In Rebellion (Archangel Jarahmael and the War to Conquer Heaven, Book II) (28 page)

Chapter 40

Jarahmael had returned to the Garden of Eden the night before with a
group
of Cherubim reinforcements from the loyal forces stationed on the Earth. They stayed hidden in the pyramid, awaiting the first sign of Luciferael's attack. That news came the next morning when Cerebriel came through the portal in the pyramid with a group of his own heavily armed Cherubim.

“
Lord
Cerebriel!” Jarahmael called out, delighted to see his friend. “What a pleasant surprise! I did not expect you to personally come with more reinforcements.”

“Don't get too excited, Jarahmael. Luciferael's attack has begun. We still have a lot of work to do!”

“What's all this?” Jarahmael said with a smile as he pointed to a steady stream of Cherubim Angels coming through the portal and all properly armed.

“It’s your plan, Jarahmael. Gabriel told me of it while he visited the O
ccidental
pyramid yesterday,” Cerebriel answered with a slight grin on his face. “It’s a good plan. I could not have thought of a better one myself!”

Jarahmael just smiled and turned to Gaardrael and the Angels who had been in the pyramid with him from the day before. “
It’s time!
Take those tools and blast through the entranceway so we can get out into the Garden of Eden and into the First Heaven.”

Blasting out was much easier than filling up and disguising the pyramid’s entranceway. It was accomplished in a few brief moments with the tools they intended to use for weapons. As they moved out beyond Eden, Jarahmael noticed Faumiel and his contingent of Cherubim came pouring out of the pyramid after Cerebriel's troops came through.

“Faumiel! You made it too!” Jarahmael said, happy again to see him.

“Yes, my
l
ord Jarahmael, and here are some of the weapons that you arranged to get out of the Sixth Heaven for your
detachment
of Angels. I thought these would come in handy for your mission.”

“Yes, they will!” Jarahmael acknowledged, as he indicated to his own Angels that they should arm themselves properly.

“How many Cherubim were you able to bring?” Jarahmael asked Cerebriel.

“About an eighth of a legion, Jarahmael.
Lord
Michael wanted to be sure that there were enough fighting Angels available on the Earth to hold Luciferael back.”

“Less reinforcements than I hoped for,” said Jarahmael, hiding the disappointment in his voice and adding, “Understandable, very understandable.”

Cerebriel called out to the Cherubim to form ranks. Gaardrael copied Cerebriel with his Guardian Angels, but because they were inexperienced, he also made sure his Guardians formed their ranks close to where he and Jarahmael were standing. Jarahmael observed the Cherubim’s ranks, admiring how good they looked armed.
Armed for our cause finally
, he thought to himself.

Jarahmael motioned for Raziel, Gaardrael, Cerebriel and Faumiel to come closer. “As you know, I am hoping to cut off Luciferael and his rebel Angels' escape route back up into the Heavens. But
I was hoping for more loyal reinforcements. With the number of troops we have now,
if he does retreat with most of his army intact, we will be greatly outnumbered.”

“What are you thinking?” asked Cerebriel.

“I don't want Luciferael to have access to the pyramid portal system or to give him any indication it still exists. Last he knew, the Almighty gave us instructions to destroy its capabilities. Let’s count on him believing we succeeded. But nonetheless as a precaution, Raziel, I am going to ask you to return to the
Aegyptian
pyramid and find out how the battle is waging on Earth. As soon as Michael can spare some
additional
loyal Angels I want him to send at least a legion back up through the pyramid here to protect it.”

Raziel asked, “What if the battle ends badly and
lord
Michael cannot hold the pyramid in Aegyptus?”

Cerebriel answered for Jarahmael, “Then it will not matter because Luciferael will have control of both pyramids anyway and we will have most likely lost the Earth as well as the Heavens.”

Jarahmael then spoke. “Assuming that
lord
Michael and the others will thwart Luciferael's attack, we shall remain up here in the Heavens. Michael should be able to begin to push Luciferael’s rebels back up through the Heavens. Since we have so few troops, rather than close off the entrance way to the First Heaven as we originally planned, I want to move back up through each of the Heavens ahead of Luciferael as he retreats upwards. We will release whatever loyal Angels are captive in each of the Heavens and hopefully form another full legion from among them to battle the rebels. We shall ultimately assemble up in the Seventh Heaven and form a line of resistance there. With
lord
Michael and the other legions pushing Luciferael back up through the Heavens, we shall have Luciferael caught between both of our armies. He will then have no place to run nor any place to hide.”

Jarahmael then spoke directly to Gaardrael. “
Lord
Gaardrael, for now we will have to leave whatever Angels of yours who are captive in place here. I see Luciferael has left a part of a legion guarding the entrance to the First Heaven. We will move directly up in the Heavens and start freeing the Angels starting with the Potentates in the Second Heaven. One by one we will move our way back up to the Seventh Heaven.”

“What if I just take my small contingent and try to free my captured Guardian Angels as you move up to the other Heavens?” Gaardrael asked.

“Too risky at the moment. That would give our plan away. Luciferael would realize that we are already here and it would not take long to find out we are a small band, and tremendously outnumbered. He would move first to capture us, and then discover that the portal system in the pyramids works and he could use it to his own advantage to access the Earth below as well.”

Jarahmael then spoke to Raziel. “
Lord
Raziel, will you make sure that the captive Guardian Angels get released as soon as you return with reinforcements?”

“Yes, Jarahmael, as you wish. Don't worry,
lord
Gaardrael, we will get your captives released,” Raziel said reassuringly to Gaardrael.

Despite the reassurance, Gaardrael still looked concerned, but he also agreed that it was a better plan.

“Any more questions?” asked Jarahmael. “Let's move then. Silently please.”

Jarahmael's group of Angels flew quietly up towards the Second Heaven, flying further
east
to stay out of the view of the remainder of Damiel's legion. Fortunately, their attention was focused on the entrance to the First Heaven from the Earth below. Jarahmael's contingent was ascending far enough away that they were not seen by any of Damiel's Angels. As Jarahmael
flew upwards
, he looked down at the Garden of Eden and he had a strange feeling about Lillith. He dismissed it as missing her because of their history together in that
p
aradise. He knew that he was now on his way back to her. He would be able to protect the Seventh Heaven once he gathered all the captive loyal Angels and she would be safe with him there.

When his contingent arrived in the Second Heaven, they found that few of the Potentate Angels were missing. Jarahmael was surprised because he had witnessed Luciferael use the Potentates to amplify his own power. He could see that Abrackus was back in the Second Heaven, which surprised Jarahmael even more.

“Greetings Abrackus!” Jarahmael said to the multi-glowing orb.

“Greetings Lord Jarahmael, is the battle over?” Abrackus responded.

“Not that I know of yet,” responded Jarahmael. “I have come to collect all the Angels that remain loyal to the Almighty and move us up to the Second Heaven as the war rages below. How did you know the battle has begun?”

“Most of us Potentates were rounded up by the rebel Angels and ordered to go with them. Our numbers were then split. Some went with Luciferael as he entered the Earth's skies through the gateway to the First Heaven. Others, myself included, were then held back in reserve by the half of Damiel's legion that remained in the First Heaven. They were awaiting the signal that the Earth had been secured. We were then all supposed to descend down upon the Earth and use our stored powers to deal with any loyal Angel defenses.”

“How did you wind up back here in your Heaven then, Abrackus?” Jarahmael asked.

“As soon as Luciferael entered the Earth skies and left only a small force of his Angels to guard us, I decided that we would just move ourselves back into the Second Heaven. I am not afraid of Damiel's legion, especially after it was divided up. And as I am sure you know, I am still loyal to the Almighty. Luciferael is not an equal to the Almighty, although his ego is larger than that of any other ten Angels combined, even including Luciferael's other Angels who serve him.”

Jarahmael looked at Abrackus without blinking and said to him, “My group here is composed of all Angels loyal to the Almighty. We could use your help, for as you can see our numbers are small and we are now trapped behind enemy lines. I intend to collect all the captive loyal Angels in the Heavens and form another small army up here to battle Luciferael when he comes back, vanquished or victorious. I cannot just simply surrender to him.” Jarahmael then looked at him expectantly, “Will you kindly join us, Abrackus?”

Without hesitation Abrackus replied, “Certainly. The Potentates who follow me are loyal to the Almighty. We are here to serve Him. That is not to say that we have not had our own number of rebel Angels. We have lost about a third, those who followed Salmac and Gaap. They remain with Luciferael and his legions right now attacking the Earth. Those of us who have been loyal have been in a difficult position, as we could not fight Luciferael's legions on our own. Despite having much power within us, our spherical forms do not allow us to fight, for as you see we have no arms to hold weapons, or legs to run. We are but stores of Heavenly energy for the other Order of Angels to be able to tap into.”

Jarahmael smiled warmly at Abrackus. “Thank you for your loyalty to the Almighty. All who serve with me feel the same way. I know that your Order prefers to stay within your own level of Heaven. But I ask you to all come with me as we move up into the Heavens. Unless Luciferael is completely conquered or surrenders in the battles below on the Earth, he will most likely return with a large, well trained and experienced army of rebel Angels. I may not be able to get back to you in the Second Heaven if you remain. He may also fight strongly to keep you from joining us, as he knows the potential power that your Order contains.”

“I understand,” answered Abrackus, “I will have my Potentates follow you.”

“That's wonderful, Abrackus. Please prepare them to leave as soon as possible and join us as we move up in the Heavens. First, I need to take my armed Angels and see how much resistance there will be in the Third Heaven. Once I clear it of the rebel Angels I will have you and your Order join us!”

Jarahmael flew back over to where Cerebriel and the Cherubim were hovering. He also spoke briefly with Gaardrael of the First Heaven. Gaardrael then spoke with his other Guardian Angels and had them join Abrackus.

Cerebriel took Jarahmael aside and said, “I discovered something that may be helpful to us, something Faumiel and I developed in the storm clouds over the pyramid in O
ccidentus
, when we were waiting to come join the rest of you.”

“What was that, Cerebriel? We need all the help we can get!”

“We developed a method to use electricity and turn it into lightning bolts,” Cerebriel added.

“You mean those flashes of light that started occurring on the Earth from those storm clouds?” Jarahmael said, growing excited that they may have a new weapon at their disposal.