The memory fragment shattered as divine radiance flooded the cathedral's interior, washing over the twisted summoning apparatus and forcing the Underworld knights to retreat deeper into the shadows. Azrael spun, the armor shard still clutched in his hand, to see a figure he recognized stepping through the main entrance with the measured pace of absolute authority.

Uriel. The ancient Seraph whose spear had nearly ended him in the subway station, now returned with reinforcements that made the ...