New York (July 2019) Haneul was gaping at her and the Tina enjoyed the sight too much, before she realized why he was probably staring up at her, frozen on the ground. "Shoot. I'm so sorry. Did I hit you with that, too? I swear, I don't know what I'm doing." Tina apologized profusely. Hearing Haneul's summons, she hit the ground running just as Addai had taught her, but she felt her magic spread in places that she didn't want it to. And it wasn't just Haneul, some of the angels had also sank into the ground. "Christina, just pull back. Like I taught you." she heard Addai's voice beside her, but when she turned, he wasn't there. Damn it. Where the hell was he when she needed him? "Tina?" she heard Haneul's disoriented mumble. Breathless, Tina closed her eyes to focus. She tightened her grip on the coldness that seem to erupt from her pores. The tension in her body tripled as she retracted it from touching the angels in the field, but she must have slipped a bit as a body pushed
New York (July 2019) Minho saw Monique grab Tina from a distance, and cursed as the Mirrors disappear to God-knows-where. Damn Haneul. He promised to give Minho a warning before he released Addai and Tina from the necklace. Minho could have rushed over to them, then, and made sure she was okay. Instead, he could only hope that whatever instruction Addai had given Tina was enough for her to beat the Princess of Envy. Speaking of Haneul's twin flame, Minho looked up. The sky had parted earlier when Addai ascended, which surprised Minho. When angelic souls were trapped, they usually have the capacity to form vessels right on the spot. But Addai didn't. Worse, Minho sensed something strange from the mysterious man's energy signature. As if she had heard his thoughts, Amara's voice said beside him, "Minho? Did somebody just ascend? A human--no, an angel? What was that?" "Amara, you startled me," Minho said, but he didn't seem startled at all. He just wanted to say something to avoid t
New York (July 2019) The thing about battles was that tracking somebody in the middle of it was tricky. The carnage pretty much made everybody's energy signature indistinguishable from each other. Alice had to take so much time looking for Veronica. Naturally, by then, her anger towards her sister had turned to concern and worry. While unconscious, LJ muttered something about Geronimo, and Alice feared what that might mean. This is not to mention what she suspected her sister was going through at the moment. "You're so stupid, Alice," she mumbled to herself, as she weaved through the chaos, dodging attacks. She couldn't be stuck in a fight before finding Veronica, or it might be too late. Besides, Tina's legions and the Mirror Division were mopping up what's left of Monique's forces. Alice's main priority now was to find Veronica. She had to stop her from doing something reckless, and get some answers to her questions. As if summoned by her thoughts, Alice saw Veronica with Gero
New York (July 2019) "The last of them have retreated. The field is clear and the wards are down, now too. W" A man entered the room silently, Alice barely noticed. He looked worse for wear, but there was a small smile on his face. "You're Stefano, right? The head of the New York werewolf clan. I can't thank you enough for helping us." Alice said, pausing in her efforts to examine Veronica's unconscious form. Stefano inclined his head, "I did it for my people. I have no interest in your battles. But if I might say, it seems like you have very little concern for your comrades. Leading them into battle like that to save your own skin. Don't you think that was too much?" Alice opened her mouth to answer, but no sound came out. He was right, of course. She was scared. When she regained Liv and the others, she became so desperate for escape. But to be fair, she didn't expect Asmodeus to arrive and make a mess of things. "Haneul and the others. What of them?" Alice could only ask.
New York (July 2019) Haneul was worried sick about Tina, but he had to face Akira and the Mirror Divison, as well as the consequences of his action. He was worried about LJ, too, who was wounded in the battle. This is not to mention the souls that they lost because of the battle. It was not surprising that Akira was at his limits when it comes to his frustration about the whole thing. Getting a verbal beating from his superiors probably shouldn't happen in the dining room of the New York werewolf clan, and he could tell his fellow angels were uneasy about it too, but Akira was on a roll. "I was willing to hear you out and try to understand your actions, Haneul. But escaping from your imprisonment, your chance to answer for your crimes, hiding the existence of your twin flame, and now, endangering several of your comrades in order to fight a battle that could have been avoided. It's like I don't even know you anymore." Akira was saying calmly, but his anger and disappointment were
New York (July 2019) Haneul knew angels weren't supposed to mourn, as they were beings that knew full well how the universe worked. For them, it wasn't a permanent goodbye as the departed soul merely merges with the Macroverse, to be awakened again when the Court of Angels deemed it so after a thousand years or so. And even if Haneul, who was once dubbed by LJ as 'the most angelic of all angels', did mourn, it wouldn't be for her. Mikazuki. Everyone around her had been suspicious of her activities as a messenger angel who had questionable ties with the demonworld before she joined their squad in the Mirror division. But at the news of her death, Haneul couldn't help but feel grief. Amara was right, after all. His actions led to her demise. "Monique. That horrible, envious bitch. She captured her when we raided Poseidon's lair to save Javi. I thought she'd be safe, Monique and her seemed to have some sort of understanding. I thought I'd have time to arrange something with Monique, t
The 6th Dimension (The Demon Thrones)Appearance-wise, she looked nothing less and nothing more than Tina. Spending her time with Veronica and Alice, Tina had gotten used to it. Gotten used to seeing other people wear her face. But seeing Lilith was different. She was the original, and her essence screamed of blood and agony. Tina felt like vomiting from all the bitterness that her presence drew from her. It didn't help that Monique and Asmodeus were by Lilith's side, looking very much like kids who had sought help from a bully bigger than them because they couldn't intimidate their intended victim. "Lilith," Lucifer said, his voice tight, "I didn't know you had awakened." Subtly, he tried to move Tina behind him, possibly trying to get Lilith's attention away from her. But the archdemoness wasn't paying him any mind, her eyes narrowed towards her daughter, displeased. "Christina. What are you doing, just standing there? Come to Mother, dear." Lilith's voice was soft, almost etherea
New York (July 2019)His injury was more severe than it looked, so he was left behind. His squad has gone to Hell without him to rescue Tina while Alice took off somewhere LJ didn't know, muttering about a chance to reverse something. He figured it had something to do with Veronica, but he could not be certain. LJ couldn't even bring himself to think what it would mean to him if Alice could somehow find a way to stop Veronica from becoming human, or if she'd failed. As if stirred by his presence, Veronica awoke from her slumber, her lashes fluttering weakly as she opened her eyes, "Latte?" she whispered. She looked slack, so unlike the woman who almost sucked out his soul the first time they met, and every bit the girl who had clung to him when they were in Hell. "Your head...are you alright?" she tried weakly to touch his bandaged head with her right hand, but it didn't quite reach. LJ gave her a small smile, "I believe you already asked me that." he told her gently, catching her h