aron angels 02 - angels uprising by campbell jamie

Author:campbell, jamie [campbell, jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

“It has been confirmed that two of our beloved council members have perished in the tragedies of today,” Archangel Carlo’s voice boomed over the crowd. He was standing on a makeshift podium before the barricade, holding everyone’s attention in the palm of his hand.

Jerome listened intently, wondering who the two councilors were. He hated to hope for some to be alive over others, but he couldn’t help it. He hoped one of them wasn’t Helena, or even Ambrosia for that matter.

Others in the crowd were having the same thoughts, several of them yelled out demanding to know who they were. Carlo waved them down, trying to restore order before it quickly got out of hand again.

“The two councilors were Heraldo and Daniel. May they rest in peace in the higher realm.”

Jerome sighed with relief and immediately felt guilty again. Heraldo and Daniel were both middle councilors, neither remarkable for anything in particular. They did, however, have families who would be mourning their passing. It was a terrible tragedy to have to suffer that loss.

Carlo continued on. “Due to the events of today, the village is now officially in lockdown. You are all to return to your homes and not leave until further notice. Only those with assigned humans who feel they are in imminent danger can go to Earth. Unless it is vital to their protection, you will stay in your home.”

Nobody liked hearing the stern orders. The thought of being cooped up in their homes without being able to move about was suffocating. Rumblings of disagreement filtered through, each one directed at the archangel.

Never in the history of the village had they gone into a full lockdown. Not even when the demons had been attacking and it was safest for them to be indoors, did the council enact the law. Jerome knew they had the power to after reading through the rule books but he never imagined they would use it. It was virtually unheard of.

The archangel wasn’t listening to their critiques. “Everyone needs to leave. Now! Anyone not obeying this order will be banished to the wastelands immediately. Go directly home and do not leave again until further notice. This is not up for discussion.”

He stepped off his podium and turned to leave, completely ignoring the protests. None of the angels dared to cross the barricade, none of them could justify the act of defiance. They were, after all, angels and obeying commands was at the forefront of their existence.

Jerome watched them all turn to leave, he hoped Alexander was in the group somewhere and doing as he was told. He hadn’t seen him since he arrived but it was easy to be lost in the crowd. He hadn’t seen that many angels in one place for a very long time.

As he gazed at the council building for the last time, Jerome spotted Ambrosia hurrying away. He too was leaving, although he was more eager to put distance between him and the building than most.

Jerome subtly lingered, hoping nobody would notice.

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