"That's good" Ashleigh replied.
"On another note, I will be staying here for the rest of your years here" Hsa replied, "I got some lessons and exams here before becoming a Dark Arch."

"Which will be welcome for me, as I'm the only Dark Arch right now." Zeruel replied.

"Try not to do anything stupid, either." Uriel deadpanned. "Such as trying to get her to be an assistant in your lab."

Ashleigh stood up, walked to Zeurel, without looking at the face, took the mask off and placed her hands on his face. Then there was a glow, and the Dark Arch angel felt his face coming back to what is was orginaly was.
"What is that girl thinking?" Hsa asked.

Zeruel immediately covered his face with his hands. "What the hell--?! My mask!" He exclaimed. "Don't you realize what that mask does?"

"Ashleigh! Stop!" Uriel said, then saw the glow coming from underneath her hands. What is she doing to Zeruel's face? Those wounds he has are unhealable....

"Stay still, and I will give you another mask for your experiments" Ashleigh commanded as the wounds healed. To their surprise, Zeruel obeyed.

Once his face was healed, Zeruel cautiously touched his now-normal face. "What the....those wounds were supposed to be unhealable..." He said.

"Fresh blood" Jirbil replied, "Even I couldn't be able to heal those wounds you had."
"Take that as a thank you gift" Ashleigh said, handing him a new mask, "This time, make sure you have your mask on when you do those expermients."

"That way you won't end up having your skin corroded off again." Uriel said.

Zeruel slipped the mask into an inside pocket of his robes. "I don't know how I can thank you for this..." He said.

"You don't have to Zebrel. But, do I have to go back and train how to spar?" Ashleigh asked.

Zeruel nodded. "It's one of the skills needed to become an arch angel, and one of your power needs to learn how to channel their emotions into power in battle."

"I see" Ashleigh said, then looked away, "I don't think I'm ready for it, that's all."

Uriel strode forward and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "You'll do fine," He said encouragingly.

Ashleigh looked up at Uriel.
"You really think so Papa?" she asked.

Uriel nodded. "I'm sure of it." He replied.

"Come on then" Hsa replied, "let's go." Ashleigh took Zeurel's hand and the trio walked away from the couple.
"You think she needs that training?" Jibril asked Uriel.

Uriel nodded. "Her emotions are stable, but when she's fighting they peak." He replied. "Rather than have her supress them in a battle, I believe it may be best to use them as a power source."

"Do you know how dangerous that is for her?" Jibril asked, "I mean, she's more of a light angel than a dark angel."

"Yes, I know." Uriel replied. "I hope that it works...."

Over the next three weeks, Zeruel taught the girl to focus her emotions and channel it through her powers as well as sparring and the beginner's course of aura manipulation. Day by day, she improved. When Uriel came to pick his daughter, Ashleigh just defeated Zerurel in her final exam.
"All three rounds" Hsa said, "and with full power too. If she wasn't an Arch, she would've made a fine combat angel."

"Ow...got that right...." Zeruel said. He cracked his neck. "That throw hurt."

Ashleigh once again pulled the victory sign.
"You got one more thing to do Ashleigh" Hsa said, "You have to face Kaimiri. He knows more about what happened to your home than everyone else. Exit protocol intitated"

Once they were out of the virtual world and disconnected, Zeruel turned to Ashleigh. "Do you want either of us to come with you?"

Ashleigh nodded.
"Just in case I need back up" she replied.

Zeruel nodded. "Hsa, would you mind accompanying Ashleigh? I have an experiment running in my lab, and it should be ready to wrap up about now."

"Don't forget about the mask" Hsa said, "do you want to come along Uriel?"