Free The Sounds of War (The Genesis Series Book 2) by Sue Watkins

occurred in what you cannot see as well as what you can. In a way, you could say that God poured himself out into his created sons, the Elohim.
    “ Oh, it is true we had to leave Earth when the floodwaters came. But we went to guard the cosmos. You were on the ark and did not see the meteors as they broke and fell into the earth. We had to save the cosmos when El Elyon abandoned Earth, mankind, and all of the terrestrial. Now the stars are our homes.”
    Ham shifted from one foot to the other as he nodded his head again, not because he understood, but because he was perplexed, “But…”
    “Directions have changed and shifted, the forces that rule gravity and other such matters within the atmosphere of Earth are now different than they were before the great flood, is that not so? Did not the judgment of El Elyon make it so?”
    Again, Ham slowly nodded.
    “Then it is also true man will no longer live six hundred years. Without a great year, how can men ever subdue Earth? It takes at least six hundred years to see the cycle of the heavens. The marking of one’s great year has always meant a celebration of immense achievement, but how will that be possible for you or your brothers? When Adam disobeyed, El Elyon removed immortality. With the flood, he removed long life. Do you not see?” Again, not waiting for a reply the invader moved a few paces closer as he continued to speak, “Because of El Elyon, the elements no longer work for you, but against you. The green valleys and the great fields, which before the flood produced large harvests, have become deserts of sand. Extremes of swamps and dry places have formed where they did not exist before, the land continues to rupture and divide as the earth continues to quake and spew fire. Oceans of water have swallowed land, and ice freezes the far north and extreme south.
    “ It is not only the physical changes of Earth; there are other things you and your children will now be deprived of. Such as, who will rebuild cities, will you? I think not. In order to dominate Earth you must learn new laws regarding the geophysical processes of Earth. Can you do this? Will you or your sons live enough years to conquer the dynamics of this new Earth? Don’t forget it was they, the fathers of the giants, who gave much understanding to men. It was they who taught humans how to utilize and advance Earth’s resources, did they not?
    “The Celestials who oversaw Earth went to a place that humans are not allowed, the stars. I urge you to request that they and their wisdom return, but in order to do so they need new portals to gain entrance. To find new portals it becomes important they possess the mysteries of the Melek’s knowledge.
    “Th e knowledge they seek is hidden in the skins your father so treasures. I ask that you obtain the skins for us. Noah is the strongest among you, yet he is past his six hundredth year, but how much longer can he live? We must have the skins before he gives them either to Japheth or Shem, and they disappear from our reach. You know Japheth would never give up the skins, he would never share his power, and Shem would not give us the skins, he is committed to the memory of El Elyon. You are our only hope.”
    Ham did not answer immediately . Instead, he sat down on the nearest boulder. His head was spinning as he had tried to follow the line of reasoning of the stranger, but there seemed to be inconsistencies in the Celestial’s logic. At that moment, Ham wasn’t sure of anything, except he knew instinctively not to give the garments to this stranger. The implications of this stranger’s long discourse were most puzzling, “Are you saying that the garments somehow give long life because they belong to the Melek?”
    The dark one, reading the thoughts of Ham, avoided the question and instead decided on a new tactic of reasoning . “You have been taught in error. Not all of those who fathered the Nephilim are filled with ra.”
    Ham raised an eyebrow,