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A mysterious space energy burst disables the "Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" (SETI) observatory in Hat Creek, California, on March 24th, 2025. The Vatican's advanced telescope known as "VATT" at Mt Graham in Arizona witnesses the energy burst. After power was restored, they found a binary message in the beam, leading them to send a second message to CERN in Switzerland. Marcus Jansen, a young astrophysicist working at the Mt Graham site, can determine the beam's origin and track it through the galaxy. The beam originated from a constellation that Marcus had been explicitly instructed to observe that night. Once they could interpret the binary code emitted by the beam, they gained access to instructions for the next transmission. Bone-chilling information: Earth was on the brink of impending contact with an alien lifeform. Wendy Väst, a young, unknown news reporter only known in small circles for her paranormal segment on a Tucson TV channel owned by Silas Fischer, would deliver the message. The broadcast catapults Wendy Väst into the realm of media fame. Within hours of the broadcast, the skies are filled with the deafening roar of fighter jets and the sea churns with the wakes of warships. China suddenly attacks Taiwan, and North Korea's army spills across the 38th Parallel into South Korea, thrusting the United States into a colossal Asian conflict between two formidable foes. Wendy Väst and Marcus Jansen soon find themselves working with personnel from Weston Aerospace. The people they meet, including their employer, seem mysterious but are devout Christians. According to their viewpoint, the uncoded message was not the work of aliens but a communication orchestrated by fallen angels. Both settle into their assignments, working with the people from Weston Aerospace. As the moment of the message comes, the world witnesses not another message but an arrival. The Nordic-looking Pleiadean visitors arrive with promises of enhancement to galactic humans and transcendence into the galactic family. Wendy and Marcus both perceive the Pleiadeans' tendency to deviate from their self-imposed boundaries. Eventually, Wendy and Marcus confront the horrifying truth about what these beings truly symbolize, leading them to wonder. Can humanity be saved?

A mysterious space energy burst disables the "Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" (SETI) observatory in Hat Creek, California, on March 24th, 2025. The Vatican's advanced telescope known as "VATT" at Mt Graham in Arizona witnesses the energy burst. After power was restored, they found a binary message in the beam, leading them to send a second message to CERN in Switzerland.Marcus Jansen, a young astrophysicist working at the Mt Graham site, can determine the beam's origin and track it through the galaxy. The beam originated from a constellation that Marcus had been explicitly instructed to observe that night. Once they could interpret the binary code emitted by the beam, they gained access to instructions for the next transmission. Bone-chilling information: Earth was on the brink of impending contact with an alien life form.Wendy Väst, a young, unknown news reporter only known in small circles for her paranormal segment on a Tucson TV channel owned by Silas Fischer, would deliver the message. The broadcast catapults Wendy Väst into the realm of media fame. Within hours of the broadcast, the skies are filled with the deafening roar of fighter jets and the sea churns with the wakes of warships. China suddenly attacks Taiwan, and North Korea's army spills across the 38th Parallel into South Korea, thrusting the United States into a colossal Asian conflict between two formidable foes.Wendy Väst and Marcus Jansen soon find themselves working with personnel from Weston Aerospace. The people they meet, including their employer, seem mysterious but are devout Christians. According to their viewpoint, the uncoded message was not the work of aliens but a communication orchestrated by fallen angels. Both settle into their assignments, working with the people from Weston Aerospace. As the moment of the message comes, the world witnesses not another message but an arrival. The Nordic-looking Pleiadean visitors arrive with promises of enhancement to galactic humans and transcendence into the galactic family. Wendy and Marcus both perceive the Pleiadeans' tendency to deviate from their self-imposed boundaries. Eventually, Wendy and Marcus confront the horrifying truth about what these beings truly symbolize, leading them to wonder. Can humanity be saved?

The tragedy of December 1st is still fresh in the minds of Sam, Nathan, and Trent. As Sam adjusts to his new life of becoming a father after losing his own to Nergal, he does not know there will be no respite for him or his friends. They believe their ordeal, which started in Talihina, Oklahoma, two years earlier, was over, and they had realized their triumph over Nergal and his grip on Southeastern Oklahoma. With the deaths of the Choctaw elders, Addison, and Joshua, came a loss of wisdom and foresight into the true nature of their enemy. Nergal had established his dominion over the area thousands of years before the first nations people migrated in and began establishing their civilizations in the area. He would not give it up now, especially now that these humans were in possession of a prized relic of his. The mysterious obelisk the men had manipulated to their advantage in the hills of Honobia was recovered from the smoldering wreckage of the helicopter that had become Paul Eastman's funeral pyre. Nathan and Trent alerted their commander, General Malcolm Henderson, to the relic and its mysterious properties. After an inspection by a Department of Defense physicist, the General knows of only one man who might have insight into the unique qualities of the relic. To their surprise, the obelisk had survived the inferno and seemed to repair itself. Eben Maqor, a hyperintelligent polymath with his feet planted firmly in two of the world's most renowned intelligence agencies, is called to investigate the object. Immediately recognizing the exotic nature and properties of the object, Maqor has the object moved to the laboratory of an enigmatic aerospace tycoon who has been missing for two years. Under the scrutiny of the tycoon's daughter and an ex-WWII German fighter pilot, the object's true nature and its relevance to another ancient relic also become known. Maqor knows the object's significance to Nergal and that the fallen angel will not rest until he recovers the obelisk. Realizing the danger posed to the men who recovered it and that the dizzying coincidences occurring, such as Trent's past romance with Jenna Weston, the daughter of the missing tycoon, are not coincidences at all. They are merely the residue of battles fought thousands of years earlier between God and his rebellious creations. He knows Nergal, one of the most rebellious of the fallen, will use every weapon available to retrieve what he sees as his property. For Sam, there will be no rest between battles, no time to mourn his losses or celebrate his new son. As for Nathan and Trent, what they thought was a victory was, in fact, merely an opening maneuver. It will force them to battle new menaces. The most dangerous will come from institutions they should be able to trust, Congress, and the Pentagon. These human enemies will ultimately kill them and ruin their names and reputations if they cannot figure out a way to counter them, but before they can do anything to save themselves from their government. They must defeat Nergal and his creatures inside his "Lair of the Ancients."

The Shadow Chasers, Logan, Allie, Finn, and the newest member Bret, face a life-and-death struggle with a new type of threat that now has come to Talihina, Oklahoma. Compared to the Sasquatch they had encountered in September made that seem benevolent. Just when they make some headway in comprehending what it is, their new enemy abducts local animals and even people. What will the Shadow Chasers do? Will they form an alliance to battle these entities? Or will this be enough to scare them away for good? Will the Shadow Chasers remain a loyal team and continue to unravel mysteries as they are faced with paranormal entities? Read this adventure story and find out what happens ...

The Shadow Chasers look forward to summer vacation after an unusual school year. Peace and tranquility had returned to Talihina, or so they thought.The sudden appearance of a strange and terrifying creature rattles the peace of mind of both Allie and Finn. Logan has his own troubling visit by what he thought was a cousin. What Logan didn't realize at first was the cousin he was seeing had been killed four hours earlier. For the first time in the history of The Shadow Chasers, a creature they are forced to deal with has spilled blood. Their victory over what they assumed were aliens during their winter break for the holidays has made them the target of something far more sinister. They did not know their part of Oklahoma was under siege by an entity far more powerful than they could imagine.This entity has the power to send nightmare creatures into their world, curses that could haunt them for the rest of their lives. Now they must deal with one such creature. A horror from the vocal histories of the First Nations People. All the tribes have their legends: The Navajo and Utes speak of Skin Walkers, and the Cree and Innu have the Wendigo. The Arapaho, Apache, and Sioux legends tell of the great Thunderbird. For the Choctaw, it is The Curse of The Ishkitini.

The Shadow Chasers face a life-and-death struggle with new kinds of entities. Just when they make some headway in comprehending what they are, their new enemy abducts local animals and even people. What will the Shadow Chasers do? Will they form an alliance to battle these entities? Or will this be enough to scare them away for good? Will the Shadow Chasers remain a loyal team and continue to unravel mysteries? Logan, Allie, Finn, and Bret were not even sure if they'd ever form as the Shadow Chasers again. Talihina seemed safe from any paranormal threats. Then, just a few days before New Year's Eve, they were suddenly confronted with different creatures, ones they did not understand. Compared to the Sasquatch they had encountered in September made that seem benevolent. The creatures they were encountering now had no interest in the well-being of the citizens of Talihina.The Shadow Chasers were enjoying their two-week holiday break from Talihina Jr. High School. They were even making some money on the side by installing Christmas lights on homes in Talihina. Things had been quiet for them since their adventure back in September, where a Choctaw elder had aided them in leading a lost Sasquatch to its home, to the Kiamichi Mountains to the south. The elder had warned the youths to steer clear of the forest and mountains during the autumn months. Something did, in fact, occur in October and early November. Nobody was talking about what exactly the threat was. By mid-November, things had quieted down, and Talihina was back to its normal pace as people did all they could to enjoy their holidays.Until now....

Samuel Redstone enjoyed a quiet life as the chief of police of a small town in Southeastern Oklahoma. His peace would soon be shattered by the bizarre death of a group of outlaw motorcycle club members just outside his beloved town of Talihina. The violent deaths could not be easily explained. When other members of the club come to town to exact revenge and make charges of police brutality, Sam is distracted by this, causing him to momentarily miss other bizarre activities in around Talihina. To make matters worse, Sam's old flame returns to town with her husband, complicating Sam's life even further. As time passes, it becomes evident that something other than outlaw motorcycle gangs has descended on Talihina. Strange animal behavior and a rash of dead and disappearing dogs are the first warnings to the residence of the small town that a new danger is lurking in the beautiful Kiamichi Mountains surrounding the community. Bizarre helicopter and military activity also become common place in the area-not to mention a US Forest Service Special Agent named Paul Eastman is adding to the stress and confusion plaguing Sam. Sam's father, Addison, a full-blood Choctaw, is the first to recognize the real danger to the community. Sam is reluctant to listen to the old stories and legends of his ancestors. As a veteran of two tours in Iraq, Sam is confident he can handle what he assumes is a criminal element threatening Talihina. Unknown to Sam, something else-something ancient and lethal-is threatening Talihina. The government agency that is supposed to be neutralizing the threat is only making things worse. The creatures are referred to by many names throughout the world and among the First Nations Tribes. As the truth becomes evident, Sam must rely on his father's leadership and warrior skills to confront and defeat what he comes to know as . . . RELICS