Unholy Empire: Chronicles of the Host, Vol 2: Chronicles of the Host, Book 2
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Authors: D. Brian Shafer
CHRONICLES OF THE HOST 2
U
NHOLY
E
MPIRE
D. B
RIAN
S
HAFER
© Copyright 2002 —Doug Shafer
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Dedication
To my beautiful wife, Lori, and my daughters Kiersten and Breelin—for allowing me the time to write this book. It’s good to be back. Yes! I am ready to play Monopoly—finally!
“Some Thoughts About the Second Book From the Author”
I hope that you will enjoy the second book in the series
Chronicles of the Host
. As you read it you will see that just as the action has shifted from Heaven to earth, so the storyline has shifted as well. In
Exile of Lucifer
, I was writing from a heavenly viewpoint; consequently it was all angels, all the time.
The challenge in this book has been having the angels interact with the Bible story without simply retelling the Bible. I hope that I have achieved this. Obviously I have had to follow the biblical narrative; just as obviously I could not recast every detail. But I chose those parts of the story that I felt best carried the conflict being waged ultimately between God and Satan.
I hope you will have a great time reading. I have been gratified by the responses from readers of the first book. I welcome your comments and suggestions. Thank you and God bless you as you enjoy
Chronicles of the Host: Unholy Empire
.
Contents
Unholy Empire
Cast of Characters:
Holy Angels
| Darus | a gatekeeper in Heaven |
| Archias | an angel in training to Serus |
| Quinron and Tassius | angels assigned to Noah |
| Darus | an angel assigned to assist Noah as he gathers the animals |
| Romus | aide to Michael in Egypt |
| Joel | an angel who is a student of Crispin |
| Alyon | an aide to Serus in Egypt |
| Kreelor | former Temple Steward in Heaven, now sent to incite rebellion |
| Jakkar | a holy angel who guards Abraham’s camp |
Wicked Angels
Lucifer’s Council of War
| Condar | assistant to Kara in Egypt |
| Kara | a former wisdom angel and one of the Twenty-four Elders; now aids Lucifer |
| Pellecus | a former wisdom angel; a former teacher at the Academy |
| Rugio | a former warrior angel and Captain of the Fiery Host; now Supreme Commander in Lucifer’s army |
| Prian | a former warrior angel and Chief Angel of the Watch; now aiding Lucifer |
| Lenaeus | a former wisdom angel; now an Angel of Light |
| Rega | a former member of the Twenty-four Elders |
| Belron | a former member of the Twenty-four Elders |
| Nan | one of Rugio’s lieutenants |
| Errus and Jimerel | demons in Noah’s time |
| Glacus | warrior assistant to Prian who attacks Job |
| Milicom | demon prince over Sodom |
| Darian | a spirit sent to deceive and/or murder Hagar |
| Sobek | demon prince of the Nile |
| Sar | demon prince over Goshen |
| Kanul | aide to Sar |
Humans
| A’dam | the first man |
| Eve | his wife |
| Cain and Abel | their sons |
| Noah | commissioned by God to build the ark before He destroys the world |
| Shem, Ham, and Japheth | Noah’s sons |
| Kerz | leads the human opposition to Noah |
| Cyron | a wicked shaman in Noah’s time |
| Abram/Abraham | a man called from Ur to Canaan |
| Sarai/Sarah | Abraham’s wife |
| Lot | Abraham’s nephew |
| Bera | king of Sodom |
| Kazak | Bera’s high priest in Sodom |
| Hagar | handmaiden to Sarah |
| Ishmael | son to Abraham by Hagar |
| Isaac | son to Abraham by Sarah |
| Melchizedek | priest of Salem |
| Rebekah | wife of Isaac |
| Jacob and Esau | sons of Isaac |
| Rachel | wife of Isaac |
| Moses | son of Jochebed and future leader of the Hebrews |
| Aaron | Moses’ brother |
| Seti | Pharaoh at the time Moses was born |
| Anipur | Seti’s advisor |
| Rameses | son of Seti and later pharaoh of Egypt |
| Kephti | High priest of Amen-Ra, Chief deity of Egypt |
| Maret-men | a diviner and sorcerer for Kephti |
| Jannes and Jambres | court sorcerers for Rameses |
| General On | commander of Rameses’ chariots |
| Korah and Dathan | rebel instigators who oppose Moses |
| Joshua | Moses’ aide and successor |
| Caleb | friend of Joshua |
| Shammua | one of the 12 spies sent into Canaan by Moses |
| Balak | king of Moab |
| Zora | advisor to Balak |
| Balaam | a seer hired by Balak to curse Israel |
I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed;
He shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise His heel.
(Genesis 3:15, RSV)
“Guilt and shame are wonderful weapons.”
“A little dramatic perhaps, but I think it states our position quite well.”
Lucifer handed the scroll to an aide, who bowed slightly and moved away from the council. All eyes were upon the supreme angel in whom they had vested their future. Lucifer looked down the gallery of faces that shared his lot. They had chosen to follow him in order to remain free. Now they were compelled to follow him to remain alive.
“You look at me as if I have all the answers,” said Lucifer dryly. “But I’m afraid I don’t. I can only assure you that ours will be a long struggle and its outcome will be decided by and in the minds of men.” He looked keenly at the faces. “However, where the minds of men are concerned we have a decided advantage.” He grinned. “I know the mind of man.”
The scroll was making its way through the assembly, each angel reading it carefully. Lucifer carefully watched the attitudes reflected on faces as they read the covenant that tied them in allegiance to him completely. The assembled angels knew that their only chance of survival depended on the one who now commanded the attention of the room. He had been one of the greatest angels in Heaven. And they had followed him in the greatest gamble ever. Now they were gambling on his ability to lead them further.
“Thank you all for your loyalty in these trying times,” began Lucifer. “I assure you better days are ahead.”
The earth rumbled a rolling sound that moved from deep beneath the cavern and disappeared somewhere within the depths below. Lucifer waited until the final echo and then continued. “Just as this rotten planet groans for relief, so does the justice of our cause. I know that from deep within you also desire to return to your rightful places in the Kingdom. Let me emphasize that all of you are instrumental in the conduct of this war. Without proper leadership and organization we don’t stand a chance. The enemy is organizing—you can be sure. Michael and the traitorous angels are gathering their strategies and waiting upon the Lord for their next move.” He smiled. “This is of course to our advantage—not to have to wait upon the Lord like an impotent and paralyzed army.” The others snickered as Lucifer continued his summary.