There was concern for how Gov was able to pick his victims. The only way to know when some one was due for there time to be up was to access Command. Was there another traitor among us?
An investigation was launched into all angels that had ever been in Command. Several angels rotate at each shift. The shifts are not long to ensure they maintain a prime level of alertness. One by one every angel was interviewed and their memories were probed.
A shocking discovery was made during the interview of an angel named Doran. As his memory was probed it was apparent that there was a residual memory present that wasn't his. Once that memory was recovered the truth behind the crime was revealed.
A shadow minion had transported into our domain and an instant later had merged with Doran. It happened in the blink of an eye before security could even lock on to track it. The move was a bold one.
The shadow minions tend to lurk in the shadows as their name suggests and when they wander into the light are grayish wisps. They are mostly harmless except for the fact they can merge with a host like a parasite. Once inside they could lie dormant for long periods and had the ability to possess or control the hosts actions for short periods.
The residual memory showed the shadow minion merged with Doran as he waited outside Command to enter for his shift. Once inside Command it waited for its moment and then took possession of Doran and had him access the eternal memory stream for the records of Earth and a few other target rich planets. The information was converted to an energy pulse which the shadow minion could handle although with some difficulty. At the end of his shift Doran exited Command and the shadow minion soon ended their union and disappeared in an instant.
The revelation was the first known breach in such a matter and led to increased security protocols. Now all angels are scanned in a holding area as they enter and leave Command. There threshold for the security sensors were fine tuned to pick up an intruder in an instant no matter what form they took. Even higher beings can learn from their mistakes.
Yet outside of our domain there are some limitations on our powers. Free will does hinder our prediction models and Earth and the other chosen planets all operate under that premise. Even time of death isn't a finite moment but a window of time. While it helped to know which planets were involved that mainly aided in our reaction time. It was impossible to be proactive and know who the exact targets would be.
Command is able to monitor the life sources from each planet and can tell if some one died before an angel of death was there. Whether Gov or another demon is the cause will be determined at site. If the life source is missing then it was Gov. If it was still in the area with the soul then it was one of the others. Unfortunately if the later is the case I am instructed to collect the life source and the guide angel takes the soul to the other side. The trauma of dying by a demonic force is too much to recover from.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Opening of chapter one
I still remember the first life I took. The look on their face. The sound of their last breath. It was the same with the last one. Plus the countless in between. Of course I know the true number. There was nothing personal about it. I am death. Or I was.
Allow me to clarify. I am one of the legion of angels of death. For centuries it was my task to take the life force from beings in their last moments. I am a vessel to transport that force and return it to the eternal stream of the universe. There is another group of angels with the task of guiding the souls into their after life. I rarely dealt with them mainly because it wasn't my concern and there wasn't time.
The day was constant as I collected the life force from thousands receiving my instructions for the when and where from Command through telepathy. I can transport myself to any point in the universe in an instant and had several planets in my domain. More than one angel works in a domain because as much as we try we cannot be in more than one place at once.
That had been my existence until the acts on one forced a change. One of our legion had developed an enjoyment in taking the life force. It was more than the sense of duty from doing a job well but the perverse joy some get from killing. He went rogue and was quickly recruited to join Lucifer as one of his minions.
One positive is that young angels of death have to develop a tolerance. Initially they are only allowed to retrieve one life force with a rest period in between. They are limited in their capacity to carry a life force which restricts the period before the chosen time. These restrictions were put in place after one had gone rogue before. He was dealt with eventually as will the new offender.
Yet even with the restrictions in place it is possible to gain tolerance over time. The kills can become more frequent and the amount before their chosen time can increase. There will also be a point where he can make multiple kills in succession.
The reason Lucifer recruited him is that in the dark domain the life force is a commodity. The demons and other minions have the ability to kill but cannot gather the life force. But now that they have some one that can their power is bound to increase. The life force can be doled out into smaller quantities which the minions can ingest to make them stronger. In larger quantities it can be a power source and that is a possibility that must be avoided.
My name is Ikkol. My task has changed with this new development. I am not in charge of hunting down the offender. There is a team to handle that. I have been reassigned to undo the loss of life.
I had been one of the best at what I did and that was one reason I was given this new assignment. After the life is taken Command informs me where and I return life force to the host being. The guide angels also assist the soul back into their body. Yet these beings are not just restored with a few moments of life. As a compensation for enduring they are given an extra year or more. Command makes that decision.
There were a couple that were lost before I was reassigned. Who could have fathomed any one capable of such actions? Especially from our glorious ranks. But once discovered the plan was put in place and I am doing my part.
His name is Gov. I had only met him once in passing as I was years past dealing with the new ones. He didn't make an impression on me but who could have known what was hiding within? Now our fates are linked.
Allow me to clarify. I am one of the legion of angels of death. For centuries it was my task to take the life force from beings in their last moments. I am a vessel to transport that force and return it to the eternal stream of the universe. There is another group of angels with the task of guiding the souls into their after life. I rarely dealt with them mainly because it wasn't my concern and there wasn't time.
The day was constant as I collected the life force from thousands receiving my instructions for the when and where from Command through telepathy. I can transport myself to any point in the universe in an instant and had several planets in my domain. More than one angel works in a domain because as much as we try we cannot be in more than one place at once.
That had been my existence until the acts on one forced a change. One of our legion had developed an enjoyment in taking the life force. It was more than the sense of duty from doing a job well but the perverse joy some get from killing. He went rogue and was quickly recruited to join Lucifer as one of his minions.
One positive is that young angels of death have to develop a tolerance. Initially they are only allowed to retrieve one life force with a rest period in between. They are limited in their capacity to carry a life force which restricts the period before the chosen time. These restrictions were put in place after one had gone rogue before. He was dealt with eventually as will the new offender.
Yet even with the restrictions in place it is possible to gain tolerance over time. The kills can become more frequent and the amount before their chosen time can increase. There will also be a point where he can make multiple kills in succession.
The reason Lucifer recruited him is that in the dark domain the life force is a commodity. The demons and other minions have the ability to kill but cannot gather the life force. But now that they have some one that can their power is bound to increase. The life force can be doled out into smaller quantities which the minions can ingest to make them stronger. In larger quantities it can be a power source and that is a possibility that must be avoided.
My name is Ikkol. My task has changed with this new development. I am not in charge of hunting down the offender. There is a team to handle that. I have been reassigned to undo the loss of life.
I had been one of the best at what I did and that was one reason I was given this new assignment. After the life is taken Command informs me where and I return life force to the host being. The guide angels also assist the soul back into their body. Yet these beings are not just restored with a few moments of life. As a compensation for enduring they are given an extra year or more. Command makes that decision.
There were a couple that were lost before I was reassigned. Who could have fathomed any one capable of such actions? Especially from our glorious ranks. But once discovered the plan was put in place and I am doing my part.
His name is Gov. I had only met him once in passing as I was years past dealing with the new ones. He didn't make an impression on me but who could have known what was hiding within? Now our fates are linked.
mission
I have numerous ideas for books and other projects. It is time that I take them from ideas into development. I am starting with the most recent and working back from there. This blog will contain excerpts from a new book I am working on. Today I will share the introduction.
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