. When Magdalene was raped, she felt so dirty, tainted, and ashamed. She didn't think anyone could ever love her or care for her again. So she left the Vatican. But that couldn't be further from the truth, when I found out what happened, I looked everywhere for her. I wanted to comfort her and let her know that there was nothing for her to be ashamed of and that she was still my friend no matter what."

"But it's not...It's not the same thing. Anyone can look past an innocent nun getting raped by a random demon but I was...I was..."

"You were just as innocent as she was. You were a child. It couldn't be helped."

"What couldn't be helped?"

Solomon had forgotten that Charlie and Husk had been waiting just outside the lab to hear the results for the seal. When they couldn't find him in the lab, they went to search for him in his office. Luckily they didn't hear anything, only what Solomon had just said recently.

"Is everything okay?" Charlie asked with concern.

"Everything's fine." Solomon said. "Charlie, could you be a dear and go fetch the boys? We have another mission and it's a big one."

Charlie did as she was told and once Alastor and Angel had entered the office, Vaggie revealed a very dark truth about herself. Although she wasn't ready to disclose every aspect of that truth.

"This seal comes from The Demon Moth clan where I was born." She said. "Specifically the chief and his family. My family, the former chief was my father but when I was a child my older brother Valentino killed him and took his place as chief. My brother is a very cruel and depraved creature, he believes anyone outside our clan are cockroaches who should be squashed into the dirt by his foot. He tortured and enslaved our people, slaughtered hundreds who refused to take any part in his desire to make moth demons the superior species on earth."