Free In Exile (Archangel Jarahmael and the War to Conquer Heaven, Book III) by John J Higgins Page B

had been able to get the Books out of the Throne Room in the Seventh Heaven in the midst of the rebellion. But he also knew it was only a matter of time before Michael and the rest of the loyal Angels realized that the Books were gone. Jarahmael could assist and protect the Humans by using the Books. He also realized the danger and was fearful of the Books falling into the hands of Luciferael or his rebel Angels. If Luciferael gained possession of the Books there would be no stopping him. The Books would enable Luciferael and the rebel Angels to renew their quest and succeed in conquering the Heavens. A purpose Jarahmael knew Luciferael and his Auxilium always kept in the forefront of their minds.
    On the other hand, Jarahmael did not want to turn the Books over to the loyal Angels either. He had great concerns Michael would someday surrender to the temptation that had caught Luciferael. The glory and power of the Heavens may be the real reason that Luciferael and his rebel Angels had turned on the Almighty. Too much power sitting in any individual or small group was dangerous. For after all, weren’t all the Archangels created about the same time and developed in the same way? Luciferael had pursued the possibility of ruling the Universe despite having a special relationship with the Almighty. Jarahmael thought that he would be ecstatic if the Almighty had the same relationship with him and would never take over the Heavens and the Earth for himself. Something had gone wrong that Luciferael had rebelled; he was already the most loved of the Angels, the First Born of the Creation and Prince of Heaven. And those Archangels who followed Luciferael seemed to have been seduced by the same folly.
    The Archangels around Michael did not seem to have the same closeness to him that Sammuael and the rest of the Auxilium had with Luciferael. But then again, Michael had not been the Prince of Heaven. Their quick defense of Michael at the end of the rebellion when Jarahmael suggested that the loyal Angels stop performing the morning ceremony gave him pause. Gabriel and the others could eventually have that blind loyalty to Michael just as Luciferael had the blind loyalty of the rebel Angels. So for now, to be safe, Jarahmael thought it was best to keep the Books out of the hands of both camps.
    He realized that it would be no easy task to keep these Books out of all of the Angels' hands. Jarahmael also knew that he would be hunted by both the loyal and rebel Angels once they figured out he was the thief. Where best to hide the Books so that they could not be found by either set of Angels? He needed to have access to them himself to teach the Humans, yet he knew that he could not trust Adam or Eve to keep the Books' location secret. For now he would have to continue to be the one to keep the Books safe. At least long enough to ensure that the Humans had the knowledge they would need to protect themselves against Luciferael and his rebel Angels.
    He smiled to himself as he envisioned how angry Luciferael would become once he knew that someone was looking out for the Humans he sought so desperately to destroy. It was not that Jarahmael trusted the Humans, but their survival and prosperity would infuriate Luciferael and his colleagues. That may give him an opening to save Lillith from them.
    As night was falling, he knew he had the perfect opportunity to get things situated. The loyal Angels would not miss him until morning and the rebel Angels had no idea he was outside of the Heavens. Landing quietly near the Aegyptus complex, he stood before the Sphinx that had the face of his friend Cerebriel staring back at him. It was not that long ago that he had slipped away from Michael’s army of loyal Angels to hide the Book of Creation here, but it did seem like ages had passed since that night.
    Once inside, he looked at the wall and everything seem undisturbed. Sliding his fingers along the wall, he found and moved the stones where he had