Unholy Empire: Chronicles of the Host, Vol 2: Chronicles of the Host, Book 2 Read Free

thought of the prophecy coming alive. “Pellecus?”
    “And so brothers,” continued Pellecus, “our task is to taint the Seed, just as everything else in this fallen world has been tainted. We will confuse the promise with carnal teachings and imaginations and fear. One thing about humans is very apparent. They have an insatiable need to make things right. To feel that all is not lost. They live on hope.
    “Witness poor Eve in her guilt, which we are fanning most successfully with relentless accusation. But her grief teaches us a very important human attitude: the need for community—to be a part of something that makes sense, something greater than oneself; to be made whole again, as it were. And so we shall provide the means for humans to connect with something greater than themselves.” He grinned and made a sweeping gesture to all present. “We shall provide them something god-like.” He glanced at Lucifer, who spoke up.
    “Think of it,” Lucifer said, purring his vision to the room. “All of you will become like gods to the humans! They will one day bow to you, sing praises to you, build temples to you. You will manipulate simple elements like fire and create the illusion of power, making these beasts believe that the power resides from within. Vel, you always saw yourself as a warrior god! Tinius, imagine great images built in your honor! You will all speak through these human cattle as oracles and guide the destiny of nations through the prophets of the earthly gods that you shall become!”
    The room filled with a charge of excitement as the disgraced angels saw themselves exalted to the rank of an earthly deity. Lucifer continued. “Why should generations of humans hence worship an invisible God in the stars when the gods of earth are readily accessible and responsive to their needs? When they ask, ‘Where is God?’ we shall provide the answer.”
    Lucifer took the scroll from one of the angels. “Mark me,” he said, pointing the scroll at the angels. “The humans will need a God who has not turned His back on them. We will exploit that human need for the Most High. We shall supply to the humans ample gods who will fill that void.” He looked up toward the cavernous ceiling, almost whispering now, “And we shall so thoroughly corrupt the children of A’dam and Eve that nothing holy will ever come of it.”
    He unrolled the scroll. “And the Seed of the woman will die in the unholy and unnatural ground in which it will find itself.” Snickering at the delicious thought of it all, he said, “Can you imagine something holy being born in a world so profane?”
    A rumbling from deep within the earth echoed again through the room, adding to the drama of the occasion. Lucifer lay the scroll in the center of the circle. A bright light emanated from his person, casting an incredible light in the room as he read:
    Our place and position in the Kingdom has been subverted by those who would perpetuate an ancient and rotting system;
    And we, who hold to the True Way, have been evacuated from the Kingdom unless or until the day of our restoration;
    And we recognize that our Enemy is subtle and determined in His resolve to deny us our place in the universe;
    And our Enemy is determined to destroy us by the Seed of His creation through prophetic appointment;
    And we are likewise determined not to succumb to anything that smacks of humans and their Seed.
    Be it resolved henceforth and forevermore
    That we, the true loyalists and upholders of the Way, covenant together that we shall never cease from our labors in warring with the flesh, the Seed, and the spirit; the Flesh being all that is derived from A’dam and his kind; and the spirit being all that holds to Him to whom we once held allegiance.
    We further agree together on this most holy occasion, that we shall henceforth and forevermore swear lawful obligation to Lucifer, the Morning Star, and his kingship and authority; and that in him we shall find our