by A. M. True
Me: How about there?
Thorenel: No. Emalickel did not include it in the itinerary for our travels.
Me: Why do we have to do what he says do?
He cleared his throat before answering.
Thorenel: I told Emalickel I would be your escort during his absence. He provided me with an itinerary of places he would have taken you had he been here. We shook arms on this. I am one of my word. I vouched to take you to specific places—places which fail to include the structure of your fascination.
Crushed, I looked off into the distance at the structure, daydreaming of what it looked like up close and inside. What is it? Who goes there? When can I see it? My thoughts were interrupted as Thorenel gently placed a hand on my back, guiding me towards the sandy beach.
Thorenel: I will tell you what, let us explore the other lands. Meanwhile, you can ask me those other questions which roam about your mind. I’ll answer as much as I can.
We continued walking towards the beach.
Artist: Patryk Scelina
Song: Voices of Namibia
Thorenel: Please. You may ask me your questions.
I hesitated, for I had millions of questions. Where should even I start? I chose to ask the first question that came to my mind.
Me: What does everyone do here all day?
Thorenel: We all have our individual duties as they are given, but in general we monitor the mortals and tend to our given orders. We also share enlightenment among one another, we train at the Warrior Temple, and we have one day per week of complete freedom. On that day, we may do as we please, as long as it does not rebel against God’s commands.
Me: Do you eat and sleep here?
Thorenel: We do not have a need to eat, drink, or rest, but partaking in those things certainly are pleasurable. We also enjoy other—more physical—pleasures.
I was taken by surprise at his bluntness.
Me: Oh? Like what?
He chuckled.
Thorenel: You know exactly of what I am referring. That is a universal pleasure. Only if we are lucky does the opportunity arise for us to share this endearment with a mortal.
Thorenel looked in my direction, but not directly at me.
Thorenel: It is known that love between a celestial and a mortal is amazing, like none other ever experienced. Unfortunately, this bond does not happen often because there are specific rules. Being out of compliance in any matter regarding a mortal sends a celestial straight into isolation with the other fallen celestials. Mortals are strictly off limits to us unless certain criteria have been met.
We stopped after reaching the soft sand of the beach.
Thorenel: Wait here for a moment.
Thorenel walked towards the water, stopping on the shore. He turned himself to look up the shoreline. He opened his arms wide and clicked his tongue. An enormous cloud of sand manifested about one mile away. Two large bleach-white stallions emerged from the cloud. Time slowed as I watched them approach. They galloped along the shore towards Thorenel. As they sprinted, the water splashed vigorously at their feet. They were so beautiful, so majestic!
When they arrived, Thorenel signaled for me to come to him. I walked up to one of the horses and stroked its nose. They were larger than any I’d ever seen before. As they stood on four legs, I could have walked right under them. They had no saddles, but they did have golden reins. Their coats were glowing white and seemed to sparkle.
Thorenel placed himself behind me and put his hands on my hips. He hoisted me up onto one of the horses, placing me on its back. I took the luxurious golden reins in my hands, looking at them in complete astonishment. Thorenel then lifted himself onto the other horse. Thorenel looked at me proudly. He knew I was impressed with his abilities. He commanded the horses, with a click of his tongue, as he winked at me.
At that, the horses neighed and began galloping along the water again. Time continued to slow as they ran along the shore, parallel to large rocky cliffs bordering the beach. The water splashed at their feet as they ran. The wind rushed against my face. I was laughing, filled with excitement. I looked over at Thorenel who was already gazing at me with a grin on his face. I heard his thoughts.
Thorenel: I am pleased to have pleased you.
After some time, we veered to the right of the shoreline, approaching the base of the cliffs lining the beach. Our horses slowed to a walking pace. It was quiet, but over the sound of the horses’ hooves brushing in the sand, my thoughts and questions began to resurface in my mind. Thorenel was aware of this.
Thorenel: I know. Let me explain the criteria for interaction between celestial and mortal.
Artist: Audiomachine
Song: Transcendence
He was relaxed, holding the reins of his majestic horse with one hand while the other rested in his lap.
Thorenel: First of all, the mortal must be in the process of spiritually awakening. Secondly, she must make the decision to fall in love with a celestial completely on her own without any force or influence from the celestial.
He adjusted himself on the horse, shifting his body back a bit.
Thorenel: Finally, any physical interaction must not happen on the mortal plane. This leaves our options limited. Not only must a mortal awaken into their spiritual awareness, but they must raise the vibration of their consciousness to a level high enough to perceive the celestial plane. They also must believe and accept what they are experiencing on the celestial plane. Then, they must have the desire to fall in love with a celestial—not to mention that the celestial must desire her as well. They must have that special connection, if you will.
Thorenel shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.
Thorenel: The rules are unrealistically set as not to interfere with the development and natural progress of creation. Celestials lucky enough to unify with a mortal will fall into such deep love that she becomes their only partner for eternity. They become a part of each other, quite literally. Without creating additional offspring, the celestial and mortal energies blend into a oneness of molecules. Celestial becomes one with mortal and mortal with celestial.
Me: Everything is so perfect here. Why are celestials so drawn to the mortal plane?
Thorenel: It is so amazing, God’s creation of the mortal plane. It resulted in the manifestation of a perceivable time-space reality—a physical, tangible reality. Inhabitants of the mortal plane are equipped with special abilities including imagination, emotion, and physical senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. These abilities enable them to interpret energy into forms and to alter energy to their likeness—although most mortals remain unaware of their ability to do this.
I narrowed my eyes, as I became intrigued.
Thorenel: At first, a tangible reality only existed in the mortal plane and not in the celestial plane. As mortals began experiencing reality, everything started to evolve, extending to all planes of existence. Unaware of their ability to alter energy through perception, mortals unknowingly extended physical reality to the celestial plane, introducing shape and form into our extension of existence.
It all started when mortals began perceiving the celestial plane and feeling our non-physical energy. As a result, they started believing in our existence. This vibration of belief resonated through the celestial plane. When mortals began interpreting our energies into form we manifested physical bodies in the male format. Not only did we still have our divine abilities, but we also started feeling traces of mortal emotions and physical senses. These bodies made us capable of interacting with mortals, being able to physically appear to them, and teach them of divine love when God instructed us to do so. God planned it perfectly so that celestials and mortals would have a symbiotic relationship; mortals would admire celestials for their aid and protection, while celestials would admire mortals for their interpretations and manifestations through imagination.
Our horses stopped to eat some of the sea grass which grew along the base of the rocky cliffs. Thorenel opened his
mouth to explain more, but then closed it as he exhaled.
Thorenel: There is so much more to the story, but I must stop there as it would only confuse you. You will one day understand everything, for you are a being of expansion and evolution.
Thorenel clicked his tongue, signaling for the horses to begin walking again. We turned right, along a path between the rocky cliffs into an orange and yellow forest. It was peaceful. The orange and yellow leaves fell from the tree tops which were so thick only a few beams of golden light shined through them from the sky.
Artist: Adrian Von Zeigler
Song: Home of Heroes
Auruclerum began to fade, but never disappeared completely beyond the horizon. When it dimmed, the sky became navy in color. Many thin, wispy, clouds of purple and blue-green were visible among the stars. Lapoi had two moons. They were both dark-lavender and grey in color. One was the size of Earth’s moon, the other was about ten times as large. Not to my surprise, Lapoi’s night sky was breathtaking.
Thorenel explained to me that Auruclerum is a bright start which shines daylight on Lapoi over a period of 48 hours. Auruclerum never sets completely, so ambient light glows across the land in the night, which lasts for about 20 hours. The complete cycle, from the rise and the set of Auruclerum, takes 70 hours on Lapoi to complete.
Over the next few days, we visited several landscapes of Lapoi. Through the golden forest, to the water world which looked like Atlantis, to the underground caves, to the surface containing large mountains rising out of the water. There were so many lands which looked more beautiful than any fantasy world I’d ever dreamed of—crystals, gems, and diamonds; huge sparkling waterfalls, white birds, and numerous fields of grass and flowers. It was such an astonishing place. Everything in Lapoi was so perfect, so pleasant, and so magical. Even the structures they built for their homes were glorious; made from smooth white and grey rock, marble, and stone. We spent days touring a piece of each of the lands until we finally arrived back at Dillectus.
During our tour, I became more trusting of Thorenel as we spent a lot of time together. He seemed very open and honest. I felt I could trust him. He was also very funny and made me laugh. We had a great time on our three-day tour together and shared many fun memories. I starting to feel really close to him and felt comfortable in his company.
Our horses continued past the castle-like structure of Dillectus, then stopped when we arrived back at the starting point of our tour. We continued riding until we arrived in the grassy field. Thorenel dismounted from his horse, then came over to mine and offered his hands to me to assist in my dismount.
Thorenel: You must remember, even though you are in your spirit form, you are still partially mortal and need your sleep. It has been three Lapoian days since you first arrived here.
He picked up some rocks from the ground and blew on them. They blew a few feet away, glistening in the wind to slowly form a structure looking like a cottage made from stone.
Thorenel: It is for you. Go inside. I think you will find it pleasing.
As I walked into the cottage, I found it was well-lit with candles and sconces along the interior walls. The walls were made of stone and there was a fire lit in the fireplace. It was very cozy consisting of only one room measuring 30 feet by 30 feet. A king-sized bed was across from the fireplace. Next to the bed was a table with a candle and a vase of my favorite flowers, tropical white and violet Orchids! I smiled as I touched their soft, cashmere petals.
Thorenel popped his head inside the doorway.
Thorenel: I figured you’d like those. I will be standing guard right outside while you slumber. When you awaken, we will get some of the most wonderful food you have ever tasted. It’ll be a free-day for the two of us. We’ll do whatever you like.
There was a moment of silence as we stared at each other smiling. Then he started out the door. He turned back around and paused in the doorway a moment before he winked at me and patted the door-frame. Then he walked out.
I realized I was starting to feel really close to Thorenel. We shared many experiences on Lapoi together, and he was very wise and fun. I could not help but wonder if Emalickel had set Thorenel up with me to try and encourage us to bond and grow closer together.
There was a white, satin slip on the bed, which I changed into before laying down. I found myself smiling and thinking about the past few days Thorenel and I had shared together. It comforted me to know he was just outside the cabin should I need him, but I found myself longing for him.
I sat up to blow out the candle next to the bed. When I looked up, I saw in the doorway, Thorenel. He was looking straight at me while leaning on the frame with his arms crossed at his chest. His skin glowed in the light of the candle. He was grinning, as if he knew what I had been thinking.
Slowly, he began to walk towards me. He brought himself to sit on the edge of the bed next to me. Looking into my eyes, he gently stroked my hair behind my ear. He gazed at me for a long while as if digging deep into my mind. I remained silent but could not hush my lustful thoughts. He smiled and squinted his eyes at me trying to read these thoughts.
Artist: Audiomachine (Ivan Torrent)
Song: Wars of Faith (Extended Remix)
Finally, he whispered.
Thorenel: You do desire me.
I couldn’t speak. All I could do was desperately gaze into his eyes and try to catch my breath.
Thorenel: As I desire you.
With passion in his eyes, he slowly began leaning in towards me. He continued cautiously, testing for my approval. Only one foot away from my face, Thorenel stopped. He looked intensely into my eyes.
He whispered.
Thorenel: May I enjoy the splendor of you?
There was no way I’d find the will to turn him down. I nodded in approval. He continued leaning in until I could feel his warm breath as he breathed against my cheek. He touched his lips gently sliding them across my cheek towards my lips. Just before getting to my lips, he lifted them away, gently brushing them against the corner of mine.
He looked at me again for approval. Pleased to see the lack of my rejection, the corner of his mouth grinned. He scooted his body in closer to me to hold my head in his hands as our lips approached one another again. This time, when they touched, they locked intensely with one another. After several moments of this embrace, our lips opened more. Thorenel lightly glided the tip of his tongue across mine.
His hands wandered down towards my shoulders, sliding the straps of my slip off. He kissed my exposed shoulder then moved up to work on my neck. One of his hands slid across my chest, grazed my stomach, down to my leg where it explored the unexposed thigh underneath my slip for a moment. Leaving me yearning for more, as if trying to tease me, he moved his hand back up to grab around my waist. His lips returned to mine, once again, but this time his tongue was more aggressive with mine. His breathing was harder, as he rolled his body more onto the bed to position himself on top of me. His armored-vest suit disappeared in a glowing light, exposing his bronzed bare chest. He was solid and heavy as his body pressed against mine. He brought one of his arms to rest under my neck.
One of his hands slid my slip all the way down from my shoulder exposing my bare breasts. His chest touched against mine. I could feel the heat radiating from his body. As we continued to kiss, I allowed his hands to explore the outside of my body, while mine explored his. He was so strong and had many muscles in his back and shoulders.
He moved his face down my neck, and finally to my chest. He buried his face into my bare chest for a moment, making his breathing heavier. His hands firmly grabbed my hips as he pressed his against me. He scooted back up so that his eyes met mine again. We smiled at each other in surprise of what we were doing. His lips went back to kissing mine, and our entire bodies slowly rubbed against each other.
He began pressing his pelvis firmly against mine. I felt his manhood bulging as it grew increasingly harder beneath his leather trousers. I could feel heat coming from that are
a. I felt myself aching to feel that part of him inside of me.
Thorenel let out an exhale and stopped for a moment. He buried his head into my neck, breathing heavily, almost as if agitated because he wanted more of me.
He continued, again, rubbing against me with increasing intensity. I felt myself throbbing for him to enter me.
Thorenel let out a quiet moan under his breath. He stopped and propped himself up on one of his arms. I could see his round chest gleaming in the candle light. Catching his breath, he paused to look straight into my eyes for a moment.
Thorenel: I’ve never been so drawn to anything in all my existence.
He continued looking back and forth into each of my eyes. I knew what he wanted. He looked very nervous as he slowly reached down to gently slide my gown up my thighs. He then brought his intimate extension out from an opening in his leather pants and slung his leg over my body to position himself on top of my entire body. He laid his chest back down on top of mine. Sweat glistened his skin. He continued looking into my eyes. His body began shaking as the sensitive skin of his intimacy grazed across mine. His breaths became rapid as he positioned it so that it was almost at penetration.