Twilight Feathers

Act 8

On media: Gabriel

Gabriel: Are you helping us?

Spirit: Well, staying there any longer could've gotten you caught, lovers.

Lucas: Says the one who could've gotten us caught.

Spirit: Well, I'm helping now aren't I?

Gabriel: L-lovers...

Spirit: Well, what are you two?

[Lucas and Gabriel look at each other and then looks away.]

Lucas: Totally far from th-

Damian: Well, well Lucas. Been hanging out with an angel I see. [He takes hold of Gabriel, choking her.]

Lucas: Damian. Let go of her.

Damian: Why should I? You know, Lucas, I would've listened to you right away but right now, you don't seem as devilish as you used to be. You used to be like Lucifer, pure madness and bloodthirst. Did this angel do this to you?

Lucas: Damian. I'm warning you. Let go of her.

Damian: And I'm asking you, why should I? Don't you want her dead? I'm doing this for you, brother.

Gabriel: Lu-Lucas... Help. [Out of breath]

[Lucas stays silent.]

Damian: That's right. Hell kills angels. You are hell.

Lucas: Yes. It's always been like that. These hands... were always stained by angels' blood.

Damian: Wouldn't you want this angel's blood spilled on the ground, Lucas?

[Gabriel screams in the background.]

Lucas: Angel's blood, yes... [He steps towards Damian.] Gabriella's... [He begins to run towards the devil and punch the guy.] Hell no.

Damian: Lucifer will be mad at this.

Lucas: Let him be then. She's too important to lose.

Damian: To lose even yourself?

[Lucas stays silent and Damian exits the scene. The spirit's laughter then enters the scene.]

Spirit: So... Totally from what again?

Lucas: You damn spirit! What did you do?

Spirit: A delusion? A warning? The future? It depends on you.

[Gabriel is gasping for breath, choking.]

Lucas: Gabriella! [He was about to rush to her when the spirit stops him.]

Gabriel: Stop! Michael, please don't.

[The spirit and Lucas exits the scene.]

Michael: He's a demon, Gabriel!

Gabriel: My demon, Michael. He's my demon. Please.. Don't hurt him.

Michael: No... Gabriel, don't tell me you will follow Jade's footsteps? You're an archangel, Gabriel!

[Gabriel stays silent.]

Michael: Are you simply going to throw God away for this devil?

Gabriel: No... no... I cannot.

Michael: That's right, Gabriel. You cannot.

Gabriel: I cannot throw away God but neither can I to Lucas, Michael. I may fall out from grace but never fall out from this love.

Michael: Love? You're an angel, an archangel! You cannot love a demon.

Gabriel: I am an archangel. An angel, Michael. I love and I am capable of loving a devil who loves me just as much or maybe more than he loves hell.

Michael: You are betraying God, Gabriel.

[Gabriel stays silent. Michael exits the stage and Lucas rushes towards Gabriel.]

Lucas: Gabriel...

Gabriel: Lucas, did you hear everything?

Lucas: [He chuckles.] You're my greatest sin, Gabriella. A sin that calls me out not to betray God but to betray me by me.

[Lucas and Gabriel exit the scene until the spirit called Gabriel.]

Spirit: The feathers are falling, Gabriel.

[Gabriel sighs and exits the stage. The Spirit does as well.]