The Gathering

[drake]

"Drake?"

"He still isn't responding."

"He must have gotten it really bad. Poor kid."

"He is more than capable of handling himself, he is just too gentle."

Drake's teeth began to chatter, as a bone chilling shiver ran down his spine. He opened his eyes to see his two friends Gabriel and Seraphina staring down at him. Gabriel had a long thin face, emerald eyes, and short brown hair. He appeared nineteen years old, but actually had thousands of years of angelic experience. Seraphina, the most beautiful creature that Drake had ever seen, had long curly blonde hair, a longer, narrower face than Gabriel, and very geometrically recognizable features. Her skin gave off a faint glow, and she had glimmering pink irises.

"And he lives!" Gabriel exclaimed with a large grin across his face as he extended a hand for Drake to take.

"It's so cold here!" Drake grumbled as Gabriel helped him up. "What dimension are we in?"

"We were hoping that you could tell us that," Seraphina said in her bubbly voice. "Your astral body took you here for a reason."

"We felt your energy, and knew that we needed to come," Gabriel said. "We are definitely in one of the lower vibrational planes, so keep your guard up."

"I think I'll be safe," Drake replied, "I'm with two arc angels right now. I think you guys have us all covered." They all laughed. "But seriously. Why are we here?"

"Well, you're here for a reason," Gabriel said. "We couldn't take you out of this plane into heaven, your astral body just wouldn't exit. So I guess we have to find out why you are here."

"But what about my body?" Drake asked.

"You're in good hands," Seraphina said.

"We looked into the one who saved you. Koli is his name. He used to be a priest, but his monastery became corrupted and so he took his leave." Gabriel added. "The man hasn't sinned in over 20 years. You could really learn a lot from him."

Drake looked around. Thick fog loomed in the air, making it difficult to see beyond 30 yards in any direction. They currently stood on a dirt path with grass and trees to either side. On one end of the path, light shone through the thick fog. To the other end of the path, the fog grew darker.

"I assume we have to go into the looming scary fog of doom?" Drake asked, motioning to the dark side of the path.

"Yeah, that's usually how it works," Gabriel replied.

"Then onward we go," said Drake.