Is All Really Fair In Love And War?

Chapter 5

Zaphikel managed to shield himself from the explosion with a steel table. So, now he had to find his beloved. What the fuck happened and what the hell was Anael doing there. She had to be alive. She just had to be. They were going to get out of here and be a family. How the hell did everything get so fucked up in just a few seconds.

After rummaging through the rubble for a few minutes, he finally found her. She was bleeding out. He wouldn't be able to save her. The bleeding was just too bad. It was too late.

Anael tried to speak, but nothing came out, so she mouthed her last words to him. But, these few words were very important, and Anael hoped to God that Zaphikel could understand them.

"Save our child."

That's right, the baby. He had almost forgotten. He hoped that Anael would forgive him, but he had to get the fetus out of her. She was already dead, so at least she wouldn't feel any pain. Zaphikel cut into her womb further and further as tears fell down his face for the first time since her death. Finally, he found the baby. It was only as big as his hand and it wasn't very developed yet. He hoped he could get it to the nearby laboratory in time. It was doubtful though because it needed it's mother's nutrients through the cord that Zaphikel was forced to cut.

Each room in the first floor of the laboratory housed a vat for newborn angels, so all he had to do was break a window and he was in. He put the fetus into one of the vats and filled it with the fluid that would keep the child alive. But, it was no use. The child was deprived of the resources that it needed for too long, and it was dead.

Zaphikel didn't have time to mourn because two scientists entered the room and he was forced to flee. He walked for about a mile until he was cornered by soldiers who arrested him and took him to Sevothtarte's palace.

Meanwhile, back at the laboratory, the child began to breath again, so a doctor was called. The fetus was in good condition, and it was assumed to be another newborn angel sent directly from the Creator. Presently, it had no symptoms of being the I-Child that it really was, so, therefore, it would, of course, be allowed to survive.