Aaron Marcusson took my breath away with the piece "Vampire Redemption".
I have never read a story of a recipe mixing horror, paranormal and religion. All three mixed together makes a truly dark yet emotional book.
"Akim" was born along with eleven other boys in different tribes. All twelve were conceived by a fallen angel and a human mother. All twelve are the army of Lucifer, going against God during Armageddon.
Akim finds out his wife, Steph, was murdered outside her work place. So he goes on a mission to find her killer. Along his journey he runs into his brothers to get answers. He then goes to find Variel (another brother, more on that later on). While looking for Variel, he gets kidnapped by a Sgt. Smith.
Sgt. Smith goes after Akim, thinking he is the one who murdered his wife, and his daughters. Something so gruesome, will make any parent (like myself) cringe. A vampire who literally put the family's life in Smith's hands. Choosing between his wife or his daughter. And after his decision finds out his wife is pregnant with another girl.
While in this cave, he meets Dr. Jones. A woman who studied Akim while he was in this chamber. Sgt. Smith tries to get answers out of him, and when Akim doesn't give him the answer he wanted, Smith puts him to sleep. For weeks.
While sleeping, he has this dream of his real mother. The mother he had killed while she was giving birth to him. And she tells him this whole story of Adam and Lilith, with God and Satan. (I think we all have heard of the story)
When Akim wakes, he realizes he has this new power, a power to mind control. He saves Jones' life by invading her body to protect her from being raped and/or murdered. And in return, Jones' set him free.
And he goes off to hide from his brother Variel until he is prepared.
I'm only giving bits and pieces of this book, considering there is a lot going on, and I don't want to give away too much. Just the basics.
I really love the writing of Aaron Marcusson. From the very beginning he had me at "hello". This book really makes you think about the stories told in the bible & those that were never in the bible, but has been documented. It makes a whole different story on vampires, almost like the movie "Vampire 2000" but not as cheesy. How it was mixed with the bible, but still had the paranormal/horror take to it. I enjoyed it & I hope u try it & have the same appreciation for this book as I did.
You can order Vampire Redemption on Smashwords here.
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