Angels Aren't Undefeatable

Zera had been granted angel status because she had been a good and virtuous woman. She had cared for her brother when they had run away from their abusive mother. She had devoted her life to charity and helping other people.1

And now her wings were being taken for that same reason.2

An angel of death had been sent to kill her brother. Zera had been so filled with protectiveness over her younger brother that she had tracked down the angel on his way to earth. They had fought in mid-air, and Zera had won. Humans can't touch angels, but angels can touch each other. Zera had found out the hard way that it was easy to kill an angel. They die the same ways humans do. They have hearts, and if you rip them out, they can't survive.3

Zera had ripped out the angels heart, the ripped off his wings, hoping that none of the other angels would have seen that that her crime would go unnoticed.4

But Zera had never been lucky. Half of all of the angels and spirits in Heaven had seen what she had done. Once she had let go of the angel of death, three Thrones, angels of justice and will, had come and taken her before the Seraphim, the highest ranking angels.5

"You have committed one of the worst sins an angel can commit. You have killed another angel. What do you have to say for yourself?" said one of them. She could not look long enough to see who it was, for the were all made of light. Staring too long hurt even her eyes.6

"I acted rashly to try to save my brother," she said as her only defense.7

"Then your sentence is ready. You are to go and do the job of the messenger you have killed, and then you will come back here, have your wings ripped off, and be flung from Heaven." 8

"Why didn't you stop me?" Zera burst out as she was being led away by the Thrones.9

"You are too rash. You would have fallen some other time. It is better this way," the Seraphim said calmly. The Thrones then flung her out to do her job.10

"If I don't do this, I'm sure they'll fling me into Hell," she muttered. "Better to be flung to Earth and maybe get a second chance."11

Zera entered into the hospital where her sick brother was. She started to cry. Her tears sparkled like light off of glass, and if anyone had been in the room, they would have wondered where that beautiful light had come from. She wanted to take his sickness out of him, not his soul. She continued to cry as she gently pulled his soul from the frail body that she barely recognized. Once his soul was free, the sick body seemed to be at rest. His soul was still beautiful.12

"Zera? Where are we? I thought you were dead," he said.13

"We are, Zack. I'm sorry I had to take you. You're too young to die," Zera replied, starting to cry again.14

"It's okay, Zera. We get to be together don't we?"15

"No, Zack. I did a bad thing, so once I take you back, I will have to leave you forever."16

"NO! Zera! Don't take me! I want to be with you!"17

"I'm sorry, Zack. I have to pay for what I've done. You are too young to understand, but once you're in Heaven awhile, you'll understand." Zera dropped Zack at the gates. "Good-bye, Zack," she said, then walked to the edge of the clouds. A Throne showed up and ripped off her wings. She crumpled in pain, then was pushed off the clouds.18

She was falling, falling, falling... and she knew it would never stop. She would fall forever.