The Council (356 hits)
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Submitted by The Foodman (View user info) at 2005-04-12 07:04:31 EDT
Lucifer sat around the council table with Gabriel, Michael, and Yaweh. They called meetings every 6
months to evaluate the progress of Earth. It was perhaps their greatest accomplishment to date.
Earth started off as a fiery little planet and had slowly cooled down. Several million years ago,
mass extinctions had left the planet devoid of any real life to speak of, so the council decided
on an unheard of strategy: they would create a species in their image to inhabit and become the
dominant creatures on Earth. These creatures were called Humans, and though they looked like
their creators, they were much more frail. Also unlike their creators, they were not immortal.
Lately, Lucifer had become aware of a growing interest in the other councl members to influence the
lives of their progeny. "Damnit, you guys, we agreed on a policy of non-interference!" Lucifer
shouted, pounding a gloved hand on the granite table. The thud resonated through the large empty
room.
"I realize the original plan was to not interefere, but hey, it's fun messing with them. They're so
small and helpless. I love seeing the looks on their faces when I strike them down." Yaweh spoke
with a cold indifference. "Besides, if we run these ones to extinction, there's plenty more time
left in this solar system. We can just hit the reset button and start over." Gabriel and Michael
nodded in agreement.
"These Humans aren't like anything we've ever created before. They're smarter. As smart as us
even..." The others laughed, but Lucifer continued. "To continue with what you're doing is sick.
It's torture and murder."
Michael spoke up. "L, you sure do have some funny ideas about those humans. But, it's too late to
plead for them." Lucifer gave him a perplexed look as he continued. "The rest of the council and I
have been talking for a while. We're not sure you belong here anymore. Yaweh's already agreed to
be the chairman, and we're kicking you out."
Lucifer couldn't believe his ears. He'd been betrayed by those closest to him. "The council has
been around for eons, and now you're disbanding it?"
Gabriel was the next to speak up. "You've been out of the loop for a while, man. Your ideas are
dangerous. We can't have them spreading to the rest of the deities." He tapped a button on the
table. "Security. It's time."
Three well armed guards burst through the door almost instantly. Angrily, Lucifer stood up from the
table. He pointed at Yaweh. "I'll have my vengeance, you son of a bitch!"
"I don't think so." Yaweh gestured to the guards and they grabbed hold of Lucifer. "I banish you
from this place for eternity. You are damned to dwell in the depths of the Earth, living in filth
like the Humans." Lucifer was dragged, kicking and screaming, to the window. They tossed him out
and he plunged hundreds of feet, landing with a sickening mixture of a crack and a thud. Everything
went black.
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Centuries passed, and his disfigured body had not fared well. Lucifer now went by the name of
Satan. He still felt every bit as much rage as he did that day, maybe more, even. While he lurked
in his lair deep beneath the surface, Yaweh had proclaimed himself God of the world. Gabriel and
Michael had become his slithering henchmen. Though Satan had once campaigned for the rights of
humans, he now despised them. They believed the lies of God. Satan was blamed for all of the
troubles in the Human world, while God took credit for the good. In reality, He was responsible for
both.
One day, Satan received the first of what would become billions of souls sent to him. As he raised
his fiery sword to rend the helpless soul into pieces, years of madness and anger faded for a brief
second as he recalled what he once was. The soul trembled in fear and tears streamed down her
cheeks. "Please. Spare me, I beg you!" She was pathetic, and he felt a small degree of sympathy.
"I'm sorry." He whispered. His madness rose again, and he smote her with his eternal damnation.
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Submitted by joedaddy (user info) at 2005-04-12 22:54:51 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
I'm a Michael
Got Work?
Submitted by hobbs (user info) at 2005-04-12 10:07:13 EDT (#)
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Good stuff, you should follow this up.
Submitted by foodman (user info) at 2005-04-12 09:04:46 EDT (#)
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I like cheesecake.
Submitted by BedOfHog (user info) at 2005-04-12 09:02:20 EDT (#)
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Okay, you see that exit sign above the door? Don't use it, its portal to the cheesecake factory. Bad cheese, man. Bad cheese.
Submitted by phuzzygish (user info) at 2005-04-12 08:51:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
A very interesting take on the whole thing...
Submitted by Bayley (user info) at 2005-04-12 08:49:43 EDT (#)
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Submitted by FATMANTPK (user info) at 2005-04-12 08:41:33 EDT (#)
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Submitted by williamson (user info) at 2005-04-12 07:42:41 EDT (#)
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Cool.