Synarchy Book 2: The Ascension (35 page)

Alex blinked when he felt the impact,
his fingers halting abruptly. He glanced over his shoulder and saw
Gabriella picking herself up off the floor, putting a hand to her
head and shaking it.

Amusement twinkled in his eyes as he
turned around on his seat, looking down at her. “Have you been
sipping my brother’s bourbon again?”

Senses back in focus, Gabriella looked
up at Alex, fluttered back into the air, landed on his shoulder,
and began whispering in his ear. Alex blinked, and then all
amusement dropped off his face. “Antonio…” His eyes closed for just
a moment, and he pressed a hand against his chest. They snapped
open, clouding with quiet fury when the Igigi appeared on his
windowsill, its red eyes locked with vicious intent on both of
them.

“
Go. Go and warn Xavier,”
Alexandro said to Gabriella as he slowly rose to his feet, his gaze
centered on the demon. “I’ll take care of it.”

Both heads of the Igigi roared, a noise
that shook the pictures on the walls and rattled the knick knacks
on the mantle. Then, it lunged.

Chapter 19

“
Do not be daunted by the
enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now.
Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but
neither are you free to abandon it.”

- Talmud

December 12, 2012 - 10:11 PM

Washington, DC

The White House

In his pseudo-human form, Enki stood in
his brother’s office, waiting for him to return. Something was
amiss. He could sense it, could feel the wrongness as acutely as he
could feel the presence of the Ascended Masters and the humans of
Earth that continued to vibrate in love, despite the travesty that
had befallen not only their nation, but Europe, as well.

A short time ago, Lucifer had assured
him that the Ascension would succeed; that Spirit, the Source,
wanted it. He also knew that every spark of life that had come from
the Source had the choice of free will. They had to want the
Ascension, too. By all intents and feelings, enough humans on Earth
did. Enki’s race—his brother, more specifically—was putting up one
hell of a fight, though. Enki worried that his efforts may not be
enough.

He stepped away from the window,
rubbing his false human eyes, and felt the approaching of one of
their messengers. As Enki glanced up, an Igigi appeared in the
window, crouching on the sill like the gargoyle statues that almost
correctly depicted their appearance. Enki canted his head at the
creature. “What is your message?”

The Igigi’s words rang in
Enki’s head.
My message is for Enlil, my
lord.

“
You will tell me, and I
will pass your message onto my brother.”

The Igigi paused, studying
Enki in silence. Enki allowed his eyes to flip, exposing the
reptilian irises, and sent his next words directly into the
creature’s mind.
Do not think to defy me.
You will speak now.

The Igigi shifted
uncomfortably.
The Roshaniya have caught a
traitor. DeMarco works against you, with the Terenzios.

Enki blinked. That would be
explain the wrongness he had felt. He allowed feelings of anger to
taint his energy field, so that the Igigi could feel it, and
expressed as much on his face.
Where are
the DeMarcos now?

Tony DeMarco has been
killed. Geryon was sent to dispatch Alexandro, and Tony’s guardian
Angel.

Enki nodded.
Caesar caught him?

Yes, my lord.

I will alert Enlil of this.
Send a message back to the Roshaniya that we have it under control.
Caesar is to do nothing but await my brother’s orders.

Yes, my lord.
The Igigi hopped around on the sill, and then flew
back out into the night.

Enki watched the beast disappear and
sighed. He would have to move very carefully to conceal this
deception from his brother as long as possible. As if on cue, Enlil
opened up the door to his office, closing it behind him.

“
Did I sense an Igigi?”
Enlil asked, walking over to his desk and dropping a portfolio onto
it.

“
No. I have not seen one.”
Enki turned from the window to look at Enlil. “Are you ready to
depart, brother? We should not be late for the ceremonies in
Rome.”

Enlil turned off his computer and
smiled Enki. Walking over to him, Enlil set his false human hands
on Enki’s shoulders. “That I can share these moments with you
again, that we will share our victory over the slaves of this
planet, means more to me than I can express.”

Enki’s heart twisted in his chest. His
brother was so misguided. Enki had tried so hard to show Enlil the
light, but Enlil chose to live in darkness. His brother’s cruel
refusal to release the people of Earth saddened Enki’s soul.
Continuing to hide his true motives from the brethren he loved,
Enki smiled. “As am I brother. As am I.”

Enlil embraced Enki tightly, and Enki
returned it with genuine affection. “Come.” Enlil smiled and began
to transform into his true Anunnaki form. “Tonight, we enjoy the
praise of the mortal kings of Earth. In ten days, we stand and
laugh together as this Ascension fails.”

§

December 13, 2012 - 5:55 PM

Somewhere in Egypt

Terenzio Compound

“
We’ve got a few
situations.” Crowded around the conference table with the
Terenzios’ were the scientists and the Pledians. Vasco stood at the
head of the table and pointed to the two in the back corner.
“That’s Merope and Taygeta. They are Pleiadians. They will be
operating the teleportation devices that each team will use to get
to their prospective locations.”

The scientists looked fascinated by the
prospect.

“
Is that going to be make us
nauseous, too?” Simone asked, glancing over at the
Pleiadians.

Merope, who had taken on the physical
features of a man, smiled reassuringly. “No. It
tickles.”

“
For anyone who doesn’t know
him, this is our cousin, Xavier.” Vasco motioned at the tall man
standing in the corner in a wrinkled suit, who had his father,
Christopher’s, eyes.

Xavier stepped forward and nodded at
the scientists. Setting his hands on his waist he turned his
attention to Simone, and her brothers. “Caesar caught Tony and
brought him to the Brotherhood. They killed him.” Xavier’s jaw
worked, but he pushed on. “Alex escaped. There were protocols that
Tony put into place in case this happened, so Alex can still get
into the event in Rome. Tony had a few people on the inside that
were loyal to him. Simone,” Xavier reached into his pocket and
removed a device that resembled a PDA. “Tony made this. Security
codes are being changed, but if you attach this device to the
control panel in the Underground Bases it will override
them.”

Simone took the device and nodded. “Are
we sure it will work?”

“
It should. Fingers crossed
though.”

“
So the Brotherhood knows
we’re coming after them?” Lucien asked.

“
Tony wouldn’t have told
them anything, but we don’t know how much Caesar overheard. Enki is
going to do as much damage control from the inside as he can but,
I’d be prepared for anything at this point.” Xavier glanced at
Vasco. “It’s a sure bet Caesar will be at the celebration in New
Orleans.”

“
It’s fine, Xavier. I’ll
take care of him.” Vasco looked over at the scientists. “Robert
will meet you and the rest of your team in Guatemala. They’re in
jail.”

“
What?” Shirley blinked in
surprise. Derek and Abe shared her expression.

“
They’re fine,” Vasco
assured her. “I sent an SVT agent to look after them.”

“
How long have then been in
there?” Shirley demanded.

Vasco met her gaze. “Two
months.”

“
My grandmother has been in
jail for two months?” Shirley shot to her feet, anger reddening her
ears. “Why the hell didn’t you tell me?”

“
Because of this.” Vasco
motioned a hand at her. “You would have been distracted from your
task, worrying needlessly.”

Shirley’s expression turned
incredulous. “Worrying needlessly?”

“
Your grandmother is fine,
Shirley, we promise,” Simone said, before things got out of hand.
“Worst case scenario is she’s bored out of her mind. Our SVT agent
on site did make contact with them, so they are aware of the
situation. We just couldn’t spring them, yet, without drawing
attention to ourselves.”

Shirley still looked angry. “You should
have told me.”

“
Yes, he should have. Vasco
does this constantly, Shirley, but it’s for the best.” Simone
touched Shirley’s shoulder. “We need to move on,
though.”

“
The good news is, you get
to spring them out,” Lucien added.

“
What do you mean, we get to
spring them out?” Derek eyeballed the triplets.

“
Abe, I hear, used to be in
the military,” Vasco said, “And Robert has a small squad of Cadre
assigned to him. It’s a local prison, minimum security. You
shouldn’t have any trouble getting them out of there.”

Derek blinked. “You’re serious? You
really want us to break them out of jail?”

Abe chuckled and clasped Derek on the
shoulder. “Don’t worry, it sounds like fun.”

“
After that, you will
proceed directly to the site and find the Cave of Creation,” Vasco
continued. “The Pleiadians have already given Robert his own
teleportation device.”

“
If you think we can pull it
off.” Derek did not sound so convinced.

“
You can, and you will.”
Vasco looked around at the rest of the table. “No one can move
until Lucien blows up the ELMINT. At that point, we expect
worldwide power meltdown, because of the solar flares. Once that
happens, each team confirms to the Security Center here they are a
go, and proceeds. Xavier and Lieutenant General Archer will
coordinate from this facility. Anyone have any
questions?”

“
How do we communicate with
each other once the solar flares knock everything offline?” Lucien
asked.

“
We’re going to use these.
Xavier brought them with him.” Simone slid a rectangular box across
the table to Lucien. Inside were five devices that resembled
standard headsets, except a small crystal sat in the ear piece, and
another smaller one at the mouthpiece.

“
They were made by Sirians,
someone named Thoth, specifically,” Xavier said.

“
As in the Egyptian god,
Thoth?” Shirley asked.

Xavier shrugged. “Couldn’t tell
you.”

“
Any other questions?” Vasco
looked around the table.

There was silence and head shakes from
around the room. “I think that about covers it, V.” Lucien stood
up.

Vasco nodded. “Enjoy the next week.
It’s going to go by fast.”

§

December 14, 2012–6:56 PM

Phoenix Isle

Alcyone Island

Caesar pushed open one of the doors to
the debriefing room. “I’m not waiting anymore. Time we got things
started.”

Amadeo, Olivia, and Kayla stood in the
room, looking over at him as he burst in.

“
Enlil has given his
orders?” Kayla asked.

“
No, but it doesn’t matter.
I know what needs to be done,” Caesar snapped.

Olivia smiled. “About fucking time
someone did something without being babysat.”

“
What’s the plan, Caesar?”
Amadeo asked.

“
What did Leone tell you?”
Caesar sat down at the head of the table.

“
What I already suspected.
Simone gave us the incorrect locations of the underground military
bases that they are going to hit. Leone gave us the correct
locations,” Olivia said.

“
Read them off to me,”
Caesar ordered.

Olivia opened the file folder in front
of her and gave the names of each base.

Caesar nodded. “That sounds right. It’s
what I’d hit. I don’t know how Simone intends to get in—all access
codes have been change—but let’s assume she does.
Olivia—”

“
I’ll be waiting for her.
I’ve been itching to put one right in her fucking head.” Olivia’s
eyes gleamed at the thought.

“
Good. Either Vasco or
Lucien will attempt to target the ELMINT.” Caesar looked over at
Amadeo.

“
Probably Lucien,” Amadeo
said. “He spent a lot of time at the training facility on Barrier
Isle, under Christopher’s orders. It was most likely to prepare for
an assignment like that. I’ll meet him there.”

“
Amadeo, it’s really fucking
important that Lucien doesn’t prevent the ELMINT from firing.
Security will be really tight, but even so.”

“
I understand, Caesar.
Lucien is the family fuck up. They continue to show their stupidity
by letting him try. He’s not going to beat me. I’ll take care of
it.”

“
You better.” Caesar looked
over at Kayla. “You are with me. We’ll be at the Roshaniya’s
celebration in New Orleans. Vasco will try to go after them, and
I’ve got big plans for him.”