For Heaven...

Chapter 1

“Lucifer! Lucifer! Lucifer!”

The younger brunette turned to the elder, confusion clear on his face. “Nii-chan, why are they calling you that?”

“It’s the name our Holy Father gave me. It’s the highest privilege an angel could get.” His brother gave him a brilliant smile. If that wasn’t blinding enough, the Holy Light bouncing off of his glasses sure were. “Someday, when you grow into a strong archangel, he’ll give you one too.”

“Hmm… But I think I’m okay.”

“Eh?”

He beamed up at him. “I like being Eiji! Just like how I like nii-chan as Eiichi!”

His brother slowly nodded. “... I see. Don’t worry, I’ll always be your older brother.”

~~~~~

Back then, he didn’t realize how his brother hesitated with that answer. Perhaps if he had noticed sooner…

No.

“...chael…”

Nothing could change the past.

“...Michael…”

There’s no use dwelling on it.

“Eiji!”

“Ah!” He jumped out of his seat. His wings flapped a bit too hard, and it sent the stool and table flying, while he was several feet in the air. Looking down, he spotted a familiar pink haired angel, his feathers in a mess. “Na- I-I mean, Gabriel! Sorry about that!” He floated back down and started trying to straighten them back.

The shorter boy stepped back, pushing his hands off. “Stop that! I can do it myself!”

“Ahaha… Sorry…” He waited until he was neat and tidy again before asking, “Did you need something from me?”

Gabriel nodded. “The Holy Father summoned us. Most likely, it has to do with Satan sneaking into the tower last night and declaring war.”

His lips fell to a frown. “A-Are you sure it was him?”

“Ask Uriel.”

That shut him right up. Uriel is known as the sharpest sighted spirit in all of Heaven. He watches over the Holy Garden and he is the one The Holy Father entrusted to guarding it. But if that’s so, how did Satan get in?

Seeing the question in his eyes, Gabriel spoke up again. “Satan deceived him by disguising himself as another angel reporting from the Human Realm.”

Ah… That makes sense. Not even Uriel would be able to see through the Devil’s tricks. Only God and His Son have the ability to without missing a beat. This is because Satan used to be an archangel, just like them… but much, much stronger.

With that thought in mind, he and the pink haired boy ascended to meet their Father.

~~~~~

When he had stepped out of the tower, he had the largest smile on his face. The first person he flew off to meet was of course, his brother.

“Nii-san! Nii-san!” His wings stopped as soon as he came face to face with the elder brunette. “The Holy Father gave me a name too! Michael! Now, we both have archangel names!”

“I’m proud of you, Eiji.” He ruffled his hair that he spent so long tidying up to look presentable in front of the Lord. Then he realized what he said. “Ah… I hope you won’t mind if I keep calling you that.”