Chapter-3 Back to Heaven

"Welcome back my Angel." Kairos said by opening his arms wide to embrace his daughter. Aheliya fell in his embrace and cried hard as she was controlling all this while.

"It's okay Ali, everything will be alright. Now behave like my daughter and stop crying." Kairos said in a stern voice and pushed her face a little to see her face which was now disfigured by that shameless petty human. His heart is wrenching with pain seeing her in this state but being a father plus a God he can't do anything. Everything has its cycle and he can't meddle in the affairs of nature.

"I failed dad. I haven't done anything to atone my sins. I can't live like this." Aheliya said her voice was still very weak.

Seeing his daughter speaking in such a broken voice when she used to sing like a nightingale with her sweet voice in this adobe, he felt his chest stuffed. He flicked his fingers and she was back to her original self, wearing a golden gown with a tiara made of different colors of diamond in the shape of flowers gracing her. She was beautiful with white porcelain skin and sharp features. Her sky-blue eyes alleviates her innocence and charms.

At this moment all the gates of the hall were opened. This palace belongs to Kairos and all the other Deities came at this moment. Meaning couldn't be clearer. Aheliya failed this task. She has to accept the punishment. Her father fought tooth and nail for her from these deities to give her this chance for atonement. She knew this path would not be easy but at least she knew she would be at peace in the end rather than trapped in the cycle of guilt for eternity.

'No, I have to fight for one last chance. I can't give up now.' Aheliya thought.

Aheliya took a glance at her father with pleading eyes. Kairos who was now sitting on his throne obviously knew what she meant, but it won't be easy this time. Even if the deities agree to give her another chance, she would have to sacrifice something important for it.

Kairos sighed and shifted his gaze to the crowd which was now gathered in front of his throne. His throne was four steps above the normal ground. On the right side of his throne was the throne of Queen Metis, Aheliya's mother. She hardly takes part in court of seasons and this also as usual she was not present. Aheliya felt sad for seeing her mother but she was now used to it.

"Long live God Kairos." All the deities greeted her father. They all were in the same hierarchy but because of power difference her father has high status amongst them. Sun God Helios was on par with her father and that always leads to difference of opinions and internal war. Helios could be considered as the rival of Kairos.

Helios loved Metis at one point of time, but she chose Kairos. This led to more hatred in the heart of Helios and was one of the reasons he was here. He wants to make Kairos suffer by making his beloved daughter suffer. He wants him to experience the pain of heartbreak too.

"So, Kairos, you must know why we all are here at this moment. As per the rules decided by the court in the last session of Angel Aheliya. If Aheliya fails to fulfil her duty to atone her sins we will go with normal procedure of celestials and strip Aheliya of her title of Angel and she will have to repent her sins in Hebrew bathed with guilt for eternity." Helios said in one breath as if he was practicing this line for all these years. Helios was wearing a yellow drape on the side with a mark of sun on his crown and back of the crowd. His aura was superior and was shining with his light. No doubt he was beautiful enough to have confidence to seduce Metis who is known for her heavenly and aloof beauty. Hence his pride was crushed when Metis rejected him for Kairos, who was wearing sky blue drape with thunderbolt on his crown and drape, same color as of the eyes of Aheliya. Helios was also handsome, but he had a sense of calmness in his aura which attracted people towards him to attain peace.

"No need to make this decision so fast, Helios. The task is not considered a failure but can be considered a hurdle which occurred at this time. Aheliya can still go back to earth. Isn't it?"