Two weeks later:
[Toru is being led to his execution. The rain stings his skin like needles. Somehow the story the King heard was that the assassin of the prince was Toru and he took refuge in the Awlert Village. When the villagers grew suspicious of him he burned down the village to cover for his escape. However the heroic Prince Fern defeated him and captured him.]
[Fern also silenced the people who were supposed to testify for Toru in the trial and pinned the blame on Toru saying his companions murdered the witnesses. The villagers who rallied outside the palace insisting that Toru was innocent, vanished after the first night. Ten of the elite soldiers from the vanguard of the Fern faction were sent to deal with Shirou but they never reported back. Now Shirou looks on along with the crowd as the execution proceeds]
Fern: People of Argonia! The man standing before you is the murderer of our beloved prince and my older brother, Prince Erald. He was captured two weeks ago by me. We have begged him to speak, tell us about the other devilish plots his companions have hatched. We promised him salvation. The freedom from his sins. Yet he refused to speak. What should be the punishment for him? WHY DEATH OF COURSE! DEATH TO THE MURDERER OF OUR PRINCE ERALD.
[The crowd erupts into cheers. Some yell death! DEATH!]
Shirou clenches his fists. A ring of ice blue light appears on his wrist. Suddenly he feels a hand on his shoulder. The spell vanishes.
Hooded man: Your friend will not die today. The same however cannot be said for them.
[He points at Fern]
[Toru is brought up to the stage. His head is rested on a block. The executioner raises his axe.]
[A dull thud is heard. And Toru's head rolls cleanly off]
[The crowd erupts into cheers]
[Fern smugly glances over to the body of his scrape goat]
[A chill runs down Fern's spine]
[Toru's head is still rolling on the floor, the blood from the stump of the neck is being washed away by the rain, but on his body]
[The body still has a head]
[The crowd looks on in horror as Toru's head rolls down the steps and Toru himself casually gets up from the block.]
Fern: KILL HIMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
[The guards advance but suddenly the cloudy sky erupts intk a perfect circle over the crowd.]
[A figure rises from the crowd. A ripple of ice shards push away the people. Shirou's ice.]
[The figure is a hooded man. He is cloaked but suddenly. The cloak bursts open. And then revealed is an Angel.]
[Three sets of wings arise from his back. Two from the neck that covered his head like a hood. Two from his shoulder blades that covered his body like a cloak and two from his lower back that rested like a cape. The wraith of the heavens was upon them]
Two weeks ago:
The angel is a being of radiation. His six wings flap in a pattern that can mesmerise you if you stare at it for too long. In the middle of his being is a single. Eye. The voice speaks in a stern tone.
???: You've arrived Toru Kurobe.
Shirou: What the hell are you? Did you call Toru here? What do you want?
???: Forgive me Seishirou Kori. I must discuss this with him alone.
[ The being locks his sight on Shirou. His one single eye stares at his soul and Shirou falls down. unconscious.]
[Toru's eyes regain it's lustre. He jerks up and looks around in shock.]
Toru: Shirou? Shirou! What happened? WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?
???:. Be not afraid, your friend, Seishirou Kori is simply asleep. Listen carefully. My name is Ecstase. I am a Seraph. The second circle of the heavens. I am here to save your life.
Ecstase: You are not mistaken about the Crow being behind the murder of your village. However the Crow is not a person. it is an organization. As for why they want to capture you is a mystery. Your power rests with me. The heavens deem you unfit to bear such power. But I see that your life as you know is is now over. I am here to give you what's rightfully yours. Your gift from the heavens is one that even we seraphims don't possess. "Heaven's healing". You must have noticed that all you wounds heal very quickly. This however was just a residue that is left over from the extraction. The real ode is in my hands.
[As he says this his shape changes. The eye splits open and a man emerges from within. A handsome man, pretty even. On his back are six wings. His robes are whiter than anything Toru had ever seen before. His wings then close upon him. They fold neatly into a black feathered cloak.]
He holds out a cup of what seems to be wine.
Ecstase: Your fight has only begun. The heavens are on your side.
Toru: How do I know if I can trust you.
Ecstase: Listen Toru. In a few hours The third prince Fern will march here with his army and capture you. He will frame you for the destruction of your village and sentence you to death. He is one of the Crow's members. The Magpie. You will need this. I will take Shirou to the capital and keep him safe. Believe in me. Drink this ode. It will grant you a extreme regeneration. on the day of your execution I shall protect you.
Toru: Why are you doing this?
Ecstase: It is but greed that drives me. Would you like to form a contract?