Post Finale (#Wattys2016)

Reclaimance

A/N: This next chapter is set to be a month or two after chapter 20. I've realized that I need to speed up this story. So I can start with Emma's future. So here is Chapter 21:

Patch's POV:

The next month or so has been quiet for us. Which for us is quite unusual. Usually, we have an angry Nephilim banging on the apartment door back in Maine wanting to behead or chew Nora out. Lately it's been demons and resurrected Guardian Angels. None of it has happened since that incident when Vee's sire was possessed by a Servant Demon.

Which it leads me to wonder what's going to happen next. Once baby Emma is born the three of us and our close friends are going to have targets on our backs. Especially Emma, who is wanted by the Archangels and Lucifer himself.

While the incident with Xavier was going on, I was offered a deal. I become the general of one of the many battalions the Archangels have if Emma can fight for them and until the war comes Nora and everyone else we care about will be safe. Of course I had first refused, and told them that they could stick their offer up their ass if it meant that my daughter would be their weapon and used on the front line.

It was hard to do since the archangel who was offering me used to be my mentor when I was an archangel. The archangel Delilah. She was my mentor and even warned me against getting involved with Dabria. I really should have taken her advice.

What eventually got her to change my mind was that they would help rebuild the house I'm rebuilding and make it to where no Demon including Lucifer himself could not enter the threshold along with the archangels. The only way any of the demons or angels could enter was if they got permission from me. This would ensure the safety of Nora and Emma.

Delilah promised on her life that Emma would not fight the actual war. That she and two others would be selected to go undercover and destroy the demons from the source. Emma would have to destroy Lucifer's essence and scatter his remains to different parts of the world and Heaven so that the only way for him to awoken is through a series of locks and seals. All this wanted from a little girl.

Through reason and logical thinking, I agreed and I was given back my archangel wings. I was also able to keep my gift from Basso. So I drove back to the house and flew to the hotel where Nora and Vee was.

I had arrived at the hotel and made my way to my hotel room. I kicked down the door and stepped through the door. The first thing I saw was Scott confronting a fallen death angel. It wasn't the fallen death angel I was used. Thank God she was in Hell. But, this fallen was old. He had fallen at least a few centuries ago, perhaps when Lucifer first fell.

He looked familiar, but his stance or aura was feral. You could feel the demonic possession in the air. But, what unnerved me more was the fact that he was holding a bloody knife. I glanced at the wall beside me and saw Vee slumped against the wall. Her eyes were closed but I could see no stab wounds.

The only logical victim was Nora. I felt for the possession for which demon was causing. The demon was very new, obviously untrained. From what I gathered, the demon possessed Devilcraft in its nephilimic-demon soul. The only Nephilim to recently die with Devilcraft coursing through his veins was a Nephilim that I absolutely despised.

I glared at the demon, "Dante Matterazzi. Possessing a former angel of death is very frowned upon. I wonder what would happen if a servant demon went head to head with a Guardian and an Archangel. Not very good. Unlike Guardian Scott, I have fought demons. I was in the first war. I don't think you want to touch this subject. Walk away."

Godammit, I am a mother-fucking archangel. I challenged him mentally, 'You put one more fucking hand on any of these souls, I will personally wreck your soul. You no longer have a body. You can't even compete with me. So back the fuck away. You lay a finger on my family, wrecking your soul would be the first of many torturous things I can do to you. Release the fallen angel.'

Dante released the fallen angel. After that things had calmed down. At that moment I learned that that fallen angel was Xavier and that he was Vee's sire. Of course, Nora's best friend's biological father was a previous angel of death. It explained so much.

And to top everything off, I learned the gender of the baby. Nora was pregnant with a girl. No need to bother me with a name at all. Nora had already named her, and to be honest, I loved the name: Emmaline Adele Cipriano. For short we were calling her Emma. Life couldn't have gotten better. We had moved into one of Vee's spare rooms at the house that was given to her by her deceased husband.

Today finally was some excitement. Nora started having stomach pains and me being over-protective I immediately got her into my Jeep Commander, I had shipped over from Maine. She smiled as she got into the Jeep, "Old memories."

I nodded and grabbed her hand as I backed out of Vee's driveway. I drove the Commander into Ariel's drive-way. Nora groaned, "I thought we were going to the movies."

I shook my head, "We are, but first you are being checked out."

She sighed, "Patch, it was just stomach pains. Emma kicked me a little too hard. It's nothing."

Nora's POV

He looked at me as if he wanted to say something but thought better of it. And damn it all that Emma had to kick me and make things worse. I grabbed my abdomen and seethed in pain. Patch threw his hands in the air and got out of the Jeep.

I looked at him as if he was a mad man, "What?" He didn't say anything except open my door and reached out for my arm, "What is wrong with you?" I looked him in the eyes.

He gave me a look that said please don't start with me. I crossed my arms and said, "I'm not going through that door unless you tell me why we are even here."

He pointed at my stomach to where Emma was residing, "You, Angel, can be really stubborn. I'm getting you and Emma checked out because honestly you look like you're ready to pop."

I rolled my eyes and gave him a soured look, "Oh thanks, that's flattering Patch," He gave me an exasperated glance, "Okay fine! Only because you're going to make me go in there anyways."

He smiled, "Thank you." Smartass I thought to him, "I heard that." There was humor in his voice. It almost sounded light-hearted and care-free.

I glanced over my shoulder as I waddled (yes waddled, because I was in fact about to "pop"), "Good, you were supposed to."

A/N: Aaaand another chapter done. Alright guys. The chapter you've all been waiting for comes out next. And it's sad to say that the next chapter will sadly end this story. It's been fun. And I'm happy to say that Emma's story will start soon after the next chapter. I haven't thought of a good title yet, but it'll come to me. Anyways, I hoped you all have liked this story so far and will continue to read on to the sequel to this.

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