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“Exodus 22:2-3 2 If the thief is found breaking in, and he is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt for his bloodshed. If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt for his bloodshed. Now this to me means that it’s acceptable to defend yourself and your family but seeking retribution afterward is a sin. Now listen carefully the sixth commandment says thou shalt not murder and murder is defined as the premeditated act of taking another person’s life. This means that it’s ok to defend yourself with deadly force if necessary and God will forgive you but by no means take this death lightly. Every life is precious. This is Anthony…”
Mark’s concentration dwindled and he started thinking about what the host had said. Mark jumped from his chair and nearly knocked it over. He sprinted to Agnus’s house. Nearly out of breath he knocked on the door. It took a few minutes for Agnus to come to the door
“What is it Mark?” Agnus asked sleepily from the doorway as she opened it. Mark hadn’t realized it but it was nearly eleven at night.
“I found it! I know how we can fight back!” Mark shouted. Charles could be heard upstairs, his large frame walking across the floor and down the steps.
“What?” Agnus asked, confused.
“In the original text of the first bible. What does the sixth commandment say exactly?” Mark asked excited.
“The sixth? Um…thou shalt not murder,” Agnus replied.
“EXACTLY! Thou shalt not murder,” Mark said sure of himself.
“So?” Agnus asked. Charles had made his way down the steps now.
“What’s up, Mark?” Charles asked sleepy-eyed.
“We can’t kill the vampires but we can defend ourselves, with deadly force if necessary,” Mark said to Charles.
Agnus stood there deep in thought. Mark had a point. The newer translations of the bible say ‘Thou shalt not kill’ but the older original texts say ‘Thou shalt not murder”.
“But if you go there intending to kill them is that murder?” Agnus asked.
“I’m not going there to kill them. I’m going there to free Sarah. I will give them a chance. I won’t be the first to draw my blade but if they attack me I will defend myself. It’s their choice in the end.” Mark could barely contain himself.
“Ok, Mark, in the morning we will get some supplies and the three of us will head to Samael’s office. If they don’t attack us we’ll leave them alone and walk out of there with Sarah.” Agnus rubbed her eyes as she spoke.
“Good work, man,” Charles added.
“Night,” Mark said as he tried to walk calmly to his house. As soon as the door to Agnus’s house was shut Mark took off in a sprint again. He rushed into his house and shoved a few days clothing and some food into a back pack and then headed out. This was his mess, he wasn’t going to risk Agnus and Charles to clean up his mess.
Mark’s sprinting turned to jogging after a while then walking as he got far away from town. He wasn’t a super hero, he did get tired, he just needed to hit the next town and catch a bus or something before anyone realized he was missing. As Mark walked along the road, the next town’s lights shining ahead of him, he looked up at the sky.
“Thank you, I hoped you were listening,” Mark said with reverence.
Chapter 15
Mark spent two days switching buses and waiting at bus stops before he finally arrived at the city where Samael’s office was. This city was twice the size of the one Mark used to call home, but finding Samael’s office was easy. Samael was in the tallest building in the city, it could be seen for miles, Stallion Entertainment. This company specialized in streaming movies. Mark wondered as he walked along the busy streets leading to the office, did Samael use this company to further his goals? Samael wanted to prove to his father that humans were worthless creatures. Did he somehow use his powerful media company to this end? What a perfect way for an angel to show his father how easily corruptible humans are.
When Mark finally got close enough to the building he saw the giant logo out front. The Stallion Entertainment logo was of a beige horse with a flowing white mane. The thing must have been thirty feet high and the doors to the entrance were right below it. Mark wasn’t sure how he was going to handle this. He needed to confront Samael. He could beat him. It was for Sarah, he had to at least try.
Mark walked under the large pale horse and into the lobby. There were many people milling around, security guards, executives and other people. None of them were vampires, they all smelled human, quite a few of them very dirty, but very human. Mark made his way to the front desk and a nice younger woman, who didn’t smell half as bad as the rest of them, asked if she could help him.
“I’d like to speak with Mr.…” Suddenly Mark realized he didn’t know if Samael even had a last name. Maybe it was Stallion? The company had to have gotten its name from somewhere. He decided to play it safe. “Samael. I’d like to speak with Samael.”
“Mr. Samael is booked for the next few weeks. If you like I can take a message and he will squeeze you in if he can find the time?” the kind woman asked.
