I believe in angels

She comes to me in a panic
always in my dreams
She takes my hand, leads me to a land
filled with the most wondrous things
People, all but perfect, held aloft by feathery wings
A star so bright it holds sway over night, it does more than shine, it sings

It screams
surrounded by burning, blackened things
creatures without features, soulless, abhorrent beings
They take great delight in devouring the light and in the chaos the darkness brings
My angelic guide pulls me aside and hands me the first of seven rings

“For as long as you shall wear this band, you'll have no fear of Death
If Michael is the right hand of God, let you serve as His left”
Instantly, I’m without fear, without concern for loss
In her outstretched hand, a second ring appears
made from a nail of The Holy Cross

I take the ring, it becomes a sword
light as air in my fist
I turn my attention to the evil horde
and then I'm in their midst
I hack and cleave, without reprieve
until I fall under the horde's size
a third ring appears on my finger
I begin to rise

Gifted with flight, I return to the fight
advantaged by the weapon I wield
A fourth ring forms around my finger
and transforms into a shield
I press the fight, restoring Day from Night
The tide, it seems, is turned
Suddenly, I'm aflame with pain, as I fall I burn

I cough and choke on the foulest smoke
my skin blisters and peals
A fifth ring is pressed into my ruined hand
and in a flash of light, I'm healed
I turn, face my assailant, a demon most grotesque
I lunge and cut, it tries to parry but
I free its head from its neck

My angelic guide matches my stride
as I race to the fight
back to back
we thrust and hack
til there's not a demon left in sight

"They'll return until we're dead and burned,"
she says with a weary heart
"Many have Fallen, and many will fall
but we must all play our part"
She hands me the last two of seven rings
says I'll know what to do
There's a sudden sounding of alarm
and I awake in my room
I shake my head but not the horrors
of those blackened things
I get our of bed only to be floored
upon my dresser there's seven rings