Nisa was tied to the altar, a sacrifice for the Dragon, that
terrorised the world of Gideon. She was a follower of the Most High
Gibeon, who was believed by the many Gibeonites to be the creator
of the world of Gideon. Netherless, the believers of Gideon had
lost their faith in their Most High, after not having seen any
miracles for more than a thousand year. They followed Gibeon out of
a routine, reading from His Holy Book, acts of wonder He did in the
world of Gideon, which they now considered as myths. The worship
rituals of Gibeon were seen as a kind of tradition, which the
Gibeonites blindly followed.
At the other end, there were the followers of the Dragon. They
were increasing in numbers day after day. Unlike the Gibeonites,
they believed in the power of the Dragon. They had travelled to the
cave of Darkness, where he dwelt, and seen his power at work. They
had seen his magic spells manifesting in their world, and they knew
that if they followed the Dragon, they could be leaders in the
world of Gibeon, and they loved their power. They had to sacrifice
sons and daughters to gain favor from the Dragon, and they had no
qualm about doing so.
Nisa was the daughter of a Dragonite, a follower of the Dragon,
that was held in high esteem among the Dragonites. Nisa's mother
had purposely kept apart her daughter from the sacrifice, not out
of maternal love, but out of a desire for greater power. It was
believed that a sacrifice to the Dragon would gain the parent of
the sacrifice the most power if the child reached the age of 7, and
Matina, Nisa's mother had persuaded the other Dragonites to
sacrifice their sons and daughters while she waited for her own
daughter to reach the age of 7. All the years when she had been the
mother of Nisa, she had lied to the child that she loved her when
in reality, she was merely waiting for the right opportunity to
sacrifice her. Tears dripped down Nisa's eyes as she awaited what
she knew would be her death. It was not the death that frightened
her, but it was her mother's cruelty that saddened her young heart.
Nisa always knew that her mother was an evil Dragonite, but she
thought that her mother genuinely love her and she never expected
that all the love her mother showed her was merely a pretense.
Unknown to her mother, Nisa believed in the stories of the Most
High, and even as young as the age of 5, she chose to follow and
call on the name of the Most High in times of her troubles. But
this time, she was too sad to call on the name of the Most High.
Her mother Matina's acts hurt her heart so deeply that she lost all
her will to live.
"Most beloved Dragon, I bring to you my child, Nisa." Matina
chanted.
"Grrrr..."
"Most beloved Dragon, she is of age, of the perfect age." Matina
declared loudly.
"Grrr..."
Matina took out her knife and went to Nisa, intending to slice out
her heart.
"Most High, save my mama." Nisa whispered. That was her last
words.
There was a puff of smoke, and the Dragon appeared. He took the
heart with his furry hands and consumed the heart.
"Grrr...." He grunted in satisfaction. "Matina, I am most well
pleased with you. Not only had you sacrificed your only daughter,
but you had sacrificed her when she is at the perfect age.
Grrr....furthermore, she is of the follower of the Most High
Gibeon, that foolish coward who created this world and banished me
to the cave of darkness, denying me of my freedom, simply because I
dared to suggest to Him that He let me rule the world in His place.
I was being most polite, wanting to relieve Him of His burdens. He
did always mention to me that He was tired of the unbeliefs of His
creation, and out of my goodwill, I offered to take His place as
the new ruler of the world. For my kindness, He banished me to the
cave of darkness, where I now had to dwell in. I could not leave
that sickening dark place, except on occassions when you, my worthy
followers summoned me."
"Most beloved Dragon, Gibeon had not appeared in this world for a
thousand year. Most likely, He had met with some kind of mishap.
You will be the new ruler over us, and I am glad to be of service
to you." Matina said, without feeling a sense of remorse over the
death of her daughter.
"Yes, the time for me to be free from the cave had come. That fool
Gibeon had told me that if his follower ever died as a sacrifice to
me, the spell of the cave would be broken and I would be free to
move in the world. Grrr...." Dragon laughed.
"Oh, that means we can be with you now, our master, and share in
your joys of being the new ruler of this world?"
"Yes, Matina, and for your reward, I will let you have the honor to
be my first meal, who I could eat of my own free accord, without
the need of stupid mortals like you. Grrr. Grrr. Grrr."
Dragon uttered a series of words and Matina was transformed into a
cooked chicken, which Dragon devoured with a great hint of
satisfaction.
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"When the Dragon is freed, and the world is in darkness, cry out to
me and I will send you my annoited servant, and He will defeat the
Dragon and free you from his malice forever." Gimeon read out from
the Holy Book, with zeal and excitement. The reddish brown hair
which marked Him out as unique among the youngster in the Academy
of Gibeon flew as the wind blew. He was a most beautiful youngster,
not beautiful because of his physical appearance, but beautiful
because he always respond to the mockeries of his peer around him
with kindness. At such, he won his initial enemies over to his
cause, and they became his friend. The other youngsters who
formerly mocked and made fun of Gimeon were now his best friends,
always eagered to be with him and listened to his sharing from the
Holy Book. Unlike the other mortals in the world of Gideon, Gimeon
believed with all his heart in the existence of Gibeon, and he
actively seek to learn more about the ways of Gibeon and he
actively shared the way of Gibeon with his peers and the people
around him.
"But Gimeon, the Dragon has been freed, and he is now the world's
new king, and yet the annoited servant of Gibeon has not come to
us." Yafu, one of his youngster friend mumbled as he listened to
Gimeon.
"I am sure the Most High had foreseen that Dragon will be freed,
and that even now, His annoited servant walked among us." Gimeon
smiled.
"But Dragon said that he is the maker of the world, and we all
could see his powers, clearly. The Most High, on the other hand, is
most silent when we suffered under the cruel rule of Dragon. Why
don't we give up on believing in the Most High and followed Dragon?
Most people in the world are doing that, now. Only our town, the
town of Faith, still chooses to believe in the Most High, and
Dragon merely allowed us to exist, because he regarded us, the
followers of Gibeon as his trophies." Tafa, another Gimeon's
youngster friend mumbled.
"Do you actually believed that Dragon is our maker, when hs is
merciless and cruel? Yet, in our hearts, we retain our conscience,
and we know through our conscience that when we kill people with no
regard like the way Dragon did, it is very wrong. I believer our
maker must be kind hearted, because we are born with the desire to
be kind hearted. Therefore Gibeon, whose moral law is holy and
pure, must indeed be our true maker. "Gimeon answered with a
laugh.
"Why haven't His annoited servant come, then, in response to our
cries?" Yafu asked.
"Perhaps He had come and is in your midst. You just do not
recognise him," Gimeon replied.
"Well, let's not think about Gibeon or Dragon. Let's go to the pool
and have a swim." Tafa muttered.
"Sure, let's have a swim." Gimeon replied, with a laugh.
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"Servant, I had read in the Holy Book that the annoited servant
will arrive when I am freed. It had been ten years since I had
reigned in this world of Gideon, and all I had seen of Gibeon's
servants are fools and cowards. To challenge Him who had the
audacity to lock me in the cave of darkness for so many, so many
years, I had preserved the town of Faith, hoping to see the day
when I can match power with His annoited servant. Grrr... Grrr...
Grrr... bur none of his servants had dared to challenge me to a
duel. My challenge, dedicated to all adults above the age of 17,
posted in the town hall of the town of Faith remained unheeded for
years. Grrr... Grrr... Grrr..." Dragon laughed.
"That is because... most beloved master... Gibeon is afraid of
you." Nata declared, as he massaged the back of Dragon.
"What a disappointment. These ten years had been a boredom to me.
None of the mortals is my challenge or my match. By my incantations
and spells, I can turn them into every things I desire, and they
are not able to resist me. Grrr... Grrr... they all cowered in fear
before me... even the so called followers of Gibeon all cowered in
fear before me. Grrr.... Grrr.... Grrr... I am so bored."
"Most beloved Master, none can ever be your match. Not Gibeon and
definitely not his annoited servant. You will reigned in this world
for a thousand year." Nata declared.
"Grrr... Grrr... Grrr.... a thousand year is a long time. I had
already begun to get bored of being the ruler of this world. I
really hope for a challenge, for something that will take away my
boredom." Dragon yawned.
At this point, a woman ran towards Dragon in excitement.
"Most beloved Master, the challenge... the challenge... someone had
finally dared to challenge you."
"Grrr.... Grrr.... finally. And who is this fool?" Dragon
laughed.
"He is called Gimeon, and he is 18 years old, and he lives in the
town of faith." the woman replied.
"This should be fun and interesting," Dragon laughed. "Tell this
fool to meet me in the cave of darkness, and sent a notice to the
entire world that all the leaders I had appointed to watch over my
world for me are to gather in the cave of darkness. I want them to
watch how I made a fool of this stupid Gimeon."
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The cave of darkness were filled with people who surrounded the
two men that were facing each other. One of the man was a youngster
with reddish brown hair. The other man was a handsome man in his
middle age, with furry hands. The crowd that surrounded them was
cheering the man with furry hands and mocking the youngster.
"So you are the one that dared to challenge me?" Dragon
sneered.
"I come to you in the name of the Most High Gibeon," Gimeon
replied, calmly.
"Gibeon is a fool, and so are you. Grrr... Grrr.... Grrr... "
Dragon laughed.
"I trust in Gibeon, that He will never fail me." Gimeon
answered.
"Very well, name your challenge. I will defeat you no matter what
challenge you may raise. Magic, wisdom, power, you can name any
form of challenge you want. And if you defeat me, I will give you
all my powers and teach you all my incantations and spells and let
you rule over the world." Dragon declared.
"I do not need your spells or incantations, all you have to do is
this: Vomit out all the hearts you had eaten and all the people you
had consumed if you lose the battle," Gimeon declared.
"Very well, then. Name your challenge." Dragon replied.
"Your magic is your pride and strength. Using your magic, do what
you will with me, except the taking of my life. If I call you
master, you will win the battle. If I still hold onto Gibeon in
spite of what you had done, then you lose." Gimeon replied.
"Grrr... Grrr... Grrr... very well, then, you fool. Be prepared to
regret challenging the source of my strength. If I cannot defeat
you after five tries, I will admit defeat." Dragon declared.
"I will take you on," replied Gimeon.
"Fire appears and burns Gimeon, but do not take his life." Dragon
chanted.
Fire began to consume the body of Gimeon. Gimeon screamed in
pain.
"Do you acknowledge me as your master?" Dragon hissed.
"I love Gibeon and Gibeon alone," Gimeon replied.
"Fire vanisheds. Frost-bites appear. Frost-bites, surround Gimeon
but do not take his life." Dragon chanted.
Frost-bites began to appear all over the body of Gimeon. Gimeon
screamed in pain.
"Do you acknowledge me as your master?" Dragon hissed.
"Gibeon is my only master. I delight to follow Him." Gimeon
replied.
"Frost-bites disappear. Itches of all kinds, terrorise Gimeon with
your power but do not take his life." Dragon chanted.
Gimeon began to scratch his body, unable to bear with the itch that
surrounded him.
"Do you acknowledge me as your master?" Dragon hissed.
"Trust in Gibeon and His powers will come to this world, again."
Gimeon replied.
"Itches disappear. You are tough. I will show you no mercy. Fire,
frost bites and itches of all kinds. Terrorise Gimeon with your
power but do not take his life." Dragon chanted.
Gimeon felt like he was in the greatest of agony. But he looked on
the faces of the mockers who were there to cheer Dragon on and he
thought of all the oppressions they suffered under the power of
Dragon, and he endured his ordeal.
"Do you acknowledge me as your master?" Dragon hissed.
"Dragon, oh Dragon, my most beloved creation. You are always so
eager to rule over everyone as their master, but tell me honestly,
in all these ten years, when I had let you ruled over the mortals,
had you truly experienced joy? Worship your maker, and turn from
your evil ways, and then you will know the joy you lost the instant
you desired power over being my humble servant." Gimeon
replied.
"You... you are Gibeon. You are that stupid creator of mine who
trapped me in the cave of darkness! You had come down in the form
of man. How is that possible?" Dragon exclaimed.
"I am the creator. All things are possible for me. You still have
one more chance to use your magic, or are you ready to admit
defeat?" Gimeon replied.
"Grrr... Grrr... Grrr.... my change of vengence is at hand. All
these years... you banished me into the cave of darkness... simply
because of my desire to rule over these foolish mortals you had
created. You denied me of my freedom, you forgot about all the
years when I had been your most faithful servant, and refused to
show your love to me. All because of my desire to rule in place of
you. I could never hurt you when you are still the Most High
Creator. But now that you are a mere mortal, I can hurt you. I can
actually hurt you. And I will see for myself now if you really love
these mortals or if you are in fact the universe greatest
hypocrite. I will show you no mercy this time." Dragon shouted in
anger.
"I know what you have in mind. Indeed, it is the hardest of all
tests, but I will accept your challenge." Gimeon replied.
"Mortals that surround me, be filled with hatred for this Gimeon
that you see. Do to Him anything and everything you will, including
the removal of his very life." Dragon exclaimed.
The crowd was filled with a wild hatred for Gimeon and they began
to hit him, spit on him and beat him.
"If you acknowledge me as your master, I will stop your ordeal and
spare your life." Dragon hissed.
Tears fell from the eyes of Gimeon. It was not the blows of his
creation that pained him, but it was the madness that filled their
hearts that made him endured an agony which no physical blow could
ever bring. Like wild beasts, they had forgotten the images He had
created them to be. They had traded away His glories, His
righteousness for hatred, evil, greed, power, like what his servant
Dragon had done. It was this evilness that was in the people that
ultimately pained him.
"Dragon, Dragon, you can never take my life. I willingly surrender
my power, and I willingly give out my life." Gimeon uttered and he
fell to the ground and died.
Dragon stared at the dead form before him. Gibeon, the creator God,
he could use his magic to defend himself before his creation. For
it was Gibeon who has given to Dragon his magic. Yet, Gibeon, when
he was in the form of the mortal man Gimeon, did not make use of
His magic to defend His own life but chose to give out his life in
love for his creation.
"I have no doubt, my master, that you are true love. I admit my
defeat. Do to me as you will." Dragon replied. "If you can come
back to life."
"If? Oh Dragon, oh Dragon, you had been with me all these thousands
of years before I created the mortals, and you can still doubt my
power. Is there anything too difficult for me?" Gimeon laughed as
he rose from the ground.
"You cheater. You never truly died." Dragon laughed.
"And you Dragon, you do not truly wish that I died. Keep your
promise to me and vomit out all the hearsts and people that you had
eaten." Gimeon laughed.
Dragon vomited out all the hearts and people he had eaten.
"Return to life!" Gimeon commanded the hearts and pieces of mortals
that had been vommited out by Dragon.
Nisa opened her eyes and saw that she was alive. Not only that, she
saw her mother Matina, and she was in tears.
"My daughter Nisa, forgive me. I had been a cruel mother." Matina
cried. Nisa looked at Gimeon and she laughed.
"Thank you, Most High, for saving my mother."
Gibeon laughed. "My precious child, it is not me, but your faith in
me, that saves your mother."
"Master," Dragon muttered. "What shall we do with these evil beings
who trample on your most holy body." He pointed at the crowd that
had beaten Gimeon to death, that was now staring at Gimeon in
bewilderment.
Gimeon laughed, "Oh Dragon, none of these evil being had trampled
on my body like the way you did. Yet, in spite of what you did, I
had not lost my love for you. Go and teach them my ways, that they
may learn to trust me even in times when I am not there to show
them my powers and wonders."
"I humbly obey, my master," Dragon replied. "Thank you for being so
patient with me and with all of your creations."
"'To quote my other form in another world, in that world known as
earth, where I am known by another name and another body, I had not
come to save the righteous but to save the sinners. And you, my
beloved Dragon, is the chief of the sinners, and all your trials
and tests are there to turn you away from your evilness, so that
you can follow again my path of righteousness."
"Grrr... Grrr... Grrr.... what is your name in that other world, my
master?" Dragon asked.
"That is a mystery, my precious servant, reserved for those who can
truly discern."
This story is meant to be posted on Christmas Day but as I am
not free during Christmas Day, I post it now.
Merry Christmas, everybody! May God bless you abundantly. It is
my habit and custom, to write a story to honor Jesus, whom I love
and adore during every Christmas. About a few years back, I wrote a
science fiction story for my Lord and then I backslided from Him,
and so I had not been writing stories to celebrate Christmas and
remember His love. You can read the science fiction story here at
http://singaporechristianfiction.blogspot.com/2007/12/short-story-christmas-of-ad5000.html.
It is called The Christmas of AD5000.
Having come back again to my Lord Jesus this year, I also want
to write a story to celebrate His birth. This time, I want to write
a fantasy story that truly honors Him.
Now, it is really difficult to write a fantasy story, but with
the help of the Holy Spirit, I am able to produce this story, which
I hope you enjoy. Do feel free to share with anybody you want this
story, as the copyright to this story belongs to Him and not me.
This story is after-all, my dedication to my beloved Lord Jesus
Christ, and my labor of love for Him.
I will tell you some of the basis behind this story. Dragon, in
this story, represents the most evil man in the world. He is so
evil that he is entirely hopeless. Yet, Jesus comes down for such a
man, and He comes down to die for all men, including the most evil
of men, that they may see the errors of their ways and turn from
their evil deeds. Jesus dies for all of us, for even the most
hopeless and worthless being among us. And in my story, I want to
portray this endless love that my Creator and my God has for his
beloved children.
So, no matter where you are in life, no matter what evil you had
done, Jesus will forgive you, for He loves you. He died on the
cross for you, that if you believe in Him, and receive Him into
your life as your savior, your many sins will be forgotten and you
will be able to go to heaven.
Here is how you can be a christian.
Say to God: God, I repent of my sins. I want to receive Jesus
into my life as my saviour. Please come and change me.
If you say the lines above to God, you had become a christian,
who will enter into heaven on the day you died.
Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy the story.