Finding the Lost Boy

By J. S. Bendle

Many years have passed since mankind found out that humans were the descendants of the original creators of the universe, and the galaxy has become a strange place indeed. Men can become gods, demons, and the soul exists. What's more is that the soul is bound to the body by a static electric field called shockhaven. The people who can use this field like an extension of their bodies are called havenists. Mankind quickly learns that the power of this field is more powerful than any other power source. When the galactic government begins to fear the immortals they make a human weapon capable of wiping them out.
Katelin is a young woman who's life is changed forever when one act of kindness brings the greatest weapon in the known galaxy into her home. Join her as she learns the strange truths about the galaxy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J. S. Bendle
• Release date: Jun 26, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310636387

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Chapter Eleven: Master Miller and Reploid Armor

Chapter Twelve: Spell Binding with Master Sam

Chapter Thirteen: I Didn't Always Live Alone

Chapter Fourteen: Summoning, An Art of Portals

Chapter Fifteen: Beyond the Blade, the Art of the Sword

Chapter Sixteen: A Storm of Bullets, Full Auto Reploid

Chapter Seventeen: First Flight

Chapter Eighteen: Beauty From Such Great Heights

Chapter Nineteen: Nobody's Perfect

Chapter Twenty: Crimson Died Feathers

Chapter Twenty-One: A Mortal Master's Knowledge of Immortal's

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Wings of an Angle on the Back of a Man

Chapter Twenty-Three: Spell Binding Immortality

Chapter Twenty-Four: Share This Bed with You My Love

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Blurred Lines Between Man and Machine

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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank my family who have supported me through not only this book, but throughout my whole life as well. Without them this wouldn't have been possible. To the chubby short man who knows who he is, I hope that you read this and laugh. I love you all.

Prologue Chapter One

It is said that in the beginning of time there were beings of total and complete power. They were gods. Forever living in a world of their own creation. They lived peacefully in this heaven for countless years. The gods grew in number as time elapsed and come to the conclusion that some form of government needed to be established to preserve the rights of all of the gods. This was the beginning of the council of heaven. When it began it was an open council, open to anyone who wanted to participate. However, the council did not remain the open symbol of equality that it was intended to be. One of the first rules put in place was the restriction of creating life of any kind in paradise. This is what many believed lead to the eventual end of peace in heaven.

The gods lived forever but many chose to transcend to a level of existence that was beyond conscientiousness. There were those that did not however and as time passed it was these elder gods who were content to control the council and by all means rule heaven. And these gods were content with not creating life or doing it in secret saying that it was beyond the comprehension of the younger gods. These younger gods, who were no longer welcome to participate in the council, were not. They were young and filled with power that could only be understood through practice. So they went to distant worlds and they created. Unfortunately some only created to test and better understand their power and in turn the universe. They made all forms of life from the purest expressions of beauty to the living embodiment of all the things that could bring fear, pain, and suffering to the soul of a god. The creations were made for many different reasons but many were not thought of as anything more than expressions of will and were not given an after thought. The result was that the once peaceful worlds were filled with unspeakable monsters and chaos.

In an attempt to prevent the younger gods from doing anymore harm to the universe or, indirectly,themselves or each other the elders of the council erected a gate around their paradise. It was in the interest of protecting the people of heaven that brought the council into existence and it was this same interest that also brought the gate into being. Time distorts the nonphysical. Perspectives become distorted and change. Legends can change places with the past, and the present can become lost. As the generations pasted the reason for the gate became lost like the universe outside them. All that was left was the gates, and the words of the elders of the council. These words were belittling and seldomly believed.

None of the younger gods believed the stories of the monsters that lived beyond the gates. They'd never been seen before and were thought to be nothing more than children's tales meant to scare the younger gods into obedience. To make matters worse many of the elders of the council had made the final transcendence, dissipating into the universe, making their presence in the world ever lasting, but their voices became lost. The remainder of the council were the elders who valued their power and position more than anything else.

Eventually the protests began. Groups of gods began to assemble outside the chamber of the council voicing various grievances, with the most common among them being the gate. Instead of facing the groups and trying to make them see reason, the elders simply banned assemblies from the councils chambers and the surrounding grounds. The protesters left fearing what the council might do if they stayed, however the groups did not dis-banned. Instead they came together as one, meeting in secret.

One of the young gods who was charismatic and well spoken took the lead at one such meeting. I dream of a life without the shackles of the council. I dream of being able to create where and what I please without fear. I dream of being able to see the galaxy and the rest of the universe instead of being kept here like a animal in a cage. he said. Each statement was met with growing cheers. The young god had a certain air about him that made others want to follow him, and he knew just what to say to gather more steam and support. As the cheers died down he spoke again.

Above all else I dream of freedom. The crowd exploded in cheers and applause and he motioned for silence. The crowd quickly cut off their cheers but remained either standing or on the edge of their seats. But these dreams, he began, Our dreams, are doomed to remain just dreams, unless, he paused more for effect than anything else Unless we take action. Unless we take heed to the signs of our own captivity, we will never become our own masters. You can stand beside me in opposition to the oppression or you can stand with the council and abandon the hope of living free. There are no guaranties that anything will change and I can't promise you that we will succeed. However, I can promise you my own commitment to our cause and that I will not give up until we are free! Are you with me?

The cheers were so loud that they were herd in the streets. Gods gathered in the streets and began the march. The crowd grew and in mass, led by the voice of the young charismatic god, they made their way to the chamber of the council of heaven. As they stood on the steps of the councils chamber they demanded action. They demanded change. And they demanded a voice to control their own lives.

Weather the members of the council herd or not was unseen and it wasn't until they threatened to tare down the chambers around them that the elders of the council emerged from their chambers. How dare you disturb the peace of this city! How dare you threaten these chambers, the chambers of the council of heaven! the eldest member of the council said speaking with venom in his voice.

The young god spoke above the shouting that this new arrival brought. How dare you call this assembly of your brothers and children a disturbance of the peace. We, he said gesturing to the rest of the crowed. We have tried to voice our desires peacefully. We have tried to do things your way even though it is apparent that you have no interests in what we have to say. Now we here are demanding that you tare down the gates and return the freedom to the people.

The elder god stood silent for a moment as he regarded the young leader of the rebellious uprising. He had to end this quickly and at whatever costs to avoid opening the gate, You will not tell me that you want peace and freedom and then order me to doom us all to death. You will all disperse now. Any and all that remain here will be considered aggressors against the good order of Heaven and be regarded as enemies of the state.

The crowed grew restless. Many shouted that they should leave while they still could and more than a handful actually did. Deciding that where as they did want change they didn't think it was worth risking the wrath of the council if they didn't get the change that they were asking for. Those who remained were visibly shaken by the elders threat and did not have the same confidence as they did when the march began. Seeing his support beginning to waver right before him the young god was quick to challenge the elders threat. You are in no position to threaten us. We are many and you are few. he said again gesturing to the crowd. It would do you well to hear our demands. he added when he saw some of the members of his mob regaining their courage. There were a few like him, who had never lost their nerve, and remained defiant of the elder the whole time.

However, that courage was short lived. The elder raised his arms and as he did great stone walls rose from the ground high into the sky, trapping the supporters inside of a large stone cage. Many of you there may be, but you are unlearned. he said. His voice was no longer that of a decrepit old man but the booming voice of an overlord speaking at ants from on top of the massive stone wall that he just created. But that will change and you will be cured of your ignorance. he said to a crowd that was silent.

The young god had never fought against anyone with the skills that the elder had, and he did not want to fight him here. He chose to wait and see what the elder would do before he rushed to violence.

You will see the world outside of the gate and get to know it quite well. You are all here by banished from paradise. Gather your things and go, if you are seen here again your life will be forfeit.

The crowd began to argue their banishment and the walls began to quake. The former protesters fell silent and the elder lowered the walls. Silently the crowd dispersed with more fear in that moment than they'd ever known. No one in the crowd had ever been outside the gates of heaven. Now they would go and whatever awaited them would be their new home weather they liked it or not.

Prologue Chapter Two

The elders were right. one of the young supporters began, This place is no friend to an immortal.

Do not be a fool my friend Immortals created this we can most certainly survive and become prosperous on our own. This is our new heaven!!! The young god proclaimed with his arms open wide to the gathering group but it happened to be a bit smaller than he recalled.

Good Sir we have lost many already we must be careful.the supporter begged.

But the young god would not be deterred, so he led those that remained down the mountain How could so many gods not make the fall? the young god asked. Flight was one of the few things that nearly every God still knew.

It was not the fall that killed them sir. the supporter continued. There are creatures inside the mountain. he said.

They can't possibly be killed by creatures they're gods the young god said.

My good sir have you actually created life? another supporter asked.

Yes and you can stop calling me sir. I am Luciferthe young god said.

It was at that moment that the group heard a scream then felt a thud through the ground then nothing but whimpers that eventually died out too. Then the thuds began again, but now they were growing louder as whatever it was grew closer.

We must flee Lucifer before we suffer the same fate as the others. the supporter began.

Don't be a coward. Lucifer began. The creations of our ancestors are nothing to fear.

Not all of us are practiced in the ways of our powers. I for one had hoped to learn how to wield my abilities once we made it outside the gates.

What is your name young man? Lucifer asked, placing a hand on the young man's shoulder.

My name is Desimiss. he said, with his head hung low in shame. Although he had wanted to he had never broken the laws of the council of heaven. Not only did he fear their wrath, but also he feared the possibility that they were right and that creating life within the gates of heaven would put the lives of everyone in heaven at risk. So he had never developed his potential power into anything and now it was that fear that made it hard to look a proud fearless man like Lucifer in the eye.

Well Desimiss I will gladly teach you and anyone else anything that I can but first we must make it down these mountains. I will protect you in the mean time until you can protect yourself. Lucifer said. He would not demand that everyone stay with him like some tyrant. He would simply prove to them that it was safer to stay together until they knew more of this world.

It was then that the creature showed its self. It was at least fifty feet tall and maybe seventy feet long. Covered in scales the size of a man's midsection that overlapped all over the creatures body except for its massive wings that had to span easily a hundred feet. They had fallen out of heaven right into dragon territory and weather that was the intention of the elders or not, the effect was the same. They were the foolish children who had begged and begged to play with fire until the elders had grown angry and throw them into the flame. All of the supporters screamed and began to run in every direction in a scared panic. Then the dragon let forth a piercing cry that dropped many to their knees, but Lucifer didn't falter. Instead he walked towards the dragon separating himself from the crowd. As he got within the dragon's reaching distance the creature tried to simply bat him out of the way. Lucifer's reached out his hand with his arm out stretched and stopped the massive clawed hand of the beast. For all of the mighty creature's strength, he was no match for that of a god and when Lucifer pushed back the beast nearly fell over as his arm was unexpectedly thrown back. As the dragon reared back to let for another of its battle cries Lucifer waved his hand and an unseen force sent the creature tumbling end over end until it fell from the side of the mountain. It reappeared flying away with several cries of frustration over having lost such a promising meal.

With the immediate danger gone Lucifer went around helping those who were still on the ground, he couldn't help but wonder what kind of creatures where farther the down the mountain. There was a lot that he had to wonder about now. He had created life before but it had always been small and easily controllable and he usually ended it after he had learned all that he could or wanted to, but this was all because of the laws of the council. Now that he had seen one of the creations of his ancestors it humbled him. He didn't believe that he had it in him to make something so massive and powerful which made him wonder if the creature he had just seen had been created that way or if it had grown into the beast that it was. As the creature flew out of sight its cries were joined by more from what everyone could only assume were more of the creatures. However, unlike before there was no panic only silence as all eyes looked to Lucifer.

We should continue down the mountain and try to avoid the creatures when we can. We don't know how many more there are, or what else is out there, but we can all agree that this seems to be their hunting ground and we don't want to be here. he said, in the same commanding voice he had used before the fall. The trek down the mountain was rough given the terrain and the heat, but the group made it to the foot hills at the base of the mountain with little incident. However that did not last long. The foot hills were littered with much smaller creatures that were far faster then the giant dragon, but just as blood thirsty. Lucifer did his best to defend the group but the creatures managed to pick off several of the weaker stragglers. He had no idea that so much of the populous of heaven was so powerless. All because of the laws of the council no one ever spoke of the extent of their own power. At least that was what he thought, until he saw the reality that was very few of the people had any power to speak of.

Finally they made it to the tree line that they hoped to find cover from the monsters and the harshness of the night. Lucifer looked around at everyone that had made it this far. His group was a tenth of the size that it had started as and he had to wonder what happened to all of them. Flight was one of the few powers that every inhabitant of heaven showed almost constantly and even though they were neither very fast or nimble slowing their decent to avoid falling to their death shouldn't have been difficult. He had been one of the last to leave paradise and everyone who left with him had no problem making it to the mountain top. He hadn't seen any bodies of those that he had thought had fallen on the way down the mountain, but he had assumed that was because they had all been eaten by the winged creatures of the mountain. However, the more he thought about it he didn't think that was the case. Not only were there no bodies, but there were no body parts or even traces of blood anywhere to be seen. The one dragon that he had seen up close had been covered in the gore of it's last victim. Further more he hadn't heard anymore screams which made him even less convinced that all of the others had died coming down the mountain.

Just as he began to ask himself where had they all gone he heard a scream. It was the scream of a god, although he was beginning to doubt that all of those who left heaven were worthy to be given that tittle, and it was too far off to be anyone in his group. Stay close and hurry and maybe we can save them. he said and took off at a slow jog towards the scream.

Desimiss quickly caught up with Lucifer and asked in a tone that only he could hear, Do you think one of the ones the got snatched up made it away from the monsters?

In the unfamiliar glow of the moon light Desimiss looked much younger than Lucifer and he couldn't bring himself to tell him the truth of what he really thought. If Desimiss was right then whoever just screamed was probably alone, scared and injured and whatever it was that made them scream was upon them. Additionally just as their scream had drawn Lucifer to them it had also been a call to any creature that was close by and looking for a meal. It doesn't matter who it is they're one of us and we have to help them. he said. He didn't want to tell the boy, as he now saw him, that he thought there might be additional survivors in case he was wrong. He wanted to run faster but didn't want to stretch the group too thin since it didn't make much sense to loose to or three more people to save one. Desimiss, get to the back of the group and make sure they keep up. If they start to fall behind call out and I'll slow down. he said, trying to think of anyway that he could speed up and keep the group together. Desimiss nodded and fell back and Lucifer picked up the pace.

It wasn't long before Lucifer began to hear voices and he felt hopeful. The voices were in conversation and although he couldn't make out what they were saying it meant that he was right and somehow others had survived the fall from paradise and made it down the mountain own their own. He doubled his pace and as he grew closer he could see light breaking through the trees from a clearing and he now knew why he couldn't make out the conversation. Half of it was in a language he'd never heard and was coming from a voice deeper than any he'd known before. He slowed his pace and that of the group's, not knowing what he would find in the clearing he proceeded with caution, but he didn't stop. He was sure that the scream he'd heard had come from a god and he was almost positive that it had come from a woman. When he was sure that the rest of his group had made it and they were all caught up with each other he motioned for them to stay put while he went to investigate what was going on. Nothing could have prepared him for what he was about to walk into and when he entered the clearing that was when chaos ensued.

The scream had indeed come from a woman who was squirming while being held