In the isolated town of Elijah's Rest, eighteen children vanish without a trace-only to reappear exactly one year later, standing silent and empty-eyed at the edge of the woods. Each bears a mysterious mark carved in biblical Greek: the number 666. As the town reels, three strangers are drawn into the mystery: - Pastor Earl Johnson, a former boxer turned preacher, whose faith is tested when a grieving mother begs him to save her possessed daughter. - Micah Cross, a timid college student plagued by prophetic visions, who survives a horrific plane crash with the help of an angelic stranger. - Uriel, an Archangel walking among men, sent to confront an ancient evil awakening beneath the town. Their paths converge as they uncover a conspiracy led by the sleek, sinister Sanctis Wellness Institute and its directors, the chilling Voss siblings. Using the kidnapped children in a blasphemous rite, Sanctis aims to fuse demonic essence with human genetics, creating an unstoppable army known as the Black Choir for the fanatical King Abd lmecid III. From a violent exorcism in a quiet suburban home to a desperate battle in the depths of an abandoned mine, the trio must confront shapeshifting Nephilim, a town turned against them, and finally, the goat-headed demon Moloch himself. In a temple of blood and black flame, they will face not just monsters, but the darkness within-and discover that the war for Elijah's Rest is only the beginning of a far greater battle for the soul of America.
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