Angel Essence
Episode 2: My Angel

After the apparition of Lyla disappeared, Skye and Seek had returned to their home and told their guardian to look after the place as they are new residents at the academy. Skye packs a few clothes and some bare essentials into a bag, You know its been a long time since we've been on an adventure like this", Seek says as they leave the house and begin their trek through the city, "you call this an adventure?", "well, what do you call it?", "I call it destiny. I've known I was meant to be an angel for the longest time", seek looks at him oddly as he stops at a bakery to buy some bread for a light snack as the first sights of an extremely large building at the top of a hill that towers over the city and the gates at the bottom of the hill open slightly to let some students out to roam the city. Skye and Seek walk up to the gates and a few of the students giggle amongst themselves while the others look Skye up and down and Seek sticks her tongue out at them.

Skye presses a button on the intercom on a pillar attached to the gates, "STATE YOUR BUSINESS", abruptly comes through on the intercom speaker, "hi I'm the new angel for Lyla, the goddess of hope", "WHAT I CAN'T HEAR YOU, YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEAK UP", some of the kids around laugh at the spectacle of Skye being shouted at by a pillar, "I SAID IM THE NEW ANGEL FOR…", "alright alright, there's no need to shout", an old-ish looking man appears on the other side of the gates staring straight at Skye. "but you, I, uhh…. I'm the new angel for Lyla, the goddess of hope", "hmmm nice girl!!", "IM NOT A GIRL", "I didn't mean you. We've been expecting you", the old man walks to the pillar and swipes a card through a small slot and the gates slowly slide open, "just walk straight up the hill, Lyla and a faculty adviser will meet you at the entrance to the academy", "thanks!".

They begin their short hike up the hill, on their left seeing gods and angels training between the trees and on their right students sat down in a small field chatting with their deities playing over their heads, "this place looks nice", "yes it is Seek. Yes it is", he says staring up at the building up ahead of them.

Lyla is sat on a small wall next to a set of steps in front of the academy, a rather busty brown haired lady walks down the steps and stands near Lyla, Skye and Seek can be seen in the distance walking closer, "so is this your new angel Lyla?", "yeah, yes it is. He is my angel, he's everything I've prayed for and more", "he's a bit scrawny but looks agile to say the least, what's his name?", without noticing he was already stood in front of them, "my name is Skye Dawning and this ghost cat is my deity, Seek", "oh, pleasure to meet you", Lyla smiles as the lady is shocked at his hasty arrival. "this is Lyla as you no doubt already knew and my name is Chloe I will be your faculty adviser here at the academy, your new living quarters have been set up for your arrival and you have a hearing at noon where your angel and goddess status will be proclaimed to the angel essence arena. Welcome to the world of Angel Essence, before any of that we need to get both of you kitted out so I suggest you both refresh in your new dorm rooms and then we will go to the kitting rooms for your gear".
Skye's jaw drops in almost disbelief of everything and Seek looks almost as shocked but the both lighten up as Lyla laughs at their antics and Chloe smiles

Chloe leads them to their new living quarters and tells them to get acquainted whilst she prepares the kitting room, Lyla's stuff had already been moved into one of the rooms, "I've never been allowed on this side of the campus", Lyla ties to make conversation, "you seem to be a nice enough girl", "Skye what are you talking about?", "well since I'm now your angel, I hope I get to know you better. Not just us as a team, but maybe as a friend", "I haven't had many of them!!", Skye looks down and walks from Lyla's room, "through the bathroom and into his room and drops his bag and takes his cloak off and folds it placing on his new bed then looks out of the window at the grounds as seek flies into Lyla's room, "may I have a quick word?", "sure what ails you?", "I just want to congratulate you", "I don't understand!!", "with Skye, you're the first person he's ever opened up to!!", Seek and Lyla smile together as Skye walks back into Lyla's room as a knock comes from Lyla's door, Skye opens it as he's closest, Chloe is there, "you three ready?", seek nods while Skye and Lyla answer in unison, "sure", they look at each other and smile as they are lead to the kitting room by Chloe, seek is sat back on Skye's left shoulder, Skye and Lyla walk side by side passing other residents and adults in the corridors and they arrive in a room with 2 large upstanding pods and a guy at a panel tapping on a few buttons, "ok there are 2 phases to this procedure. The goddess and the angel, who wants to go first?", Lyla looks nervous whilst Skye smiles. "I will", Skye walks forwards, "ok, Seek can you please stay with Lyla and Skye you will have to remove your linx bracelets and your goggles", "I cant do that. The bracelets stay on I can remove the linx but not the bracelets , as for the goggles. don't turn the lights off", "hard terms but acceptable", Skye unfastens the plates and wires from the bracelets and places them on a small table, he then hesitates to take the goggles off and closes his eyes as he takes them off and slowly opens his glistening dark eyes adjusting to the light. Lyla, Chloe and the guy at the panel all look wide eyes at him…

To Be Continued