In Exile (Archangel Jarahmael and the War to Conquer Heaven, Book III) (8 page)

INTERFERENCE

Jarahmael knew that he had purposely broken one of the Almighty's commandments. He was supposed to keep an eye on the Humans but not to have direct contact or assist them. Although Cerebriel was also assigned to help with this task, to protect his friend, Jarahmael sent him back up to Heaven. This way Cerebriel would not be responsible for Jarahmael's actions. Now with Adam and Eve sending prayers upwards thanking the Almighty, the Angels above would know that Jarahmael had broken the commandment in helping the Humans. Jarahmael was nervous about what would happen to him but had made up his mind that someone had to intervene to assist the Humans, as Luciferael and Sammuael had already been intervening with the Humans to help destroy them. It was a way to prevent Luciferael from succeeding, and payback for his taking Lillith from Jarahmael.

Rather than fly back up into the Heavens, Jarahmael remained on the Earth and headed back towards the pyramid and the Sphinxes in Aegyptus. He had the Book of Creation and the Book of Life hidden there. So far, no one had realized that he had been able to get the Books out of the Throne Room in the Seventh Heaven in the midst of the rebellion. But he also knew it was only a matter of time before Michael and the rest of the loyal Angels realized that the Books were gone. Jarahmael could assist and protect the Humans by using the Books. He also realized the danger and was fearful of the Books falling into the hands of Luciferael or his rebel Angels. If Luciferael gained possession of the Books there would be no stopping him. The Books would enable Luciferael and the rebel Angels to renew their quest and succeed in conquering the Heavens. A purpose Jarahmael knew Luciferael and his Auxilium always kept in the forefront of their minds.

On the other hand, Jarahmael did not want to turn the Books over to the loyal Angels either. He had great concerns Michael would someday surrender to the temptation that had caught Luciferael. The glory and power of the Heavens may be the real reason that Luciferael and his rebel Angels had turned on the Almighty. Too much power sitting in any individual or small group was dangerous. For after all, weren’t all the Archangels created about the same time and developed in the same way? Luciferael had pursued the possibility of ruling the Universe despite having a special relationship with the Almighty. Jarahmael thought that he would be ecstatic if the Almighty had the same relationship with him and would never take over the Heavens and the Earth for himself. Something had gone wrong that Luciferael had rebelled; he was already the most loved of the Angels, the First Born of the Creation and Prince of Heaven. And those Archangels who followed Luciferael seemed to have been seduced by the same folly.

The Archangels around Michael did not seem to have the same closeness to him that Sammuael and the rest of the Auxilium had with Luciferael. But then again, Michael had not been the Prince of Heaven. Their quick defense of Michael at the end of the rebellion when Jarahmael suggested that the loyal Angels stop performing the morning ceremony gave him pause. Gabriel and the others could eventually have that blind loyalty to Michael just as Luciferael had the blind loyalty of the rebel Angels. So for now, to be safe, Jarahmael thought it was best to keep the Books out of the hands of both camps.

He realized that it would be no easy task to keep these Books out of all of the Angels' hands. Jarahmael also knew that he would be hunted by both the loyal and rebel Angels once they figured out he was the thief. Where best to hide the Books so that they could not be found by either set of Angels? He needed to have access to them himself to teach the Humans, yet he knew that he could not trust Adam or Eve to keep the Books' location secret. For now he would have to continue to be the one to keep the Books safe. At least long enough to ensure that the Humans had the knowledge they would need to protect themselves against Luciferael and his rebel Angels.

He smiled to himself as he envisioned how angry Luciferael would become once he knew that someone was looking out for the Humans he sought so desperately to destroy. It was not that Jarahmael trusted the Humans, but their survival and prosperity would infuriate Luciferael and his colleagues. That may give him an opening to save Lillith from them.

As night was falling, he knew he had the perfect opportunity to get things situated. The loyal Angels would not miss him until morning and the rebel Angels had no idea he was outside of the Heavens. Landing quietly near the Aegyptus complex, he stood before the Sphinx that had the face of his friend Cerebriel staring back at him. It was not that long ago that he had slipped away from Michael’s army of loyal Angels to hide the Book of Creation here, but it did seem like ages had passed since that night.

Once inside, he looked at the wall and everything seem undisturbed. Sliding his fingers along the wall, he found and moved the stones where he had hidden the Book of Creation. Looking inside, he found the Book exactly where he had placed it. Now the question was, how best to deal with the Book? The complete Book would give the finder a great deal of power whether they found the Book of Creation here in Cerebriel’s monument of a male Sphinx or the Book of Life hidden within the sister monument of Annabael’s female Sphinx. Where would he put them so they would not be found? If he left the whole Books here in Aegyptus, they could be found together and then combined, all that power vested in one individual. Pacing back and forth, he felt the Crystal Prism he had under his tunic rub against him and shift.

He did have all the mirrors from his palace in the Seventh Heaven stored within this crystal. And, within the mirrors were the other Crystal Prisms that had powers he did not yet know. Perhaps he can hide the Books, too, within the Crystal Prism he carried. As he thought about it, another troubling thought came to him, that if he was captured, whoever captured him would have control over all the items that he was carrying in this Crystal Prism. He was afraid that it may not matter which side succeeded in finding these items such unbridled power could corrupt the loyal Angels just as easily as it had corrupted Luciferael and the rebel Angels.

It was foolish to keep all of these things on his person.
I really need to split these things up so that no one can easily gain control over the Universe
, he thought to himself. This was a particularly good place, as no one would be using the Sphinxes. Cerebriel and his Order preferred to be in the Sixth Heaven and they considered these Sphinxes to just be decorations allowed by the Almighty. It was doubtful that the Cherubim would even reappear to look here. On the other hand, this was a remote location and difficult to access when he would need the information contained in the Books. If he split the Books up among the fourteen mirrors, he could place them in various locations with no one knowing their true natures.

He thought he could accomplish both purposes. He could still access the Books without giving away their locations, and that even if one of the locations was found, the others would remain hidden.

Jarahmael then walked into the largest chamber within the basement of the Sphinx, carrying the Book of Creation and his Crystal Prism.
Best to do all of this at once,
he thought, and he slipped away and found the Book of Life in the neighboring statue of the female Sphinx where he had left it. Now returning with both Books, he used the Crystal Prism to release the fourteen mirrors and split the sections of the Books among them. It was safe here in the foundation and base of the Sphinx monument that rested above him; no one could observe what he was doing.

As he was splitting up the Books he held back the chapter on enchantments and his own mirror, as he thought they could be of use to him and that it may be best to keep those tools handy for his own use.

As he was removing another section from the rest of the Book of Creation, he accidentally bumped into the nearest mirror, the one he had made for the Archangel Gabriel. It fell onto the wall behind it, leaning off the wall at a sixty degree angle. Deciding that he would insert this section into Gabriel’s mirror, he called aloud, “Habitare Tacitus Jarahmael,” unlocking the mirror as he had been instructed by Raziel. This made the glass ripple so he could reach inside it to place the Book section. As his hand entered the mirror, he noticed an even stranger effect. He could see his hand reaching in all the other mirrors as they expanded and let his hand push the mirror glass forward.

My, isn't that strange!
Taking a chance, he climbed into the mirror as it leaned against the wall within the Sphinx. Once inside, he found that he was able to move from one of his other thirteen mirrors to another. This was exciting; he could move from mirror to mirror as he wanted, distance and time meant nothing in this dimension.

He came back to Gabriel's mirror and climbed back out, with nothing changed. As he reached out and tried to raise the mirror, he found that his mere touch could alter its shape, make it smaller or larger as he applied his hands to it. When he said the spell aloud, the mirrors became malleable so he could make them any size he wanted, and so he could conceal the mirrors at will.

Great! I can carry one of these mirrors with me at all times, hidden in my tunic or even in my Crystal Prism if I so choose.
And with a turn of a spell he could go in or out of the mirror and use it as a portable transportation device. And this was a great place to hide the chapter on the enchantments, as he could keep it concealed and on him at all times. There was still a great deal to do, so he finished concealing the prisms and chapters within the mirrors, locking them closed again with the enchantment “Habitare Tacitus Jarahmael.” Now the mirrors and their contents were locked. Only Jarahmael himself could release them.

One by one, he used the Crystal Prism to reabsorb the mirrors into itself
. So much easier to travel with them like this,
he thought. He left one mirror in this Sphinx and another in its sister Sphinx. Then it was off to the other pyramids around the globe, where he hid one of each of the remaining mirrors deep inside. He decided that it was best to not put any more here in Aegyptus, as the two in the pair of Sphinxes were enough.

And one by one, as one last precaution, Jarahmael made each of the mirrors turn invisible before he left, just like the hallway he had created in his palace to keep Lillith safe, by calling out, “Planto Speculum Turpis!” He could not help but think about Lillith yet again, and he ached to see her. He spent all night flying and it was only after he placed the last mirror at the pyramid in Medius that he made the last flight back to the Sphinx, and finally landed exhausted back into the grand hall. He folded himself down onto the cool floor and closed his eyes, intending to steal what sleep he could before the sunrise.