Pit slowly opened his eyes. His whole body hurt. Now he remembered. He was beaten up by Jack and he almost died. He sat up and saw his arms: the bandages were soaked with blood. Kite, who lay next to him, felt his movement and awoke immediately. She hugged Pit.

'I thought you would die,' said she and Pit was surprised of the embracing.

'Yeah, I thought that either.' He stroke her hair. 'At the moment I almost died, I realized how much I would miss you.'

'I thought I would lose you. If there is one person I don't wanna lose, then it's you.' Pit looked in Kite's eyes. They were sparkly and beautiful. His heart beat faster and suddenly he realized: it was love what he felt. All those times when he felt that strange shock through his stomach, or that embarrassing feeling when he helped her with archery. And their "fake" kiss reinforced that feeling what he now could classify as love. He decided to flout the Angel Code of Love and kissed Kite on her lips.

'I love you Kite,' said he. Kite was surprised of his action, but kissed him back. It was so pure and real. Pit felt like he had beat hundred underworld armies. He saw fireworks making the most beautiful colours in his mind. Suddenly, the door went open and the angels broke the kiss in shock.

'Oh, sorry to bother your...moment,' said Felix, who stood in the doorway. Pit shrugged.

'It's nothing,' said he as nonchalant as possible. 'But what are you doing here?' Felix quietly shut the door and walked in.

'Jack don't know I'm here. First, I'm gonna change your bandages. And second, Henry had a plan to help you.' He pulled a roll bandage out of his pocket and removed the old soaked ones. Felix enwrapped the new bandages around the gruesome wounds. He accidentally touched Pit's sore arm. A caustic pain through his arm made Pit make a pained moan.

'Sorry for that. It seems like Jack have slashed like crazy! Personally, I think he has gone too far. I know the law says nothing about angels, but you still are children, and child maltreatment is prohibited. I think this whole project is a crime; stupefaction, kidnapping, maltreatment, attempted coercion breeding, privacy violation and attempted murder. Now I'm saying that, do you think I'm a criminal as well?'

'You and Henry aren't criminals. You kept us alive, although I didn't like that wing clipping,' said Kite and Pit nodded. Somebody knocked on the door.

'Felix, I've got it,' whispered Henry through the door and Felix opened it. The scientist carried a bag and put it in front of the angels.

'We are going to help you,' said Henry and beckoned to the bag, as sign to Pit to open it. Pit grabbled in the bag. He felt something very familiar and pulled out his laurel crown. He looked at the scientists with a uncomprehending look.

'My laurel crown, but how?' asked he.

'Taken from Jack when he didn't look. It's impossible to set you free, but maybe your goddess can help.'

'The address is 3 Newton Ave, New York,' added Felix. Pit placed the wreath of golden leaves on his head.

'Lady Palutena?' asked Pit. He waited strained for an answer.

'Pit! Are you ok? Where are you? Is Kite with you? What's happened?' Palutena fired a bunch of questions and Pit felt relief.

'Lady Palutena! It's a long story, but I'm stuck here. Kite is with me and I'm at 3 Newton Ave, New York. You are in danger; Jack Harrison knows about you and created an angel.'

'This is a very serious situation. Carry on, I will try to get you out of there! I have to go now, see you very soon!'

'Wait lady Palutena, where do you go?' said Pit. No answer anymore. Palutena will try to free him and Kite.

'And?' asked Kite.

'She will try to set us free, but she had to go.'

'Wow, that was very interesting how you communicate,' said Felix.

'Mister Highland, mister Farmer, where are you?' said Jack from afar. The scientists jumped up and walked out the room.

'Just carry on,' heard Pit from Henry.

'We are back in Angel Land soon,' said Pit and smiled.

'Finally after all that days here,' smiled Kite back.

'Kite? Do you know what I was wondering for a while?' asked Pit.

'No, tell me?'

'Are you really a late fledgling?'

'I admit, no. Hades created me after the failure of "the mirror angel". I was a fast and skilled and forced to be a killer. I was meant to be Hades' hunting bird. He once said "That stupid little pitgeon of an angel thwarts my plans. Oh my, pun alert. Now it's time to release the hawk, like a falconer who combats pigeon nuisance."'

'Yes, that's typical Hades,' said Pit. Kite closed her eyes.

'Murdering does something horrible with you.'

Kite flied through the air. Her red eyes flashed from left to right. Hades had released her for angel hunt. Her prey: Palutena's army. Her wings were jet-black, so was her hair and toga. She was equipped with Raptor Claws. Her eye caught a white-winged being under her. Kite immediately came in action and dived in the angel's direction. She caught his wings. The angel was surprised by the sudden demon attack. She knew how to work. First, she disarmed the angel, before she could get hit by the Angel Bow. Angels were nothing without weapons. Kite took him down to the deep depths of Hades' realm. The angel lay on his back and couldn't escape from Kite's grasp.

'Well done Kite,' said Hades, who appeared behind her. 'You become better, now you caught an epsilon.'

'The Blackhawk,' whispered the angel in fear.

'Finish him,' commanded Hades. Kite used her Raptor Claws and ripped skilfully his wings of. Not in one fast slash, but in slow careful scrapes. The angel screeched in pain. It took at least five minutes before the angel died a slow gruesome death.

Kite shocked out of her thoughts by an opening door.

'I hope I don't disturb you, but we have an interview,' said Jack through the door.

'Not another interview,' nagged Pit.

'Yes you have. Come in miss Virginia Lightowl.' The door went open again and a tall woman walked in. The angels' eyes became wide and gasped at the same time. There was no doubt: it was Palutena.

By the way: this story take place more than thousand human years after Uprising, or three angel years. In that time: Viridi got an angel and the humans stopped believing in the Greek gods (Uprising took place in the late antiquity).