Chapter 6
Long ago just as the earth was beginning to be created and life was starting to form the world above was busy getting ready for their father to come and see their work. Brothers and sisters running or flying around in the air, working together to make sure nothing was out of place. But none to as happy or proud as Dumah. Dumah was one of four head angels and was given the task of guarding gates and gateway connecting the walkway from the Heavens, to earth, and Hell. The only area where both Heaven and Hell call neutral space was on Earth. But because of its infancy angels were guarding the neutral zone more from demons. The only other being able to walk the same road as Dumah was Yoake, an archangel. Yoake and Dumah never talked to each other unless they had business to discuss. In the forms of humans they would both meet each other on Earth then return to their stations until they were called to meet again.
Years later after guarding the gateway the two guardians were thrown to earth to deal with a matter from both sides. Some angels and demons on both sides were getting antsy about being locked up and have gone to earth to see what was so special about it. The humans and animals on the planet are not ready said the kings of Hell and the Father of Heaven. By breaking the word of their father and rulers a sentence has been placed on each of them and it's up to Yoake and Dumah to find and kill them.
One of the jobs of being the guards and messengers between both worlds was to also uphold the laws of each world and obey them no matter the cost.
Dumah, a young tall man with short brown hair that was swaying to the right side of his face and layered on the top with dark brown eyes and a slightly stubble goatee and beard. Wearing a black dress suit with a white dress shirt and black tie and shoes with a light cream colored trench coat covering his open suit. On his side was a belt sheath holding a long silver knife that had two prongs for the guard. Because angels have no emotions Yoake would speak with no emotion and just stare at everything using his logic to justify anything he did or said.
Yoake was different in many ways, his emotions and lack of remorse took over his persona and he loved it. An elderly man with slick back black hair and black eyes Yoake was a gentleman and was dressed up in a dark navy-blue suit and shoes, white dress shirt, purple tie and long black coat with the tail falling just to his knees. Yoake had a silver ring with a large purple stone on his left middle finger and walked with a dark brown cane that had a silver tip at the bottom and a silver sickle handle. When in battle Yoake would hold his cane behind him and the cane would extend out across his back and the sickle would triple in size.
Finding themselves on earth Dumah and Yoake looked around only to see themselves surrounded by nothing but a vast desert.
Yoake opened his arms to Dumah.
"My dear friend Yoake. It is been too long." Yoake joked.
Dumah just looked and stared at Yoake with his hands in his pockets.
Looking pretend sad Rapha placed his arms down and looked sad.
"You break my heart Yoake." Yoake said.
"If you had one I don't care." Dumah said.
Yoake laughed at Dumah's joke though Dumah still didn't understand why he was laughing.
"Let's get this down already. I'm tired of being here." Dumah said looking around.
Yoake ran over to Dumah's side and pulled his shoulder closer to him.
"Come on my friend it's earth and we have all the time we want to explore it." Yoake said looking around.
Dumah shrugged Yoake off.
"We're here to work and that's it." Dumah said.
"Yes, yes I know, find the rogue demons and angels then get back to our post." Yoake ran in front of Dumah. "But aren't you curious as to why your father made this world and treasures this more than his children or even himself."
"Never question father." Dumah said in a deep voice.
Yoake pushed Dumah way with his shoulder and moved on. Yoake just shrugged his shoulders and followed Dumah.
Miles later Dumah stopped short saying.
"One's near."
Yoake looked around but saw nothing.
In a flash Dumah disappeared out of thin air.
"Wait for me." Yoake shouted disappearing just like Dumah.
When Yoake found Dumah he was in the forest in the middle of a fight with a woman with long wavy blonde hair and a long white dress.
"You need to come with me." Dumah said.
"Never! Why must I live up there when something great is happening here?" she yelled.
"Sister if you come back with me Father may be merciful and let you live." Dumah said.
But the woman shook her head no.
The two beings clashed at each other while Yoake watched from the sidelines grinning the whole time. Dumah pushed the woman to the ground with a great force, the woman's bones made a crunching noise as she gasped for air. Dumah quickly appeared on top of the woman, straddling her and pinning her arms above her head. With his knife in his free hand he whispered that he was sorry and plunged the knife into her heart.
Backing off the woman's chest rose as her eyes and chest glowed red. The ground under her pinned her arms and legs as it dragged her down into the earth.
Dumah stepped back and watched, placing his knife back into its sheath.
As his sister was engulfed into the earth Yoake whispered to her, "Goodbye sister."
Dumah turned his attention to Yoake asking, "Are you just going to stand there and watch or are you going to go to work?"
"Just enjoying the show" Yoake said holding his hands up.
"Sad she had to go, she was very pretty." Yoake said looking at the ground were the woman died.
Dumah turned and pushed Yoake into a tree.
"Don't talk about her." Dumah applied more pressure to the arm pressed against Yoake's chest. "Ever." Dumah said in a very deep tone.
"Release me now." Yoake said lowering his head.
Dumah tilted his head up and quickly moved to the side. Yoake adjusted his suit and walked in the middle of the grove.
"Really? You really think you can hide from me." Yoake chuckled.
Looking above and around a swishing sound passed through the tree tops.
Rolling his eyes Yoake said, "Oh please don't make me go and drag you out. I rather not dirt my suit but." Yoake looked at Dumah who was standing to his left just staring at him.
"I will" Yoake said chuckling.
A shadow leaped towards Rapha, Yoake placed his cane behind his back and extended the blade and cane. In one quick movement Yoake swung the blade towards the shadow. Catching the shadow in the blade and slammed him into the ground.
"You've been a bad boy." Yoake said clicking his tongue.
The shadow turned over revealing himself to be a young man with mushroom shaped brown hair, red eyes and black on the iris.
The man hissed at Yoake looking at him then Yoake back to Rapha.
"You're helping them! How could you betray your own kind!" the man yelled.
Yoake placed the tip of his blade against the man's throat.
"No I'm doing this of the others boy. You break the rules you lose your life. No take backs no butts." Yoake said in the most serious voice Yoake has spoken in since the two have met.
"Screw you! When I get back no matter how long it takes I will crawl out of the hole and drag you down! I will make you suffer!" the man screamed out.
Yoake raised his blade into the air; the moonlight shining off the blade Yoake stared down at the boy and whispered to him.
"You can't escape death, only delay it."
In a quick motion Yoake sliced down at the man, cutting off the head then each limb until it was nothing. Dumah and Yoake watched just as the man's body disappeared into thin air into a cloud of black smoke. Yoake extended his hand and gathered all the smoke into the palm of his hand, opening his jacket up he placed the ball of smoke into his jacket. Yoake turned to Yoake fixed his jacket and walked over to him, returning his weapon back into his cane to two of them continued their journey to kill or return the creatures back to their rightful places.
For the next year the two beings tracked down their rogue brothers and sisters. At the beginning Yoake was the only one that talked while Dumah would just ignore him or end the conversation with just one word. But as time grew on Dumah started talking more and more until the two beings started having conversations between them. Though it was just work in the beginning the two talked about their experiences in each of their worlds, their masters, and what they thought of the earth.
Dumah thought it was a great planet though it still needed time to grow, his father was right in creating this. Yoake however had a different thought about it saying it was just a demonstration of his father's powers and nothing more. Rapha didn't really care for the earth like Yoake but he was ordered to find and return all demons to Hell and nothing more.
Though the two argued over simple details about their jobs and their differences in opinions of the earth the two still grew to become friends. Once all the rouge angels and demons were caught or destroyed both Dumah and Yoake had to return back to their worlds.
Yoake extended his hand towards Dumah; Dumah just stared at Yoake's hand then his face.
"A handshake my friend. A symbol of what these creatures call for friendship." Yoake said grinning.
Dumah cocked his head to side as Yoake explained a handshake. Dumah looked down and gripped Yoake's hand.
"Until our next meeting. Yoake." Dumah said.
Yoake's grin was bigger looking at Dumah.
"Yes indeed." Yoake said.
Dumah and Yoake released each other's grip and left to go back home. Yoake returned to Hell and gave Death the ruling King the demon's souls he reaped for him. Death nodded his head and took the souls away from Yoake; calling for a shadow man he gave the souls to it so they could deliver it to their master deep in the core for punishment.
Dumah returned to Heaven where he was brought in front of his father to give a very detailed recount of his year on the earth. A day of giving his report his father released him and placed him back on guard duty.
A thousand years later the friendship between the two beings was still strong. Though they don't see each other much these days they still hold their time together on the earth very close. Death after years of giving Yoake high ranking task and having them completed bestowed Yoake the title of the third king. Still a guard of the gate his task grew to being the guardian and watcher of those who returned and left along with souls that fell down to their side. Yoake was told he would have to go to earth and bring the damned and guide them to their side.
Dumah was bestowed the title of right hand man of his father. Given the task of over the progress of the earth while also being the guardian of the gates to Heaven. Now he stays on earth in his human form to watch over everything and bring souls that needed to be guided to Heaven's gates.
For years the two friends stayed together and worked on the souls that need to be brought to the other side. It wasn't until an emergency was called from both sides when the two friends would never meet in this lifetime again. Yoake when home to see Death's only child was dying from a poison from Heaven and Dumah arrived just in time to stop an attack against his father only to be poisoned himself. The days numbered and grew longer for the two friends, Yoake desperately tried to save the child of Death and to save his friend. But both sides continued to butt head with each other with no one budging on the cure. In the end Death split his child into two but Dumah was lost to the poison. His soul was brought to the well where all souls of the angels live until the day he could be reborn as a human.
Yoake could not get over his one and only friend's death and grew colder and darker. Siding with demons that saw the cruel side of the other kings. Yoake started a civil war between the two other kings, spreading his war to the earth and the heavens Yoake left no one alive. When the other kings and the father of Heaven came together to seal him away Yoake cried out his friend's name and vowed to get his revenge against those who damned him and his friend to life without each other. Yoake told them that one day he would return to take his place as one of the kings of Hell and would break the barrier between both worlds though the power they gave him.
