❌ - corpse bride

“ If I would believe a creature like you? Why, I wouldn't know what to think, but I'd still take your word of course if it was found out to be true. I've forgotten who or what you are. ”

“ Hopefully, you aren't fibbing. ”

Gabriel himself allowed a smile as he shook her hand before allowing his slender digits to retreat like silk through a weak grasp.

"I will call upon you at times that are at my discretion, you will respond. You will come. However, in this very moment, I will give you your first task. You are to observe this individual."

As the words left his lips, Sasha would have a strong mental image appear before her, that of a young child with sandy coloured hair and large, almond shaped eyes.

"You will take action to prevent any harm from coming to them. If you fail, I will know, and there will be consequences. Your mind will guide you to their location at all times. This is a temporary assignment, you will be contacted upon completion."

She had it comin,' She had it comin'.

She nodded at the words being spilled from the ‘ angels ’ mouth with what would be called: ‘ starry eyes. ’ Sasha felt the image of the child being etched in her mind, not being able to forget a thing about it. Not even the smallest details like dotted freckles spread across the child's face.

“ What an adorable child.. will I just be a presence beside the child or visible in front of the almond shaped eyes?

She only had herself to blame

The recidivist felt herself being pulled to the destination of the child as she heard more words form of what she could hear. She gulped at the word; ‘ consequences, ’ Sasha has heard this word before, somewhere.. PURE

If you'd have been there, If you'd have heard it..

She felt her wings lift up from her hands as she kicked herself into flight mode, it hasn't been long that she had used her wings but would she truly have to? Yes and No, she doesn't know how to enter the living world since she last left it.

“ ..Πέρασε καιρός, αντίο για τώρα Γκάμπριελ. ”

Oh yea, she spoke Greek; she didn't know if the figure could understand her words though, cat got your tongue?

I betcha you would have done the SAME!

“ If I would believe a creature like you? Why, I wouldn't know what to think, but I'd still take your word of course if it was found out to be true. I've forgotten who or what you are. ”

“ Hopefully, you aren't fibbing. ”

He replied, a slow nod.

"You will be restored, wholly and fully. The power I possess is far beyond what it seems. So. Will you take my offer?"

Placing the seashell in his other hand, he then returned his outstretched position, awaiting the handshake that would seal Sasha's fate, for better or for worse.

“ Deal.”

She responded while placing her clawed hand into the figures, her nails could scratch if you weren't careful. Sasha initiated the handshake that would change things forever. There's no going back now.

If Sasha said she wasn't nervous, that wouldn't be true.

“ If I would believe a creature like you? Why, I wouldn't know what to think, but I'd still take your word of course if it was found out to be true. I've forgotten who or what you are. ”

“ Hopefully, you aren't fibbing. ”

But for Gabriel, that is all he needs. A promise that can never truly be fulfilled, a kind word, those are the first steps to a loyal follower.

"You wish to go home? Perhaps your situation is not as dire as you think. You may know my name, little bird, but you do not know my nature, or the extent of my power. I can bring you home, back into the fold, so to say. Would you like that? Your dreams will not be in vain."

A smile that is saccharine, an effort to bring a gentleness to his eyes, and, finally, an outstretched hand.

"Follow me, and I will bring you home, you need only trust me. Do you trust me?"

The woman looked at his now outstretched hand and nervously moved her hand to take it, but when it was almost there; she quickly retracted it back, now resting at her side.

Sasha pulled out a small seashell, that she had collected in her earlier days and placed it in the figure's hand, curling up his fingers to cover it.

“ I want to trust you, but I need to ask you one last

thing G̸̨̨̡̨̺͙̖̼̫̯̼̜̮̜̭̪̪̰̺͍̦̣̱̱͇̼͙̻̪͆̾͗̉̿͜͠ab̷̨̨̖͓̫͍̳̝͈̪̮͖̻̞̮̦͚͕͈͍̠̞͓͈̝̺̣̠̜͉̪͙̀̾̑̓͌̿̎̓͒̉́͛̕̕͠rial, before I take your offer. ”

She looked up with a genuine smile, rows of sharpened teeth exposed.

"Ask your question, Sasha. I will surely answer."

He replied, bringing his hand back slowly to unfurl and inspect the seashell, though his gaze quickly returned to the person before him, his expression untraceable.

“ ..Will my appearance return to how it previously was? ”

She asked in a whispery tone and picked up one of her wings that was swept down on the floor, black as the night sky. She picked up her broken-down halo and crushed it to fine dust with her claws, her dress wasn't any better looking; it was dirty and some parts were ripped.

“ I wasn't left in the best condition when they chained me down here, a barrier. ”

She chortled to herself.

“ If I would believe a creature like you? Why, I wouldn't know what to think, but I'd still take your word of course if it was found out to be true. I've forgotten who or what you are. ”

“ Hopefully, you aren't fibbing. ”

But for Gabriel, that is all he needs. A promise that can never truly be fulfilled, a kind word, those are the first steps to a loyal follower.

"You wish to go home? Perhaps your situation is not as dire as you think. You may know my name, little bird, but you do not know my nature, or the extent of my power. I can bring you home, back into the fold, so to say. Would you like that? Your dreams will not be in vain."

A smile that is saccharine, an effort to bring a gentleness to his eyes, and, finally, an outstretched hand.

"Follow me, and I will bring you home, you need only trust me. Do you trust me?"

The woman looked at his now outstretched hand and nervously moved her hand to take it, but when it was almost there; she quickly retracted it back, now resting at her side.

Sasha pulled out a small seashell, that she had collected in her earlier days and placed it in the figure's hand, curling up his fingers to cover it.

“ I want to trust you, but I need to ask you one last

thing G̸̨̨̡̨̺͙̖̼̫̯̼̜̮̜̭̪̪̰̺͍̦̣̱̱͇̼͙̻̪͆̾͗̉̿͜͠ab̷̨̨̖͓̫͍̳̝͈̪̮͖̻̞̮̦͚͕͈͍̠̞͓͈̝̺̣̠̜͉̪͙̀̾̑̓͌̿̎̓͒̉́͛̕̕͠rial, before I take your offer. ”

She looked up with a genuine smile, rows of sharpened teeth exposed.

“ If I would believe a creature like you? Why, I wouldn't know what to think, but I'd still take your word of course if it was found out to be true. I've forgotten who or what you are. ”

“ Hopefully, you aren't fibbing. ”

"But. You will find my word to be true, I have such wonderful plans for your kind, it will be a cause for great rejoicing. You must be patient, however, all in due time."

“ wonder what you have planned for us fallen kind, we are everything but holy after all. Not anymore. Maybe we will have a grand celebration with your plan after all. I must say that I am not very.. patient. ”

“ Oh how I miss the heavenly clouds. ”

"Would you care to share the name of this messenger? Perhaps we have somebody in common."

A small increase in his smile.

"My plans will unfold in due time, they must not be rushed, you little ones have such timid minds. I would hate to cause pandemonium. Yet."

{Odd. This one is not as simple to read as the others.}

Her almost featherless, black wings drooped down ever so slightly; now the tips laying on the ground. Sasha's eyes looked around nervously and more blood fell off of her chin, how normal.

“ I wish to go home sir, I miss my friends and family. Even if they abandoned me, I wonder what they'd think of me now in this state.. would they even welcome me in again? ”

“ It's hard knowing that you're the one everyone hates, I didn't mean to.. ”

( I'm sorry, It was a mistake, please forgive me.. I'm sorry, It was a mistake, please forgive me. )

“ If I would believe a creature like you? Why, I wouldn't know what to think, but I'd still take your word of course if it was found out to be true. I've forgotten who or what you are. ”

“ Hopefully, you aren't fibbing. ”

"But. You will find my word to be true, I have such wonderful plans for your kind, it will be a cause for great rejoicing. You must be patient, however, all in due time."

“ I wonder what you have planned for us fallen kind, we are everything but holy after all. Not anymore. Maybe we will have a grand celebration with your plan after all. I must say that I am not very.. patient. ”

“ Oh how I miss the heavenly clouds. ”