Chapter Thirty Six

“So how does a vampire come across a dagger used by the archangel Michael?” Harrison asked. “It might be just me, but it seems a little heavenly for a demon to be carrying around.”

Lucius peered at him like a persistent bug that would not go away. “The dagger is a symbol of the unity between God and demons if you must know. It was presented to us by a servant of the Lord as a show of good faith that He would watch over our descendants. They are half human after all. The only catch was we had to ensure the savior remained safe, until now of course.”

“And that's why you let us all believe that Chris was the chosen one,” Aurora nodded. “To protect Gabriel.”

“Chris was born with many skills, but that was God's doing not ours. It was necessary to make Melloch believe that he was the savior. My job was to protect Gabriel, to ensure the Reapers never found out about him.”

“Are you saying that God gave Chris all those gifts just as a distraction to trick Melloch?” Gabriel stared at Lucius