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19.th March 2639 in the year of the Lord
Prologue
So, this is it, the First Flight the monachs were talking about. The very first and probably longest flight to Roma Ęterna. Dozens, if not hundreds of other Engel surround the protagonists, grouped loosely by Orders. Six of them. Gabrielites, Michaelites - they wouldn't stay behind to accompany their brethren on this first flight, so some of them met you halfway toward Roma Ęterna - Ramielites, Raphaelites, Raguelites and Urielites They can be seen in the air. Everywhere. With strongly beating wings they all aim South. Towards the Eternal City. They all remember the preparations to this day. The excitement. New garments to be sewed. How proud theywere to accept them in an official ritual. No longer would you be a novice Engel, but a full-fledged member of your Order! And the questions. How would the new Host be - your first Host, the one thing that you were always becoming excited when thinking about it. How would the other five Engel be? The group is crossing the Alpes. It is cold, but the Signum takes care of that. The Engel don't feel the icy wind, but they can see the majestic mountains. Long, bannerlike structures, torn and nebulous like cotton surround the highest peaks. Long banners of drifting white tears - snow, as they called it in the Old Time. It is rare to see, and they take it as a good omen. The air is clear, and above the clouds, the brillant, cobalt blue sky is everything to be seen. And the other Engel. Like so many drifting snowflakes. Save the dark cluster of Gabrielites to the right. Another group arrives and flies closer. Green and white hems flutter in the wind. Another group or Urielites and Raphaelites. Some Engel strain to keep the steady pace of the big group. There is constant motion around you all. Dropping behind, closing up. Some older Urielites take lead and break wind for the younger ones. Soon they'll reach the lowlands. Roma Ęterna is close, just a few more hours of constant flight...
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