Book of Raven: This is.. my life.

Chapter I: World Of Angels

Angel of OblivioN Chapter I: World Of Angels

Alendra is falling apart. Everyone is in panic, everything seems wrong as a fiery hell from below slowly devours the ground.

What's going on, i thought. I sprinted out to where all the people are gathered up. Someone was standing on a large rock. I pushed myself inside the crowd so I can hear it clearly. But even before I get to the middle, the person started to speak.

"Angels, calm yourself down.." I can hear the words clearly from where I am. People started to calm down and gather up closely to the speaker. "listen carefully.."

Then there was silence. All there is to hear was the crumbling of the ground and crackling of fire burning everything it passes. The speaker opened up his huge wings and floated up.

"The time has come," the speaker announced, "these are the prophecies that has been handed upon us. This is the beginning of the end."

It started to get noisy again. Everyone started to talk to each other. "This is not the right moment of talk." the Announcer said, "Alendra has a few more moments to stay. Open up your wings and fly. I will open up the portal to Heaven. Now, go!"

One by one wings sprung out. The speaker flew up with great speed. I know who he is -- Gherik. Light came out from his body. And with a blinding light, a giant hole appeared in the sky.

I looked around and see the flames coming closer. A very large tree can be seen burning at a distance. The tree of life.. it's burning to ashes, i thought. And with a powerful quake, the tree fell down to the ground. People started flying towards the hole. I opened up my wings flapped them and my feet got off from the ground.

"Everyone, Hurry." Gherik spoke as he float, shining at the middle of the sky.

I flew up towards the hole. "Help!" someone cried. It echoed clearly on my head. I looked down and saw someone caught in the tree of life. I flew down as fast as I could. "Raven!" he exclaimed, "Help me, please," A huge branch got him stuck. I held his body and tried to pull him out. "Pull the branch! Pull the branch, Raven," he ordered. I quickly flew to the branch holding him down.

"Quickly, Raven!" he started screaming. "The Fire!" The ground is falling apart from here. I gave all my strength and mananged to budge the huge branch. He crawled out, pushed hard to the ground and flew. He flew as fast as he could and didn't even looked back.

I let go of the branch and started to fly back. But as i was to fly, a huge baloon fell out of the tree and hung in front of me. I was shocked to see a person inside the balloon. I pulled myself back and flew up. The ground grumbled and swallowed the tree in a blazing hell below.

I looked down again and saw another angel. His left wing is on fire. I looked closely -- it's Mako. I flew down as fast as i could. Flaming rocks started to shoot up in the air.

"Mako!" I yelled on to him.

"Raven! Help!" He yelled back. The ground he's standing on shook and began to break down. He jumped off and tried to flap his wings. He fell down and the ground collapsed. He's falling towards the fire. I flew so fast and caught on to his hand.

"Mako, Hold on!" I said. He's so heavy. I flew up hard and got him to a safer ground.

"Hold on to my shoulder, quick!" I ordered. I placed his left arm on my shoulders. "Flap your wing, Let's go!"

"Raven," a voice echoed to my head. It's Gherik. I looked up to where he's at and he was looking back at me. "Hurry! Come up to me, quick!"

I flew as hard and fast as I could. My head started to hurt.

"Raven, are you okay?" Mako asked, "What's going on?"

"Voices..." I cried losing my speed. "They're everywhere.." I looked down and saw many people crying out for help.

"Raven, don't ever go back now," Mako explained, "It won't be safe anymore. Look, Gherik is losing his strength too. You need to get to Heaven more than anyone else."

"Raven!" Gherik cried out, "Hurry..."

"Sorry, Raven, but you really need to hurry." Mako said. "Bye, Raven.. Thank you very much. I'll be seeing you soon."

Mako let go of his arms on my shoulder grabbed my hand and started to glow. He let go of his hands on mine and i went shooting up to Gherik. Mako fell to the flames. Gherik grabbed me and flew so fast towards the portal. The portal swallowed us and went shooting so fast. A small shining hole appeared from afar.

The portal is starting to close. It's catching up on us. The angels above us started to shine and went shooting fast.

Gherik started to shine too. And we went shooting up in a very amazing speed. I closed my eyes and hold on to gherik real tight.

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"Raven, we're here," a very calm and lively voice spoke. It was Gherik's.

I opened my eyes to an incredible joy that i felt. Everything feels happy. Is this heaven? Where are the clouds and birds, i wondered. All that there is to see is nothing. I can't even see where I am standing. I can't even feel if there's a ground. It's like i'm standing on to nothing. Everyone seems to be standing on an empty white space.

"Everyone," Gherik started to speak. Everyone turned their heads to where we're standing. I realized I'm still holding on to Gherik's clothes and immediately let go. "Heaven is not where we stand. This is merely a path."

"We know where we are," an angel with short hair proclaimed. Is he a girl or a boy, i wondered. "Why don't you tell her where we're at. I bet she doesn't know."

Everyone started staring at me as if I commited a very serious crime or something. Some of them got piercing eyes all over me, while some are giving a wondering look.

"Stop it. Now everyone move along." Gherik answered back, " will tell her as we move along."

What is there to know, I wondered. Gherik placed his arms around my shoulder and started walking. I can barely walk because of the ground. I'm feeling every step as I walk, as if I'm gonna fall down or trip if I won't be careful.

"It's alright, Raven," Gherik said. I looked at him and he wasn't looking at me. "just walk on straight. There isn't anything here, you wont trip."

I stood still and walked on straight. Yeah, i guess there isn't really anything to trip on or fall down to. I looked at Gherik's face once again. His face is flawless. His eyes are blue and beautiful. His eyebrows really matches his eyes. And his lips are to die for. A long silver hair sways elegantly alongside with the feathers of his wings behind him. His cloathe is a white garment embroidered with details on the sides. It looks like its some sort of ancient writings. I loooked at mine and it's really neat, i guess. A garment is wrapped diagonally on my chest and around my waist, as a small thin string of garment coil around my left arm and right leg. Where did I get this, anyway, i wondered.

"So, how do you.. feel, Raven," Gherik asked.

"I'm alright, I guess," I smiled and replied. "Where are we.. anyway?"

"This is Bliss," he answered politely. "It's a road at the middle of Alendra and Heaven."

"Bliss..? Why isn't there anything in here?" I asked.

"There's nothing here right now because of us." he said.

"Because of you..? Why is that?" I asked agitatingly.

"I guess the right question for now is.. Who I am.. right?" he proposed. I looked at hima nd he looked back at me.

"You're Gherik... right?" I said as I gave him an intriguing look.

"Yes, I am Gherik," he smilingly answered, "You may know my name, Raven.. but do you know who I am? What I do or what I am to you and to everyone?"

"Well, you are... you are... you..." I uttered. What's going on? I don't know a thing. I felt really strange; scared, I guess. I looked at him and he just gave me a frozen look. Now, I'm really scared. Who are these people. A stranger has his arm on my back and i don't even know who he is.

"Don't be afraid, Raven," He said as he looke daway from me. "I will tell you anything you want to know as we go on. I may not have every answer to your questions, but i will try my best."

Whatever he just said, it really lessened my worries and calmed down me a bit.

[Still editing and adding things. Comments are very much welcome.]

AngeL of OblivioN Chapter IV: Deal Of Fate

"You wouldn't want to be like them, do you?"

I looked at him and cried,
"What do you want from me?!"

"It's not that hard, you see..", he explained,
"all you got to do is guard Oblivion."

I got no idea what he meant by that..

But he continued,
"Oblivion.. it's a place that I have made recently..
It's a place where all forgotten things go..
Whether if it's someone.. something.. somewhere..
or even sometime.. If it's forgotten..
then Oblivion is the place they would be.."

He raised his hand and wings started to move.
It spread out magnificently..
"These wings would make a very nice seal..
would you be my angel.. oh, angel of oblivion..?"

"get me out of here! I don't need any of these!"
I yelled and cried.

"some are already in there... come and see.."

A blinding light came out of nowhere..
I covered my eyes.. after a while..
I started to open my eyes..

"Where... am I.....?"

All the things I saw...
Grass.. large pink-petalled trees...
flowers all around.. a blue sky..
a plane.. pink petals in the wind..
a river.. clouds... slippers...
some keys.. a river... books.. papers...
a child.. a monster.. some demons and angels...

I glided down the river.. I touched it..
And it really is a river.. but..
I felt nothing..
It's hollow.. empty..

"Nice place, huh?", a cold voice came from behind me.

I got startled. It was him.

"This is Oblivion..."

"I don't understand..", I asked and wondered,
Why do I need to guard such a place?
This place is so hollow.. everything here is empty.."

"Did you looked around very closely?", he asked.

He raised and opened his hand..
then everything got sucked up to him..
it turned into an orb and floated in his hand..

"let me refresh you.... Raven..."

My eyes shut closed and things that I saw
inside Oblivion came running fast on my mind..
that tree.. the river.. that child..

My eyes opened and started to realize..
"Who.. who am I..?"

"Did that ring a bell..?"

I was shocked as I come to realize..
Those are all mine.. those are...
All my memories.. evrything that I am..
And all of it is in his hand..

My head started to hurt..

"This is my deal, Raven..
Be my seal.. and you'll get yourself back.."

"Give that back, you devil!"

"Nah-ah-ah! An attitude you got there..", he provoked,
"There is no other option, Raven.."

"This is your destiny.."

"No it's not!" I yelled..

He started moving his fingers..
and gave a hint that he's gonna crush it in his hand..

"No! Please... no...", I pleaded and cried..

"That's more like it..", he chuckled.

I jumped out, opened my wings, and moved straight
to him and tried to snatched my orb..
but he moved too fast for me..

"So.. this is how you want to play it, huh?!",
he exclaimed, "then go run for it!"

The orb shot up. I flew to it.. as fast as I could..
It's shooting so fast..

There I was racing for what I am...

Almost there.. I can almost reach it..
Flying like I never flew before..

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tO bE cOnTiNuEd...

AngeL of OblivioN Chapter III: Beginning Of A New End

People started to grab on to me..
I opened my eyes..
They were talking and telling me something..
But I spread out my wings and knocked them out..
I even knocked out someone and his wings broke..
I closed my eyes again and fell so fast..

Anytime now.. almost there..

I reached the fiery place..
Fires and Flames all over..
I thought I was to burn..
But these flames are never hot as I thought..
They are so cold.. colder than ice..
So cold it pierces and cuts my skin..

Eyes closed, I hit the ground..
Is it really.. ground?
I opened my eyes..
Darkness.. Flames.. Fear..
I saw a guy standing in front of me..

Is it really him?
It's the same guy I saw in Heaven..

He reached out his hand.. But I was frightened..
He said, "Get up, It's okay.."

I reached for his hand and helped me to get up..
I froze staring at him.. he said,
"your eyes.. it's almost bleeding..
Have you been crying..?"

I started to cry again. He hushed me and said,
"If you don't stop crying..
blood will come out of your eyes.."

"and things that live here.. longs for fresh blood..
I'll keep it down if I were you.."

I had to stop crying.
I looked at him. He smiled and he said,
"Just fooling around.. but please stop crying.."

"I know how you feel.. I saw everything.."

For once, I felt relieved.. I can almost smile..
I looked at him and he smiled at me and said,
"nice wings--"

"Where.. am I..?", I utteredly asked..

"I'll make you a deal..", he continued,
"as you can see this is a place of suffering.."

He opened his hand and a soft pink flame came out..
Without warning, the fire moved towards me..
It's calling me to touch it..
I reached for it with my hand..
My hand inside, it felt so cold..
So cold that it started to hurt..

I gave a scream, as I pulled my hand away from it..
Its full of cuts and started to bleed..

"how is that?", he asked and gave a smirk..

My eyes wide opened.
My hand bleeding.. drops of blood fell to the ground..
And suddenly.. creatures.. people..
came from nowhere.. cuts and bruises all over..
They came crawling towards my blood..

A deep blue fire resonated from us..
And the creatures where pushed back..
I was very shocked of what just happened..

"With those wings, you would be a very nice guardian..
strong magnificent wings..", he said.

Frightened, I asked him,
"who.. who are you..?"

"Doesn't matter.." he replied,
"Call me anything you please, Raven.."

I looked away and wondered..
"Raven... is that.. my name..?"

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tO bE cOnTiNuEd...

AngeL of Oblivion Chaper II: Rise and Fall

With my new wings I flew so fast..
these wings are the greatest!

I can fly so fast and for so far..
I started soaring high..
And beyond the clouds, there they were..
thousands of people..
Flying up to the greater skies..

I saw the one-winged guy..
He's in a bit of a trouble with his wings again..
He looked at me but I looked away..

Then there he was, the guy with my other wings..
I want to go to him 'coz he seemed to be struggling..
A part of me wants to help him..
Yet, a part of me want to see him suffer..
I felt bad and flew higher..

I flew so fast..
After a while, I passed everyone else..
and at last I got there first..

Heaven felt so warm..

Then I saw a guy.. standing..
I walked towards him..
and as I come, he said,
"So, You're the first one. How did it feel..?"

I looked at his face and didn't see a smile..
He looked at me and asked,
"How did it feel to fly effortlessly..
and see people struggling to fly..?"

I was shocked and my eyes began to tear..
then he said,
"You didn't even give a hand.. Now tell me--"

Tears ran on my face as soon as these words came out..
And even before I can give a reply, he asked,
"are you deserving..?"

"do you really belong here..?"

"are you of any good..?"

His voice echoed over and over inside my head..
I couldn't bear it anymore, so I ran..
Dived out, and fall as fast as I could..

Tears pouring in my eyes..
I closed them..
And waited for Hell..

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tO bE cOnTiNuEd...

Angel of OblivioN Chapter I: End Of The Beginning

The ground is slowly falling apart.. showing the fiery hell below..
Everybody got their own pair of wings.. and mine is just fine..
Everyone started flying high.. to the place above where no one dared to go before... above the skies..

I flapped my wings and started to fly..

Then I saw this guy.. looking up.. he only got one wing.. I flew down on him..
I saw tears on his eyes as I listen to him. Careless, his other wing has torn apart..
I really felt sorry... He was really hoping he could fly.. I could feel there's someone he wanted to go to...
So, I didn't care less and gave him my other wing..

It hurt me a lot.. but it was okay. His smile is the greatest..
Looking at him soar, he flew out of sight.. didn't even looked back..

It was more painful than losing my wing...

I looked around and started making my new wing from all the things that're left..
it was really hard to make a new wing but i managed to make a new one... my new artificial wing...
there are few more people are left.. and a small ground to run to..

It's hard and painful to fly those wings but it'll be enough..
And there I was, flying again..

But then, I heard someone crying silently.. I looked down again.. and there's this.. guy.. lying on the ground.. crying..
I flew down and held him.. Yeah.. he didn't got any wing at all.. Poor guy.. just waiting for hell to catch him..

I couldn't help it.. I tore out my wings and give it to him... after all, I couldn't carry him.. he's too heavy.. maybe he'd carry me instead...

He was so happy, he just flew right away.
Yeah, those wings aren't perfect.. But he can make it..

in a moment I find myself waving goodbye to him.
And in a cloud, he disappeared.
I waited for him to come back.. look back.. but there was nothing.

And so there I was.. I'm the only one that's left.. After all the things i have done.. I'm really a fool..

I looked down and saw the small ground I'm standing on.. and the hell beneath it..

I sat down and cried...

And finally.. the ground I was standing on collapsed..

Falling, I cried so hard...

I'm almost there..

I closed my eyes.. and tears kept flowing as I fall.

I felt something moving on my back..
All of a sudden, a new pair of wings just popped out.

It's so beautiful.. strong, huge, black wings..

I flapped them and i went shooting straight up, far and fast.

Amazed and full of wonder, I went swooshing up in the skies..

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to be continued...