Prologue
Heaven (before god left)
Dilnovimatremiel Aliscopia was one of the least known of the angels. She was not powerful. She was not good at war or planning. Her wings were small and she only has one pair. In heaven, she had no real purpose. Nothing that made her special. Nothing but her love for the humans. For Earth and all it could bring. Even that, however, made her an object of ridicule. While she would never gain the level of control the archangel Gabriel has over her grace, she could make small adjustment. She would sit alone, gazing down at the people below, doing what she could to answer the prayers that she could when a strong yet soft voice whispered in her ear.
"Close your eyes, Aliscopia." being a good angel she did as she was told. The voice paused then continued, "do you love them, Aliscopia?" She tilted her head in confusion.
"Love who?"
"The humans. The people on earth. "
Aliscopia nodded, a small smile spreading on her face. " I do" silence.
"Do you know why I named you Dilnovimatremiel Aliscopia?"
"You did not name me."
"Turn around" she did, her eyes still closed," now open your eyes. Careful though. It will be bright." She began to open them slowly, squinting against the light. After a moment her eyes adjusted and the gazed at the man before her. Curly hair and a small beard. Loving eyes with a caring smile. He was interesting and she was compelled to trust him. Then he spoke again. "who among the angels have seem god?" Aliscopia was confused at the question. Everyone knew the answer.
"The archangels, Gabriel, Lucifer, Michel, and Raphael. Why do you ask? And who are you? I don't think I've ever seen you before?" The man laughed, a beautiful deep laugh. And it wasn't at her. It was just to laugh and she knew it.
"Oh Aliscopia. I ask to see if you knew who I am. As of a minute ago, a new name has been added to the list of those who have seen me." She gave him a blank look, not comprehending what he was telling her. He smiled and tried again. " I am your father. The Father. You've never seen me because I have not shown myself to you." Her eyes widened in understanding then she dropped to her knees, face to the floor, wings spread out behind her. He bent down and raised her from the ground, looking deep into her eyes. " You do not need to bow. You have already proven that you love me by obeying. Now I have a question for you. Would you like to live with the humans? To walk among them. To help them." his eyes twinkled.
"yes, of course! I would love to." she took a step forward at the idea. God grinned.
"I am glad to hear that. But before I send you down, there is something I need you to remember." She nodded. He continued "The time will come when you will have to do something hard, something you will not want to do but you must do it and he must never know until he is ready." her brow furrowed.
"who is "he"?"
"you will know when the time comes."
"how will I know when to do this hard thing?"
"When grace falls, go to its landing. Once there you will understand." he paused to study her. "Are you ready?"
"Yes." God smiled then waved his hand in front of her. The last thing she saw was his smiling face.
