Chapter 3 – Separating the Light and Dark
Aaron dreams about being with his family in his old house. It’s a familiar, boring, but relaxing memory. There’s no stress. No worries. No sorrow or suffering, unlike the true reality. Once that thought gets in his head, the entire house changes. The house begins to flood with water and take everything and everyone down to the dark watery depths. Aaron drowns and sinks down. In the darkness, he sees the Leviathan devouring everything and everyone he knew. It tries to go for him next, but it gets repelled by a light that saves Aaron from drowning.
He wakes up to a new morning and watches the sunrise. It gives him an uplifting feeling, so he continues to watch it until Lars and Alexis go to check on him. Everyone in the castle seems to be awake and ready. It seems that when one group of people come back, another takes their place.
Today, the orders from the Father are to their liking. He says, “It is the time in my plan to save as many people as we can from the lower realm.”
“Lower realm? I thought we go down when we travel here,” Alexis says.
“That is just the way it feels you’re going. We are in a realm above the earth.”
“Never mind that, Alexis! We’ve got people to save,” Lars says with excitement.
“He’s right, but don’t get too excited. You know I’ve tried saving as many as I can with what I have. This is the last opportunity we have for saving lost souls because after this, there will be no one left worth saving. Truly, this is when the wheat will be separated from the chaff. We are going to separate the people who still have a spark of good in them from the people that don’t even have the room in their hearts for it. Just like your other assignments, you will only have a day to complete this so everything can go along smoothly.”
“What are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Aaron says who still feels residue sadness from his dream.
“I share your enthusiasm Aaron but be careful. As you saw the other day, the Leviathan is awoken, and Lucifer and his armies are working overtime to keep their control over the world. That means you’re going to have to battle them while Emmanuel and the others rescue as many people as we can. Demons may be centuries older than you and more experienced, but do not forget that my Spirit is in you. Today, he will help you more than the other days.”
The group is dismissed. Lars is more excited to fight than the other two who keep a mental note to watch him in case he loses himself to impulsive actions. The Father transports them to a city where people are being transported out. Demons do battle with angels and human warriors who wield angelic weapons. The humans use every tool that the angels and the Father have given them. Some specialize in certain weapons like spears, bows, and claymores. The demons appear to be aquatic, ugly versions of the angels. They have fins, flippers, and the halo on their head is dug into their skull, which makes it look like a set of horns. Their mouths and bodies are so animalistic that you would never think that these creatures were created by the Father.
The battle is not only here but all over the world. The once peaceful earth that was subdued with evil is now a planet full of war because the status quo is changing back to what it’s supposed to be like. Lars heads out with a soul ready for battle with Aaron and Alexis following behind him. They let their instincts lead by the Spirit do the fighting for them. With the Spirit, they are able to dodge and counter all attacks that come their way. Their strength and agility are enhanced as well so there isn’t a foe too strong or fast for them to handle.
The Leviathan buries itself through the ground and emerges to join the fight. The fight is brought to a halt as the soldiers on the side of goodness brace themselves and the demons cheer out, but when Emmanuel appears clad in golden armor while riding on a warhorse, the balance of the fight shifts yet again. The soldiers fighting on the side of good are refilled with energy while the demons start to flee in fear. What demons that remain are dispatched of while the angels and human soldiers are teleported to fight in other populated areas.
“I should’ve known that we would be fighting more than one battle,” Lars says as he catches his breath before the next battle.
“I thought you were excited to fight. I’m having a pretty good time,” Alexis says.
“Father did say this would take all day. I’m ready to go if you guys are.”
“Heh, and I thought I was the bloodthirsty guy in the group. Let’s do this.”
Even though no one takes a break, every human’s stomach is in a state as if it had just eaten food and drank not too long ago. Every human is awake as if they’ve just woke up from a good night’s sleep. When the humans begin to lose faith when a bigger demon or if the Leviathan reappears, then Emmanuel comes and showers them with a divine fire that rejuvenates their spirits. The fights and battles go on for the entire day until it has been nighttime on every part of the earth. Where there was night, there was peace, quiet, and victory for the forces of good. Only when it was nighttime were the forces of good were allowed to rest since there were people in the battlegrounds since they were afraid to move. Aaron, Alexis, and Lars are the last to leave the battlefield though every soldier fought for the same amount of time that is twenty-four hours.
Once they report back to the Father do they find out how many souls are saved. They bow before him, proud of the work they’ve done.
“I am glad that you have come back without a scratch and happier still that we’ve lost no one in the battle,” the Father says with immense amounts of joy, “We’ve also saved the rest of the souls worth saving on earth, so you and I only need to worry about our own now.”
Curious about the real number, Aaron asks, “Pardon me for asking, but what is the number of the people we saved versus those that refused to be saved?”
“For every twenty we saved, a hundred refused. There were a million people still left to be saved. You can do the numbers if you wish, but you shouldn’t worry anymore.”
“I understand,” Lars says.
Alexis and Aaron look at him.
“What? I’m not worried about it anymore. All I want to do is protect what we have now and end this war.”
The Father says, “Don’t forget to still have compassion in your heart, Lars.”
“I’ll try.”
“I hope you will. Now get some rest. You have another big day ahead of you tomorrow.”
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