Chapter 1: First Meeting

Crack...

Crack...

Crack...

The sound of the cracking glass resounds all throughout the room.

In the middle of that certain room is a man who is standing at the cracking glass.

He looks horrified and fearful. Seeing him like this only made a certain person happy.

"Please, save me" said the man to the shadow.

At that moment, an angel appeared out of the shadows but unlike the usual white ones this one is black.

Yes, hearing the man's plea made the angel smile widely.

The angel is enjoying the terrible fate of the man. And as if adding to the angel's amusement, the glass floor cracks once again.

Panic is written all over the man's face. Wanting to play more, the angel spoke for the first time.

"What would you sacrifice?"

The cold voice of the angel brought more fear to the man but he didn't care anymore for all he wanted is to get the hell out of there.

"Anything just please save me" the man beg.

The angel slowly walk towards where the man is, making the glass floor crack even more.

The man was terrified by the angel's movement but he held still, believing that the angel shall help him.

Once the angel reach the man, he crouch down to his level and whispered the words that made the man pale as a ghost.

"I hate those people who never know the importance of their words"

With the angels words, the glass floor suddenly broke into pieces making the man shout for help until he drew his last breath.

The angel, slowly, flew towards the man and put his hand to its heart to drew his soul.

The man's soul was dull indicating that he had committed a lot of crimes.

The angel lead the man's wondering soul to a portal that leads to the underworld.

When the man's soul entered the portal, it vanished into thin air.

The angel spread his black wings and flew to the sky in search for another victim.

For hours of searching, the angel noticed a bright light in the mountains which is strangely suspicious since the bright light is coming from the heavens.

Curiosity won the best of him thus he decided to flew to where the bright light is.

Reaching the mountain top, he quietly landed a few meters away from the light.

He cautiously observe his surroundings to see if there are people who saw him but when he saw nothing, he continued his travel towards the bright light.

"...beautiful..."

"...God....love...."

"....human..."

The angel could hear a lot of whispers as he comes closer to the bright light making him more curious as to what/who could it be.

He was getting closer and closer to the light only to be bemused at what he was seeing.

There were 7 angels standing where the bright light is and to say he was surprise was an understatement for the angles that were there are not just any angels but guardian angels.

To see the 7 guardian angels at one place is truly worth bewildering about but to see them happy is something else.

The angel caught a glimpse of clothing at the hand's of St. Jhudiel, the archangel of divine mercy.

Wanting to see as to what it could be. The angel took another step towards their way only to step on a twig, catching the attention of the 7 angels.

Seeing the Angel of Death. The 6 angels, protectively, surrounded St. Jhudiel.

"What are you doing here Death?" one of the angels spoke. Who seems to be St. Sealtiel, the archangel of worship and contemplation.

"As you can see, I was deeply intrigued by a certain bright light in the sky earlier" The angel explain, as he takes another step towards the angels only to see that the one St. Jhudiel was holding is actually a baby.

The angels became stiff whenever the angel of death comes closer and it didn't help their situation because it only encourages the angel of death to do so.

"Now that you finally saw us then leave" St. Raphael was the second one to speak to the angel of death.

"Oh yes! But that's not the only one that intrigued me" The angel of death stop his tracks and pointed his pointer finger towards St. Jhudiel "I'm interested on the one whom he holds"

"NO!" St. Jhudiel hugged the baby protectively in his arms "You can't have her"

The angel's statement only made the angel of death to be more interested on the baby.

Taking another step towards the 7 angels, the angel flash an evil smirk towards them "That baby seems to be precious and I wonder why?"

One of the angels approach the angel of death to stop his tracks, which he successfully did.

"Don't come near her" St. Gabriel, the special messenger of God, was the one who stop the angel of death

"Then tell me why" The angel of Death ask, persistently.

The 7 angels were contemplating whether to tell him or not. St. Gabriel was about to open his mouth to say something but was beaten by St. Michael, the prince of heavenly hosts.

"You already know why, Death" He said the words through clenched teeth.

What St. Michael said was true. The time where he had laid eyes on the baby that's when he knew why but what he wants to know is why would they protect the baby if the reason is that her soul is untainted. The angel refused to believe that reason for he knew that there is something else that the 7 angels are hiding.

"If you think that's true then why would I ask you for further questions then?" The angel of death mock.

The 6 angels that were protecting St. Jhudiel are getting agitated by every minute but still they held back.

"If we tell you, would you leave?" St. Barachiel, the archangel of providence, the asked.

"It depends on what you shall say" The angel of Death shrugged.

"Very well, will tell you the rea--" St. Uriel, the archangel of justice, was cut off by the wailing sound of the baby.

Hearing the baby's cry, all of the angel's attention were turned towards St.Jhudiel who was trying so hard to cooed the baby but to no avail it still continued its wails.

The angel of death watched the baby with fascination for its soul is not only pure but the baby itself was beautiful. The baby has jet black hair and a fair skin and her eyes even if its close, the angel assume that it would be mesmerizing.

Enthralled by the baby, the angel of death walks forward only to make the 7 angels held their guards once again but the angel wants to be near the baby and he didn't even know why because the only explanation that he could conclude is that there is a strange pull between him and the baby.

The angel held his hand up in surrender indicating that he won't harm the baby but his actions made the 7 angels dumbfounded for they never thought that they would see the day that the angel shall do such gestures.

Deciding what they shall do, the 7 angels gave in but not without any warning that they are ready to attack once the angel of death made one wrong move.

Once the angel of death is in front of St. Jhudiel. He gave a quick nod to him to give him another assurance that he won't harm the baby and so St. Jhudiel release his hold enough for death to see the baby wholly.

The baby's cry was lessen when the angel of death touch its small hands. Thinking that the baby might be hungry, the angel of death snap his fingers only for a baby bottle with milk appear.

The angel of death gave it to baby which it happily drank to nothingness. When the baby let go of the bottle, it quickly vanish into thin air.

The 7 angels watched the scene before them with captivation. They didn't know that the angel of death could show such emotion and not just any emotion but adoration.

"What's her name?" the angel off death ask as he plays with the small fingers of the baby and once the baby grip her small hands unto the the angels of death's pointer finger, he smiled.

Once again the 7 angels became speechless with the angel of death, they truly can't believe that he just smiled not just any smile but a genuine one.

"Why don't you name her, my child" Hearing God's voice, all of their attention turned towards him.

"My Lord" the 7 angels greeted as they bow their heads while the angel of death just nodded his head without taking his eyes of the baby

"Why?" The angel of death ask.

God ushered St. Jhudiel to give the baby to him which the angel gladly oblige. Reluctantly, the angel of death let go of the baby.

When the baby were handed to God, it snuggled closer making God, lovingly, smile at the child.

"Have you seen her eyes yet?" God asked the angel of death without taking his eyes off the baby in her hands.

"If you did you'll know" he whispered the words but the angel of death still heard it.

The angel of death was about to say something when the baby opened her eyes for the first time making him stop to look at her.

One look at the those mysterious grey eyes, the angel of death already knew what God meant.

"Why?" he whispered to no one but God heart it and answered "Soon you'll know my child but right now we have to go"

God's marvelous wings spread and envelopes it around them as the 7 angels did the same

"Wait" the angel of darkness tried to stop them when they were about to fly away

"What is it my child?" God asked while they were still in mid air.

"Can I really name her?" The angel of darkness asked

"Yes" God smiled towards the angel

The angel of darkness nodded as the angels flew away. He watched them until the were already out of sight.

Left alone the angel of death stood in his place for he still could remember the baby's touch in his fingers, the way her eyes shine while looking at him and the feel of her soft jet black hair.

"Pure as her soul" the angel of death whispered to himself as an idea cam into her mind. Now he knows what to call her

"I'll see you soon....K---"