Angels and Women (1924)

GREATER CHANGE 147
COUNCIL OF THE DEVAS
The descending footsteps of Uronion had
scarce died away when the tramp of armed
Darvands, the bright flashes of fire and the
musical voices of the Devas announced
the presence of Satanas and his associates.
They came, a band of celestial forms, clad
in angelic livery, princely and resplendent,
with words and voices of heavenly sweetness.
Their eyes flashed unearthly fire;
their airy footsteps gave no echo. Upon
each royal brow blazed its own peculiar star,
set with the color of its nativity; but in the
features could be seen lines traced by centuries
of unrestrained passion and despotic
power. Princes of the East and of the West,
of the North and of the South, Wardens,
Kings, Guardians, and others of unknown
names.
But where is the Monarch of the Waters?
No answer; but from afar a sound as of the
booming of the sea in a rising storm. The