Prologue ver 20 (2/2)

“Yes!”

Nodding satisfied the old man finally explained

“Good, the void is where the bad people go; after dying their souls are not allowed to get in heaven and without a place to rest, they will just disappear, like a blown-off candle-light”

“What about the angels?”

“No one knows for sure, but personally i think that their souls go to keep coed his shoulders while his eyes see at the lit on fireplace, nevertheless the kid wasn’t satisfied and woke his grandpa by tugging at his clothes

“Ah sorry, just reo back to the story”

The kid nodded satisfied and perked his ears

“The seraph race

Fighting together for 50 years brought a lot of hu the battlefield together so even the coff coff”

“The what?” the innocent expression in his face revealed how pure he was so the grandpa quickly changed topic

“Nothing, forget it, anyway, froel-human couples the seraphs were born, with lush eel like power

If it were said that the demon race was considered the cursed race, then the seraph race would be the blessed”

“But now there are no ht?”

When he heard the last question in the old rief and sadness that passed unobserved

“Unfortunately you are right…”

“what happened to them?”

“that’s… a story for another night…”

Tired fro story and distracted by his memories the old man raised his nephew from the armpits and placed him down

“Now go back to your parents before they notice you were gone”

He showed a stern look further expressed by his index finger pointed upwards, after a last hug the kid scra alone the oldfrom the dawn dimmed until the only source of illumination was the fire from the fireplace

“I guess it’s time to tell him…”

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Labyrinthian

In thetata, andto his sweaty neck and face, while heavily breathing he gazed past the several people on the ground

Elpis underwent these kind of ‘training spars’ daily, reason being his father, the captain of city guards and also his boss, didn’t approve of hi his life and thus if he couldn’t prevent his son to join, he could force hi his life hell

[hunize that i’m not a child anymore!]

With a s as ed frouard unifor center to take a walk around the streets

The usually briht froolden walls and buildings, his e for anything but couldn’t find anything, anything at all, just like a fear-struck city was supposed to be

While walking he found a rather sad scene, a couple probably wife and husband dragging a ss

“Quick Marcus, the arht not be ableto run away!”

Alternatives: collide, escape their grasp

“I know! Instead of disturbingleft, you knoe’ll never be able to return, so be extra sure!”

From their conversation and appearance you could see they were fleeing the city after hearing of the last news, unable to do anything to help he just clenched his fists and walked away

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a few hours later

“Captain, private Elpis reporting for duty”

With a dry and forlobe casted shadows in the dimly lit captain’s office, round and desks, the usually neat library had various gaps because ofbooks

The captain sat behind his desk with a tired expression on his face, the radiant blonde hair seeloeakly, seeing an archangel in this state would give a shock even to the Great Kira

He waved his hand in the air and a paper sheet erupted fro to an halt in front of Elpis face, he knehat this was, an assignuards and officials had been assigned to the walls, ready to fight and die for the city, he had been assigned to the temple hall, in the middle of the city, far away from the battlefield

Elpis rage flared instantly! “What is the uards, why didn’t you assign me to the walls!”

His father, too tired to even bother giving a reply ignored his enraged son and plainly spoke

“Have you received and understood your orders? If yes you can go”

“BUT!-”

Elpis tried to protest, however it was for naught as his father spread out a double pair of wings and with a sih to fell a tree, the airwave flung the powerless Elpis flying out of the office like a broken doll

“You received your task” with this last sentence the door slammed shut by herself

“Goodbye…” After he was left in the rooht eye strea past his cheek

(special thanks to Fenicia Frost for ‘her’ valuable tips and another special thank to the ar editors and whatnot that cleaned up this chapter)