THE CALL
The day began like every other day in Heaven.
The golden light of dawn poured through the clouds, illuminating the endless white halls of the kingdom. Angels moved quietly through the gardens while distant bells echoed across the heavens.
Luna had just returned from her duties when she heard a gentle knock at her door.
She froze.
No one knocked on an angel's door without a reason.
Luna opened it.
A small white envelope lay on the ground.
She picked it up and immediately recognised the golden seal.
The King.
Her heart began to race.
Luna quickly opened the letter.
"Luna,
Come to the throne room. I have a task for you.
Do not delay."
She didn't need to read it twice.
Within minutes, Luna was walking through the magnificent halls of Heaven towards the throne room.
The enormous golden doors opened before her.
Inside, everything was peaceful.
God sat upon His throne, surrounded by a soft heavenly light. Luna lowered her head respectfully as she approached.
“You called for me, my King.”
God looked at her.
“I did, Luna.”
She waited.
“There is someone on Earth who needs your protection.”
Luna's expression changed.
“Someone on Earth?”
God nodded.
“His name is Damian Hayes.”
Luna had heard the name before.
Damian was a powerful CEO whose company had grown into one of the largest in the world. From what Luna knew, he lived surrounded by wealth, security and everything money could provide.
So why would he need an angel?
“Is he in danger?” she asked.
“Yes.”
God's voice was calm, but His words carried weight.
“Someone has been planning to harm him. He does not know who he can trust.”
Luna looked thoughtful.
“Why me?”
“Because you have been chosen.”
Luna lowered her eyes.
She had spent centuries watching over humanity from Heaven, but she had never been assigned to protect someone so closely.
“Will he know I'm an angel?”
“No.”
Luna looked up.
“You will live among humans. You will protect him without revealing who you truly are.”
She took a slow breath.
“And if he discovers the truth?”
God's expression softened.
“Then you will have to decide whether the truth will bring him closer to his purpose or take him further from it.”
Luna didn't fully understand.
But she trusted God.
“What happens if I fail?”
The room became silent.
God rose from His throne.
“You are not being sent to Earth because you are incapable of failing. You are being sent because you have the strength to face what awaits you.”
Luna nodded.
Then God handed her a small golden pendant.
“Keep this with you. It will remind you that you are never truly alone.”
She closed her fingers around it.
“When do I leave?”
“Tonight.”
Luna looked towards the enormous doors.
Earth.
A place she had watched from afar but never truly experienced.
She wondered what awaited her.
She wondered what Damian Hayes was like.
And most importantly, she wondered why God had chosen her.
As Luna turned to leave, God's voice stopped her.
“One more thing.”
She turned around.
“Do not become so focused on protecting him that you forget your own purpose.”
Luna nodded.
“I understand.”
But as she walked away from the throne room, she couldn't shake the feeling that God hadn't told her everything.
Something about this mission was different.
