In a single moment, God satisfied Arion's longing and opened up the Supernal Gates. Arion awakened in the presence of his beloved. God revealing himself behind the lovers' kiss. His ache was satisfied and the fire of his passion consumed him. Arion could not distinguish his limbs separate from hers. Arion was inside of God, inside of love.
Half a world away, Sapphire had prayed at the exact same time. Arion's absence unbearable, she prayed to God for relief. She begged for death. As tears streamed down Sapphire's face, she succumbed to sleep. Unaware that God would satisfy her ache.
And so it came to pass, that on that night at the hour, their two sides were fused together. Arion and Sapphire became a slave to love. They both knew that death was the marital bed.
