My mind is adrift with the eternal torments. Lurid vistas painted in insidious tones, hollow walls that scream to the touch. A mocking song plays at all hours, even the sounds of birds are fake. All reminders of my enduring damnation.

Gabriel my dearest friend, in endless penance I have awaited your embrace into Heaven. I have been so faithful, accepting of my fate, but to what end? What punishment is this, that I am to bare the keys to my own doom with no hope of salvation...These skulls sneer their devilish grins, voices chattering, tempting me to plunge deeper into Hell...I wont do it.

I've hidden them away amongst the furnishings, books, and the very foundations of this accursed place. Forgive me Gabriel, i will await your