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Truths that are hidden, but plain to see. Part 3

(Continued from Virgin Mary)
It is self-evident from this example that Mary has special privilege and power, which is why she is called the Queen of Heaven and Saints. From this, we can say that it would be wise to pray to her with our intentions so that she can help us. To think that she isn't special in any way or to think that she can't help us is to insult her and you don't want to insult a person's mother especially since she is the Mother of God.
It is self-evident then that the saints and angels beneath/beside her can be prayed to in order to get help who can intercede for us.
(This intercession helps us get to Heaven since we'll have other people who are in union with God to help us.)

(Continued from the infallible Church)
It is self-evident then that we have faith in the Church even when we don't completely understand her. She is God's infallible authority on earth that should be recognized and treated as such. To have faith in the Church is to have faith in God not only because God lives in it, but because we can never fully understand God until we die. Until then, we have to faithfully follow Him wherever He leads us.

It is self-evident that salvation can only be obtained through the true Church (which we have shown is the Catholic Church). It is this Church that God has tasked to teach and lead souls to salvation. God, Himself lives through the Church and is the supreme head of all of it since He leads it and instructs it. Because of this, a person must be in union with this Church to enjoy the fruits of eternal salvation.
This is not to say that a non-Catholic Christian or even non-Christians can't be saved. Through the grace of God, if you die while saying a perfect contrition (repentance of sin based on a love of God rather than fear of Hell), then you will enter into eternal life after being cleansed. If you're a non-Christian who wants to get baptized and enter into the Church, then the same will happen with you.

It is self-evident that people will live willfully ignorant because they are content with what they know. This is true for atheists who can have a good set of morals but refuse to learn more about the existence of God and don't give Him the respect and honor He deserves. Thus, their actions aren't morally good. This is also true of Christians who will choose what they think is true about Christianity and pick whatever version/denomination they feel comfortable with. These people don't go all the way in learning about the truths that they need to know. If you can read this, then you have access to this information through the internet and can get it for free.
(It is known that this willful ignorance can damn a soul to Hell. It is then inferred that someone who has the opportunity to learn more but chooses to stay uninformed might be damned as well. I am, however, unsure if this is completely true and might just be judged on a case by case basis.)

It is self-evident that only saintly people who are in complete union with God can live in Heaven. Once Lucifer and his angels rebelled against God, they were sent to Hell thus we can say that this truth is self-evident. Because of this, we can say that only saintly people can enter Heaven. We can also say that Purgatory exists because of this. Purgatory is a place where souls will be purified before entering Heaven. Souls in Purgatory are still stained with sin and need to be cleaned there with spiritual fire. A lot of people say these souls are the human spirits we see on earth who have to do what they need to before moving on. People from both earth and Heaven can pray for these souls so their individual purification processes can quicken (which is another reason why you should pray to the saints, Mary, and the angels).

It is self-evident that priests can't marry. Priests follow the example of Christ who didn't marry anyone in His earthly life. By doing this, they more closely model, configure themselves to, and consecrate themselves to Christ. This practice has been a part of the Church since the start, so going against is going against her infallible authority, which is a sin in its own right.

It is self-evident that meaningless pleasures are harmful. Meaningless pleasures are pleasures that are temporary, short-termed, and usually a sin. For example, pleasuring yourself or drinking too much are meaningless pleasures that hurt yourself and your soul. It's a weakness in your character that should be worked on constantly especially if it's an addiction. You only harm yourself as scientific studies have shown.
On the flip side, you should indulge in meaningful pleasures. These include writing books, exercising, drawing pictures, reading, praying, and such. Some of these things should be done in moderation as all things should but these pleasures will help you rest and make good use of your time.
(Because of this logic, we can say that homosexuality is meaningless and therefore a sin. The only pleasures created through homosexual acts fit the definition of meaningless pleasures thus homosexuality should be avoided at all costs.)

It is self-evident that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and God Himself. Because of His example, His life recorded through the gospels, the examples of His followers, and His impact on the world, we can say that Christ is indeed who He says He is. He continues to work through His Church that is still alive and doing His will (most of the time) to this day.

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Chapter 4 – Righteous Anger

His added panic and anger has changed his alternate appearance. His wings are now four sharped tendrils and the red center of his chest is missing. His skin is white from fear and his eyes red with blood red tears flow from his face. The power within him is overflowing and allows him to teleport to the various hideouts. His powers affect everyone he comes across, which puts their minds in a powerful haze. He massacres any Doll Factory guards he finds while scaring the slaves and any Purple Butterflies that happen to be there.

Nick goes through a few hideouts until his monsters start fighting against him. He can longer teleport, and he has to run to his next location. The city unleashes its monsters from every crack to attack Nick, but his power is greater. He eviscerates the smaller one is one punch and tears through the larger ones who are as big as buses. No matter how many different types of horrifying monsters are thrown at Nick, he tears them all in a bloody mess to get to the only thing he cares about in the world. The energy coming from Nick affects the people around him and they start seeing what he’s seeing in one big mass vision. The monsters don’t attack them, but they do feel the blood Nick spills around the city, even though it does disappear from them once they get far enough away.

Eventually, Nick makes it to the next hideout on the far end of the city. He eliminates the guards without any effort and frees the slaves. In one room, he finds Allison’s dead body. His rage subsides and gives way to sadness. Her throat is cut, her legs and arms are cut off, and her eyes are gone. He sits on her bed and holds her dead, bloody, and dirty body.

“I…I’m so sorry Allison,” he says with tears flowing from his eyes, “I’m sorry I couldn’t be the man you wanted me to be. You were always a better hero than I could ever be.”

In a daze of grief and tears, Nick doesn’t know what to do. He sings old songs they used to dance to together. Nick tells her of the good times they had together. He talks to her corpse as if it’ll bring her back. As if his tears will bring her soul back. After what feels like hours, Nick lifts his head and sees a clipboard with notes on it. He picks it up and reads what they wrote about Allison. They say she was a high-value target here in Hillside City. The Doll Factory was spying on them and the person Nick found in the forest was one of the spies. They planned on kidnapping both of them but were afraid to confront Nick after what he did, but once he left his house, they quickly moved in and settled for just Allison. It turns out that she fought against her captors to a stalemate. Since they had respect for her, they gave her a knife and gave her the choice to either; submit willingly to them or to kill herself to which Allison obviously chose to kill herself. They then chose to mutilate her body, so they can pack it and fix it in a way that they can use it later as another one of their dolls. Some of them actually tried testing her out before they heard they were under attack.

This temporarily replaces the sadness Nick feels with unending rage. His body transforms yet again to its final rage form.

His tendrils are now four fiery arms. The hole in his chest is now on fire along with his eyes, legs, and his soul. His hands are permanently made into fists with charred chains. Again, he gains an inordinate amount of power that allows him to teleport. He goes from criminal hideouts to abusive households to kill and let out his anger. The entire city is affected as his grief and rage infects everyone. Some people start fights and become impatient while others struggle to contain their feelings.

Nick kills over thirty people before reaching the final Doll Factory hideout on the other side of the city. In it, he rips apart everyone he can see besides the slaves who he sets free. The slaves flee in terror as Nick repeated tears apart the bodies of the Doll Factory guards. A young boy then walks out of a hidden room. Nick stops his slaughter as the boy looks among the bodies with tears in his eyes. A pair of bodies, a man and a woman, catch his attention. He runs to them, puts his hands on them, and cries. It appears that the two people he’s crying over are his parents. The boy gets up in a fit of rage and attacks Nick who defends himself.

“Stop it kid!” he says, “Your parents were human trash. You’re better off now than before!”

The boy doesn’t listen, which gets on Nick’s nerves.

“Stop it!”

Nick punches the body in the chest and makes him fall down in pain.

“Stay down! Don’t make me kill you! I’m telling you you’re going to have a better life without them!”

The boy tries to get up and Nick tries punching him in the chest again but ends up hitting the boy since he gets up. The boy’s neck is now completely broken and dies shortly after. Nick’s heart feels like it has completely stopped for the second time tonight as he has taken the life of an innocent. He yells out in pain and anger directed at himself as his monsters come out of his mouth and his power is taken away.

“Now do you see? You can’t handle this power,” the other him says.

“Ok…Ok. I give up. I give up the power I took. I give up killing.”

“That’s all we wanted to hear.”

His monsters start to fade from his vision.

“What? You aren’t going to haunt me or anything?”

“Your wife’s death will do that for us.”

His monsters then completely fade away and Nick can no longer see them or take their power. He sobs in the dark for a bit before hearing the disembodied voice of his wife in his head.

“Nick, you’re a hero to people. You’re my hero.”

He remembers what she said when he asked her about his charity events and speeches he made to inspire people.

“I love you and I always will,” the memory of her voice rings again.

“Yeah,” Nick says to himself, “That’s what I’ll do.”

Nick destroys his mask and leaves it behind. From the hideout, he walks back to the city. Not only does the pain of losing Allison and his guilt set in, but the pain he’s sustained kicks in as well. He’s been shot, stabbed, and hit multiple times. He tries to keep moving on but he eventually succumbs to the pain and collapses. After a few seconds of laying in his own blood, he opens his eyes to see Allison. An invisible barrier separates the two. Nick is on the side where souls are being purified in fire while Allison is on the side where everything good is.

Allison places her hand on the barrier and says, “Do you mean it? Are you going to redeem yourself?”

Nick puts his hand where hers is then says, “I-I will. I promise you that.”

“I didn’t seriously ask that. It was rhetorical. I know what you did, but I also know the way you act.”

“Allison…”

“Heh, don’t worry. I’ll see you again. Don’t be afraid to make yourself happy and find someone else.”

“No, wait…”

“I love you, Nick.”

“I love you! Don’t-”

Nick wakes up in a hospital bed and jolts up. He sees all of his cuts, bruises, and injuries patched up though he can still feel the stinging pain of them.

A doctor enters his room and says, “I thought you’d wake up soon. Thank God.”

The doctor is a woman who is a bit older than Nick. She has green eyes and black hair with one or two strands of gray hair. There’s something about her that Nick can’t help but find attractive.

She catches his gaze, blushes then continues saying, “We guess you got caught up in that big city-wide panic. No one can really figure out what caused it though that’s not to say it hasn’t happened before.”

“Did…did you save my life?”

“I am a doctor and it is my job, so…yes, yes I did.”

Nick laughs a bit, but it pains him to.

“What’s your name?”

“It’s Morgan.”

“Morgan, I’ll make this up to you. I swear.”

“That’s sweet of you to say, but you don’t have to. Besides, aren’t you married?”

“My wife died last night. A friend told me the Doll Factory took her and she killed herself instead of letting herself be subjected to them.”

“That’s horrible! I’m so sorry.”

“You don’t have to be. Let me do something for you instead. I’m going to be doing more for people from now on.”

“That’s great, but-”

“No more buts. Let me help.”

From then on, Nick dedicates his time to helping others. He gives more to charities and spends his time helping others. He starts his own boxing school in Hillside City where he teaches people of all ages how to defend themselves. The painful memories of his wife’s death and the innocent life he took come back every now and then, but he fights through the regret so that can redeem himself. He talks to people in conferences and at his school about the lessons he’s learned and tries to inspire people to be better. Nick dedicates his life as he does this day in and day out without rest. He becomes a better man and an inspirational figure to most people he meets and to those who hear him speak. His redemption is just a practice of his that he does every day, but it’s the genuine effort and dedication that he puts into it that makes it count.

About a year later as he walks the streets of the city, he hears something in a nearby alleyway. He goes to the end of it to find Morgan with cut up clothes. She’s sobbing and holding herself over her recent loss.

Nick walks up to her with a welcoming smile on his face and says, “Do you need help, beautiful?”

Choice and Consequence of Redemption: Fresh Blood Chapter 3 - A Massacre Everyone Will Enjoy

Chapter 3 – A Massacre Everyone Will Enjoy

Starting with the closest location on the map, Nick begins his crusade against the Doll Factory. The first location is a small warehouse not too far from the city. A location this close to the city would’ve gotten them caught a couple of days after they appeared, but they seem to be settled in. Nick thinks this could mean that the Doll Factory has ties to people in Hillside City, but it won’t matter what connections they have after tonight. As soon as he sneaks in, the building changes and the door behind him disappears.

“Surprised?” the other him says as Nick hides.

“I’m glad you’re here.”

“Don’t think for a second that you summoned me. There is another force at work here that wants to see the slaves set free and you’re being used as their means of liberation.”

“Give them my thanks. So they don’t care if these other people die?”

“They do, but these people are far more gone than you are. They don’t even sense beings like me.”

“It’s a shame.”

“You don’t mean that.”

“Of course I don’t.”

The other him gives Nick some of its power. Nick then uses it to make the guards think they’re hallucinating. Even though their senses are dull to their monsters, their minds are foggy. Nick has the power to easily make them see their own monsters who will destroy them, but he won’t. He’s a hands-on type of man. With his transformed body, he brutally kills every guard. They try to fight back hand to hand, but Nick has them beat in that regard with his skills and enhanced abilities. Some of the guards try using their guns, so Nick uses his new ability to blur the vision of the guards so that they see triples of Nick who act on their own and hurt them all the same. With all of the guards dead, Nick frees the prisoners and heads to the next location. He calls the police to get these people the help they need.

Along the way, he comes across Sirene and Caim who he cannot avoid talking to. They quickly catch up to him since they are excited that he’s out hunting with them.

Caim says, “Amon! You’re out at the right time. We’ve already planned what we’re going to do.”

“Just show me your plan of attack. We’ll work together on this one.”

“Right.”

Caim explains the Purple Butterflies plan of attack and marks the locations the Butterflies are going to hit last.

“We’re only going to work together this one time and that’s it,” Nick says.

“What do you mean ‘and that’s it’?” Caim says.

“My wife is making me reconsider vigilantism. She didn’t figure out that I go out every other night to do this, but we did talk about my vigilante identity. She doesn’t approve of it to say the least.”

“Don’t listen to her,” Sirene says, “She doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Take it from a wife who knows best like you do.”

“Don’t say that. My wife is the most compassionate, and the smartest person I know.”

“Sirene, even if he takes a break, he won’t be able to stay away for too long. Amon craves justice for those who evade it.”

Caim brings up a thought that Nick has when he thinks about quitting vigilantism. He wants to go out and kill criminals and evil men and women. It’s like an unhealthy addiction for him. Allison’s opinion on his addiction is the only thing that’s making him think twice about killing.

“I’ll think about it. We should go now. I don’t want to let these people get away with making people into sex dolls.”

“You got that right. Let’s go Caim,” Sirene says.

“Good luck Nick.”

“You too.”

At the next hideout, Nick makes each of the guards freeze in place. They’re being held by their monsters, but since they can’t see them, all they feel is a cold chill and immobile. This allows Nick to savor each kill. He can beat them down to his enjoyment and tear them apart with the help of their own monsters. Several guards are frozen in ambush and sniper points in the building. They would’ve had the drop on Nick if he didn’t freeze them. It seems that they also know they’re under attack, but a couple don’t seem to care as they are frozen while using their own products. These people receive the worst deaths. Nick’s abilities have also affected the slaves as they see him as an angel of death. An avenger of the innocent and punisher of the guilty. Once they are freed, Nick leaves for the next hideout before the people can thank him. He calls the police to help these people as well.

On the way to the next location, Nick’s monsters begin to fight him. He wrestles control from them though it is more difficult to stay in control than before.

The other him appears and says, “Once this is done, you’ll eventually lose control. You know you will.”

“Then I’ll try to do as much damage as I can until then. I’m don’t think I’ll ever stop killing though.”

“That’s your choice to make, but what will Allison think if she finds out? You might lose her forever.”

“She won’t find out.”

“She won’t? That woman can be sneaky if she suspects something…You’re considering quitting now, aren’t you?”

“After this. Maybe I will.”

“It’ll be easier if you stop sooner than later.”

The other him fades away right before Nick gets to the next location. He’s on an island that used to be an amusement park. He must’ve teleported from the city to the island since he never got on a boat. The invisible forces at work here tend to do paranormal activities such as this to get people where they need to go. There isn’t any cover here so Nick is spotted immediately. He takes cover from the gunfire before unleashes the monsters of the guards. The monsters tear through the guards and give Nick cover to eliminate his fair share of them. After that, he frees the slaves and takes a boat back to the city with them. They thank him profusely, but he just nods in return. He calls the police to pick them up before heading back home.

The Purple Butterflies should be getting the rest of the hideouts and driving the Doll Factory out of the city. This should be the last killing spree of his. Nick slowly takes off his mask that feels like its stuck his face. The mask almost feels alive as it squirms and even screeches as it resists Nick. It releases sharp blades from the edges of the mask so it can stay firmly planted on Nick’s face. Nick stops trying to take it off when he senses someone watching him. It’s Caim and Sirene. They approach him when they know he’s noticed him.

Caim says, “Don’t stop now. It’s okay if we know who you really are.”

“Were you trying to take your mask off? Are you trying to quit?” Sirene asks.

Nick stays silent as the pain in his face subsides.

“You can’t quit,” Sirene adds, “The fact that your mask resists you proves it.”

“You don’t want to quit anyway. Not now.”

“Why not? I already took care of my portion of the Doll Factory.”

“It’s not that. The Doll Factory have been kidnapping people from this city while we were clearing their hideouts. We’ve dispersed people to find them.”

Nick’s heart stops for a second before he asks, “Do you know who they kidnapped?”

“Some random people and some high valued people.”

“Such as?”

“Some of these people are our loved ones, so I hope none of yours are on the list.”

“Just tell me!”

Caim lists off the people he knows were kidnapped. Allison comes up as one of them. All feeling in Nick’s body goes away and his heart feels like it stops. Caim and Sirene notice Nick’s shock and try talking to him, but he can’t hear them. He can’t hear anything except the quickening pace of his heart as he runs back home. He loses the two along the way. Back at home, he doesn’t find anything. It looks like they kidnapped Allison while she was still sleeping. The rage within him builds. He tightens his grip on his monsters as he heads out to find her while filled with rage and panic.

Truths that are hidden, but plain to see. Part 2

It is self-evident that God would've given supreme authority to an institution (which is the Church) when it comes to teachings and doctrines. A book or story can have many interpretations of it, which would and has lead to many sects/versions/denominations of Christianity. This is why the Church must have and teach the correct interpretation of the scriptures, history, and traditions. It must also be free from error thanks to God so that it will never lead God's people astray.

It is self-evident that everyone lives with faith in their lives. You can never truly know how another person feels and thinks about you. You never know if the scientific and religious truths being taught to us are being taught by honest people who don't have other motives or if they got part of their research wrong. You never know when the weather will go wrong and if you'll be killed in the storm. It is then therefore obvious that we all have faith in people and reality so we do not live in constant fear and worry.

It is self-evident that demons exist. There are many religions that have rituals and prayers to get rid of demons and possessed people. If a person is possessed, they will exhibit behaviors that psychiatrists can't figure out. They will usually recommend a priest if their condition cannot be medically explained. Demonic possession has a long history and the cure to them is the work of a priest with the Vatican having the most experienced and famous exorcists. It is then evident that demons exist and if we're talking about the most effective religion, then it would be Christianity and then Catholicism if we're talking about the most effective version.
(It is then self-evident that God exists when using this example. If demons fear and bend to the power of God, then God must exist.)
It is self-evident that angels exist if demons exist. Demons are just fallen angels after all. Demons are fallen angels due to their similar abilities but angels will use them for good while demons will usually do evil.

(Needs some work but good enough) It is self-evident that souls exist and that humans are more than flesh and bone. There are many cases of out of body experiences and paranormal research where humans will see the afterlife or be operating without a physical form. Human bodies can also be possessed by other spirits (such as demons as stated above), which implies that the human body is a tool that can be used by forces that don't reside within it and aren't visible to the human eye. It can then be reasoned from this that humans have souls and since souls can't be possessed, souls are inferred to be the primary essence of a person.


It is self-evident that good and evil exists. Most actions will have a positive or negative effect on the person or people. If the action has an overall positive effect, then it is good and opposite if it is evil. It is good to work and stay active in order to make the most out of our lives. It is evil to take advantage of others and be lazy and waste our lives on vanity and temporary pleasures. The only actions that could be gray are personal opinion or if the actions have equally good and evil consequences. Someone's favorite color, genre of book, music, game, and career choice are all personal opinions. If there is a scenario where two equally good lives are at risk and only one can be saved, then saving one person's life is the best choice even though someone else's life is lost. It would be best if both are saved, but in this event, the best scenario would be if at least one survives. This scenario is a bit uneven since a good action is still taken but I still think this can give you the right idea.

It is self-evident that good will prevail in the end. Good people will help each other grow and prosper. Evil people will only look out for themselves and their own agenda while forsaking everyone else. Evil people also have a tendency to fight each other since they only care about themselves. Good people, on the other hand, will help each other understand the viewpoint of the other and put their minor differences aside for the greater good. Thus, because evil is self-destructive and good is pure and understanding, evil will be destroyed and good will prevail in the end.
It can then be inferred from here that good is eternal and evil is temporary. Since we've already established that God is good, then it can then be said with confidence that God is eternal. (This along with the previous self-evident truth about good and evil actions rules out the possibility of God committing evil actions)

It is self-evident that medicine and doctors don't save lives, they only extend them. There has never been a case of a person living far beyond the normal life expectancy. New viruses and diseases will mutate and adapt to the medication and practices we invent to counter them. Because of that, every person on earth will die at some point no matter how far medical research goes.
This, however, is not to say that doctors shouldn't stop extending lives since life is precious and beyond value.

Truths that are hidden, but plain to see. (Version 1)

These are just thoughts I have to explain through reason alone why these beliefs I hold are true.

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." Isaiah 1:18 (KJV)

It is self-evident that Christianity is true. Christianity itself focuses on rebirth, renewal, and redemption for the sake of love. Every day of our life we should be improving ourselves. We all make mistakes and do things every day to make up for things we haven't done before. When we are older, we are hopefully wiser and a better person than we were before. By then, we should be completely different, but a better person. It makes sense then that the religion with the most historical and loving religion is the true one.

It is self-evident that Original Sin (in the Catholic sense) exists. When people make mistakes or do generally evil things, the people younger than them will usually suffer and have to make up for their mistakes. If a parent collects too much debt, their children will have to pay it off. If a government enacts certain laws or does something that damages the country, the youth will have to step up and take responsibility. What is done in the past always affects the present, so something as big as Original Sin would affect countless generations until it can be eventually removed through God's grace.

It is self-evident that the truth never changes. If it did, then the previous version of the truth would be a lie and this truth would be a lie as well because it contains similar elements of the previous truth. The truth would have to be unchanging and constant to be always true.
It is also self-evident that the truth is living. Living beings react differently to different situations and the truth does the same thing while staying constant. The truth has to be living in order to make all lies false. It can also be said that love is like the truth because it always stays true to its purpose.

It is self-evident that since love and truth are living that there is a being that embodies this. We call this God. It is self-evident then that God is the creator of the universe not because He had to, but because He loves. Love by its nature is meant to be shared with others to be enjoyed. This is why it should be also self-evident that God made everything out of love to share His love.

It is self-evident that seemingly good actions can be evil ones. Saving a life is usually a good action, but if an individual saves a homicidal maniac for their own nefarious plans, then the action of saving a life becomes tainted.
It is self-evident that seemingly bad actions can be good ones. Killing someone is usually an evil act, but if someone kills an active child molester who never wants to change, then the act of killing has become an act of mercy for the potential victims and the molester so they cannot commit more disgusting acts.

It is self-evident that the Church is a supernatural organization. Besides charity, the Church hands out eternal salvation to lost souls, truths about the spiritual, and the power to dictate morality given to it by God. It can exorcise demons, perform miracles, and act as a singular body that unites all of its members under one set of major beliefs (The United Body of Christ).

It is self-evident that the Virgin Mary was eternally a virgin and born without Original Sin. Mary would've had to been born sinless thanks to the grace of God in order for Jesus to be the second Adam and the perfect sacrifice for our sins. The virgin birth is what also makes the birth of Jesus special.

It is self-evident that the Church tries its best to mirror God in order to be what it's supposed to be, which is the beautiful bride of Christ and/or the body of Christ where His followers reside. It can be reasoned that like God there is a singular head leading the Church. The Pope makes sense in this regard. It also makes sense because the Pope can only be infallible only when he is speaking from the seat of Peter, which allows him to be of one mind with God. Even though the Church can speak infallibly, only the head can institute new doctrines just like how God reveals truths that are new to us.

It is self-evident that the Christian denomination that doesn't try to separate the Body of Christ (the Church) is the true version of Christianity. The mortal sin of schism separates people from the Body of Christ. It is used to create different denominations when a group of people are in disagreement with the Church. They make their own denomination and claim to be the true Church, but nothing good can be founded upon sin even if it's done in the name of Christ. Since the Catholic Church has never committed a schism, it can be reasoned that the Catholic Church is the true version of Christianity.

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Chapter 5 – Godlike vs God-made

The portal takes Esther and Joanna to space with dozens upon dozens of planets.

Esther takes a look at them and says, “All of these planets are the different dimensions. We’re in the place in-between them.”

“Well it’s a great place to hide this being, but we shouldn’t waste any time…”

Joanna turns around to see the being that contains over a million souls. Its blond hair is like a crown. The clothes its wearing is degenerate and see-through. It has a light blue diamond for a left eye and a yellow right eye with a black line as its iris. Its choker is orange, yellow, and red with a blue diamond in the center. The being is bigger than the planets and blots out the view of the rest of the universe. Even though they are small, the being can still see them. It smiles as its child has finally found them, but a group of people lead by a king approaches the being.

The king says, “Adina! Bow down to me, be the bearer of my child, and you shall gain the kingdoms of the world!”

His voice echoes throughout the universe. Unimpressed with the king, a light shoots out from Adina’s diamond eye and sends the king and his kingdom through a portal and into Hell. Esther and Joanna are speechless because of Adina’s power.

With that out of the way, Adina says, “We have been waiting for you, Eva. Our child and the second Eve.”

“My name isn’t Eva! It’s Joanna.”

“We care not what name you were given by others. Now that you are here, you can finally fulfill your destiny. You will give us the power to rule over demons and angels that you contain in your soul.”

“That’s not what I have! I’m not here to help you.”

“Then we will absorb you and take your power from you.”

Adina grabs Joanna and tries to put her into her chest. Esther tries to break Joanna free from Adina’s grip but cannot. Joanna touches the chest of Adina and sets it on fire with her power. This causes Adina pain, but she doesn’t let go, so Joanna sets herself on fire, which makes Adina let her go.

“You will not defeat us! Our power is nearly unlimited! We will be the foundation of a new reality we will create!” Adina says as she bears the pain and tries to absorb Joanna again.

“The work of each builder will become visible, for the day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done,” Joanna says as she burns Adina.

The dimensions around them catch fire as well. Esther watches as everything catches fire and burns like a fire on par with a hundred suns. Adina manages to put Joanna in herself, but her body begins to burn from the inside as Adina cannot control Joanna’s fire. Adina’s body breaks apart from the fire and when it explodes, the souls trapped in it are freed and disappear. The dimensions around Esther and Joanna burn out one by one.

“What do you think is going to happen to everyone?”

“If they are burned up, the builder will suffer loss, but they will be saved, but only as through fire,” Joanna says as she feels at peace because she feels like she accomplished the goal she was meant to.

“Okay, stop quoting scripture.”

“What happens now?”

“I honestly don’t know. Maybe I can truly live my life now.”

“Will I see you again?”

“Probably not because you have no idea what place is called what in reality nor will you speak the same language, but there’s always Heaven.”

Joanna smiles then says, “Okay. I’ll see you there.”

One hole in the dimension opens for each of them and teleports them back to reality. Joanna appears in a forest with her purple dress and appears the same as she was before she entered the space dimension. She wonders if she still has her powers, so she puts her hands out, but nothing catches on fire. Despite losing this great power, she’s happy. She walks through the forest and finds herself on a road with a crashed carriage. The carriage driver and horses are fine, but their supplies and food are all over the ground.

Joanna helps them out then asks, “Do you mind if you take me in? I’m homeless and I have nowhere to go.”

“You have a pretty fine dress for being homeless, but why not. We need all the help we can get,” the carriage driver says.

Once everything is put back on the carriage, Joanna travels with the carriage driver to her destination.

“Where are you from? Your hairstyle is pretty. Are you foreign?” the carriage driver asks.

Joanna mentions the place where she was from in the fake reality.

“I’ve never heard of that place.”

“It’s pretty far from here.”

“What are you doing all the way out here then?”

“I’m looking to do some good in the world. Do you know any place around here?”

“Well, the place we’re going to serves the needy and spiritually ill. It’s not a rich living nor is it easy, but you will be helping people.”

“Uh, yeah. It’s perfect for me.”

By the end of Joanna’s journey, the dimensions fizzle out and she finds herself a good life. Even though she prefers a nobler style of living, she’s at peace with her new life helping others. Something that few people rarely treasure.

THE END

Omnidirectional Chapter 4 - The Path that Pushes You Forward

Chapter 4 – The Path that Pushes You Forward

The hole takes Joanna and Esther to a crystal world where almost everything is pure crystal.

“Oh wow. Usually, your body will change when we enter a dimension, but this time it hasn’t. The gravity hasn’t changed for us as well.”

“Do you usually get a good-looking dress and look?”

“Most of the time I do. I remember this place. It was the first dimension I found myself in,” Esther says.

“How do you keep getting in these dimensions?”

“Probably because I obsess over it when I shouldn’t. This is why I look this way, but I want to see the last secrets these dimensions hold.”

The two fly through the crystal dimension. Esther appears to know what she is looking for.

“How do you escape these dimensions?”

“You learn from your mistakes and the door you came in will let you go.”

“It doesn’t seem that you’ve learned.”

“I do, but I keep making the same mistakes over and over again. At least no time passes when you get out of a dimension. It’s as if you went in and go out instantly.”

“What are we doing here?”

“I don’t know, but I have to see something first.”

Joanna and Esther travel to the furthest point in this dimension which has the ruins of a kingdom that stretches out for miles.

“What is this place?”

“A kingdom I used to know. It fell when several other kingdoms decided to attack them all at once.”

“What are you looking for here?”

“Nothing. I just wanted to see if it got rebuilt. The leader of it left this dimension with me but the other one I knew stayed behind. I thought she would’ve rebuilt it. Maybe we need to go to the place where I discovered this place’s secret about you.”

“I’d like to see it.”

“We might as well since we don’t know what else to do.”

On the way to their destination, they see regular people just living in the dimension and other people at war. People are fighting on mythological creatures like griffins, chimeras, and giant snakes with six heads.

Esther says, “It’s always the same in every dimension no matter the differences. There are always people wanting to control everything. There are always people who want complete anarchy.”

“Sounds familiar to me. And they always fight each other I assume.”

“But no one ever wins no matter how many times they fight. It always goes back and forth, back and forth like the swinging of a pendulum. Watch out!”

Esther helps Joanna move out of the way of artillery fire meant for the flying soldiers.

“I pray that these people change, but I don’t think they will.”

“I’m sure some of them will. How many people do you think learn from their mistakes and leave these dimensions?”

“A handful while a kingdom of people will stay behind.”

“Will this ever end?”

“I might’ve seen something about that in the place we’re going. Let’s hurry now before we get hit in the crossfire.”

Joanna and Esther quickly fly away from the battle and enter a hidden cave hidden within a hole in the dimension. In the cave, they find the remnants of an ancient people. Pictures, statues, and writings litter the ground. Some of these pictures depict Joanna as an infant and what they thought she would look like when she grew up. These people depict Joanna as a goddess that would bring humanity prosperity and power greater than God’s and the devil’s. They planned to spread their power not only in these dimensions but also in the reality above it. The buildings leftover from this civilization are absorbed by the cave and appear to be holding it up. Joanna picks up one of the books off the ground and realizes something when she notices that she can read it perfectly.

She asks, “Is the universal language here English?”

“I don’t think so. I’ve asked other people where they’re from and it seems these dimensions connect people from all over the world. It seems to me that these dimensions make us hear and see the language we speak while making it understandable to others without our knowledge.”

“Everything about this is so complicated.”

“I know right? It’s ridiculous. Hey, come over here. I found the expiration date on the dimensions metaphorically speaking of course.”

Esther shows Jonna a huge mess of equations of numbers and formulas on the wall of the cave.

“I found out through these books and notes that these people needed this much space to estimate what the date was when these dimensions would disappear. They found it out apparently, but the answer isn’t clear, at least to me. I, admittedly, am not that good at math. Haha, I can’t even do percentages that well.”

Joanna looks at all of the numbers and calculations these people have made and steps back from it all. All of the writing on the wall form an infinity sign when it is put into perspective.

“I think I know,” Jonna says, “Back up a bit.”

“Ok.”

“You see how it look like the symbol for infinity?”

“Yeah?”

“This means that only God knows.”

“Oh! That makes sense.”

“But what do we do now?”

“I’ll try cutting a hole in the dimension again. Let’s see if we can’t get back to reality like this.”

Esther cuts a hole in the dimension and the two go in and pop out in what looks to be a dead dimension. Islands are spread across the dimensions with dead vegetation, a dead sun and moon in the sky. All of the kingdoms on each island are decayed and lay hollow and cold. The oceans are black and look like liquid death. Even looking at it, makes Joanna’s soul feel empty.

Esther shakes Joanna and says, “Come on. Let’s see what we’re supposed to do here.”

“R-right.”

Esther and Joanna fly through the dimension while looking for something that will catch their eye, but everything looks gray and black.

“Have you been here before?” Joanna asks.

“Once, but it was more vibrant. Believe it or not, I think the devil ruled here.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really. There was a mighty king who was more handsome and powerful than any mortal here. He tried to marry a wife to conceive a child, but he never could get one. He even tried to make a man his wife, but that didn’t happen either.”

“Where is his kingdom?”

“Not too far from here actually. You’re not looking to marry him, are you?”

“No, not at all!”

“It seems that all life has been sucked out of here. I know he gave energy to this dimension, so he must’ve left for another one. We can go see the ruins of his kingdom if it’s there.”

“I think that’s what we’re supposed to do.”

“You’re probably right.”

The two fly off to the mighty king’s kingdom to find it blacker and more decayed than the rest. The atmosphere of the island chills the soul. When they land on the surface of it, their skin crawls as if insects have just entered their body. They walk into the towering castle and find no one in it.

“What reason would the devil have for leaving this dimension?” Joanna asks.

“Maybe he thought there was a wife for him in a different place,” Esther guesses.

Joanna begins to think a bit deeper then asks, “You said the millions of the souls who got sacrificed for me combined into one being right? It wouldn’t happen to be a female, would it?”

“…oh. Damn.”

Esther then begins to feel the surfaces of the castle and especially its floors.

“It is, isn’t it?”

“They are! We have to go to the dimension of this man-made god now before the devil gets to them.”

“You never told me why he wanted a wife.”

“He wanted a sinful being like him to be his wife in order to create the anti-Christ and begin the end of the world on his terms instead of God’s. Billions of people could die in all dimensions including reality if we don’t stop him! I know this is a lot to ask of you, but will you help me stop him?”

“I will. I can feel that this is the reason I was born.”

“I’m glad you’re willing to do this with me. We don’t know where the devil is or if he did what he had to yet.”

“Let’s hurry and get after him then!”

“I hope this takes us to where we need to go.”

Esther opens up a hole in the dimension and the two travel in-between space and time to stop the end of the world.