The Mark of Love & War [HOLD]

Chapter 16 - A Moment

You Are All I See - Active Child! This mystical song is absolutely perfect, I love it. 

Nice long chapter :)

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"Are you shielding your energy?"

I nodded with a small smile. "Always. And Bonnie is helping too. I know this beach. There's a cave here, it opens and provides for angels that have lost their way."

"I remember." Cam stood and took my hand to help me up. "Why don't you find it while we check the beach."

I walked along the shore, taking my shoes off to dip my toes into the unusually warm water. Finding the cave wasn't difficult. I could still remember uttering the words to open it when I was younger. 

"Odo, Darbs, Abraasa." I whispered. Translated, it meant Open, Obey, Provide.

The floor vibrated only for a moment before a sheet of rock cracked open enough for people to walk in and out. I glanced in before calling the others over. "Is the beach okay?"

"It'll be fine to stay here for a while before we move again." Jackson said with a grin. "You're happy aren't you?"

"Ecstatic." I exhaled deeply. "But I'm exhausted let's go in." 

The cave still looked exactly as it did all that time ago. There was a pit where we used to light the fire and areas for people to sleep. There were markings on the walls from the previous angels that had resided here. My mark as well as Cam's should be here.

Everyone started to settle into each area, changing into more comfortable clothes out of their fancy robes and masks. I however had a completely different plan.

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I resurfaced from the water and ran my hands through my long blonde hair. Man, I do miss my dark hair. I felt stronger here, more alive. This world was built for angels; it was built to sustain beings like me. I belonged in Heaven, in the Angelic World. Earth weakened us all. We may be strong but here we were at our strongest.  There were mountains and cliffs far away from here. Heaven was the object of perfection.

I swam further into the waters, staring up as the sky as I stopped and stood. I couldn't remember the last time I was here. This felt like home but there was something missing. 

I glanced down at my mark on my arm and then back to the sky. I wonder... 

'Gabriel...?'

There was no reply. It may be Bonnie's shield and my hiding of my energy. I couldn't risk being discovered. Not yet.

"Having fun?"

I twisted around and dipped myself low enough so the water covered my naked chest. I'd kept my underwear just not my bra.

"The water is still; it's relaxing." I smiled.

Cameron waded his way over, his chest bare as he stopped a fair distance away. "These waters haven't changed."

"Nothing has really. How long do you think it will take to get to Bastille?"

"We'll have to pass three of the Watchtower's if we want to go in unnoticed."

"How ironic," I mumbled. "Pass the Watchtower's to go in unnoticed. Is there no other way in?"

"Well... We could go through the Citadel."