Summon Lyght(3)

Lyght squared his shoulders and faced his Brother—a fellow member of the Archangels' Brotherhood of War, not a biological relation, but just as close if not closer.

With Toren nearly half a head taller, looking him directly in the eye wasn't exactly easy but that didn't stop Lyght from doing so. "Since we can appear to humanity before our couples kiss, my plan was walk in, then walk out with both of them in the Blink."

Lyght was entirely pleased with their Commander's change. Having only half the time was well worth the tradeoff of not being required to bait humans with his powers. Automatic visibility meant immediate action. He'd hit the nearby humans with temporary blindness, and be out of there in a flash. Clean and precise, no dealing with the excruciating snail-paced speeds of the humans' get a clue mechanism that could take a few days to trip.

Toren nodded, seeming somewhat satisfied. "Let's assume she gains courage and her faith is restored. That leaves you one miracle to use for your human couple."

"Or one miracle to use for the boy."

"Yes."

Lyght shrugged. "And that's enough." Toren stood grinning at him until Lyght became thoroughly annoyed. "For heaven's sake, what?"

The grin widened. "Just…I never figured the hard-ass diamond warrior would fall so fast. And for a human female, at that."

Lyght shot out a laugh, not bothered in the least with the ridicule. "Do not tell me you didn't feel every one of our available Brothers' eagerness to fly out of there for her. Faith like that is a rare treasure, one to be revered and protected."

Toren chuckled. "Yes. I did. And I agree, the faith is a precious thing. But the woman who possesses it is far more precious. Remember that, Brother, in your dealings with her. Her kindness and goodness are just as rare, and she holds a very special place in my wife's heart. I trust you to take care of Kassie."

Lyght's turn to clap Toren on the shoulder in silent promise. He mused discreetly, "I have to admit, when we were first assigned to this mission, I was appalled with the concept of archangels going to earth to be with humans. I don't have to tell you how very blasphemous that both sounded and felt. Nauseatingly so."

"Yes. And now?"

Lyght met the mercury angel's amused smile and let a melodic whistle sail through his lips. "Did you not hear her power? Father in heaven, the woman is as rare as…a repentant devil."

Toren laughed. "Quite rare indeed."

Lyght shook his head, realizing he'd only planned out the initial leg of the journey in the mere minutes since he'd barged out of the Chamber. "I'm not sure what I'm going to do about my human couple if I'm out of miracles, though. Any suggestions if they require dramatic coaxing toward one another?"

Toren looked around at the Third Heaven's clear green hiddenite-colored sky, seeming to consider his reply carefully. "I guess if push comes to shove you can…" he angled a sheepish look at Lyght. "Push. And shove."

Lyght chuckled at his brother's carefully phrased get the job done one way or another suggestion. "I can't use force." For so many Ages, they'd had the policy of strict adherence to the letter and the spirit of the rules drilled into them. "I find it strange thinking creatively around the usual limitations. Nearly as strange as dealing directly with frail humans." Lyght let his wings loose in a rush of clinking, ready to fly.

Toren's wings seemed to answer with a metallic shink. "Indeed Brother. And on the coaxing part, there's nothing wrong with a little irresistible persuasion."

Lyght grinned. "Irresistible persuasion, I like that. Shouldn't be an issue for me. I'm fraught with charm." Lyght shuddered his wings creating a chorus of crystalline music.

Toren snorted with a shake of his head. "Fraught with bullshit maybe. Contact me the second you have them secured. I'll give you the coordinates to the new compound. You're coming in at the perfect time, I've heard they're readying the quarters for your quad." He paused and Lyght glanced at him. "The wedding chambers, I've heard are ridiculously lavish."

Lyght froze up with sudden fear, wings rapidly going orangey-yellow. Damn, the color changes constantly revealing his every thought or feeling was the worst of his diamond properties.

Toren laughed out right. "Forgot about that little detail, did we?"

"You needn't enjoy it so obviously, you know." Lyght stared into his Brother's nearly liquid mercury eyes. "Anything I absolutely must know about that part of the mission?"

Toren lowered his head and hid a grin. "Get ready?"

Foreboding flooded Lyght until his diamond components darkened to near black. Bloody hell. "You sound…" Lyght cleared his throat a bit. "…a little…"