Chapter 28
December: 3,390 BC
Earth: Village of Assur
MIKHAIL
There was no sensation except for pain. His entire body felt as though it was on fire, boiled alive and then cast into an icy glacier to suffer again and again and again. He whimpered. He pleaded. He begged for pain to go away and let him live, but all it did was throb with excruciating agony with every heartbeat. Endure. Endure. Endure. Endure.
"Can you hear me, son?"
"Mama?"
The awkward fumble of hands at his chest. Pain. He screamed as his bandages were removed and the scent of death assailed his nostrils. He fought back, his wings flailing as he fought to get airborne and strong arms shoved him back into his deathbed.
"Get the girl!"
"I told her to go home."
"Why the HELL would you do such a thing, Immanu? She's th
