The razor fell through unfeeling hands, a torrent of tears soon followed. Disaster averted once more, the two of them fell to the floor. One an image of beauty, the other a nightmare unleashed. Hope smiled gently at the other.
"Not this time Sorrow. This one stands yet strong in The Lord."
The creature grinned a toothy grin. Their eyes locked firmly and neither was able to look away. The abominations voice could be easily compared to cats gargling nails.
"Each visit is another tie with you almighty shredded. This one will be mine, have no doubt."
Hope broke eye contact and shuddered involuntarily. Loss danced mercilessly upon his soul, for Hope knew that this one would soon give in.
"All things fit in The Greatest One's plan Sorrow. Neither you nor your master know how this one's damnation will end. I fully believe that should this one succumb to you many will be saved and brought before The Benevolent One because of the sacrifice of this one."
Sorrow laughed and a terrible noise it was. Claws clicked together in a mockery of a clap.
"If this one's life means so little to you and your "benevolent" one that you are willing to let this one die, why do you continue to combat me for it's soul?"
Hope took momentary solace in Sorrow's ignorance. The retort to this question sprung to Hope's mouth. Inspired my God.
"This one's life does matter. His life is far more beneficial to The Allknowing. This one's death would be tragic, but nevertheless it would still be a victory for us. However this one's life would be infinitely better. In any and all cases, we win daemon."
With this statement Hope lifted himself from the ground and leapt into the air.
"You will not have this one Sorrow. The Lord tells me this."
A flash of light and Hope was gone.
Sorrow raised himself soon after Hope departed. A tangled mess of legs sprouted from his misshapen core. Another noise emerged from the deviation, worse than the others by many a multiple. Sorrow screamed for his defeat.
The third one remained standing for yet another day.