[Location: Queens, New York]
Meanwhile, on the other side, Gabriel could be seen descending into a deserted alley.
Her bare feet touched the cracked asphalt as softly as snow. The dim city lights flickered against her golden hair, cascading like molten sunlight that did not belong in this world. Gabriel glanced around with wide, curious eyes, the faintest smile tugging at her lips.
"Ah… this is… New York?" she whispered, voice like chimes carried by wind.
She blinked at a graffiti-covered wall where a crude halo was painted over a cartoon devil. Her head tilted, utterly puzzled. "They… draw wings wrong…"
Her soft, white robes fluttered as she stepped out from the shadows, quickly replaced by a more human-looking outfit — a white sundress and sandals. The light dimmed around her as she suppressed her divinity, though faint traces still shimmered when she moved.
