MercyKill Origins

Beginnings

"Love at first sight.

Is it true?"

It had taken a while, but Dr. Ziegler finally closed the wound on her patient's arm. Her patient was a soldier from Overwatch who had been wounded in battle. It was up to Angela Ziegler to help all the wounded men and women during this battle. She wore her valkyrie suit, ready to fly into battle to help the majorly wounded people. Luckily, the battle hadn't escalated to that extreme.

Or... At least she though it hadn't.

That was until Strike Commander Jack Morrison and his companion Gabriel Reyes had approached her. "Dr. Angela Ziegler," Jack greeted. The woman turned and bowed.

"Strike Commander. What can I do for you?" she asked, avoiding eye contact. She had never met the Srike Commander in person, nor his companion, and was a little frightened to be approached by both all of a sudden.

"We need you on the field. There are too many wounded soldiers out in the field and we need someone out there," Jack informed. Angela fiddled with her thumbs. She had never been put on the field yet.

"Y-yes sir," she replied nervously. Jack saluted, turned on his heel and left. Gabriel stayed. Angela looked up nervously at the darker skinned man. "Anything else?" she gulped, still frightened by the taller man. He chuckled and put a hand on her shoulder, causing her to stiffen.

"No need to be afraid, doc. With your suit, you'll be an angel to those men out there," Gabriel encouraged with a rough voice. Even though it was rough, there was a sense of calmness in it. She lifted her head up and smiled.

"Thank you," she whispered kindly.

"No problem." He removed his hand from her shoulder. "I'll be by your side if it makes you feel better," Gabriel offered. Angela's hopes lifted.

"I would like that!" she accepted. Having someone protect her as she healed men would ease her mind. "Just let me get my staff." She rushed off to grab her Cadecus staff and pistol. She put the pistol on her side and held the staff in her hands. She came back to Gabriel, ready to go. He nodded and led her out of the medical tent.

The battle was between several omnics. Many civilians had been evacuated, but some were still in the city as the omnics started attacking. Angela stayed by Gabriel's side as he led her to a group of wounded soldiers. Omnic Bastions were closing in. Gabriel rushed in shooting the omnics down. Angela flew in, her suit doing most of the work and she kneeled next to the huddled men. There were five of them. A golden light appeared in her eyes for a split second before going away.

To her, she knew what it was. She was looking st their souls, seeing if they were wounded. They were not, so she could heal them. She pointed her staff towards them and the healing beam wrapped around the soldiers, closing their wounds, fixing their bones, curing their ailments. A few seconds later and they were better. They thanked Angela before rushing off into battle again.

"You're good, doc," Gabriel complimented. Angela smiled.

"Danke," she thanked in her foreign tongue. Just as the two were about to head out, screams from behind them sounded. Both of them turned quickly and saw that several men were being killed rapidly by omnics. "Oh no," Angela gasped. One by one, men kept falling.

Some of Overwatch's higher ups had rushed in to stop this group of omnics. Angela's eyes glistened again and she saw several souls across the ground. "Shit," Gabriel cursed. Another wave of omnics was rising over the horizon. "We're going to lose this battle. They cut through our forces and we're outnumbered." Angela looked up at Gabriel then down at the soldiers who had been killed. Thousands were cut down, just like that. This new group of omnics was to wipe out the rest. Angela' s grip on her staff tightened.

" Not today," she growled. She spread her wings and flew towards the center of battle. Gabriel shouted after her, but she ignored him. She hovered above the battlefield and saw the omnics focus their attention on her. She gracefully dodged several bullets as they flew past her in the air. Gabriel had rushed over and began gunning down the omnics firing at Angela.

The new wave of omnics had just arrived as Gabriel finished the stragglers. They were still outnumbered and weakened. Angela stayed hovering a little off the ground. She spun around, seeing all the dead men and their souls. Then she looked back at the omnic wave over the hill.

"Heroes never die!"

Angela shouted, her wings spread and she slammed her staff into the ground, the healing beam grabbing every soul on the battlefield, restoring them to full health and going back to their hosts. Thousands of soldiers returned to life and without even wondering what happened, they began to push the omnics back.

Angela was kneeling on the ground, panting as soldiers began fighting again. Gabriel. Rushed to her side. "I'm not even going to ask, but damn! You just helped us turn the battle to our favor," he informed. Angela lifted her head up weakly and saw the victory she caused.

"Wonderful," she cheered weakly. She looked at Gabriel. "Will you help me?" she asked. Gabriel nodded and helped her up. He led her back to the medical tent. He led her to her desk and she sat down. "Thank you," she thanked before running a hand through her hair. "Never have I done that before on the large of a scale." Gabriel tilted his head.

"What do you mean?" he asked. Angela sighed.

"I can see the souls of men. Healthy souls will be a bright shining orb. If a soul is wounded or damaged, it will be dimmer." She explained. "The souls on the battlefield were wounded. I helped them and then returned them to their hosts." Gabriel seemed confused. "As long as a soul is not broken, a man can be brought back to life. I can reunite his body and soul to bring him back." Gabriel raised an eyebrow.

"That's... Interesting."

"I haven't done that before with so many souls and men," she admitted. "It was a first and has taken all my strength." Angela sighed once more. "No need to worry though. I'm fine." Gabriel crossed his arms.

"Well, you did good, Doc. Saved a lot of men today and helped us win an important battle." Angela smiled once more.

"Thank you, sir Reyes." Gabriel held his hand out.

"Please, just call me Gabe." Angela took his hand and shook it.

"Ah, OK then... Gabe. You can just call me Angela then." Gabe smiled a little. Jack had come up behind him.

"Doctor Ziegler, good work out there. You helped turn the tide. Even now, we're pushing the bastards back." Jack saluted before heading out again. Angela looked around the medical tent and saw the remaining soldiers.

"Well. I've got a lot of work." She looked at Gabriel.

"I can help," he offered. Angela nodded her head.

"I'd appreciate that." And so, the Angel began to help the wounded and damaged souls of her patients.