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Hal had a look of sheer disbelief in his eyes.

"....Zeke?" he asked.

"Why would he...?" he started to ask further, before shaking his head.

"Well, whatever." he said.

"Any potential security breach needs to be taken seriously." he reasoned.

"We need to initiate the protocol NOW."

"......" Hal was silent for a moment, before sighing.

"Very well." he said.

He then went into his office and beckoned her to enter as well.

When she did, he sat down behind the desk and looked at her.

"Now. What's this about the security here?"

And wait she did.

She waited for a couple of hours, before the man she was seeking entered the area.

And he was surprised to see her.

"Angela?" he addressed her.

"Why are you here so early? And at my office, no less." he asked.

"...is something wrong?"

Uriel nodded and accepted it.

"Thank you." he said.

"Sorry for what's happening." he apologised.

"But I promise I will keep you and Olivia safe." he told her.

"And we WILL find out what's going on." he assured her.

"...and if necessary... Ezekiel will be brought to harsh justice."

"......." again, Yuri was silent.

But he stepped forward and silently wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close.

"Angela." he said.

"I promise you, you are now under my protection." he told her.

"Ezekiel is strong... but not as strong as me." he went on.

And Angela could feel it. In his embrace and in his words. She felt like she really was under the protection of the archangels.

"...." Uriel was silent for a moment, suppressing a shudder.

He was an archangel. One of the strongest, arguably. Angela was little more than a human with some fae mana in her.

Yet at that moment, he swore he felt the smallest shiver of fear threaten to go up his spine.

'Hell hath no fury...' he thought to himself.

"I see." he then managed to say.

"Very well, I will acquiesce to your terms." he told her.

"However, I WILL step in if need be. And I WILL be keeping a VERY close eye on both him and you." he went on.

"...and Liv as well." he then added.

"Something doesn't seem right, here." he continued on. "This behaviour is not like him, nor is it like an archangel. And his genetics as a nephilim wouldn't cause this, either..." he mumbled.

"This is unnerving in all the wrong ways." he then growled.

"..........." Uriel was stunned for a moment to hear that.

"...he did." he said.

"Well, then." he growled.

"I suppose it's time I have a little... chat... with my son." he went on, causing the blade to lift up for a moment, and disappear into thin air.

"Find out what in the name of Heaven and Hell he's doing." he continued.

"...tell me." he then said.

"Did he hurt you?" he asked, narrowing his eyes at her.

Yuri found himself very confused for a moment, as Angela didn't seem able to complete a full sentence. However, when she came back and put Zeke's sword on the table, his expression hardened.

"......" he was silent, before picking it up, which was when she saw him freeze.

"Angela." he said.

"This blade... it's actually quite special." he told her.

"It's not alive. Far from it. But it DOES possess... well... let's call it a 'will' of its own." he continued.

"And from what I'm reading from this... it was almost used to do something it didn't WANT to. So it stopped the wielder from doing it." he went on.

"Angela, what's happened?"

Yuri started to step in, but stopped... and looked around.

"...Cain!?" he called in.

"I know!" they heard Cain call back.

"I'm gone in a second!" he told them.

"Talk to you later, Angela!" he then said, before they both felt his mana presence disappear from the house.

"Right then." Yuri then said, stepping into the house, fully.

"My presence here would probably be a bit much for the boy." he told Angela.

"Anyway, what's this about Ezekiel?" he then asked her.

Cain was silent as Angela said what she did.

"I..." he stammered.

"...yeah." was all he managed to get out.

He didn't know what he could say here. So he didn't bother trying.

Angela didn't get a response on her cell phone. However, within a minute of her sending it, there was a very strong mana presence in her backyard suddenly.

"Woah." Cain mumbled.

"Yep, that's strong." he said.

"I understand." Cain responded.

He then sighed, and took another drink.

"Anyway, you... go do what you feel you must." he told her.

"I'll be here until you don't need me here any longer." he said.

He looked around, before shaking his head.

"For what it's worth, I'm sorry this is happening to you." he then told her.

Cain nodded in response.

"Of course." he replied.

"I can stay here for... well, as long as you need me to." he told her.

"You do what you need to." he said.

He then sighed quietly, and shook his head.

"None of this makes any sense, though." he admitted.

"Why would Zeke be acting this way? It's... it's just not making any sense." he muttered.

"Damn it, this is confusing and concerning."

Ryker nodded.

"He really is." he said.

"He's just had a real crap hand dealt to him. Early life, mostly." he continued.

"Seems he's pushing past it, though." he went on.

"...well, kind of..." he muttered.

".....I mean, I suppose forgetting his mother is kind of a help..."

Cain was... flabbergasted, to say the least.

He couldn't believe what he was hearing, but the raw emotion in Angela's tone told him it had to be true. But it was still quite unbelievable.

"I... I understand." he said.

"Not why Zeke has felt the need to do this and be this way, but I understand what is being asked of me." he told her.

He then thought for a moment, and snapped his fingers.

"I can say I'm here to observe your fae. Take notes and such for future potential alchemical works." he suggested.

"Just for an explanation as to why I'll be hanging around here."