BASED ON ERIC KRIPKE'S "SUPERNATURAL". ALL COPYRIGHTED CHARACTERS AND STORYLINES BELONG TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS.
HERE IT IS ... THE FIGHT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
CHAPTER IX: CASTIEL VS SELAPHIEL
Everyone's heart starts pounding. Ellen brushes her hair with her hands, worried about Selaphiel's safety. The two fighters so far only stand, looking at each other, trying to mentally study themselves.
All of a sudden the archangel lifts his hand to the sky as if summoning his first attack. He then points it to Castiel and hundreds of fireballs appear, heading to strike the angel. Castiel does his best to dodge them and at one point, lifts himself in the air. After that, Selaphiel starts to shoot rays of fire from his hand, thinking that the angel can't dodge them. What Castiel does surprises the archangel. He creates some sort of force field and protects himself from the fire rays. Everyone there stand impressed on his ability to resist Selaphiel's attacks.
The archangel, loosing his patience, releases multiple fire attacks. Castiel starts flying in every direction to shuffle his enemy's strikes. He too begins to fire bursts of light which forces Selaphiel to run for cover. "Impossible" the archangel is thinking "how can his attacks bear such magnitude." The shootout continues until Castiel decides to end it. The spectators witness an explosion where he stood and believe he was hit. Selaphiel breaths relieved. Suddenly, he senses a presence behind; turning around, Castiel delivers a huge punch in his face. Ellen jumps out of her place, frightened by the blow the archangel received. Again, everyone is astounded with how Castiel handled himself.
Selaphiel, after covering his face and backing up, notices that Castiel drew blood. Although he gazes at the angel with calm, inside he is developing rage. He lunges at him, a hand to hand combat starting. They both show great fighting skills and experience, delivering good attacks and receiving as well. Castiel is more on the defensive, finding his opponent very determined. After escaping from a knee hit in his stomach and blocking one of Selaphiel's elbows, he counterattacks with a rotating punch which makes the archangel bend of pain. However, faking it, Selaphiel sends him several feet away with a well placed uppercut. This doesn't stop Castiel. He quickly returns in front of his adversary and resumes the fight. Duck after duck, punch after punch, block after block, the fight continues this way for entire minutes. Up until one point when Cas gains the upper hand, striking his opponent multiple times and knocking him down with his folded fists.
"Amazing beyond anything" Adriel exclaims while Ellen starts to shiver of worry. Noria grabs her hand, hinting her to stay strong. Selaphiel gets up, angered by Castiel's daring. He turns his eyes and wings in fire, spectacularly displaying his identity as the archangel of fire. He then points his hand to Cas, hoping to take him down with telekinesis. The angel proceeds in the same way. Raphael, being more powerful than the other spectators, senses the large amount of psychic energy that comes from the two opponents. Both Castiel's face and the archangel's show great concentration. Their telekinesis causes the ground to shake. Everyone there lift themselves in the air, to be able to withstand the pressure of the two clashing forces. The archangel feels his sweat tickling him on the forehead. Again, Castiel ends this part of the fight too, having been charging energy for a massive telekinetic attack, which makes Selaphiel drop his guard and be thrown on his back.
The others return to the ground. Ellen wants to run to Selaphiel but is quickly stopped by Noria. Realizing she must stay put until the end, she calms down and backs up. The archangel gets up looking at Castiel more impressed than angry. After they lock eyes, Selaphiel vanishes. Castiel too. Knowing well they didn't left and that they're moving very fast, everyone tries to determine their exact locations. Only Raphael can see them. Once in a while, the two stop, making themselves visible for a fraction of a second. At one point, they cease their speed fight to rest. The archangel is gasping really loud, exhausted by this part of their fight. Castiel on the other hand releases only small breaths, as if he never made any effort at all.
Realizing that he is dealing with a formidable opponent and not just a mere angel, Selaphiel figures that the only way he can end and win this fight is by injuring him. He draws out his blade, lunging at Castiel with full force. Cas tries his best to dodge the archangel's attacks but ultimately gets cut on his arm. He knows that the time has come to end the fight. He reaches the inside of his coat and majestically pulls out his new blade: a katana. Everyone, including Selaphiel, is mesmerized by its beauty. Cas lifts it over his head and slowly draws the sword from its sheath which makes an irritating sound that bothers everyone except him. Before reaching the edge of the sword, Cas quickly inserts it back. The sound caused by the sheath hitting the oval cap causes great pain both to his opponent and to the other spectators. Selaphiel drops to the ground, covering his ears and yelling of agony. "Amazing beyond anything, aaaa!" Adriel repeats himself while screaming of pain
When everyone recovers, Selaphiel gets up, gripping his knife tighter. Both he and his adversary prepare for a decisive blade clash. Looking into each others eyes, they know this is the end. Ellen cuddles deeper into Noria, frightened by the last part of the fight. Adriel and Raphael display heavy curiosity.
The fighters start to run, heading for the opponent with the last bits of strength they have left. They intertwine, action marked by the sound of steel hitting steel, quickly stopping after. In a split of a second, Castiel pulled his katana out, struck, and placed it back into its sheath. Everyone stops breathing, awaiting the result. Selaphiel notices that the upper half of his knife falls on the ground. His blade has been torn apart. He remains motionless and shocked, staring at his weapon. Castiel puts his katana back into his coat and addresses the others:
"I only want to be your general because I think you would hugely benefit from the things I learned among the humans. Father was right. They are better in so many ways. If we can adopt their positive ways and look past their flaws, we can … we will be better. This I promise you!"
After Castiel finishes his speech, Ellen runs to Selaphiel, embracing him with all her love, happy that he came out of the battle safe and sound. On the other hand, the archangel keeps staring at his destroyed knife. He can't believe how fast, how strong Cas was. Besides the feeling of being defeated, another thing is triggered in his mind: admiration. By winning the fight, the angel has managed to win his respect. The archangel will go along with anything he has to say.
"Ladies and gentlemen" Adriel addresses the crowd from the balcony with an overjoyed tone "I give you, our new general: CASTIEL!" The crowd starts chanting his name. Everyone heard that he defeated Selaphiel in combat and knew what he did for the angels down on Earth. That is the reason why he is praised now by thousands of celestials. Raphael and his brother approach him and place their arms on his shoulders, suggesting that he will have all their support no matter what.
Now that the Heavenly Host finally has a general, all communications are back up. The telephone lines work again. All the angles on earth and heaven can be sensed and everyone's powers start to recharge at 100 %. Everything is back to normal while Castiel, as Dean putted the last time they saw each other, is the new sheriff.
While heading to his office, situated on the last floor of the building, Castiel receives two visits. The first one is Ellen's. After what he proved fighting with Selaphiel, she is impressed and gracious that he didn't hurt him.
"I'm sorry if I sounded harsh a while ago but … I guess with all the confusion I didn't know what to believe. Will you forgive me for my disbelief?"
Cas finds himself saying yes automatically. She then hugs him in reward and kisses him on the cheek. When they say goodbye, he fumbles with words and misspells everything he says: "See you … latour … later … Helen, I mean Ellen." She laughs at her new superior's stammering and leaves him on his way.
The second visit is from Selaphiel, who joins him in the elevator. Castiel is unsure what to say. Luckily, the archangel speaks first.
"So congratulations!"
"Thank you!"
"If you need something, anything at all, I'm at your full disposal!"
"You are?" Cas asks surprised.
"Yeah. I figured if you had it in you to beat the crap out of me and spare Orion's life, you're more suited than everyone else to sit in Michael's chair."
Selaphiel gets off at Adriel's floor, wishing Castiel good luck with his new position. As the doors close, the angel is glad that he managed to win everyone's trust. Next stop, the general's office…
