Heavenly Virtues

Blood upon Staxius' face. It seemed right. Without any way to describe why or how – the sight of his sharpened jaw, ponderous eyes, and symbols of the ancient ones – it felt right. Azrael's blood gushed, lining Orenmir and eventually his hands and arms. He dropped his elbow, and the archangel slammed harshly, almost to the point of hearing bone crack. "-Death comes for all," he rolled her face with his feet, "-and you, archangel of death, will be one to experience the event first hand," power gathered in his stance. Lightning struck the somber landscape – whispers of the deceases blended with the wind's howl – Staxius' heartbeat echoed like drums, and each thud pulsed a gentle shimmer across the golden lines over his body. 

  "Not on my watch," a neigh followed by a heavy crash, "-damned fool," a lady in armor rode upon a headless mount, "-you will not slay an archangel so easily," the dame had the wounded over her shoulder, "-consider this battle yours, Igna Haggard."