Angel Islington
“And walking toward them, through the candles, was a tall figure, dressed in a simple white robe. It had golden hair and a pale face. It was not much taller than Richard, but it made him feel like a little child. It was not a man; it was not a woman. It was very beautiful. Its voice was quiet. […] Its eyes were clear and wide.”
“Richard did not believe in angels, he never had. He was damned if he was going to start now. Still, it was much easier not to believe in something when it was not actually looking directly at you and saying your name.”
“Richard did not believe in angels, he never had. He was damned if he was going to start now. Still, it was much easier not to believe in something when it was not actually looking directly at you and saying your name.”
In London Below, there are many stories that prove to be true, and angels are one of them. The angels of London Below, however, are not as idealistic as most would perceive them to be. The Marquis tells Richard that “When angels go bad they are worse than anyone else,” and asks him to consider the fact that while there may be good angels, even Lucifer had at one point been one of them.
The Angel Islington tries to explain away the reason for his ties to the sinking of Atlantis, but behind its carefully constructed words and mannerisms, there lies the true terror of an angel who has lost its morality, and the very goodness that makes it an angel.
The Angel Islington tries to explain away the reason for his ties to the sinking of Atlantis, but behind its carefully constructed words and mannerisms, there lies the true terror of an angel who has lost its morality, and the very goodness that makes it an angel.