Evenstar by Darcy Town Page A

touched Uriel’s face and his wounds healed.   He dropped his hands and backed away from the tall Archangel.   Uriel grunted at him and looked to Michael and Gabriel.  
    Gabriel tossed around the hairpin that Michael had pulled out of his eye.   He stabbed it into his own hand; it would not pierce him.   “Try it again.”
    Michael stabbed himself; the pin would not go into his hand.   He glared at the metal.   “When she had it, the damn thing went straight into my fucking eye.”
    Gabriel looked at the pin thoughtfully.   He scratched his fingers through his auburn hair.   “Maybe it is not the pin, but the wielder?”
    Michael shook his head.   “Ladriam had no memories, no gifts and certainly no wings, but there was this pendant she wore.   Maybe that necklace is the counter to your pendants.”
    Gabriel shrugged and sat down on the ground.   “Possible.   It would not be surprising that we would think in the same vein.   If that is the case, I will need to develop mine further to counter for theirs.”   He stared off into space.   “That will take some time.   Without their version I do not know what I am dealing with.”
    Uriel fumed.   “We do not have time for this!   They are scattering, it could take lifetimes to find them now!”
    Gabriel looked bored.   “What about Helion?”
    Barachiel shook his head.   “He has dropped off of the register.   He is gone, Fallen, lost his wings.”
    Gabriel nodded.   “Well that is easy then.”  
    Uriel paced.   “Just say it.”
    “A lamin.”   Gabriel stared at his feet.
    Barachiel nodded.   “Helion will capture her for us and whoever else he is with.”
    Michael grinned.   “How fast can you make it?”
    Gabriel looked at Barachiel.   “You still have his seal and sigil in the register?”
    “Of course.”
    “Not long at all.”
    Uriel made a face.   “Can you make the lamin so that we do not have to use a human interface?   The human wielders ended up handing Lucifer every one of the other lamins!”
    Gabriel gave him a blank look.   “It is a physical object that works on a physical creature in the physical realm.   Explain to me how we can use it and I will do it.”
    Uriel glared at him and walked away.
    Michael swung his spear, causing them to duck.   “Once the lamin is complete, give it to me.   I will send it down.”
    Selaphiel stalked over.   “So what are you going to have Helion do?   You cannot kill Ladriam or we start this all over again.   You said that Helion was not even with her when you left.”
    “He is following her with one of her human friends.   We could use the girl as a hostage.”
    Selaphiel frowned.   “Why do you not leave the human out of this?   Just have Helion grab Ladriam and run.”
    Barachiel frowned.   “Run?   From Andrealphus ?”
    Selaphiel’s mouth formed an O.   “Forgot about that.”
    Raphael spoke softly, “They planned ahead and knew you would come.   Of course they would give her to Andrealphus.   None of us can catch him, no one can.”
    Michael got in Raphael’s face.   “Any other tidbits of information you want to share since you seem to have so much insight?”
    Raphael stared at the floor and shut his mouth.  
    Michael turned to Gabriel.   “Forge it.   I will deliver it.   For now, we will get Helion to kill Andrealphus, grab Ladriam, and turn her over to the Solomon Soldiers.   They can hold her until you.”   He pointed at Gabriel.   “Figure out how to get around this new pendant of theirs.”
    Selaphiel looked towards the throne.   “What does He think?”
    Michael tossed his spear from hand to hand.   “He has remained silent, so we go forward.”
    “I go to pray.”   Selaphiel grabbed Jegudiel by the arm and pulled his brother away.  
    Uriel watched them go.   “Soft and stupid.”   He looked at Raphael.   “Worthless.”   He saluted Michael.   “I will increase patrols.   If any of the Fallen use their gifts