Jesus Triumphant (Chronicles of the Nephilim Book 8) by Brian Godawa

Author:Brian Godawa [Godawa, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Embedded Pictures Publishing
Published: 2015-07-16T18:30:00+00:00

Within minutes, the other angels followed the sound of the collapsed tunnel and found Mikael’s location. They were able to dislodge enough of the rock and pull his broken body from the rubble.

He had been severely crushed.

Gabriel held him. “I can bring him back to the surface to heal.”

Raphael said, “That leaves five. We can split up and try to surround the mole. He can’t hide here forever.”

They heard the sound of a howl.

“Dire wolves,” said Uriel. “We can’t chase him here forever.”

Dire wolves were vicious, fanged black hounds of hell almost as tall as a man.

Raphael said, “He must have bred them down here. There could be dozens.”

“Or hundreds,” said Uriel.

The angels could kill dozens of the wolves. But hundreds was another matter altogether. Several of them had almost been overwhelmed by a hundred dire wolves in the days of the giant King Arba, while rescuing Abraham and Sarah from the clutches of the Anakim in Kiriath-arba. They were rescued by a hundred archers. But they didn’t have a hundred archers down in this dungeon of dread darkness.

“Take Mikael to safety,” said Uriel. “The rest of you draw the wolves back up to the surface.”

They looked at Uriel with fear.

Gabriel said, “No, Uriel. We can do this together.”

Uriel grasped the leather harness of the special weapon strapped to his back. “I must do this alone.”

They all knew what it meant. Uriel had the most sensitive senses. He was the best tracker of all of them.

Gabriel protested more, “I will not let you.”

“You have no choice.”

They heard the sound of wolves getting closer.

“And I have no time to quibble with you, Gabriel. Leave — all of you. Draw them after you.”

Gabriel teared up. What Uriel was going to do was akin to suicide for humans.

Raphael said, “He’s right.”

They agreed silently.

Gabriel went and grasped his friend in a bear hug that he didn’t seem to want to let go. “My brother.”

“Stop your pouting, Gabriel. It’s only until the judgment.”

Gabriel pulled away with an angry look in his face. It softened, and he said with a smirk, “You will finally outdo me, little friend.”

Uriel gave him a dirty look. Little friend. There was still time to tease.

“I outdid you a long time ago,” said Uriel with a grin.

Gabriel added, “But there is still Armageddon. You don’t know what I might be capable of.”

Uriel said, “Go. We’ll have all eternity to debate that.”

They turned to leave. But their delay had lost them time.

The underworld dire wolves were upon them. Fifty glowing eyes locked on them, approaching slowly, ready to pounce.

There was only enough room to fight against one or two wolves at a time through the narrow passages. Gabriel stood at the back, carrying the broken form of Mikael, who was starting to heal, but not able to fight yet. The other four approached the wolves in single file.

They would hack their way through the assailants one by one and climb over their dead bodies to the exit.

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