The Divine Dissimulation [Complete]

Chapter 45 Of Virgin Blood and Divine Sky

Humankind despite Grandmaster Abraham’s effort was still soiled by the ancestor's sins that destroyed our homeworld; Earth.

Master Abraham sayeth: Thou shall slowly cleanse your sin by giving up that which is pure and loved by all. Bring thy daughters while they are pure untouched by men and have not yet bled. Thy Lord Abraham shall each season pick a bride to bring to his divine realm and slowly cleanse the sin of humanity by forming a union with the virgin. This shall happen until the debt is repaid and the balance is restored.

                                                Abrahameon: Chapter 23 paragraph 7

Lucifer closed the Abrahameon, the holy book for Eden. It was a work in progress. Lucifer was sickened by this chapter and strongly disagreed with Abraham’ decision to sign a deal with the devil, Ibrahim Rashid.  Regardless there was not much Lucifer could about it. The deal was made, and Ibrahim Rashid had threatened that he would bring his army and destroy Eden if he did not receive what he was promised.

Neither Eden nor the Divine Control Centre was fearsome battle stations. They had enough defences to deter any raiders, pirates, or Martians from daring to approach. But the defences weren’t designed to withstand a full-scale attack from a hostile fleet.  On the flip side, if they kept House Rashid happy, they were protected from the weakened remains of House Goldstein.

It was time again, time for another innocent girl to be sacrificed for the greater good. Three years had passed, so today’s offering would be the 12th to be sent as blood payment to the demented Ibrahim Rashid. Lucifer pitied whoever would be selected. He tried to avoid thinking about the fate of whoever was to be chosen, was it a death sentence or something much worse?

On the selection day, every eligible Edenite girl were summoned to a platform covered in hologram technology or "the blue light of God". They were stripped naked and had to stand that way for the "selection" to take place. This took several hours, as the distance to Earth made transferring the holograms to Ibrahim Rashid time-consuming. Once Ibrahim Rashid hade made his decision, all the blue light was aimed at the selected girl, who was put in a portable cryogenic tank and shipped off to Ibrahim Rashid's private residence.

Lucifer had met Ibrahim Rashid once when delivering one of the unlucky tribute girls. Ibrahim Rashid had invited him for a tour of his home, and Lucifer had reluctantly agreed. Suddenly Lucifer had been encapsulated in a transparent force field that stopped him from moving. Horrified Lucifer was forced to watch as the hairy and fat Ibrahim r***d his latest victim. During this whole gruesome act, Ibrahim had stared him down to assert his dominance. After completion, the vile monstrosity had dragged the poor girl with him to another room of the building. After that, Ibrahim’s guards evicted Lucifer from the building. During the 2-week trip back to Eden, Lucifer had made plans for revenge and justice. Ibrahim's home was not that well-guarded, and Lucifer and the other angels were trained killers and would be capable of killing Ibrahim and his guards.

Abraham had read Lucifer’s mind and reprimanded him when he came back. Killing Ibrahim Rashid would kill their only ally and would bring a fleet of House Rashid spaceships to destroy Eden. That was a battle that could not be won. While Ibrahim was a vile man, he was too important to get rid of. The suffering by the few was necessary to bring a good life to the many. Lucifer could not understand how Abraham’s action would bring a good life to the people. Abraham read his mind and spoke:

-          Do not question Lucifer. Just dedicate your faith to your Master. You are the jewel of my creation and if you just believe in me and never question all the answers will come.

Lucifer went to bed after the selection day and thought back to those words. "Never question, and all the answers will come".  He had stayed a total of 30 years on this bloody rock, and Lucifer was none the wiser. Resigning to his fate, he sighed deeply before experiencing the quick chill of the cryogenic tank for a long good sleep.