Godforsaken: Book 1 (Shade of Light) (30 page)

“I don’t. I watch him carefully.”

“You let him to take the girl to Eden,”
Raphael said in a voice of forced calm. “If Lucifer goes into the
garden, the army of Heaven will be of no use.”

“But if the girl chooses us, we can enter
into the war.”

“She won’t. She’s in love with Samael. She’d
rather die.”

“She’s ready to sacrifice herself for the
good of mankind. The same as every other human. They've always been
weak.” A slight, smug smile curled across Michael’s lips.

“I've always told you that one day, it'll be
humanity that saves Heaven,” Raphael said sternly.

“Yes. You’ve been telling me that. I simply
don't believe in it.” He laid his hands on Raphael’s face, bent
closer and said, “My brother, I’m proud of what you’re doing for
these little creatures, but they are just pawns in our system.
Perhaps there isn't a system without them, but look around.” He
gestured toward the cloudy lands. “This is what's important, this
is what both man and our fallen brothers and sisters fight
for.”

Raphael grabbed Michael’s hands and shoved
them away. He stepped backward and looked at Michael with sorrowful
eyes.

“A pawn can still become a queen, in the
end. Remember, my brother.”

“Perhaps, but not a king,” Michael nodded.
He faced Heaven and lifted his hand. “Remiel,” he called out, his
voice thundering through the air.

Within seconds an angel shot up into the air
and made its way to the top, landing next to Michael. Remiel was a
stocky, staunch looking angel, with a round face and narrow, gray
eyes. He bowed to Michael in greeting.

“Go! Prepare the dogs of Heaven and the
army. We’re at war,” Michael ordered.

Remiel left in silence.

Michael faced Raphael. “You can go now,” he
said. “Stay in the church, I’ll send your instructions later.”

Raphael was just about to leave when he
stopped abruptly.

“What is it?” Michael asked, almost
anxious.

“When he was in Azazel’s chamber,” Raphael
began. Michael watched him with impatient eyes. “Samael questioned
him.”

“What?”

“He had an interest about the rock in Eden.
The same one upon which Lucifer met the first sunshine. It seemed
odd to me. But you know Samael, he doesn’t do things for no reason.
Every move of his has a goal concealed behind it.”

“What did Azazel tell him?” Michael asked in
forced calm, but his voice betrayed him. It shook.

“He told Samael everything. Where Lucifer
was, where you were.” Raphael paused for a split second, regarding
the head archangel. “Michael, I don’t understand. What did he–”

“It’s nothing,” Michael faced him, then, his
eyebrows furrowed. “Go!” He waved Raphael away.

Raphael obediently moved to leave. He
lingered for a moment and peered back over his shoulder.

“You must take Samael seriously, brother.
He’s more dangerous than Lucifer. We can’t know what he’s capable
of until he shows himself.”

Raphael took off into the air.

Michael watched the gate crack open to let
the flying angel through, and thought.

Thank you for reading. I really hope you’ve
enjoyed GODFORSAKEN.

The book was written in 2013, though it’s
ready to be published only in 2015. As you’ve already realized,
GODFORSAKEN is based on two short stories – Passion of an Angel and
Wrath of Michael. In this series – Shade of Light – you’ll find a
very familiar story that almost everyone knows that Adam, accepting
the apple from Eve in Garden of Eden, man was banished from Heaven.
But in my imagined world the rest of the story takes other corner
and both angels and demons exist in our real world. Hidden behind
an average human camouflage. But they live with us. And learning to
feel they understand the beauty of God’s creation.

If you like GODFORSAKEN, write a review on
Amazon, share it in social networks to help the others find the
book.

Take care,

Suren.

My wife, Astghik, and my son. They are the
ones who inspire me.

My friend Athena Tsiatsios who read the
book, edited and supported me.

This book wouldn’t be published if there
wasn’t my editor, M. R. Chan. She’s really great. She did it, she
made the story
perfect
(I guess for those who liked the
book).

Thank everyone who supported me in the hard
period of writing and publishing this book. And thank everyone who
found time to read GODFORSAKEN