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mother,
an Espial, who conceived me?”
         “Yes.”
         “What’s
going to happen to her now?”
         “We have
systems in place. We’ve been keeping tabs on your mother since the day she met
your father. And on you since you were born. Prior to your Oculation ceremony,
we met with her secretly to update her on the safety measures in place. We all
knew you would encounter some level of difficulty, yet not to this extent.
Unfortunately, we did not have time to shut down or erase the security footage
of what took place today. So you are now most definitely being hunted.”
         “Will they
be hunting my mother?!” I asked, frightened and standing up quickly.
         “Yes, but
she is safe. Please sit. She is waiting at the ARC.” He patted the seat,
gesturing for me to sit back down. I slowly sat next to him.
         “Why do the
technicians hate Espials enough to exterminate them?” I asked.
         “It’s not
just them. They work for Warren Sato. And if it hadn’t occurred to you already,
then you should know that he is, in fact, a demon. And not just any demon. He
is single-handedly responsible for starting the Great World War.”
         “How is
that possible?”
         “He was
originally asked to be an angel, yet declined in order to pursue his dream of
ruling the world. Millennia after millennia, we angels have fought him and his
minions in order to maintain peace and order on earth. Otherwise, his control
would enslave all of mankind to do his biddings. His numbers grew so that he
was known as the War Senator. Every city he inhabited, the female and children
citizens would be enslaved and all men were forced to join his army as he moved
to the next town or village.”
         “This is too
much. This is just too much,” I said, slowly coming to terms with everything he
was saying.
         “It is
certainly a lot to process. It will be ok. We will be arriving at the ARC shortly
and we can speak in more detail then. There is a lot you must learn about Sato.
But you must also be prepared to face what is ahead.” With that he pressed a
button on the screen and the food trays retracted back into the ceiling.
Glinda’s voice came on the sound system for a final time.
         “We will be
arriving at the ARC in about two minutes,” she announced. “Thank you for riding
Air Glinda.” Again, she giggled and clicked off the microphone. My stomach did
a small flip as the plane began its descent. I squirmed in my seat.
         “One last
question,” I said to Rider.
         “Yes?”
         “What on
earth is happening to my back?”
         “Your wings
are beginning to unsheathe,” he replied with a half smile. “Every angel is
fully unsheathed by the tenth day after their fifteenth birthday.

CHAPTER 7
         As we
approached the plane’s entryway, the cockpit door flew open.
         “Oh dear it is her!” shouted a woman dressed in pink, with a coral aura and baby
pink wings. Her long, jet black hair had streaks of hot pink throughout, along
with her eyebrows. She pulled me into a tight hug, swaying me side to side. “It’s
been far too long. My have you grown to be such a lovely young lady!”
         “Umm…hi,” I
groaned, hardly able to breathe and wincing at the pain she was causing my
shoulder blades.
         “Let her go
she can’t breathe, Glinda,” said Sacra, eyebrows raised at Glinda.
         “I know, I
know. She’s just so perfect!” exclaimed Glinda, finally releasing me. “My name
is Glinda, dear. You probably don’t remember me, but I was there the day you
were born. We all were and we are so happy that you’ve turned out well! Better
than well, actually, since you are one of us!”
         “Um…yes.
Nice to meet you. Thanks,” I muttered, unsure of why she was so excited to see
me.
         “Oh and
look! Your wings are augmenting!” she shouted to Rider.
         “Yes, right
on