The Dead Aren't Really Gone, Jean Kirschtein

When Marco awoke, leaning against a building in the streets, Marco believed he had merely been knocked out. Upon standing, he could see that wasn't the case, as he turned around, and found himself staring down at his own dead body. Marco Bodt, was dead. And upon his back were the wings of freedom, offering him the chance to fly forward and be free of this world. To be free and live in the glorious heaven above. But, he denied it. For he had people to look out for.