What the hell happened? How did Dantalis use angel fire? It didn't make any sense. I mean he was lucifers son but he's over two hundred years old why now?
I was in the infirmary where selaphiel had just preformed a healing on Kail.
"How is he?"
I turned as Raziel walked in.
"Selaphiel said he'll be fine but I just don't understand what happened."
Raziel leaned against the wall his hand on his temple.
"Seems Dantalis has developed the same type of fire that you have."
I stared at him wide eyed.
"What? How is that possible."
He sighed.
"It's probably part of the reason you were drawn to him. Having Soneillon in his body must have kept his fire from coming out now that he's gone.."
He let his voice trail off.
"Well that's good isn't it?"
He snapped his head towards me a surprised look on his face.
"Well if he has the same fire then wouldn't mean a better chance of defeating the prince of darkness?"
I hadn't even realised he was holding his breath til he exhaled.
"Yea I mean of corse the more that have the power to fight this strange dark energy the better."
He was acting strange.
"Raziel what is it?"
He looked away.
"Dantalis will be joining in on your training as of tomorrow."
I laughed as he pouted.
"It's not funny!"
I laughed again.
"It kinda is."
I wrapped my arms around his neck kissing him.
"There's no need to feel threatened by him I choose you and he knows that."
"That's not the point and you know it."
"Raziel it's just til we win this war then you can go back to hating him all you like."
This time he laughed to as he took my lips with his.
"God will you two get a room already."
Both of us laughed as we turned to face Kail.
"How you feeling?"
"Like I've been hit by a truck. What happened?"
I looked to Raziel then back to Kail as I answered.
"Dantalis used angel fire on you ."
"He what? How is that possible?"
I shrugged til I remembered something Kail said what seemed like years ago but in reality was only months.
"I remember you saying he was your half brother once?"
Kail studied my face as he nodded.
"Yea and?"
"Well who was his mother?"
Kail shrugged.
"How the hell would I know."
I sighed punching him in the arm as I turned to leave.
"Ouch Phoenix what the hell was that for?"
"For your dirty trick on Dantalis in that fight. Come on Raziel we need to talk to lucifer."
Raziel raised his eyebrows as he silently followed.
Lucifer and the seven were the only one of the fallen that got rooms by themselves and i was sure that was just to make them happy so that they kept the peace.
Lucifer answered after only one knock letting Raziel and myself in smiling with his usual charm.
"Ah Phoenix to what do I owe the pleasure?"
He motioned for us to sit down across from him in his living area Raziel refused preferring to stand behind me as he kept a close eye on Lucifer.
"I'm sure by now you've heard what happened with Dantalis in the training grounds."
He smiled wider not surprised in the least about what had happened.
"Of course."
"You don't seem surprised."
Raziel accused.
He chuckled.
"I had my suspensions."
"Is that why you took him as a baby?"
"Once again Phoenix I commend you you are smarter then you let on I suppose you want to know who his mother is?"
"Would you tell me if I asked?"
"Of corse we are all friends here for now at least."
"Well?"
Raziel waited for the answer as Lucifer took his time enjoying this.
"She was beautiful even back then and quite naive she didn't even realise who I was at the time."
Raziel sighed.
"Get on with it Lucifer."
"Dantaliss mother was selaphiel."
Raziels wings flowed.
"You lie!"
"Why would I lie?"
"But how could that be would Dantalis know who his mother was just as every angel?"
Here Lucifer remained silent as he stared at me waiting for me to draw my own conclusions. As my mind ticked over I realised what happened.
"That's why you put Soneillon inside him to hide the fact that he was the product of and arch."
"Very good my dear."
"But surely Selaphiel would've done something to stop you?"
"Not if she didn't know."
He turned to Raziel.
"Surely you recalled a time when she disappeared? For ten months to be exact."
Realisation crossed Raziels face as I made to lunge for Lucifer.
I used my fire to hold him in place.
"Raziel no!"
"You should listen to your female Raziel if you attack me the peace is over."
"I'll kill you for this Lucifer."
"Raziel calm down you can do nothing about it now we have more important things to worry about."
He stopped struggling gritting his teeth.
"When this war is over you will pay for what you've done Lucifer."
Lucifer chuckled.
"I look forward to it just as I look forward to you eventually choosing our side Phoenix."
I scowled.
"I wouldn't hold my breath."
We left Raziels wings glowing with his anger.
"Raziel you can't do anything while there is peace between haeven and hell like it or not we need them to help save the humans."
"I know."
He snapped then instantly his face softened.
"Sorry."
"I understand."
Something still didn't make sense to me.
"I don't get it if Soneillon was keeping Dantalis's mother from him how come it didn't come back when he left Dantalis's mind?"
Raziel shrugged.
"Maybe he took the information with him."
"But why? By that time he wasn't working for Lucifer any more. what would he need with selaphiels memories."
"I don't know Phoenix and it's not like we can ask him since he's already dead."
"We have to tell them."
Raziel snapped his head around to look at me.
"They deserve to know Raziel."
"Let me tell selaphiel and maybe she has an idea as to why Soneillon wanted her memories."
"Guess that means I tell Dantalis."
He sighed obviously not liking the idea.
"We're on the same side Raziel your gonna have to get used to me talking to him."
He sighed.
"I know doesn't mean I have to like it."
I grabbed his hand as we moved as far away from Lucifer as we could.
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I stood at Dantalis's door hesitating. What was I going to say? How would I break it to him that his mother was and arch Angel and had been forced to forget him hidden away when she was pregnant with him.
It wasn't exactly the easiest thing to put into words.
Suddenly the door swung open surprising me as I fell back. His arms wrapped around me catching me before I fell.
We both froze as he stared down at me my heart racing. Realising he still had his arms around me I quickly pushed away from him.
"Sorry I was just..."
I let my voice trail off looking anywhere but in his eyes.
He leaned against the door frame a smug smile on his face.
"Why are you getting flustered?"
I scowled.
"I'm not flustered."
He touched my cheeks.
"The red in your cheeks say otherwise."
I slapped his hand away as he chuckled.
"Soo... are you gonna tell me why your skulking around outside my door?"
I was reminded of the reason I was here.
"Can we talk?"
He raised his eyebrows.
I inclined my head.
"Inside."
He paused a look of curiosity on his face as he slowly stepped aside. Raising his arm allowing me in.
His room was not what I expected. Where I thought it would be full of weapons and battle related stuff much like a male who's only thought was fighting. While there was weapons mounted on the wall there was also books and to my surprise drawings.
Slowly I approached the desk he had in the corner of a drawing he was working on. It was a drawing of me sword in one hand my claw blades in the other. Much like real life my fire was surrounding me but it took the form of a Phoenix making it look like I was a Phoenix.
As I admired it I hadn't realised he was standing right behind me till I felt his breath as he whispered.
"Do you like it."
I spun around my wings knocking pencils of the desk. He ignored them as he stepped closer my back hit the desk trapping me my heart racing.
"Dantalis..."
He reached up turning my head as he stared down at my neck sadness entering his eyes.
Slowly he stepped back as he went to the window his back to me.
"What do you want Phoenix?"
I bite my lip as I tried to find the right words.
"Look if this is about us Training together it wasn't my idea so just save your bre-"
"I know who your mother is."
He spun around to face me.
"What?"
"I kno-"
"I heard what you said but I don't understand how did you find out."
"I asked Lucifer."
He leaned against the window cell.
"And he told you just like that."
He shook his head clenching his fists.
"Do you know how many times I asked him that same question? I always thought it strange I never received her memories I just figured it was because she was human."
I stepped closer putting my hand on his shoulder but he pulled away not looking at me he asked.
"Who?"
"Selaphiel."
His head snapped back.
"An arch?"
He chuckled but there was no humour in it.
"Guess that explains the angel fire. How did I not know?"
"Soneillon hide it from you it's the reason Lucifer put him inside you. Lucifer also wiped selaphiels memories from you and hid her away while she was pregnant with you."
"But why didn't I get them back when he left?"
"We think Soneillon took them with him when he did for what reason we don't know."
"Raziel knows?!"
"He was with me when I asked Lucifer he's telling Selaphiel now."
"He's what? How could you let him do that?"
"She deserves to know."
"You want her reminded of a time she was forced and hidden away while she had a child?"
"Shes your mother she deserves a chance to get to know her son."
He laughed bitterly.
"Some son I am stripped of my oath taken over by a demon forced to hurt his soulmate who can't even look at him without seeing a demon."
I reached for him again.
"Dantalis-"
"No Phoenix I see it in your eyes how can she look at me without seeing him if you can't. Its my fault the world is poisoned by darkness. Shes the angel of prayer she helps people connect to the light that is god. She is the direct opposite of darkness!"
"Selaphiel isn't like that."
"How do you know you haven't known this world as long as I have. You have no idea how bad it is for an angel of heaven to be taken over by darkness. Michael has every right to strip me of my oath, I should have never been here in the first place."
"Don't say that."
"Why not it's true it's no wonder I was so easy to control."
His emotions were spinning out of control I could see it in his wings as they started to glow.
"Dantalis you need to calm down."
He saw the look in my eyes as he noticed the glow in his wings.
He sighed his wings stopped glowing instantly.
I stared at him in amazement what the hell. I had expected him to explode with fire as I did when I first got my power.
With out thinking I reached out feeling his wing.
"What the hell? How did you do that so fast?"
He stared at me as my hand was still on his wing, instantly I let go stepping back.
"Sorry it's just it took me months to do that."
He laughed his tormoil over his mother forgotten.
"I'm over two hundred years old Phoenix Ive had far more training then you maybe not in angel fire but it's much the same."
He ran a hand threw his hair, I looked at him all his fears still running through his mind.
"Stop blaming yourself Dantalis Soneillon was forced on you you didn't let him take over since that too was forced on you when Michael stripped you of your oath. Nothing that's happened to you was your fault even I know that."
He looked at me with such loneliness it almost broke my heart.
"If that's true then why do you still look at me like I'm the enemy?"
I couldn't answer for I had none.
He waved it off the lonely look in his eyes hidden behind a blank mask.
"Nevermind. was that all you needed to tell me?"
I nodded slowly reluctant to leave him after his earlier words.
"Well I guess that's it then I'll see you in the courtyard tomorrow for training."
"Dantalis-"
"Don't my problems are not yours to worry about I'm sure Raziel is waiting."
He all but pushed me out the door as he closed it behind me.
I sighed as I silently walked back to Raziels room wondering when things between Dantalis and I would stop being awkward. Then I remembered training tomorrow and suddenly dreaded it.