by A. Joseph
“So you say Isaac,” Paul said seeing him. “When it is you who forces others, I guess they really have no alternatives. Nothing escapes you still,” as he bowed his head to greet him.
“Spare me the formalities Paul, even those who have power can be powerless,” Isaac said smiling at Rachel.
“Will they arrive?” Rachel asked.
“They sure will,” Isaac replied looking at the dark shadows of trees in front of them.
As soon as he said this out of the darkness a man and a woman appeared. They walked towards Isaac and bowed their heads slightly as they reach Isaac. After a while two more men appeared and in the same way bowed their heads.
PAUL GEO
“The force of circumstances is absolute,” Isaac said looking at them. “Greetings Damned Ones!” Isaac yelled out aloud to the six individuals in front of him. “This sure is a damned day to have us all gathered here,”
Paul never imagined being in this situation right now, upon receiving the order from Isaac"s imp earlier. He never thought that all the damned ones will agree on this mission.
He knew how powerful Isaac was but he never thought he would be this powerful to summon all seven of them and make them agree on one mission. Isaac visits them sometime just to intimidate them but not like this, not all of them together. It is not in their nature to work with the other damned ones and even though one may compliment the other, some are completely against others and all of them being united to one mission can only result to one thing – chaos.
This is what his granddaughter will receive tonight after all the limelight, glory and praises that she received being a prodigy of their family. She will die experiencing the violence of all the seven deadly sins.
„Nothing can stop chaos," Paul said to himself. He can still remember the day he first saw his granddaughter. She was the first among his grandchildren and
the most beautiful. The day she acquired her first archangel was a proud moment for him but as she grows everything started to change. All his achievements as the guide started to be forgotten and neglected. All those times he took care of the family and the enlightened city were forgotten because a prodigy was born.
All the hopes of the family and the city depended on this little girl not on an old aging man. When she acquired her first major archangel he was left without a choice but to transfer the task of being a “guide” to her. For no one was more capable to be a guide as everyone told him.
He accepted the end of his term, and decided to be happy instead for his granddaughter for her achievements. But what disappointed him was when the time came to transfer the title of “guide” to her she declined and left immediately without notice to travel to the other enlightened cities. She left everything and refused the responsibility to take care of the family and the city. She abandoned everything and cared only about herself. Instead of doing her duties with all her gifts she chose instead a carefree life free from all the responsibilities.
His heart was finally filled with anger and sin when he heard that after finishing her studies in the other enlightened cities she got married and was just simply living her life in some farm instead of going back to their city to fulfill her duties as the guide. It was unforgivable and although he failed to punish her the first time, today the punishment will be even severe.
„Not all may be as blessed as others but punishment applies to all," Paul said to himself.
CHAPTER 3
CRIES OF THE RAIN
“William! William! Wake up!” Sarah shouted. “What is it mom?” William replied irritated as he opens his eyes seeing her guarding the door.
“We have to get out of here! Get up now and follow me!” Sarah shouted looking at the door as if looking for someone to arrive.
“Is this a surprise?” William said.
He never saw his mom in a hurry like this before. He looked at the window and saw that it was still raining heavily but a bright light seems to shine outside already.
“Is it morning already?” he asked again as he wears his slippers. “This should be one great surprise for mom to act like this,” he said to himself.
“I"ll answer your questions later,” Sarah said “for now we have to get out of here first,” as she took his hand pulling him out of the room and towards the stairs. This might not be a surprise after all he feared.
“You might be seeing things that are unusual but I"ll answer your questions once we get out!” she shouted.
William noticed that her mom"s eyes are actually glowing bright green which is unusual. As they reach the stairs William saw something that shocked him even more.
There was a bright green light and in the middle of it stood a man dressed in pure green robes.
It had two bright large wings at the back of it that look liked feathers but they seem to be more like cotton and they were shining brightly. William felt the urge to ask about the being in front of him but before he could open up his mouth he heard Sarah speak.
“Are they inside already Michael?” Sarah said.
William was dumbfounded to see his mom know this being.
“Not yet Sarah,” Michael replied.
“Where is Peter,” Sarah asked.
“Out in the front already. He said he"ll try to hold them as much as possible while you and William escape,” Michael replied.
William was surprised to hear that the being knows his name and his father as well.
Sarah nodded and looked back at William. “No matter what happens, stay beside me,” she said and William nodded.
William felt the chills in his skin. His fear was real, something is terribly wrong. They both go down the stairs running following Michael in front of them and William saw his father in front of the cottage talking to three men and a woman surrounding him. He shouted at his dad but Peter seemed to just neglect him.
Before he could ask who those people are, the left side of the cottage blasted at them. Michael already covered them with its wings and as it unfolded he saw three people. The man on the center looks almost like his mother but older. He had a medium built but with gray hair and a chiseled face. His skin had a dark complexion as if burned by the sun with his clothes torn reflecting a muscular built and the scars on his body. At his left is a fat man of the same height but with brown dirty skin. He has a long black messy hair and a beard up to his chest.
Even with his big belly you can see that he has muscular arms and legs. He was nude except for the dark cloth covering his genitals. On his right was a woman with long red curly hair and a crystal white complexion that William was unable to take his eyes off her beauty for a second. She was captivating in every way from her face to her body and looks exactly just like his Aunt Rachel.
“Where are you going Sarah?” says the man at the center. William noticed that he had bright red eyes. “The boy must die now!” William saw now appearing beside him a creature he had never seen before as it emerged from the burning wall. It had a body like that of the troll yet red as blood and smoke seems to come out from its skin. The eye of the creature looked like balls of fire and as he looked closer both arms had long dark sharp claws scratching the floor as it walks.
“He will not be hurt!” says Sarah and as she said this she made a sign in the air and the symbols appeared brightly like light in the air.
JOPHIEL CHAMUEL And she shouted “Jophiel! Chamuel!” and two beings appeared out of a blinding light like Michael in front of them. They are dressed in the same robes but one wore yellow while the other purple. Both the two beings have the same bright wings on their back and just like the first one they illuminate a light like the color of their robes. They look different but both seemed to be males like Michael but he cannot see clearly with the light illuminating them.
At the same time he noticed that the fat man made a sign on the air as well and a fiery sign appeared as he shouted the name Belzebur!
BELZEBUR The man"s eye turned red and out of heat and smoke appeared a creature much bigger than th
e troll like creature at the center. It was black as the night that William cannot see it clearly if not for the smoke coming out of its body like its burning. Its eyes were like balls of fire just like the first creature. It had a huge belly that almost touched the ground with an even bigger mouth filled with sharp teeth and it was drooling continuously with its saliva burning holes in the ground like acid. Its hips and feet are scaly and big that the wooden floor was broken with its sheer weight.
While the beautiful woman on the other hand made also a sign in the air and called out the name Belphegor.
BELPHEGOR The woman"s eye turned red as well and out from the heat and smoke came out a creature thinner than the other creatures. This creature looked like a human as it stood as tall as the man at the center with the same built.
Its skin though was dark purple and it had the same burning eyes but as it smiled William saw it had fangs like a vampire. Its beauty was captivating just like the beautiful woman for it was dressed in pure black robes like royalty.
“I did not think that the damned ones are capable of working together,” Sarah said.
“The situation is different Sarah,” the man on the center replied. “The boy should never have the chance to wish.”
“Enough of this talk!” shouted the fat man “I came here to kill the boy not to talk!”
The man then looked at William and he felt fear like he never felt before. The man shouted “burn them Belzebur!” And the creature breathed heavily and blew a breath of fire towards them like a dragon.
„Is this what it means to die?" William said to himself as he saw the fire coming at them.
But then the three beings immediately held them tight and covered them with their wings as they were blasted at the back tearing the wall apart.
Seeing the river behind them Sarah immediately pulled William"s hand and shouted “defend Michael!” And the angel stood on its ground and stretched forth its wings that span to almost three meters on each side and pulled out a bright sword illuminating the area around while Sarah and William ran fast towards the river with the other two beings following them.
As William and Sarah ran towards the river another a series of fire came from all the three creatures that almost engulfed Michael. It continued to defend blocking the fires with its sword but the series of fire were too much that soon enough it was engulfed in flames and evaporated like vapor in thin air.
The rain is pouring heavily but the fires were too strong that William can feel its heat even at a distance. He saw that both the fat man and the beautiful woman now running fast towards them with their creatures behind them. Before he could tell it to Sarah he saw the beautiful vampire like being at his side and just before it was able to bite him he heard Sarah shout
“defend Chamuel!”
And the being with purple robes flew straight to it and they went flying to the pine trees breaking every tree for a hundred meters.
Seeing the old man and beautiful woman still following them, Sarah immediately pulled William again and ran as fast to the river. Just as they reach the riverbank Sarah saw the river"s water was high and the current was unusually strong but she had no other choice. „This is the only way" she said to herself.
She held William"s face and said “live William! No matter what happens you must live!”
And a ball and breath of fire came to their direction but the being in yellow robes covered them with its wings and they were burned instantly like paper.
Sarah then said to the being “bring him to Inchora Jophiel,” and it instantly grabbed and held tightly William and leapt to the river carrying him.
Unable to break free from the clutches of the being William cried out “mom! Mom!”
He then saw balls of fire hurled at them but the being held him tight despite the fire balls burning its back.
As they are swept away by the river the last thing he heard was the voice of his mom shouting “live William! Live!”
CHAPTER 4
UNCLE JOHN
The being carried William to where all waters come from and on the midnight of the third day they reach the bank of a lake where a man waited for their arrival. As soon as the man held William the being vanished like vapor in the air and the man carried him and brought him to his house a few meters away from the lake. Carrying William to a room he changed his clothes and laid him on a bed for he was put to a deep sleep by the being that he might not struggle and drown.
As soon as the sunlight touched William"s face the next morning he gained consciousness and as he opened up his eyes he saw a familiar face.
“Uncle John?” William said.
“Hello William,” John replied.“How are you feeling?” He asked sitting beside him.
William instantly realized what had happened and
stood up but John took hold of him and he immediately asked
“Where"s mom and dad?”
“I"m afraid they are no longer in this world,” John
replied bowing down his head in sorrow.
“What happened to them?” William shouted as he
took hold of his uncle"s shirt.
“To where we go William when we leave this world,”
John said as he looked at William with eyes filled with
sadness and tears.
“Why uncle? Why did those people with frightening
creatures attack us? Tell me!” He shouted filled with rage as
his tears fall down.
“It will all be revealed to you in time. Be patient for
we cannot change the past anymore,” John said as he removed
William"s hand on his shirt. “You would not understand it
immediately even if I explain them to you now. Do not let
your rage consume you, be patient time will answer
everything,” He continued.
John wanted to tell William more about the damned
but held back for revenge might grow more in his heart. “I have brought food. Eat first and regain your
strength and then we"ll talk again,” as John pointed the basket
of fruits beside the bed.
William did not want to eat, he would like to see his
mom and dad again but he knows there is no use arguing with
Uncle John. Controlling his tears he reached for an apple in
the basket with his hands shaking. It seems ages since he has
last eaten and his body shows his hunger. As he took a bite he
can feel his energy being renewed. This is the tastiest apple he
has ever eaten in his life.
“Now that"s better,” John said.
“Where am I now?” William asked as he took another
bite on the apple mixed with tears still falling from his eyes.
Even as he controls his tears somehow they just keep falling. “This is Inchora where all waters begin,” John said as
he stood up and looked at the window.
“It has been three days already since… that time,” he
continued knowing how painful the memory is. If only he was
there to help them but nobody knew of the plans of the
damned ones.
“Will I be able to see mom and dad still?” William
asked.
“Do not be blinded by the things that you only see.
They would remain with you deep within your memories and
you"ll find out they"re still with you and will always be with
you if you look inside and feel them,” as John looked at him
filled with sadness.
William preventing again his tears looked around and
saw that he was in a room filled with colored glasses. His
blanket is stitched with brightly colored fabrics like silk that
are soft to touch and pleasing to the eyes. The design is
abstract yet it gives him a feeling of warmth and security.
There is a large glass door on hi
s left side and he noticed that
the walls are actually filled with differently colored glasses
that seem to create a brilliant abstract of different plants. In his
right is a big glass window filled with the same different
colored glass forming a mosaic of a bright blue sky. As John stood there looking at the scenery outside
William noticed that he was wearing colored robes with an
abstract design just like the sheets on the bed. It seems
unsuitable for his big body since it looks like a robe but it"s
beautiful.
“Where exactly is Inchora?” William asked. “It is within the earth,” John replied. He was glad
William mind is starting to divert from the tragedy. He knew the fruits, the colored room and the sheets
will help abate his sorrows.
“But you will not find it in any map that you know,
for its location can only be seen by those enlightened.” He
continued smiling at William.
“But I"m still on earth, right?” William asked. “Yes you are,” John smiled “but deeper,” he added. “Are mom and dad still here on earth?” William
asked.
“Not anymore,” John replied. “Enlightened ones go back to God when they die but
they are granted the gift of speaking and even showing their
spirits to us who are still living,” as he gave William a picture
with his mom and dad during their vacation at the mountains
with uncle John.
“I keep that as a remembrance but I believe you would
need it more now,” John smiled.
“Thank you uncle,” William said as tears fall down
again. “Can I still see them again?”
“You will in time,” John replied. “Be patient, grow
and learn as much as you can for now so that when you meet
them they"ll be proud of what you have become,” raising
William"s face and giving him another apple.
“How would I be able to see them again uncle?”
William asked eating the apple.