[The Beginning of Change: III]
"Rrrrggh..." Child Issei groaned lightly as he slowly wiped his eyes. His arms felt really dull and so did the rest of his body after he regained his sense of feeling, though rather slowly.
"Wha...?" The last thing Issei remember was... It took a moment to regain his memories. The last thing he remembered was the trees that surrounded Gabriel as her face was twisted in 'fear' and the blackness he couldn't see anything in.
However, he felt himself grow sad at remembering Gabriel's face. While he knew it was fear, he knew it was fear for him. Rather it was fear of what was happening to him. That was the only thing he could wrap his mind around. While he knew it was a variation of fear, he knew it wasn't technically "fear." It was some emotion he knew he hasn't learned yet.
However, that realization didn't help that he had caused the saddening emotion, somehow, in a way.
Or the fact that he can't remember ever coming to the divine place he currently resided in.
He slowly began to realize his surrounds and it made he think he was dreaming. He was literally surrounded by clouds, yet they did not give way to everything atop them, he himself above added to that fact. Within the cloud room, there were no objects but the really soft bed he was on. It felt as if he were literally surrounded by clouds as if his bed swallowed everything but his head. It was bright, like the sun-in-the-sky bright, yet that fact did not bother him. No rather, he felt empowered by the light. And even without any source of light sources that he knew of, the place lit where even all shades of darkness was chased out, eternally.
"Muuu~" That noise... He felt weird from the sound, he couldn't understand why though. He tried to shift but he was snugly trapped in something warm.
If that noise was there, that meant there had to be a person! "Umm..." He hesitantly started, tensely "Is someone there?"
"...Mmmm~" Something behind him shifted. So perhaps it wasn't just the heavenly bed that was making him feel so great. "Morning, Michael..." The rather familiar voice stopped suddenly and he was nearly shook off the bed. He heard the person gasp sharply before warm wetness hit his skin. "Ise! Issei! You're finally awake!" He blinked multiple times after he remembered the voice.
"...G-Gabriel-chan?"Issei held himself up by his childlike arms. He looked at the blanket-clad woman before him. She was crying, but with a smile.
It made his vision blur as he felt a burning sensation coming from his eyes. His nose was flooded by sudden heat and it led him to trying to wipe at his nose, fearing something would fall out. However, all was in vain. Yet it didn't deter him from trying anyway for he wasn't acting but feeling and allowed his body to do whatever in his steed.
Nonetheless, the realization of her being next to him in this 'heavenly' world made him think of the worst. "...A-Are we in H-Heaven?" Even after the the being had told him she would be fine.
She smiled, but he wasn't sure if in sadness or happiness as every image he saw was blurred. "Yes, we are."
I'm dead. ...I-I... I died. ...This is the "heaven," Iri-chan always talked about... Okaa-san, Otou-san, I hope you won't be mad at me... I'll be waiting for you here... Iri-chan... I hope you'll forget me. Issei smiled sadly because he understood that she would never ever forget him. At least, I'll see you here, you did say you would come here after all...
Issei paused to barely see the sniffing yet beautiful woman wipe her tears and smile his direction.
But... G-Gabriel-chan is here... That's n-not f-fair... not fair...
"It's not fair..." He couldn't see his surroundings anymore. His tears burned trails down his cheeks and made holes in the clouds that would close moments after only to open again from more tears. "...I-It's, Ugh!" he hiccupped and hated the noise but didn't dwell on it for it was matterless in the form of holy death. "I-It's not f-fair..." Issei kept wiping at his eyes, trying his hardest to stop the useless trail of salt water.
Issei suddenly was pulled into an embrace. He looked up, trying his damn hardest to see her face with his forever flow of warm tears. He couldn't see it, but he knew Gabriel didn't want to die either. He couldn't help but to feel for her, along with the people mourning his death or for the people who has died.
Okaa-san, Otou-san will be sad...
"It's okay, Issei. Really it is." She pulled his head deeper into the soft objects that threaten to swallow his head. When he began speaking, it made Gabriel realize he was mourning the fact that he 'died.' She too would have mourned over his death even with the small moments, when compared to her lifespan, of gentle vitality she genuinely had with him. "I-I apologize for not understanding your matter of words. I really do." A hand went through his hair. That action, she unintentionally copied from his mother, managed to calm him into a sniffling mess. "We're not dead... You asked if me if I was an angel, remember?" He nodded as his heartbeat, chest quaking, and breathing began slowing and stabilizing. "Well guess what?" She paused and knew Issei wasn't going to response and yet paused anyway.
"I'm your guardian angel."
A vibration from her bosom meant Issei was saying something. She lifted him slowly from her. "*Sniff* You're really an a-angel? L-Like Iri-chan said?"
She smiled brightly. "Yea, I've always have been."
"Angel" was the last word Issei said before he succumbed to some sort of stress he never felt.
She held him, as she lured him deeper into his gentle yet sudden sleep. Her mind took her to Issei's previous words. "I don't think it's fair that I take you from your parents or your beloved friend."
"However I don't think it's fair that I took most of your humanity away." Gabriel placed him onto the bed as she too laid down. However this time she had him facing her. She stared longingly at his face. She felt rather weird but she just ignored the notion and pushed it into the depths of her mind. She slowly and hesitantly brushed away hair from his face with slender fingers. After, she wiped away his tears with a gentle flick of a thumb.
She gently forced her holy aura into Issei. In turn, a golden halo appeared from over his head and two pair of pure white wings sprouted from his back.
"Father, was this your plan of peace?" Was it your plan to give us your power? To bring the beginnings of stable peace? She was her father's messenger after all. She only had one mission: to fulfill her father's will. That will was forever peace for all races. She smiled as she related that her father's view of things that also corresponded with Issei's. They both saw two sides of a matter (she saw as she watched from Heaven before meeting him on accident). However, how impossible the notion of eternal peace didn't matter. It only matter that the boy before her would definitely help bring the-that peace. And with her by his side.
That boy was her father's reciever, her [Joker], and more importantly, her first true friend. That boy was the First Reincarnated Angel in centuries, the fastest awakened Sekiryuutei.
That boy's name was Hyoudou Issei.
He would bring her wish to life, even if that wish was lost even on her.
|:[ I wish to stay by you ]:|
Vorpal: Yo...
I'm not sure if I want to take leave or not...
I... half-assed this chapter, to be honest. My writing style became all weird and foreign, kind of threw me off... So, uh, sorry?
However, thank 'Haze' for this short chapter, anyway. That annoying, relentless and idiotic person... I don't hate her, for some reason... that "barbaric girl." lol
This story got a lot of favorites and follows rather quickly... Thank you for all the silent supporters, lol
Gabriel:
Appearance:
Eyes: Radiant & Innocent Blue Eyes
Skin: Pale complexion like any other Angel
Hair: Blond Hair that reaches her lower thighs and curl into two twin hearts at the end (1).
Wings: Six pairs of pure white wings/(Battle-Attire) with a silver plating of the top edge
Body: Taller than an average college student with large breast
Clothes: Usually wears a pale dress with pink or blue flower designs or (Battle-Attire) an armoric priestess robe.
Background: "God's Left Hand/Messenger of God"/"Strongest Women in Heaven/Most Beautiful Woman in Heaven"/*"The Lover(2/3)"*
Considered as the strongest female Angel among all the rest angels and the Nine Seraph, likes to help, usually causing more "trouble" than wanted, to trust/talk to people, and to makes peace.
As God's "project," she was supposed to remain his messenger until she grew of strength and take his "crown." However, instead, at his last breath, he saw the "strength" of the devils, and changed his ways. Gabriel was then to bring peace with his future "receiver."
Inventory/Skills: (2)
The Radiance of God's Left Hand: As her father's left "hand," she has a power that directly comes from her Father, making her on par to Michael. Also, allows for a better affinity with the "Horn"
Powers of Light: Angel's most basic magic, allowing them to conduct light into the desired object, clothes included, and to fly [Enhanced xSeraph xAgent]
Affinity: She is the most likable/known throughout her kind, humans, and most other beings. [Enhanced xLeftHand]
Mother's Persona: An enchantment that allows her to project a motherly aura that can override many "things." [Enhanced xAffinity]
King: An enchantment that allows for 100% perception of her "cards"/allows for sharing/combining of strength among her "cards" [Enhanced xAffinity xLeftHand]
Blade of Light: A blade forged from God's purest rays, thus a "true" holy weapon. Its color depends on its "state." [Enhanced xLight xLeftHand]
Lover's Enchantment: An enchantment that makes her more "likable"/as the "project," it makes her more "humane." [Enhanced xAffinity xLeftHand] (3)
God's Agent (A.G.E.N.T = A.N.G.E.L): An enchantment that allows her to gather strength to fight the "serpent([s] - DxD-verse)" and protect "paradise" and the "Cherubim"/Allows her to perceive her Father's thoughts, even if he's dead. [Enhanced xLeftHand xAffinity]
Gabriel's Horn: Resurrecting device when her Father was once living. Its other meaning is unknown. (Replaced by the Brave Saints Cards) [Enhanced xLeftHand xEden xParadise]
Seed of Eden: Entrusted by her Father, she holds what "shall bring Heaven & Earth back to Glory." (All-Father's words) However, it's unknown what it actually does. [Enhanced xLeftHand xAgent xHorn xPeace]
(1) = seemed cute, I guess? I saw in on a picture somewhere, don't remember. So the idea belongs to that person, whoever that is
(2) = My twist of (Wikipedia, lol) religion
(3) = She loves all. However, to love "one" more than the growing "all"... that is for her to decide ...Hue hue. And, no, it's not all sex.
Fun, eh?
A lot of it was things I wanted to test.
I don't like to describe people... It's awkward/weird for me...
Not sure what to say so, uh...
Till next time, ne?
"Have a Nice Day."
-Vorpal
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