by A. M. True
Artist: Really Slow Motion
Song: You Will Be This Legend
Emalickel began guiding me up the stairs, toward the open balcony behind the thrones. Sheer curtains were draped at the openings of three massive archways, but I could see they led out to an extensive balcony containing a giant pool on the left side. The entire balcony was about 60-feet by 60-feet. Cherry Blossom trees accented the balcony, one on each side out at the far end. Emalickel stopped at the top of the stairs to face me.
Emalickel: As Princedoms of Lapoi, our duties are simple: enlighten and protect the mortals of our realm and ensure God’s will is done as it is given. Life here is pleasurable and fulfilling. You will learn so much more as you awaken but know this much now; as is the case with all mortals, you chose to leave your realm of divine origin to share in the mortal experience. You chose to forget your divinity, in order to procure your spiritual evolution. You chose to go to Earth, as you have many times before, for the adventurous unfolding of different experiences. You have not yet achieved your full evolutionary-expansion in the mortal plane, so your presence on Lapoi will not be permanent until you have fulfilled your objectives. Know that someday, very soon, you will reside on Lapoi. I anxious wait for that day.
There was a low bridge which crossed over the pool on the balcony. Emalickel held my hand and guided me as we began crossing over it.
Emalickel: Until your more recent lifetimes, your energy blended in with the rest of the mortals. But several centuries ago, something began lighting-up inside you. I became drawn to you, hopelessly drawn to you. In the past, I had always felt that a third aspect to the Throne of Lapoi would only cause distraction, confusion, and disorder. I had no desire to find love with another. After noticing you, I knew I was about to make an exception. Still a little hesitant and nervous, I withheld from making contact with you for as long as I could, but my desire for you only continued growing. I couldn’t resist any longer. That is when I came to seek you, meeting you within the astral plane you regularly crossed as you drifted into sleep.
Emalickel stopped to look at me. He brought my hands to his heart.
Emalickel: You want to know why I seemed so familiar to you the first time you physically saw me at the lake? My energy has been all around you for centuries. I was intrigued by you and desired to observe you and to protect you. Although you could not physically see me during that time, you sensed my presence and my energy. This is why you felt like you knew me at the lake, yet you didn’t know from where. I have been immersed in your presence for a very long time now, periodically leaving Lapoi to watch over you. During my absences from Lapoi, the second Princedom is in charge. My closest brother, Thorenel, is the second Prince of Lapoi.
Artist: Future World Music
Song: Anthem of the World
I turned around to look at Thorenel who had been following behind us. He was walking up the second set of stairs to the balcony to join us. He had been looking around, but when he noticed I was looking at him, he exhibited a noble smile back at me. I remember the safe and secure feeling I felt, in that very moment, being in the presence of the two most exalted, prominent, and powerful celestials in the entire realm of man-kind!
Emalickel: You will learn more as you continue your spiritual journey of awakening. For now, come this way. Lapoi deserves to meet their Princess!
As we walked out beyond the bridge to the flat open balcony, the roof ended, and we could see the entire sky above us. I saw countless celestials scattered across the entire spread of land sixty feet below us. They were lined up in perfect rows all throughout the vast valley. For miles and miles, they stood by the hundreds of thousands, in complete silence, looking up at the large balcony in attention. Some wore the guard attire with golden armor and white capes, while others had on the warrior attire with black armor and red capes.
A breeze blew, and a swarm of white gulls flew by as Emalickel, Thorenel, and I joined hands and stepped out towards the balcony’s edge together. Everyone was watching us. Emalickel released my hand to reach for the gold and diamond crown on his head. As he touched his crown, a duplicate one appeared in his hands. He lifted the duplicate from his head, while his own crown remained in its position. The new crown was a smaller, more feminine crown. It sparkled as it was covered in many small diamonds.
Emalickel: A princess needs her crown.
As he held the crown in his hands, it glistened like all the stars of space. I couldn’t wait to feel it resting on my head.
Artist: Really Slow Motion (Dylan C. Jones)
Song: End of An Era
Emalickel smiled and spoke to me quietly.
Emalickel: I am glad it pleases you. I am honored to be able to present it to you, Adrienne of Earth… Princess of Lapoi.
I smiled. Too excited to wait any longer, I released Thorenel’s hand and knelt to Emalickel, so he could place the radiant, new crown on my head. Instead, he spoke loud enough for others to hear.
Emalickel: Rise from me. You need not ever kneel to me. We are one, and you are my equal. I do not kneel to myself at any point, on any given day, and so neither shall you.
He reached out to gently place the crown upon my head. It felt solid and heavy. Emalickel and Thorenel each took one of my hands again. I looked up at Thorenel, who was squeezing my hand extra tight. He was looking at me, smiling. He shook his head in disbelief and mouthed the word “beautiful.”
Emalickel then addressed the countless celestials in the valley below very slowly and clearly.
Emalickel: Celestials of all Lapoi! For centuries, you have anticipated the day our kingdom would complete the Throne of Lapoi with the balance of three. That day has come! My brother and I, are eagerly and delightfully pleased to introduce to you…
In unison, Emalickel and Thorenel raised my hands into the air like a champion.
Emalickel: …your radiant, eternal, Princess of Lapoi!
Row by row, in perfect unison, like a wave, the celestials began to bow. I could hear the clanking of their armor and weapons as they repositioned themselves to a respectful kneel. The sight was extraordinarily beautiful. Hundreds of thousands of white capes and red capes were all blowing in the breeze as every celestial in the valley took to their knee. The red-caped warriors kneeled behind their swords, while the white-caped guards kneeled with their head dropped to their knee. Romenciel, Xabiel, Dennoliel, and Seronimel were positioned in front and center of all the other celestials. Wearing their beige, royal cloaks over their armor, they also knelt to their knee in respect. Every celestial, filling the valley of Dillectus for 20,000 acres, froze themselves in this position, maintaining it in perfect stillness.
The celestials looked up from their bowing positions. Emalickel and Thorenel each grabbed one of my legs and hoisted me onto their shoulders. They pumped their fists into the air, encouraging celebration and cheer from the celestials below. The celestials roared. In celebration, some jumped and threw their helmets into the air. Others roughed each other up in bear hugs, punches, and chest bumps. It looked like a massive football team celebrating an epic championship win. Golden and white fireworks exploded over the mountains on the horizon in the lavender and coral sky.
The Princedom brothers set me back down. Thorenel conjured a beige, hooded cloak. It was just like the cloak worn by Emalickel and his brothers, with many tiny diamonds sparkling throughout it. He draped the royal cloak across my shoulders. I felt complete.
8
Conclusion
Artist: Brunuhville
Song: Spirit of the Wild
Emalickel, Thorenel, and I rushed into the palace to celebrate among the rest of the Lapoians. The celebration lasted through the entire evening, which on Lapoi was about 20 hours.
It was so much fun! There was unlimited food, dancing, and pleasures. Everyone tasted the limitless varieties of foods and danced with endless stamina. No one became bored. I even found out that those in the celestial plane can become intoxicated with alcohol. Celestial molecules
react to alcohol in the same way as the molecules in mortal bodies; however, there is no hangover effect in celestials because the alcohol is metabolized rather rapidly.
During the weeks following the celebration, Emalickel showed me his vast spectrum of abilities. He was by far the strongest on Lapoi. Basically, if it could be thought, Emalickel could make it happen. Anything. Anything at all. Through his thoughts alone things would manifest.
Knowing I always dreamed of living the life of a teenager in the 1950s, Emalickel received permission to take me to Earth during the 1950’s era via the astral plane. As long as we didn’t directly interact with the mortals, we could go where we pleased and do as we wanted. While scanning Time, Emalickel came across the close-knit community of Mayfield, Ohio in August of 1958. That is where he decided to take me for a few days.
Before we left Lapoi, Emalickel passed down the Lapoian Crown to Thorenel and left Millattus under his care. Being the second Princedom of Lapoi, Thorenel was always the second in command upon the absence of Emalickel.
Our visit to the 1950s lasted for three days. We observed many things from the astral plane in the town of Mayfield, Ohio in 1958. We dropped by the local high school on the first day and enjoyed watching sock-hopping teenagers discuss their dramatic lives among one another—the soda shop after school was even more entertaining!
Another day, we enjoyed going to several drive-in movies, and walking the town to see shops and diners. We also took an evening stroll around the town park. I also learned that two beings are able to share some private, intimate, and very sensual moments within the astral plane!
On the last day, we hitched a ride in a red convertible Thunderbird. The driver was on a road trip, and since he couldn’t see us, we had a party in the backseat! Emalickel channeled the radio frequencies of the mortal plane and played them out of thin air within our astral plane bubble. We blared the music, which couldn’t be heard in the mortal plane, and stood up in the backset to dance and act fools with one another.
After returning to Lapoi, Emalickel made me a promise that he and Thorenel both would be taking me on several trips in to come, not only to the most exotic and historical places and times on Earth, but to see the other mortal planets of Millattus, called Fynne and Grahst. In the meantime, we would enjoy our free day each week on Lapoi.
It became time for me to learn more about my place on Lapoi. Each day while Emalickel was tending to the orders, Thorenel would take me to the Education Quarters of the palace to train me on my powers. The Education Quarters was a giant circular-shaped room at the front of the palace, on the eastern side. It contained two floors of books, tables, refreshments, and study aids for magic abilities. The center of the Education Quarters was open to the second floor, so one could pier down from the second story onto the first floor. All the decorations and construction of this part of the palace was made to resemble a medieval time. Candles were the source of lighting and, wood was the source of all the walls, ceiling, and furniture. There were many trophy boxes with ancient artifacts enclosed within. There were several celestials from all over Lapoi who regularly visited the Education Quarters.
Once per week, we went into the Chapel of the palace to worship God. It was similar to church but much less organized. Emalickel and Thorenel alternated weeks leading. All celestials were equally divine, but only the higher-ranking celestials attended the Chapel because there was only enough room for 1,300 celestials.
Artist: Brunuhville
Song: Celestial Temple
One day I had been sitting in my throne practicing conjuration while I waited for Emalickel to return from receiving the orders from the Dominion. I was trying to conjure a crystal sphere between my hands, but instead I only conjured flickering light. My powers were still at a beginner’s level. I rolled my eyes in frustration.
Emalickel arrived back. He had flown in through the open archways behind the thrones. I felt the breeze from his flight blow lightly against my skin. I could smell his fresh scent with the trace of new leather. I turned around in my throne chair to see him. He appeared somber. He looked at me, frozen for a moment, without smiling. Then, he migrated to take a seat on his throne next to mine. He weakly slouched in his seat and rested his face on his fist. It appeared as if he were in deep thought about something which bothered him. He was silent. He did not even greet me.
Me: Emalickel? Are you alright?
Keeping his stare to the ground he replied in a lifeless mumble.
Emalickel: I received the orders.
There was a long pause.
Me: Is everything ok?
He looked straight ahead, took a deep breath, then he looked at me.
Emalickel: One of the orders is… going to be very hard to carry out.
Me: Why? Maybe I could help you.
He looked straight ahead, in the general direction of the aisle of the Throne Hall. Continuing to look somber, he closed his eyes as he took a deep breath in and exhaled it. Without words, he looked down and kept his gaze low. I knew something was terribly wrong. My stomach sank in fear.
Me: Emalickel? Tell me. What is it?
There was another long silence before he finally spoke.
Emalickel: In his orders, the Dominion included an order from God, and… He wills for your return to normal life on Earth. It is time for you to leave Lapoi.
I was shocked. Surly I had not heard him correctly.
Me: What?! Why?! Did we do something wrong?
Emalickel: No... Not at all. Your time on Lapoi must come to an end so you can resume your place in the natural cycle of the mortal experience. For now, you have seen and learned all that is necessary of Lapoi.
He rested his elbow on the arm of his white and gold throne. He began grazing his forehead with his fingers. His eyes still looked down.
Me: You will be able to come with me, right?
Emalickel: I am afraid I will not.
The tears which had been building-up beneath my eyelids began trickling onto my face as I began to panic.
Me: No?! Why not?! Please come with me.
Emalickel! Please?!
Remorsefully, he shook his head.
Emalickel: It cannot be done.
Me: I don’t understand.
Emalickel straightened his posture. He leaned forward and placed his elbows on his knees. He folded his hands together.
Emalickel: I do not know where to even begin. It is all so complicated. These memories of Lapoi rest within your spirit, not in your mind. You are in your astral form. Your astral body contains your spirit, and only the awakened aspects of your mind. When you arrive back to Earth and reunite with your mortal body, your mind may recall what has happened on Lapoi, but you will question the authenticity of what you recall. Your mortal mind will label your encounters here on Lapoi as figments of your imagination.
Me: But if I can physically see you, I will believe you exist without doubt.
Emalickel: I have not been authorized. I have been ordered to maintain Millattus. Celestials are not to interfere with the mortal experience.
Me: You did say I will remember everything, though, right?
Emalickel: You may remember it, but you will not believe it, not while you inhabit your mortal body on Earth. Only when your spirit becomes separated from your mind will you be able to remember the truth of Lapoi. This can only happen during periods of awakening or else when your time on Earth expires. When your spirit becomes freed from the control of your mind, it is then, your memories of Lapoi will become unquestionable. It will become as real as you see it now.
I began to panic and become frantic.
Me: I don’t want to doubt! I don’t want to leave! Isn’t there anything you can do? Emalickel, I can’t leave! Please don’t let this happen! You must do something! Sneak to Earth or hide me here!
He shifted forward in his throne chair to better face me. He interrupted my panic as he grabbed my head firmly with both hands and spoke in a loud and stern voice.
; Emalickel: Repress your selfish tendencies, mortal! How dare you ask me to rebel against our Father’s will! He is El Shaddai—the Almighty Creator. We do exactly as He justly wills, without question! This is His creation, and we are extensions of Him. Or would you rather exist on one of the realms of darkness?! Resist your rebellious instincts and don’t you ever, ever tempt me to fall into corruption… ever again! Do you understand me?!
I was very frightened of his angered tone towards me. Although I knew deep down he would never hurt me, I was terrified at the thought of his capabilities and power over me. As if realizing my fear, he became regretful of his outburst. Emalickel released my head and looked down at the ground. He paused to take a deep breath and calm himself.