To many mortals, death is nothing but an inconvenience. But unknown to all, a secret civilization of angels exist in a dimension known as the Aether. They protect and guard the mortals of minecraftia, including Martyn Littlewood.
Carys, a delinque...
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"I used to be really happy... I grew up in a boarding school, as all angels do. I would attend class every day and learn a variety of skills to help me and prepare me for my later life. I had a fairly small but close knit group of friends. I did alright in school, just about average really. As I got older I was able to chose what I wanted to study, so I chose Life Magic, Politics and Human Behaviour. I would often look at those around me and take note of their body language, I could read people with great ease. Some teachers encouraged the skill while others disliked it. But my time in education eventually came to an end and I applied to be a guardian. I was fully qualified and my understanding of human behaviour made me perfect for the job. It certainly beat gathering herbs or teaching.
So, I was sent to protect a young woman called Lily. She was really sweet and kind and wanted to best for everyone, especially her sister. They were best friends and would sacrifice anything to make the other happy. It made me long for a sister of my own. Initially, I just stuck to looking after Lily. I treated her like my daughter: I would brush her brown hair and help her find her contacts whenever she lost them in the grass. Eventually, I got to know her sister, Maria. I treated her a bit different, she wasn't like a daughter, she was a best friend. I told them both everything, I even described in perfect detail the three suns in the Aether.
Now, back then, angels were able to tell humans they were guardians and could be quite open about our magic. It was later that restrictions came into place. I remember, Lily would often go to bed early but Maria and I would stay up late and talk for hours and hours. She had this gorgeous ginger hair that hung in natural ringlets. And her skin was dusted with these adorable freckles, not so many that they covered her face, but enough so that you'd notice. She always said the hated them; she thought freckles looked strange on a grown woman, but I thought they were perfect. Oh and her eyes were these gorgeous blue gems, sometimes I would just stare at them and totally forget what I was doing. She taught me to dance you know... but I stood on her toes a lot. In a way, I wanted to be her guardian instead of Lily's. She was just so perfect."
"You were in love with her?"
"Yes, but nothing would ever become of it. I knew she didn't love me back, so instead I loved her from a distance. I protected the two girls with my heart and I was so happy. They were my best friends. I told Lily how I felt about her sister but it was too late... Maria was already in love with someone else. She too had a guardian, his name was Jonah. He was kind and we got a long well. But it really hurt to know that we loved the same girl. I hated the fact that he was the one who got to kiss her. For a while, my heart ached. But then I realised, my princess was happy, so I should be too. I supported the two and everything was good. We went on these big adventures and Jonah and I would perform these great big magic shows for them. Everything was perfect."
"Until?"
"Until the High Council found out about Maria and Jonah. Back then, angel-human relationships were totally forbidden. No one knew what would happen if a half angel, half human child was born. Plus many people thought it was just wrong overall. The couple were ordered to break up. If not, Jonah would be taken away and punished and the sisters would be split up as punishment. It hurt them. It hurt me, I hated to see my girl cry. None of us would really talk to each other. Maria wouldn't leave her room. The happiness stopped. But then Lily came up with a plan... 'Maria and Jonah can't be the only ones in this situation. We have to make a point to show the council just how cruel they're being.' She told us all her plan. I was totally against it but Maria and Jonah bought it was the perfect act of rebellion. They didn't want strangers dictating their life. They were eager to put the plan in motion but I refused but they needed me to do it. Lily and Jonah couldn't convince me... so Lily sent the one person I couldn't refuse. Maria begged me, she cried, so did I, then I agreed. Word spread quickly and they got as many people involved as possible. Deep down, I didn't want to do it.
The day came.
I returned to the Aether. I convinced an old friend of mine to cause a big distraction. I manipulated people and snuck my way into the chamber below the High Council building. It's there, that the rebirth core is stored. That's the device that allows us to respawn people. So, at the designated time, I turned it off. Then, I pulled out the knife Maria have me and plunged it into me. Four gashes on my waist. One on my ankle. One on my cheek. I started to bleed out of the floor. At that exact moment, everyone we convinced to join in committed a mass suicide."
"You tried to kill yourself?"
"That was the plan, yes. We hoped that would convince the High Council that we would rather die than live under such a harsh regime. I cried in pain as I lay in a pool of my own blood. I didn't really want to die, but I knew I had made Maria happy. I felt the life drain out of me as I lay in the cold metal floor. Until Sansavi, one of the members of the High Council came in. He quickly worked out what had happened. He cast a strong healing spell and saved my life. Then, he turned on the rebirth core. But it was too late, everyone else was dead and there was no way to bring the, back. I was a murderer. 654 people died that day...
I was taken into custody and put in trial. It was the biggest scandals in angel history. Half of the population wanted me dead while the other wanted to praise me for what they thought was 'a heroic and necessary action'. It was, in the end the High Councils decision. Hayliel was outraged. Sansavi was just disturbed. But Ioath, he was sympathetic. He knew the law was outdated and that I had been pressured into doing it. He didn't blame me. So he gave the most lenient sentence he could: 210 years in a reduction centre."
"That was kind?"
"Yes, in the grand scheme of my lifetime, that isn't too long. He also made human-angel relationships legal provided the human has been approved to have knowledge of angels.
So, I spent my hears in the reeducation centre. Each night I dreamt of Maria and the others and my says were flooded with whispers of the inmates and guards around me. People tried to interview me, to understand my motive, but I would only weep. Each day was torture: complete isolation, by my own choice...for my own protection. I woke up every morning barely wanting to breath. I was gifted with life which I didn't want. I survived a suicide I didn't want but nor was this life any better than death. I was forced to stare at my scars; a permanent reminder of what I did, tantalising me with my own failure. Eventually, my eyes ran dry and my shattered heart could break no further. I no longer felt much of anything, nor did I particularly want to. When you lose everything you love and the world blames you for it...you swear never to love again, or to feel, or to care, or to...
After a few years, just a few months ago, I was taken before the High Council again. They told me that if I could protect you, they would free me and my criminal record would be clear. I was told not to tell you who I am and to make sure that you're safe. It was hard to trust you because last time I fell in love... I killed hundreds of people."
"Oh."
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