phanuel was beautiful as he fell.
ivory fur whipped wildly in the velocity induced wind as his paws reached outwards, appearing as a porcelain figure that was carelessly dropped by a child; delicate and lovely but accepting of its fate. out of habit, Phanuel found his back muscles tensing; the familiar feeling of attempting to flap his wings was shattered by the fact he had in their place two stubs of tattered feathers and open flesh on each shoulder blade. as a stark pain surged from the marrow of his bones outwards causing momentarily the of cease breathing; but phanuel knew he deserved it. and after what seemed like that of an eternity of soaring through an ebony enveloped night sky as silent stars looked down upon him in judgment, he finally hit. a sickening crack was made upon impact and the pain made the previous bought of soreness from attempting to fly with tattered wings feel like a prick from a thorn. phanuel did not yell, but rather squirmed in the agony as he felt his body scream in protest.
he was trembling, trembling with such fersciousty as tears formed within eyes bluer than mortally possible that appeared like stardust lining his gaze. lord, what had he done? what had he done? it was as if his body was dying all around him, immortality drained away in place of fierce crimson staining lovely pelt of once purist white. everything bore into his tarnished heart with such ferocity, burned within his soul like the hellish flames of brimstone in which he'd once bravely fought with halo forged from gold and sword of heaven rusted. and for all that was good and kind, he simply could not cease crying. how pathetic.
lost.
lost, lost, lost. in every movement, in every thought, in every breath; he was utmost and uncertain for now he held no purpose. without his lord, without his creator, without his truth, without his wings- his wings. phanuel choked against his own breath, as he slowly craned graceful neck to finally dare to peer at his crimson stained back. they were gone, tattered, horrendous appearing stubs of torn flesh and tattered feather where grave beauty once bestowed. he wasn't perfect anymore. the fact caused great nausea, a feeling which he'd never experienced, to befall the once angel alongside rivers of sorrow continued flowing down perfect cheeks. what a fool he was, what a fool. why did he weep? phanuel knew it was his fault, knew he deserved it. but understanding something did not cause it to hurt any less.
phanuel mustered strength to move forward, each step graceless and uncertain and stunning gaze wide with utmost fear with uneven breath. he'd so caught up within his thoughts he'd been that it was solely now he managed to take note of his surroundings- it was all so, empty. gray seemed to be main color scheme alongside the scent of thinning bone and rotting flesh; the perfume of a dance with death. it was entirely overwheelming, phanuel found himself on the brink of unconsciousness due to the disgusting, repent-able scent; as if he'd never struck down wide-eyed children in the name of virtue and the promise of a savior.
he was deep within this place, of no concept of borders standing within the middle of some form of camp under the guise of night frightened and utterly alone. the creature forged from the gates of ivory promises and a blue which rivaled mortal skys came forth with agony in each paw step, and amongst his overwheelmed, dismay something caught his etheral eye. a corspe. phanuel was cautious at first, gaze lined in broken trust and unsurity, but as he came closer a frown polluted haunting features. the being seemed to have been tortured, body carved with marks of cruelty and dying with eyes wide open. perhaps it had been deserved, perhaps it had not; but either way phanuel's gaze softened as he managed to do what he was forged from heaven's clouds to be. he dipped his graceful head, pale eyelashes brushing against ivory fur as he closed stunning eyes in respect. and thus beneath the gentle moonlight a creature stained crimson prayed over a corpse to a savior that had damned him. (tl;dr, keep scrolling)
(tl;dr basically phanuel was an angel who had his wings ripped off and was cast out to earth, after freaking out for a good while he came across a npc corpse in the middle of the exiles' camp in the middle of the night and began to pray for it. also, i apologize for the bad ending rip )