Of Angels and Men (Archangel Wars Book 1) by Jonathan Yanez

Author:Jonathan Yanez [Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archimedes Books
Published: 2024-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY

Jacob paced the conference room floor. Alan could feel how tense everyone was as they awaited Michael’s arrival. For the second time that day, Angelica tried to apologize for letting Kyle leave with Dominic. “Jacob, I feel respons—”

“No,” Jacob said. “It’s not your fault. It’s not anyone’s fault. We did exactly what we should have. They were just one step ahead, that’s all.”

The room was silent again. Arther sat quietly between Danielle and Angelica, a frown and pursed lips distorting his normally cheerful demeanor.

Just when Alan couldn’t take the silence anymore, the sound of the warehouse doors sliding open met their ears. Within moments, Michael walked through the conference room door, and immediately, the tension in the room eased. Michael’s green eyes were twinkling, and a smile came to his lips when he saw the waiting group. “Wow, let’s take it easy in here, people. Nobody died. We’re going to be okay.”

Alan felt the tension in his shoulders lessen. He didn’t know what to expect, but Michael’s calm attitude reassured him things would somehow be all right.

Michael moved to take a seat at the end of the large conference room table. “Jacob told me what happened. None of you is to blame. You had no idea that the Chronicle was real, let alone could be found by the Fallen.”

Danielle raised her hand at the opposite side of the table.

“You aren’t in high school anymore, Danielle. You can speak freely.”

“Oh, sorry. So I get that there was a book with instructions to make these weapons, but why wasn’t it destroyed when the weapons themselves were, and why give it to humans to protect?”

All eyes shifted to Michael. Alan’s admiration for Danielle grew as he witnessed her usually mousy demeanor wither. She’d asked the question they were all wondering.

Michael nodded and pursed his lips. “It does seem rather strange, doesn’t it? The book was kept from being destroyed, as a historical record rather than an instruction manual. It is a history on the art of celestial weaponry; we never thought that it would be used to make the weapons themselves. It was given to a trustworthy human family for safekeeping when the war in Heaven ended. We didn’t know they’d be found, and we never thought they’d side with the enemy. I guess after a matter of time, it was bound to catch up with us.”

“But why humans?” Alan asked. The word “human” fell from his mouth as though it were an alien word and not one he’d identified with only days before.

“They were the neutral species. We had no idea if or when another insurrection would occur, so in order to save our heritage and our traditions, our art, we’d entrusted it to a loyal human family.”

Alan found himself agreeing with what had been done thousands of years before, despite their current situation. He couldn’t blame any race or species for wanting to preserve their way of life.

“So where does that leave us now?” Jacob asked, still pacing.

Michael turned around in his seat to make eye contact with the Nephilim leader.

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