“Shit,” Shayne breathed out. It was even worse than he had imagined. Anna had been persecuted since conception. No wonder her mom had gone on the run. “So how does Jesse play into this?”
“Jesse is just another schmuck who thought he’d give away his soul for the ability to have as many women as possible. It's amazing how little value people place on their souls, especially considering they last for an eternity. But Jesse also has a trace of demonic blood in his bloodline.”
That surprised Shayne. He took a moment to let it sink in. Demons had sex with mortals all of the time. Being in human form, it was very easy for them to do so. Very rarely, though, were any children ever born from the union, especially in modern times. Condoms and all that.
Arch continued on, “The forces of evil believe Anna could breed the Antichrist if they have control over her. Let’s face it. Lucifer has wanted to do this for a very long time. He wants his realm here in a major way, and with Armageddon about to start, he’s decided to move up his plans. It’s sad to say, but Hell is getting full. They are running out of room. To get his realm up here completely, he would need to have complete control over the most powerful person in this world, which would be the Antichrist.”
If that were to happen, there would be no hope for the world at all. As it stood, the Alpha and Omega still had his covering and protections in place. If humanity were smart, they’d be praying night and day that He kept them there.
Shayne shook his head as he realized how impossible it could end up being. “Tell me, has this happened before?”
“Never,” Arch said solemnly. “Not in the entire history of mankind. Let’s hope it’s not the start of a new deadly trend. The last thing we need is a bunch of women being held hostage and used as breeding slaves by demons.”
Shayne's free hand clenched into a fist. He was pumped up and filled with testosterone when he asked, “How can we stop Jesse? By killing him? But he's been given immortality, so wouldn’t he be impossible to kill? Like me?” Fighting demons was nothing new for Shayne. But he'd never been sent to kill another immortal human before.
Arch didn't sound concerned when he replied, “You’re forgetting one thing, Shayne. Jesse isn't truly immortal. He's not like you or the other endurers. Only God has the power to grant true immortality. Satan is the father of all lies. Throughout history, there has never been one human granted true immortality by the hand of Satan. They always meet with a bad end at some point during their natural life span.”
Although Arch couldn’t see him, Shayne nodded.
“From the moment Jesse sold his soul, it belonged to Hell. When a human dies, their soul leaves their body and enters into the spiritual realm. There is only a brief span of time it can come back. In Jesse's case, Satan will be waiting, ready to send his soul right back into his body until his mission is accomplished. He will do all he can to keep Jesse here until Anna is pregnant and gives birth. If we can keep Jesse's soul out of his body long enough, though, it will be taken where it belongs. He's human, so there is no chance of him taking over another body or coming back once he gets to Hell.”
It was a lot of information for Shayne to take in. “How do we prevent his soul from coming back?” He wanted to know everything. He wasn't taking any chances with Anna's life.
“Beheading on consecrated ground with your weapon is the best way. If you’re not near a holy area, though, immediately after his beheading you can sprinkle holy water on his body. You have to do it as soon as he dies, otherwise it will be too late.”
Shayne switched the phone from one hand to the other. He didn't have it on speakerphone, as he worried Anna might hear them. “Got it,” he told Arch, as the angel had fallen silent. “Anything else I need to know?”
“Although you won’t see it, you’ll have backup in the spiritual realm from the angels. Once Jesse is gone and unable to return, though, things are going to turn ugly. There's going to be a mighty battle as either Lucifer will try to enter this realm to take the girl, or he will send one of his most trusted minions to do it.”
“He can do that?” Shayne felt horrified at the thought of Anna going to Hell.
“It’s not the norm, but human bodies have been taken straight into the Hell realm before. Don’t take anything for granted right now. Evil never stops, it just finds other ways in. Your house is protected. Keep her there until one of us can get Jesse and eliminate him.”
“Right,” Shayne said, sarcastically. Could the situation get any worse? It was a silly question to ask himself because of course it could—and probably would. “I’ll get right on that.”
“I’ve got to go. I’ll be in touch,” Arch informed him, in an abrupt way. “By the way, you might want to get into the bathroom. Otherwise, this entire conversation will no longer
