Chapter 69
November – 3,390 BC
Earth: plain outside Assur
Angelic Special Forces Colonel Mikhail Mannuki'ili
MIKHAIL
Mikhail flew through the inky sky, dispassionately noting how strong he felt and how many calories he had consumed at suppertime to give his shell energy to enter the next stage of battle. Pain, pleasure, cold or heat were merely signals to estimate how much wear he could get out of this body before it needed rest and healing. The hunt from earlier tonight had begun to fatigue him, but without the sensation of fear or pain, he could push this body much further than an ordinary man could, at least until something broke his concentration. It gave everything a quiet, peaceful feeling, as though the air buoyed him like the river he traversed above.
A flurry of activity fro
