Part 3: Act II: The Blood Song Of Heaven
Beautiful white feathers made of some kind of platinum alloy trailed by large glassy light blue energy feathers. "This is a gift from god! An angelic power straight from the heavens!" the man proclaims. "What are these wings? heavy but perfectly balanced in weight distribution, thick but not overly layered, bright and controlled, every detail is perfectly divided.
Who would make such a masterpiece?" Akihito says, looking over his shoulders he starts touching the wings. "The texture is smooth, like glass but it feels like it's vibrating nonstop." He keeps looking at every detail of the wings. "Oh, so my host can use his brain to understand my beauty but not his rebirth into a full vampire?" a booming voice says in irritation. Akihito grabs his knife and scans the area. "Who said that!? Everyone check the area-"
"Relax young host, I am Albion. The Dragon who is trapped in these wings." Albion says "Wait, you're the country of Britain?" Akihito asks with his hands distracted with pulling at the wings. "Indeed. You live in ignorance, but your basic understanding of this world is more than 87% of humans." The voice that goes by Albion proclaims.
"So the Cardinal told the truth when he said most mythic beasts are real." "Indeed, while you are intelligent and resourceful, your skills and power are such abysmal messes of overused power. It's no wonder why you could not summon me before." Albion states "So you expect me to not think when fighting?" "No you retarded human, why would one's self tell their host to act like The Red One." Albion's voice grows louder
"Relax, I'm too tired to listen to some old British wings." Akihito grunts "Now I am going to grab a taxi for a ride to that hotel." Akihito wipes his pants off and pops his shirt a few times before exiting the magic seal. Waving for a taxi while walking down the road, noticing the wings had gone away he walks up to a taxi. "Driver, SC. Corviniana SRL, take me there." Akihito took a nap in the car after a few minutes.
"Akihito, Your body is trying to decay in the sun's rays. You should stay in while the sun is up and roam at night, like your race." Akihito sighs as rain falls on him, white feathers scattering around with the same aquamarine-colored water dripping from them.
It was the same dream he had seen for almost 6 years now, he looked up and noticed the dragon above him. White feathers cover the beast like a cape of light, and white silver metallic scales cover it like armor forged by the heavenly father himself. "What a bizarre creature, you're named after Britten making you a western dragon yet you have feathers."
"Oh? My partner is not a complete idiot, so I and the red one didn't mix up partners." Albion says with a chuckle, after pestering the boy about how he became Divine Dividing and how he longs for a battle with Draig. Akihito promises to give him the best fight known to the gods in return for his help.
Late in the hotel, Akihito was asleep talking with Albin. "And that's how I became the dragon of Poisoned Heave-" "Wake up young vampire." These words came kindly and firmly from outside the dream, Akihito jumped up, throwing a glass bottle of holy water in the air and then shooting it, quickly throwing small knives of light and steaks around the room before throwing 5 more holy water bottles on the ground. "I didn't mean to scare you, young one."
Akihito turns around to an angelic figure behind him. "Hello, my chi-" the being could not finish its words before Akihito kicked it in the jaw, pivoting his hands in the bed, and slammed the other foot in its stomach. a flash of light engulfs him. When he is able to see again chains are covering his body.
"Huh these are going to burn me if I move around too much, you're a fallen- wait no. Fallens would have just flared their power and got cocky, plus they love showing off their wings." "Yes child, I am indeed not a fallen angel. My name is Michael the archangel, and today I want to make you part of my deck." Akihito looked confused, the man was handsome by anyone's standards. Tall, lean but muscular, green eyes, blond hair, angular face. A real charmer by most women's standards.
His attire was red robes with a white alb with a gold cross, gold shoulder plates, a white sash, and the most important part, a golden halo. "Why am I getting offered this? The church has yet to show any recognition over the past 5 years, so why would an angel pick me." "Because young vampire, you contain the heavenly Longinus Divine Dividing. If you come into contact with anybody, you can divide their power in half."
"That's useful for killing off vampires, so Albion is not just here to allow me to fly?" "YOU BRAT! YOU THINK I, THE HEAVENLY VANISHING DRAGON! WOULD ONLY ALLOW MY USER THE POWER TO FLY?!" Albion yells enraged. Cough cough "I would prefer an answer before you both fight." the angel by the name of Michael states.
"Well, I am in no position to say no, Albion you choose." "Really brat?" "Just give the man an answer, I'm too tired for this." "Fine, the things I do for these useless humans. As long as my host does not die, I will allow you to help, however, if he is turned into an angel. That would break the laws of heaven, he is still an unholy vampire." "We have workarounds, Albion. Now young vampiric saint, join the brave saints and become my queen."
A burst of light comes from Michael's hand forcing Akihito to hide his face in the pillows. "AHH, MY EYES BURN!" When the light dims down a black card with a gold queen of spades design floats in Michael's hand, the dim light of pure white glows from it. "Now you must pray to god, pray that you pledge your soul and life to him." "That's all, huh? I expected. . . more?" Akihito slumps down in his bed with a sigh of relief at how simple it is to become an angel but annoyed sense he expects worse training than getting into the church.
Grabbing the card lights his hands on fire, the holy flames of heaven melt his skin. "Partner you're going to di-" "Relax, I can barely feel it," Akihito says while holding the card to his chest, blood stains the bed and his robes as the smell of burning flesh fills the air, Akihito gridded his teeth with tears running down his face. "Yep. . . I feel nothing- SHIT THIS BRUNS!" he says, breaking the facade for a second.
"Partner, you are losing too much blood. I can't heal yo-" "Shut up and let me do my thing." Akihito breathes heavily while tears fall down his face. "I pray to the lord above to bless my cursed soul, save me from my neglected sins, and rebirth me a new one. Burn my vampiric blood down to crystals and refill it with the love of the lord, my name is Akihito Giovanni Kuromiya. I will become the queen of Michael.'' With those last words, the card forced itself into Akihito's chest, the feeling of the holy light burning every fiber of his being was the least of the pain. The brunt of the damage was mental, his body was being reforged to be a perfect balance of vampire, dragon, and angel.
"IT BURNS! EVERY SINGLE- UGH GUH EHUGH!" the sound of vomiting fills the room. SPLAT! chunks of that night's dinner mixed with stomach acid and blood spills out. SPLAT! Michael reaches out to heal the boy, "Oh dear, your body can't handle this level of holy power." "SHUT UP! LET ME BRE- BREA- BLRUGHA! UGHER!" SPLAT!
After an hour of vomiting, crying, and riving in pain, Akihito's blood-covered wings rip flesh apart sprouting out Akihito's back. "Your body should not bleed when your wings come out, it could be from your vampiric blood. A genetic problem sadly bloodies you, I am terribly sorry" "Genetics? THAT WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT!? MY GENETICS RIPPING HOLES FOR MY WINGS!?"
Akihito spits out more blood, he looks at his blood-covered skin before crawling over to the window. He fumbles with the lock because of the blood on his hands but gets it open, summoning the divine dividing as an overcast to his stained angel wings. "What even am I anymore? Am I even. . . me? I can't go by Giovanni or Akihito, what should I do now?" He falls into Michael's arms from blood loss, with his eyes half open. "The boy could die, I will have to heal him in heaven." Michael thinks to himself.
Akihito wakes up in a white stone house with a window leading to a pure white sky. The words of a woman can be heard "Michael we can't allow a vampire into our ranks, he should also never be allowed in Zebel! These are the rules god put in place!" the woman seems to be in protest "It is too late, the vampire lived and I will make sure he acts in the lord's name. Now go back to the lower floors of heaven." Michael walks into the house, Akihito's eyes are blank as he stares out the window with blood leaking from his lips.
"Ah Gadreel, your awake." Akihito looks up confused, Michael sighs. "Your new name, as an angel, will be Gadreel. The others saw me carrying you in, they kept calling you the blood angel and my queen of spades. They are right about the queen of Spade's title, but calling you the blood angel is too far."
Akihito goes to speak but just spits out blood and falls into pain. "I would not attempt to speak your internal bleeding has yet to stop, try this." Michael places a blood bag in his hand, instead of acting like an animal just like any other vampire who is blood-starved. He opens the top and drinks from it. "He keeps a level of self-control even while being starved of blood, how interesting my host is."
As Albion goes to speak again the blood bag drops onto the floor. Before any form of shock kicks in, the door is flung open. "So this is the lost puppy I named? Oh, he is just a cutie patootie! How could old Michael get something like this? Jophiel would be a much better teacher." "May I remind you Gabriel, Jophiel is more strict on heaven's old rules. She also banished Adam, Eve, and Lilith out of heaven." Gabriel goes to speak, stops and sits down on the bed next to Akihito.
"He still is my little lost puppy," she says in a demanding voice, she starts to use holy magic to help Akihito heal his injuries. "Michael we need more blood," Michael sighs with his eyes closed as he shakes his head. "We don't have anymore, it was hard enough getting that blood bag- wait what are you doing?" He opens his eyes to Gabriel forcing her wrist into Akihito's mouth. "It's fine, my blood should do the trick." Michael accepts the idea and leaves after saying. "Gadreel, you have training starting tomorrow."
2 years later, The Second Gate Of Heaven.
Over the next 2 years, Akihito built a bond with Micheal. Akihito thinks of Michael as a father but believes Michael only sees him as a tool. Additionally he learned Norse and Vampiric magic, he also learned Shotokan while also learning the basics of kendo and Iaido while training. Over the years he earned 3 titles that have stuck. The first one was Bloody Angel, it came from his first day in heaven and from always coming back covered in blood since he goes straight to heaven after a mission. It made even more sense because of his vampiric powers.
Next was Black Box Angel, this one came about from an exorcist who had been granted his help on missions. They call him "Black Box Angel" because every time he gets sent to work with humans, he simply sits in a black holy silver box until they call for his help.
And lastly Heaven's Devil, The name came from angels who see Akihito fight, most get sick and stay away from him after it. Usually saying things like "he's a devil in heaven." or "That angel is a devil." They believe he is too brutal to be an angel, and even more so since he has never flickered while committing what they call heresy.
While Akihito was sleeping in his favorite gate of heaven, he put himself in a dream world with Albion, training magic, "So Albion, you said you had poison in your body right?" Akihito asks while trying to mix holy and vampiric magic.
"Indeed, I have a god-slaying venom known as Reduce. It slowly reduced all beings even their souls. There are only 3 beings that have lived it, they go as so. Red-One, Great Red, and Ouroboros Ophis." The last name piques Akihito's interest. "Ophis? That one I never heard of."
"Because it does not matter, you're also over-layering the magic." Albion says in a flat tone while Akihito fails at mixing magic. "Fail number 156. Also Albion, you're hiding something. You said that the Juggernaut drive chant was connected to dragon gods and Draige. You openly said Great Red was the dream, but you never said anything about the infinity that you oh-so envy. Could that Ophis be-" "QUITE BOY! FOCUS ON YOUR MAGIC!" Albion booms forcing Akihito awake and slamming his head into the metal box roof.
"OW! MY HEAD!" Akihito pulls the lid off to Micheal standing in front of him. "Lord Michael, is there anything you need for me?" he asked while straightening up. "Yes Gadreel, you will be helping 2 holy sword users find stolen pieces of Excalibur and moreover you will be in a devil's territory. We also noticed a dragon's aura there, so I will arm you with a gift from myself." a burst of light engulfs the area.
"Still burns to have pure light flashed in your eyes, the only reason I like this floor is because it's dark and you had to ruin its peace and silence." After the light fades, a holy sword sits in the hands of Michael.
A well-crafted and eye-pleasing European longsword with a reddish-purple handle and a golden hilt with stylized crosses at the edges of the guard, the blade is about 18 inches long and is made of silver with a hollow ground edge. "This is Ascalon, you will be using it for this mission. This sword can change forms, the other form is a spear." Michael explains.
"I see that the sword form is for normal combat but the spear form was made to kill dragons, the sword won't be of much use to me. Since I don't know about double-edged blade fighting, it's just a useless tool." Akihito grabs the sword and drops it in his steel crate, "Akihito, if that sword breaks I will personally pick your punishment." Michael says kindly but his aura spike was to get the information to stick.
"Got it, drop me into the city." Akihito says while locking himself in the black box, a magic platform appears under the box and engulfs the box. As Akihito gets transported out of heaven, Michael reaches for him with his mouth open ready to speak but pulls back. He whispers to himself, "Please don't die m-" "My Child? Did I catch Michael trying to play father?"
Michael looks over to see a short muscular man with short slicked-back gold hair and a staff in hand, he is wearing blue fish scale-like armor, steel boots, metal claw gloves, and shoulder plates of hands praying. His 12 gold wings are behind him glowing as bright as the sun. "I never knew you had such an adorable side, so this is what Gabriel was talking about when she said you are becoming more of an adult. Now I know what she means, it's cute." "Don't you have other work to be doing Raphael?" "Fine Michael, I guess I won't tell you how to be a father-" "Back over here, Raphael now."
5 minutes ago, Kanto: Kuoh city.
"You said a angel should be helping us, Irina." a blue-haired woman asks her orange-haired friend named Irina, they stand outside a church waiting. They are dressed in ragged cream white cloaks covering their ebony black short-sleeved leotard with pauldrons, they both have sets of matching fingerless gloves that extend to their biceps that share the same color as the leotard, thigh-high boots, and cross necklaces.
"Cheer up Xenovia, they will be here any mi-" As they speak a magic circle appears on the ground sending out a black box, "See Xenovia, I told you the angel would be here!" Irina cheers in a prideful tone. "You are right Irina, this is unexpected. But where is the Angel?" Xenovia looks around for a second magic circle. "Can't you tell? The angel is right in front of you! Meet the angel the archangel Michael sent to help us, Gadreel The Blood Angel!"
Irina proudly shows off the box while Xenovia looks confused and annoyed. "That's a crate, what's inside most likely will help us call the angel." Xenovia pulls on the lid of the box "Oh that kinda does make sense, here let me help you." Irina says while trying to remove the lid, after a few tugs they rip the lid off. "What in God's name?"
End of Part 3: act II: The Blood Song Of Heaven.