
by Moonsp1ke
A young boy witnesses an inexplicable sight in the night sky that no one else can see. Miles away, an ancient relic with supposed miraculous powers is stolen from a shrine. In the center of a troubled city, a black citadel hides a secretive cabal who has just deciphered a powerful and dangerous tome. Thrown into this turmoil without warning is a group of flawed, fragile humans from wildly diverse walks of life who must now band together and unravel the diabolical mystery that connects these events. The world sits on the edge of a return of the Age of the Nephilim - a time when demons freely walked and ruled the earth, but can these brave few souls discover the danger in time? Can any help arrive from above? Not when the angels themselves are foiled in their own efforts to thwart their demonic adversaries. When one angel is badly injured in a heavenly battle and finds himself stranded on earth, he’ll need to trust these damaged humans if he hopes to survive the demons who have been sent to finish him off. Together, they’ll learn just how precarious their circumstances are when one of their number is abducted and the rest find themselves in the crosshairs of the enigmatic Helgate Club and their sinister alliance with the forces of Darkness.
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