The Fallen Ones (The Fallen Angels Series Book 1) by Katelyn Campbell Page A

missions. He says they were protectors of
the human race and balance in the world. He tells me his family lead the
counsel and they were overthrown when they denied the remaining counsel at the
time the ability to take and train the most skilled Nephilim for unjust wars
over money and power.
    I find
it all hard to digest, but try to listen anyways. I turn to look at the outside
of the cave and notice the rain is gone and it is beginning to get dark.
“Kailand, I don’t know what to say. I want to believe you but I just don’t know
about anything that you are saying. But I will try to see what I can find out.
I need to get back home for tonight though.” I reflect on all he has shared
with me and try to think of a way to help him, but I can’t bring him food or
drinks because they won’t even move through the invisible barrier “Kailand, I
don’t know how I can help you.” He looks at me disappointed for a moment, but
too proud to remain that way “I don’t know how you can help either. But please
come back. Everyone here has already lost their mind, many of them are
beginning to turn to stone. They don’t die, they don’t talk, they don’t move. I
don’t want to be like that…” my heart breaks for him and I realize that I truly
want to believe all that he is saying and help him. “I promise I will come
back, I don’t know when, but I will. When I do, you can tell me all the ways I
might be able to get you out of this thing…” He smiles politely as though he is
afraid to believe my words as well. I turn to leave the cave “Goodbye,
Kailand.” He smiles my way for the last time “Until we meet again, Ilyana.”
    Hearing
my name on his lips softens a part of me and my pity begins to melt into rage.
How any Nephilim could do this to an entire family is beyond my comprehension.
I begin to run back towards where I believe the house is and pray I am correct
so I can make it back before dark.

CHAPTER 13                      
     
    Ephraim:
    I
can’t believe this is what my life has amounted to, I was just bested in a
fight by a young female Nephilim, I am living in the woods with my best friend
who is consequently also one of the biggest outcasts of my generation and I am
reading a book about fairy tales to try to find some answers. If this isn’t
emasculating I really don’t know what is. Wait, I know what is more
emasculating than this, how dare she push me like that! I didn’t even see it
coming, according to her and Levi, she hasn’t even accessed her power during
training some days. How could she possibly use so much force on me? It’s not
that I didn’t deserve it, but I have never felt a burst of Nephilim power being
used against me in that way before. She was like a goddess. I knew she was
powerful when I followed the path of the demons she destroyed before, but that
was instinct, she couldn’t have controlled it if she tried and her body and
mind was so overcome by the experience that she still didn’t even recall
anything. But this was something completely different, she was being fueled by
anger, towards me. I rest my head in my hands and lean forward on the table, I
know she is fragile, I should’ve been more understanding, she is so simple and
happy and I was doing everything in my power to complicate her. I deserve her
anger and her hate.
    I hear
the front door open and my heart stands still for a moment, I listen for her
but am disappointed to see Levi rounding the corner. He asks me how training
was today and at first I don’t know how to answer “That’s a loaded question if
ever I heard one.” He pulls up a chair across from me “Lay it on me, how bad
was it?” My eyebrows pull tight as I think about how to say it “She kicked my
ass.” His eyes lighten and he laughs and hits me on the back “Well there’s a
first time for everything! She’s a really fast runner, but I never would’ve
expected that!” he obviously doesn’t know what I mean and I