The Salvation of Gabriel Adam (The Revelation Saga) by Duncan S.L

Author:Duncan, S.L. [Duncan, S.L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781605426082
Publisher: Medallion Media Group
Published: 2015-08-11T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

“This is a very old land,” Afarôt said over the sound of the engine. The transport vehicle’s coiled shocks and suspension did all they could to keep up with the changing terrain of the rocky, green and brown Turkish countryside. “Many secrets.”

“He should feel at home here, then,” Micah said, elbowing Gabe.

Afarôt gave her a puzzled look and then smiled, as if he’d missed some joke.

The trip had come by surprise. Four armed Swiss Guardsmen had found Gabe and Micah in the cafeteria and insisted they follow them to a garage filled with electric vehicles and three old, gas-powered Range Rovers. The SUVs cranked up, sputtering, and Gabe, Afarôt, and Micah rode out in one, driven by a soldier from Gabe’s platoon. A shock of sunlight dispelled some of the feverish symptoms Gabe was fighting.

Ahead of the truck, nothing but rocky hills rolled out into a great expanse. Only the faint outline of the facility could be seen in the haze behind them as they climbed into the surrounding hills. An hour on the road, and Gabe felt every rock and bump that had passed under the large, all-terrain tires. His muscles and bones ached, but his posterior had gone numb ages ago.

“Before the Turks occupied the shore of the lake, Romans came to this area,” Afarôt said. “Before the Romans, there were the Greeks. Before the Greeks, there were influences of Persians and Arabs. The road to nearly all cultures has passed through these lands. Even the culture of the archangel,” he said, smiling.

“Where are you taking us? I thought you said we were going to learn about history. I was expecting a museum or library,” Micah said, clenching the roll bar.

The vehicle hit a large bump, bouncing everyone out of their seats. Gabe reached up to grab the roll bar, too.

“Is it an archeological dig? Did somebody find something?” Gabe asked. He looked out the window to the two SUVs following, each filled with soldiers tasked with ensuring their safety. A turret with a machine gun attached sat atop one of the vehicles. Gabe thought of what Septis had done to Afarôt’s men in Axum and wondered why they even bothered.

“You will learn some history. This is true. But that was mainly for your father to hear, so he would not object to this trip.”

“Why would he need to object to the trip, Afarôt?” Gabe asked, suddenly worried. He grasped the bar tighter.

“I feel like we’re sneaking out,” Micah said.

“That is because we are sneaking out,” Afarôt said, grinning. “With the accompaniment of Sergeant Alois’s men, of course.”

The SUVs stopped in front of a sharp incline of rock jutting from the earth. It formed a natural wall hidden behind several crooked trees growing at odd angles from the side of the hill. Each platoon took up strategic positions as Gabe, Micah, and Afarôt stepped out of their Range Rover.

Gabe looked past the branches and leaves, to the rock formation. Where one rock looked like it met the

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