In the Heaven realm.
Isis was sitting in the chair while watching her favourite angel being punished.
"F-Forgive me, my sovereign..." Petra's cries echoed in the closed chamber as she endured punishment from another angel under Isis' command. A shining, powerful whip laced with divine power, capable of harming even a powerful angel, struck her back, staining her pristine white dress with blood.
"I had tried to forgive you even if you failed to bring back that child Petra, but do you know why I am punishing you now?" Isis's angry voice echoed in the chamber.
"I...Do not know, my Sovereign..." Petra's voice was painful.
"The Curse, those curse I had casted on that purple eyed child, that have been broken. She managed to break them," Isis gritted her teeth as she spoke, "That means she found true love. Do you know the meaning of it, Petra?"
"I...I know, my Sovereign...Ahh..." Another whip lashed on her.
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"That child found a true love, that means she would be able to use the hellfire. Once she takes control over it, she will become the most powerful being. I will never be able to retrieve that hellfire from her." Isis' angry voice echoed in the chamber. "I need to kill that child or the one she loves," her hands gripped the hand rests, "Or even better they both die together.
But how I am going to do it Petra, tell me how, when my most trusted powerful angels are nothing but useless."
Petra sobbed, "Apologies, my Sovereign...Ahh..."
"I trusted you, Petra. I tried not to punish you, but..." Isis' eyes blazed with anger, "...your foolishness, your failure is bringing trouble upon us. Grianor will learn everything and question me. My husband, who has always trusted me, might doubt me for the first time. Do you understand what your failure has cost me, Petra? Capturing that purple-eyed girl and bringing her to me was it that difficult?
I would have killed her and retrieved that hellfire. I would have ruled all three realms."
"I... understand... my Sovereign. Please, punish me," Petra sobbed. "When the Supreme Lord questions you, my Sovereign, hold me responsible. I will accept any punishment you deem fit."
Isis inhaled deeply and closed her eyes, attempting to calm her rage. "That is what you have to pay for your failure, but that won't solve anything. I have to tell him the truth."
"My Sovereign, you cannot—"
The deities nodded, while Isis remained calm and composed.
Solon turned to Isis. "Deity of Desire, we have come to know that at the moment the Deity of Fire was awakened, the angels serving you were present in the human realm. They bear wounds said to be caused by the hellfire, the very element the heavens are striving to suppress. Would you like to enlighten us on this matter? Were you aware that the hellfire was missing, and do you know who stole it?"
Isis gracefully stood from her place and turned to the King. "Supreme Lord, today I wish to reveal everything I know, including why angels working for me were in the mortal realm."
Grianor gave her a light nod, permitting her to speak.
"I have known for some time that the hellfire was missing, and I also know who stole it," Isis began. "It was taken by none other than Sierra, the one who was once the Deity of Earth," she turned to the King, "The one whom the Supreme Lord considered his dear sister and showed mercy by sparing her life despite her grave crimes."
There was a shocked uproar among the gods.
"Did the Deity of Earth do it?"
"She is no longer a deity. She was banished from the heavens and stripped of her powers."
"How could she do it? Was she still powerful enough to steal the hellfire?"
The King, as dignified as he was, maintained his composure despite his surprise. "If you had known this, why did you not inform me?" His voice was cold and firm.
"I wished to inform you, Supreme Lord, but you were in seclusion, recovering from your encounter with the hellfire. I did not wish to disturb you. The reason I did not inform the other deities is that I feared it would cause uproar among them, as we are seeing now. As the Queen of Heavens, it is my sole responsibility to take care of this realm in the absence of the Supreme Lord.
You have returned recently, and I intended to tell you, but before I could, something happened that has now made everyone aware. I believed I could retrieve the hellfire and bring it back..."
"How were you planning to bring it back?" Grianor questioned. "No one can control hellfire. Also, how did Sierra manage to take it away? Where did she get such power?"
"To answer this, I must explain what happened since the day Sierra stole the hellfire," Isis said.
"Proceed," the King ordered, ready to hear everything that had happened in his absence.
Isis nodded and turned to face the other gods. "I must warn you that what I am about to reveal may shock everyone present. But with the Supreme Lord's return, I assure you there is nothing to fear."
"Please, enlighten us on what happened, Supreme Lady," one of the gods spoke, and the others nodded, ready to hear.