Anne Rice & Mariah Huehner (w) o Renae DeLiz & Ray Dillon (a) o DeLiz (c) Babylon. The city of gods and kings. Before he became a spirit of vengeance, Azriel was a young Hebrew who could talk to Babylon's deity, Marduk. And it's that unearthly connection that leads to his dark destiny, when the city priests and witch Arsenath prepare him to become a 'living god.'