- Prologue [Come Out] -
"Come out. Show yourself or you die." He stepped back and readjusted his grip on his sword. His red eyes widened at what he saw.
Creeping out from the shadows came a tiny figure glowing sickly gray in the dank light. Its hair billowed out in greenish waves as it stepped shakily forward. A tiny ray of light escaped the clouds, glowing off of it, making him shield his eyes with a gloved hand. Squinting, he took a step back and lowered his arm. Its shape glowed like a torch, glistening white with gold hair.
"Wh-what are you?"
With a whoosh, like that of fabric, its shell opened, dividing into two halves that unfolded into glistening, powdery feathers. They revealed a small, curved body, its arms wrapped around it and two radiant blue eyes wide and fixed on his. He fell back a step and she withdrew. Her eyes widened as her wings wrapped back around her.
"Wait." He sheathed his energy sword and extended a hand toward her. For a long moment her sapphire stare was barely visible over the feather-tipped rim of her right wing. After what could've easily topped five minutes, she took a step forward and carefully extended five slender fingers. His heart skipped a beat as her cold hand met his palm before closing his hand over hers.
She was an angel.