The rhythmic thumping stopped. In its place came a voice. It wasn't the charming, British-accented tone of Tom Ellis playing a charismatic Fallen Angel. This voice was heavy, ancient, and seemed to vibrate the very desk Marcus was sitting at. It sounded like grinding stones and burning embers. "You seek a story of redemption, Marcus," the voice said.
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"You watch a celestial being play at being human," the voice continued, the text scrolling simultaneously as subtitles. "You laugh at his daddy issues. You root for his romance. You consume the rebellion against the Divine as a forty-two minute distraction between a microwave dinner and sleep." The rhythmic thumping stopped
On the screen, the blackness gave way to a static shot of his own bedroom. It was a live feed from his laptop's webcam. He could see himself sitting there, illuminated by the pale blue glow of the monitor, looking terrified. This voice was heavy, ancient, and seemed to
The camera on screen began to zoom in on the sea of silent souls. Marcus leaned in, terrified but unable to look away. The camera focused on a man standing near a jagged spire of black rock. The man was wearing the same faded grey hoodie Marcus was wearing right now. He had the same slight slouch, the same messy hair.