The Adventures of Rose Hood

Chapter 142: To Fight an Angel

Me and Dallel entered combat as Vitilio and Raphael led everyone into the gate.

Gabriel slashed at my head, Cassiel at my stomach, and Michael at my side.

I dodged the first two, but Michael cut me clean in half.

As I reconnected, Uriel and Juedel started cutting the string, as Gabriel cut for my head, but I ducked making him instead cut my head in half.

I grabbed the top with my dismembered hands and plapped it back onto my head. Then I leapt up, reconnecting and shifting into a dragon.

I roared and Gabriel leapt at me. He leapt at my face and slashed down. I dodged and bit down, which he narrowly dodged.

He then launched up and slashed down onto my face, but I opened my mouth. He fell directly in. I tried to not swallow.

He slashed the inside of my mouth, so I realized I needed to do a dragon thing. I breathed fire and he was shot out with burning wings and charred skin.

He stood up and batted out his wings, but he was hurt.

I looked over and saw Dallel where I saw him earlier. Lying on the floor trying to not pass out.

"Good, he's safe for now."

Honestly, I was barely holding onto life as it was.

I shifted back to my catkin form coughing. The angels circled me.

"I don't know why you did it. We thought we could trust you, but you killed our friend."

"I didn't and he's alive."

"We know that's not him!"

"And how would I get someone who looks just like him."

"I don't know."

I coughed again. Blood flew from my mouth.

"It was... that man. The one I told you about. Gabriel, the one that reverted my mind."

"I don't even know what you are talking about."

But I could feel a flicker of recognition.

"Yes, you do, you saw his power, and now you and the others are victims of his manipulation."

"Gabriel, she's tricking you."

"I'm not, please, I know that you can feel it, please remember the truth."

Then Gabriel screamed and grabbed his head, dropping his sword.

"Gabriel."

I took advantage and banned them, but as Gabriel was struggling, I said to him.

"When you remember, you know where to find me."

I saw the absolute rage and hate in each of their eyes as the gate pulled them through.

"Dallel."

I crouched over.

"Rejuvenation."

Then I stood up and fell right back down.

"Sister, the time of our meeting is almost here."

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Jalad Pov

We heard the sound of billions of people entering the hub. We didn't know the specifics, just that it was bad.

We directed people to prepared refugee camps.

Then in the portal I heard a voice.

"HOLY **** DID ROSE JUST EAT GABRIEL?!"

Yep, it was definitely bad.

_

Celios Pov

I was flying over to make sure that everyone was safe.

It was chaos, people of all races were rushing out of the hub.

"What's happening in there?!"

"From what I understand the archangels showed up and are clashing with Rose and Dallel."

"WHY IS DALLEL FIGHTING?!"

"HOW SHOULD I KNOW?!!"

It was too much, we were getting overloaded, so we directed some people to Halla and Falsel.

Seeing numerous deities calmed a lot of people.

Then, suddenly, all of the noise coming from the portal stopped.

"Is she alive?"

I landed in front of the gate and saw her walking towards it. She was covered in blood, but she maintained FEAR as she carried Dallel.

She walked through the gate and put him down.

"Get him medical attention."

Then she took two steps forward and collapsed, but FEAR still held.

_

I woke up in a day as I didn't sustain many wounds, but Rose was unconscious.

I visited her every day. Her body maintained FEAR, but she wouldn't move.

Luma sat with her 24/7.

"Luma, how are you?"

She enabled the full automation, but her conscious mind remained focused on Rose.

"Luma, I brought you food."

As she typically did, she didn't acknowledge me.

"I hope she'll wake up soon."

I sat there in silence before getting up to leave.

"It's my fault."

"What?"

"I spoke of him first. If I didn't, he never would have targeted Rose. I was selfish and now Rose is like this."

"Luma..."

"I did this. It's my fault."

She sniffed, a glowing tear fell from her eyes.

"You didn't do this. He did."

"But-"

"No, I guarantee that he would have gone after Rose if you mentioned him or not. She was immune to him. He wouldn't like that."

"But now she's almost dead."

"She isn't though, and that's what matters."

I smiled; it was a sad smile.

"No matter what, as long as Rose lives, we can win."

"But what if she falls?"

"Then we still win. For her. For Asura, Royce, Dalis, and everyone else who died to get us this far. Rose was the unifier, yes, but we were the result of her work. She made us strong; we are strong. So, even if she doesn't get up for a year, let's win this... okay?"

"Sure."

Luma smiled as I left.

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Luma POV

You keep reading my mind...

Alas, he isn't here. I can tell.

Rose isn't waking up. I don't know when she will, for you, it will probably be just the next chapter, but for me...

I looked at Rose in exhaustion.

I still cried. It was all my fault. Because, he would never have learnt that she was immune if I didn't pressure her about FEAR.

...

"Luma?"

I looked up in a flash to see Rose opening her eyes.

"Why are you crying?"

"ROSE!"