The first 45 minutes of the meal were enjoyed in a relaxed and cordial atmosphere. Both Elise and Jon had noticed that Cas was in the company of the other kids, especially Sam and Jules, and was really enjoying it. It seemed like she was already one of the kids, and it did their hearts good. The company did her good. Made her take that one step closer to opening up to what her heart really wanted. As it got closer and closer to seven o'clock, the atmosphere at the tables changed. Humans and Celestials were getting nervous; the transfer of power was getting closer. That which Jon had outlined came closer and closer to becoming a reality. Jon and Elise stood up and called the children to them. When Casiel seemed a bit reluctant to join the children, Elise said:
"We meant all of the children. That means you too, Cas. Please join us."
She lit up completely, and when they were complete, Jon said:
"Kids, we must leave for a few hours. I think we will be home in the morning in time for breakfast just before you go to school. Don't worry about us; everything is going to be perfect, I promise. So perfect indeed that your butts will be in school perfectly on time."
The kids had to snicker about that last remark. Elise said:
"Behave nicely with your grandparents, okay? Sam and Jules, you go to bed on time. The same goes for you, Cas; tomorrow will be busy, so make sure you get some sleep and go to bed at the same time as your sisters. Davy, you still need to recover, so when you get tired, you go to bed. Pam, Fay, and Hope, you guys are old enough to know when to crawl into your bed, so don't overdo it."
The children nodded meekly, quite aware that what was about to happen was damn important to everyone present. They received big hugs and catchy kisses from each of the children, including Davy and Cas. Jon looked around the room and spoke:
"Sisters of the coven, I want to sincerely thank you for your help tonight. I, we, have a little surprise in store for you and all the kids, but I'm not going to reveal it until we get back. Celestials, Elise, and I need to bond for some time with the thrones, and then we want to sleep for a few hours. Tomorrow afternoon at two, everyone is present in this room because we will have our first joint meeting where we will reveal our goals for the future and divide the tasks among ourselves."
Everyone in the room nodded silently; this needed no words.
Jon and Elise looked at his grandparents and his father. He said:
"We are ready. Muriel, Azrael, and Bearus, get ready. You too, Dad and Raffa. It's going to go fast in the next few minutes!"
Jon's grandfather came to stand to his right while his father took a position to his left, and they both laid a hand on his head. The same thing happened to Elise by their grandmother. Jon and Elise lit up gold, and the light was seen to come out of the bodies of the old Gods and the Devil and be sucked into the bodies of Jon and Elise. Azrael and Muriel made like lightning out of that hall towards the human fields of the old Heaven very well knowing that they only had a few seconds. Bearus did the same toward the first circle of Hell. Once the transfer was complete, Jonathan immediately began executing their plan. First, a barrier between the human fields and the city in Heaven after which he completely sealed off that Heaven and ancient Hell after putting a barrier between levels four and five. Before Michael and his had even a chance to react, it was too late for them; now they were prisoners in their Heaven instead of the ruling warrior class. Jon took Elise in his arms and asked with a gentle smile:
"Ready, darling, to make a new Heaven and Hell and, with it, a new future?"
"With you always, love."
With these words, they disappeared from the great hall and would not be back for a few hours at least.
The new Heaven appeared along with an exact copy of Deflin House, after which they sat down on the thrones and immediately sank into a trance. Lucifer and Raffa, in turn, appeared in front of the new palace, waiting for the three souls to be dropped off by Muriel, Azrael, and Bearus. Less than two seconds later, the two Angels and the Demon appeared with their precious package and broad smiles. First, the former Devil took his Francisca in his arms and pressed a deep, passionate kiss to her mouth. He said to her:
"My love, how I missed you."
She, in turn, kissed him tenderly and asked:
"How are our beautiful son and his lovely wife-to-be?"
He smiled warmly and said:
"Our little mischievous Antichrist is now our God and is binding to the new thrones with his Goddess. He wanted his first message to you to be to let you know that he loves you immensely, and he cannot wait to introduce Elise and your grandchildren to you."
Some tears of happiness ran down her cheeks, and she said almost inaudibly:
"I can't wait."
Then Lucifer turned to Elise's mother:
"You must be Elise's mom. I had to apologize to you from her and her future husband that they can't welcome you to the new Heaven in person. She says she loves you so very much. They are unfortunately busy binding to the new thrones, and that may take a few hours. They asked me if we could keep you company for a while. After that, she would like to introduce you to her future husband and the rest of your grandchildren because Jules is no longer the only one."
The woman looked confused, and Francesca said:
"A lot has changed in the last 48 hours, and we have a lot to discuss. But your daughter is now the new Goddess, the new Mother Nature."
Lucifer said with a warm smile:
"Why don't we go to our suite, Charlotte, and then we can fully update you?"
Meanwhile, a few feet away, Raffa was talking to Liz's little brother:
"Hello, Tim, I think you met Jonathan, and he talked to you?"
The boy merely nodded, and the healer spoke on:
"This is the new Heaven and our new God, Jon, has given orders to transfer you from Hell to Heaven. Your sister Liz would love very much to see you again and hug the stuffing out of you. Unfortunately, that's going to have to wait a while because our new God and his Goddess have to bond with the thrones for a while and then get some rest."
The boy sank to his knees crying, after which Raffa also immediately went to his knees and took him in an embrace.
"I'm really in Heaven? I'm really going to be able to see and embrace Lizzie again. When did my sister die?"
Raffa replied softly:
"Your sister didn't die, boy. Your sister is damn important. She is now the left hand of God. She is superior to every Celestial, and Jon is going to elevate her to Archangel very soon. Liz, in the unavailability of the God or Goddess, is the absolute authority on Earth, Hell, and Heaven! Apparently, you have a very powerful sister, Tim."
The latter was staring at the Angel with a wide-open mouth in disbelief. That one only nodded at him softly, and the pleasure could be clearly read in his eyes.
"Come, let's go inside so I can bring you up to speed. I have another letter from Liz for you, and you will see her very soon, young man."