INT. THE PRESIDIUM
EDEN is in a fever as ANGELS are gathering at the PRESIDIUM, the main lobby area throughout THE ARK, as THE DESERTER stood on a PLATFORM, tied from head to toe in gold and ruby chains as MICHAEL and RAPHAEL march towards the PLATFORM to the adorn of the ANGELS, MICHAEL had on the nicest of robes as RAPHAEL was neatly adorned as well as GABRIEL followed close behind his head hung low as ARCHANGEL URIEL await them on the PLATFORM.
URIEL
The masses await your word, brother.
MICHAEL
Thank you, URIEL.
MICHAEL comes up as URIEL and RAPHAEL stand near THE DESERTER as GABRIEL stands off to the side as MICHAEL quiets everyone as he holds his arms up.
MICHAEL
In the name of our father, YEHOVAH, we gather today to right the wrongs of this world, to clean the scourge from this once proud paradise, to rectify the mistake of our fallen brother, FORMER ARCHANGEL LUCIFER, lord and SATAN of HELL. THE CLEANSING today, shall free our lost brother here from the path he has chosen...
URIEAL draws his ARCHANGEL BLADE and cuts the chains with one precise slice, RAPHAEL forcing THE DESERTER onto his knees as GABRIEL watches the ANGELS stare and watch intently, no emotion on their faces as MICHAEL draws his SWORD.
MICHAEL
FALLEN BROTHER of OURS, do you have any final words, before we save your soul and purge you from this plane of existence?
THE DESERTER
I guess I have a few.
MICHAEL
Speak them now.
THE DESERTER
Life...my brothers...is nothing without...bitches and money.
MICHAEL
We hereby in the name of GOD cleanse your soul from all sin and wrongdoing, and will see you one day in the final tribunal of the fallen, where your final sentencing in the grace of our father, GOD, will be merciful and swift...Farewell.
MICHAEL lifts the BLADE as THE DESERTER closes his eyes, GABRIEL looking away as URIEL and RAPHAEL hold THE DESERTER down, his neck bare and ready.
A GUNSHOT FIRES, MICHAEL watching as his ARCHANGEL BLADE is knocked out of his hands as all the ANGELS turn about as the LONER stands in the middle, his hat lowered over his eyes as THE STRANGER looks around terrified as ANGELS draw their blades and put it towards them.
THE STRANGER
This was a very stupid fucking plan...
THE LONER
Well...we'll see.
THE STRANGER gulps as THE LONER looks around as THE ANGELS begin to encircle them.
End of Part 24