The story of the FALLEN

ayla shouts, a

scroungy ball of fur in his hand and the look on

roungy and ill looking." Layla slaps his hand, but he is stronger than she is

. Basically everything is

Layla adds while she tries

uy me lunch." Nakir glares at

mon in tow. The scene would be hilarious, if he didn't know that Nakir m

s he realises what the gagging sou

s the priest and walks over to the bi

eating it."

ittens this small eat, anyway?" Zack smirks at Nakir. "You, my

ls his eyes. "I'm n

Aramaic, I don't." Zack ha

efully turning the pages and murmuring to himself. Zack sits on the other chair an

go?" Simon inquires when he

e. Take the kitten. You'll feel bette

looks up from the book. "I think As

utomatically have a name with a ne

s. He's mostly indifferent about everything." Nakir shrugs. "His mi

w? One of the Ashmodi?" Zack leans in to

omes back." Nakir says. He keeps lo

I'll order lunch."

here. I wish he was a Templa

l never allow that order to be reestablished." S

n." Zack answers.

like fists and ..

... heck, bows and arrows fo

She comes with a stack of pizza boxes and Zack

on has." Nakir tells her. "It was about tim

im." Zack laughs. "He

Sounds like food to

not naming it Munchkin.

just guarding it

e of those fluffy keychain thingies?"

rts. "Someone needs to teach Simon how to f

ree. Simon found a book

k." Layla shouts and scar

u a witch? Can you teleport?" Si

an't teleport either." Layla answers with

And Tammy was volunteered to be Simon's fighting instructor. He will learn how to fight or die trying. Zack really hopes that

es. The drapes on the windows close on their own and the

have there?"

1 according to some ancient Zorastrian scholar

figure with leathery wings and deformed hands. Long beak-like protrusi

giant bat with humanoid han

lips a few pages and commands the

s. "That thing is

called Daevas and they are never alone. They can lure humans to their deaths, they can whispe

t tried to bite me." Tammy asks Nakir. "Is there another

dead languages. Judging from the serene expression, not much. Simon has his gaze fixed on the show. The shadows on the curtains dance around and fo

t one?" Nakir shrugs. He closes the book carefully and the shadows for a new creature. Leather wing

ike it. What is it

." Nakir explains. "They are not supposed to be on this plane of existenc

ammy says. "Where d

e ago." Nakir tells he

." Simon suddenly reminds

by Psellos? He was a Byzantine monk, lived

e other houses could help out. I don't have to say why I need it.

nods. "So? Who is trolling

n?" Nakir glares at him.

y laughs. "Someone need

imon live?" N

"It's really uncomfortable the way you talk abou

's back. "You will go through your share of hazing and ridicule,

o a woman's hand anywhere on his body. And there is still the back of the chair bet

He's not an exception, he will mock and haze him with them, but in moder

les at him. "You are mortal, we're not. That i

till hasn't regained his colour.

on back to Oxford?"

n on his face is a front, he is clearly up to

ly. The rustling of the bushes brings him out of his thinking and all his attention is on the said bush. What will it be? A demon or just an animal? He can see Tammy look

ered in no time. The black mass he is looking at, has leathery wings, long arms and a terrifying beak. And the demon is not alone. T

e vicious!" Zack shouts

Not like the one Nakir s

the same. What are

r the thing. They never had much trouble eliminating demons before, but these are a workout. Is someone messing around with genetic experimen

would shy away from fire, not be