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It was mid afternoon when Zoey woke up. She thought that at first i wasn't me. That I was Michael. I didn't blame her. Not many people can say they fought the strongest angel God's ever made in a tug of war for control of a body and won. Especially not a human. I walked out of the apartment to test his speed. Michael and every other angel could basically teleport to any place on earth. I wanted to give it a try. The only reason it worked last time was because Zoey was in danger. I closed my eyes and imagined a luscious green feald. I focused hard on the place i remember going when my dad was still around. At first I fealt a breeze kind of surrounding my body. When I opened my eyes I was there, the field in California where my dad took me 2 months before he told me him and mom were splitting up. I knew the field too well. I walked to a big rock that was about the size of a car and sat on top. I remember burying a box there. I jumped off and walked behind the massive rock. Their was a crack that looked like an aroow pointing downwards. Dad said it would a secret spot to hide something. I dug about 2 feet down when I fealt the box. It was a small wooden box that had a picture of an angel. He said that the angel would protect whatever was inside. I opened the box to see a picture of all of us in our old minivan. Dad had us all wrapped in his arms.
Guess the angel only protected the picture not our family.
I put the box down and placed a new picture in. It had me, Zoey, Della, Kloey, and everyone who has ever helped me with this mark.
It's ok. I'll be the angel to protect this family.
I put it back in the whole and buried it. I sat on the top of the rock and took off my shirt. It was odd since it was California and it was the middle of summer but I wanted to check something out. I looked around my body and noticed that my tattoo had spread. The cross itself had disappeared and made a completely new tattoo. It kind of covered the right side of my body. It even surrounded my right arm, and stretched to my midline.
*Picture on cover*
"Michael...so this is the power that keeps all those angels and demons in line."
I put my shirt on and closed my eyes. I thought long and hard about Zoey. The gush of wind came back and surrounded me. At the moment I opened my eyes I was home. In that same living room where so many things had taken place. Zoey walked into the room and hugged me.
"Where do you keep running off to?"
"Sorry. I went to see an old family sight."
"It's ok. Just don't go making more deals without me there, ok?"
"Yeah, ok."
Kloey came out of our room holding water and gagged. It was like the sight of us together made her sick.
"You guys keep that stuff in bed. I don't wanna see you make out and shit."
"Sorry, Kloey."
She looked away hastily and drank the water like i would throw her off the side of the world if she didn't.
"So i heard from my sis that you got some new abilities. Can I see?"
"It's nothing special. I just beat an angel for my body and it came with some bonus features. "
"What angel?"
"Oh uh I don't know. Must have been a really low ranked one to get beat by me hehehe."
"You got that right."
I managed to dodge that bullet...if Zoey didn't chime in.
"But baby wasn't the angel named Michael? "
That made Kloey spit out the water she was drinking right at my face.
"Thank you, Zoey."
"Oh. Sorry."
"You took control over the arch-angel Micheal's grace?!"
"Yeah."
"The top angel of God's unbeatable army?!"
"That's the one. "
"I need to sit down."
Kloey steadily made her way to the couch that wasn't that far from her but it looked like she was gonna blow at any moment.
"You ok?" I asked.
"How did this happen?"
"I think he wanted it to happen."
"What? Why?"
"That's what I'm gonna find out."
I walked to my room and grabbed a hidden knife i kept under my bed. I walked back and cut a crimson thread up my arm.
"Baby, what are you doing?!"
"It's ok. I just need to talk to him. I can feel him when his abilities kick in on their own."
"His ability to heal.." Kloey didn't say it as a question but i nodded my head like it was one.
"It was said that his blood had the ability to refuel any angel he wished. It also could heal himself within seconds."
"Damn." Zoey looked shocked. Like I was the cure for cancer. I closed my eyes and went back into my head. That's when i saw Michael. He had his incredible wings as pure as the driven snow. He looked like the angel among angels. It was weird cause he had my face.
"We need to talk."
"About what, Dante?"
"You  gave me my body. Why?"
"Because when the vessel of an angel tells him to do something that angel must obey. But only if it is good. It will not happen if the intentions are not pure."
"There's more. What is it?"
He sighed. "I also don't want to fight my brother anymore. I'm tired of having to kill him. I just want a break. Do you understand?"
"I do. And i see why he didn't bow to humans. He just thought that God loved us more than him or you."
"Doesn't he?"
"No. It think that he loves us all the same. That even if you are an angel that a simple tittle doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is the love he has for each and every one of us."
"That does sound like him."
I opened my eyes to see Kloey and Zoey looking at me like i was gonna give them tickets to a concert.
"It's ok. I'm here."
"What did he say?"
"That he doesn't want to fight anymore. He's done hurting his brother. He's giving me his power to stop his brother."
"If you can kill him...will you?"
"I don't know yet."
The room started to shake all of a sudden. Their was a bright light coming from the doors and Windows. I could hear someone talking but I couldn't make out who. I noticed that Kloey and Zoey fell not heir knees clutching their ears. I held them close to me and got ready. The talking and shaking gradually started to calm. I looked at the door. I waited a  while until I heard it. I felt someone was there. Their was knock not the door. I slowly walked up to it. I slowly reached for the door knob. I opened the door to see an angel.
"Ezekiel?"
"That's right. I'm here to warn you, Dante."
"Aren't you partnered with you know, God?"
"I'm helping a friend. The angels see you now as a run away vessel or prophet."
"What?!" Kloey and Zoey stood up asking at the same time.
"They think you might be the one able to hold Michael, but you are not the one to hold their most unstoppable General. Using his abilities for your own."
"They sent you. If they wanted me dead they would call Gabriel and other angels but if I die so does Michael. "
"Yes."
"I will stop this war. I will save as many as I can."
"Can you truly expect to do this alone?"
"No. I have everyone I need. Tell the angels to come. Send all of heaven. I will not die until the war is over. I won't let this stop me."
"It's a pretty big wall you want to break down."
"The bigger the wall the greater the pay off will be when it is finally knocked down."
"I'll let heaven know."
"It's a challenge then."
"I'll see you soon Dante."
"Goodbye Ezekiel."

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