The Second Book of Babylon by Barry Reese

Author:Barry Reese [Reese, Barry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pro Se Productions
Published: 2019-04-18T22:00:00+00:00

Apollo stared at him before breaking out into a grin. “Do you have any hobbies?”

Babylon seemed confused by the question. “Hobbies... ?”

“Yes. What do you do for fun when you’re not... Babyloning?”

“I have no purpose outside of my mission... but I have had human hosts that have had such things. I have been bonded with musicians, motorcycle aficionados, and book lovers.”

Apollo nodded, not really understanding what Babylon meant by “hosts” but pleased to have made some kind of connection, nonetheless. “Maybe you should take a clue from them and find a way to relax. All work and no play is not healthy for anyone—not even you. I think you’d find that you’re better at your mission if you’re not so tightly wound.”

Babylon started to reply but fell silent when Nox began speaking. As one, the entire room turned to look at the pale-skinned hero.

“A plague of sorrow falls across the land,” Nox said. “Even we in this room are not immune to it. Damian has the power he needs—it only falls to him to decide when to use it. His seeming victory, however, will also be his downfall. He holds so much magical power that he now stands out like a beacon to me. Before he was able to hide himself from my vision but that is no longer the case.” Nox summoned the holographic Monitor Sphere that the New Olympians used to track emergency situations. He tapped it, causing the image to zoom in to a street-level view of London. “The foul villain currently resides beneath 10 Downing Street.”

Babylon stepped forward, turning to face the others. He radiated a sort of cold authority... this was obviously someone far more experienced than anyone else in the room, and while he might lack the skills needed for appropriate social niceties, he knew what it took to fight the horrors of Hell. “We must now go forward and destroy the son of Lucifer,” he said, raising his voice so that everyone could hear him. “We do not do this just for the innocents that have been lost but for those whose lives may yet be spared. All of us have been blessed by the divine—some by the touch of the Greek gods, some by the angels of death and retribution. It is now up to us to use those gifts and bring about the downfall of our enemy.”

Aphrodite spoke up, saying, “We have to be prepared for the worst. Not only will Damian be waiting for us with all his newfound power... but we might have to go through his very human and very innocent security forces. Those people still loyal to him may not realize that he’s not even human.”

John Galahad, who had been standing in the corner of the room, stepped forward. Inside Babylon, Jennifer watched with approval; Babylon’s words had been good ones but John was far more charismatic.

To her surprise, he didn’t give the sort of rah-rah speech she’d been expecting. He simply looked around at each of the faces in the room and said, “Let’s not waste any more time.

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