Lucifer #53

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Synopsis

"The Wolf Beneath the Tree," part 3 of 4. Elaine, Michael and Lucifer embark on a dangerous quest to save an entire creation...or possibly two. But the journey entails horrific sacrifices as they make their way toward the tree at the roots of the worlds. And they know that Fenris the wolf will be waiting for them.The story opens with Elaine telling the angels what had occurred earlier with her and her father after they left Destiny's garden, for it is vital to what is now going on. So she recites the events as if reliving them...After they left the garden the two of them flew at high speeds, her chasing him, calling his name but him ignoring her pleas and keeping on his way until eventually she caught up, just on the outskirts of the Silver City. Finally as he alighted upon the open balcony of a single-roomed tower he turned to look his daughter in the eyes, and she understood. He had figured out a way to save creation, perhaps preserve it for a little longer, but he tells her to leave and without another word enters the room at the top of the tower.Elaine stubbornly follows her father into the tower to argue but it is futile, she finds herself bombarded with a voice, a single voice, repeated millions of times over, filling her, in a way that she describes as terrible. Uriel explains to her that this place is called The Logos and it is where the Word of God lives. He than asks her to continue her story but she admits she does not fully understand what happened afterward. All she knows is that he lay in the middle of the room on the floor, like a small child and seemingly went to sleep, spilling out his power, so that he might become one with the universe and save it.But now that is over, now Elaine is explaining this all to Uriel and The Host, but they still do not understand, don't understand what it is that Michael is doing. Uriel however quiets them and explains that he does understand, that if you look at every atom you can see Michael working, he is the Demiurge...