Fall into Darkness by Skyler Andra

Author:Skyler Andra [Andra, Skyler]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-27T05:00:00+00:00

16

Jophiel

“This is the place,” Uri announced when we arrived at the Sterling City Council chambers after a twenty minute walk from Uri’s apartment.

The chambers were surrounded by a park with dead grass and dying trees opposite of it, businesses and shops on the left, and a courthouse to the right.

Today Uri wore a shirt that said Never Fear, Uri’s Here. We both wore our I love Sterling City caps. It seemed kind of appropriate given we were trying to save the city.

“Wow, this might have been fashionable in the seventies, but it’s severely outdated now,” he spoke up regarding the big, ugly and tired looking brick building with mismatched bricks and strange pod shaped features on the exterior.

I had no idea if that was true. Angelic beings didn’t exactly keep tabs on human architecture all the way from Heaven.

“Probably designed by someone who took a little too much LSD.” He laughed at his own joke.

I didn’t understand it, but his laugh was so jolly and boisterous it made me smile.

“It certainly could do with some refreshing,” I admitted.

“Go on.” He nudged me. “Do your thing.”

I bit my lip. “I’m not allowed.”

“Fuck Mike and his rules,” he growled.

“He’s got his reasons,” I defended him, wrapping the scarf tighter around my neck to block out the cold winds nipping at my neck.

Anger flared inside of Uri’s grace. “What good has sneaking around in the shadows done for Mike? Has it kept Luc at bay?”

I didn’t like seeing him like this—the cheerful mask falling away, revealing a bitterness at Mike below it. I wondered exactly what had happened between the angels. Something told me there was more to the story than I’d been told. When I got more time, I made a note to dig deeper and discover the truth.

“No, it hasn’t,” I replied, stuffing my hands in the coat Uri leant me, unable to argue that point. “But it’s not entirely fair to blame Michael.”

The humans had free will in all of this. Something the angels were not allowed to take away from them. The Most High had granted us permission to cleanse them of any darkness and to show them that hope, faith, and a better way existed through demonstrations of our grace. Not an easy job when the humans were held captive to their negative emotions.

All that aside, Uri and I had had a similar conversation yesterday. I understood Mike’s perspective just as much as I valued Uri’s. We all had to learn to get over our differences and work together.

A grave expression darkened his features. “The area in Sterling City that I cleared of darkness is one of the few last strongholds left on Earth. It’s a beacon of light. Save for Shell Cove and places like that.”

Shell Cove, a safe haven for angels, was where I had landed on Earth. A holy ground free of darkness. Protected by bubbles of light, maintained by the Nephilim residing in the towns. If they were destroyed, it would be much harder for the Most High to send down more angels without Luc’s knowledge.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.