03-14-2020, 10:56 PM
Only iron self control kept Armande from reacting to Patricus' words. That door, deep in his mind rattled and thundered against the locks and chains that kept it closed, the memory behind it clamoring to get out.
His pupils dilated as he assumed the chongg ran. It was something he had never done in front of another person. But he needed peace and serenity as his heart twisted violently, as if being wrung out. A fog clouded his mind and his ears were muffled, a voice distorted, green eyes floating accusingly, warmth hot on his hands, and a name....a name. Almost, he let himself hear it, before shoving that door closed, the click of the lock popping the bubble
He focused, his heart slowing. He took a sip of the tepid water to wet his dry mouth. His lips compressed for a moment, downturned at the corners, allowing himself to feel revulsion. "Shíqqûç shômem. Exactly. Abomination of Desolation. Matthew and Mark mention it. They were quoting Daniel. They are returning. Revelation mentions Abaddon, or in Greek, Apollyon. The Destroyer. The angel of the abyss. His brethren likened to a plague of locusts, tails of scorpions to sting and torment mankind. It is foretold they will come."
How they would be defeated, at least according to John of Patmos, was not as clear. Just a clue. Michael and his Angels. Who this Michael or his angels were, he did not yet know. He knew of similarities in Hindu myth, the final incarnation of Vishnu, Kalki.
"Atharim prophecies say something similar.
'He is coming. The one foretold of by Atropos. The Destroyer. The bloodless conqueror, who will conquer not with armies and machines of war, but with gold and guile. He will herald the beginning of the end. He will be marked with the slain beast, and the world will crumble with his coming. Apollyon comes. Flee before the return of the dead gods.'
And...
'He will move into the East and dominate the land. Where he walks, the Earth shall crumble at his feet. The Great Serpent shall be torn from his flesh yet his worm does not die and his fire is unquenched. He is an abomination to all mankind.'"
He took a sip, holding those grey eyes. "One can hear John and Isaiah in both of those. And yet they predate them by millennia. Clearly, the warning is real. You have seen them, in the form of a girl." The door rattled but he ignored it. "I have seen them." Brandon's face flashed across his mind.
Anger and determination laced his words. "They cannot be allowed to enslave us again! Not while I have breath in my body."
His pupils dilated as he assumed the chongg ran. It was something he had never done in front of another person. But he needed peace and serenity as his heart twisted violently, as if being wrung out. A fog clouded his mind and his ears were muffled, a voice distorted, green eyes floating accusingly, warmth hot on his hands, and a name....a name. Almost, he let himself hear it, before shoving that door closed, the click of the lock popping the bubble
He focused, his heart slowing. He took a sip of the tepid water to wet his dry mouth. His lips compressed for a moment, downturned at the corners, allowing himself to feel revulsion. "Shíqqûç shômem. Exactly. Abomination of Desolation. Matthew and Mark mention it. They were quoting Daniel. They are returning. Revelation mentions Abaddon, or in Greek, Apollyon. The Destroyer. The angel of the abyss. His brethren likened to a plague of locusts, tails of scorpions to sting and torment mankind. It is foretold they will come."
How they would be defeated, at least according to John of Patmos, was not as clear. Just a clue. Michael and his Angels. Who this Michael or his angels were, he did not yet know. He knew of similarities in Hindu myth, the final incarnation of Vishnu, Kalki.
"Atharim prophecies say something similar.
'He is coming. The one foretold of by Atropos. The Destroyer. The bloodless conqueror, who will conquer not with armies and machines of war, but with gold and guile. He will herald the beginning of the end. He will be marked with the slain beast, and the world will crumble with his coming. Apollyon comes. Flee before the return of the dead gods.'
And...
'He will move into the East and dominate the land. Where he walks, the Earth shall crumble at his feet. The Great Serpent shall be torn from his flesh yet his worm does not die and his fire is unquenched. He is an abomination to all mankind.'"
He took a sip, holding those grey eyes. "One can hear John and Isaiah in both of those. And yet they predate them by millennia. Clearly, the warning is real. You have seen them, in the form of a girl." The door rattled but he ignored it. "I have seen them." Brandon's face flashed across his mind.
Anger and determination laced his words. "They cannot be allowed to enslave us again! Not while I have breath in my body."