The Ordering of the Heavens and Hells

Heaven and Hell are natural consequences of life on earth. Or, perhaps they were, before Aeternum. Heaven is the divine ruler of the skies who bestows eminence to the royal bloodline. Hell, in its ten courts, is the darkness pervading the earthly prison that traps human souls below. But there are no courts or judges here. Only untamed and uncaring wilderness. This cannot be Hell, for it is far to erratic in its tortures. Seeing such injustice visited upon the innocent is far worse than any Hell of iron beds or oil cauldrons. At night sometimes, I hear my mistress crying. Whether she weeps for herself or for the cruel fate of her people, I can only wonder. -ZL