Page 24 of The Fallen

?Amongst the men who prayed was Noah. His wife was the only woman in the city who wasn't fooled by the angels and remained pure in God's eyes.

?Noah and his family were given a warning that a flood was coming to wipe out all the sirens and their children. God wanted every piece of their existence to be eradicated from the face of the Earth. Noah was to tell the suffering men of the village and get them out before the rain began.

?Obeying His orders, Noah went to the men the next day and told them an angel of the Lord warned him of the flood. The men didn't want to believe him. Since the fallen angels had been captured, they wanted to remain in the land and stay with the sirens.

?Noah began building an ark to transport his family away from the village. While he was hard at work, the men and sirens began to ridicule him and his family. There hadn't been rain in the village for a long time. It was the worst drought anyone had seen.

?He continued to build while the villagers joined in merriment. They too began to disobey God's will.

?The night before the ark was finished, the archangel, Uriel, came to Noah once more and told him God was gathering two of each animal to accompany them on the ark. Noah agreed and made haste to finish before the rain began.

?Alone, away from the others, Helena had a strong feeling that something was about to happen. Her vision was hazy, but she decided to go with her instincts. She quickly made preparations to leave the country and travel as far as she could.

?Knowing she had the gift to see the future, some of the sirens heeded her warnings and begged her to take their children with her. They gave her whatever she wanted to ensure their safety.

?Helena agreed to this, knowing they would be needed in the future. She shielded ten of the spawns and began the journey with them the morning of the flood.

Chapter Fifteen

Micheal left and it was just him and Marie in her room. She walked around searching for things to pack. He was elated that she was on board and ready to train. He could tell she was a ball of nerves, but the mystery of her heritage egged her on.

?Now it was time for Brenton to tell Marie why he came to find her and he was nervous. He thought about waiting until she was half way through her training, but that wouldn't be fair to her, not knowing what she was walking into.

?He had to stop the mind conversations he was having with himself before she heard them. Since the fever wore off she was picking up on a lot of things. She was quiet and Brenton was afraid she already knew what he wasn't saying.

?“So, how do you feel?” Brenton asked trying to build up courage.

?“I feel great. The fever really took it out of me, but now I'm totally wired.”

?“Good. You wanna try some things just to test it?”

?Her eyes lit up and she dropped the bag that was in her hand. “Heck yeah. Let's do this!”

?Brenton stood up and planted his feet firmly. Marie came to do the same in front of him.

?“Okay, close your eyes and concentrate.”

?“Concentrate on what?” she asked.

?“Anything. Your mind controls the things around you. For instance, try to shadow travel through that wall. Just picture yourself as the shadow and imagine going through it.”

?He walked her toward the wall and pointed at the space where he frequented for the last week. He didn't say it out loud, but he was certain Marie read his thoughts that time.

?“The only drawback to shadow traveling is you have to know where you're going to get there. You have to imagine an actual spot. If you've never been to the place you think of, it won't work. You need to visualize something specific,” he said then slowly put his hand and arm through the wall, then back out again. “Also, it has to be a short distance. I was told that it is impossible to travel great distances. You can't get to France from here. Although it is nice this time of year.”

?Marie nodded, closed her eyes and furrowed her brow, her face twisted. A couple of minutes went by and she opened one eye to peek at him. Brenton stood with his arms folded, watching her. She closed the eye quickly and went back to meditating.

?“You really have to focus your energy. Its like daydreaming, when you think about other things you could be doing, your mind creates and builds from your thoughts. Try that and see if it works.”

?Marie had her eyes squeezed shut, but when Brenton stopped talking, she relaxed her face and body. She reached out her hands and walked forward like a mummy until she connected with the wall. She stood with her palms flat on the wall for a second then her hands went through.

?Brenton went through the wall and ended up in the bathroom. Marie was halfway out of the wall before she opened her eyes. She stepped completely out and looked around in surprise. He couldn't help but smile.

?“I did it,” she said jumping up and down.

?“Yeah you did,” he replied.

?She ran up to him and wrapped her arms around him so tight he wanted to melt into her. She kissed him on the cheek and let go.

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