Interview With An Angel

Question 5: What is Hell like?

"Well, I think you can guess what the first question of this section is." He says. I nod with a small smile. "So, what is Hell like?" He asks.

"Well, it depends. I saw two different versions of Hell. Or well I guess I saw The Pit and then I saw Hell." I explain. He nods and writes down both of the names before asking a more specific question.

"Okay, what was The Pit like?" He asks.

"It was nice. It looked exactly like Earth. There was no fire unless we made it and the humans were nice unless I brought up saving them. They didn't think it was possible but I'll talk about that later." I explain. He just nods.

"I'm having trouble believing that it looked like that. From everything that we hear up here it's pretty much all fire and there aren't any days or nights." He says. I nod.

"Yeah. That's what Hell is like now. I was there before it actually became Hell. That's what Lucifer meant by me being the first of the fallen angels. It didn't become Hell until he and his choir fell." I explain. His face scrunches in confusion.

"How did it suddenly change?" He questions. I feel my heart tug a bit at the memories.

"Umm, well, it was just a normal day and the sun was actually starting to set when everything just froze. There was nothing any of us could do except stand and watch. The angels fell in giant balls of fire. It caused great destruction in The Pit and...well, it was no longer The Pit but Hell. Demons were created by Lucifer and they went and wreaked havoc on the Earth. It was absolutely terrifying and I could only stand and watch as it happened." I say. I can feel the heat building up around me and there are flames everywhere. I take a deep breath and close my eyes before looking over at the boy who looks like he is about to start crying.

"That's terrible." He says. I let out a short laugh.

"Yeah. Don't worry, it gets worse." I tell him. He looks up at me with wide eyes and all I can do is smile.

"Well, one last question before moving onto the next big one. Why didn't you leave when you realized that the world was changing and that there wasn't any chance of saving the people you went to save?" He asks. I feel a sarcastic smile spread across my face and I bite my tongue.

"I was about to. That's why we were even out that day. I was going to head home with the person that I had managed to save." I tell him.

"Why couldn't you?" He asks again. I feel my eyes starting to sting but I swallow down my emotions.

"It's closed off. It locked once the angels fell. The lock was made to keep angels in." I explain. He cocks his head to the side in confusion.

"Then how are you here now?" He asks.

"You'll figure that out soon enough. There's a lot more that you might want to know first. What's the next big question?" I ask. He looks thoughtful for a moment.