CHRONICLES OF THE FOURTH HORSEMAN

b****y REUNION.(conclusion)

"Hey ladies...i really have to go and the meeting should have ended twenty minutes ago.I am going to conclude by simply highlighting the important point starting with the clarification the day of the party which this Saturday evening, but we always welcome the new bees with a shopping treat only hours before the party.We party all night through but arrival time is mostly important.You can bring one friend, any gender.In case of any questions please don't hesitate to call and ask, otherwise I this meeting is over," I had looked forward to finishing early so I could go back to the bunker.I knew my warning earlier that morning would work but there was no telling for how long.You could never teach an old dog new tricks you know.I the four stared a fight while Ophie was still a love vegetable, there would be no telling what would happen.I would be at peace if Geo and Duke were around but I knew they weren't.

Geo had a day job to keep up with and Duke had not returned to us yet.I was still wondering what was going on with the elements and I hoped he would come back soon and with an enlightenment. Miss Griffin could not stop them as he was all alone and he was never the meddling.He would let the go ahead as he believed by doing that they would even things out.

I knew John and Alice were waiting for me at our usual meeting place back at the mansion so I could take them to the bunker.That was the only part of my day I never stopped enjoying even when everything else was weighing down on me.With Tom and John it was a friendship I had enjoyed for a really long time and one I intended to hold on to.While alone we could forget for a bit that the worlds fate rested on our hands and we would live like it was the year 2000 again.We would remind ourselves of the old days when I had an imaginary friend called Zoe and Tom had an imaginary dog he named Bosco.Skeptic John had a real dog he named Peggy.Back then life was simple and apart from the fact that I was trying to understand the concept of death as my mom had just died, life was easier, happier and dangerous in a not soo bad way.With Alice i had found someone who understood what my life was like.She knew how it felt to not be wanted anywhere.She knew the true definition of not belonging.

The flight to the bunker was as usual short but I made a few rounds to make sure the world around was still intact.When I got into the bunker, I was met by two confused faces as they were looking at someone who looked exactly the same as me and they had thought it was me as she was just standing there saying and doing nothing.

"Phanuel! what in heavens name are you doing here.I thought you agreed that everyone work their department with no judgment or visits," Phanuel is my opposite, the Angel of life.She worked under Michael's garrison, loved, respected and glorious.Sometimes she would send her angels to take a soul back to the body after we had reaped it.We had no quarrels as we both knew our places and respected each others position.Sometimes i felt like it would have been better if I was the angel of life but I never said it out loud.I was not supposed to.

The last time we had met she wanted the soul of a little girl who had died on a road accident.Her parents were crying to God since she was a lone child and the two were incapable of having another one.Apparently it had taken a miracle from the heavens for them to have that girl.Heavens therefore thought it Was better to give the little lady anothey shot.Phanuel however forgot to mention that it was the will of heaven and I had refused to give back the soul.Eventually I gave it back to the little girl as Michael intervened and explained everything to me.

I never liked the fact that Phanuel looked exactly like me but we were complete opposites of each other.She was accepted lovingly in heaven and here on earth the people loved her dearly. Whenever she visited she brought with her a new soul in form of a baby and people rejoiced and gave thanks.I felt bad sharing a face with her as I left pain, doubt and questions whenever I visited.And now, now she was standing on my living room.Looking at my friends without blinking, probably analyzing and inspecting their souls to see just how clean they were.An angel so greatly optimistic and always ready and willing to guide a soul through righteousness and humility so it would not perish in acheron after its purpose here on earth was complete.

"Relax, sister.I am not here looking for something, after all you decided to take a leave from you job.Everybody is talking about it up there you know.You have no registered any soul from earth for about twenty three years now, you were not even on heavens tally for over twenty years.Apparently you never get punished for all the times you decide to take days off and even when you are punished it is never a big enough punishment.But hey everyone knows yours is a tough job.I know you think they hate you for who you are but they don't.That being said, I am here to relay a message to you.Also, Michael said I could help so that the rift could be sealed as soon as possible," Phanuel was never the talkative kind and the speach left me wondering what message she came to deliver, even more I wonder whom it was from even though I had a slight clue.

"The message, tell me about it," I said eager to hear it."Michael says you have to live up to the will of the heavens.You are supposed to be on your plan to starting the apocalypse.You know hell is playing its part ,heaven as well, but we know you have locked away the other horsemen.The council therefore requests that you do your part or you be ready for the consequences.That is the message but i also wanted to tell you somthing.Sister,I know you think you are different, I know you feel like this is where you belong, like owe the humans their lives.The truth is you don't, in fact they owe you gratitude as you take their pains away and carry them yourself.I know you think siding by them is the only thing that matters but, can't you look at them and see just how much they suffer already.Heaven is giving them a chance to be happy away from the painful and often failing bodies.Do your part sister, don't be selfish.She said with a cool empathetic angel face.Her glory now beginning to glow blue and blinding the Alice and the boys.She was receiving an order and I wanted to listen in but I thought against it.

"Go back home, tell Michael to tell the council that I will think about it and report back as soon as I make a decision.Otherwise, I don't need any help at the moment, not one that you can give anyway," I couldn't let her stay out here with me and the rest of my friends.I feared if she told them about herself they would choose her over me.So yes, yes of course I needed her help more than she could ever imagine and more that I was ever willing to accept.Having her around to compare me with was the huge reason I had issues.The reason I felt like I did not belong in the silver city.I needed her gone, I would rather deal with my problems provided she was not near my friends.I felt relieved when she did not protest and just flipped her wings out and away.

"Wow, you never told us that angels had twins to," Alice said.I so much would have liked not to answer her but the others joined and I had no choice. " No angels don't have twins since we were not born like you guys.We were made.Angels only look alike if they were meant to work on the departments but in different ends," I prayed for them not to ask about Phanuel as I was not willing to tell them about her.I did not want them to follow her instead of me."So are you really going to consider the message?," John asked."Of course not, I already made my decision and i am not going to change it.Whet they haven't realized is that I am not trying to take sides,I am trying to save myself.I chose me a long, long time ago,"

The rest of the evening was mostly quiet and we didn't talk much even after going to the bunker.Down there everything was just fine, in fact, better.We found fate brothers, destiny and lady luck playing cards while Cupid was just being his goofy adorable self.Miss Griffin was in the training room preparing it before Geo came in.One trainer was down and that meant Geo had to train the boys all by himself that day.I went in to check on Ophie and Tom who had spent most of their day sleeping.They seemed better and even though they were still in love at least it was no the obsessive one like they had earlier.I untied them as I could tell they were better and they were in a position to reason better before the deed something foolish.

Everybody else was ready to get to the rift sealing business.But I wasn't.I was still reflecting on Phanuel's message.I wondered what would happen after the rift was sealed and whether I was ready to deal with the outcome.Maybe I should take some time to think about the consequences of my choice and whether I would accept them.I knew if the rift was not sealed, many more people would die this time, and maybe the force of evil would have made a bigger rift that was even bigger and impossible to close.I had to choose sides on this one.It was either me or many innocents.I knew deep down I would choose me but o didn't, I chose earth.

We needed to have the job done before I changed my mind.I walked to the hall and organized everyone.I had to go out and look for the position of the rift, something I should have done days before.It had to be somewhere seemingly natural and a little bit hidden from the normal world.Something like a gayser that just decided to spill out fire instead of water or a c***k that seemed to have opened up over a magma vent.Somehow it had to be something scientists would make sense of.Mountains were my first choice especially those that erupted or had the potential to.

I was right, there was a huge opening on mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.People with the right resources were going there to check on the red hot opening that produced a non visible gas with the stench of sulphur.Of course scientists could easily explain that.What they didn't know was that was the smell of hell spilling into the world.After spotting it, I went back to the bunker and told the rest.We were to go there after dark.The boys had a chance to train after all.Later we got together and the group enjoyed dinner before heading out.I didn't think it a wise decision to eat before going into a super smelly place but no one would listen to me.Maybe they were okey after all.

At the rift, we needed the forces to get together and release all the power they could.The purpose of that was to cancel out the evil force that was already out.Then I realized I needed the flaming sword or Michael's spear to seal the rift.The two weapons were forged by God himself and they could tear anything apart or bring it together.Huge problem! Should pray to him? I didn't want to.I found myself praying to Phanuel and asking her for help and of course she helped me.In no time Michael was down there and the sealing process began.In the end, almost every magix and human threw up due to the insane smell.I had warned them.

"So ladies and gentlemen, you now have a clue of what hell is like.My hope is you chose the right path," Phanuel said as she followed Michael up.Due to working together for ones in a long while, a bond was created between the forces.Within no time they were apologizing and they turned back to their true forms while still chatting happily about the good old days.They never even remembered to thank the group that brought them together.