Down and down she went, with rapid speed. Thick white clouds swirling around her body, as she tumbled through time and space. Her eyes closed, arms out wide...her wings disappear. Emmanuelle travels through a sliver time frame......Down to earthy plains to complete a dangerous mission.
Cast down as part of the punishment for her rebellious and restless nature, Emmanuelle now becomes human; her wings now gone, her safety net also gone. She will take on all human flaws and qualities....and thus begins a different life for the rogue angel, Emmanuelle...
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Blinking softly, Emmanuelle awakens slowly. Eyes the color of new spring leaves, widen suddenly as she realizes her odd surroundings. Sitting up gently Emmanuelle looks slowly around her, noticing the giant hearth at the center of her stone and oaken chamber. The bright flames momentarily mesmerizing her, then turning to look upon the walls, where numerous European tapestries line side by side providing warm. Raising her smooth young face, Emmanuelle looks up at the ceiling of her chamber, where dark oak beams support the roof and walls. In it's center, hangs a giant cast iron chandelier, comprised of a few dozen candles, each capped with glass to protect from any accidents. Her luminescence eyes scans the walls, to rest upon two, twelve foot long windows, framed with sapphire blue velvet drapes, held back by golden ropes. Turning her gaze beside her, Emmanuelle takes in the site of ornately carved mahogany bedside table. On it rested a washing bowl and urn to freshen up.
Moving a lock of light golden-red hair from her eyes, Emmanuelle looked up at the four poster bed, surrounded by a matching sapphire blue velvet drapes, down to the soft blue goose down comforter in which she finds herself covered in. To her horror, she realized that her wings had disappeared. Eyes widening, she began to panic, when a light appeared at the foot of her bed.
Gasping softly, Emmanuelle watches as her superior Arch angel Michael appeared, looking at her with gentle tolerance.
"I see that you are awake, child" Michael began without wasting time.
"M...Michael, is this to be my punishment? Why am I here? And where am I?" Emmanuelle began to ask in earnest.
Raising his hand slightly, Michael spoke gently to her "This is to be your assignment, Emmanuelle. You are not being punished, but you do need an outlet for that wild spirit of yours. Now please sit and I will tell you what you must do" He fluidly appeared beside her bed, and sat at its edge. Looking into her eyes, he wondered if she was truly ready for this arduous task, she is so innocent.
Sitting up, wrapping herself in her goose down comforter, Emmanuelle prepared herself for what was to come. Michael spoke to her, candidly, and clearly.
"There was a Guardian angel called Demitrios. A high ranking guard to the warrior angels. He became restless, greedy and arrogant, and I was finally forced to cast him out. He flew to earth, and discarded his wings, he disguised himself very well, so that we could not detect him. We do know that he is in this region..."
"Where exactly am I Michael?" Emmanuelle asked quickly, with curiosity.
" You are in Scotland, near Glenashdale Falls. This tower you are in is called Smailholm Tower, near Kelso. You have been placed here because Demitrios always frequents this area, yet is never seen for too long. As far as anyone knows, you are the heir to this abandoned property. Now listen closely. You will have a maidservant that will help you, she will also act as the cook, housekeeper and seamstress. I don’t have to tell you how she came to have knowledge of these duties. My Lord has invented the power of suggestion; she is one of us. Her name is Mathilde, and her husband Henry; who will be steward here and keep you safe. Do not worry about food, kitchen supplies, fresh water, linens, and material for clothing. all has been supplied. You are not here to live in gross luxury, but you will live comfortably, to ease the burdens of your assignments. As for meat for your meals, I remember your unorthodox love for the cross bow and daggers." Michael reported with a deep, forceful voice, then chuckling softly.
"Ok, a couple of questions if you can indulge me a moment, m'lord" Emmanuelle felt vulnerable and perhaps a bit frightened at the moment.
"Of course, the more clear this assignment is for you the better. I am here to assist you". Michael assured her.
"How will I find him? What does he look like? What if he finds out I am an angel?" Emmanuelle asked in earnest, her leaf green eyes illuminating gently.
"He will find you, trust me. As for what he looks like, he has probably changed his outer appearance. It would be difficult to speculate.. For your question about you being an angel. That is the exact reason YOU were the one chosen. You have an innocence about you, yes, but all the other angels are too experienced, Demitrios would detect them right away, there would be grave danger. So you see child, it is not so much as punishment that you were sent here, but more of. that....we need you." Michael smiled reassuringly, patting her hand.
"What can I do though? He seems dark and dangerous. W..what if he should discover me and kill me?"
"Just like Demitrios, your wings are no longer part of you. You are human in every way. Your assignment is to convince him to come back into our fold, by whichever means possible. I know for a fact, he will sense your presence here, when he nears you. Let him come to you, he cannot kill you, but he does not know that. We are not so careless, as to leave you open to harm like that. My one and only warning to you, Emmanuelle is this: If he happens to seduce you and take your virginity with pure maliciousness, we cannot aid you. You will be left to live out your mortality here. If you manage to capture his black heart before he takes your virginity, then we have him. Please do not fail, our fate rests in your hands. Good luck my child". Rising to his feet, Michael begins to retreat back to the open sliver in time that has been open, awaiting his return.
"Wait! Michael. Where are my.." Emmanuelle began as an afterthought.
Anticipating her thoughts already, Michael chuckled knowingly. Indicating to her tall oaken boudoir, its doors part to reveal her clothing inside. As the clothing part ways, a secret panel is revealed with the objects of Emmanuelle's thoughts. Twin sets of silver, jewel encrusted daggers, a small but well made cross bow, gripped in leather for easy handling. A small short sword, of lightweight metal, with leather hilt for an easy grip. Now, if you require anything else out of necessity, simply place your open palm upon the oaken doors of your boudoir, then open the doors, the object will appear." Michael then begins to enter the sliver in time, but turns back one last time to tell her one last thing.
"Oh by the way, be very careful when you walk the forest, Glenashdale falls plummets 100 ft down a lava sill. Always be aware of your surroundings. Good luck, I will keep in touch." With that, Michael slipped through the portal, the seam closing behind him".
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Standing at that very treacherous falls Michael spoke about, Demitrios had a peasant by the foot, hanging him over the drop. An evil sneer crossed his face as he spoke to the frightened man
"Where is that diamond you stole, old man. I want it now" Demitrios asked calmly but coldly.
"I...If I give it to you m'lord, will you let me live? Don’t drop me!* the old peasant pleaded loudly
"Aye I will spare you. Now hand it over you old sot."
With shaking gnarled fingers, the old peasant reached into his tattered shirt pocket and handed Demitrios the brown leather pouch with the pink diamond inside. "H...here you are, m'lord. Please release me, I don’t want to die!" the peasant begged with a crackling voice.
"You want to be released? Not a problem old man" sneered coldly
Releasing the old man's foot over the 100 ft drop of the falls, the old man's body plummets. Sounds of his terrified screaming was music to Demitrios's ears...Well he wanted to be released, so I did him a favor and released him from his pathetic existence. Also relieved him of my diamond..Ha ha... He thought to himself.