Michael and Uriel are an epic demon-fighting duo! Pic by LJ-user amcw177
Paradise Thwarted
by JAMoczo is the Sequel to Manchester Lost. It picks up several years afterwards, when humans regain memories of the two apocalypses almost happening to them. This leads to humanity declaring war on both Heaven and Hell. As a result, Above and Below have to join forces against mankind.
The story is as big in the Lampshade Hanging and Self-Parody department as the previous installment and very much worth a read if you enjoyed its prequel.
Now has a sequel called Lawn of the Dead.
Warning: Spoilers for the prequel will be unmarked, since this a sequel.
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This Fanfic contains examples of:
- Action Girl: Pepper, whose main job it is to beat up demons from Adam in hell. Also, War.
- And the woman who shot Crowley.
- Always Chaotic Evil: Some members of the Forces of Hell just cannot get their acts together. Lucifer's army check before the climax is more of a "who's still alive" check, and a few more die in the climax because there's just certain angels they really want to kill.
- Anime Hair: Belial does it to make himself look taller.
- Back for the Finale: Sister Prudence of the order of Our Most Holy Lady of the Righteous Smiting.
- Badass Labcoat: What else could Pestilence be wearing?
- Badass Longcoat: Michael wears one.
- Beware the Silly Ones: God may be rather laid-back, but he is still very much the Almighty, as he shows when he intervenes after Metatron's Face–Heel Turn.
- Big Bad: In the end, the main foe is the new Antichrist, Evilosoth, whom humanity rallied behind because they think he's on their side (he's really on no one's and just finds angels and demons more fun to kill).
- The head of the human's Manifest Destiny movement, who turns out to be Aziraphale and Crowley's goddaughter, Aziraphale Pulsifier, and Agnes Nutter reincarnate to boot.
- Big "NO!": At the return of Inner Hastur.
- Blood Knight: Evilosoth has no empathy and is only killing angels and demons instead of humans because he finds it more satisfying.
- Brick Joke: With actual bricks!
- Also one involving the main running gag from the previous story shows up after the climax.
- It's mentioned early on that Bobiel once got involved in illegal animal smuggling despite never leaving Heaven. We later see what happened- Belial tricked him into giving Belial a Celestial Rabbit (which Belial intended as a gift for Uriel)
- Butt-Monkey: Steve the demon. No one likes the poor guy.
- Also Bobiel, the worst angel in Heaven. He cries a lot.
- Charm Person: Evilosoth's Antichrist Charisma influences humans into following him despite the fact that he's Obviously Evil.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Uriel, still.
- Cool Car: Crowley's Bentley, as always.
- Darkness Von Gothick Name: Evilosoth. Jesus eventually resorts to calling him 'E' because of how embarrassing it is to say the name.
- Distracted by the Sexy: As can be expected, just about everyone when Belial is around. Even Uriel.Uriel: I like it when you talk.
- Dope Slap: Plenty.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: The Metatron is annoyed about how dismissive the archangels are of him. With really bad consequences.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: Do they ever have to!
- Elmuh Fudd Syndwome: Little Aziraphale in flashbacks.
- The End of the World as We Know It: Humanity is worried about this, leading them to fight Heaven and Hell. And it happens, though it's not too bad when it does.
- Enemy Mine: Heaven and Hell team up. It goes badly. Or well. It's a bit ineffable.
- It ends up going how God hoped it would, at the very least. Lucifer back as an archangel and all.
- Epic Fail: Bobiel once managed to get involved in illegal animal smuggling despite never leaving heaven (Belial tricked him into giving up a Celestial Rabbit).
- Also, when he is used to create better blessed weapons, they're good against angels.
- Even Evil Has Standards: Invoked by fangirls, of all people, over the possibility of a Raphael/Uriel pairing
- The Evil Prince: Subverted. Adam may have taken the open position of Prince of Hell after death, but he's no worse than in canon or Manchester Lost.
- Face–Heel Turn: Subverted with Crowley, while he Falls again, everyone knows he's on Heaven's side and Lucifer doesn't even tally him among the forces of Hell. He doesn't even count as "the traitor" thanks to Belial recently getting that place.
- Metatron plays it straight.
- Fangirls: Get their own layer in hell, with their punishment being that their OTP is always wrong. They spend all their time engaging in shippping wars.
- Fantastic Arousal: Involving halos, apparently.
- Fascinating Eyebrow: Gabriel can raise an eyebrow so high that Michael wonders if it has its own gravitational pull.
- Footnote Fever: But of course.
- Generic Doomsday Villain: Evilosoth was raised to be one of these, as the previous antichrist's personality and attachment to life meant that he became an Anti Anti Christ. Well, they got their Generic Doomsday Villain, all right...
- Groin Attack: Gabriel to Michael.
- Gone Horribly Right: The second Antichrist, Evilosoth. The text describes him thus:What needs to be said is that he was conditioned a little too well. While the First had become too attached to life, the Second had no attachment whatsoever. He cared not for the Plan or the Anti-Plan or even plans in general. He wanted to fulfill his purpose in bringing about the End, but not in the way that he was expected to. He wanted destruction. He wanted chaos. He wanted an end to all things, including himself. His Purpose was to lead Hell to victory, but he did not want any victors in the war to come. He wanted total and complete annihilation.
- Heel–Face Turn: Technically, Lucifer, though Uriel didn't give him too much choice and God made the deal too good to refuse. He's still a jerk, though.
- Idiot Ball: How could Metatron think that lying to an omnipotent being to his face was a good idea? Lampshaded by Gabriel, of course.
- I Need a Freaking Drink: Gabriel.
- Lamp Shading: Lots and lots of it, sometimes with the trope names quoted.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Evilosoth the Conqueror, Destroyer of Worlds, Adam's replacement Antichrist.
- No, You: Usually between Michael and Lucifer.
- Oblivious to Love: Uriel. Or at least oblivious to seduction.
- Official Couple: Played with, as Jesus and Pepper both admit they didn't take Adam because they were sure the other would ask him any day, and decide to work something out. Adam wonders why no one asked him.
- Michael gets a weird end of this in the epilogue.
- As always, Crowley and Aziraphale.
- Oh, Crap!: Loads, especially in the climax.
- Once Done, Never Forgotten: Michael once stepped on the head of Steve the Demon, and now that's the only thing anyone remembers Steve for. It doesn't help that Steve hasn't done anything remotely demonic other than that.
- The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Both Gabriel and Lucifer toward Michael.
- Papa Wolf: Raphael. Also a heavy case of Beware the Nice Ones
- Psychic Nosebleed: Uriel gets one of the "bleeding from the ears" variety when trying to keep Evilosoth's Cool Airship from crashing down onto everyone.
- Recap Chapter: The introduction is this, with Crowley and Aziraphale telling the somewhat nerfed events of Manchester Lost to their godchildren. This turns out to be a Chekhov's Gun leading to ID-ing the Big Bad
- Remembered I Could Fly: Uriel never seems to remember he has wings.
- Samus Is a Girl: Dämonverderben
- Self-Insert Fic: Apparently, Uriel writes these types of fanfiction.
- Shout-Out: Far too many to name...
- Michael: A hero in shining armor has been called upon! A land in turmoil has cried out for a hero! I have the power, to engage in butt-kicking for goodness! So go ahead, make my day! By your powers combined, I am Field Commander of the Army of God, One of the Chief Princes, Advocate of Israel, One Who is Like God, Angel of the Presence, Chief of the Virtues and Archangels, Angel of Truth, the Warrior, Defender of Christians, Patron Saint of Chivalry, Patron Saint of Warriors, Captain of the Host of the Lord, Prince of Light, Viceroy of Heaven, Prince of Israel, First of the Seven Who Stand Before the Lord, Archistratege of God, Prince of Primordial Fire, the Expeller, Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Host, Prince of the Seraphim, the Right Hand of the Lord, Conqueror of Satan, Saint Michael Mikha'el the Archangel! In the name of the Lord, I shall punish you!
- God Planned the Status Quo: Crowley does eventually become a demon again, and it comes in handy. Crowley even lampshades with with a dry "Ineffable".
- Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome: Adam Young, who is dead by the second chapter. This is what allows humanity to get their memories of both Apocalypses back. Pepper, Brian, and Wendsleydale aren't actually dead, but just helping Adam run things in his part of Hell.
- Downplayed, as Adam still takes part in the story despite being dead.
- Suspiciously Specific Denial: Michael hasn't been pining over Gabriel for thousands of years or anything like that.
- Pitbull Dates Puppy: Belial, Archdemon of Lust, has a crush on the almost painfully innocent and Oblivious to Love Uriel.
- The Pornomancer: Belial, though it should be expected for the arch demon of lust and sloth. Crosses into Stupid Sexy Flanders territory at times.
- Significant Anagram: The leader of Manifest Destiny's name.
- The Stoic: Gabriel, as he was in the last story. At least until near the end. Poor Michael...
- The Voiceless: Evilosoth the Conqueror, Destroyer of Worlds never actually has any lines, although we get a few sections from his point of view.
