CHRONICLES OF THE FOURTH HORSEMAN

JUDGEMENT, PUNISHMENT AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

"Good morning good people.I know you didn't know I am back but here I am.Anyone want to go fishing, I could sure use a break," Duke had made sure to wake everyone up.No one knew he was around except for me and Ophie who had seen him while making his night round.The elements had brought him back silently at the dead of night and neatly placed him on the bed.I saw him while I was walking to my room and briefly talked to him, but I never told anyone as they were all already asleep. "Duke, you are back...I missed you men," John said walking up to his friend and the two locked into a tight manly hug.It was clear those two had clicked into a whole new level.

Everybody got up and we all walked to the hall.Ophie and Tom were up already and they were already halfway through preparing breakfast.Alice woke up confused a few minutes after everyone else was already settled.She came into the room and stood still looking at me.She seemed out of place and for a moment she was that way." You are here!," she asked and Duke answered.But the question was not meant for Duke.It was directed at me.

"Oooh Duke you are here," she said realizing for the first time that Duke was back."Come on Ally you are always confused before breakfast.He already answered and you went on and asked a second time?," Miss Griffin said.He had spent most of his time trying to understand her, the more he tried, the more he never really understood her." I wasn't asking Duke, I even had no idea he was around until he answered, I was asking Azzy,"she went on."Why was she supposed to be somewhere else," Ophie asked from the kitchen.

"You know what, I think i just had a pretty realistic and weird dream.We woke up and Azzy was gone and she never came back.We grew old and died one after still waiting for her.The dream was oddly vivid and I woke up convinced she was gone," Ally said trying not to sound serious but without much luck.The air in the hall changed.

Questions started flying to me from every side.It was not a usual thing for Ally to dream and most of her dreams were usually a possible future.In most cases they came true.I tried to explain to them that I had no plan to leave and I wasn't going anywhere, but they were not convinced.Lately I have been making so many promises that I never kept.I had lied to them a few times.I worked behind their backs for more times than I cared to admit. They had every reason to doubt me as i had given them enough reasons to.

For a long while the room fell silent as they waited for me to say something.I was working on an answer but none came.I ended saying nothing and they all got tired of waiting.Breakfast was taken by a gloomy and quiet crowd.After that they all went to train and I excused myself.I had a party to plan and in only a few hours I was to go out on a shopping trip with the girls.I also couldn't stand the judgy eyes and minds around.Even Ophie seemed disappointed at me.Something he had never done before, like, ever.

I walked out of the bunker, still feeling Ophie's sharp eyes on my back.I had no answers to the questions he was asking and honestly speaking I also had a lot of them myself.Why on earth would I bring together a group to help me fight just to leave them without explanation? Was something going to happen that I could not see coming?I could not see myself abandoning my friends and family.At least not without a good enough reason.I was so preoccupied that I never noticed I was walking instead of flying.I also noted that it felt good.Who could have thought walking would be all that relaxing.

I walked for over a mile before finally spreading my wings.In a few seconds I was in the mansion.I started with the decor which only took me a few minutes.I fixed the lights and added some more.I also set up the music system and arranged the seats .I emptied some shelves and replaced them with drinks, creating a bar counter like I had learned from Larry.While on it, I remembered the good times I had shared with her, I remembered the last party we had held together.I could still see her walk around the mansion drunk looking for a place to throw up.I remembered helping her prepare a hungover smoothie, I however mostly remembered her helping me to settle into the mansion.She had spent the whole day laughing at my innocence, I was still a little bit angry about that.I tried to make sure everything was as she could have planned it to be before walking out to go meet the girls.

As usual we argued for hours before deciding where to dine or to shop.That had become one of the parties tradition.We took our time to window shop before eventually settling into a cheap clothes store.The actual shopping took less time and on only three hours we were all done and on our way back home.I had invited the boys to the party and they were all in for it.Ally also insisted on going and even though she was still under age, she convinced me using all her charms and I fell for them.Ophie and Duke however opted to stay back in the bunker.

The party started and between drinks and music I we all forgot about the me leaving fight.I made a welcome speech and officially introduced the new members.We made them do some tiny stupid stuff but then we left them to enjoy.The place still felt a little different without Larry and her two crazy friends.If they were around, the would probably be holding a beer fight where the winner would get some cash or the loser's jacket or shoes.I missed them being around.The party was however perfect toeverybody else and that was the only thing that mattered.

It was about midnight when I heard Phanuel's call again.This time round I could feel some distress.I tried to answer but yet again she went silent.I was concerned and I called Tom, John to the side and asked them to meet me upstairs with the rest.I explained to them about the call and we all agreed maybe I should go check.Ally was however double hearted as she feared that was how I disappeared.We had an argument but at last we found a common ground.I gave them the prayer to say if they needed to confirm whether I was still okey.I left them incharge and I took off to the silver city.

The place was just as I remembered, only there was less singing and more training.I could hear Michael giving orders and encouragement speeches from a distance.The angel radio was crowded as angels were always busy doing whatever it was that they were assigned to.They were always reporting back.One of the reasons I loved being on earth was because I didn't have to listen in on all of that.I could turn it off or in whenever I wanted.Here in the city, the damn thing was always on.There was no way to turn it off.

I walked through the city watching and listening.There was an angel in the disaster department reporting that the earthquake was ready and she was on standby waiting on a go ahead signal.The Archangel Sandalphon and his band were going on with music,filling the place with life and sweet melody.I could smell the incense filled air.The one thing I missed about home.I walked around in measured steps feeling the sharp eyes looking at me from all directions.Occasionally someone would salute me, but that was rare and I had come to terms with it.

"Hey you shouldn't be here right now, please just go back to earth and stay away from angel radio," Phanuel told me through angel radio.I could now hear fear and distress in her voice." Why, why should I not be here?," I asked realizing the seriousness of the situation as I realized I was surrounded by soldiers from from Archangel Ariel's garrison.What would the soldiers of truth want from me?

"As we are speaking, there is a panel deciding your fate and there is a possibility they will decide a full spite on you.It will less fatal if you were far enough you can't let them get hold of you as there is no way out of this.They have charged you with too many transgressions and not even Michael could get you out of it.Now go and turn off the radio.I am sorry about everything and, one more thing, goodluck," she concluded.

I turned around and flew all the way back and out of the city.Now I knew I was not welcome up there any more.I had finally chosen a side and this time I didn't have any other bullet left.I knew anytime the angels Wrath would be raining on me.There was nothing I could do at this point as I ignored the one call that would have warned me early enough.If I hurried, I would have some time to explain to the squad.I knew now why I left them and I felt it was about to go down.Would they ever recover from this? will their lives be normal ever again?Maybe it was a mistake bringing them together after all.Michael was right all along.I had to be far away from them when the spitting happened as I couldn't risk any of them getting hurt.I also owed them an explanation for closures sake and for that, I made a quick stop in the mansion and explained a little as I didn't have the time to chat.I was running out of time and strength.I had never been that scared, not even when I was human.I wished Ophie was around so I could see him one more time.I knew one thing for sure, if the angels were angry as Phanuel suggested they were, the spite would completely erase me from existence.Sooner or later I would be replaced and life would go on like nothing happened.

I then flew all the way to the thickest forest I knew and turned off my radio.I knew it was way too late but it was worth a try.After all, I had nothing to loose.I was nesting under this huge tree when I saw it.A gate opened up and I saw this ray of light coming down.I could not run and neither could I hide.I waited with my eyes closed as the wrath filled spite hit on my angelic self.The pain was numbing.The sound of the angry angels in my ears was deafening.I knew that was the end.As I dropped on the ground, all I could remember were the questions I had evaded to answer earlier that morning.That was not how I imagined myself going out at all, but I had no say in the matter.My fate has been decided and I was never even tried or anything.I was doomed from the word go.At least I would go out knowing that I was the one who would bring the earthquake the angel was talking about earlier.I would go out with a tremor. "Not a bad way to out hah!," I thought to myself.I felt a smile curve up on my face and then everything went dark and silent.