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weakest. If it’s any consolation she kicked my ass, and I didn’t even let her this time,” Jake answered her Fallen father.
    “Dad, it had to be done. Look at him; can’t you feel the warmth inside him now? He has changed; he is that much closer to being ready to stand at our final battle. It’s terrifying to think that after all this we will still have to fight again. I hope that I can change each of you as I have changed Jake and just maybe He will listen and see that we are not something to be eradicated.” Alice stood in front of her father, pleading.
    “And what if He chooses not to listen? This will all be for nothing ,” Penemue said. He was terrified for his daughter’s safety.
    “Then we fight. You can’t baby me; I’m a full-grown woman who is a little more than half Fallen. I may be broken , but I am stronger broken than anyone who is whole, who knows no pain or truth. I am the one and I feel that now more than ever before. Trust in me.”
    “I do trust you, I just worry.”
    “Of course you do, I’m your daughter. Now we just have to remind Him of that feeling, remind Him of a father’s love and devotion or die trying.”
    “You’re a wise soul , Alice, and I will stand by you always,” Kokabiel said with a nod.
    “There’s just one thing standing in your way ,” Briathos remarked as he entered the room. “Rogziel and his army of God’s chosen ones will do everything in their power to keep you from Him. I haven’t seen or spoken with the Creator since I was formed. I never questioned until now if Rogziel was carrying out His plans or his own evil plot. As I have said, I will stand by your side, our side.”
    Alice’s gaze beamed throughout the room, shining brightly on them all. She closed her eyes and focused on her tattered wings, collapsing them into her back one more time. With a thud she almost collapsed from the quick moment of pain, but her father caught her. “Let’s eat,” was her only response, charming them all once again with her intense strength and bravery.

     
     
    ALICE
     
     
    Alice sat drinking a cup of hazelnut coffee while staring out her kitchen window at Jake and Cole sparring on the lawn. She was grateful that they had found peace with one another, especially with all that had happened. Cole was faster and stronger than anyone had anticipated, even stronger than Alice at times. She breathed in the sweet steam of her coffee as Kokabiel walked up next to her.
    “He’s really come so far in such a short time.”
    “Which one?” she asked.
    “Touché.”
    “They’ve grown so much, they don’t even realize how important their friendship is.”
    “No , I suppose they don’t.” Kokabiel poured a cup of black coffee into a blue mug. “I wonder that I do not regret my choices since the Fall, am I even able to be saved?”
    “There is only one way to find out , I suppose.” She reached out and took Kokabiel’s hand and stared into his eyes, searching for the light within him. Unlike Jake, his light was bright and colorful, reaching out toward her as if it had found a home. She was almost dizzy from the forward flash video feed of his life flashing behind her eyes. It slowed with memories that she could only assume were Elizabeth, Cole’s mother. She was beautiful and full of sass, a perfect match for him. A memory she had seen before, hours after Cole’s birth, only this memory continued and showed a frightened Kokabiel.
    ‘Take our son and protect him always. I wasn’t meant to survive such a childbirth.’ Elizabeth’s voice echoed in their eardrums. Tears began to leak from Kokabiel as he scooped up his child and turned to his true love, ‘You are the love of my life . I am so sorry I have damned you in this matter, and I promise to save our son from this selfish act.’ He kissed her tenderly before ducking out the window. Alice wondered what had happened to her but knew the only way she could gather that information would be to meet with the