With bree in my arms I flew for the first time it was like I had been doing it all my life, as if a switch had been flicked and I suddenly knew who I really was…..an angel.
I knew now that I was a full angel with all the power and knowledge I needed to survive, however the knowledge never came all at once you don't just know every thought or feeling from your parents but rather like reading history in a text book just the facts nothing else and only comes when its relevant like upon seeing dantalis face I knew his story, well what my father knew of his story and I knew who his father was.
He like me was a product of an archangel not just any archangel but Lucifer who now resides in the underworld after being banished there because of a failed rebellion.
Now I understand the darkness within him is born from his father he can not escape it for it is a part of him as much as his father is a part of him. This is why I ran even though every fibre of my being wanted to believe him I could not let the likes of him into my heart any more than it already was.
Pulled from my thoughts as bree held on tighter
"Reece!! Can we please get down from here?"
I chuckled as I headed towards the beach placing her back on her feet once we hit solid land.
Pushing me back she screamed
"what the hell just happened and why have you got wings?"
"Bree let me explain-"
"You had better explain and fast cause im freaking out here!"
I turned away from her trying to find the right words to explain all this, I knew it was rare for humans to be able to see the devine but yet here she was unlike the first time in the bar where she saw only what her human mind could understand.
How could I explain to my best friend that I was an angel and that she had found herself in the middle of a war between heaven and hell.
Turning back to her I sighed
"Bree there's no easy way to say this but I'm an angel."
She laughed like she wanted to deny what I was telling her
"you mean your from heaven? Like a devine being?"
"Well not exactly technically I haven't chosen a side yet not that I intend to ever do but my parents were angels. You see angels are born as humans and when they reach the age of twenty they have a choice whether to join heaven or hell."
I watched as her face went blank then slowly her lips curled into a smile
"that is so cool, do you have any cool powers which side will you choose personally I think youll pick heaven your too much of a goody two shoes not to-"
"Hey! Wait so this doesn't bother you?"
She laughs
"Hell no girl why would it my best friend is a freaking angel this is amazing, but ill pass on the whole flying thing that was scary as fuck."
I laughed with her as I pulled her into my arms
"Thank you for being my friend bree."
Hugging me back she answered
"what are best friends for hunni."
Suddenly the air picked up as someone landed next us, quickly I pushed Bree behind me.
"Kailion!"
He laughed.
"Kaileon, dark angel at your service my lady."
He bowed before me in a gentlemanly fashion.
Bree peeked from behind me
"well its not hard to tell what side your on with those wings."
Kail laughed
"well well well seems theres more to you then just being a raging bitch"
"dick!"
"enough!"
"your wasting your time I refuse to join either side, you and your brother can go to hell."
Anger burned in his eyes
"that pitiful fool will never be my brother he lost my respect the day he was born."
Turning I thrust my phone into brees hand
"bree run call my dad let him know whats happened he will protect you."
"What! Im not leaving you here-"
"Bree do as I say youll only be in the way."
With a scowl she nodded
"Fine kick his arse for me."
Taking my phone she run towards town, once far enough away I faced Kail.
"lets get this over with."
Summoning my sword and hand claws I lunged aiming for his stomach, smiling he dodged to the side summoning his own sword made of bones striking from the side.
Blocking it as I hardened my wings the sword glanced right off them as I brought my clawed hand up aiming for his throat. Using his wings he beat them down using their strength to force himself back, my claws narrowly missing their target.
"I gotta admit your good girl, no wonder they think you're the child of the prophesy."
I sighed in frustration.
"that ridiculous prophesy is idiotic it could just as easily be talking about you could it not?"
He laughed
"I my dear am too old the prophesy came after I was born therefore it could not be me."
"For fucks sakes enough! I don't give two shits about the dam prophesy I pick neither side every dam one of you can get fucked for all I care."
"My my do you kiss your mother with that mouth."
"my mother is gone, my own father couldn't even save her. which is why both heaven and hell can destroy each other for all I care just leave me out of it."
It was at that moment a grey flash slammed into Kail knocking him across the ground. In that same instant wings like ice landed in front of me. I tried to get around them but was pushed back roughly.
"No Reece it's not safe."
"Dantalis what the hell, get the hell out of the way."
Turning he grabbed my shoulders
"Reece listen to me-"
Tearing myself out of his grip I yelled
"no you listen! Ive had enough of both of you like I said before heaven and hell good and evil I don't care all of you can suck it. you and your brother."
Dantalis scowled looking to where kail was still fighting another angel with wings of smokey grey. His brown hair so familiar to me as I had seen it everyday of my life.
My father slammed Kail to the ground in a puff of sand.
Bree stood futher up the beach watching us.
in a grey blur my father landed on Kail a knee pressed to his throat.
"Stay down Kail you have lost this fight."
Kail growled
"This isn't over old man."
A broad sword materialised in my fathers hand the blade now pressed against Kail's throat aswell.
"Yield Kail live to fight another day."
Grudgingly Kail nodded as my father let him go.
Turning to me Kail smiled
"Ill see you soon Reece, next time you wont have your daddy to save you. Next time I will make you mine."
Something that once made me excited to think about now made me shudder in disgust.
"next time ill kill you myself."
He chuckled
"you could try."
With that he took off into the night.
Kail now gone I turned on Dantalis still with my weapons in hand.
"now its your turn."
"Reece stop!"
I looked to my father stunned
"what dad you know what hes here to do-"
"Reece listen-"
"No! Heaven wont have my head without a fight."
Dantalis stepped closer with his hands out showing that he was unarmed. I stood my ground
"summon your swords Dantalis we settle this now."
"Reece I already told you I don't want to kill you."
"STOP LYING!"
My wings started to glow with my anger the power began to build in my very soul, I felt myself becoming stronger with every beat of my heart.
"Hunni, you need to calm down."
"no dad all my life they have wanted me dead and for what because of a stupid prophesy, because of who my parents are? Its bullshit and you know it."
The glow behind me grew brighter as my anger rose.
"When does it end once im dead what happens then the fighting continues heaven and hell are still at war a war that has gone on since the dawn of time and what? my death will make everything better? How can micheal justify that?"
"I know its unfair hunni you didn't ask for this and it is a great burden that has been thrust upon you but if you don't calm down you will destroy the city and everyone in it."
Dantalis took another step forward
"Reece believe me when I tell you I have no intention of killing you please calm down if you don't you will loose Bree along with everyone else."
My eyes shifted towards Bree I had forgot she was still on the beach
"Bree?"
Slowly my anger died as did the glow in my wings, exhausted I started to fall Dantalis caught me before I hit the ground lifting me up into his arms.
"Dantalis?"
"Shhh sleep Reece."
Blackness shrouded my mind as a passed out.