A Sky Dart is a warrior whose ancestor crossed blood lines (mated, had sex with) one of the Arch Angels. Officially there are four and yes, they tend to be female-in particular, the title is passed on by the first daughter of a first daughter.
There are odd ball exceptions, for instance when a Sky Dart dies before she can have a daughter. At this point the abilities of the Sky Dart will awaken in the next closest blood relative, gender is irrelevant.
One should note that while there are four "Official" Sky Darts who work for the Nevaeh Agency, there is a fifth "Cursed" Sky Dart outside it's control.
All Sky Darts have particular abilities and receive training from Ezekiel. This training includes basic field medicine, how to use a gun, how to exorcise a demon, and how to use a bladed weapon of your choice.
Each Sky Dart has a particular set of abilities that are triggered by a sequence. The Sequence is a three step process that can occur in any order but must contain experiences with:
- Love of some form (What you should fight for)
- Trauma of some form (Why you should fight, motive)
- Puberty (When your body is ready to handle the abilities)
Now! To list the abilities and titles.
The Michaen Sky Dart: Descended from the warrior Angel Michael, a Michaen Sky Dart is the best suited for battle. They are quicker and stronger then normal humans. They have more stamina and endurance. They also tend to be stubborn, unable to back down, and on occasion go into a berserker rage.
The Gabrien Sky Dart: My fictional edition of Gabriel is a very scholarly figure. Highly literate. His descendants are multi-lingual to the extreme. Once their powers awaken they can understand and speak any language-including the infamous "Language of the Birds". To explain, this means a Gabrien Sky Dart can hear the birds and the bees. And speak to them.
The Raphaen Sky Dart: Rapael is basically the ultimate field medic. And so his descended have the ability to heal. This ability is limited-they cannot heal missing limbs, but they can close the wounds, and prevent infection. They also cannot self heal.
The Urien Sky Dart: These are the trackers. Eyes of a hawk, ears of an owl, and the nose of a bear. Their senses are radically enhanced to make them the best suited for stake outs and tracking.
Also, the unofficial Sky Dart:
The Lucifen Sky Dart: Since Lucifer fell, his descendants have a double whammy. They must be the first daughter of a first daughter and their father must be the seventh son of a seventh son. Their powers also have a backdoor to unlocking where the other Sky Darts must have three things. If a Lucifen Sky Dart kills her father, her powers will trigger automatically. Because of this Demons tend to try to trick them into awakening.
http://figment.com/books/65971-Devil-in-a-Blue-Dress
A short story I wrote explaining one such instance.
Also, The Lucifen Ability...
The Manipulation and ability to summon Hell Fire. Hell Fire is particularly nasty, because the burns will never fade. And if the summoner chooses, they will never stop burning. Hell Fire can't be put out with water-it can only be turned off by the one who called upon it.
So yeah. Little Lucy Fernandez. A force to be reckoned with. Also why the Nevaeh Agency instituted an extra mandate to try to make if difficult for a Lucifen Sky Dart to be born.
