"Ittai was thinking of the fact that he had Nephilim blood in him. He did not have the height, but he had the extra fingers and toes--which he had cut off--and he had the strength. He had Nephilim blood in his own veins. He was cursed by this Yahweh god who fascinated him. Lahmi was unaware of Ittai's concerns. "So the sword you forge today for Goliath will be the sword that will cut off the head of this so-called messiah king. That is why it is important, runt." That word always dug into Ittai's soul. Runt. But now he barely heard it. He still swooned from the kick in the stomach realization that he was cursed. It was bad enough that he had wanted to be a Son of Rapha and was rejected. Now he was cursed as well."