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throat ripped open; spraying blood all over, as he collapsed to the ground. The rest of the room was loud with the sound of choking and gagging. The sound made me want to throw up. All those people rolling around on the floor, choking and gagging. For some reason, Lucifer and I hadn’t been affected.
The lights all came back on at once and we saw everyone lying on the floor. Some had already stopped moving while others were fighting for a final breath that would never come. Suddenly the room began to fill with smoke, as if someone had started a fire. Yet there was no smell. It was more of a thick, foggy mist. The hair on my arms stood on end as I realized I was suddenly in the presence of the Ghost. The Ghost swirled around and surrounded us. I was surprised to see Lucifer hadn’t shriveled up in the presence of holiness. Yet another myth dispelled.
The mist swirled around at the center of the room and formed what looked like a funnel cloud and then began to take shape. Slowly I saw the form of a man taking shape. A pair of jeans formed, then arms, then a torso. Next thing I knew, there was a carbon copy of myself standing before me. The Ghost had taken on my appearance, perhaps to unsettle me. If so, it was working. Lucifer stood there, silently watching as the Ghost approached me.
“So you’re the great Pastor Charlie,” it said.
“I don’t know about great—“
“Shut up! I don’t know how you could still be so powerful after so many generations. We thought we had destroyed your kind.”
“Guess you thought wrong. Why not destroy me now?” It smiled and pointed in my direction.
“Oh, you’re a fast learner. Your pal here has taught you a few things. That’s good, but we can’t let this stand. No sir. You’ve seen behind the curtain. You know how hard it is to run the universe, yet keep ourselves hidden? You think you’re all smart now, don’t you? You sit there and say to yourself, ‘Oh no, they lied to me. The Bible isn’t true, God and Jesus aren’t who I thought they were, it’s all a lie. Boo-freakin’-hoo!’”
“Well, isn’t it?”
“No! We didn’t write that damn book! Men did. Men wrote it based on their perception of us, and we tried to live up to the hype, to deliver. But it’s gone too far. The Son already told you our plan, and he failed to carry it out. It’s time to start anew. Sometimes you just gotta go back to the drawing board.”
“You’re right. I already had this conversation, and my answer is the same. You three are full of yourselves, creators or not. You can’t destroy the whole world because it didn’t turn out the way you wanted. You gave us free will, don’t be mad we didn’t choose the way you wanted,” I said.
“Well, aren’t you clever? Giving you brains was the Father’s idea.”
“What a shame, that we poor creatures can think for ourselves. What will be next?” He walked up to me and looked me in the eyes. It’s a weird feeling, being stared down by yourself. As he got into my personal space, I decided to make a move. I grabbed him by the neck and placed my hand on his head. Before my fingers could sink in, he disappeared into a cloudy mist once again. The mist swirled around the room as I heard a deep laughter.
“You idiot! That won’t work on me!” And then it was gone.
Chapter 16
The drive back to Del Rio didn’t seem to take as long as the drive to El Paso did. Perhaps it’s because my mind was elsewhere most of the ride. Lucifer had been unusually quiet most of the trip. I was still rather dumbfounded by what we had just encountered earlier in the
The lights all came back on at once and we saw everyone lying on the floor. Some had already stopped moving while others were fighting for a final breath that would never come. Suddenly the room began to fill with smoke, as if someone had started a fire. Yet there was no smell. It was more of a thick, foggy mist. The hair on my arms stood on end as I realized I was suddenly in the presence of the Ghost. The Ghost swirled around and surrounded us. I was surprised to see Lucifer hadn’t shriveled up in the presence of holiness. Yet another myth dispelled.
The mist swirled around at the center of the room and formed what looked like a funnel cloud and then began to take shape. Slowly I saw the form of a man taking shape. A pair of jeans formed, then arms, then a torso. Next thing I knew, there was a carbon copy of myself standing before me. The Ghost had taken on my appearance, perhaps to unsettle me. If so, it was working. Lucifer stood there, silently watching as the Ghost approached me.
“So you’re the great Pastor Charlie,” it said.
“I don’t know about great—“
“Shut up! I don’t know how you could still be so powerful after so many generations. We thought we had destroyed your kind.”
“Guess you thought wrong. Why not destroy me now?” It smiled and pointed in my direction.
“Oh, you’re a fast learner. Your pal here has taught you a few things. That’s good, but we can’t let this stand. No sir. You’ve seen behind the curtain. You know how hard it is to run the universe, yet keep ourselves hidden? You think you’re all smart now, don’t you? You sit there and say to yourself, ‘Oh no, they lied to me. The Bible isn’t true, God and Jesus aren’t who I thought they were, it’s all a lie. Boo-freakin’-hoo!’”
“Well, isn’t it?”
“No! We didn’t write that damn book! Men did. Men wrote it based on their perception of us, and we tried to live up to the hype, to deliver. But it’s gone too far. The Son already told you our plan, and he failed to carry it out. It’s time to start anew. Sometimes you just gotta go back to the drawing board.”
“You’re right. I already had this conversation, and my answer is the same. You three are full of yourselves, creators or not. You can’t destroy the whole world because it didn’t turn out the way you wanted. You gave us free will, don’t be mad we didn’t choose the way you wanted,” I said.
“Well, aren’t you clever? Giving you brains was the Father’s idea.”
“What a shame, that we poor creatures can think for ourselves. What will be next?” He walked up to me and looked me in the eyes. It’s a weird feeling, being stared down by yourself. As he got into my personal space, I decided to make a move. I grabbed him by the neck and placed my hand on his head. Before my fingers could sink in, he disappeared into a cloudy mist once again. The mist swirled around the room as I heard a deep laughter.
“You idiot! That won’t work on me!” And then it was gone.
Chapter 16
The drive back to Del Rio didn’t seem to take as long as the drive to El Paso did. Perhaps it’s because my mind was elsewhere most of the ride. Lucifer had been unusually quiet most of the trip. I was still rather dumbfounded by what we had just encountered earlier in the
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