꧁𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆꧂

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫

Before the Sun rose, Azrael was already flying to the queen's house.
He went back to his usual form, but he was sure he could transform back into her with no trouble.
Haya's amethyst cave was as pretty as the angel inside.
They were Azrael's friend, the only one who would have not judged him for breaking the rules of the underworld.
《Come in.》 He heard their voice the moment he stepped inside.
《I apologize for my sudden arrival, dear friend, but I...》
《You want to know how to save her reign.》 They finished the sentence.

Haya was sitting on a pink cloud, surrounded by small floating flower petals.
The room was bright as a spring day, but Azrael couldn't figure out where the light came from.
Haya was a life angel, however, them and Azrael were close as siblings.
The angel's almond-shaped eyes were shining in excitement.
《Oh... you already know what to do, don't you?》
Azrael nodded and turned into Nesta.
《Wow that's impressive.》Haya smiled at him: 《And wrong!》
《What's wrong with helping a friend?》 he replied, crossing his arms.
His voice sounded weird in his head.
《It's against the rule. You can't live, Azrael. And you can't deceive.》《But you always do that...》
《Yes, that's why I want to help you.》 they smiled: 《Don't worry about Hades, I will make sure no one finds out about your plan.》
Azrael looked at them with surprise and gratitude in his eyes.
《Why are you doing this, may I ask?》
《As you said, there's nothing wrong with helping a friend.》
He leaned over and kissed their cheek.
《Thank you.》
Once he got back in his angel form, he flew away, headed to Nesta's house.
He smiled to himself.
He didn't have a friend, but two.
Haya and him had always been close, but he wasn't sure whether to consider them a friend or not.
Nesta was sitting outside the cottage, drinking tea out of a porcelain cup.
She looked beautiful, as always.
《Hi, Azrael》 she waved when she saw the angel landing in front of her.
《I know how to save your reign!》
She stood up: 《Are you serious?》
He closed his eyes and transformed into her once again.
His head began to hurt, but it was bearable.
《You're me!!》She exclaimed: 《How did you do it?》
《I don't know, to be honest. It just happened.》
《That's incredible!》Her smile turned into an interrogative expression: 《How are you going to use this to save my reign?》
《I will go to the living world, marry your prince and pretend to die of illness a few later.》
《That's actually a very good plan!》 She hugged him: 《Thank you.》
《You're my friend, I would do anything for you.》It was the truth.
She smiled at him and held his hand.
《Haya will help me get to the living realm unseen, and then I will have to... lie.》He said this last word like it was "kill".
Death angels were used to killing people. It was their duty to take them to the dead world and give them a home.
However, they never lied.
Azrael though about Hades, his comforting smile, his contagious laugh... lying to him, breaking his rules... it felt like betrayal.
《𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒. 𝑊𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑛𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠》he said, looking into the girl's green eyes:《𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝐼'𝑣𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝐼 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑚𝑦 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑟.》
Pure happiness spread across the queen's perfect face.
Azrael realized he would have told a thousand lies to see her that happy.
-I owe you.- She said, as tears formed into her eyes.
-Why are you crying.- He cupped her face: -I thought you were happy.-
-I am!- she laughed: -These are tears of joy, Azrael.-
-Tears of joy...- he repeated, to make sure he remembered them.
-Although I have to admit it's creepy to see myself talking to me.-
-Is this better?- He turned back into his angel form.
-Very much. But you can't marry a prince like this.- She smiled: -And you definitely can't walk around Selmor in these wings.-
Azrael felt his head become heavier, and his vision go blurry.
-I don't know how many times I can transform without...- He fell in the girl's arms.