Taint

Fire in the hole

The devil’s in my belly

Oh Sweet Lord ITS eating my soul

Fire in the hole

IT’S swallowing me whole

Save me Lord I’m no Machiavelli

Fire in the hole

The devil’s in my belly

(from Lilith’s’ “Book of confessions”)

VOICES IN THE DARK

VII

The days and nights in paradise were outside the flow of time. Beyond its gates where the fallen dwell, a thousand years had passed since Adam and Lilith opened their eyes. For them and the children that they bore those years went unnoticed, time for them flowed like in a dream. But for the fallen, time weighed heavily on their wrenched souls and as each year passed, their hunger and hatred for paradise grew. But time and patience does have its rewards, for it was only a matter of time when paradise would fall, and when it did, the fallen will reap the labors of its fruit

and suck it dry…

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Adam was becoming concerned. Lilith’s belly was swollen and looked like it was about to explode. Lilith on the other hand was quite calm about these new and wondrous changes going on within her body. She unlike Adam was well versed in the workings of nature. While Adam always looked towards the sky, singing and contemplating about the glory of God and Her angels, Lilith’s eyes were to the ground. Her passion and love was for the earth and all the living and nonliving things in it. While Adam rarely ventured outside the inner gates of Paradise, called the “Gardens of Eden,” those sacred grounds where the voice of God spoke to them, Lilith explored all of paradise, walking amongst the flowers and the trees, singing with the birds and the bees and communing with the elementals in the streams, mountains and seas. So she was not concerned; for she knew that two new lives were growing inside her belly, male and female, for she was tuned to the rhythms of nature and nature demanded replenishment.

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The angels of paradise gathered amongst themselves to discuss the latest

developments between there continuing war with Lucifer and the fallen. The Archangel Raphaelite, (Guardian of the twelfth gate of paradise) looking ragged and disleveled said:

The outer gates are becoming hard for us to hold and defend against. Lucifer’s continuous onslaught is taking its toll on our dwindling strength. Paradise has sprung a leak and His corruption is starting to take hold. I am already feeling dizzy from His taint. I fear retreat may be in order.

An air of foreboding and doom filled the gathering as Raphaelites words sunk in

We need to seal off the outers gates from the rest of paradise with God’s fire before the leak erupts into a flood. IF we don’t act soon, all of paradise will be lost.

And Mikaella, (the guardian of the seventh Gate) then spoke:

But what of the elementals and all of the living things that are bonded to that part of paradise and are unable to retreat to the inner gates. Do we abandon these angels of the lower heavens and let them become food for Lucifer’s lust. If we do this thing, will we not than create a taint of our own?

And to this Raphaelites replied:

What choice do we have? Their fates are sealed as well as our own. We must protect Lucifina’s children no matter the cost. The age of innocence and joy has waned and a new age has begun.

When do we do this thing, Mikaella asked

When we hear the beat of His drums and the howl of the fallen and only then we will let the fire fall and the gates be sealed.

So be it, let it be done, cried the angels in Unison

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Lucifina was tempted to halt the song She and her Soul Twin made and sung. But that would deprive GOD of His pleasure….

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