Mal'Ahk "The Origin"

Chapter 10 (Rough Draft)

So that is how I got my powers. As I sit here on this roof ledge watching a demon capture this woman. I reflect on everything that has happened since that glorious battle. The Angels call it the Battle at the Temple. It took several earth days for me to get back to 100%. I'm glad to say that my arm has regrown back. Something I didn't think was possible. Also the dream I had with my father and Gabriel was true. Apparently it's one of my other abilities to get visions or see things in my dreams. It's one of the ways I knew that this woman would be here in this alley on this night. We believe that Satan is trying to gain control of the humans from a political stand point. We think he is trying to get key members of the city council to be possessed so that Satan can use his influence to gain more host. This Demon here is just a scout. They're sent out to capture the people and then take them back to the lair for possession. Since Michael and I busted up the tattoo shop they are doing the binding of the seals in the lair. Which they decided to up the security and put more symbols to keep us from going in there. So they are making our jobs a little bit more difficult, but we are going to win. It's just a matter of planning and finding the right time to do it all. Michael has regained his full strength, but has still lost the use of his wings. He is still the commander for the Arch Angels. He isn't able to fly back and forth to earth, but he and I still merge during battles. It's actually quite cool. "You seeing this Mark?" "Yes, I do Haniel." "Why are you not stopping that demon?" "Because if I go down there now with the woman being conscious then I'll have to freeze time which will alert the demons. No we need to try not to freeze time. Let's wait for the woman to pass out." "You don't think by then it will be too late?" "No, she can handle it. My dreams don't lie. Any minute she is going to pass out and the demon is going I to take her back to the lair." Haniel and I have been working closely since that Battle at the Temple. I guess after Jesus saw me go head to head with Gabriel and survive he has no longer assigned Ariel as my body guard. No she is in fact now been given a position to watch over the temple and help Michael with his tasks. So Steph hasn't been put in the field much, but there are rumors that another angel may use her body as a host. She is patiently waiting at the human post. Kim and I are still an item in fact things have gotten so great I'm thinking of asking her to marry me. Yeah. I know it seems like it was yesterday when we started to take things seriously. To be honest though with the time difference between the spirit realm and earth I can't keep up with it all. I'm going to pop the question to her very soon I only hope she says yes. I know she and I have never been happier. After the Battle at the Temple I decided to get my own place. They were going to give me a place in the temple, but I said that was not necessary. I decided to move into the human post. I wanted to be around the humans and Kim. It makes me feel a bit normal, but Kim loves it because were neighbors. Once again, she is right next door to my quarters. "Mark, anytime now?" "Haniel are you questioning my authority?" "No." "No what?" "No, sir." I love giving her a hard time. We bicker a little bit back and forth, almost like husband and wife. It is just playful banter and to be honest I can't tell sometimes if it's Haniel or Kim. When she wears her sunglasses it's hard to tell. "Okay, the woman is passed out." Let's get ready. I pulled my sword from the sheathe and was about to give the signal. "Haniel on my mark. Get ready and....." Just then something exploded right next to me. I rolled across the roof. I looked up to see where the blast came from. Oh, no I wasn't quite ready for this yet. "Mark what's wrong? Do we go or not?" "Haniel you take care of the woman, I've got something else I need to deal with." "What is it? We shouldn't break formation." "I don't have a choice Haniel." "Well tell me what is going on? I heard an explosion are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine. The blast came from a possessed human." "What?" "It's my Dad."