“Were you awake or asleep, Luther?”
“Asleep,” he answered like a small child, proud that he was right.
“Then that’s Ramiel,” I told him, careful not to send him into a fit.“Archangel Ramiel is the one who visits us in our dreams.”
“That sounds more reasonable,” he replied evenly, almost making me smile at how innocent he sounded.“After all, God is very busy.”
Ignoring that, I asked, “What did Ramiel tell you, Luther?”
“He said that I needn’t worry anymore.He said that you’ve connected, and that you finally believe,” he replied happily.“He said that all will be well as long as we all do our part.”
“And is your part still to protect me?”I asked carefully, treading on new territory.
“Yes,” he answered seriously.“We’re your soldiers, and we will protect you.”
“Did he explain who we will be fighting?”
“Ourselves.”
What?
“I’m sorry...what?What does that mean?”
“We are the demons, Dr.Batya,” he announced.“After all, no animal on earth is more destructive than a human.I mean, animals fight for survival and to preserve their species.Humans fight from a place of greed, and money has become the god of all gods to most.”
“Then how will we know who the good guys are, Luther?”
“We won’t,” he said, that eerie smile back.“Butyouwill.You will, and so we’ll follow your lead.”
He was speaking in riddles, and that wasn’t helping me any.I needed facts and definitive direction to even begin to get a handle on all of this.Never mind that it was still all crazy as hell, but I needed more than just cryptic ramblings.I needed to know what was expected of me, and I especially needed to know Lazarus’ part in all this.He was still a sacrifice that I wasn’t ready to make yet, if ever.I also didn’t care that we were talking about the fall of humanity.I didn’t exist without Lazarus, and I suspected that it was the same for him.
“Do you know if we’re going to win or not?”I asked.“Or are you just hoping that we do.”
His brows furrowed again.“Are you doubting yourself, Dr.Batya?”
I immediately shook my head, refusing to cause him any concerns of doubt.“No, Luther,” I answered firmly.“I do not doubt myself.I’m just wondering if you can see anything that I can’t.”
Luther shook his head.“No, I can’t.But I do know that Michael is watching.”
That made my heart skip a beat.“How do you know that?”
He shrugged like we were talking about the weather or something.“Ramiel told me last night when he explained everything.”
“Is...is Michael watching me?”
Luther shook his head again.“No, Gabriel, Uriel, and Orion are watching you.”
I could feel my heart begin to beat rapidly in my chest.“Then who is Michael watching?”
“God’s helper,” he grinned, and I could feel my lungs begin to struggle a bit.
“And...and why has Ramiel chosen you to tell this to, Luther?”I asked.“Why did he tell you this?”
Those brows of his furrowed again, and he was looking at me like I was stupid.“He told us all.”
“All?”
Luther nodded.“He had to tell all your soldiers to prepare us.”
