seriously into her deep, brown eyes, she felt drawn to him. She tried to resist, but like metal to a magnet, she leaned in and kissed him deeply on the lips.
When she pulled away, every nerve ending in her body felt at peace. She swooned and would have collapsed if not for Gabriel’s strong, protective arm curling behind her back to support her. She had never felt anything like this before. It was ecstasy. She knew then that she was in love with an angel. Abruptly, her life had meaning. She knew that this boy—this angel!—had something to do with her purpose in life. She wasn’t sure exactly what yet, only that she was getting closer to it.
PART II
“ Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you yeah
Standin' on your Mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life”
Bryan Adams- “Summer of ‘69”
From the album Reckless (1984)
Chapter Twenty-Three
G abriel was still in awe of the power that he had wielded through his use of the girl. After dropping her back at her dorm—via walking this time rather than flying—he returned to where he had conducted the experiment. In his mind he replayed the instant destruction that he had caused. He had never created a full beam of light before; it was always some form of an orb or a ball. Never a beam.
Not to mention the distance reached by the weapon. He ran at angel speed along the course his test had taken, mentally calculating the distance in his head. Thankfully, he had the foresight to perform the trial at the edge of a large forest; the beam had caused damage for more than two miles! With a standard light orb attack, he could only reach distances of a mere 500 feet.
The scope of the damage was also impressive. Anything in the direct path of the light had been instantly vaporized, including rocks, trees, and other vegetation. Any wildlife would have been wiped out, too. There were large craters at various points, evidence of the combustion that they had witnessed during the fireworks display.
The one . She was actually the one .
Growing up, he and his friends had often debated whether the legends they had heard were true. Their debates had started when a small angel in their group had come to them one day with a story that his father had told him. His father was a member of the Archangel Council of the Twelve, which made him a very credible source.
The tale went something like this: When the very first modern angel, Dionysus, began creating his army to fight against the demons, he had a dream. In his dream, he witnessed many battles in the Great War. The battles continued to result in a stalemate, with neither side making much progress. The angels and demons were both so strong and so powerful that they could thwart any attack from their enemy.
Dionysus also saw a vision of a meeting of the demon Elders. They talked about preventing the angels from obtaining a weapon; the one weapon that would allow the angels to defeat the demons. They spoke of the weapon being held within a human girl. The one , they called her. Dionysus knew they were telling the truth, as he could see the fear in their eyes and the determination on their faces.
When he awoke he was overjoyed. All he needed was to find the girl and force her to show him the weapon. He scouted the earth looking for the girl, and along the way learned much about the human race. Dionysus discovered that all humans had a light within them, similar to the angels, but different somehow. He named this their aura. The sizes of the auras varied widely, but most were rather weak, which was expected—they were only humans after all. He did,
When she pulled away, every nerve ending in her body felt at peace. She swooned and would have collapsed if not for Gabriel’s strong, protective arm curling behind her back to support her. She had never felt anything like this before. It was ecstasy. She knew then that she was in love with an angel. Abruptly, her life had meaning. She knew that this boy—this angel!—had something to do with her purpose in life. She wasn’t sure exactly what yet, only that she was getting closer to it.
PART II
“ Oh when I look back now
That summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah - I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complainin'
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenin's down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you yeah
Standin' on your Mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life”
Bryan Adams- “Summer of ‘69”
From the album Reckless (1984)
Chapter Twenty-Three
G abriel was still in awe of the power that he had wielded through his use of the girl. After dropping her back at her dorm—via walking this time rather than flying—he returned to where he had conducted the experiment. In his mind he replayed the instant destruction that he had caused. He had never created a full beam of light before; it was always some form of an orb or a ball. Never a beam.
Not to mention the distance reached by the weapon. He ran at angel speed along the course his test had taken, mentally calculating the distance in his head. Thankfully, he had the foresight to perform the trial at the edge of a large forest; the beam had caused damage for more than two miles! With a standard light orb attack, he could only reach distances of a mere 500 feet.
The scope of the damage was also impressive. Anything in the direct path of the light had been instantly vaporized, including rocks, trees, and other vegetation. Any wildlife would have been wiped out, too. There were large craters at various points, evidence of the combustion that they had witnessed during the fireworks display.
The one . She was actually the one .
Growing up, he and his friends had often debated whether the legends they had heard were true. Their debates had started when a small angel in their group had come to them one day with a story that his father had told him. His father was a member of the Archangel Council of the Twelve, which made him a very credible source.
The tale went something like this: When the very first modern angel, Dionysus, began creating his army to fight against the demons, he had a dream. In his dream, he witnessed many battles in the Great War. The battles continued to result in a stalemate, with neither side making much progress. The angels and demons were both so strong and so powerful that they could thwart any attack from their enemy.
Dionysus also saw a vision of a meeting of the demon Elders. They talked about preventing the angels from obtaining a weapon; the one weapon that would allow the angels to defeat the demons. They spoke of the weapon being held within a human girl. The one , they called her. Dionysus knew they were telling the truth, as he could see the fear in their eyes and the determination on their faces.
When he awoke he was overjoyed. All he needed was to find the girl and force her to show him the weapon. He scouted the earth looking for the girl, and along the way learned much about the human race. Dionysus discovered that all humans had a light within them, similar to the angels, but different somehow. He named this their aura. The sizes of the auras varied widely, but most were rather weak, which was expected—they were only humans after all. He did,
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