Holy Bullets

Chapter 5: Angel's Secret

August search the whole sanctum for his father. He had this feeling that something undesirable happened. Father! Father!..he shouted.. Still he haven't hear any respond. When he finally reach the door of the leader's room, he noticed that it's open but the door is almost close and there is just a narrow openning. A light is coming out from it, and it's really bright. He slowly open the door and seen a light circling his father then it vanished right then. He was so shocked but he rushes directly to his father and hold him.

"Father...Father...what happened?" August ask him
"His father could barely talk and he's cathing his breathe..
"I'm down to my last breath son, I'm just glad that you're here." he replied.
"Just don't say anything, I'm bringing you out, we have survivors that could tend to your wounds." August said..
"It's no use son, just let me have my last breath here I can't make it anyway".. "I really love to see you live a normal life, but I guess It's too late now"...

August was speechless and trying to hold back his tears. He always knew that he'll gonna have to throw everthing away because of the life he choose.

"Listen my son, In the begining there was nothing but darkness, so God created light to end darkness and to start life."..."Even though you've thrown everything away, theres this something to light up your way and even a very small light could stop darkness, and it's up to you to make that light grow"...."make your faith grow my son." his father told him, then he took his last breath

Those were the last words of Jonathan Christpher. He died right before August's eyes, and all of these are not sinking into his mind, his face is again showing no emotion. The only thing his mind is up to right now is revenge, he's consumed by anger and the worst is, he regret that he wasn't there when all of these happened. His whole body is shaking and he's not aware of that. He was holding his father's body for hours now, he's staring only at the floor. When his eyes are about to close, a feather fell, a dark feather and then he raise his head and what he saw surprised him. A man with white garment, and he's shining bright. August realized that he could be an angel, but he noticed that his wings are black. He flip his wings and then he move a little closer to August..

"Who are you?" August ask him...
"My name?....."it's Chrome"....

Meanwhile, Caitlyn and the other survivor was able scape safely. They went to the church and tend to Ricardo's wound, good thing they have some other doctors in the organization. Fr. Peter and the church's head designed it for pursuers refugee. Caitlyn is sitting next to his father's bed in a recovery room they built in the church's property.

"You should take a rest now" .. Fr. Peter said..."I'll look after your father Caitlyn."..
"Thank you father, but I can't take away my eyes from him untill he recovers." Caitlyn answered.
Father Peter sits beside her and sigh.
"Ricardo never told us that he had a daughter or a family."..fr. Peter said.."kept it a secret even to Jonathan and I, I know that the reason is for you to live a normal life.
"I prefers to be with him than a normal life fr. Peter." Caitlyn answered..."I know that if I push it through I might be just a burden for him. I am weak but selfish, I even got jealous with August."
"Burden? weak? that's not true, I guess that your father really intend to let you be part of the pursuers, he paid someone to train you fight, right?" Fr. Peter said
"Train?How did you know that? Caitlyn ask him
"Your father told me, he always knew that this day will come, so he prepared you." fr. Peter explained to her...."And for August, he actually never cared much about the pursuer, he's kind hearted but his mind was somehow consumed by vengence and your father became one of his advisers, so he became close to him."...
"Do you think they will be fine?"..He doesn't look good when we left him." Caitlyn ask him
"God won't allow bad things to happen, all we could do is pray."
"Yes, your right father"
"It's almost morning now Caitlyn and you haven't sleep yet, your father is safe now so you take it easy" fr. Peter said to her.
"Yes, I guess I can leave him for a while...thank you father."...

She kissed her father's forehead and then leave the room. The sun is already about to rise and she feel so tired, like all stress are kicking in now, she haven't notice that she's in her limit already. Caitlyn went straight to a room reserved for and she fell down in her bed and she can finally rest.

Some survivors already went to the ruins to wait for August, they were trained as soldier for the pursuers and some were just ordinary villagers who got caught between the war. The ruins is an old church ruined by the war between Americans and British soldiers, so as enter the place the atmosphere have changed. Some of them actually could see life forms living in the place, they're not spirits or demons, they are fallen angels. They are protecting the ruins and made it as their holy ground.

In the other hand, Chrome apeared before Agust, the demon who wrote the book of star. August can't beleive with what he saw, Chrome has dark wings but hes different from the one he saw in his dream back when he was a child.

"Why did you show up?"August ask him
"I came here to meet you"..Chrome said..."I am about to walk your father through the darkest path. I was placed in the place in where there is infinite darkness, because of my sins, I choosed not to enter the gates of heaven again but stay in that place where souls are marching towards their distination and I'll be there to watch over them. And as for your father, he's about deattach himself from earth and of course from you, so I took this chance to speak with the person that he thaught could make a difference." He added
"I am not! It seemed that I can make it but that is just because he's with me, and now that he's gone....
"I am not talking about your father." Chrome interrupted August...."I am talking about Gabrille's words."...."We are not allowed to interact with humans, so the only way to counter the evil created by humans is the goodness left in humanity." Chrome added
"How can you say these words? your one of those kinds that we need to get rid of, your a demon!" August said with angry voice.
"Your right, I once was one of them, and that was the biggest shame in my existance, when I go against the father who created all things, but he is the most forgiving August. I wrote the book of star thinking that I could end my self and all evil that way." Chrome replied...
"You think I will believe you?" August replied
"Open your eyes August, believe me or not, you can't scape reality and that's all I have to say" Chrome said..
"Wait" August stood up.... "Your telling me that there is no possible way for human to end evil in earth?" August ask him
"No, God made all humans good by nature, however, you somehow developed evil in you" Chrome said
"I am talking about literal demons." August said
Chrome went closer to August and tell him "You know how August, you might call this a curse but this is just a task for you. No, not just for you but for Caitlyn aswell."...Chrome paused and open his wings and when he's about to go he said these words.....

"Caitlyn was the daughter of one of us, her mother gave up her wings for human and in exchange, Caitlyn will never live a normal human life. The last seal will only open for her, so look for it. It's your task August"