Chapter Sixteen
We left the open-air structure and the God Twins behind. They didn’t exactly wish us well. I’m not sure they believed our attempts would work. I wouldn’t be surprised if they would soon be taking bets with some of the Elohim on whether or not we’d succeed. Five Ishim and a witch against a dozen ancient beings of light? I didn’t like our odds.
The six of us came to the structure that housed Eden’s lab. A crowd of Elohim stood outside. Once again, Michael stood at the center of them. Gabriel stood just beyond him, staring into the distance as though he wasn’t really listening to Michael’s speech.
I didn’t blame him. Michael spoke in a monotone, passionless voice. It would’ve put me to sleep if his words weren’t so vile.
“Humans are crowding every bit of the globe,” said M
