THE
THREE KEYS
Part Three: The Key of Mind
Chapter
8: The Battle At the Gates of Heaven
"My Lord," said Black16, pausing for a moment, "I have one last
question."
"Speak on, My child," Elohem replied; at His voice the stones upon the
floor glowing brighter than normal.
"Those on Earth, well, those on every world have gone through great
hardships. You have sent many of Your servants, such as myself, to aid
these worlds. But Your power is infinite. Why is it that you don't
aid them Yourself?"
"This too is a question that is oft asked of Me, My child. In times
of great need I do work openly, but such a time comes but once in a great while.
Oft My hand is hidden to those that I am helping, for they have no need to know
that the Creator of the Universe watches over them at all times."
"Then, Meltdown Godzilla, his demise wasn't just coincidence. You
allowed him to die at that time; otherwise I would have had no way to seal the
First of the Tanniym back into the Abyss. Truly, even the most hurtful of
events can be used for Your glory."
"Thou hast thought wisely in this My child. Indeed, My hand was with
thee in thy time upon thy world. But now our time of fellowship must end,
for thy aid shall be required outside the walls of the city."
Black16 looked puzzled, "Out...side? Why will I be needed..."
Suddenly the ground shook and the young Milchmah was thrown to the ground.
He could hear the sounds of battle raging in the distance.
"The Khawlal! They must be attacking the city!" he cried as he
flew from the temple as fast as possible. "The Khawlal know that
Samrong will be attempting to release Abbadon soon, and if we are held in the
city too long, there's no way we will reach Earth in time!"
Outside the walls of the city a great battle raged. The Khawlal had fallen
upon the city in great numbers on all sides. If the Nephim alone had
guarded the city, the demons may have overrun the Eternal Realm. But there
were gathered there the Milchmah as well, who the Khawlal had not counted on the
presence of.
Three Khawlal had knocked one of the Nephim to the ground and began hacking at
him mercilessly with their blood red scimitars. "Not so strong when
they can't fight back," one of the demons hissed to his comrade. The
demon that was spoken to didn't answer, as he was suddenly engulfed in a
blinding white blast of energy. His two fellows were hurled to the ground
and turned to see a Michmah of great stature standing before them. In his
left hand was a broad sword at least as tall as him. He held his right
hand toward the Khawlal and beckoned them with one finger. The demon that
had spoken earlier rushed the heavenly warrior, his blade shimmering with
excitement, hoping to taste new blood. Before the blow landed, the demon
found himself in the grasp of his opponent. The warrior smashed the demon
into the ground once, stunning it, before wielding it as a club, crushing his
opponents into reddish black pulp. "Who will face me and stand?"
bellowed Guilo.
Black16 entered the fray within a few moments; shoulder ramming the first
Khawlal he encountered, crushing its body with the force and flinging it into a
group of its fellows. The enraged demons rose to their feet and rushed
Black16. The first few were caught by a force ball, the concussive blast
ripping apart their spiritual bodies. Four more were only slightly injured
and continued their assault. The first swung its scimitar at Black16's
head, but he dropped to the ground and kicked the creature in the knees, turning
the joints in ways they were never meant to go. As he rose he slashed the
creature diagonally. Black16 rammed his sword behind him, into the gut of
a demon attacking from the rear. With a quick burst of energy, the
creature was blown into bits, rapidly fizzling away. Three more demons
piled atop him, holding him down while a fourth moved in and began to plunge a
spear into his chest. He winced from the piercing attack cutting into him.
A flail of white energy suddenly wrapped itself around the spear's shaft and
tore it from the demon's grip. The spear was hurled across the
battlefield, into another demon. The flail whipped around again, slicing
through the Khawlal that held Black16 in place. Black16 himself dispatched
the last one.
"Well Kodesha, it seems I'm in your debt again," Black16 said, nodding
toward the Michmah with the flail. "Don't worry Ezekiel, I'm sure the
debt will be repaid before the battle ends," she responded, slashing her
flail through another demon. "The Most High spoke with you: what is
our next task? Surely we wouldn't be gathered here unless a great battle
awaits us." Black16's chest glowed with blue energy, and when it
faded his wound had vanished. "A union between human and Khawlal
seeks to loose Abbadon on Earth," he responded, blocking a blow with his
sword and then vaporizing the demon with an energy blast. "I suspect
we are to stop the creature from being summoned, or at least try and pick up the
pieces afterward." Kodesha released an energy bolt that arced between
her opponents, burning holes through about half a dozen. "Then we
should hope that this filth will be destroyed soon, or we may not reach your
world in time." "We can only fight," Black16 responded,
"and pray for strength..."
Meanwhile, Guilo had broken his club and was now hacking through great swaths of
demons with his sword. He felt a sharp pain from behind as his right arm
fell to the ground. He spun around, his sword slicing the demon that had
just attacked him in half at the waist. More demons began to approach him,
anticipating an easy kill. At least easier than before... The arm
fizzled away and at the same time blue energy began to make its way down Guilo's
severed arm. A moment later the arm was in its place. A few of the
demons stared in disbelief as Guilo grabbed the nearest demon by the head with
his new arm and crushed it. Guilo sized up his new foes, seized one by the
ankles, and began to once again reduce demons to jelly.
After a few more moments of clubbing Guilo came upon Black16 and Kodesha, the
duo still ripping through the ranks of darkness. "My friends!"
Guilo bellowed, "The battle goes well for us!" Black16 responded
after most of the demons backed away, having seen what two Milchmah could do and
not eager to find first hand the power of three fighting in one spot.
"We can only hope that this is all our enemy sent, they seem to be
retreating. It seems we will be able to reach Earth in time."
One demon was foolish enough to rush forward, only to be met by energy blasts
from three angles at once. "Ezekiel!" came a loud call from
above, "Another ten legions of Khawlal are marching on the city.
Ready yourself, for this will indeed be a great battle!"
Black16 shook his head. "This indeed is going to be a great battle.
Let us hope we can win it in time..."
