sophiel

This time, I sat next to a pixie girl called Takara, who had pinkish hair and wore a bright pink dress to match. She was the first forest-dweller I had seen wearing jewellery: she was wearing a necklace and bracelet of finely worked crystal beads. When she noticed my interest, she removed her bracelet and held it out to me. __ophiel, I would be so pleased if you would wear this!__ was surprised by this kind and very selfless gesture; after all, I had not been admiring her jewels with any intention of asking her to part with them!__ou__e very kind, Takara, but I was merely admiring your handiwork!_ I said, trying politely to refuse her gift. __itsuko told me that you make your jewellery yourself. You__e very talented, they__e really lovely pieces, but I wouldn__ want to take them away from you. It__ you that makes these jewels really beautiful!

After a while I noticed that the pendant heart-shaped I wore around my neck, as every angel does, had begun to pulsate with blue light. I knew that this was thanks to Raphael and that he was sending healing energy for Joshua. I took my necklace off and gently put it round his neck so as not to wake him. The blue light grew stronger and started to flicker _ then, drawing circles on the sick boy__ skin, it vanished around the level of his heart chakras. As blue light pervaded his entire body from head to toe, I could feel his burning skin slowly cool and his breathing became even.

I was now blinded by a flood of light, but when I realised how many countless numbers of angels were imprisoned in Bardo__ dismal prison, it took my breath away. __abriel!_ I shouted to my leader with all my might, but he gave no sign of hearing me. __abriel!_ I said, trying again, and it seemed that the handsome face reacted just a little. At that moment, a band of goblins reached the hall with a terrible ruckus. I had to flee. I grabbed the chains binding Gabriel and cried one last time . __abriel!_ _the angel__ emerald green eyes looked up. He gazed deep into my eyes, . __lease forgive me,_ I whispered. My chest felt like it would burst with pain from the guilt burning inside me. __ swear I__l atone for my sin and get you out of here!_ . Gabriel gave no reply, but just looked at me sadly. I would have been less tortured if he had screamed at me or come at me, but he simply let me sink into my guilt.

Can I ask you something very personal while you try things on?___es, of course, what do you want to know?___well, it__ just that_ I don__ want to offend you,_ she said uncertainly. __h come on, Akane, out with it!_ Mitsuko prompted her, __ want to know the answer too!___ery well,_ agreed the little auburn pixie and cut to the chase: __here are your wings?__he question was so unexpected that I burst out laughing. __ had to part with them when I came down to Earth. __t__ something every angel has to deal with if they__e planning to spend any length of time down here.___nd what__ your life like, up there?_ Akane asked. __n the Kingdom of Heaven, we live as beings of pure light._ __p there, there__ no such thing as fear, pain, hot or cold. We don__ know hunger, suffering, ageing or death. We have no need of food and we don__ sleep. We are the messengers of God and we watch over the lives of mortals. We come to Earth often, but only as spirits, and once we__e completed our task down here, we always go back to the White Woods.