Birds were twitching when Kenji opened his eyes, his vision was blurred for some time. As the boy looked around, he saw that he lied in bed in hospital. Hikari was sitting on a chair next to that bed, her head, with the long blonde hair, layd in her arms next to Kenji's legs. She looked exhausted even though he couldn't see her bright blue eyes as she was asleep. Kenji had to smile a bit while he stood up and put a blanket over Hikari.
"You must have done something for me. Thank you Hikari..."
Even though he whispered, Hikari recognized him and her eyes opened a bit.
"Kenji...you are fine...I'm so glad..."
The voice which came out of her smiling mouth sounded tired.
"Yes I am all fine. You should just sleep."
Hikari just nodded and fell asleep again fast, as Kenji pat her shortly and then left to the bathroom to change into his usual clothes again - a dark blue hoodie like the colour of his eyes and a jeans. Kenji remembered his dream, still confused about it. Somehow he knew everything about the new weapon the archangel gave to him.
"~Meteor Shower...a gun that shoots magical particles...either small ones fastly or bigger ones...one drop of blood is enough to keep it run for 3 days...can injure every being from Archangels to animals...but why do I know all this...?~"
Kenji didn't want to think too much about it and washed his face. After doing, he spotted something at the other side of the room. It was Hikaris Yukata¹. The red garment was tattered from the fight at the festival. He remembered what a hard time they had with their enemies.
"~I need to get stronger...to keep my promise...and to protect her.~"
He then decided to bring the clothing to a tailoring, where it can be fixed. The moment he went out if the hospital he heard someone running in his direction.
"Huh?"
As Kenji turned around he saw a boy who looked about 17, same age as him. The boy was exhausted from running and you could see sweat on his brown haired head.
"Yo- you are one of the Angels at the festival right? I watched you...I was almost dead at that time but I could still watch you from the ground."
Kenji feeled a bit guilty.
"Sorry, we couldn't help you..."
The other boy shook his head.
"No, no. It's alright. But I have a request to make. Let me help you! Let me fight the Fallen Angels with you!"
Kenji looked at him, with a denying expression.
"Humans shouldn't be involved in that. If you really want to help humanity now, you just need to be kind...everyone should be...hatred shouldn't remain. You sure have ways to do that."
The boy shook his head again.
"I'm not a human anymore. I died there...I'm like you...an incomplete Angel! So let me fight, too!!"
Kenji started to feel bad now that he knew they couldn't save him.
"What is your reason to help us Fighting then? Even when you are an incomplete Angel you can get to the ranks of a fullfilled Angel by spreading light in a non-violent way. Just as humans try. So why do you need to fight?"
There was a hint of confusion in the boy's eyes as he answered.
"I- I just have to! I saw you fighting and I want to do my part, too!"
Kenji just turned around and went away as he said his last words to the boy.
"Then do your part in a peaceful way...If you can't find a reason to fight, then you shouldn't be fighting..."
The boy first wanted to interrupt but it seemed he understood Kenji's words and then turned around and stepped away in the other direction...
-Light can be brought in many ways...not only by fighting the darkness with weapons...light is spread through kindness and through love...but certain ways...have other reasons...and therefore need other means...-
To be continued...