| “In
the beginning God created heaven and earth”
At least, that’s how they would describe it 15 billion years
later. Shortly after that— so short, in fact, that it was
almost no time at all, they’d call it the “Big Bang.” It was
quite an odd name, for it was neither big—at least not until
10^-37 seconds after it started— nor a bang, for this was
long before the formation of even the simplest element, let
alone air. Without air, there was no sound, and certainly
no bangs.
But that’s how humans worked. Things had to be explained in
ways that they could understand. Try to let one see too far
and the door to their mind would slam shut in your face. It
was like trying to teach a rock to jump. The mentality just
wasn’t there. This rule couldn’t ever be broken for any human,
even for Him.
I wasn’t about to question God, for if there’s one thing I’ve
learned through all of this it’s that His plans far outweigh
what even we can see. Every time we thought we had figured
out something fundamental, he always sprung a surprise on
us. I’d be talking from a very different place right now if
I hadn’t learned to trust Him from the beginning.
I’m not vain enough to kid myself. You’re not really interested
in my story. You’ve probably never even heard of the name
of Alizel. But I know the story that you want to hear. I know
it because I was there— not always in the front lines, but
lurking behind the scenes. And I’m not embarrassed to admit
I’m a gossip, because someone has to get the facts straight.
So I wrote down what I saw and what I heard, but I can’t say
for sure it’s the way things happen. So let’s just say it’s
for probably how they happened.
This is my story.
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Uriel, Asmodeus and I watched it, uncertain of what it could
mean. The mass was expanding outward, moving steadily. It
was homogenous as far as we could see, and in reality, not
all that interesting. It was like watching a ball being inflated—
not exciting until the ball was ready to play with.
It had been going on like that for a few minutes. We all knew
it was important, that much had been felt by everyone from
the lowest unranked to the highest seraphim. We could feel
in His will that this was an important event, but it was hard
to imagine something like this being more important than the
latest XXXXX.
“I don’t understand why He needed to create another world,”
Asmodeus said, leaning over the rail below which we were watching.
“What’s wrong with this one?”
“Who’s to say He’s going to stop at one,” Uriel chimed in.
“Maybe He’s making a hundred, or a thousand?”
“Maybe He just made ours first because it’s the best,” Asmodeus
answered, a hint of worry in his voice.
“Maybe you need to stop questioning His motives.” The voice
coming from behind us was light and strong, radiant as a silver
mirror reflecting the glory of the Father.
We whirled, apologizing. The figure behind us was tall and
sleek, crimson wings bursting from his shoulder blades. They
were aerodynamic and smooth, and his cloak was brilliant white.
“I’m sorry, sir.” I managed to get my apology out first. “But
we just don’t know what’s required of us. We are all so very
new.”
“Trust in God is all that’s required. The rest will be revealed—even
to you— when the time is right.”
With that he smiled and walked away.
When he was safely out of hearing distance Asmodeus parodied
his expression. “’Even to you.’ Those Seraphim think they
know everything. What’s his name again?”
“Lucifer.” Uriel and I answered at the same time.
“He probably doesn’t even know. Just because he hangs out
with God all the time. I bet he wouldn’t talk to a cherubim
like that.”
I didn’t bother to answer him. I just kept staring at the
sphere, expanding outwards into nothingness and creating space
for itself. It had cooled significantly in the first few minutes,
but I still couldn’t imagine what it would become. We watched
it and tossed around our theories for a few more hours before
shrugging it off and walking away. |