The Requiem Collection
The Book of Jubilees, More Anger than Sorrow & Calling Babel: Novel Set
Eric M. Black
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.
Cover design by Eric M. Black
Editing by Eric M. Black
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© 2015, 2017 Eric M. Black
Table of Contents
THE BOOK OF JUBILEES
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY NINE
CHAPTER FORTY
MORE ANGER THAN SORROW
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY NINE
CHAPTER FORTY
CHAPTER FORTY ONE
CHAPTER FORTY TWO
CHAPTER FORTY THREE
CHAPTER FORTY FOUR
CHAPTER FORTY FIVE
CHAPTER FORTY SIX
CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN
CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT
CHAPTER FORTY NINE
CHAPTER FIFTY
CHAPTER FIFTY ONE
CHAPTER FIFTY TWO
CHAPTER FIFTY THREE
CALLING BABEL
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
CHAPTER THIRTY
CHAPTER THIRTY ONE
CHAPTER THIRTY TWO
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY NINE
CHAPTER FORTY
CHAPTER FORTY ONE
CHAPTER FORTY TWO
CHAPTER FORTY THREE
CHAPTER FORTY FOUR
CHAPTER FORTY FIVE
CHAPTER FORTY SIX
CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN
CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT
CHAPTER FORTY NINE
CHAPTER FIFTY
CHAPTER FIFTY ONE
CHAPTER FIFTY TWO
CHAPTER FIFTY THREE
CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR
CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE
CHAPTER FIFTY SIX
CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN
CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT
CHAPTER FIFTY NINE
CHAPTER SIXTY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Part One
THE BOOK OF JUBILEES
CHAPTER ONE
“Are you okay, Diego?” the priest asked.
At first Diego didn’t answer. He was focused on what would come next. In truth, he had momentarily forgotten the priest was there.
“Diego?” the priest questioned. When Diego didn’t answer, the priest moved to stand. Diego noticed the priest from the corner of his eye and came back from his thoughts. “Are you okay?” the priest repeated.
It took Diego a moment to focus. “I’m fine,” he finally replied. He saw that the priest was not convinced. “I’m fine,” he repeated, waving the priest back to his seat. “I had a sharp pain momentarily in my head but it is passing.”
The priest was doubtful but sat back down, observing concernedly but patiently.
Diego focused until he became comfortable with the sensation that consumed him and he could interact with the priest again. He opened his mouth but the words on his tongue were not delivered. At that moment, a sense of knowing came over Diego and he apprehended that his friends were dead. Diego’s face revealed a deep grief.
“What is it, Diego?” The priest rose sharply from his chair.
For a moment Diego did not answer. When he finally answered, his words were flat and whispered. “They are gone.”
“Who…?”
“We should leave,” Diego said numbly. He looked closely at the priest. “I will answer your questions when we get to where we are going.”
“Where is that?” asked the priest.
“Somewhere safe.” He saw the priest’s discomfort at his comment. “I don’t have time to explain. We have to go now.”
The priest was hesitant but if agreeing eased in remedying Diego’s current state, he would do what he could. He nodded reluctantly.
They left the priest’s private quarters and traveled the hallway to the room that now housed the police. A couple of the officers glanced curiously at the two men and Diego knew they would question him later on his relationship with the priest. Diego ignored their looks and the priest and he exited the chapel.
“Will we go to the airport?” the priest asked.
Diego shook his head. “They confiscated my passport.”
“Then how were you going to travel to America?”
“I hadn’t planned on taking a plane.”
“I don’t understand. How were you going to get to America? Did you plan on swimming, perhaps?”
Diego smiled at the mild belligerence of the priest. He genuinely liked the man and he owed him some truth now that the Ark was gone; plus the priest was part of what was about to occur. “It may be better if I show you.”
Diego did not tell the priest what he was doing but as they walked, Diego placed his hand on the priest’s shoulder. The priest thought nothing of the gesture.
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