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Copyright 2018 Albert Oon
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Chapter 1 – From Colorless to Colorful
God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. Genesis 1: 3 – 4
Every answer humanity had was answered. There is only black and white. The human body is only made of flesh and bone. Good and evil don’t matter anymore. Everything on earth is concrete, metal, and other man-made materials. The only thing that gives the planet light beside the artificial light that humanity creates, is the one great light in the sky that never rises nor descends. No one suffers. No one dies. No one is born. Everything is a safe, known, relaxed, but dull existence.
Aaron is a boy who lives in this existence. He goes through a school system that produces the workers that the world needs. Children are given the attention and skills they need to be the cogs in the machine that the adults are. They are nothing but replacements. Human tools. When humans grow old, they enter machines which will revert them back to their youth at the cost of their memories.
Even though human rights exist, they aren’t differentiated from one another besides by name and function. Everyone looks similar. Everyone has the same color skin and eyes. No one is special. Everyone is just a replacement for another person. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Right now, Aaron is on his way back from another boring day of school. He gets the same grades as everyone else and receives the same honors. The only thing that’s special about him is that his head is a bit rounder than other people’s. His generation of children are the youngest and have yet to grow old and reborn, so they’re legitimately experiencing youth for the first time or whatever goes for youth these days. A mysterious young man approaches him in the streets. This man is wearing a jacket and pants of a mysterious and glowing color with no shoes. His eyes are covered by his long hair, but they do peer out every now and then. When they do, Aaron feels an immense power radiating from them. The young man’s very presence freezes Aaron in place despite the man’s welcoming smile.
“Hello, Aaron,” the young man says, “How are you doing today?”
“I’m fine. How are you? I’m sorry, but do I know you?” Aaron responds.
Most people in the city know each other, however, this man is new to Aaron.
“Sort of but not really. My name is Emmanuel. Tell me, are you enjoying your life.”
“I guess so. There’s not much to complain about.”
“Do you care about your friends? Your family? Yourself?”
“Of course I do. Why?”
“This life your living won’t do any good for them.”
“What makes you say that?”
“Nothing changes in this world, but I can change it. With your help of course.”
“Really? It’s not like humanity needs any help. What can you do that’s special?”
“I can give it the life it needs.’
“You can? Show me.”
“Okay.”
The young man touches the ground and a weird object of a strange color comes out of the ground. Its beauty is something that human hands cannot craft. The smell that comes from it is also foreign but nice.
“Now that you’ve seen this, will you help me?”
“Okay. I will.”
“Take my hand.”
Aaron takes the young man’s hand and they both phase through the floor. Along the way to their destination, Aaron’s body becomes more complex. It grows organs, hair, and other parts that would’ve been normal for a human body years ago. They fall until they resurface into a new place from a lake. Despite Aaron’s new body, his senses are overwhelmed by everything he’s experiencing at once. Different colors, senses, and visuals are so new to him that almost collapses. The beauty of this world is beyond human imagination. At one point in time, humanity had the capacity for art that could imagine parts of this place. Aaron emerges from the lake and walks onto land.
Emmanuel shakes Aaron a bit then says, “Great, isn’t it? I made it all myself.”
“You did?” Aaron asks with astonishment.
“I did.” Emmanuel points to a shining castle that shines brighter than the sun on a hill. “That’s the center of this entire world. It’s also my house.”
“Are we going to go there?”
“Yes, and that’s the place where we’ll start to change the world.”
Emmanuel leads Aaron through a place full of taller versions of the thing he saw before. They come to a road that parallels other roads as well. There are other people being lead by a young man who looks similar to Emmanuel.
Aaron looks back and forth then asks, “Do you have twin brothers?”
“I don’t.”
“Who is that over there and over there then?”
“Me.”
“What? How?”
“I can make this world. I can do many things. You can say that I’m limitless in potential and ability. Have you noticed that you changed?”
“Oh yeah. Why do I look like this?”
“Because that’s how you’re supposed to look. The world you came from made you look featureless and plain.”
“If this is how I’m supposed to look, then what about the world? Is the world supposed to look different too?”
“That’s right. You’ll get more information once we get back home.”
Emmanuel leads Aaron to his shining home along with several other groups of other people who came from different roads.
“Wow!” Aaron says, “This place is wonderful!”
“Isn’t she? You’re going to be part of her and as beautiful as she.”
“How so?”
“When you work together with me and your fellows, we’ll act as one body. One force for good and unity.”
“Can we really do that? I mean we all are different.”
“You’ll be of one mind, but you’ll do different things. You’ll see once we get started.”
The inside of the castle is even more incredible with different kinds of house decorations and pieces of art. There are different beings that reside in this castle that have wings. Some are just heads with wings, others look like humans but have wings, and there are a few that look horrifying but beautiful with their many eyes on their wings and many faces. Most people wander the castle, admire its beauty, talk to each other and the other beings. People like Aaron walk to the throne room with Emmanuel.
“Should we get the other people going to come with us?” Aaron asks Emmanuel.
“They’ll come eventually. I understand that they haven’t seen anything like this nor have they experienced so many emotions at once, so they’ll get their assignments later.”
Emmanuel opens the throne room doors and in it is the most amazing room out of all them in the castle with decorations and light that could make a person feel happy for all eternity. On the throne sits a person who looks almost like Emmanuel but a bit older. He’s clothed in light and his smile radiates like the light in the room. His eyes are covered like Emmanuel’s. Everything in this room could blind a person for life.
Emmanuel bows then says, “These are the people you requested to see father. The rest are enjoying our house and will be with you shortly.”
“Thank you, my son. Convince them to hurry. Time is short. I will instruct these children for now.”
“As you wish.”
The throne room door closes, and everything becomes silent. The atmosphere is almost uncomfortable because of the man’s eternal smile.
Aaron is the first one to break the silence. He asks, “Who are you? What’s your name?”
“I am who I am. I am who created everything you’ve seen and will see.”
A girl steps forward and says, “Emmanuel said you are his father. If you are his dad, who is yours?”
“I don’t have a father. Emmanuel and I are the same technically speaking.”
“Well what can we call you to differentiate you? Can we call you Father?”
“You can. You will be my children after all. Hopefully, I can reclaim as many of you as possible.”
“What do you mean?” Aaron asks.
“I created everything you’ve seen and will see from nothing. Even though I can bear to lose some things, I cannot bear to lose humans like you. You are created in my image and that’s why you can’t see my face. If you did, your head will overload because you will see every face that has existed, is existing, and will exist. You can only really see it once you completely join me in this realm.”
Father then teaches the people in the throne room about basic and advanced words and concepts in the world like colors, good and evil, different kinds of animals and plants, and what would’ve been common knowledge hundreds of years ago. Armed with this knowledge, everyone in the room are sent to their own rooms to digest what they have learned. The rooms have multiple beds and a great view of the area with decorations to be expected from this castle. Aaron is in a room with two other young teenage children like him. One is a black-haired girl with fair skin like everyone else, but then again, everyone’s skin is new and hasn’t seen actual sunlight. Her eyes are brown and she’s slim. The other boy in the room has blond hair and light blue eyes with an average sized body.
“So…since Father told us to get to know each other better…My name is Aaron. It’s nice to meet you.”
The girl smiles and says, “I’m Alexis. It’s nice to meet you too.”
The boy smiles brighter then says, “I’m Lars. It’s great to see other kids like me here.”
“Where are you guys from? I’m from Section 5 of the earth.”
“Section 25,” Alexis says.
“Section 95,” Lars answers.
“We’re from all over the world. What was your job going to be? I was going to be a writer with my side job being a car mechanic.”
“Medical research. The most boring job of them all since no one is able to die, but it did interest me.”
“My job was going to be a jack of all trades. If a person failed to come into work, I could replace anyone’s role in the company.”
“How was your life though?”
“Mine was boring,” all three kids say at the same time. They laugh at the fact before talking more about what they learned and what interests them.
Alexis is interested in saving souls while Lars is interested in fighting for the greater good. Aaron, on the other hand, just wants a normal life with a wife and kids and to make them happy.
Lars snickers then says, “Are you serious? You need to dream a little higher than that my brother.”
Alexis puts her hand on Aaron’s shoulder, “His life’s goal is a fine one, Lars. Don’t make fun of it.”
She smiles at Aaron who returns the smile.
“Oh well uh. I didn’t mean to make fun of him, Alexis. I just wanted him to do more. He has a lot of potential and I think it would be wasted on such a small goal.”
Aaron picks up for himself. “Father said that the family was the center of society. If I can create a good family, then my family can help create a good world.”
“Exactly. See Lars? A simple plan with potentially massive results.”
“If you’re such a fan of it, you should be his wife.”
Lars gets hit in the face by Alexis and flies into his bed.
“Ow! What was that for? I was just giving some helpful advice.”
“Do you want another?”
“Ok, I’ll shut up!”
“So what do you want to do?” Aaron asks, “Do we follow what Father says? We’ll be bringing life, meaning, happiness, and truth back to our world, but…death, suffering, and evil will come along with it. The earth and humanity will have its rightful owner back in their lives, but still.”
“Who cares as long as the right thing is done?” Lars nonchalantly says.
“Our grandparent’s generation and beyond will care. They’re the ones that did this to the earth and will pay the greatest price. Sure, some of them are innocent or have repented of what they did, but they will be the first ones to die.”
“You act like you care about them.”
“I have to care a least a little about them even if I don’t want to. We also have to think about those who will just turn away from us because they like their lifestyle.”
“It’s basically like Father said. When good enters a world of evil, good will look like evil. We’ll be devils to the people,” Aaron interjects.
“How about we call ourselves something like Society’s Monsters when we gain a reputation?” Lars jokes.
“I think we should still do this. We’ve seen what Father and Emmanuel can do. We know that they are goodness itself and want to share the infinite love they want to share. It’s honestly a simple answer for me.” Aaron crosses his chest with a clenched fist. “I’m in.”
“It wouldn’t be right to let the good of this world stay hidden even if death is kept at bay.” Alexis claps her hands. “I won’t let evil continue to masquerade itself as good.”
“I’m itching for this fight especially since it’s for a good cause." Lars brings his fists together. “I’ll give this everything I’ve got.”
There’s a knock at the door and Aaron answers it to see Emmanuel.
He says, “So you three have decided I see.”
“You were listening?” Aaron asks.
“Of course I was. I can listen to everything you speak and think.”
“Uh…ok,” Lars says as he makes a mental note to keep his thoughts pure.
“You’re going to be going out on your first mission soon after you’re finished your fighting training.”
“Oh, we get to fight?!”
“Yes. I along with all of my angels can fight, so you have to as well. Even though we want to be as peaceful as possible, fighting may occur, so you have to know how to defend yourselves.”
Lars is excited about fighting while the other two are interested. The three spar along with their fellow allies until they are deemed ready to fight by another being known as the Spirit. He looks similar to both the Father and Emmanuel, but he has a fiery look to him.
When Emmanuel is near, Aaron asks him about him. He asks, “So who is this spirit?”
“He’ll be your helper. If needed, he’ll give you the strength and intelligence if the situation calls for it.”
“How do we get him to come to us?”
“Just call out his name or my name and he’ll come only if you truly need him.”
The humans who follow the Father are trained in; hand-to-hand combat, combat with knives and swords, bows and crossbows. They are trained until they have a good understanding of how to fight with all these kinds of weapons. Since the Father’s angels not only practice their minds but also their bodies, the humans are told to do the same as well.
Once their training is complete, the Father brings the children together and tell them what they need to do. He says, “Take these swords of light and cut open the sky. I will give you the temporary ability of flight so that you can do this. Once that is done, the light and the darkness will be restored.”
“Are we really going to be able to do this?” Lars asks because he is uneased by his task.
“Have faith in me, my child. You have seen the many wonders I can do, know of the ones I have done, and know of the ones I will do. Why does this seem too farfetched?”
“I-it’s not. I’m sorry, Father.”
“Hold fast my children. I will restore the world in seven days. In that time, you will face doubts, hardships, anger, fear, and sadness, but do not despair because I will always be with you.”
“We will do our best to serve you as faithfully as we can Father. Thank you for all you have given us,” the three say in unison.
The children are given the three swords and sent back to their world. Their bodies change back to their stick figure forms since normal human bodies cannot live in their own world. They appear together in Aaron’s home section. All three look at each other almost unsure of what they’re supposed to do.
“So, uh…ready to fly?” Aaron asks his friends.
“I guess so…” Alexis says as she tries to fly.
She pushes herself up, raises her hands, and jumping in the air. None of it works.
But then, the three receive a message in their head through the Father. He says, “Take yourselves more lightly. Let your bodies help you fly.”
They take his advice and fly to the sky until they land on the clouds. Completely confident now of his ability, Aaron takes out his sword and cuts open the sky. Alexis then Lars follow his leads and the sun’s light begins to break through the barrier. True light and true darkness come back into the earth. The sky is clear with no clouds in the sky as the morning sun rises from the horizon. Color comes back into the world and everything that can be colored is given its proper hue.
Every human who got their original bodies back is turned back to normal while people who are still stick figures are frightened by the light and the dark. The natural affects their bodies and makes them feel sick and forces them all to hide in their gray buildings. Those with their normal bodies get a rush of happiness and good feelings while the others are afraid and confused. Aaron, Alexis, and Lars fly down back to the ground as their temporary flying ability fades away.
“Everyone seems afraid,” Lars says, “Are we really doing the right thing?”
“It’s going to look like we’re doing evil. Remember what Father said,” Aaron says.
“R-right. I’m already experiencing doubts. Dang it. I’ll try to keep it to myself next time.”
“Don’t do that Lars. Talk to us when you feel troubled.”
“Oh, that’s right. Thanks, man.”
“So, this is the start of the end of our world,” Alexis comments, “It looks more beautiful than I imagined.”
“I’ve seen people more beautiful,” Aaron says.
Alexis blushes and giggles as she assumes the words are meant for her. Aaron let his heart speak for him despite never knowing love in its true form until now.
“Ok guys. We can compliment each other when we get back. Let’s go!” Lars says somewhat jealous of Aaron.
Aaron and Alexis smile at each other before they are taken back to the Father’s world.
Chapter 2 – Watering Life Back to Normal
The Father’s world is really starting to mobilize now with people moving in and out of the world. There’s less talking and more working. There are new faces here as Emmanuel continues to gather people who accept his invitation. When the group reports to the Father, he gives them their instructions while instructing others at the same time.
He tells them to, “Now you are going to cut open the earth in the areas I instruct you to. This will let loose the waters of the earth and lead to your next task, which is to free the plants and vegetation. This will be a two-day assignment so you will need to take camping equipment and enough food and water. Try not to engage with the people from your world who haven’t changed to their true form unless they come to you.”
“What about our family and friends?” Lars asks.
“If they haven’t joined us yet, then pray that they do.”
“Ok. I’m just worried about them.”
“Do not worry about them. Emmanuel is bringing people to us as we speak. If they do not join us, then they will suffer for it.”
“You’re not going to have mercy on them?”
“This is the only place salvation exists. This castle, this Church, this Body of mine. I will not be sorry for my decision though you do have my sympathies. I feel just as bad as you do even more so because I am the one who has to convince them. Remember to be strong. I will always be with you.”
Once they leave, Aaron and Alexis put their hands on Lars’ shoulder and give him a reassuring smile. He smiles back wipes his eyes and holds his head up.
“Thanks,” he says.
The group is transported to a place on top of where the sea is supposed to be.
“There are cities around this area,” Lars notes.
“Maybe Emmanuel took the people away from these cities already. The cities are usually bustling with activity at this time of day,” Aaron says.
“But what about the people who declined?”
“Remember what Father said.”
“Now that I know where the seas and lakes are, I know that my house is built on it.”
“Emmanuel hopefully picked them up already. You have to have faith. My house is built on the ocean as well.”
“My house is up in the Arctic region,” Alexis adds, “That place will be inhabitable by the time we’re done, so we will all lose our homes here but don’t forget about our true home.”
“Right…right,” Lars says as he quietly looks at the city that’s sat upon the center of the ocean, “Let’s just get to work. It’ll help get this off my mind.”
Aaron, Alexis, and Lars work on cutting open their own sections of the ocean, which is a tedious task, to say the least. It takes all day and makes them go around a few cities. They take periodic breaks every five hours, so they don’t overwork themselves. During their breaks, they barely talk to each other except for one in the afternoon.
“I say people watching me in some of the buildings. There are still people in the cities. I don’t think they’ll make it,” Lars miserably says.
“I saw Emmanuel walking through the cities I was near. He saved tons of people,” Alexis says to liven him up.
“But do you know how invaluable a single person is?”
“I do, but even though everyone can be saved, it doesn’t mean everyone wants to.”
The rest of their break is quiet with Aaron looking back and forth at his friends. He wants to say something to make them feel better but can’t find the right words. Instead, when he makes eye contact with them, he smiles, and they smile back but for different amounts of time. Lars smiles then looks back down at his meal. Alexis smiles and the two keep eye contact for a while. Lars sees this and tries not to be jealous. Instead, he tries to feel happy about his two friends falling in love with each other.
Once they are done resting, they get back to work on cutting open the ocean. Eventually, the places they cut around start to fall into the ocean itself. Lars watches as buildings fall into the watery depths, but when he sees people in the windows of a building, he runs to help them. Aaron sees Lars running to them and chases him. Lars tries to reach the people banging on the windows, but the area around him starts falling apart. Aaron catches him before they fall. Both boys catch a glimpse of the Leviathan. A humongous beast that’s swimming in the water that devours the sinking buildings and barrier in one gulp. The two then escape the city and run to dry land where Alexis is wondering where they are. They keep running on the falling barriers as the Leviathan chases them. They help each other when they slip and keep running until the last leap onto land. Alexis is there to catch Aaron’s hand while Aaron holds onto Lars who is submerged. The three quickly pull each other out just in time for Leviathan to emerge. It is a massive serpent that can breathe fire. It is so big in fact that you aren’t completely wrong if you think that its head reaches beyond the clouds. There are multiple heads on its body and it has wings to fly. The monster sets its sights on the three but is quickly dispatched of by a bolt of light that comes from Emmanuel’s mouth who is with a group of people.
“How did you like that? Pretty impressive, isn’t it? Now that I’ve shown you who am I, who wants to join me and help save the world?” he says to them who agree to follow him before disappearing with him. “You did good, kids. Get some rest and be ready for tomorrow.” Emmanuel gives them his signature smile along with a thumbs up.
Lars falls on the ground as he’s tired from running. Aaron sits more comfortably, but Alexis stands over them because she’s mad.
She hits both of them upside the head then says, “What were you two dorks doing out there?! We were supposed to be here by the time the barrier covering the ocean collapsed.”
“There were still people in the buildings,” Lars says.
“And I had to get him.”
“Lars! Remember what Father said.”
“I know but it’s so difficult!”
“It’s supposed to be. This isn’t easy for any of us.”
“Ok, fine. Just let me sleep on it and I’ll hopefully feel better tomorrow.”
Lars stops the conversation and goes to set up his camping tent. Aaron and Alexis look at each other with concern then set up their tents as well. During the nighttime after eating their dinner, Aaron gazes out at the stars in the sky. This is the only time he’s seen them outside of the visions of things that the Father created. Alexis joins him and sits by his side.
“I wonder why humanity took this away from us,” Aaron says.
“I don’t know. But it sure is great to experience with you.”
“Tell me, why do you seem so interested in me?”
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I’ve never felt a feeling this strong for someone else. I haven’t been with anyone like you for this amount of time. Lars doesn’t count.”
“Anything more specific?”
“We’re just getting to know each other better. You definitely seem like the kind of person to sacrifice themselves for the people they love. Who wouldn’t like someone like that?”
“Point taken.”
“Good.”
Aaron surprises Alexis with a kiss who returns it. After one kiss, they hold each other’s hands as they enjoy sleeping under the night sky together.
Lars kicks their tent and says, “Get up lovebirds. We got work to do.”
Aaron, Alexis, and Lars work on a rainy day. They wear a cloak with a hood to keep themselves dry. Today, the three carve out certain parts of the ground to expose to dirt to the rain. To the people inside the nearby buildings they carve around, they look like monsters cloaked in darkness who are destroying their city. One of them tries to go outside to confront Aaron. He has a sharp pair of scissors in his hand and cautiously approaches Aaron from behind. Aaron turns around to look at the person who runs away in fear and screams that he’s a monster.
“Wait! I’m not a monster! I’m human just like you,” Aaron says to try to get them to calm down.
But the person doesn’t listen, and just stays inside the building they were in. Aaron sees the people in the windows shivering in fear of him. The people who still have stick figures as bodies turn away from him and hide in the dark corners of the building as lightning and thunder fills the sky. Since he knows that there is nothing he can do, he continues to cut open the dirt with his sword. Again, the three take breaks every five hours, but this time, they don’t really say much to each other. Just meager talk about the job and how tedious it is and complaints about the weather, though the three seem to like something about it.
Once they cut the sections of the ground they were supposed to, plants and vegetation begin to sprout out of it and the rain goes away. The vegetation is bigger than it was when it first grew as it grows on the buildings and skyscrapers. The once gray earth is now green, blue, and colorful with vegetation and sunlight as it once was when it was first made. A rainbow in the sky marks the Father’s victory this day over man-made structures. The air doesn’t smell processed anymore and is fresh for the first time in years. Certain vegetation produces fruits and vegetables that the kids taste from all of which taste just as good as the fruit made in Father’s world. It doesn’t seem that anyone was hurt this time though the people here are more terrified than ever to go outside. The group then report back to the Father with news of their success.
“I knew you would accomplish this for me. Get some well-deserved food, drink, and rest. I’m sure your fellow soldiers are eager to see you,” the Father says.
“Uh, Father. If you don’t mind me asking…” Lars begins to say before having afterthoughts.
“I know what you want to ask. Go ahead and ask it.”
“Are our families with us?”
“Unfortunately, no. I’m sorry. Even though I mentioned you helping us and what we’re doing, they didn’t want my help nor did they want to help. I think you know what happened to them after that.”
Lars stops himself from overreacting then says, “O-Oh. Well…well, I guess it can’t be helped now.”
“I should also let you know that some of your other friends tried doing what you did and died as a result. Don’t put yourself in a situation like that ever again or else you’ll cause not only your death but the death of your friends as well. Please let go of the people that refuse our help since that’s what they want.”
“Why?”
“Because it is their choice and we have to respect that. Love is a choice of free will. I’m not a tyrannical father so I will not revoke their will to choose.”
“Maybe you should.”
“You don’t think I didn’t think of that already?”
“I uh…I’m sorry.”
“I understand your feelings and trust me when I say I feel them with you. Now go rest and reward yourself for today. You’ve earned it.”
Lars quietly exits the room to go to the dining hall hoping for people to cheer him up or to relate to at least.
Before Aaron and Alexis leave, Father says, “Good job Aaron and Alexis. Be sure to keep up the good work and keep Lars safe. I know he wants to do as much good as possible, but that can make him overdo things. He’ll end up overstepping his boundaries if you don’t stay by his side.”
Aaron and Alexis bow then say, “Thank you, Father.”
The Father smiles his everlasting smile at them and hugs the two as he can feel the sorrow within them. Alexis and Aaron share this hug with Lars since there aren’t any words that could be said to help Lars. There is only affection.
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.”
Chapter 4 – Monsters Above and Below
Again, Aaron dreams a dream that feels like real life. He’s battling demons again alongside his allies. Lars goes head first into a crowd of enemies. He manages to beat dozens and dozens of them, but Alexis heads in to assist him anyways. Aaron isn’t sure if he should help them especially since the rest of his allies are advancing on the enemy. He thinks that his friends will be good on their own and lets them be. Before he knows it, their heads fly out from behind him. They ask him why he didn’t go after him, which wakes him up in a cold sweat.
He wakes up to see Alexis sleeping on him. She’s holding him tight and appears to have been sleeping with him for most of the night.
Lars sees them and tells Aaron, “You’re a lucky man, bro. There are hundreds of women here and I haven’t managed to get one yet, but you got one in two days.”
Aaron smiles and says, “Don’t worry about it. You’ll find one soon. I know it.”
“I hope so. Alexis got up early last night and climbed into your bed. She told me that she had a nightmare about you walking away from her or something like that.”
“Oh.”
Aaron begins to think that his dream has more significance than it seems.
“Well come on. Time to get back to work.”
Aaron wakes up Alexis who gives him a smile when she wakes up.
She kisses him and tells him, “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
“I love you both too,” Lars says.
“You want to sleep with me next, Lars?” Aaron says.
“No way!”
The three friends share a laugh before heading out. Even though there are way more people in the castle, it seems that the place is just as crowded as it’s always been. Alexis asks an angel why this is, and she tells her that the Father made the castle expand and evolve to fit the needs of its inhabitants. Father has done many wonders for everyone and for the three this one just seems another ordinary one, so it doesn’t impress them that much. People are going in and out of the castle at a much slower rate than yesterday.
The group goes to the Father who tells them, “Even though Lucifer and his army has suffered a major loss, they will not go down without a fight. They are mobilizing their human and animal forces as we speak. We will salt the earth and get rid of their repugnant experimental monsters and perversions of my creatures. You will be able to fly and breathe underwater for today and only today to purge the earth of this menace.”
“Yes, Father,” the three say in unison.
“If you see anyone above who does not carry the same aura you do, then eliminate them. They are godless fools who can do no good. I’ve already seen quite a number of them on earth, so be cautious.”
The three are transported back to earth. They can already see fighting in the distance and hear it as well.
Aaron asks them, “Where should we start? The skies or the ocean?”
“Well, we’ve already flown already. Plus, I’m curious about what the seas hold,” Alexis says.
“Screw that! It’s so dark underwater and that Leviathan beast lives under there,” Lars says.
“But he can fly and dig through the ground.”
“Yeah, but he starts in the water. I say we take to the skies first.”
“I agree with Lars,” Aaron says, not wanting to relieve his previous dream.
“I think you too should be ones dating. I’ll go along with you since your opinions outweigh mine.”
Aaron and Lars high five before they take to the skies to battle with their comrades. The once majestic birds and flock of the skies are now mutated with multiple heads and weird but lethal appendages. They look like something out of a folklore story, especially with their nightmarish screeches. Suddenly, the earth rumbles and the Leviathan flies out of it to join the fight. Alexis looks at her friends who shrug and smile awkwardly. They avoid any awkward talk since the defeating the massive serpent is priority number one. The rest of the demonic army retreats as the Leviathan takes on everyone by itself.
Angels and humans try to do damage to the creature but can’t manage to do any meaningful damage to it. Some of them start to lose faith and this is when the voice of the Father calls to them.
He says, “Combine your strength into one. That is how you will defeat this beast.”
All of the soldiers form together and gather their strength. They all glow a golden light together and attack the Leviathan with one attack that cuts the creature in half and makes its body diminish into nothing. The forces of good cry out in victory and head out to fight more battles.
Emmanuel enters the world to see the three and tells them that, “I’m glad that you came to help your friends in need in the sky though I’m surprised you didn’t go into the sea first. It would’ve stalled the appearance of the Leviathan, but the demons are in disarray now so good job.”
Alexis looks at her two friends again who chuckle awkwardly. The three then thank Emmanuel for his compliment.
“Now hurry and get down to the sea’s depths. They’re making more monsters now as we speak especially since their most powerful one is dead for the time being.”
Emmanuel then rides off on his horse to aid the others. Before Alexis can say anything to Aaron and Lars, they descend to the watery depths, so they don’t need to hear Alexis complain, however, they can breathe underwater so that means she can still talk.
In reaction, Lars says, “Oh come on. We did well by going up to the sky first, so don’t complain.”
“I think so too. We defeated the Leviathan without suffering any casualties and even Emmanuel complimented us,” Aaron says in agreement.
“Ok I guess you guys were right,” Alexis admits.
The group descends deeper and deeper into the cold depths of the ocean until they see light at the bottom. At the very bottom of the ocean is a large sprawling facility. Aquatic demons and people with fish mutations that allow them to breathe and swim like fish come out of the facility to defend it. Aaron, Alexis, and Lars do their best to defend themselves until reinforcements arrive. When reinforcements do arrive, they slip through the fight and enter the facility.
“Wow, this place looks so weird compared to the other man-made buildings on the surface,” Aaron notes.
“This was a secret base before humanity became a bunch of stick figures. I wonder if we’ll get to see the facilities in space,” Alexis says.
“I doubt it. I heard they got rid of them and abandoned the space facilities once they figured out how to keep humanity’s population stable and immortal,” Lars says.
A security system triggers. A voice over the speakers says, “Foreign entities detected. Security lockdown engaged.”
The three are separated by deadly lasers that put them down separate paths.
“Aaron!” Alexis screams.
“Don’t worry about me, Alexis. Let’s just find a way to regroup.”
“What if we just destroy this facility while doing so? We can breathe underwater after all,” Lars suggests.
“Good thinking Lars. Let’s wreck this place, guys!”
The three yell out then begin to destroy the facility with their swords and crossbows. They slash and tear apart the walls and whatever technology they find. Groups of monsters, demons, and deformed people deploy to face them. Some of the humans carry old human guns and weaponry enhanced by demonic power. Years ago, the collective government of the world collected all guns and weapons of self-defense. Since people lived in relatively peaceful times, it was too difficult to get them to give their weapons up, however, these weapons have little to no effect on Aaron, Alexis, and Lars. Their training allows them to dodge bullets and even deflect them. If a shot does get through their defense, their armor under their clothes take the blow for them. The crossbows also automatically refill with whatever kind of magical arrow they need so the three have better long ranged weapons than their enemies.
The three children keep rampaging through the facility until the place can no longer stay operational. The sea pressure begins to make the facility implode on itself until it is nothing but compressed metal at the bottom of the ocean. The group manages to get out before that happens and leave earth since their mission is complete.
Back in the Father’s realm, people are celebrating their victories.
At dinnertime, Emmanuel holds up a glass of wine and says, “This is for all of you especially you who were faithful enough to defeat the Leviathan by yourselves today. I knew you would, so stand up and be proud of your accomplishment!”
Everyone who was there to defeat the Leviathan stand up and receive applause and cheers from their friends.
Emmanuel continues, “Since you got done early and the day is not over, you can all drink and enjoy the day to your heart’s content, but don’t indulge too much. We still have a long fight ahead of us.”
Many kinds of flavorful drinks and exotic foods are handed out by angels to the many warriors though the children do not receive any of the adult drinks like wine and alcohol though some of the foods have them as ingredients. During the celebration, Lars meets a red-haired girl with green eyes. The two spark up a conversation and head outside so they can talk with one another without so much noise around them. It isn’t until he disappears that his friends notice that he is gone. Aaron and Alexis search the castle together until they see Lars and the girl together outside. They just so happen to catch the two kissing.
“That’s a bit surprising,” Alexis says.
“I knew he would get a girl. I’m still surprised I got you. In fact, I thought he would get one faster than me,” Aaron admits.
“What are you talking about?”
“I mean look at him. He’s better looking than me. The only thing that makes me stand out from the others is my rounder face. That, and there’s his personality. He doesn’t let his feelings bother him. He just powers through and fights for the greater good. I’m sure that even if he was eternally single, he would still die without any regrets. He doesn’t need anyone to lean on, unlike me.”
“Stop talking. You’re the only one I have eyes for. As far as I know, you are the best man Father has ever made.”
Alexis and Aaron kiss as Lars and his new girlfriend, Tina, talk outside.
Tina asks Lars, “Why do you think Aaron is stronger? From what I can see, you’re the better man. No offense to him of course.”
“I hope you’re not belittling him. He’s the strongest guy I know. No matter what we go through, he never complains or gets angry. Whenever I look at him, he smiles. I have no doubt that Aaron will never lose hope or give up a fight because he seems like the kind of guy who would give his life for the people he loves. Unlike me, he doesn’t need to lean on anyone else to keep going. Plus, there’s also that round face of his. He got a girlfriend before I did, and I kept hearing other girls talk about him.”
“Stop talking like that. You’re the only man I need in my life. There’s no one who can compare to you.”
Lars and Tina kiss again. Once Lars rejoins his friends in their room, he smiles at Aaron before Aaron and Alexis congratulate Lars on getting a girlfriend. The three then chat with each other until nighttime arrives. When the stars are in the sky, they sit outside in the cool weather and enjoy what Father has created for them without saying a word since they are happy with each other.
Chapter 5 – Beasts and Human Beasts
Throughout the night, Aaron doesn’t dream and just sleeps peacefully. Today appears to be another day for the taking as everyone is in high spirits and ready to fight. The three eat their breakfast then go to receive their new orders from the Father.
He tells them, “First, we dealt with the monsters of the sea and sky. Today we will deal with those on land. You may have seen them already in battle. They are the insects and animals that used to do my bidding but are now extinct because they were used to further the human lifespan. Do not let our string of victories get to your head. Continue the good work that you’ve been doing, and you will be victorious.”
“Yes, Father,” they say in unison.
Once they leave the realm, Aaron and Alexi keep Father’s advice in their heads while Lars forgets it immediately. The advice is replaced with thoughts about what Lars should do for Tina tonight. Because of the large-scale battles that have shaken the earth, more facilities have shown themselves. Most are underneath destroyed cities while others are underneath mountains and inactive volcanoes. Again, the forces of good face demons, mutated animals, and mutated people. To live in this new world, the people who rejected Emmanuel’s help have used the DNA of insects and animals to evolve their bodies to suit their new environments, however, these people are no longer human, nor do they resemble humans anymore.
Despite their new mutations and help from Lucifer, the mutated humans are no match for the forces of good. Aaron, Alexis, and Lars manage to destroy their targets in no time.
While resting on top of a destroyed mountain, Aaron says, “You know, I’m kind of glad my parents didn’t survive to this point. I’d hate to see what they would’ve become.”
His friends agree.
“This seems easier than it should be. The Leviathan would usually show up again, but it hasn’t yet. I wonder what’s going on,” Alexis says.
“Maybe we’re just too strong for them. I mean, what else can they possibly throw at us?” Lars says with confidence.
“Don’t get too cocky. Remember what Father said.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
An angel appears to the three and says, “We need your help in Section 55 of the earth! More enemies have appeared out of nowhere and they’re killing us.” She then disappears.
“Come on guys. Let’s go help,” Lars says as he dusts himself off and gets up.
“Are you sure? It’s weird how the angel didn’t wait for us to give her an answer,” Aaron says as he ponders the angel’s sudden appearance.
“Does it really matter? If someone needs help, we help them. If it’s a trap, we’re strong enough to get out of it.”
“This just might be a trap. Emmanuel is usually the one who appears to us to tell us what to do.”
“Whatever. You can go to Father to ask for reinforcements. I’m going to go help.”
“I’ll come too,” Alexis says, “If he gets in trouble, I’ll make sure to support him.”
“Alright. I’ll go talk to Father then. Be safe you too.”
Aaron transports himself to the Father’s realm. There is a suspicious amount of people with halo’s above their heads, which means that the angel might’ve been telling the truth.
Aaron bows before the Father and says, “I have completed my mission.”
“Good. Where are Alexis and Lars?” Father asks.
“I think you know.”
“Yes, but I want you to tell me.”
“They’re helping out a group of people under attack. An angel appeared and told us that the demonic army is killing off our soldiers.”
“It was a trick by Lucifer to lure people into his trap. I’m worried about their current condition, so I grant you greater power to defeat your enemies. Bring your friends back home safely.”
“Yes, Father.”
Aaron quickly exits the room and bumps into Tina who has a halo over her head.
She grabs him and tells him that, “The demons kept me alive until Lars showed up. That’s when they killed me right in front of him. I don’t know what happened to him after that, but it can’t be good. Please, you have to help him!”
“I will! Don’t worry.”
Aaron is transported to the battle to find his fellow humans under some kind of mind control spell. He fights them off with his enhanced strength and agility that allows him to beat them all in one attack. Alexis then appears before him under the same mind control spell as the others.
“No…Alexis…” Aaron says as tears almost begin to form in his eyes.
He knows what he has to do, but he can’t bring himself to do it. He fights her without going on the offensive. That is when she goes for a charging blow that could kill him. This forces him to defend himself and cut her. Once she falls down, he grabs her body and begins to sob over it, but she reawakens and puts a knife to his neck.
“Please…Alexis…Wake up,” Aaron says as he’s about to accept his fate.
Aaron closes his eyes until he hears the sound of something being stabbed. He opens his eyes to see that Alexis has killed herself. Everything around Aaron goes quiet as he cries over her, but he doesn’t have any time to. Lars tackles him out of nowhere and attacks him. Aaron shakes him off and defends himself.
The mind-controlled Lars says, “I thought she would’ve killed you but that blade of yours must have done something to wake her up. It’s a shame too. I thought this would’ve been a good way to off you, but I guess I’ll have to do it myself.”
“You planned this?”
“Who else would think of such a good idea?”
The two best friends fight each other. Somehow, Lars is stronger than the other mind-controlled people. The fight comes down to a barrage of shots from their crossbows. All of their arrows collide with each other until Aaron manages to outmaneuver Lars and lands five shots on him. Aaron goes to his wounded friend who appears to have snapped out of his mind control.
“I-I’m sorry about doing that to you, my friend,” Lars regretfully says before dying.
“It’s okay. I forgive you.”
His body disappears into the light. The bodies of his other allies and Alexis’ have disappeared as well. The rest of his mind-controlled allies converge on him and try to attack him but are quickly dispatched of. With Alexis and Lars out of the way, there’s no reason to hold back. Aaron is rightfully mad at the demons who put his friends in this trap and he uses this energy to defeat everyone who is mind controlled and even defeats the demons as well. The Leviathan reappears with more heads and its skin is now black and red. It swallows Aaron whole. In its mouth, there are dozens of angels and humans who are trying to break free from it. Aaron puts his sword in the Leviathan’s skin and cuts his way all the way through it until the head containing them falls off.
“Come on everyone! We have to combine our strength into one to defeat this beast!” Aaron says as he glows like Emmanuel.
The fighting spirits of his allies soar as they yell out and defeat the Leviathan with a series of strikes that makes it fall to the ground. Everyone then strikes it together with everything they have while being strengthened by the Spirit, which finally defeats the beast once and for all. After everything Aaron has gone through, he collapses from exhaustion. The angels transport him back to the Father’s dimension and let him rest in bed.
Aaron sleeps until nighttime when he finally wakes up. He goes to the dining hall where everyone cheers for him for his victory. Lars and Alexis are among the crowd with halos above their head. Aaron runs to them, embraces them, and cries.
Alexis wipes away his tears and says, “We’re okay now. Don’t worry about us.”
“We’re not allowed to fight anymore,” Lars says, “We still need to be purified because we went against our orders. But we’ll always be here cheering you on.”
“Hey, I’ll still love you no matter what. Please, be safe out there.”
Aaron responds in silence and just holds them. He remembers dreaming of this and yet, he didn’t heed its warning. Aaron wants to hate himself because he came out loved, adored, and more powerful than before at the cost of his friends’ lives, but he can’t. There’s just so much he has to do for the people he cares about. He has to be strong for them and show them why they put their faith in them and he has to do it alone…for the most part.
Chapter 6 – The Final Human Abomination
Regardless of the things that happened to him yesterday, Aaron wakes up refreshed and ready to go on another mission. At the breakfast table, it’s odd for him to talk to his friends because they’re technically dead, but he doesn’t let that oddness show on his face or affect his voice. He goes to the Father, alone, and bows before him, ready to receive his new orders.
“I am glad that you’re okay, Aaron.”
“I know I have to be strong. I can’t let what happened yesterday keep me down.”
“That is good because today is of great importance. The humans that have turned away my help have used Lucifer’s unholy powers to unite themselves into one last abominable being. This creature is rampaging on earth along with Lucifer himself and his army of demons. Once they are put back in hell with the rest of the fallen, I will purify earth so that humanity can live on it again.”
“So, this battle will finally be over.”
“Correct. All of my available warriors will fight in this battle alongside the Spirit and Emmanuel. I will be there as well.”
“You will?”
“Of course. I’ve always been on the frontlines, so why wouldn’t I be there for the final battle?”
“Oh, that’s right. You’ve always helped us from the start. I’m sorry for letting that slip my mind.”
“Do not worry about it. Since you cannot fight this final battle by yourself, I have a little friend who will be joining you. He will defend you to his dying breath.”
A little white dog appears from behind the Father and goes to Aaron. Aaron is shocked at first since he hasn’t seen an animal that doesn’t want to kill him, but he calms down since the dog appears to be friendly. It licks his face and happily barks at him while rubbing up against him.
“Friendly little creature isn’t he? He’s a dog, a white husky in particular,” the Father says, “You can name him whatever you want.”
“Ummm. How about Cerberus?”
“That’s a great name. Our forces are assembling on earth. Go and meet them for the final battle is about to start.”
“Yes, Father.”
Before Aaron leaves for the final battle, Alexis and Lars meet him at the exit of the castle. They both hug him, and he hugs them back.
“Go out there and kick their butts, bro,” Lars says.
“Give them hell, babe,” Alexis says.
“They will literally get hell, Alexis.”
“I know but it’s a saying.”
“But it’s also literally what he’s doing.”
“Oh, shut up!”
Aaron chuckles a bit before saying, “Thank you. I’ll be back before you know it.”
Aaron then leaves the Father’s realm and appears on the front lines. In front of him are the Father, Emmanuel, and the Spirit in a triangular formation.
Both of them speak at the same time, “Retreat back to hell all ye servants of evil or face the wrath of the Almighty.” Their combined voices shake the earth and the demonic army while their own allies are unaffected other than their being in awe.
The demonic army responds with a war cry as it charges forward and unleashes their attack. The forces of good respond in turn with their own war cry with the war cry of the trinity destroying the lesser and some of the stronger soldiers of the demonic army. Aaron and Cerberus engage their target, which is an abomination. A man-made human made with the composition of long extinct apes, mammals, and the remainder of the fallen humanity on earth. Its skin is as thick as the black and red Leviathan’s and its screams sound like the suffering of the world in a single voice. Cerberus, despite his cute appearance, is a fierce and merciless fighter who evenly fights the human abomination. This allows Aaron to cut apart the monster until its core heart is exposed. He stabs the core, which makes the abomination rapidly decompose and rot.
With that last bit of “humanity” out of the way, Cerberus and Aaron join the fight to help finish off the demonic army who is no match for the forces of good, especially with the trinity visible on the battlefield. The battle goes on for mere seconds before it comes down to a fight between the trinity and Lucifer. The forces of good encircle the two so they can fight one-on-one. The trinity becomes one body of pure light and goodness that could make a person die if they just looked at him. Despite the overwhelming power that radiates from him, Lucifer fights him but is taken down and thrown into hell with the rest who follow him.
Victory is achieved as the sun rises and life is restored to the earth. The forces of good cry out in victory and rejoice. Some of them start to play music and others begin to sing, but everyone is praising the trinity. The rubble and destruction are cleared from the earth as it is born anew. The birds of the sky, fish of the sea, and mammals of the land rise up from the ground and populate the earth. The remainder of humanity that follows the trinity are given reign and responsibility for the earth. That includes Aaron who is the head leader of them all since he is the most in unison with the trinity. He is not allowed to go back to the Father’s realm until he dies.
Aaron asks the Father why this is, and he says, “Why do you worry about this? You will always be with me and therefore connected with all your friends.”
“Oh, of course. I just…It’s just so much to absorb all at once.”
“Be strong and guide your flock. Whatever you say in unison with me will be without error. Feed my sheep and watch over them. These are your orders you are to carry out from today till the day you die.”
“Yes, Father.”
Once a small settlement is set up, the remaining humans rest for the rest of this day and the following day. This is when the rules of living are written down and taught to everyone, so they can pass it onto their young. Aaron never marries nor do his helpers because they are married in a way to the trinity. They erect statues and temples to worship the trinity. They also make places of learning and spiritual and physical healing. The first year and the following years that this generation is alive are some of the best that humanity has seen in years. A fitting rebirth for the extraordinary. The extraordinary that is goodness and love itself.
Epilogue – Same old, Same old
A few generations pass after Aaron’s generation dies. Humanity has expanded and split into different communities. The rules they have written down have changed, been added to, and gone back to normal a couple times. Because so much time has passed, and life has been peaceful, people start to forget the lessons of the past. This ignorance and disrespect for the past leads to fighting and culminates with the murder of a sibling. Watching from the Father’s realm, Aaron prays for his successor who is weak to error.
“You see, this wouldn’t’ve happened if I was their leader,” Lars comments.
“If you were their leader, there would’ve been more bloodshed,” Alexis retorts.
Aaron holds his hands in front of his friends before returning them to a prayer position, “Be still and pray for those who work day and night so that humanity does not fall like it did when we were kids.”
“I miss your older way of talking. Now you talk like a wise man who lectures people and shows off their wisdom.”’
“He’s earned it, Lars. Don’t be jealous.”
“You know I thought spending all eternity with you would be nothing but fun, but all you do is bicker at each other non-stop. If I could die again to silence it, I would.”
Lars and Alexis laugh out loud, but Aaron holds in his laughter until he cannot anymore.
Aaron speaks through his successor to everyone around him on earth in unison with the trinity. “Brothers and sisters. Even though sin and suffering has reentered the world, love, kindness, and truth has returned as well. Let us work day and night until the end of the world when evil will completely vanish. Even though everyone on earth is worthy of salvation, a lot of people will not accept it. Try every day of your lives to bring them to us so they can share in our love and happiness. Do not faulter because love itself is on our side and with us always. The final victory will be ours.”
Everyone on earth and in heaven cheer out as their spirits are rejuvenated and ready to do good against the evils of the world who are already enacting their next moves.
The End
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