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by Wendy Alec


  He inhaled deeply, then turned, hearing a sound directly behind him.

  The cigarette slipped out of his hand onto the gravel.

  He looked up into the intense grey gaze of his younger brother.

  It was Nick . . .

  The Characters

  EARTH: 2021

  The De Vere Dynasty – Family

  Jason De Vere – (mid 40s), eldest brother – De Vere dynasty. Place of birth: New York, USA. US media tycoon. Chairman, owner and CEO of multi-billion dollar media corporation VOX Entertainment. Owns a third of the Western world’s television and newspaper empires. Married to Julia St Cartier for twenty years. One daughter – Lily De Vere. Divorced. Current residence: Penthouse, Central Park, New York.

  Adrian De Vere – (late 30s), middle brother – De Vere dynasty. Place of (recorded) birth: London, England. Ex-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Labour – two terms), newly-appointed President of the European Union (10-year tenure). Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Currently negotiating the ‘Ishtar Accord’ – the Third World War Peace Treaty. Married to Melissa Vane Templar for five years. Melissa deceased in childbirth. One son, Gabriel – deceased. Current residence: Winter Palace of the European President, Mont St Michel, Normandy, France.

  Nick De Vere – (late 20s), youngest brother – De Vere dynasty. Place of birth: Washington DC, USA. Archaeologist. Celebrity playboy. Dying of AIDS. No children. Currently in relationship with Jotapa – Princess of the Royal House of Jordan. Previous relationship: Klaus Von Hausen – Senior Curator of Department of the Middle East, British Museum. Current residences: Penthouses – Los Angeles, New York, London.

  James De Vere – Father of Jason, Adrian and Nick De Vere. Deceased.

  Lilian De Vere – (mid 70s) – Chairwoman of the De Vere Foundation. Mother of Jason, Adrian and Nick De Vere. Current residences: Penthouse, New York; Mansions, Oxfordshire and London.

  Julius De Vere – Grand Master of the Brotherhood. Warlock. Chairman of De Vere Continuation Holdings AG (1954–2014). Father of James De Vere. Grandfather to Jason, Adrian and Nick De Vere. Deceased.

  Julia St Cartier – (early 40s) – former editor of Cosmpolitan. Present: Founder/CEO of LOLA PR. Major clients: the England Football Team and the European Union Presidential Office. Married to Jason De Vere for twenty years. Mother to Lily De Vere. Divorced. Seeing Callum Vickers. Current residences: Seafront Townhouse, Brighton, England; Artists’ Colony, New Chelsea, London.

  Lily De Vere – (16), Julia and Jason De Vere’s daughter. Confined to a wheelchair following a car accident – Nick De Vere driving. Student at Roedean School for Girls, Brighton, England.

  Melissa Vane Templar de Vere – Adrian’s wife. Died in childbirth.

  Rosemary De Vere – James de Vere’s half-sister, Lilian’s companion.

  Maxim – James and Lilian De Vere’s butler.

  Pierre and Beatrice Didier – James and Lilian De Vere’s chauffeur and housekeeper. Currently working for Adrian De Vere at Mont St Michel, Normandy.

  The De Vere Dynasty – Extended Circle Friends/Associates

  Lawrence St Cartier – (early 80s), Jesuit Priest; retired CIA; antiquities dealer – Julia St Cartier’s uncle. Residence: Cairo, Alexandria, Egypt.

  Alex Lane-Fox – (20) son of Rachel Lane-Fox – killed in 9/11. Investigative journalist in training. Presently working at the Guardian, London. Starting at New York Times, January 2022. Close family friend of Julia, Jason and Lily De Vere.

  Rachel Lane-Fox – supermodel. Julia’s best pal. Killed in an aircraft 9/11.

  Rebekah and David Weiss – Rachel Lane-Fox’s parents.

  Polly Mitchell – (17) – Lily De Vere’s best friend. Alex Lane-Fox’s girlfriend.

  Klaus Von Hausen – youngest senior curator of Department of the Middle East, British Museum. Ex-lover of Nick De Vere.

  Charles ‘Xavier’ Chessler – (mid 80s), Warlock. Previously Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank. President of World Bank. Retired. Jason De Vere’s godfather.

  Callum Vickers – (early 30s), top London neuro surgeon. Seeing Julia de Vere.

  Dylan Weaver – genius IT specialist holding high-level freelance positions with global banks, institutions and various software companies. Nick De Vere’s old schoolfriend.

  Jontil Purvis – (late 50s), long-term Executive Assistant to Jason de Vere – nineteen years.

  Levine and Mitchell – Jason De Vere’s aides.

  Kurt Guber – been with Adrian for years. First head of security at Downing Street, now Director of EU Special Services Security Operations. Also, an exotic weapon specialist.

  Neil Travis – former SAS Head of Security for Adrian De Vere.

  Anton – Adrian De Vere’s butler.

  Father Alessandro – Vatican Priest and scientist from the Vatican.

  Waseem – Lawrence St Cartier’s assistant at the residence in Alexandria, Egypt.

  Frau Vghtred Meeling – Austrian employee of De Vere’s household: Nanny to Jason, Adrian and Nick. Also, Abbess Helewis Vghtred.

  Brother Francis – Monk, Alexandria , Egypt.

  The Brotherhood (Illuminati)

  His Excellency Lorcan de Molay – ex-Superior General of the Jesuit Order. Supreme High Priest of the Brotherhood, Jesuit Priest. Birthplace: indeterminate. Current age: indeterminate. Current places of residence: London, Washington DC, Rome.

  Kester Von Slagel (Baron) – Lorcan De Molay’s emissary.

  Piers Aspinall – Head of MI6/British intelligence.

  Charles Xavier Chessler – previously Chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank. President of World Bank. Retired.

  Ethan St Clair – Grand Master of the Scottish Brothers.

  Dieter Von Hallstein – ex-German Chancellor.

  Naotake Yoshido – Chairman of Japan’s Yoshido Banking Dynasty.

  Raffaello Lombardi – Patriarch of the black nobility family of Venice. Director of Vatican Bank.

  Julius De Vere – Grand Master of the Brotherhood. Warlock. Chairman of De Vere Continuation Holdings AG. Father of James De Vere. Grandfather to Jason, Adrian and Nick De Vere. Deceased.

  Jaylin Alexander – former Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

  Commander General Omar B. Maddox – NORAD Commander.

  Gonzalez – US Secret Service Presidential Protective Detail.

  Lewis – Deputy Secretary of Defence.

  Drew Janowski – Special Assistant to the President for Defence Policy and Strategy.

  Werner Drechsler – President of the World Banks.

  Vincent Carnegie

  The Royal House of Jordan

  King of Jordan – Jotapa, Faisal and Jibril’s father. Deceased – heart attack.

  Jotapa – (22), Princess of Jordan. In relationship with Nick De Vere. Namesake of ancient Princess Jotapa who lived over 2,000 years ago.

  Jibril – (16), Jordanian King’s youngest son. Appointed Crown Prince.

  Faisal – Jordanian King’s oldest son.

  Safwat – Head of Security and Jotapa’s personal bodyguard.

  Crown Prince Mansoor of Arabia.

  Other Characters

  Professor Hamish MacKenzie – Genetics Scottish scientist and world expert on animal and hybrid cloning.

  Jul Mansoor – grandson of Abdul-Qawi, Bedouin archaeologist.

  Waseem – Laurence St Cartier’s assistant.

  Abdul-Qawi Aka Jedd – Bedouin archaeologist.

  Matt Barto – VOX’s Teheran Bureau Chief.

  Jordan Maxwell III – Investment Banker, Neal Black Securities.

  Powell – Neal Black’s Vice-President of IT.

  Von Duysen – Colleague of Jordan Maxwell.

  Laurent Chastenay – Assistant to Adrian.

  First Heaven

  Jesus – Christos – the Nazarene.

  Michael – Chief Prince of the Royal Household of Yehovah, Commander-in-Chief, First Heaven’s Armies – President of the Warring Councils.

  Gabriel – Chief Prin
ce of the Royal House of Yehovah – Lord Chief Justice of Angelic Revelators.

  Jether – Imperial warrior and Ruler of the twenty-four Ancient Monarchs of the First Heaven and High Council. Chief Steward of Yehovah’s sacred mysteries.

  Xacheriel – Ancient of Days Curator of the sciences and universes, one of the twenty-four kings under Jether’s governance.

  Lamaliel – member of the Ruling Council of Angelic Elders.

  Issachar – member of the Ruling Council of Angelic Elders.

  Methuselah – member of the Ruling Council of Angelic Elders.

  Maheel – member of the Ruling Council of Angelic Elders.

  Joktan – Ruler of Gabriel’s Revelator Eagles.

  Obadiah, Dimnah – Younglings – an ancient Angelic race with characteristics of eternal youth and a remarkable inquisitiveness, expressly designed as apprentices to assist the Ancient Ones in their custodianship of Yehovah’s countless new galaxies.

  Sandaldor – Gabriel’s general.

  Zadkiel – Gabriel’s general.

  Zalialiel – Guard of the Portal of Shinar.

  The Fallen

  Lucifer – Satan, King of Perdition. Tempter; Adverary; Sovereign Ruler of the Race of Men, earth and the nether regions.

  Charsoc – Dark Apostle – Chief High Priest of the Fallen. Governor of the Grand Wizards of the Black Court and the dreaded Warlock Kings of the West.

  Marduk – Head of the Darkened Councils and Lucifer’s Chief-of-Staff.

  The Twin Wizards of Malfecium – the Grand Wizard of Phaegos and the Grand Wizard of Maelageor. The super-scientists.

  Mulabalah – Ruler of the Black Murmurers.

  Astaroth – Commander-in-chief of the Black Horde. Michael’s ex-general.

  Moloch – satanic prince – ‘Butcher’ of Perdition.

  Sargon the Terrible of Babylonia – Champion of Gehenna – Great Prince of Babylonia.

  Balberith – Lucifer’s chief attendant.

  Nisroc the Necromancer – Keeper of Death and the Grave.

  The Dark Cabal Grand Wizards – 666 Black Murmurers.

  Dracul – Ruler of the Warlocks of the West and Ancient Leader of the Time Lords.

  Nephilim – A hybrid between the angelic and the Race of Men.

  COMING 2012

  The story continues . . .

  Chronicles of Brothers

  THE PALE HORSE

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  Table of Contents

  Title page

  Copyright page

  General Order to the Continental Army

  Thomas Jefferson quote

  Preface

  Prologue

  They Cast No Shadows

  Twenty Years Later

  Chapter One

  Allah’s Chariot

  Chapter Two

  Aftermath

  Chapter Three

  Brothers

  Chapter Four

  Raiders of the Ark

  Chapter Five

  Monastery of Archangels

  Chapter Six

  Lily and Alex

  Chapter Seven

  Mourir de Façon Horrible

  Forty Years Earlier

  Chapter Eight

  Diabolical Schemings

  Chapter Nine

  The Vial of Sacred Progeny

  Chapter Ten

  The Portal of Shinar

  Chapter Eleven

  Council of Thirteen

  Chapter Twelve

  Disclosure

  Six Months Later

  Chapter Thirteen

  The Seed of the Serpent

  Over One Decade Later

  Chapter Fourteen

  Ancestral Ties

  Twenty-seven years later

  Chapter Fifteen

  Brothers

  Chapter Sixteen

  The Revelation

  Chapter Seventeen

  Dark Night of the Soul

  Chapter Eighteen

  Dark Clouds on the Horizon

  Chapter Nineteen

  The Rubied Seal

  Chapter Twenty

  Mont St Michel

  Chapter Twenty-one

  Loose Ends

  Chapter Twenty-two

  The Robes Are Behind the Suits

  Chapter Twenty-three

  Shock Wave

  Chapter Twenty-four

  The Cold Light of Day

  Chapter Twenty-five

  Lilian

  Chapter Twenty-six

  The Funeral

  Chapter Twenty-seven

  Cryptic

  Chapter Twenty-eight

  The Godfather

  Chapter Twenty-nine

  Apocalypse

  Chapter Thirty

  Bolt from the Blue

  Chapter Thirty-one

  The First Seal

  Three and a Half Years Later

  Chapter Thirty-two

  The Riders of the Apocalypse

  Chapter Thirty-three

  An Uninvited Visitor

  Chapter Thirty-four

  Dossiers Secrets Du Professeur

  Chapter Thirty-five

  Aveline

  Chapter Thirty-six

  Nightmare Hall

  Chapter Thirty-seven

  A Death in the Family

  Chapter Thirty-eight

  Skeletons in the Closet

  The Characters

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