Purgatory and Paradise

"Purgatory and Paradise" is the one hundred and twenty-sixth chapter of the Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign manga series, written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto.

Synopsis
Many seraphs hail the King of Earth, Sika Madu. The tower nearing completion, everyone is closer to returning to the Sun where God awaits on their throne. Bael and Paimon are two humanoid seraphs who are with Sika Madu in the memory. Amon, Belial, Astaroth, Marbas, Bathin, Naberius, Raum, and Orobas are others. Watching, Yu and Mika find them familiar where the seraphs do resemble vampires and demons of later eras.

Walking alone together, Paimon raises how they need to dispose of the experimental subject, Mikaela or suffer divine punishment. Paimon seeks the order yet Sika Madu has an idea. While Paimon wants Sika Madu to survive, he coughs up blood. A question is was Mikaela created to find a cure for a plague endemic to seraphs. Certain he can get them all to paradise, Sika Madu claims he will dispose of Mikaela.

Not really believing him, Paimon informs Bael they will have to kill Mikaela themselves. Unconcerned for his own illness, Paimon does not want God cursing Sika Madu. Discussing what they would do, Mika and Yu support views from both Paimon and Bael. With the situation they are in, Yu wonders if this is hell. Rather than the tower supposedly leading to it, Yu has his own idea of heaven.

Sika Madu tells Mikaela they may need to move from the city. After he leaves, Miksela finds Paimon enter his room.

Characters
List of characters in order of appearance:


 * Shikama Dōji (appears as Sika Madu while in a memory)
 * Bael (appears in a memory)
 * Paimon (appears in a memory)
 * Amon (appears in a memory)
 * Belial (appears in a memory)
 * Astaroth (appears in a memory)
 * Marbas (appears in a memory)
 * Bathin (appears in a memory)
 * Naberius (appears in a memory)
 * Raum (appears in a memory)
 * Orobas (appears in a memory)
 * Mikaela Hyakuya (appears as a child while in a memory)
 * Yūichirō Hyakuya (appears as a child while in a memory)
 * Urd Geales (mentioned only)
 * Saitō (mentioned only)
 * Guren Ichinose (mentioned only)
 * Mikaela (appears in a memory)
 * Yu (Homunculus) (appears in a memory)

Chapter Notes

 * Chapter 126, along with chapter 61: "Who Is More Bored?", chapter 68: "Saviors" and chapter 77: "Rescue for the Devil", is one of the chapter after which the manga took a break for a month.

Gallery
Manga panels provide a visual overview of the events of chapter 126 with depictions of the characters, Seraph of the End world and scenarios.