The Rebellion of The Angels, page 15
—Do you think someone used this passage to escape? —Offer asked, after she observed part of the stair, that was visible in the darkness, offered by that passage.
—I think that all those who were in the scene of those crimes escaped through here —Eyes of Heaven imagined.
—¡What if we are on the way to an ambush! —Temperance exclaimed.
—Then we will get rid of doubts when we get to where this passage takes us —Eyes of Heaven answered, entering the passage, followed by Offer and Temperance, who before leaving the rooms made sure that no one saw them sealing the passage.
They went down that worn stair until they reached that kind of underground station inside the caverns —The same one that rarely received as many visits as it happened in the last few hours, perhaps— and without lowering their guard they moved through that place until they approached the platforms.
Once they realised that nobody but the three of them breathed in those places known to a few, Eyes of Heaven said:
—Come... —And they walked to the farthest platforms, where the only two transports that were left rested, both made of three carriages or a kind of them.
—Do not you think of...
—Yes, Temperance, we must know what has happened in the library. Maybe someone is in danger —Eyes of Heaven said.
—Then let's go now —Offer said, going up to the carriage in the front, followed by the not very convinced Temperance and by Eyes of Heaven, who, occupying the last carriage of that precarious underground train, would be the one in charge of starting it up. And shortly after verifying that the crank located in the back part of the carriage, which gave life to the whole train, will work, he activated it, and they began a trip from which no one knew its destiny, but which, even promising future danger, they believed necessary to make.
In the Celestial Kingdom, important events took place. The hall used by the angels, even those called neutral that stole the Holy Grail starting a battle between the followers of Satan and those of God, was then occupied by all the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Heaven. That room was used to carry out the different meals of the day, and even most transcendent, the long—awaited, interesting and outstanding meetings with God, which were for everyone of remarkable magnificence, of a deep and almost inexplicable pleasure that strengthened them both physically and spiritually, to the point of being present in the temple several minutes earlier to occupy the place closest to the altar.
At that moment, everyone was kneeling with their heads bowed, as if praying in front of the altar, where a strong and flashing light improved the heartbeat of all those hearts, purifying every soul, because that light was God, and when the light spoke, who did it was God.
The transparent doors of the room, somewhat invisible perhaps, were open as always, allowing access to all the inhabitants of Heaven, no matter who might be late, although that was unlikely to happen.
Although to tell the truth, apparently someone arrived late to that meeting even without this being its intention, since that was not another visit, although they were all important for God, because that was someone's visit, rather than to listen to her father, God, came to give news, a message, or perhaps a conjecture, an omen, and for God himself to bless its arrival, allowing its presence since then in the Kingdom of Heaven, its old and beloved house.
That visit was that of the guardian angel of Experience who, transformed into an angelic aureole that covered the soul of its mistress, floated in the air next to the hall´s door, as if waiting for an order that seconds later would come from the altar, through that strong light that would cover the whole room, when God said:
—Stand up, my dear children —And after all those who until then had remained inside the hall kneeling in front of the altar, stood up, God continued:
—Go ahead my dear daughter, please come closer... —And a light was projected along the central corridor of the hall that separated those there like a river, perhaps until the soul of Experience approached and as if taking her by the hand; even though it was covered by her guardian angel transformed into an aureole, that light moved her towards the altar. Then the soul of the dead girl, in what was her earthly life, hours ago, approached the altar little by little at everyone´s sight.
Experience in soul discovered that that room was no longer inhabited only by her brother and sister angels, but now the Celestial Kingdom expanded as a community, being also the home of those human souls belonging to natural men and women of different ages; for there were children, adolescents, adults and mature adults, who according to their short or long earthly life, had prayed in a good way... hence they earned the deserved right granted by God, to inhabit the Kingdom of Heaven.
Experience in soul and covered with its aureole that took the form of guardian angel stopped, standing in front of the altar feeling both worried and scared to perceive so many unknown faces that supposedly did not belong to that place, and that on the contrary they would have deserved to live many more years in their earthly life, especially in the case of innocent children.
Then, while Experience was kneeling before the light that came from the altar, precisely the light of God, he continued saying:
—We were waiting for you, my daughter.
—There are many faces that I do not know, Lord. Who are they? —She asked looking towards the light, that is, to God.
—They are human beings, who for one reason or another have lost their lives on Earth, and also for having prayed in a good way, although many innocents have not even had that possibility of doing so —God said in reference to children—. They won Heaven.
—They also fell under the weapons of the demons?
—Yes. The vast majority, like you Experience, have fallen under the weight of the weapons of demons —Experience in soul bowed her head saying:
—I deeply regret having been separated from our cause, for which it was well worth giving my life. Maybe my love for Youth betrayed me causing my death, but even so I do not regret that act, for which I gave my life in exchange for that of my beloved companion, friend, sister, Youth.
—You have nothing to regret, not even reasons to ask for forgiveness. You did what you had to and you lost your life for a more than important cause, for fidelity to Youth. Not only has it been an act of enormous courage but also of humility and love.
—I am sure that she will mature and she will be able to do what I could not: Defeat Satan and his demons, in order to preserve human life and that of the animal and vegetable kingdoms on Earth —she said, still kneeling and with her head bowed
—¡And she would not do it alone!
—Oh no Father, of course not. Excuse my selfishness, so focused my mind on Youth. Of course the rest of my brother and sister angels, among them Light, Peace, Love, Compassion, and if they find them, Eyes of Heaven and maybe also Hope with their respective groups, will manage to fulfil our faithful cause, in aid of life human and how much organic matter existed.
—And someone else will also help everyone you named... —Experience was silent waiting to know who it would be—… You, Experience... —The young woman in soul raised her head covered with the light of the Lord and with the murmurs of all the angels and present human souls: —... You still have a lot to do on Earth. That is why I bless your soul... —And a light drizzle fell from that light covering the soul of Experience—... and I give you back to life —Experience in soul looked at the light, at God, and then at all those present, asking the Lord:
—How is explained and how I will explain this supernatural phenomenon when I return to the earthly life, my great Father?
—You will explain it simply as a miracle of God, my dear daughter —Experience in soul changed her face of amazement and surprise for a huge smile, which in turn burst into tears of happiness, because not only would she see her dear friend Youth and everyone else again, but also she would also give her life once again to the fight against Satan and his demons, in favour of preserving life in general—. But there is something else you should know, Experience... In addition to your already known gifts, all of them based on the capacity of your senses, you will have a very special, unique, perhaps supernatural gift, which you will discover when it is appropriate and essential. That gift is in your hands. Use your hands in times of darkness... but be careful too, because this gift will weaken you noticeably. For this reason I warn you, because I know of your great heart, able to shelter countless souls, and therefore, your heart must beat until the last days of this war...
—I appreciate the trust put in me, my Father, but I, a humble servant of your creation, must confess my concern... because the enemy grows by leaps and bounds and expands by how many fields, rivers and mountains exist regardless of the obstacle to go through. In my humble opinion I think we will need much more help. I will do the impossible, but even without knowing exactly what my hands will cause when I use them, I think we will need even more help than the single prayers of all those here...
—The prayers will reinforce your faith. Your faith will move us with humility, effort and dedication... It will walk making a road from the mud, and the road will be long and at times we will fall. But as long as there is hope, we will always want to get up, moved by an inner strength that only our conviction and love towards our fellow will give us, and where we have believed to find the goal, we will find light. And where we find light we will have found peace, and where we find peace we will have found our place, and from our place we will be communicated with all the others in mutual harmony, passing it on desperate hearts, helpless and hopeless, that could be corrupted with fragility. Then, united, we will have made of Heaven, of Earth and all its components, a unique and idyllic world with which many should dream about, and of which I, your Creator Father, will never go away —God expressed with total warmth in his voice—. My dear experience, it is time for you to return to Earth... —God completed, and the aureole that covered the soul of the young woman and that in turn became her guardian angel began to twirl around and suddenly, in a magical and unforeseen way, she disappeared from everyone's sight, disappearing in the air...
But after a few hours, the aureole that covered the soul of Experience reappeared showing improvisations and magic, in the wide reception of the rooms of the east wing of the library belonging to the town of Chacra, where the battle took place, that contest between angels with skin of women and men followers of God, neutral angels with the skin of men and women, and inverted angels transformed into demons followers of Satan.
Then, that aureole flew over the lifeless body of Experience and it separated from the soul of the young woman, which reconnected with her fallen body in battle. The aureole became, magically as the first time that Experience descended to Earth, her guardian angel, which continued to flutter above the body of the young woman who, soon after, was born again in what was her earthly life, as indicated by her slight breathing, so she later woke up slowly, trying to remember little by little what happened; And that was what happened…
Experience sat up straight and smiled, as if remembering the talk she had with God when in soul she visited her ancient and true home, the Celestial Kingdom. Then, still without getting up, she inspected her body, and the arrows that her enemies shot at her were no longer there, because her friend Youth had taken them off in case such an action would bring her back to life. But the most striking thing was that Experience was able to recognise in which part of her body her enemies had stuck two arrows, because those weapons had broken her clothes, although curiously there was no blood or scars where the wounds were, because these had already healed.
The girl slowly recovered and after inspecting the place, she took her weapons from the floor and moved by her intuition or by someone that only she could hear that told her where to go, she was lost by the mouth of the farthest corridor, which would lead her to the secret passage.
She arrived a few minutes later to that circular place where there could not be more than two people at a time and where a worn manhole cover appeared on the floor, so without hesitation she moved it and entered the passage, and making sure no one saw her, she sealed the hiding place and she began to walk through its stair.
Minutes later the stair took her to the underground station inside the cavern, and after inspecting the place with a quick glance and her sword in hand, she went to the only place where she could find something important, the only platform where there was still a transport with three wooden carriages. Experience carefully observed the three precarious carriages, but only one had a crank, so without hesitating, she got on the last one and activated the crank, which in turn changed the transport´s speed; thus she set it in motion, even without knowing what her immediate future would be.
Chapter VIII
A new hostage
In front of that library belonging to the town of Chacra, which was apparently administered by neutral angels, and which in turn was invaded by good angels and demons, was the palace of King Lagash. Hence, at present, the use of the institution was interrupted by the presence of the soldiers of the town, who were still trying to find the murderers of their comrades killed at the entrance, and the whereabouts of the absent persons in charge of the attention to the client, that is, precisely those who were neutral angels.
In as much, the general of the army of the town went to the palace of the king, after he discovered with his soldiers, Eyes of Heaven and some of his people, that reception of the library where so much battle took place.
Once inside the palace of the king, the general entered a wide and extensive room with high walls and shiny floors, which in its way had several cylindrical columns from which torches hung for its illumination, and that hid several doors that led to other areas of the castle. He walked to the end of the room, where a staircase led him to meet King Lagash, who was waiting for him. Then, the general made a reverence before his king, and he responded by saying:
—They told me that you want to see me urgently. What is wrong?
—Sir, apparently last night the library was taken. We have suffered some casualties and material damage in the reception of the east wing of the third floor, where we also find a young civilian without life —He said in reference to Experience—. And some enemies...
—It cannot be! —The king exclaimed jumping from his throne—. But how they got in! And what happened to our people who take care of the library? Where is Mairim...?
—I still do not have concrete answers to your questions, Lord, because we did not find people alive, only the corpses. It is strange; we look in each of the rooms in each floor of the library and nothing, not a single trace of who could have been there. But without a doubt I recognise that more than one must have seen that fight, and in my opinion, I think they have escaped although I do not know where... there is not even a broken window —The king was thoughtful, as if he remembered something that only he and some secret partner that was not precisely that general he spoke with, knew... —. Is everything okay, Lord?
—Yes. I just think that it is strange that they have escaped apparently being all closed. We'd better go there, and keep all the rooms on the different floors of the library guarded. We will keep it closed until we find an answer to what happened. It will be necessary to put greater emphasis on the precaution prior to the entrance of the contingents to the town, and to duplicate the defences.
—Do you think the enemies could be mixed among the contingents?
—There would be no other way to evade our defences.
—All this is very strange to me, Lord. What would the enemies look for in this town if it is not to attack us? —The king was silent for a few seconds, and shortly before they both left the room through the library, he answered:
—I am afraid that explanation could only be given by Miriam, because she knows the maps, books and writings in the library.
Youth and her group, along with that woman who apparently led the small group of men who were once neutral angels, arrived at the seventh underground station, where they left the transports that took them there to rest on their respective platforms; since there was only one transport for each of them, and as there were no road crossings, it was not possible that other precarious trains would collide with those recently parked.
The new station became wider according to the number of platforms, twelve in total, which communicated with each other by small and short wooden bridges, which crossed them through three different parts.
This place, like most of the constructions, including the underground ones, was illuminated by torches placed on the rocky side walls, including those columns that separated one platform from another, illuminating in turn the not very high vaulted ceiling, whose shape was similar to that of a cave, where the shadows of the transports and their occupants used to be drawn.
The young woman who at that time represented the small group of those who were once neutral angels said:
—¡Follow me! —And she went to the nearest bridge in the company of everyone else. They crossed this way all the station, some of them walking with weapons in the hand such as Light and Peace, who did it closing the group, behind Love and Compassion who were a little more confident by the way.
Youth, little by little, seemed to feel better, although the loss of her friend Experience had killed her inside. Rahab, on the other hand, seemed increasingly frightened.
The young woman, who was leading both groups at the time, walked to the end of the last platform they reached through the bridges. And after pushing a kind of door, which even the light that emanated from the torches did not reveal, perhaps because the door was confused with the rocky wall, she entered a small passage where no more than two people could fit at once, and where at times they had to bend down to avoid hitting the rocky ceiling, typical of the continuity of that series of caverns.
