The War of Megiddo: Book I: the Alfa

By Nick Mulder

In the beginning Sammael went to the holy city of Ermon Hill to protest the actions of God to the Holy Council made up of the most powerful angels in Heaven. Sammeal quickly builds an army of one third of the angels in Heaven to rise up and fight against God. The Archangels Michael and Gabriel led Heaven to victory and those who fought against God in the uprising where cast out of Heaven to Earth on the opposite side of the Veil of the Senses to await Judgement Day.
Now the final days of Earth are approaching as both Heaven and Hell prepare for one last battle. God sends Auron to tell Jack Watts he is to lead the armies of Heaven against the forces of Sammael. As the world is consumed by war Jack makes the decisions which will ultimately help shape the fate of humanity. Everyone involved quickly finds out that the line between good and evil is not as clear cut as they were lead to believe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 29, 2011
• ISBN: 9781468536409

Nick Mulder

Nick was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He has lived in Iowa City and Kalona for most of his life. In 2005-2008 he attended the University of Iowa where he received a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Nick studied religion while getting his degree at Kirkwood where he received his Associate’s degree before finishing school at the University of Iowa. In 2010 Nick joined the Teach and Learn in Georgia program in the nation of Georgia for a semester. During his time there he taught English as a second language and learned about their culture. He joined the program because he enjoys going to new places and meeting new people. This started in the year 2000 when he first went overseas as part of the People to People program.

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The War of Megiddo

Book I: The Alfa

Nick Mulder

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First published by AuthorHouse 12/28/2011

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Contents

Part I

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Dedicated to all of those that have helped me succeed over the years

Prologue

The right thing and the correct thing do not always co-exist. Many issues are neither black nor white but rather a sea of grey. That is why a good man can damn himself, and an evil man can find redemption. It is just the way our world was designed. What we know as Earth is also known as Purgatory in the city of Euphoria, the largest city in Heaven.

Those who reject the government of Heaven are sent to the land of suffering in the city of Angst. Angst is in the deepest and darkest bowels of Hell. Heaven and Hell have been in eternal combat since the beginning of time, but that was not always the case. There was a time when all Angels lived together in the Heavens before the Great Rebellion.

A battle of ideologies within the holy family created a civil war which resulted in God throwing out those who fought against him. The war continues right now under the Veil of the Senses which separates what is real, and what is really real. There is the world as we see it, and then there is the world of the supernatural which we can’t see with our eyes. This is because humans were never given the ability to pierce the veil to see what lies beneath.

This is the story of the last battles of the war between Heaven and Hell. The path leading there is meant to fix a broken world which has fallen into chaos. It is important to understand the origins of the war between Heaven and Hell. Once the past is understood we can look to the future with a new found clarity which will guide our actions.

The war will be decided by the second Christ who is the third son of God. He will have to face his own inner demons which will be a major factor in the final outcome of the war. If Heaven loses the war mankind will face eternal damnation for all eternity. He must stop the armies of Hell from making their way though Purgatory and into Heaven. If Hell is able to march on Heaven and win, it would be the destruction of paradise and Hell would have total control of all existence.

The fate of the world will rest on the shoulders of one man which will lead the armies of Heaven and Earth to defeat the forces of Hell. Many events were foretold in the Bible, but it only told a fraction of what is to come. This will test all of mankind to put our differences aside in order to come together as one. Man can be a heartless beast, so will it be possible for the people of Earth to come together in order to save themselves in this world and the next?

Sometimes a little blind faith is better than going into something with all of the knowledge in the world and not being able to do what needs to be done. We are standing on the brink of extinction and this could be man’s finest hour. However, we need the courage to prevail and evolve past human nature to become something more in order to stand as one. For the children of God this will happen in the war with Hell, each other, and within ourselves.

It is only in the belief in ourselves which will lead us to do great things. Can it be a reality, or just a crazy dream? Maybe when the insane starts sounding sane we will have a better chance of standing up to the armies of Hell. We must come together if we hope to win the final battle of the war at Megiddo itself.

I can say from my own experiences I have seen the insane become sane, and the impossible become possible. My name is Auron, and it is my duty to teach the third child of God who will be sent from Heaven. I will help him understand the true nature of evil in the world which lies underneath the Veil of the Senses. However I cannot complete my task by myself as others from Heaven will be sent to aide me. Like Jesus the third son will have no memory of his life in Heaven. It is God’s will that his followers must choose to follow him without any proof of his true existence.

It is imperative the third son of God understands human nature so he can become the man we all need to lead the armies of Heaven to victory. He will punish those who carry on Sammael’s work and restore justice. However what justice is in the Heavens is not always the same as it is here on Earth. Hell will be released on the world and the third son of God who is the Second Christ will come to wash away evil once and for all, and bring about a new world and a new heaven. May God help us all as the final chapter of all which exists is written in the blood of the mortal and divine beings alike.

Auron Niska

Part I

Ambiguities

And

Disambiguation

Chapter 1

Between Heaven and Hell

In a dark alley many horrors emerge, and in this dark alley a young girl had been murdered. The FBI was called in because the police believed this was the work of a serial killer. One of the agents of the violent crimes unit in the FBI had been called in to look at the body. Special Agent Jack Watts has an uncanny sixth sense for finding serial killers and bring them to justice.

He sees things that no one else can. He says he knows what happened because he watches the crimes occur through his mind’s eye. Rather than separating himself from a case he becomes all too involved which has cost him greatly. Jack continues to fight to capture those who take the lives of others no matter the personal cost to himself. All the violence never seemed to end after innocent after innocent was butchered day after day in an endless nightmare that his life had turned into. As Jack stood in the alley he could smell the strong odor of death and trash in the air which was all too familiar.

For years Jack studied the criminal mind in Iowa so he could try and understand how human beings could do the atrocities he saw every day. Jack believed the heart of evil lied dormant in every man and woman on the face of the earth waiting to be let out. Over time Jack realized the brutal crimes he saw everyday were affecting him more than he was originally willing to admit. It was always the deaths of children which kept Jack up at night. Jack then examined the body further, and turned her over to see what evidence the victim was hiding.

Jack was taken back at first. Jack saw no way this girl could have been out of elementary school. It was clear for a girl her age she was very pretty which would have made her a prime target for a predator. As time went on it seemed like the order of the world was fading away. Everything just seemed to be so random. Jack had seen much younger children killed, but none of them were killed this violently.

Those cases usually did not require much help because it was mostly a matter of finding out who the girl is in order to catch the killer. This is because most of the time the killer is usually a friend or relative. From what Jack saw he did not think this was a random act of violence. As he examined the body further what he saw linked it to a number of a number of cold cases in the area. It was possible for this case to go on for years without a conviction. Jack had been more numbed to the deaths of adults, but anytime he was put on a case dealing with a child always caused him an endless amount of pain and suffering.

John Russell, Jack’s partner, walked over to him with a man who claimed he saw the killer. The man said, Hello, my name is Auron Niska, I believe I can help you find the man responsible.

Jack replied, Good, hop in my car so we can talk. I want so to catch this son of a bitch tonight.

Auron said, Well Mr. Watts you could start by staking out where he works at Globo Soft. I don’t know him personally, but I do know what he looks like so he shouldn’t be too hard to find.

Russell told Jack he would stay and finish documenting the crime scene. He knew Jack would need the information from the finger prints so they could be compared against any new evidence. Russell thought if they split up he would be able to go though the files so he could give Jack the information he needed to help solve the case as fast as possible. Jack and Auron got into the car so they could discuss what he had seen.

The case seemed to be cut and dry for Jack; he was used to cold cases which sometimes took years just to get a suspect. He already had a working profile of the person in his mind which could carry out such a cold blooded murder. Jack thought something else going on here because killers usually weren’t this open with their crimes. Then Jack realized the killer was trying to make a statement he had not yet revealed.

Jack pulled the car over to the side of the street to see if they could spot the man they were looking for. Auron looked like he knew what he was looking for which for some reason raised more questions than answers. As they were looking for the killer Auron tried to break the ice by telling Jack about the war between Heaven and Hell. Jack did not understand what the war between the Heavens and Hell had to do with anything but Jack decided to just go with it to pass the time as they waited.

The Beginning

At the start of time there was nothing, and then God told the universe he wanted light and there was a great explosion which some would come to call the big bang. Later God created the Heavens and the Earth along with all those presided there. At first God had two sons Jesus and Sammael. Jesus followed the will of God to the letter and was the son that Heaven looked to for leadership. Sammael did not share God’s views on the direction of Heaven which placed the humans on Earth above the angels in Heaven.

One day Sammael went to the holy city of Ermon Hill to protest the actions of God to the Holy Council which was made up of the most important angels in Heaven of various ranks. Sammael told them, God has pushed us aside for lesser beings which only look like angels, but they are flawed and only serve themselves.

The Arch Angel Michael stood up and said, The same could be said about you. You may be a part of the holy family but your actions go against everything that God has worked so hard to achieve.

Sammael looked around the room and told the council, We are far superior to the humans, and God should see that. My father is not omnipotent like you would like to believe. This is a falsehood and I have come here to show Heaven that I have a better way.

Raphael who never liked Sammael’s politics said, What would that better way be? Time has proven your arrogance has made you a disgrace to the Holy Family. I think this is nothing more than an act of rebellion.

Sammael became angry and said, I came here offering you a better way and you mock me. My brother only follows blindly without question, and that is what we have built our society on. I say we stand up to God and tell him we will not accept humans as our superiors. I say that we are their superiors. I am calling for all those who agree with me to stand up and make their voices known. We will not bow down to the race of man.

In a effort to ease the rhetoric Uriel said, You might not know it by looking at them, but the humans are beloved by God above us for a reason. No matter how much you may fight it the humans do have their place here in Heaven. That place is above us whether we like it or not.

Sammael stood up and said, How dare you speak with me like that. At the end of the day I am one of the sons of God. It is God’s blood which flows through my veins.

Gabriel was worried about what Sammael was planning and said, You come here with a new vision for Heaven. This all begs the question of what you are planning to do to achieve your goal. Unlike God, I and the rest of Heaven are not able to gaze into the future to see what you are up to.

Sammael had enough and told the council, I will do whatever is necessary. If you have not been paying attention there are many others like me that are not willing to bow down to the humans. Our numbers are growing by the day. When my forces are ready Heaven can choose to talk to us and resolve this peacefully, or we can resolve this with brute force.

Then Michael began to lose his temper and told Sammael, "God and the armies of Heaven will stop you at any cost. As General of the Holy Army I will make sure you will be punished for raising an army against God. I am sure you understand there is no chance of winning a war with Heaven.

Sammael became furious and said, You underestimate me. I assure you if I go to war with Heaven I will win. The only question I have is what will happen once we take over.

Sammael stormed out of the room and started spreading his word to the angels in the Heavens. At first there was a strong opposition against him, but then slowly the angels in Heaven became more accepting of Sammael’s views. As support grew many started talking about revolution and going to war with God. At first the Holy Government saw the rebellion as a bad joke which started becoming a major issue. Angels at all levels started looking to Sammael for leadership, but the question now was how many of those angels would go up against God.

When talk about civil war grew loud enough God sent Jesus to help the situation. Jesus prepared a statement to the angels of Heaven which was broadcast all over the Heavens. Jesus said, Times are changing in Heaven, but it has been made clear not everyone agrees it has been for the better. I am here to talk to the people of Heaven to let you know God is aware of the issues you have. Humans have shown they can believe blindly in God as an act of devotion which is something the beings of Heaven can not relate to.

Some individuals were happy with the statement and decided to stay with the current system even though they did not always agree with it. Census taking angels figured around one third of Heaven sided with Sammael. Within that third a growing number of angels were getting ready to fight for what they believed in. Jesus put out another statement a few days later stating if anyone marches on Heaven they would be dealt with severely.

Sammael was not the only one speaking out on the issue. Many felt the humans should not be as important as the angels. Many angels speculated why God made the decision he did. Some thought it was one way for the angels in Heavens to have their loyalty tested like the humans. Battle lines were quickly being drawn as families were being divided over the issue.

Sammael addressed the Heaven saying, We have shown there are many of us who will not stand by as God pushes us aside and makes humans his most prized creation. If our demands are not met we will meet the armies of Heaven with force. This war is not impossible even though they would like us to believe it is. This is the final warning to God to restore the true inhabitants of Heaven to their rightful place on the holy hierarchy of Heaven.

All throughout Heaven all the ranks of angels discussed what they should do. For some there mind was already made up as they prepared for the war on the horizon. Some decided they did not want any part of the war and they would side with whoever won. Those who were unwilling to fight received the scorn of both sides and were branded cowards.

Sammael grew stronger with every passing moment. Then it was revealed Sammael was able to enlist the help of Beelzebub and Lucifer. With their help Sammael’s rebellion grew to over a billion angels strong which was over one third of all Heaven. Among those ready to fight against the Holy Family was Gog and Magog who were two of the fiercest warriors Heaven had ever known. They were once in charge of protecting Heaven, but now they sided with Sammael working to destroy everything they once swore to protect.

Soon the battle lines were drawn and the Angels of the Rebellion struck a simultaneous attack at Euphoria and Ermon Hill. The Archangels of the Four Elements split up to lead Heaven’s Army. Michael and Gabriel went to protect the city of Euphoria where Sammael was leading his unholy troops against God. Uriel and Raphael went to protect Ermon Hill where Lucifer was leading the unholy troops. In the background Beelzebub was masterminding the attacks.

As the cities of Heaven burned Michael and Gabriel fought against Gog and Magog as they attempted to reach God as Sammael fought to become the ruler of Heaven. The holy forces of God where able to stand their ground and began to push Sammael’s troops back. Gabriel flew above the troops giving orders while Michael separated himself from the fight looking for Sammael in the fog of battle.

It did not take Michael a long time to find Sammael because he wanted to stay out in the open so all of his troops could see him in battle. God knew Sammael’s greatest sins where arrogance and pride so God had Jesus set up a battle plan to exploit those weaknesses. Then once Sammael was spotted many of the reinforcements were sent to Euphoria to fight. What followed next was the largest and bloodiest battle in the history of Heaven.

The battle seemed like it was never going to end, but slowly God’s army began to defeat Sammael and his troops. God decreed those who fought against him would face expulsion from Heaven. The Earth was then split into two and the Veil of the Senses was created to divide the separate parts of what existed on Earth. Human beings and all that God created to gaze upon were placed in the living world. On the opposite side of the veil was death as it was known in Heaven being separated from all that was good.

Slowly Heaven’s superior numbers began to overpower Beelzebub tactics. As large chunks of Sammael’s forces were defeated the forces of God threw them to Earth for their betrayal. Once on Earth the former angels found themselves on a barren wasteland which was a huge change from the paradise they once knew. After the fall from grace those who were once angels called themselves the fallen angels. Heaven called them as demons in a new battle of semantics.

On the ninth day of the war God’s forces were able to weaken Sammael’s forces to the point where Michael was able to reach Sammael. The two fought with the blades that they had on them. Sammael used his sword and shield as Michael used a spear and shield. Michael also had a short sword as back up if it was needed. Michael and Sammael fought hard taking chunks out of each other’s flesh. In the end Michael’s skill proved to be superior as Sammael fell to the ground in defeat.

Michael stood over Sammael with his spear at his throat and asked, Why have you done this? Has not God given you all that you would have ever needed?

Sammael defiantly told Michael, No. I will not be a slave to the humans. We are better than them, and it is the humans that should serve us.

Michael said, That is not up to you. Our power has always been meant to be limited; we are but servants of God. That role as never suited you since you have never cared about anyone but yourself.

Jesus stood back and watched as Sammael was cast out of Heaven along with the others who fought in the rebellion. The Archangels of the Four Elements gathered where those who rebelled against Heaven were cast out. Uriel said, Even though this is a moment of great sadness I am thankful it is all over.

Michael took a deep breath and said, It is not over. No matter how long it takes Sammael will rebuild his army and attack again. Only God knows the time and place it is going to happen, and I am told it will remain that way until Sammael attacks again.

Raphael put his hand on Michael’s shoulder and said, On a brighter note I am told the third son of God was born. Even in this dark era the third child gives me hope for a brighter tomorrow.

Gabriel could not believe the significance of what had just happened as he said, What has happened today will forever alter the course of the third child’s life along with the rest of all of God’s creations. It will be up to us to make sure the third child does not follow in Sammael’s footsteps.

Michael began to see the silver lining and said, With the birth of the third child comes a tipping point in the war to come. Today we won but this was only the battle in a much larger war. If the third child joins forces with Sammael I fear he will become Sammael too powerful to stop.

Raphael could not help feeling overwhelmed and asked, How do we make sure the third child does not follow in the footsteps of Sammael? No matter what we do the choice will ultimately be up to the third child because like the rest of God’s creations he will be given the gift of free will.

Michael tried to remember all the past problems with Sammael and said, Part of the problem with Sammael was he was always looked over since Jesus was the first child. I fear Sammael became who he is because he always wanted to become a great angel, but no matter what he did the Heavens always looked to Jesus for guidance.

Uriel sarcastically said, Well Sammael will be remembered now. But the question remains, how are we are going to prevent this from happening again after the third child grows up?

Michael had to think about it for a second and then said, We invest all of our time and effort into the third child. Then when the time comes God can put him in charge of the Holy Army so he can defeat Sammael.

Gabriel thought of all of the angels who were thrown out of Heaven and said, I can’t believe things have gone this far. I guess all we can do now is wait for our orders from God because there is not much we can do until the child is old enough to learn about honor and duty.

Michael on the other hand started to think about the future and said, I am only worried about the time when the third child has to decide who he will fight for. With Jesus in charge of the government in Heaven it would make sense the third child would be put in charge of the military. After all we are talking about a member of the holy family. I have decided I will take the responsibility of being the child’s teacher.

Skeptic

In the car Auron looked out the window, and told Jack he saw the man they were looking for. Auron had a very funny look on his face, and said, That is him. That is Sammael. He is the man you are looking for.

Jack said, "You’re joking. You are trying to tell me that man started the war between Heaven and Hell?

Auron said, You can believe what you want, but that is the man I saw commit the murder.

Jack grabbed his gun and badge and told Auron, Right now it does not matter to me if you believe this person started the war between Heaven and Hell. All that matters is if he killed the young girl he is brought to justice.

Jack got out of the car, and walked over to the Globo Soft. When he opened the door Sammael spotted Jack and took off. Jack ran after him though the labyrinth of vacant alleys. Sammael ran a lot faster than Jack and was able to break the line of sight Jack had on him. Seconds later Jack made it to the dead end of the alley, but Sammael was nowhere to be seen.

Jack wondered what was going on because he saw Sammael run outside to a place where there was nowhere to escape. Jack started searching the area, but was not able to find anything. It was like he vanished into thin air, but Jack knew people cannot just vanish into thin air. Jack realized he had lost him and there was not much more he could do. Jack decided to go back to the car to make sure nothing had happened to Auron.

When Jack got back to the car Auron said, He got away, I suspected that he would. He is not ready to be confronted yet.

Jack was angry he lost the person he was chasing and said, It does not matter if he is ready, if he is guilty I am going to take care of this by any means necessary.

Auron just smiled because he knew Jack was not ready to confront Sammael even though he thought he was. Auron wondered how Sammael found a way to pierce the Veil of the Senses. Auron realized that Jack lived in a world of logic and that it would take time to make Jack understand just how real Heaven and Hell really are. He knew it was going to take some time before he would be able to tell Jack he was the third child of God.

When Jack took Auron in for questioning he had Auron give him his information. Jack had more than a slight feeling Auron knew more than what he was letting on. This whole thing did not make any sense, but whatever came out of this was not going to be good. Right now the only thing Jack could do was to work on his profile while Auron was being transferred over to another agent. Jack told Auron another agent was going to take him for questioning while he worked on a profile as he looked at all of the evidence and pieced it together.

After five hours of research Jack finished up at the computer as he got ready to go home for the night. He always put so much of himself into his cases the crime always followed him home at night. Jack thought he would try a sleeping pill so he could be sharp for tomorrow. He knew this case would definitely not be easy, and if this was not taken care of quickly it could go on for years until the legal system could build a case against him.

Disgusted he was not any closer to finding the killer Jack grabbed his coat, and headed for the parking garage where he saw Auron. Jack walked over to and said, What is going on? I have looked through every data base, and there is no record anywhere of the man you say is Sammael.

Auron did not seem all that surprised by the information and said, You will not find any information on Sammael because he is not from this world.

Jack was very taken back by this. He did not know what to think other than Auron could be delusional. Even worse if his delusion was disrupted he could become dangerous, and the only thing Jack could do was to humor him. At this point it would not be out of the realm of possibilities Auron could have been the one to kill the young girl given his mental state. Jack then began to question what happened at Globo Soft and wondered how he needed to focus his investigation.

Jack knew he could not go home now and took Auron back into the questioning room to talk to him. Jack asked Auron to tell him what was going on, and why he thought Sammael was preparing for the final war with Heaven in an effort to get ready for the Anti-Christ. This question was then followed by silence.

The silence was broken when Auron asked, "Do you know what makes a man in this world, or for that matter what defines a man? Is it the man himself, or the job he goes to everyday that defines him?

Jack just looked at Auron, and said I thought I was the one who was supposed to be asking the questions here.

Auron just smiled at him, and said You would think so, but my questions are much more important than the ones you could ever ask me. I am not saying another word until you give me your opinion.

Jack knew Auron might not talk any more if he did not say anything. So Jack replied, I think we are dealing with someone who has killed before, and has a considerable large amount of rage. If we do not move quickly there is a good chance the killer could strike again before we have enough evidence to make an arrest.

There was not much Auron could do to convince Jack about his purpose in life. Even Auron did not believe he was going to be the one to teach the Second Christ how to lead the armies of Heaven and Earth in the final battle of Armageddon. It took God materializing in front of Auron to convince him what was happening was real, and now he was trying to use only words to get Jack to believe in things no one in their right mind would be willing to accept. In Jack’s world seeing is believing and Auron knew this was going to make things difficult. He knew someone he could talk to who could open Jack’s mind, or at least get him in the right frame of mind to start asking questions.

After hours of questioning Jack decided Auron was not the killer so he released Auron rather than charging him. Jack made the decision because he found no evidence which pointed to Auron at this time. Jack thought he had done all he could for the day and wanted to get some rest. John Russell was just outside the door to talk to Jack before he left for the day.

Russell agreed there was nothing more they could do to get anything more out of Auron. Part of him wanted to stay because he felt Auron was guilty and wanted to keep him locked up. Since everything he tried failed to get any useful information out of Auron he thought he would go home so he could see his family for a change. Russell did not get much time with his family which was the price of being an investigator. After all tomorrow was another day and another chance to get the investigation back on track.

Bête Noire

Jack was exhausted after working twenty hours straight, and in twenty hours he had seen more death and blood than most people see in a lifetime. The images of the dead always tried creeping into his mind at night. He could handle seeing the remains of gang wars gone bad, but it