BEYOND THE RAINBOW

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE - THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Solar light was gradually clearing the darkness and evil retreated before it. However, that included taking up residence in basements and any dark hide in the city. Though longing to re-unite with Lucifer, Touie knew now was not the time. Beyond trusting Belina to keep her informed, she stayed out of his orbit for both their sakes. She knew he had a dangerous job to do now. Hunting the Beast and discovering the whereabouts of Arch demons under Peter's command. Demons that would not concede to a lesser power than the Dark Son of God himself. It was swiftly coming to light that the Beast was a scapegoat for the real mastermind of Hell. Touie spent a long and arduous day with Jaddai and her generals, weeding out cesspits of sin and either offering salvation or delivering final judgement.

Debasement Diablo was found to be deserted. Touie wondered what had become of Lilith, but many had gone underground or escaped to the outlands through the vortex. The Blonde was not in the book of the newly redeemed or the finally damned, so she was still wandering, under the influence of an Arch demon. The records revealed it as Asrah.

"The original Whore of Babylon!" Diana exclaimed. "Oh, that poor girl, she will not escape Asrah's influence without intervention. I fear she is lost. Asrah will have taken her disciples to the outlands. Just as well, you would be a target for her vengeance if you stole Lucifer from her clutches. That is wonderful news, by the way. We will have much to celebrate when this is over, Majesty."

Touie was distracted by everyone, bar herself, already taking the union of her and Lucifer for granted, so the fleeting uneasiness that Asrah was not so likely to concede and run away was muted by other thoughts. There was no sign of her on the Planet's surface, but it was understood that whilst the Red planet had been captured, evil was far from contained. The Dawn of the Judgement day was merely the beginning of an era that incorporated all the prophesied stages of the Apocalypse and it would be long and bloody. Involving a Universal war against agents of evil. Earth was not exempt.

"The baby crisis and Paradise project got the Earthling's attention." Galen updated Touie. "And Slithers ripped the bandaid off by revealing himself and the Horde on satellite surveillance over the Canadian firestorm. A Greenie hacker released the evidence to the internet and too many people saw it for NASA to cover up." It transpired that agents covering up Peter's secret trade in human traffic had infiltrated positions of power throughout the ages. "The crunch came when Alien space ships landed in plain sight. Intergalactic traders in search of shelter from Peter's Gorkon marauders. He's blatantly harvesting slaves for his own shadow planet. He's not about to give up the Hell game and he has to be stopped."

As well as being made aware of the truth about UFO's and the existence of Aliens, not to mention Fairies, their Earth children were devastated by the outbreak of nuclear war. Peter's agents of evil were everywhere, inciting riots and instigating Genocide. He was still on his white supremacy bender. "The bastard is reaping souls for his un-dead slave force and high jacking them for the dark side. And he still calls himself pure and white!" Galen snorted. "He has zombie's terrorizing the streets and it is fast becoming anarchy in the cities." Just as Touie had envisaged.

"Well at least it's not a game anymore." She stated grimly. "This is everybody's fight. And we must share with them the means to survive it. Rainbow rules. We must show them the power of unity through free will. For the love of our Earth, down with the demons!"

The war cry of the Rainbow Rowans was an almighty warning of the hunt to come. It certainly drew forth those seeking forgiveness and protection and thinned the ranks of evil in Hades. As soon as it was deemed safe to reduce their numbers, Diana and Galen split their forces and sent half back, under the command of Rollo and Daga, to Paradise. To guide the Earthlings through the reality of the Apocalypse. Keeping as much evil as possible from migrating to their home planet was now the Fay mandate.