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The enraged angel smashed into Nahiri hard enough to break every bone in her body.

“Angel! Angel, that is enough” said Valgavoth, even as purifying flame washed over him.

“This woman regrets her actions-“

“What do you know of REGRET?” shouted Avacyn. And there they might have fought, had Valgavoth not manifested a small and pathetically defiant power from his plane he knew the angel respected between them. “You slaughtered your own plane gleefully! You’ve never cared for your followers! Had to suffer them CRYING OUT FOR YOU AS THEIR PLANE DIED”

“No, I have not! So if you are an angel of your word, STOP COPYING ME!”

She froze. “You DARE-“

“I dare! I AM a demon! Do you WANT to be like me?! She is weakened! You could have ended this in an instant!” shouted Valgavoth, jabbing at her with one forelimb. “You were the one who told me we fought for rule of law! If you want her tortured, I’LL DO IT! I promise you I know more about fear than you ever will! But what kind of an example will you set by killing a woman WHO AGREES WITH YOU?!”

“It’s…true” gasped Nahiri, crumpled on the ground. “Planeswalkers…were…a mistake. Imsorry. I am so, so, s-orry…Ill never…let one…set…foot…here…”

Avacyn touched the Glimmer that Valgavoth had pulled from the memories of this land’s slain, movement. It resembled her in miniature. “Your apologies” she spat, “are like EXCREMENT upon your lips”

“You are right, demon” she told Valgavoth, quietly. “She is not worth this”

Avacyn paused. Valgavoth wasn’t moving to follow her, he was whispering at Nahiri. “What are you doing?”

“Ah ah ah, I AM a demon remember” said Valgavoth, cheerfully. “It is my prerogative to tempt and torment damned souls…like say, with the burden of labouring for redemption”

He tensed, but Avacyn actually flashed a small, satisfied smile at him. “See to it she knows all of her sins intimately” she said.