Carlisle's Diary

War in the Heavens

January 10, 2017

***This entry is dedicated to Natascha van Gaal.***

Dear Diary:

"Mama! Mama!"

Luna cried as her mother disappeared into the sky above. The rest of us watched stupefied by what just happened. Seriously, what did just happen? Suddenly, a blinding light enveloped us all and we looked towards it.

"That disgusting, vile, peace of shit; that was the last straw!" Rogue seethed.

    Right before our eyes she transformed in the light that hit her from above. Holy.....! If you remember the massive wings and the armor she had when she battled Hestia. Well this was sort of like that only she was in completely white clothing and armor and the wings were twice as large. Instead of that hammer/sword thing, this time she was holding a sword that was long and wide and just shone in the brilliant light.

"Hydra, Gods, and the rest of the Watchers get everyone back to land and keep them secure. I'm going to finish this once and for all!" She barked the orders and without a second glance, zipped into the sky faster than the speed of light.

    The ones given the orders did what they were told and before we could say or ask or even blink, we were all high above in the sky. I don't even remember who I flew with or on. I just knew that we touched down near Cupid's castle and ran inside with Ronan holding a sobbing Luna. As I took a chance to check Luna over, the others were mesmerized with the sky as it looked like there were flashes of light in the clouds. Amy than stepped forward and opened a portal for us to see what was going on. We were absolutely all shocked into silence as we watched Rogue fly faster than she ever had and using her sword once she caught up with the fleeing figure, hit him hard with it making him turn around as he spun out of control.

    We all gasped as we recognized that it was Michael! The archangel had kidnapped Crystal! But why? He didn't even know her. This explained why Michael was always absent since this whole thing with Ronan began. He had an interest of some sort in Crystal and therefore didn't want Rogue to read his mind and find out the truth. So we had some understanding of what was going on; how Ronan got to the other side notwithstanding. That was still a big mystery. But it was Medusa who created herself in a different form in Ronan's world while trying to reverse Athena's original spell. And she killed her other self when she dragged her, Crystal, and Luna to this dimension because she was jealous and wanted to be in her doppelgangers' body. Evil never brings about good things; we knew all of that too well.

    So now Rogue was determined to set things right. And the biggest problem was Michael. She was livid which wasn't a good thing on a good day let alone one that has already been fraught with so much peril. Plus we didn't know how much time had passed as we never kept track of time on the other side. Other than the sun rising and setting, no one really knew. To make matters more complicated, on or near Medusa's Island—which by the way, Rogue sealed as she promised before she flew after Michael—didn't have any form of visibility of the sun or sky so we could have been there for months. Meanwhile, there was a war in the heavens.

"Let her go, Michael! I'm warning you! I don't care if you are an archangel! You are breaking a lot of rules and laws right now!" Rogue's voice boomed as she continued to fight with Michael, who was holding on to Crystal with one hand and trying to ward off Rogue's blows with his own sword with the other.

"Why should I give her up? She's beautiful and I can make her happy! I wasn't good enough for you and your precious Alexander wouldn't just let you go! Why can't I be happy? She is exactly what I want and need! I've watched her from afar ever since she appeared here from the heavens beyond. She came here as a gift for me and I fully intend to enjoy her!" Michael screamed back, his long hair whipping around as Crystal struggled in his arms.