The Winged

The Winged Coat of Arms

### Title/ Aliases

Winged Hybrids, Spawns of Heaven, Archenemies of The Demonic Skull, Protectors of Humanity

## Supernatural Information

### Species

Varies

*"Guided by the True Archangel Zadkiel, my mother gathered many angelic hybrids like herself so that we can work together to survive and fight the battles that humanity never could. And with help from the Mortal Cup, we became stronger and more powerful. We became the protectors of humanity. "*
―Helena on The Winged
**The Winged** is an organization created by Theresa with help from Zadkiel, and later, Raziel. It consists of angelic hybrids who were either sired by angels or created from the Mortal Cup. They originally function as survivors seeking a home but eventually became a response team to threats that are too great for mankind to handle.

Under Theresa's leadership, The Winged saved many angelic hybrids and avoided persecution. However, their battles against The Demonic Skull resulted in several losses and depletion in ranks. Their numbers increased again when Raziel gave them the Mortal Cup, which allowed the leaders to transform many humans into Nephilim.

The Winged assisted the Chosen Ones in finding the first True Archangel and later fought in the Apocalypse. When the second war against the Old Ones started, they were targeted by several Great Old Ones but managed to survive thanks to the Chosen Ones defeating the Outer Gods.

## Overview

The organization was founded soon after Earth recovered from the Great Flood. Their leader, Theresa, noticed the persecution many hybrids like herself were going through. With encouragement from Zadkiel, she recruited many angelic hybrids into her cause.

Although they did well at first, the arrival of The Demonic Skull caused many problems. Desperate, Theresa pleaded for the True Archangels to allow her to create more Nephilim. Raziel answered her call and, seeing that her request was born out of genuine concern for her allies, gave her the Mortal Cup. With the Mortal Cup, The Winged was able to strengthen their forces and fight The Demonic Skull to a standstill.

Originally, The Winged simply wanted to survive and save more of their own. But after gaining more strength and stability, they realized how effective they can be against the forces of darkness. So they turned some of their attention on protecting humanity and embarked on many quests against the forces of darkness. Despite all that, they never lost sight of their original goal, which was to survive and protect each other.

## Description

Ironically, despite hating their angelic parents, The Winged are known to have praised the True Archangels Zadkiel and Raziel for their help in forming the organization. This respect does not extend to the other True Archangels, however, as they believed that the rest are responsible for hybrid persecution and only left The Winged alone out of respect for their brothers.

Like The Demonic Skull, The Winged participated in numerous conflicts throughout history. Unlike their archenemies, they actually do so in order to protect humanity. They killed monsters, took down genocidal geniuses, and even fought the forces of Hell during the Apocalypse. They also fought The Demonic Skull several times in order to prevent them from taking over the world. Unbeknownst to them, their enemies just want to take over Hell. However, their inhumane methods made The Winged think otherwise.

### Life

Most of the angelic hybrids live as warriors, but some act as forgers, healers, and teachers, but every member received some sort of combat training. High-ranking members are in charge of sorting out any conflicts, leading scouting trips or battles, and organizing the supplies.

### Festivals

Like humans, The Winged are known to celebrate Christmas, Thanksgiving, and New Year. The angelic hybrids also have small celebrations on their birthdays and the high-ranking members are known for hosting grand parties to celebrate major victories.

However, The Winged also observe two festivals: one to celebrate the founding of The Winged and the other to express their gratitude for receiving the Mortal Cup. The first celebration involves lightning paper lanterns across the lake near their base and the second involves casting slips of paper detailing the flaws they will work on for the upcoming year into the hearth.

### Training

Recruits are trained with both strictness and kindness. Although they are expected to obey their teacher's orders, they will also be showed some kindness, especially those taken from abusive households and orphanages. The reason for that is to ensure that the recruits will remain loyal to The Winged for the rest of their lives.

Once training is complete, the recruit will be assigned a duty depending on their power level. If the recruit was human, then they will drink from the Mortal Cup before being assigned anything. Since the power level of Nephilim who drank from the Mortal Cup is mostly the same, they will most likely become soldiers and guards.

### Marriages

Although romance isn't that common, The Winged members are allowed to choose a partner within their own ranks or outside. If their desired partner is a human, then the human will be evaluated to see if they are worthy of becoming a Nephilim. If they are, then they will be trained before drinking from the Mortal Cup. Since the leaders wish to expand their ranks, choosing a human partner is encouraged.

If they aren't, then the member is expected to reject them. They can choose to go with their desired partner, but they have to leave The Winged until they ended their relationship with that person.

### Punishment

While the leaders of The Winged are far kinder than that of The Demonic Skull, they are still known to give out punishments to traitors. Usually, the punishments are isolation and demotion but if the traitor has useful information, then they will forcefully pry into their mind to search for the information.

### Death

Since being part of The Winged can be dangerous, death is not exactly uncommon. To honor the death of one of their own, The Winged will burn their bodies upon a pyre and scatter their ashes across the lake nearby.

Before being set on the funeral pyre, they're body will be presented so that words of mourning can be spoken and those left behind can pay their last respects. The body will be bound in pure white and silver, and they are laid to rest with their arms across their chest and a replica of their main weapon in their right hands.

### Rewards

If a Winged member plays an important part in a major victory or perform some other noteworthy task, then they will be given medals and either be promoted to higher ranks or receive better weapons and armor, depending on what they did.

## Early History

* Formation
* The Demonic Skull
* The Mortal Cup
* Modern Times

## The Hybrid Chronicles

* Rise of the Chosen Ones
* Apocalypse Rising
* The Final Conflict

## Notable Members

* Theresa - Nephilim and Leader
* Helena - Nephilim and Second-in-Command
* Astrid - Angel Deity and Third-in-Command
* Alexander - Angel Deity and Trainer of The Winged Recruits