Angelfall: Parts 1 to 5 (6 page)

The throne room had four entrances on the North, South, East and West.

The entrance to each was guarded by terrible beasts that had the face of men but had multiple wings numbering fifty on each side of the joints where the wing attached to their bodies.

Their bodies were dark yellow and their outer covering was tougher than diamonds.

These beasts had four pairs of eyes each that scanned three hundred and sixty degrees for their faces were four dimensional, like a box. Each side of the face could be viewed from any angle. They had no hair on their heads and a light, the glory of The Almighty, shone around them.

They had breast plates made of Doral, a substance One Hundred times stronger than diamonds. Their Doral breastplates shined silver in the glow of The Almighty’s presence and their tongues were blazing javelins.

The East Gate beast was called Love, the West called Faith, the North called Grace, and the South called Mercy.

Together they guarded the Throne Room and the presence of The Almighty. Camar flew straight to the beast at the East Gate.

Five Thousand angels followed as Camar bolted towards Love. Leon and his legion followed closely behind.

The beast flapped all fifty pairs of wings at the same time and a gust greater than a million hurricanes blew Camar, Leon, Adonari, Havani and the angels that followed him clear to the farthest point near the Beryl Gate. Camar shook himself and fumbled into the air. Adonari and Havani followed.

“Now what do we do?” said Adonari to Camar. Havani silently gazed into the deep outer bands of heaven.

“You’re damaged,” said Adonari to Camar.

“I – I know. I wasn’t expecting that one.”  Camar was damaged in the left outer region of his upper wings. The hordes of hellions that followed him were also damaged.

“There’s no way to breach the East Gate. Not with just our legion. We are going to need more power,” Camar said trying to ignore the pain in his wings.

“Personally, I don’t think Lucifer thought this–”

“Look, enough of that. Of course he did. Are you in this rebellion or not? I’d appreciate it if you shut your mouth,” said Camar.

“Don’t be testy. I was just pointing out–”

“Don’t. We have enough stress to worry about than loyalty in the ranks,” said Camar.

“Relax,” said Havani to Camar. “I’ve known Adonari since he was created. He’s means no harm. Really. He’s been hanging out on the outer bands of heaven’s gates a bit too long. He means no harm. Please.”

Before Camar could respond, Lucifer appeared out of nowhere to them with a burst of light.

“Leave him,” said Lucifer. “He’ll understand in a moment.”

Leon glanced at Lucifer and shot up into the air leaving their presence.

“So what is the plan? We obviously can’t penetrate the East Gate,” said Havani.

“Au  Contraire. We can and we have. Your East Gate attempt was a diversion. In fact, in a few minutes you will understand what I have done,” said Lucifer.

Leon came back down before Lucifer could finish.

“It’s done,” said Leon as he landed.

“Excellent,” Lucifer said. “Let’s go.”

Lucifer, with Camar, Leon, Havani, Adonari and the rest of Camar’s legion zoomed into the air. Lucifer led the pack. A grumbling noise erupted above heaven as Lucifer and some of his angels trailed him.

As Lucifer and his Klan reached the outer gates of The Throne Room, angels which could not be numbered flew to and fro in total disarray. A legion numbering Two Hundred Thousand of Lucifer’s loyal angels had breached the West Gate to The Throne Room.

The Four and Twenty Elders who were seated behind The Throne of The Almighty filed out of the West Gate.

No angel touched them for the Glory of the Lord that was on them prevented any angel from touching them. The only one considered Holy enough to touch the Elders was Jesus Christ, The Holy One of Israel, Yeshua, The Lion of the Tribe of Judah.

The Holy One of Israel was nowhere in sight.

He was seated at the right hand of The Almighty, a position he was to hold until he descended on Terra Nova as a babe to save the Terrestrials from their sins.

The Four and Twenty Elders lined up along the outer wall of The Throne Room, each with folded hands.

The Elders were created as The Council to help The Almighty run the universe and beyond.

The Elders looked like terrestrials and had long flowing silver hair that flowed over their long white robes which were stained with red. The red represented the blood that The Holy One of Israel would shed for all mankind. The Elders had golden bronzed skin and their eyes were full white with no pupils. Each Elder raised their right hands above their heads in the form of a fist.

They stood silent with fists raised above their heads as Lucifer approached with his hellion horde.

Lucifer barked commands to the horde to enter the West Gate. Every angel that was on Lucifer’s side numbering One Million angels flew into the West Gate. Only a third of the angels in heaven were on Lucifer’s side.

Lucifer remained on the outside of the Throne Room no doubt contemplating his ascension to the throne. The grumbling noise that had started some time before ceased. There was a dead silence in all of heaven. Every angel that existed in heaven was now in the Throne Room.

A green light, greater that a million laser beams, shot from the West Gate into the darkness of the outer bands.

Lucifer was confused. He had never seen that type of light before in heaven. It emanated from the Throne Room brighter than a Billion suns.

As the light extended, Lucifer did not see that Christ had propelled the set of rebellious angels out of heaven without fanfare. It happened so fast.

Lucifer thought that perhaps the hellions had succeeded in neutralizing The Almighty’s power.

As Lucifer dashed for the West Gate, he could not enter. Christ stepped out of the Throne Room in power and might.

Jesus was clad in a robe that was the purest of all. It was even purer than the robes The Four and Twenty Elders wore.

The Son of The Morning Star was void of all expressions as Jesus Christ stood in front of the Gate.

Immediately, The Four and Twenty Elders encircled Christ. They spoke in unison.

“Blessed be The Holy Lamb of God, The Alpha and the Omega, The Beginning and The End, The Lamb that will be slain for the redemption of mankind. You alone are worthy oh Holy Lamb of God. To you alone we pledge our loyalty and our endearing adoration and praise.”

Then the Four and Twenty Elders each spoke at the same time in tongues that Lucifer could not understand. It confused him to the point where he felt ill.

Lucifer buckled to his knees and hung his long neck to the ground.

The Christ walked past the circle of Four and Twenty Elders and over to Lucifer and spoke.

“Oh Lucifer. One who was blessed from everlasting to everlasting. You who was made to give God glory. You have allowed evil to seep into the crevices of your being. Jealousy and envy has taken over your very existence.”

Lucifer moaned on the floor almost prostrate. He could not raise his head.

The Christ walked over to him and lifted up his head. As Lucifer’s dangerous eyes met with the Christ’s, Lucifer hurled a spit in the face of Christ.

The Christ wiped his face with his free hand.

“It is only a deceiver that can deceive his own heart. You tried to conquer The Almighty but you could not even conquer the evil that resides so close to your heart.”

Lucifer stayed still gripped with his own hatred that seemed to strangle him the longer he stayed in Christ’s presence.

“What have I to do with thee, unholy and unrighteous Jesus?” said Lucifer.

The Four and Twenty Elders began to speak again in tongues that Lucifer could not understand.

The Almighty had had enough.

“Your blasphemy is not forgivable, Oh Lucifer,” said Christ as he walked away leaving Lucifer writhing on the floor.

Before Lucifer could recover, Christ stood in the Pillars of the West Gate and stretched his hands towards the chief deceiver.

A grumbling noise heard round heaven built volume as the same green light emanated from the hands of Christ. The beam of green light turned red and orange as it held Lucifer in the air and with a thunderous cry from The Almighty, Lucifer shot through the Beryl Gate and did not stop until he fell like lightening from heaven to the outer bands of Terra Nova where the terrestrials reside.

Lucifer landed in a desert place on Terra Nova.

His band of one million rebellious angels were there waiting for him only now their skins were scorched. They would need time to heal. Their wings were gone and dry nubby stumps were in the place where their wings had detached.

They were all gasping to get used to the lungs they developed to breathe on Terra Nova. They now had teeth of fangs and they felt a grumbling noise on their insides because now they craved what they never craved before. They craved blood, terrestrial blood as they would soon find out.

Adonari got up and looked around him. The Fallen Angels, now turned Vampire Demons all looked at The Son of The Morning Star who had landed in their midst with a thud.

Although, Lucifer looked nothing like the Adonis he did in heaven, he retained a beauty that was sufficient to beguile the terrestrials.

The desert winds swirled the sulphuric smell of the horde of demons into the air carrying it far over the rolling desert dunes.

Adonari flew into the air and in front of Lucifer as The Son of The Morning Star rose up, dusting himself off.

“You said we outnumbered them. You lied,” said Adonari.

“Welcome to Terra Nova kid,” said Lucifer without a smile.

As they spoke, a horde of desert rats scurried from a deep cavern near where the Fallen Angels had dropped.

On instinct, the band of Vampire Demons shot after the mice, swooping them in their mouths.  Havani grabbed two and plopped one in Lucifer’s hands.

Lucifer sunk his teeth deep into the rat’s neck and sucked its blood.

“Mmmmm. A bit dry and could use a touch of lemon but alright nonetheless,” said Lucifer.

Adonari felt a sharp pain in his stomach like it was eating itself.

Lucifer stretched the half drained mouse to Adonari.

“Get used to it Vic-”

“I am Adona-”

“No you’re not. Take a look at yourself you are no longer Adona- whatever,” said Lucifer.

“You are Victor, Victor Saul. That is the name I gave you,” said Lucifer.

Victor refused the mouse.

“Suit yourself,” said Lucifer as he threw the mouse at Victor’s feet.

Victor Saul shot into the air, but he felt weak and started to involuntarily descend.

“Oh. You can’t fly on an empty stomach there, Victor,” shouted Lucifer from the ground.

The horde of vampires who knelt in the desert dunes sucking on the lifeless mice laughed.

Victor came back to the ground and grabbed the half drained mouse from the floor where Lucifer had dropped it.

Victor sucked the very life out of the mouse and it tasted strangely sweet.

The vampires laughed even louder. Victor wanted more and dashed into the cavern reappearing with four mice in each hand.

Victor sucked all of them before the mice could wriggle to freedom.

The vampires laughed at Victor. Adonari had died.

Lucifer stared up into the blue skies working out his bearings on his new terrain.

“Vander, come here,” said Lucifer motioning to Havani.

“We must head for the place where terrestrials dwell. It is a place called the East of Eden. Round up the Klan. We have work to do,” Lucifer said as his horde of Vampire Demons gathered around him.

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5.3 Part 3 - Salvation:

Salvation:

Part 3 of Angelfall

(Twilight at Dawn Saga, Book 1).

By Conrad Powell.

Copyright 2011 Conrad Powell.

One Month Before Victor Died at the Hands of a Vigilante Mob…

“Victor. You’re early,” said Angela. The blonde female waitress walked up to him and gave him a passionate kiss. Victor had just flown to the verandah of Villagio’s Vampire Delights Restaurant.

He smiled flashing his pearly white fangs.

“I’m starved,” he said. “A growing vampire has got to drink.” Angela laughed.