Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Angels and Demons ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

 

A soft knock resounded elegantly against a plain wooden door and a beautiful angel entered. Her long silver hair and matching silver eyes commanded attention, as well as admiration. Her pair of large white wings was ever so slightly ruffled, indicating she had just come down from flight. Nonetheless, they were perfect as they flowed behind her back.

 

“Remliel?” her beautiful voice echoed around the bare room. In a dark corner, a shuffle of feathers was heard as the aforementioned angel stood.

 

“Gabriel” he replied, nodding to indicate he was listening to God's messenger. Gabriel faltered for a moment, in awe of Remliel's magnificence. The other angel was no mere angel, but a cherub. His four silver wings sparkled under the light of the setting sun, visible through the window. Like Gabriel, he too had long hair, slightly longer though, colored white-gold; a color rare even for angels. Even more stunning though, was his eyes; not silver or gold like most angels, but a hypnotizing aquamarine. It sparkled with the awareness of the importance of the message, God himself having sent his private messenger.

 

“You know why I am here, Remliel” Gabriel murmured melodiously after that moment's pause. Remliel let her finish, though he was perfectly aware. “I actually have nothing to say, the master has not disclosed the information of your assignment to me. He says he wishes to speak to you privately.” Remliel nodded.

 

“I see… very well. Shall we?” he asked with a smile. Gabriel couldn't help but return the smile, her heart fluttering slightly in her chest. Remliel was, after all, one of God's two most beautiful angels, of which the other was Lucifer.

 

In silence, they made their way to the next floor up, the seventh, and into God's office. Gabriel held open the door but did no more than close it after Remliel had stepped in. Few angels have seen the face of God. She was not one of them.

 

Remliel bowed courteously before God.

 

“You wished to see me, my lord?” he asked.

 

“Yes, Rem” God nodded, waving Remliel closer. The cherub noted that the Chief angel, a seraph named Seraphiel, was not present; though, that did not deter him from complying quickly. He took a seat on the chair in front of the desk. God reclined against the high back of his leather chair, tenting his fingertips. “Remliel, I have a very important assignment for you” he simply stated. Remliel said nothing but listened. “I would entrust this assignment to Seraphiel, however, she too is busy with her own matters. Besides, this requires not her abilities, but yours.”

 

“Yes, my lord” Remliel replied courteously, with a nod of acknowledgement. God stood up and walked around his majestic, gold-adorned wooden desk to sit on the chair opposite Remliel's. He looked into the cherub's twin aquamarine pools before reaching out to stroke his cheek gently.

 

“I hate to burden you with such a huge task, but I believe… I know you will succeed, simply because you were born to” he murmured. Remliel smiled in thanks. God pulled back and walked to the huge window overlooking the untouched forests of Atlantis. Clasping his hands behind his back, he said: “There will be a war on Earth… for Earth.” Remliel waited patiently, but inside he was troubled. There had been no war in the heavens since the fall of the angels. “Lucifer has gained a great many followers. He decides it is nearly time to cleanse the Earth of such foul beings who cut it up and bleed it for its monetary worth. He is really so naïve. He still believes he is doing this for me. He, however, is doing this for himself; to convince him of the goodness in his actions.” God turned to Remliel. “There will be a war for the salvation of human beings. Their fates will be decided by the winner of the battle.”

 

“Then what is my purpose, my lord?”

 

“I'm getting to that. There will be a war, but neither angels nor demons will fight it.” Remliel was about to speak but God held up a finger to silence him. “There are two humans, a Latin youth and a Japanese youth. They are the only two soldiers of the greatest battle in heaven and on Earth.” God held out his palms to Remliel and appeared minute figures of two boys. Remliel touched them and saw that they were only mere illusions. “These are the two men. This is heaven's fighter” God gestured to the boy on his right hand. “And this is hell's” the one on the left. “Your job is to convince hell's soldier to give up fighting for it and convert to our side. That way, we will have both soldiers on our side and the war will be avoided.”

 

“I see…”

 

“You will be born on Earth into a human's body. He is about the same age as these boys. Once you are there, you are on your own. You must find them, befriend them and, most important, keep their faith in heaven. Use any method you deem necessary. Anything.”

 

“Yes, my lord” Remliel nodded. He stood up, bowed and turned to leave. At the last moment, as he touched the doorknob, he turned back to face God only to find the latter standing mere inches away from him.

 

“Yes?”

 

“May I have their names?” he asked softly, barely a whisper. God drew closer, their lips a hairbreadth apart.

 

“Heaven's soldier is Trowa Barton. Your assignment is Heero Yuy” he whispered back before sealing the distance and bestowing a passionate kiss on his cherub's lips.

 

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R&R? It didn't suck too bad did it? I hope I did pique your interest; that was, and still is, my greatest worry. Anyway, there are more GW characters in the next chapter. Promise.