7:05pm
MALCOLM'S HOUSE

Malcolm Crowe was walking up the front steps, when he saw Simon
sitting on one of the fence. "Oh..hi. Simon? I didn't think I'd see you again so soon."

Simon jumped off and walked up to him. "I saw Cole."

"You did?"

"I just got finished talking with him. Hopefully, he'll be ready when you tell him the truth."

Malcolm sighed, "I sure hope so.."

"He has already met Gabriel."

"What?! You mean, the archangel who started this war?"

"Yes. Don't worry, Cole wasn't hurt. Gabriel just warened him to stay away from DJ, a nephilim who goes to his school. He was right, however. These creatures are very dangerous to be around."

"Nephilim..Latin word, right? What IS a nephilim, exactly?"

"A child born of an angel and a human woman. A child with the free will of a man, but the power of an angel. There are many legends of them in ancient history, mostly before The Flood."

"Flood. You mean, like Naoh."

"Right. I gave you something to read. In your room, you will find an old Bible..my copy. It was written in Latin during the Second or Third Century. I left it on your table down there."

"It's in *Latin*?" He joked, "Sorry, I usually do better with English."

"Good, you still have your sense of humor. You'll need it."

"Okay, but seriously. Why do I need an old Bible? I already have
one, complete with maps and Concordance..perfect for research."

"This is unique. Most of us carry them. It contains an omitted chapter of the last book."

"And what's that?"

"The 23rd Chapter of Revelation."

"Right, so..huh? Wait a damn minute, now. There's originally twenty-TWO chapters!"

"Right, but the extra one will be very useful to you. It tells about this war, containing several prophecies of what will happen..use it. When I was in your basement, I noticed you had a Latin-English dictionary. You can use it to compare notes..it'll help you translate the chapter into English, so you can understand. Since you're a ghost, you can't move it out of the room. You must somehow get Cole to come over and get it."

"Okay. I'll go in and get to work on it."

"Great. I wish ypou well, Malcolm. I truly hope Cole wil survive this ordeal..but he must. I believe he is part of one of the prophecies in that Book." He started to the street, leaving Malcolm to himself.

Malcolm walked up to the door and passed through.

7:15pm

Malcolm was now in his basement. He found the Bible. It was very old, worn by age. Yet for a nearly 2,000 year-old book, it was in very good condition. On the back cover, there was an engraving: a symbol, a circle with two prongs coming out of oposite ends. "Hmm..this must be angelic script. Maybe Simon's." He flipped through the pages. Yes, it was definitely Latin, written in ink. There were also pictures..it was definitely Second Century. Malcolm recognized some paintings that were very similar to other works of art from that era. He turned to the last chapter of Revelation. "Alright, then. Let's see what this aays here, uh..'Ac illuc weras angelas no recipiro el oriens en humanitus super sibimet..en juxta Lucien, rebellio.. adversaus acies fidelis'..ah, forget it!" He opened his Latin dictionary and flipped opened his notepad. "I'm just going to translate what I see, word for word."

He took his pen and began writing English, as he translated each word. In about fifteen or twenty minutes, he had a paragraph. He held the pad up and read it out loud. "Well, I got through the first couple lines. Let's see what I got here. 'And there were angels who could not accept the lifting of man above them, and like Lucifer, rebelled against the armies of the loyal archangel Michael'." He shuddered as he read the last part of the line. "..'And there arose a second war in Heaven'. That's creepy." He leaned back, setting the notepad on his lap, already fatigued. "Oh, boy. And I just *started*. Cole, I hope you're ready for this too." He looked back at the Bible. "Alright. We know at least how it was started. Gabriel got jealous, started this war, others followed. They fought the loyal ones. All over again, just like with Lucifer. But why isn't Gabe cast out like the Devil was? Am I missing something her? I don't know. Hmm..maybe different goals? Interesting, yes. Lucifer wanted to rule it all, while Gabe just wants it to be like it was before WE came. Different reasons. Different results." He shook his head. "Maybe he needs therapy. Oh well. Now, I just got to finish the rest of this book. I should at least finish half the chapter by midnight. There just better be an answer in here somewhere."