Erica could see that Gabe was internally at war with himself. He didn't want to hurt Erica, but he also knew that she was right. The Fallen needed to be stopped here, before they succeeded in whatever it was that they had planned here.

"Just go!" one of the remaining yelled at the one holding Erica.

"Take her and go!" they shouted.

This seemed to be the spurring on that Gabe needed, and he threw his sword towards the head of the one holding Erica. The Fallen forced Erica to duck when HE did, but as soon as that happened, she suddenly felt their hold on her become a LOT weaker. They were almost frail now.

Which was because the hilt of the sword ended up catching on the halo, and effectively 'ripped' it off his head.

Gabe looked at her and nodded.

"Right!" he called back, leaping to his feet and running towards the door, scooping Erica up as he did so.

"We need to go someplace safe." he told her.

"And the safest place I can think of right now, is with my brother." he said further.

"The Fallen will NOT be able to stand against the might of TWO archangels." he reasoned.

Gabe narrowed his eyes as he was told one was incoming.

"Hang on." he told her.

He felt her grip tighter that little bit more, pivoted his foot, and kicked off to the side, just as the Fallen lunged for them. The lunge missed, and they ended up kissing the floor, with Gabe stomping on their lower back as he then continued.

"Any more?" he asked.

"If not, we're teleporting ASAP."

Gabe almost collapsed to the floor when that happened, but only fell to his knee, and Erica managed to land on her feet.

"Ngh..." he growled.

"Damn it." he cursed.

"...." he was then silent, before looking at Erica.

"Are you all right?" he asked her.

"Are you hurt or anything?"

"...." Gabe was silent for a moment.

"They got my halo." he told her.

"There are two ways an angel or archangel can fall." he then said. "The first is to genuinely lose your way, and are no longer pure, hence the expulsion from Heaven." he explained.

"...the second is to have their halo corrupted from without." he then said further.

"...and one has corrupted my halo."

"...there is." Gabe responded.

"There is a way to reverse and undo it." he told her.

"Or... rather, there is one individual that would be able to do that." he then clarified.

"..." he was then silent and looked away.

At that moment, Erica knew who he was referring to, and it made her heart sink:

Emelie.

"I-" Gabe started to say, before he flinched slightly.

"Ngh." he grunted heavily, as Erica got closer and put her hand son her shoulders.

"Gabriel...?" she said quietly.

The next thing she knew, the two were suddenly surrounded by a pillar of light... though it seemed less welcoming that the one he usually used... and she then found herself, and Gabe, in the backyard of Aimee and Uriel's home.

Before she could say anything, however, Uriel came bursting out of the house, sword at the ready.

"I was WONDERING how long before you-!" he started to say, but then stopped abruptly.

"...Gabriel? Erica?"

Uriel didn't say anything at first, and looked towards Gabriel.

"...I can sense that." he told her.

"As for information on Emelie, no, I-" he started to say further, before they noticed a black flame appear off to the side, which revealed Ash standing there.

"Oh good, you're both-" he started to say when he saw both Uriel and Gabriel, but stopped when he looked AT Gabriel.

"...ohhhhhhhhh no...." he mumbled.

"Is there a reason for this sudden visit?" Uriel asked Ash, almost impatiently.

"Emelie's been found." Ash responded plainly.

"Ahhhhhh..." Ash stammered.

"Well, to answer your first question, she's with my cousin's theatre troupe with Gregory." he said.

"As for your second question... I... don't... know...?" he admitted.

"...why don't you know?" Uriel asked quietly, almost pointed.

"Ah, well... you see... Emelie... kiiiiiinda doesn't have ANY mana, at ALL, neither Godly nor elf, and she had a Fallen halo on her for a bit, which scrambled her brain, so she's quite on the paranoid side and who knows when she'll be thinking straight again." AshQ told them.

"....24 hours." Gabe replied.

"Yes, that sounds right." Uriel sighed. "When that 24 hours is up, Gabriel will start actively acting like a Fallen." he lamented.

"...kill me... if I try and hurt any of you..." Gabriel then said to Uriel.

"I promise." Uriel reponded.

"I won't like it. But I'll do it." he finished, sadness in his tone.