Chapter 1 The Request

Simion:

"What the hell do you want, Michael? I don't see you sluming it down here with us dark protectors often."

"Hello Simion, I'm here because I need your help."

I turned around and looked into his face. The great Michael, heralded as an "arch angel" and a famous light protector, is asking me for help?

"Is this a joke?" I asked him incredulously.

He sighed heavily, "No, it's not a joke. I really do need your help, actually, the help of your team to be precise."

"Okay, I'm listening. Tell me what you need my help for."

"Can we sit? This might take a bit to explain everything."

I shrug, "Sure, have a seat, this sounds like it could be interesting."

He sits in one of the chairs facing my desk, and I sit in my chair behind it.

He clears his throat," You know the protectors as a species have been steadily declining for quite a while." I nod in response.

"Well, one of our top scientists discovered the possibility of a type of solution about 19 years ago."

"Okay, then why wasn't everyone informed of this?"

He huffs out a breath, "Because it was just a possibility, nothing concrete. So, it was decided that a test should be run to find out the validity of this chance."

"You're not making much sense here, Michael."

"I know, sorry. The scientist discovered an ancient bloodline previously thought to be extinct. This bloodline allows for the possibility of combining light and dark protector blood."

"Wait, that's not supposed to be possible. That's part of the light's whole we are superior bullshit. There's no combining of blood, as supposedly we're tainted."

"Yes, I know, Simion, you know I never agreed to all of that crap."

I sneered at that, "Okay, so what exactly is this possibility, and what happened to it?"

"Well, the possibility is a child, or she was a child, she's 18 now, and she's why I need your help."

I shook my head, "Okay, back the fuck up. What the hell are you talking about?"

"The possibility the scientist found was that Lilith's bloodline didn't disappear as we previously believed. It's the only bloodline that allows for a protector to breed with a human to create a hybrid. It was believed that this hybrid female would be fertile enough to give birth to new blood and a new generation of more fertile children. This would allow us to pull back from eventual extinction."

I am gobsmacked. I literally am sitting here with my jaw on the floor, I can feel it. There's so much shit to unpack from that whole thing Michael said.

"Okay, let me see if I have this right. Some scientists found a long-lost descendant of Lilith. So a light protector went and knocked her up. So now, supposedly, we have this super hybrid protector/human who is capable of spitting out babies."

"That's extremely crude, but in essence is correct."

I just shook my head in disbelief, "Okay, please carry on with this tale."

He sighed again, "Well, the descendant of Lilith did in fact become pregnant with a hybrid child, a girl, as planned."

"Holy shit, a light protector successfully bred a human?"

"Yes, I was the one chosen. I bred with the human descendant of Lilith, and she became pregnant with my daughter. At that time I was commanded to return to our rhelm. I tried to keep tabs on the child, but things didn't go as planned. When she turned 18, her dormant powers began to activate, and with that, I was finally able to locate her."

I had actually never witnessed Michael with this level of anxiety, and it unnerved me.

"Simion, I need your help to rescue my daughter from the hell she's being kept prisoner in. I tried to gather a force, but was told not to retrieve her. They believe that with the abuse she has suffered, she would no longer be able to fulfill her purpose. She's my daughter, and I can not just leave her to suffer. You are the only hope I have to save her."

I looked at Michael, and I saw the suffering of a father, and a soldier denied the ability to rescue someone in need

"Can you show me where she's being held?"

"Yes, I can follow her essence trace."

An essence trace is basically the lifeline that connects parents to their children and mates to one another. Hers would have strengthened when her powers began to manifest at 18; that's probably how he was finding her now.

I nodded my head that I would go with him to check the location.

We all have the power to move instantly from one place to another if we are following a trace or have a specific tie to a location, like home or headquarters. Since he is the one following the trace, I will need to touch him for him to take me with him.

The moment we stop moving, I cast a shield that renders us invisible to non-protectors. This is one of my powers.

The location we are in is indeed equivalent to hell. This place is full of pain and suffering. I can feel the life of many people, mostly women, a few children, and a few men. I can see two cages from where we are, and one is occupied by a woman. She is barely covered and shows signs of torment. The men are guards with guns.

He leads me closer to the cage, and then I feel her. This woman is his daughter. She suddenly looks up at where we are. I'm sure she cannot see us, but she may sense our presence.

Even covered in dirt, blood, and bruises, she is an incredibly beautiful woman. I feel a tug towards her I am not ready to give life to, so I say nothing.

I tap Michael, and he nods, looking at her longingly. Then he moves us back to my office. As we stop moving, I walk around my desk and sit heavily.

"Now you understand why I cannot just leave her there."

I nod, "I need to consult with my team. I will let you know what they say."

"Thank you, Simion." He whispers.

"Don't thank me yet, I haven't done anything, and my team must decide."

"Then I will talk to you soon." With that, he leaves my office, and I am left contemplating everything I heard and saw today. I need to call in my team.