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As Halloween
draws close, our thoughts turn to dark creatures that we trust do not really
exist. Tales of them in books and movies have scared us when we were young, and
even now in adulthood. Recently, vampires, werewolves and demons are being
portrayed as having certain saving graces. Some are even adopting the role of
hero or heroine. However, in my Angelic Chronicles trilogy the demons
are definitely evil and most unsavory. Let me
introduce you to Shedim, the leader of the demons in Abbadon/Hell. If the following
excerpt intrigues you, this demon’s vampirism is later explored in chilling
detail, but don’t despair, there is also romance in the underworld.
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Excerpt from Abbadon: Book Two of the Angelic
Chronicles.
Shedim
entered the room and the first archangel reflected on how much he had changed
since his creation. Then he was a daemon with several legs, a tail and a number
of horns and eyes. After drinking the essence of more than one angel during the
earlier battle against Michael and Gabriel, he had grown in stature. In
addition, all but two of his legs had been discarded and he now possessed only
one large horn that sprouted from the middle of his brow and extended upwards
above his head. Two cruel eyes were evident below the horn and there were an
additional two positioned at the back of his hairless head. His hands and feet
were big and their brutal talons made them appear even larger. Instead of
keeping his tail wrapped around his body as before, he now encircled one or the
other leg with it. The many sharp teeth were present, but they no longer
protruded and were only visible when he opened his vicious mouth. The advantage
of wings meant he could journey quickly wherever he wished to go. Unlike
angelic beings, Shedim possessed two pairs, one set high on his shoulders and a
second pair located immediately below the first. They were not the glorious
appendages that archangels and angels owned, but rather ugly expanses of
etheric scaly skin. Lines of scales and spiny growths were also
criss-crossing his maldor torso and extending along his limbs. In all, the
demon presented a most repulsive figure.
“Demon,
you have kept me waiting.” Samael placed his hand on the sheathed light wand that lay slung across his
left shoulder. This action implied an intention to draw the crystal.
Shedim’s
eyes narrowed as they followed the archangel’s hand movement. He gave a servile
bow and replied, “My apologies, master. This shaitan was merely enjoying a
tasty daemon.” His explanation was followed by a wicked grimace.
“Ah,
yes, I forgot about your penchant for the little imps.” His hand moved back
down to his side. “But tell me, Shedim, does the taste of a daemon compare with
that of angelic essence?”
The
demon’s mouth opened slightly and his long tongue suddenly appeared. He slowly
licked his thin lips and his eyes became glazed with a dreamy expression as he
answered, “No, master. There is nothing that is equal to that delicious
elixir.”
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October 2010
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I think I would probably want to dress up as ar eally terrible looking zombie.
ReplyDeleteI think for other kids seeing one of their own like that would be really scary.
Thanks.
Carol T
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I would dress up as a witch, mainly because I respect witches, and their evil forces,
ReplyDeleteI love the way they look, but I would look evilly good, and wouldn,t scare children too much,
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