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| Reskaa Standing in front of Heaven's Pawn class Holy Angel |
"<Pray for A'Lhakir has sent his agents under our covenant. Smite the tainted treachery!>"
- Psalms 4:12 of the Holy Rites. Translated into English from Rakuum <Derekonian language>.
Today was the day I got quite the show from the local A'Lhakir Priest, Reskaa Razon. During his sermon, he demonstrated a derekonian exclusive summoning "miracle," bringing forth the mighty Holy Angel. Although these creatures are anything but angelic, the derekonian culture see them as agents of God, they may not be pretty and elegant, but their awesome size and power definitely matches those of angelic descent.
I asked Father Reskaa about these Holy Angels, and gotten an interesting answer for there aren't just one type of angel, but precisely seven classes of these creatures.
1. Hand of God
2. Aegis
3. Archangel
4. Sentinel
5. Vanguard
6. Covenant
7. Heaven's Pawn.
The Hand of God is unsurprisingly forbidden to call upon for its most powerful, awesome characteristics that are uncontrollable unless performed by a very specific Saint who has studied and mastered this powerful miracle, the very one leading the rebellion against the Coalition with the support of the local priest, his brother, and other loyal followers of the Ascension.
The Holy Angels also come in various shape and sizes, the largest one ever documented was so large, only the hand could be summoned, hence forth "Hand of God" and the smallest ever recorded was as tiny as a domesticated chihuahua, yet still possessing the fearsome powers of a sanctified weapon of God.
Uniquely summoned by anyone part of the Vatican Hierarchy or talented enough to focus the energy required to perform this miracle, each Holy Angel summoned by those capable are bound to the wills of the summoners. Yet only those with the strong will to overpower a growing resistance will ultimately remain full control of these spawns. Should the mind control fail, the Holy Angel is known to see the wickedness in everyone's hearts, turning rampant and smiting those with the tainted heart with the powerful ray of light it can fire from the horn. Luckily, controlled or uncontrolled, the Holy Angels have limited time upon "Purgatory" as these creatures have only a few minutes to few days, depending on the willpower and physical stamina of the summoner.
Used in combat or used to reignite the faiths of those who've lost their ways, the Holy Angels yet still elude those trying to understand the origin of these creatures. They look so ancient and biblical... yet why do they still bleed and die when enough damage is done to the body?
