Ashes of the Fallen

In a Hell where angels purge sinners in annual Exterminations, Carmilla Carmine stands feared and respected as the top armourer and overlord-a woman who forged angelic weapons into tools of survival and dominance. Yet behind her cool professionalism and ruthless reputation lies a secret she guards with her life: she was once an angel herself. Only her two daughters, Clara and Odette, and her oldest friend Zestial, know that she fell from Heaven centuries ago, shattering her own celestial legacy in order to protect those she loved.

When a battered fallen angel named Vaggie crashes into Carmilla's domain after surviving a brutal Extermination, something in her eyes strikes a deeper chord in Carmilla's heart-a memory of someone she once lost, someone pure and relentless in their conviction. Drawn by that echo of the past, Carmilla rescues and shelters her, defying both Hell's cruelty and her own hardened instincts.

Under Carmilla's stern but transformative guidance, Vaggie learns to bend her grief and fury into a new purpose: to survive, to fight, and to carve her own place in a world that hates her for once loving Heaven. As they grow closer, Carmilla begins to see in Vaggie not just a reminder of her former self, but a reason to confront the wreckage of her own fall-and the truths she has hidden even from those closest to her.

Watching from the shadows, Zestial-the oldest and most enigmatic overlord in Hell-stands as both confidant and witness. His ancient wisdom and quiet loyalty are one of the few anchors Carmilla still trusts, and his presence reminds her that even in Hell, redemption can wear many faces.

But as old wounds begin to open and the threat of a looming angelic purge darkens Hell's horizon, Carmilla and Vaggie must decide: do they stand as fallen allies to forge a future of fire and fate, or become tools in a war that will consume them all?

Ashes of the Fallen - a tale of broken wings, forged bonds, and a destiny reborn in Hell's deepest shadows.