But the one who endures to the end will be saved

LOCATION a small factory in the outskirts of Gaia, close to the North parts of the woods
DATE 5th of July 2021
TIME 4:30
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TOPIC FOR @Austin xx
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Sleep. Who needed sleep? Sleep was such a mundane think to do, and yet the more time she spend here on Earth she found herself in need for rest time to time, even if she was more likely to just go none stop. After her visit at James and Rebekah's she had been taking time to actually get to know her battle field. It meant finding out who people were, so she could find the treats before they found her, and know who they were. However, her planning had been disrupted when one of Michael's angels had called out to her about a small group of fallen angels they had found - and of course they wanted an archangel to take care of one of them. Saying the guy was someone who had been working with Lucifer back in the day, they had recognized his face but not said his name.

Eos had therefor teleported to the location of the prayer, meeting the angels who had caught the few fallen angels tonight. Eos gave them a slight nod before leaving them outside the factory. She looked shortly behind her, ironically enough it was the break of dawn, and as she opened the doors to the factory the morning light made its way through the dark room. Eos had always known how to make an entrance. The few other fallen angels that had been found was already taken care of, leaving just one left hanging with his arms tied up with holy crafted objects and trapped in a ring of holy fire. Eos moved her eyes to him, seeing his face through the fire and she just stopped for a second. "Abdiel?" her voice went from its natural toughness to a softer tone without thinking, almost like she didn't believe her own eyes. Without putting more thought to it she put out the holy fire, making her able to see him better. He was alive.

How had he ended up here? The only one standing after all the other fallen angels had been offed, he had been left to hang. Apparently, his words had made them reconsider and called upon another one to decide his fate. To be killed after so many years of repentance seemed like a cruel joke. Hadn’t he already given much more than any devoted angel? So, because of a naïve heart that had chosen the archangel that had ended up being kick out of heaven by his own father. It had been hard keeping the same view on God after that, but his fate to him had never really wavered even as he had screamed after help from Michael, from Chamuel. Really anyone that he had known from his time in heaven, but no one had come to help him.

Now that still didn’t tell the story on how he was hanging here in the ring of holy fire with his hands tied up. He hadn’t even known the other angels; this was really a story about very bad timing. He had been out and about because of the stories of all the demons that kept turning up in the woods. The stories about Eden being killed by one of them, hadn’t been a silent one. So, instead of just killing demons he was trying to see if he could figure out if there was an unauthorized portal around that they were using to get here so fast. Then there had been this group of fallen angels that was walking around, something about them had seemed suspicious. So, he had taken of the cloak that he had one and approached them, but before he had the change to talk heavens angels had ambushed the group mistaken him for being one of them.

The soft voice saying his name was enough to pull him out of the long train of thoughts that had been going through his head. His dark blue eyes looked up, first Elena being back from the dead and now Eos was away from hell gates? Had the days no end in making his life just a little more confusing as it had been before.
The fire was put out but the restrains not taken off. “Well would you look at that” he spoke with a stained and hoars voice. “Here to kill me off Eos?” he asked not taking his eyes of her face. She really hadn’t change much, but why should she.

His bruised body fell to the ground as she cut the robes that had been holding him in place. Of course, the robes had been engraved with symbols that had cut of his powers and rendered him completely at the mercy of the other angels.
But even as it was quite a fall he made down to his knees; a smile formed on his lips as he looked up towards her face. “Not letting me go that easy? Huh, who would have thought” he made a small pause and sat down and pulled his leg up so he could put his arm on his knee. “have you missed me, Eos?” he asked with a smirk and raised one of his brows while looking at her. There was some knew cuts here and there, but with being the gate keeper of hell it made sense that she would have a lot more wounds than what she had when she had left for the task given her.

He took in a deep breath and felt how the pain spread from the chest into his lungs. They had really done a number on him. Not that he blamed them, if he had been the one finding one of the allegedly Lucifer follower. He would have done the same thing.
That day had been one of the biggest betrayals in history of the angels.
“So, what happens now?” he asked and looked into her eyes while his smile subdued. “And before you ask, I have no idea where Lucifer is, I haven’t talked with him since the fall” he said clearly meaning ever word that formed in his mouth. Because it was the truth, after he had fallen, he hadn’t sought out Lucifer or even knew where he was. Other than at this point that he was gone. And no one had any idea where too.

Austin moved around a little and after a few minutes of trying to stand, he decided against it and just sat down on the dirty ground instead looking up at Eos. He moved his legs and ended with on folding around him and the other with his food planted on the ground and his knee pointing to the. He looked up, where was he even? In some kind of abandoned barn, house, cottage?
The fallen angel took in a deep breath and looked at her as she told him that she believed him. More so that she was done with chasing her brother around. A soft smile formed on his lips, he understood where she was coming from. Not that he had chased Lucifer around per se. But he had done a lot to get in touch with the other archangels. Remiel, Michael and Lucifer. Even Chamuel at one point, then late finding out that she had been a brink away from death.
So much injustice had happened, and he often felt like what had happened to him, was just a bad excuse to set an example of disagreeing with a stubborn father.

“So” he finally spoke and let her eyes find hers, a smile forming on his lips. “How are you going to get me out of this then?”

He raised a brow as she laughed at him, almost making it sound like he had asked a stupid question. He thought it was rather valid point, he was wanted by the angels. By Michael, that double crossing bastard. To say that he had much love for his former brothers and sisters, would be a shame. The only way he didn’t have any of that turned against Eos at this very moment, was because he knew that she had been at hells gate right after it had happened. Not much time to hear after prayers. Just as exposed as the fallen angels.

He took in a deep breath in as he pressed his brows together in agony and pressed down on one of the many wounds, they had inflicted on him. He took in a deep breath and closed his eyes. Slowly his aura changed from fallen to a pureblood angel instead. “That should help with some of it” he breathed feeling how sweat glided down his face. He looked up when she asked if he trust him. A huff left him, and he had to close his eyes. He wasn’t sure.

“Right now, I don’t really have a choice now do I?” he said a little mockingly, and finally pressed himself up on his two feet and looked towards her. “Tell me your brilliant plan”

He clicked his tongue and shook her head “language” he teased as she used the word hell, even though Austin had long stopped trying to get back his grace. There were still many of the old things and customs that Austin had a hard time putting away or forget all together. He was still a firm believer that some of the old ways where better than how humanity greeted and treated each other now. It was always two steps the right direction and five back.

He looked towards the door as she told him that she thought that they could just walk out like nothing had happened. A grin formed on his lips as she asked if she should be fancy and just teleport them out. “let’s just go with the, lets walk out of the door and hope for the best” he spoke with a soft voice, clearly still battling with the pain that was stabbing through his ribs and forming in his lungs.

A small wave was made with his hand towards the door as he started walking towards it, trying is best not to show that every step was uneasy and not as controlled at he would like it to be.

As they tried to get past the guards, Austin tried to make sure that he didn’t draw any attention towards him. Something he had always been very good at, but more or least had perfected over the years that he had been alone. But it was hard, as he still couldn’t hide the contempt that he was feeling towards Michael as his name was mentioned. But it was also clear that the attention from the guards were directed towards Eos and not him. Something he took advantage of and slipped through the last door. Filling his lips with the fresh air. A victory that was short lived as he heard how the angel suddenly remembered that something wasn’t right.

The fallen angel redirected his attention towards the guard that looked towards Austin, and he lifted a brow and looked towards Eos. Clearly, she had the same mindset as she just gave back in the same tone as the man looking a little confused. Well, Austin would have been as well, if he had captured a fallen angel, and suddenly the same angel was walking out the door having an aura of a pureblood. He didn’t say anything just put his arms crossed in front his chest and lifted an eyebrow while looking towards Eos. More or less telling with his eyes that she needed to fix this or get him the hell out. He wasn’t about to fight angels under Michael’s command. He didn’t need to give the bastard anymore reasons to hunt him down.