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Birds were singing in the garden. Dawn began to break.

Reana made herself a cheese sandwich and

sat down in the chair opposite. She offered a boo-

terbrod to her guest, who declined and sat lost

in thought.

Deciding not to press him with questions, she simply

watched, hoping that something might become clearer.

Who is sitting in front of her with their booted feet unceremoniously propped up

on her coffee table?

The stranger’s hair was tousled, as if he

had been in a strong wind. His black eyes

were fixed on a single point, and he held his hand thoughtfully

near his cheek, where a light stubble was growing on it.

An expensive watch glinted from under the sleeve of his white shirt, which was torn and stained

in several places.

Probably, dear ones. Reana didn’t know much about it, but the cha-

si caught her eye, and they looked interesting,

inside, there were many mechanisms that

constantly spun, and all this resembled a kaleidoscope

of parts, arrows and gears. On the belt of his trousers, she

noticed a metal buckle with a picture of the head of

an angry bull, which, as it seemed to

her, did not match the classic trousers.

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The guest had already finished the rest of his brandy. Indeed, it

looked as if he hadn’t been drunk at all. His eyes

remained focused.

He swirled the empty bottle in his hand, set it

on the table, and finally looked at Reana. She had already finished her bread

and was also looking at him in silence.

«I didn’t introduce myself,» he said suddenly. «My name is

Keijigen.

«Nice to meet you, and I’m Reana.»

– I know…

She pointed

to the pool of blood that had dripped from the sofa to the floor when they

had taken out the arrow.

– Yes, of course…

«It’s a pity, the sofa is light,» Reana said, wiping

the floor, «I’ll probably have to take it to the dry cleaners,»

and again she thought to herself that she had said something stupid or at

least something inappropriate. – Are you sure we

don’t need to take him to the hospital?» She asked about

the other one.

The man seemed to hear, stirred, gave a heavy gasp, and

opened his eyes, startling Reana.

The second guest turned out to be quite different from the first:

large curls of blond hair falling almost to

his shoulders, a manly face with expressive eyebrows

and a strong chin, blue eyes. He probably

would have looked like a movie star if he hadn’t been wearing a strange baggy

hoodie that had once been white,

but was now completely rumpled and dirty, giving him the

appearance of a ragamuffin.

he felt the

spot where the arrow used to stick out, then looked at Reana

and smiled a snow-white smile. – I had no doubt

you could do it!» He exclaimed happily, and snatched it up.

Reanu in his arms.

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She tried to pull away from him, but

it was absolutely impossible. After a few seconds, he

released her himself, got up from the couch, and looked around.

«So that’s what it’s like to be a mortal! – What is it? «he shouted loudly

.«Stand up, demon, when he’s talking to you…

«You’ll be fine,» Keijigen interrupted. «You

owe me one, light one. If it wasn’t for me, black arrow would have already killed you.

finished it off, «he muttered in a disgruntled voice.

– I’m not that easy to kill!» – raising a finger up,

the blonde retorted. – Even in a human body,

as it turns out, I’m incredibly resilient and strong! —

he concluded. Then he added – " I don’t feel very well… I

can’t understand… it’s like something’s missing… my mouth is

too dry…

Reana poured him some water from a decanter and handed him a glass.

«Here, take this, please.

He gently took the glass from her.

– What’s that?“ – What is it? „he asked softly.

«It’s water, you drink it,» Keiji —

kyung explained with a sigh and covered his face with his hand.

«Drinking?» Oh, yes, of course! Since I am now a mortal,

enjoy all the delights of being human. So? and he

gulped down the water, spilling the rest out of carelessness. – From-

in person! Invigorates!

– Maybe you’re hungry.» Ryo-

ana asked quietly.

– I want to! Of course I do! the visitor exclaimed.

«At least introduce yourself, angel,» Keijigen drawled with boredom in his voice

and without removing his hand from his face.

«Call me Damiel.» I’ve

had that name for thousands of years, even though it doesn’t matter in our world, but it’s true.

As I labored here on Earth, the elder brotherhood

gave me the name Damiel-the lightbringer, «waving the ru-

kami, the guest said as he followed Ryoana into

the kitchen.

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– Eat rice, pasta and fried chicken. What do you need?

Reana asked.

«To your taste!» Damiel replied. – How

unusual it is that I can see you the way people see you!»

This whole world-it looks different, plays with completely

different colors! It’s such an incredible experience! – What is it?»

he raved.

– Do you know me?» Reana asked. From all these

conversations, she got a bit of a sense of what was going on, deciding that

her guests before were probably not people, but

someone else.

She warmed up the food in the microwave and set it in front of the table.

Damiel brought a cup and cutlery, poured herself and him

orange juice, and sat down on the stool opposite.

He examined the fork, then began

to thread chicken and macaroni slices on it and put them in his mouth.

«Mmm, this is a wonderful dish,»

he purred with his mouth full. «Yes, of course I do! I

’ve been protecting you since you were a child! I helped you when it was difficult

and not very much, I was present in your studio when

masterpieces were born. Do you remember when you were laying out a mosaic

of rose petals and decided to add

cornflowers at the last minute? I suggested it. It was wonderful,

wasn’t it?

When Reana heard about the cornflowers, she choked on her orange

juice.

– That’s impossible! How can you possibly know? – What is it?»

she whispered.

«Oh, I know so much! I used to be a disembodied

spirit, I was everywhere. He swirled his fork in the air

.«But something’s happened – » —

I became a human being for some reason. They tried to kill me.

But you saved me, and I’m fine now —

«he said, chewing again.

Keijigen entered the kitchen.

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– Will you have chicken and pasta? I asked him

Reana.

«No, no, thank you, I don’t need anything,» he waved at ru —

kami, then pulled up a chair and turned to Damiel: —

So… We became mortals. What happened? «No,» he said, spreading out his hands.

«Absolutely

not. The last thing I remember was a call about

border violations. I rushed there, and there you are, a small demon,

playing tricks, «his voice took on a serious note. —

I decided to make a proper impression, I even took out my sword,

read out my rights, everything is as it should be… You should have seen your

face then… " Damiel smiled, but then his gaze returned

he became serious. – And then there’s a terrible pain in my chest, and we -» —

Tim. I don’t see how this is possible. It turns out that

in that second I became a mortal. My powers were gone. I couldn’t

do anything. He

paused for a moment, took a sip of his juice, and then continued: —

I’ve been working on Earth for a long time. That’s how I felt,

as a last resort, I found myself a battery and made

a portal to it. But I couldn’t activate it there, couldn

’t move.

Damiel slapped the man next to him on the shoulder and

nearly knocked him off his chair. «Oh, I’m sorry!»

Hey

,hey, what are you doing?» Keep it down, big guy!

Xia Keijigen snapped, rubbing his shoulder. – Our forces are gone, but there

is still something left.

I wouldn’t call us ordinary mortals.

– So you were an angel?» Reana asked.

«Yes,» Damiel said. – Still, I’d say I still am,

to a certain extent, «he

said, and then turned to Keijigen.

Reane, who are you, I think she should know who

she’s dealing with.

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– I am a demon of the fifth circle, the 12th cauldron…»

«Or rather, I was, and now I don’t even know… a de-

mon of greed and despair… was… now I don’t feel that

he’s capable of drawing out people’s baser passions, and I

don’t understand why. What could have happened? I can’t

even imagine! He got up and began pacing the kitchen

. – Do you know that there is a meridian elevator on your land

?

«… It was through him that you brought another

demon into the world… by the way, that’s when it all started… who

was it?

«Arfimaino?» No, he’s hardly connected with it, I’m his ho-

I know Rosho, he’s a guardian.

«Why did he get out?» You risked a lot for

him, you know, illegal immigrants and other violations…

Keijigen didn’t mention that Arfimaino had

cheated on him like a schoolboy.

– I think we can ask him about it ourselves.» He

didn’t really explain anything to me. He’s in Frankfurt,

staying in a hotel somewhere. In general, you can use the Internet

to break through and visit him.

«Can’t you talk on the phone?» Reana asked.

«No, you don’t discuss such things over the phone,»

Keijigen explained.

«It’s a four-hour drive to Frankfurt!» Reana gasped.

«We must go!» Definitely! Damiel said. —

He seems to know something! More than we do.

– great! Keijigen agreed. – But

we’re not going anywhere in this state!» He pointed to the sack

Damiel was wearing and looked at Reana. – I do not know what

Arfimaino will think if he sees me in his company,

but if he does, I will be ashamed of myself.»

«I probably don’t have these sizes of do —

ma clothes,» Reana said. – And even close to… shops

they will open in a few hours.

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«This is Hoverstein, isn’t it?» Gorodok

near Mapples? The ex-demon asked.

«Yes,» Reana said.

«Okay, I must have left my car nearby…

what luck! I think I’ll just get her back and we’ll go to my place.»

To me, at the Grand Paradise. We’re just on our way.» I have

My own casino, I didn’t tell you right away… I also work part

– time here…

Damiel leaned back in his chair

and frowned. «Grand Paradise!» You’re kidding me, roga-

ty!

– Just don’t applaud! he quipped back

Keijigen. «Okay, I’ll be quick. Don’t be naughty here, guys.

And ignoring Da-miel’s disapproving looks

,he left the house, whistling

to himself.

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