Chapter Three Page 14
The long-awaited introduction of Lily.
(In spite of her name, the “flowers” on her headdress are dogwood blooms, which are symbolically associated with Easter.)
Man: Let us thank the Lord for this bounty while our dear sister Lily does the honors.
I say “sister,” but that should properly be “half-sister.” As a Fallen Being, our Lily is the child of a human and an angel. We are humbled and honored to have her share her grace with us.
All: Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
Timothy (thinking): I hope this doesn’t hurt her.
All: Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done . . .
Sparrow: Oh, so it’s that kind of story.
Bianca: Mm. Can Patrick really be a nephilim?
Sparrow: “Naphil.” And I hope not, because that would seriously screw with my atheism.
Hmmm. The contract is older than the Tower of Babel. Now we’ve got the notion that the Beings are crossbreeds.
Huh. A cult centered around beings as divine/semi-divine figures. Makes sense, really. Still crazier than a room full of twihards.
The Beings are the Archons who must be defeated to gain access to the True God, just as the Dead Sea Scrolls predicted. Oh, and we need to turn humans into Tang.
Last two comments made my morning. <3
Like I said, “Ouch!” I’m going to need pain meds after this, the stress of not reaching through the screen, and throttleing this guy is going to be awsome.
This story arc/flash back mini-arc reminds me of something I read qouted from Pokemon, in regards to the “Olympus Mons” that are far too frequent in the series. Even if revered my man they are still just pokemon (an explination for how it is possible to catch the embodyments of the elements, time., space, darkness, anti-matter, and even the creator of their universe ect… in pokeballs.
Sparrow needn’t worry. Even if the “beings” rectally violate physics by their very existence, the odds of the christians ever being right about anything is too low to ever be of concern.