<div style="text-align: center;">Adel</div><br/><br/>Still the sound of screaming filled the halls, but these were screams of pain not of fear. Adel placed her hand on the dirty wall. Beneath her hand a dark mist began to make it's decent, from the top of the building to the bottom. Slowly as she walked within the dark mist, the sounds of coughing and choking filled her ear's. She smiled a devilish smile "Much better" she said as her feet hit the pavement outside the building, the metallic scent of blood floated in the air. Blood was plastered along the ground, as well as angelic feathered wing's laid  in patches along the concrete. A headless body laid in a pool of blood. Adel sniffed the air it was heavy with the decadent smell of Angel blood, her eyes focusing on the pool. It seemed an Angel had been slain, Adel shook her head. No slain was not the right word...Shredded. Yes, that seemed the correct word for the scene that she had walked into. a small form stood near the pool of angelic blood. Sniffing the air lightly, still the living scent of Angel was still present. Adel's head tilted in curiosity, what had she found?<br/><br/>The size of a small child came into focus, small angelic wings peaked out from it's back. Dark as the night hair fell from it's head, blood was splattered all over it's small cherub face. A hauntingly beautiful thing he was, his lips in a cruel smile. Adel appeared before him squatting at his eye level her piercing red eyes searching his. "You have a taste for blood little cherub" she said to him, her hand reaching out placing a blood soaked lock into place. Licking the blood from her finger, her head tilted to each side as she thought. "Do you wish for my blood shed?" she asked her hands crossed over her knees as she peered at him. Her expression never changing.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">`````````````````````````````````<br/><br/>Calliope</div><br/><br/>Cali looked in the rearview mirror the children’s sleeping soundly as he drove, his eyes looking forward. He had driven all night and was not going to stop anytime soon. He needed to get them all to safety, if the human race was to survive. For all he knew these four were the last link of that generation. He sighed heavily as he was unsure if he could protect them from all that lied in wait for them. They were passing another vacant town, the streets filled with trash. As if everyone had vanished in the middle of the day. Leaving any and all behind, luckily the streets were easy to maneuver.<br/><br/><br/>The dark asphalt continued on an on as Cali drove taking one last peek in the rearview mirror at the small faces that slept soundly. But as Cali returned his eyes to the road a wall of fire was there to greet him in the middle of the road. Cali immediately slammed his foot on the brake, causing the van to jerk to a stop. The four children in the back small eyes became wide with shock and fear  as they van stopped abruptly. Cali looked back at them quickly checking their safety. “Everyone okay? he asked his voice sharp and alert, the children nodded there head silently not sure what else to do.<br/><br/><br/>Cali sighed heavily in relief but then quickly turned back putting the van in reverse, but when Cali looked out the back window of the van another wall of fire was present. “Shit” he swore his fist hitting the wheel. The children exchanged looks or worry and fear in there wide eyes, small sniffled cries began to bubble through them. Cali swallowed hard as he tried to think what to do, leaning head against the wheel. A loud thud sounded off the roof of the van. Causing all occupant’s to gaze at the slight dent in the van ceiling. Not a sound came from a soul that resided in the van. Shock and fear not to mention pure disbelief was written on all everyone’s features.<br/><br/><br/>Just as soon had they heard the thud on the roof did they see a hooded figure landed a few feet from the van. As their gazes followed they noticed a creature not from their world, again all eyes the size of saucer’s glued to the window. Cali gulped nervously as he watched the distant figure’s,<span style="font-style: italic">What are they doing?</span>he thought to himself. Suddenly the hooded figure pulled out a weapon from, Cali blinked a few times. Rubbed his eyes for good measure…. yeah from thin air.<span style="font-style: italic">”Were all gonna die”</span>he thought as slumped into his seat. Panic coursed through him, but Cali’s eyes went back to the window to his coming demise. But what he beheld with his eyes shocked him to the core, whatever that hooded figure was. It was protecting them. As they creatures fell, the hood falling back revealing what looked to be a man. But Cali knew better, but before he could do a thing the ‘man’ was at the window. Again saucer eyes and silence seeped into the occupant’s of the van.<span style="font-style: italic">”I will be escorting you as far as heaven’s sanctuary. I am now you and these young souls protector.”</span>he had said. All there eyes watched him till he was again nothing but a thud atop of the van. “Does he meant it Cali? Will he keep us safe?” one of the twin’s asked. Cali swallowed hard, “For now I guess he does, let’s go” he said turning back to the road. The fire ceased, Cali scratched his head, had ‘he’ done that? Cali wasn’t sure what to do, but he had to trust the man he had saved all of their lives. There was no chance to worry only movement now. Cali quickly getting the van moving along the black asphalt road again.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Hafiz</div><br/><br/>“Commander Hafiz” Eros called, Hafiz’s blue eyes turning to his friend.”There are reports of a Seer”Hafiz nodded in response. “Then we shall do our duty and protect them as we are the shepherds and must beat back the ravenous wolves. Is the the group that has been hoarding group’s of human’s” he asked his inclined forward watching Eros’ response. Eros nodded confirming Hafiz thoughts. “I see, gather our brother’s and Sister’s we leave immediately” he said placing a shining helmet over his head. His blue eyes peering out, his massive white wings shuttered for a moment. “At the ready!” Eros giving the signal.<br/><br/><br/>In a flash the flock of Angel’s flashed to demon horde, Hafiz’s blood boiled as they lashed a boy blood and sweat pouring down his body. Eros looked over the mass of black and disgusting creatures that had once been their brethren. “How far you have all fallen” he said in sympathy. Hafix grit his teeth together “Forget your sympathy Eros, they have nothing of our kind left. They are savage and bile creatures and must be sent back to hell. We move now!” he yelled his voice echoing over the flock of angels. With a gust like wind the Angels began their attack. Soon the sounds of growls and roars. The sounds of split flesh and groans of agony echoed in his ears. His flame sword searing off a demons head, the body falling over jerking into a pile of black blood. black blood splattered across his armor.<br/><br/><br/>Eros grabbed his side red blood seeping from it, Hafiz caught sight of it. Flinging the angels hand aside he peered at the damage. “Return home at once” he commanded, “But comma” he stuttered before Hafiz’s blue eyes narrowed on him warning him silently. Eros swallowed the large lump in his throat “As you command” he said his eyes lowered, his half toned wings shutter. Hafiz sighs to himself, sword in hand he walks the dark ground before him. Looking for any signs of life, but all Hafiz was of death and unholy acts..<br/><br/><br/>But as Hafiz moved further from the group of angels the echo of a cry sounded off the walls. Hafiz’s boot’s pounding into the ground as his pace quickened. “Give up on your God boy, he will not save you. No tears are smiling face will steal you from my wipe.” Jargo hissed the whip coming down on the boys already blood back. The creature seething with impatience, it had been days and no matter how hard he hit. No matter what lies spilled from his black lips, did this boy waver. He would only smile and take it his beating with a smile on his beautiful face. Jargo hated everything that held any beauty. The boys cries echoing over the disaster him and his brethren had caused. Jarog smiled at the pained cries of the child.<br/><br/><br/>Hafiz turned a corner the screams of pain louder the whip audible now. Hafiz was seeing red now, his fire sword at the ready it’s ember’s burning with great intensity. He could hear the demon’s evil laugh before it’s black skin came into view. As the small boy’s body came into view, strung up like his savior so many centuries before him. Hafiz’s blood ran cold before boiling over and becoming liquid fire, making him see red. “I will rip your head from your body demon” he said gathering the demon’s attention. It’s white teeth gleaming “Let us see Angel” the demon whispered. With a great war cry Hafiz brought his flaming sword down upon the demon only to be entangled by the demons bladed whip. The tip of the whip serrating the angels flesh, Hafiz grunted from the wound as red blood trickled down his shoulder. The demon pulled down hard on the whip causing him to pivot forward. With Hafizs’ already moving form, he placed his head down. His feet touching the ground for only a second, he used that moment to push himself into the demon’s face cracking something in it’s face.<br/><br/><br/>The demon let out a pained scream, it’s hold on the whip slacked. Allowing Hafiz to render it useless. Deom wailed claws on his face as black blood seeped from it. “You will pay for that Angel” it seethed with it’s wavering voice. “No you will pay for your sin’s now, with your life” Hafiz said. Grabbing the demon  by the throat, his fingers tighten it closing off any air. The demon beginning to panic it’s body scraping and clawing for release. “No more will your sin’s be ignored” he said his blue eyes now calm and serene. His hands taking the life from the demon till it’s frame stilled. Hafiz dropped the limp body on the ground with a thud against the black asphalt. With one last lingering look he raised his boot bringing it down on the demon’s skull, smashing it till nothing remained. After a moment of silence his gaze moved back to that of the boy. His body quite an pale, flying gentle next to the boy carefully he removed his binds. Carrying the boy in his large arms he flew him to the flock. “You are strong in your faith, young one. Let us repair your wounds and see if maybe your faith can touch other’s” he said before they vanished from the blood soaked ground.