Time Flies by Larry Buenafe

Author:Larry Buenafe [Buenafe, Larry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

“Man, am I glad to see you guys. I was wondering when you were going to show up. What happened? Did you find Ariel?”

They stared bug-eyed from Denise to Pasquale to me, and then Rafael spoke, in his low, melodious tone: “Mr. Ferdie, perhaps you should first describe for us what has happened to you, and who our new friend here is. You do not look well at all, and Ms. Denise, what has happened to your leg? Angel skin is not easy to pierce; I suspect you had an interaction with another supernatural being.”

“Oh yeah, we probably do look pretty crappy. This is Pasquale. He is, or was, Leonardo Sanna’s grandson. Denise, let’s fill them in.” We spent the next hour describing all that had taken place on our failed and disastrous trip to Sardinia; it took so long that in the middle we stopped to get something to drink.

When we were finished, Gabriella and Rafael seemed totally crestfallen. Gabriella offered, almost whispering, “I am so sorry, Ferdie, Denise, Pasquale, this is a tragic outcome. I think you have made the best of this situation, but so sad to lose Leonardo. Denise will heal very rapidly, but Ferdie, I think you may need medical attention. You look quite blistered, and it must be painful.”

I hadn’t really had time to think about it, but it was true; I was hurting from the burns. “I think I’ll be ok; I probably just need some ointment or something.”

Ling darted into the bathroom and returned with a couple of jars and tubes, saying, “Ok, please try to be still, Ferdie, I will apply.” She smeared various salves and ointments on my face and arms and it stung, but I bit my tongue and let her do her work.

“Ms. Gabriella, you are a good historian; when was the last time two angels met in battle?” queried Rafael.

“Oh, it has been quite some time. The most recent was the battle that led to the end of the dark ages… just a little over a thousand years ago. Before that, it was the conflict that ushered in the dark ages, roughly sixteen hundred years ago. There have not been many, and when they do occur, it means drastic changes are coming, whether good or bad.”

Denise gulped and said, “So I had the first angel fight in a thousand years?”

Gabriella’s eyes darkened. “Yes, and again, this generally is a sign of, shall we say, adjustment, but we already knew that we were nearing a historic moment.”

Denise looked stunned. Eventually it was time to move on, and I said, “Ok, you’ve heard our sad story, now what happened over there in Kansas?”

They looked at one another, as if trying to decide who was going to provide the bad news that was evident on their faces. As usual, Rafael spoke first: “Mr. Ferdie, I am afraid that we have nothing good to share. We followed every lead, spoke to dozens of contacts, perhaps even got a little bit, shall we say, insistent with a few of them, but no one has the slightest clue where she has gone.

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