#fallen is babylon

[samael-delta96]

Chapter 5 Poetic Injustice Part 7

“Thanks to an old friend of mine, when the alert was activated my phone started sending out a wireless signal that will scramble the cameras wherever we are detected. It’s like that until we make it out of town where they can’t find us” I said

“Where are we going?”

“We are going to see an old friend of mine at the Warehouse. I need to make a call and we need to regroup” I said

As I got on the highway to get out of town, all I could think about is where Cy’s mother is. The tracer that was planted in her luggage was disabled. The first thing I need to do is find out where she was, then I can track her from there.

After driving for an hour and a half and stopping at a gas station we made it to the Warehouse. A broken down old building you wouldn’t look at twice.

“This is it?” Cy asked

“Yep” I replied

We walked up to the front door, and I banged on it a good few times to get someone's attention. Someone slid open that long peephole and said.

“Who are you?”

“I need Alexis. I believe she remembers a dusty old crow like me” I said

They closed the peephole, and we stood out there for 2 minutes until they opened it again. It was the same guy, but they said

“She want's the password?”

“Tell her she reminds me of the babe”

“What babe?”

“Babe with the power”

“What power?”

“Power of voodoo”

“Who do?”

“You do”

“Do what?”

“Remind me of the babe”

The locks on the doors started to click open, and the door was busted through by a small human as it came out and jumped on me. We started laughing and giggling, and I held her close as I spun around.

“It’s so good to see you Samael,” she said

“You too, Alexis,” I said “You too”

Cy walked up and tapped my shoulder. As I put Alexis down he said

“Who is this?”

“This is Alexis. She is one of the best hunters across the country. She learned from her father how to track the deadliest of animals, including humanity. Let's just say me and her have been owing each other favors for the past few years” I said

“More like I owe you 20,” she said

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Chapter 5: Poetic Injustice Part 5

Once I calmed him down, I got a phone call when I went into the guest room. It was George.

“Talk to me,” I said

“I’ve gotten word from everyone, once they breach the perimeter we are ready to fire,” George said

“Go over the checklist, soldier,” I said walking over to the closet.

“Civilians are safe inside. The guards are ready. Vehicles are gassed up. We have enough ammunition locked and loaded for another war” he said

“Keep this phone close to you, my friend. I’ll get back to you with further instructions. As of now, you are in charge until I make it to the battlefield” I said hanging up the phone

I was looking for the secret hatch in the closet. Once I found it in the corner, I grabbed the pistols, and grenades I hid in here just in case of an emergency. I put them all in a duffle bag, put on some pants and my flannel, and started running to the shed. The cameras were viewable from my phone, and they were going breach the perimeter in less than thirty seconds.

I went to the shed and found Cyrus doing everything in his power keep his cool.

“Do you have everything?” I asked

“Yes, clothes, credit cards…” as Cyrus was talking I got a text that read

“Leave town”

The caller ID said ‘Unknown’ but I know who it is. I called George, and he answered immediately.

“Talk to me Sam, but make it quick. They’re here” he said

“I can’t make it to the battlefield I got new orders,” I said

I heard gunfire in the background

“Was that all?” he asked

“No one other thing,” I said as I found the lever “Stay out of the tunnels”

“Tunnels?” Cyrus asked

I pulled the lever and hung up the phone as a hatch on the floor opened up and showed a flight of stairs going downward. I grabbed Cyrus’s hand as we rushed down.

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Chapter 5: Poetic Injustice           Part 3

Cyrus walked down the stairs with a towel in his hair wearing nothing but his underwear. I made his plate of waffles, eggs, and bacon and handed it to him. Noticing he didn’t have a fork, so I turned around and went to the drawer to grab him one. As I handed him a fork, he noticed I didn’t have anything to eat. I sat down in the chair across from him.

“Why don’t you have a plate?” Cy asked

Moving my fingers all around the table as if I’m playing the piano, I dodged the question by asking

“You thirsty?”

I got up turned around, and got a small glass cup from the cabinet. I could feel Cy burning a hole in the back of my head.

“Why are you dodging the question?” he asked

I got this chill up my spine. I slowly turned around and looked at the floor as I said

“I lost my appetite”

“Come sit down”

I walked back over to the table and put the glass down. Cy used his foot to pull my chair right next to his. He put his fork right next to my face and made me eat the eggs that were on it.

“I can’t be the only one in this relationship that's heavy. You know I like you this weight” he said

“Your such a dork,” I said

“Well I’m your dork, aren’t I?”

I laughed a little as Cyrus started eating himself. I got up from my chair and went upstairs to use the bathroom. I started walking up the steps, and I opened the door. I just had to pee. Once I was done I went into Cy’s room. I opened his laptop and checked the security feed. So far so good. As long as I had my computer, I should send the data on the phone over to Theta.

“There done. I’m trusting you with a lot brother” I whispered to myself

I could the door make that little squeaking noise. Cyrus must have been trying to surprise me. I could tell it was him, I can smell his body wash. I stood there at the computer opening a tab to my email.

I felt Cyrus’s fiercely grab me. I acted shocked as if he scared me, I laughed a little bit. But my life was genuine.

“I finally got you, huh?” he said

As I was still laughing I said,

“Yeah you got me”

Cyrus hugged me tightly and put his hand on my stomach. He then started running his hand down on my crotch and started rubbing it from the outside of my shorts. He started kissing my neck and used his other hand to pull my shirt.

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Chapter 2: What Goes Bump in the Knight Part 3

“You was one of the many hacking into the government systems? You caused the blackouts across the nations?” he asked

“No……. I was just learning how to hack into bank accounts” I said

Now that one is actually true

“Then who was?” he asked

“An old friend of mine” I replied “Look I’m sorry I just dropped a bomb like this, but you did ask me”

“I’m not looking for an apology,” Cy said “I just wanted to know. You just had me worried”

“Why didn’t you ask me back then?” I asked

He looked at me like he was never more attracted to me

“Back during the war, you was more than just who you are now Sam. You fought in that war, and your inspiration spread across like wildfire after everyone saw what you did” Cy said

If only you knew what I was really doing. Cyrus just looked at me and smiled. I sort of smiled back. Thinking about the war, it’s not uncomfortable, more like awkward. I don’t know if that’s even the right word, but either way, it isn’t a happy memory.

“Hey, let’s kill this mood with an even hotter one,” Cyrus said

I never thought he would ask

“What did you have in mind?” I asked

Okay, I think you know where I’m going with this. Let’s just fast forward a bit after that happened and go to when we were just asleep in each other's arms. Well, when Cyrus was asleep. I didn’t have my insomnia medicine, and I haven’t taken it all week. It just felt good, to be in his arms. Maybe I could go to sleep without it. Once I closed my eyes, I heard my phone ring. I grabbed it as fast as I could so I wouldn’t wake up Cyrus.

“Hello” I whispered

“Hey, it’s Rachel. You still at Cyrus’s?” she asked

“Well I’m not home, and it’s not like I spend the night at anyone else's house” I replied

“So yes?”

“Yes. What do you want?” I said

“You got some mail, I left it in your room. It looked important” she said

“How important?” I asked

“It had this seal on it. It’s like really old fashion, you know with the candle wax on it with the person's initials on it” she said

“What’s the initials?” I asked

No way it’s the king. He only sends out letters like that unless it’s extremely important

“TH. The wax is orange and smells like lemons” Rachel said

“Theta,, ” I said

“Huh?”

“Nothing. I’ll be home to pick it up” I said

I put my clothes back on and tiptoed out of the room.

“Now?” Rachel said “But you're on a date”

“Cy is asleep, ” I said walking downstairs “I need that letter”

I hung up the phone without saying goodbye. I started walking home after I put in the pin to set the security system. All the lights were turned off except for Rachel's when I got home. I noticed something hanging out if the mailbox on the house. It was my letter.

I grabbed the letter and went back to Cy’s house. As I was walking, I cracked the wax on the paper and unfolded it. Theta is a good friend of mine. He was one of the 4 other comrades I had during the war. Theta was just his code name, though.

I walked inside Cy’s house. I entered the security code, turned on the kitchen light, and started reading the letter. As I sat down, I could hear Theta’s strong manly voice saying the words I was reading. They spoke…

“Dear comrade. It's been awhile since we spoke. I am not permitted to use my technology for the next 5 months, so this is how I may communicate with you. Ironic huh? Anyways, I write to you to know how you are. My transformation from female to male is going fine. The monks at the sanctuary are even letting me use my T in order to make it easier for me. By the time this letter gets to you I know it is your one year anniversary with your beloved. Congratulations by the way. I ask you to please write me back my comrade, and tell me all about how you are. Sincerely yours, Theta”

I'm glad Theta is doing well living with the monks down in the orient. I hope he will be fine without his technology. He can't live without it. As I put the letter in my pocket, I turned off the kitchen light. I walked upstairs until I heard the front door handle move. I grabbed my phone, and I logged into the security cameras. There was an intruder at the door. I got a better look at them, and I saw a red cross insignia on their shirt.

I couldn't believe what I saw. One of the Aryan Soldiers is here. Most of them were eradicated during the war. They killed hundreds upon thousands of the minorities. They must be trying to get to Cyrus and hurt him. I'm not going to let that happened. I remotely shut off the security system instead of the cameras and hid in the darkness. I check the rest of the perimeter. So far I see thee of them. 1 I'm front, two coming in the back. This isn't even a challenge. I went to the living room. The one in the front was picking the lock. They managed to get in.

“Fucking gypsies must have put some spirit animal spell on it,” he said.

He walked into the door and went to the back to help his friends. I crept up behind him. Before he could make it past the kitchen, I put him in a headlock. I held his throat extremely tight to cut his air flow down a little bit to make his pass out.

“Really quick, I just want you to know that you had the wrong nationality when you said spirit animals jackass, ” I said, “I think. I don’t know”

The man passed out, and I search the body to see what weaponry he had. BB gun, and a butterfly knife. They must have just wanted to kidnap Cyrus. I put the knife in my back pocket and held onto the gun in my hands. I pulled out my phone and remotely opened the back door. I got in position and hid from the other two. There was a silencer on the gun, so that was a nice perk.

Both of them scattered, looking for Cyrus. One of them walked into the kitchen and found his friend on the floor. I walked up behind him, and pistol whipped him on the back of his neck. I then kicked him in the head a good three times to knock him out. The blood that was flowing out of his face like a river made me think I have to clean that up later.

I grabbed the person I just knocked out stuff. Another BB gun and knife. The other guy must have walked upstairs. I rushed up there as fast as I could. I saw him, walking down the hall. I knelt down, and jogged up behind him, and grabbed his gun. He must have noticed me, and he grabbed his butterfly knife and stuck it in my shoulder. It hurt like hell but I couldn’t wake up Cyrus. I tripped this guy by the feet and got on top of him. He was about to scream, but I used the butt of my gun to hit him on the forehead. I was panting heavily. There was a small stream of blood flowing down my arm. I pulled the knife out and dragged the bodies outside.

I put the Aryan Soldiers in Cy’s shed and chained them up, and put a padlock on it. I put tape on all of their mouths. I didn't want them screaming. I went to the one who looked like he was in charge. He was strong looking. Blond hair, blue eyes, his dog tag says his first name is Jeremy. Yeah, he was it. I ripped off the tape from his mouth and slapped him across the face.

“Wake up!!!” I yelled.

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Chapter 2:  What Goes Bump in the Knight  Part 1

On our way into the gym, Rachel and I was talking about her day.

“......and then I was like ‘Bitch I will clock you in the throat’” Rachel said laughing

Walking into the gym, all you could smell was the sweet bitter scent of sweat, musk, blood, and tears. Rachel and I went our separate ways. After going through all of the drills, everyone was ready for our match ups for close combat practice.

There was one person who always wants to be a match up with me. He wants to call me his rival, mainly because I’ve fought him every day for almost a year and won 95% of the time. But these recent months he hasn’t been able to beat me.

We got into position on the mat.

“Hello there Samael,, ” he said

“Hello Kellin” I replied

All I did was stand there, but he got into this karate position. Once the coach told us to start Kellin started to circle around. I moved to the middle and took a deep breath in. I held it so I could hear my surroundings. Once I let it go, Kellin was going for a forward assault. He was about to punch me in my face, but I grabbed his fist, but he must have seen that coming and punch me in the stomach.

“Maybe today is the day I finally win” Kellin whispered in my ear.

I grabbed his other hand, and kneed him in the groin and kicked him to the other side of the mat. Kellin got up and ran up to me. He started throwing punches, and I held my arms up to block it. Once he threw the next one, I blocked it and punch him in his face. As he was blinded for a few moments, I grabbed him by his shoulders and kneed him in the stomach. With his back facing me, I used my shoulder and clashed it with his spin. I kicked him in his chest and had him fall to the ground. I walked over to Kellin. Laying on his stomach, Kellin was coughing, and trying to catch his breath. I used my foot to roll him over on his back, and put my foot on his chest and declared I was the winner.

Before the coach could acknowledge my win, I walked off the mat and went to the bathroom. I was washing my hands from how dirty they got. They weren't that bruised or beaten up. I splashed some water on my face and looked at myself in the mirror. Whenever I looked in the mirror I don’t really know who I'm looking at. Samael or that monster from the war.

Quit thinking about it.

That's the words that are in my head all day. That's all I tell myself but I can’t keep them bottled up. Not for much longer

What am I even scared of. The war is over. We won. You survived. Then why? Why the hell don't I recognize myself in the fucking mirror?

I heard Rachel talking to Kellin outside. I hid behind the door and opened it a little, and eavesdropped on the conversation.  

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Chapter 5: Poetic Injustice Part 6

“How long were these here?!?!” Cyrus asked

“About a couple decades!!! Almost 60 years!!” I said

As we were talking we finally made it underground. The lights weren't working so I used the one on my phone.

“But why?!?!” Cy said

“My Grandpa was into the history of the Underground Railroad. A little too much if you ask me” I replied

“But I thought your grandfather died!!” he said

“Not the one you knew,” I said as we stopped

I was looking at my phone, as I found the schematics to the tunnels.

“Okay we need to turn this way”

“But you didn’t know your biological grandfather,” Cy said

“Who said he was my biological grandpa?”

We started running again, and I dialed Rachel’s number. Once I hit the call button she answered right away.

“Hello?” Rachel said scared

“Hey. Do me a favor really quick” I said

“What? We are in the middle of a fight. I don’t want to get shot by friendly fire” she said

“You won’t. I know you're in the house, so I need you to do me a favor” I said “Go into my room, and put my motorcycle in my closet”

“What?”

“Trust me it will fit,” I said “Do it fast. I don’t have much time”

We stopped running I was catching my breath from all the running. I wasn’t in the best of shape. I started feeling on the walls and then I found the lever. I opened the security cameras on my phone, and I saw Rachel putting my bike in the closet. She must have heard gun fire because she jumped out of the way and covered her head. I pulled the lever, and the closet door automatically closed, and all you could hear was this rusty old lift giving its last breath to come down. It felt like ages, but it only took 45 seconds for it to come down with my bike. I looked back at Cyrus, as I grabbed my keys out of my pocket. I always keep them on me just in case.

“You ready?” I asked

“No!!! Sam, you're scaring me. I don’t know what's going on, and I have no idea why any of this is happening but you do. I need you to talk to me because I don’t know if I can trust you now” Cyrus said as he was about to cry

I walked up to Cyrus, and I hugged him.

“I know how you feel. I’m sorry that I can’t tell you what’s going on, or how I know I all, or why I’m all tied to it, but I need you to trust me. Please, Cyrus, I need you to trust me, and believe me, and know when I say I’m only doing this to protect you. I need to get you safely to make sure your mother is safe. I need you to know, I can’t do this unless you come with me” I said “Please just trust me”

Cy put his hand on my head and held me tighter

“Okay,” he said “I trust you”

I let him go, as I got on my bike. Cyrus got on the back and held my waist. Once I put the key in the ignition the engine turned over, and we started riding through the rest of the tunnel. Before we left the tunnel, I told Cyrus to grab a gun and to be ready to fire.

The map said we were at the end of the tunnel. I had to stop and get off so I could pull the lever in order to get out. As I was pulling down on it, I was mentally preparing myself for what was to come. I pulled it all the way down and hopped back on the bike. As it was opening, I was revving the engine, and as I saw the sun light I started driving out of the gate. Looking back, we could see the fight that was happening.

“Why aren’t they following us?” Cy asked

“If they were able to find us, then they have access to the neighborhoods security cameras, so they must think they can find us if they get the license plate number I have on my bike,” I said

“But if they have that they’ll just be able to track us,” he said

“No they won’t” I replied

“Huh?”

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My OCs that are about to make a debut in Fallen is Babylon. On the left: Commander Gamma (they are gender fluid so I asked the artist to show their more masculine and feminine sides) On the right: Commander Alpha Art was done by: @zooweeharry. They are an amazing artist and they still have commissions open if you would like to work with them

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Chapter 5: Poetic Injustice       Part 2

I told Cyrus to clean this mess up, and take a shower while I made breakfast. I grabbed the pancake mix and got a new carton of eggs since he ran out of the ones in the carton he used.  

I looked through the cabinets to find his waffle maker. I found it in the cabinet under the sink. Grabbing the silver handle, I pulled it out, plugged it in. Mixing the batter, and pouring the mix in. I closed the lid and got working on the eggs. Cyrus likes his eggs scrambled.

Just as I was pouring the eggs into the skillet, I heard

“SAM!!!! Can you come here!?!?!?” Cyrus said

I wonder what’s wrong. I turned the stove and waffle maker on low so nothing burns. I walked up the stairs, and I went to the closed bathroom door and said

“Yeah?!?!”

“Come in real quick,, ” he said

I put my hand on the knob and turned it, and as I walked in, I found Cy’s bare ass hanging out as he was hanging in the shower but it wasn’t anything I haven’t seen before.

“What’s up?” I said

“Can you get me another bottle of body wash out of the hall closet?”

I walked out in the hall closet and grabbed his body wash. I walked back into the bathroom and handed it to him, then I closed the door and was headed back downstairs. As I put my left foot on the first step I heard my phone ringing. Once I checked my phone and it was just mom. I swiped my finger over the green button on my screen and held it up to my ear as I said

“Hello?”

“Sam, how are you doing since last night?” she asked me in a voice that sounds in pain

“Oh you know, mental breakdown before anyone wakes up, no sleep, making breakfast for my significant other while I'm keeping my sanity in check the usual,” I said

“Well that sounds terrible, darling,” she says still in pain

“The hell's wrong with you?” I asked

“Mommy got very tipsy with daddy after we got the word and went to bed upset while simultaneously not knowing we fell asleep on the floor instead of the bed, was,” she said

“Are you alright? Do you want me to come home?” I asked

“No honey we were just worried until we remembered what all you did back during the war,” she said

Well, the little bit you know about. I hung up the phone after mom was just groaning in pain. Then I went back downstairs to finish breakfast.