The Divine Sedition [Complete]

Chapter 19 Keila’s Address to the Edenites

A couple of hours later, at noontime; Keila, Metatron and most of the other angels descended from the Divine Control Centre down to Eden, floating on a platform above Mount Sinai. Keila had initially planned to land on the grounds of Eden to show that she was one of them, but Metatron had talked her out of it.  The Edenites were still agitated, and landing in the middle of an upset crowd was very dangerous, both for Keila and for them. Instead, Keila stood on an elevated platform floating above the ground, out of range for the primitive Edenite Bronze Age weapons to attack her, but still close enough for her to be clearly visible to the masses below.

For the special occasion, she was wearing a long white dress to signify her innocence and a golden crown with jewels that glittered under Eden’s seven suns. She felt a bit strange wearing the religious and tribal ancient dress, being more accustomed to 29th-century skin-tight light battle armour that she usually wore in her public appearances. However, this was the way her visions had shown that this would take place, and Keila always trusted her foresight.    

The masses below waited with anxious anticipation, when Keila deemed the moment to be right, she then started to speak.

Keila:

-          Dear people of Eden!

-          My name is Keila Eisenstein.

-          I have good news and bad news.

-          The good news is that the villain Abraham is dead, and his reign of terror has finally ended.

-          The bad news is that your entire lives have been based on deceit and untruth.

-          Your ancestors were not the selected few that were “saved” by Abraham “when Earth was completely destroyed”. They were abductees from the planet Mars.

-          Earth is in fact still around and the current year is the year 2872, and not year 62.

-          You have been living in an ancient artificial replica of mankind’s early history, while Earth is a lot more advanced than you can ever imagine.

This message was as expected, not well received by the Edenites at all. The population mistrusted Keila and did not believe her, screaming profanities and trying to hit her with Edenites arrows and spears, which she, fortunately, was out of range from. Metatron raised his rifle to kill the ones who threw spears at them, but Keila held down his hand to signal him to stop. She spoke again.

Keila:

-          People of Eden, I have not come here to force myself on you. I have come here to offer you a hand and a new path to follow.  I will now show you images of present-day Earth humans to prove that there are humans just like you outside of Eden.

Keila had planned this move in advance. By showing the Edenites holographic images and visual screen displays about life outside of Eden, she would hopefully convince some of them about the validity of her claims. She chose to screen a few television shows from Earth as those would be more enticing to the Edenites rather than channels of televised programs from Mars. Earth was a paradise for Martians and Edenites alike, while Mars would not be that enticing as Martians had terrible lives compared to Terrans.

The crowd watched the show. While the crowd could not understand most of it, it was clear to most of the Edenites that the people of Earth looked like the Angels that had been guiding them for the last 60 years. One man in the crowd, Elder Gil shouted: “Is that vision on the rock showing the Angels’ home planet?”

Keila answered:

-          No, the paradise you are watching is Earth; it is the rightful home of all humans. If you follow me, one day you might live there yourself.

Elder Gil:

-          Tell me, Mistress. What do I need to do be granted that honour?

Keila:

-          You’ll have to serve me and our common cause with loyalty to the best of your ability.

-          Come with me, I must show you something.

Elder Gil walked up and stood on a ledge on Mount Sinai, and Metatron flew down using his Angel suit and picked him up. Keila lifted Elder Gil’s arm to show the masses below of his triumph, and she spoke again.

Keila:

-          Elder Gil will come with me and verify what I am saying is correct. When he returns, you should trust in what he says and together we can start a new golden age for this barren rock that you call home.

-          Until then, be peaceful and enjoy this new hope that you have been given.

After finishing her speech Keila, Elder Gil and the Angels entered a small space shuttle that took them back to the Divine Control Centre, up above the asteroid rock of Eden.