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around here.”
“I’ll say amen to that one,” said Jonathon. “I’ll tell you, Jerry, they’ve caused real chaos here. I never thought I’d see panic in Heaven, but I don’t know what else to call it. The streets were full of it on that first day. Some people were trying to head for the Holy Place, but some of the fiercest fighting between the angels and the demons was in that direction. Most were turned away and so headed for the gates of the city. Some even decided to violate the rules and gated out right from the city street. That’s when I realized that it could be done.
“I figured that was what I’d do when it was time to leave, but I decided to stay for a while. I decided I’d use the books to get a clearer picture of what was going on. I selected books of friends of mine who lived right here in Zion. I figured that they wouldn’t mind, and it would allow me to see the conflict through their eyes. I saw plenty and learned even more. I stayed in here for hours, going from book to book, seeing this war from all angles, even through the eyes of an angel.
“Then I went to the book of a friend of mine who lives only about a mile away from here. He studied science and math with Johannes Kepler. I mean, this guy is a real brain. While the fighting was going on, he assembled several high tech weapons by just thinking about them. Now, that’s real talent. I can materialize matter too, but I’m here to tell you, I’m not
that
good. Through his book, I found out that the angels had managed to keep the demons off the second level of Heaven and were preparing to launch a counterattack near a place called Ceranda. It’s a hilly region about twenty or so miles south of the city.”
“We heard about that battle,” noted Christopher. “It doesn’t sound like it went too well.”
“That depends on who you ask,” replied Jonathon. “The demons had the angels outnumbered five to one, and the angels had to eventually retreat, but it was a psychological victory nonetheless. It was the first time that the angels and humans stood side by side and took up the fight, and I’m here to tell you they did serious damage to the demon forces. I should know, I was there.
“I jetted out of here in a hurry to help gate the wounded angels to safety on the second level. I personally guided about six hundred angels to safety. They’d have been demon fodder if I hadn’t. After the battle, I caught up to my friend David. He’d actually used that weapon I told you about in the battle. I tell you no lie…it literally disintegrated the demons. He called it a particle rifle.
“Normally an injured demon, like an injured angel, would regenerate. But I’d bet that the demons hit by those particle beams won’t regenerate anytime soon. They were blown into way too many pieces. The inventers of the particle rifle also created a smaller version of it: a particle pistol.”
Jonathon pulled his robe aside to reveal a pistol strapped to his belt. It looked like something straight out of a science fiction story.
“I managed to talk my friend David into making one for me,” said Jonathon. “I’ll tell you this: it sure beats a sword. A demon doesn’t stand a chance against one of these. It more than evens up the odds. I never leave home without it.”
“How does it work?” asked Christopher, examining it more carefully.
“I really don’t know,” admitted Jonathon, “at least not exactly. It somehow harnesses the power of God’s Holy Spirit and creates a beam of high energy particles moving at incredible speeds. That is how David explained it to me. I’m not nearly the science geek he is. But I do know how to use it.”
“So, you came back to the Hall of Records to do more detective work,” deduced Christopher.
“Yeah, I couldn’t see staying home,” replied Jonathon. “I couldn’t just hang around doing nothing. I decided to come here and see what I could find out. I’ve been here for two days. I know
“I’ll say amen to that one,” said Jonathon. “I’ll tell you, Jerry, they’ve caused real chaos here. I never thought I’d see panic in Heaven, but I don’t know what else to call it. The streets were full of it on that first day. Some people were trying to head for the Holy Place, but some of the fiercest fighting between the angels and the demons was in that direction. Most were turned away and so headed for the gates of the city. Some even decided to violate the rules and gated out right from the city street. That’s when I realized that it could be done.
“I figured that was what I’d do when it was time to leave, but I decided to stay for a while. I decided I’d use the books to get a clearer picture of what was going on. I selected books of friends of mine who lived right here in Zion. I figured that they wouldn’t mind, and it would allow me to see the conflict through their eyes. I saw plenty and learned even more. I stayed in here for hours, going from book to book, seeing this war from all angles, even through the eyes of an angel.
“Then I went to the book of a friend of mine who lives only about a mile away from here. He studied science and math with Johannes Kepler. I mean, this guy is a real brain. While the fighting was going on, he assembled several high tech weapons by just thinking about them. Now, that’s real talent. I can materialize matter too, but I’m here to tell you, I’m not
that
good. Through his book, I found out that the angels had managed to keep the demons off the second level of Heaven and were preparing to launch a counterattack near a place called Ceranda. It’s a hilly region about twenty or so miles south of the city.”
“We heard about that battle,” noted Christopher. “It doesn’t sound like it went too well.”
“That depends on who you ask,” replied Jonathon. “The demons had the angels outnumbered five to one, and the angels had to eventually retreat, but it was a psychological victory nonetheless. It was the first time that the angels and humans stood side by side and took up the fight, and I’m here to tell you they did serious damage to the demon forces. I should know, I was there.
“I jetted out of here in a hurry to help gate the wounded angels to safety on the second level. I personally guided about six hundred angels to safety. They’d have been demon fodder if I hadn’t. After the battle, I caught up to my friend David. He’d actually used that weapon I told you about in the battle. I tell you no lie…it literally disintegrated the demons. He called it a particle rifle.
“Normally an injured demon, like an injured angel, would regenerate. But I’d bet that the demons hit by those particle beams won’t regenerate anytime soon. They were blown into way too many pieces. The inventers of the particle rifle also created a smaller version of it: a particle pistol.”
Jonathon pulled his robe aside to reveal a pistol strapped to his belt. It looked like something straight out of a science fiction story.
“I managed to talk my friend David into making one for me,” said Jonathon. “I’ll tell you this: it sure beats a sword. A demon doesn’t stand a chance against one of these. It more than evens up the odds. I never leave home without it.”
“How does it work?” asked Christopher, examining it more carefully.
“I really don’t know,” admitted Jonathon, “at least not exactly. It somehow harnesses the power of God’s Holy Spirit and creates a beam of high energy particles moving at incredible speeds. That is how David explained it to me. I’m not nearly the science geek he is. But I do know how to use it.”
“So, you came back to the Hall of Records to do more detective work,” deduced Christopher.
“Yeah, I couldn’t see staying home,” replied Jonathon. “I couldn’t just hang around doing nothing. I decided to come here and see what I could find out. I’ve been here for two days. I know
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