For as long as earth has existed there has been a heaven. A place where the pure hearted could live in an eternal utopia. Full of light, hope, and happiness.
And as long as there was life there was death. There was an second life for the corrupt. A place not of torture but of darkness and isolation. The souls, once belonging to their hosts, drifted miserably through the dark.
Brooke, the goddess of heaven, looked over the mortal world with the joy of a newborn. She had a variety of heavenly creatures at her disposal. Some you've never heard of like the vilella. A pearly white dolphin looking animal with wings. Others are much more intimidating like the okapi. The most familiar, being the angel
Angels are known to be luscious, graceful creatures. They watch, from their peak in heaven, over the mortals of our world. Every so often they were granted access to meet their gazer.
Since the creation of heaven, angels were granted a human to watch over and protect. After their gazer dies, they travel up to heaven to meet their angel. If the human goes to the underworld, the angel has failed their mission
Jake Taylor was the light side's best angel. He had only failed twice in all of his 3 centuries. If he succeeded he would be promoted to head angel.
Devil's were the minions of the underworld. Ruled by Lauren, goddess of the unfortunate souls. Not the ones with horns and a tail, but all the nastiness of the stories. Devils are known to be vile beasts that care about nothing but the new souls they can bring to the underworld. Even though they are terrible beings, they are damn good actors. A devil could trick you into thinking they were an angel if they put there mind to it. And that's exactly what happened.
Jake's mission was to watch after a five-year old foster girl named Veronika. He would be watching from his golden chair up in heaven part time. At other times he was acting as her best friend. He didn't know what she looked like. Most likely just an ordinary child. The two grew up together always a knock away. Jake and Nika lived in a foster home in Cambridge, their doors right across the hall from each other.
Veronika's mission was to infiltrate an angel's mission. Word reached Lauren, that an angel was to be sent to an orphanage to watch over a child. Her job was to pose as the child and learn more about heaven and the guardian of its borders. She didn't know the appearance of this angel but she was told to act as a child at all times.
"hi i'm Jonas what's your name"
Act like a child Roni, she thought to herself "I'm Veronika. Nice to meet you" Damn why do children have to be so annoying with those high pitched voices and naive conversations.
perfect. This is the girl i'm supposed to be watching. She seems sweet enough. This should be a piece of cake. Now I just got to blend in. "Do you want to play blocks with me" Oh children are so adorable, with those little high-pitch voices and how naive they are to the troubles of the world.
"sure" I'm a flippin devil and I already feel like I'm in hell. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up for.
~Time skip 3 years~
"C'mon Jake lighten up a bit"
"This isn't a good idea Veronika. We're gonna get hurt. Or what if we run into someone. What if we crash and break every bone in our bodies?"
"Stop worrying so much JJ. It's easy ,watch"
She glided down the sidewalk on her skateboard with ease.
"Now you try"
