Enigma of the Soul - Book 1 - Pieces (23 page)

“Anchiale is the titan of fire. Oceanus is the titan of water. Astraeus is the titan of winds. Hecate is the titan of ghost, witchcraft, and necromancy. All these titans have dreamt to return to the surface of the earth, but they remain in slumber,” Alfonzo replies before Lucifer can.

“I think that is enough for now. I think that you two need to get some sleep before you two leave,” Lucifer walks to the door to see them out.

On the way to the guestroom, David hears more moans and screams on the way there.

“I hate to ask but what are those noises that come from all these rooms?” David asks Lucifer.

“Those are the moans and screams of child rapists, molesters, and killers. God says that he has a unique place for everyone up in Heaven. Well, I have a specific place for people that harm children. I personally torture
each one of them. Once I’m done or tired of them I give them the choice to leave. Most of them take it. I laugh every time that one of them chooses it because I know just what is waiting for them.”

Lucifer smiles and turns the guestroom's door handle.

“Don’t worry, David, this room is soundproof so you will have a great night sleep.”

As the guestroom door opens a smell of chocolate fills the air. The smell reminds David of when his mother would make homemade chocolate in the kitchen when he was a child. Tears try to surface but he holds them back.

The guestroom is filled with only the finest amenities that humanity could wish for. The bed is larger than life in its elegant decoration and tasteful in its size. Windows on the far side of the room overlook a place David has seen before but cannot place it. A single chair sets next to a fireplace with a bookshelf that has the works of Lucifer’s favorite authors. An elaborate door in the right corner is closed with an unknown room hidden within. The wall covering look as if they are handmade, and the beams that hold up the ceiling are all hand carved with cherubs dancing about.

“I hope that this room is going to be okay with you,” Lucifer walks around straightening up as he goes.

“Yes, this will be good.”

“I hope that you have a good sleep. I am sleepy; I am going to bed. Goodnight.”

Alfonzo pretends to yawn as she walks out of the room. Lucifer and David wonder what she is up to.

“Is there anything else that I could do for you?” Lucifer asks David. “Anything all?”

“No, no, I’m fine.”

David knows that deep down inside that he is not.

“Okay. Breakfast is at seven am, sharp. See you then,” Lucifer starts to walk out of the room.

“Wait. I still have no clue as to what or who I am. Can you…”

“Don’t worry. I am going to figure it out,” Lucifer turns to leave and he closes the door behind him.

David stands in the bedroom, alone for the first time in a long time. The fireplace sits there, empty as if it wants him to start a fire within it. His head cocks to the side.

‘Where’s the firewood?’

He sees nothing to burn or even a box that could keep wood inside.

“How the hell am I supposed to light this fireplace? Where is the firewood? Is this a joke?”

“You use your powers silly.”

Alfonzo emerges behind David startling him. She stands with a red robe on that goes down to her feet with her hair pulled back in a ribbon with a skull on top.

“Where did you come from?”

“The front bedroom door right over there.”

“I thought that you came through that door in the corner of the room. Wait, where does that door go to?” David looks at Alfonzo then at the door in the corner.

“Silly, that door is your bathroom.”

Alfonzo walks over, opens up the door, and to show David. He looks in to see a jaw-dropping bathroom hidden behind the door. David is speechless, and Alfonzo is impressed with what her father has done with the place.

“Wow, my father really cleaned this place up. This was a crap hole about a month ago. There were bodies lying all around over there and over there. Right here was a pentagram on the floor that matched the one on the ceiling. Hummm, those were the good old days, just my father and me torturing the hell out of those child molesters. Sometimes I wish that I could still do those things with him. That is the real father and daughter bonding at its finest.”

Devilish smile comes to Alfonzo’s face.

“The best part of it all was that I got to bathe in their blood. You have no idea what human blood does to a demon’s armor. Sexy.”

“What! Human blood? Torture? Bathing in blood? What the …” David leans back on the sink but quickly leaps away from the sink; only to fall into Alfonzo’s arms.

“If I thought that it was this easy to get you in my arms, I would have done this earlier.”

One of her hands slowly runs down David’s back as it heads for it target.

David pulls away, “Stop that, you know that I am already with someone. I will stay faithful to her.”

David turns around to face the mirror and put his back to Alfonzo.

Alfonzo glides over to David and runs her hands up David’s back and starts to massage his neck.

“Oh, come on. You know that I will not stand by and watch you throw your life away with that little human. You belong with me. We belong together, forever. We are as one. I feel your pain as you are with her in bed thinking about me. You think that I don’t feel your pain, but I do. I have felt everything since that day we joined. You need me as much I need you.”

“You know nothing. You feel nothing.”

David pushes Alfonzo’s hands off of him and walks away from her. She comes behind him and knocks David onto the bed. Climbing on top of him, she forces his arms down, and stares at him face to face. David struggles to get up. Alfonzo laughs.

“The big bad David is now held down by a little girl. Aww, isn’t this cute? A little girl is stronger than a big bad David,” Alfonzo laughs harder as she mocks him.

‘Cute, she thinks this is cute. Hell, no, this is not cute.’

A flame in the fireplace grows out of nowhere as David feels the flame within grow to a raging fire to fuel him with incredible strength.

Alfonzo laughs a little harder at David as he fights back but quiets down as he begins to win. Then, in a flicker of a flame, Alfonzo has her back firmly press against the bed with David over her grinning back at her.

“The big bad Alfonzo is held down by big bad David. Aww, isn’t this cute? A man is stronger than a Halfling.”

“It’s about damn time that you finally grew a pair. I have been waiting for you to grow a pair for a long time. So, what are you going to do?”

Alfonzo decides to throw a couple of more logs on the flame within David’s chest and see what will happen.

“You think that people like being pushed around? I’ll tell you this, little miss Alfonzo. People hate being pushed around by other people, including Halflings like you. You see, people have a belief that they should be treated fairly and with some respect. This might not change anything in your world, but it does affect mine.”

“You think that I live in a small world? I’ve been around the world a couple of times or more. I’ve seen and heard lots of things, things that would scare the most brave of men or women. Some things would even make the dead turn over in their graves if it were ever spoken of, but some things shall never be spoken again by anyone. There are secrets in the world that will never be revealed to humans, Djinns, or even Angels, secrets that only God and my father know. These secrets will never be disclosed because they are so dangerous to the existence of life. There is more to life than just what he can see with his eyes."

“Tell me something that you can say without getting into too much trouble. Something good, something with heart, something that would stir up some talking around the world. Please tell me something that will shock me.”

David is now face to face with Alfonzo. His lips are inches away from Alfonzo’s lips.

“World peace is possible. Everyone that thinks otherwise is wrong. It has been possible for the last five thousand years, but the humans lie to themselves and think that it is not possible. My father was on his balcony looking over the earth when it
occurred to him. World peace is possible, and it has been overlooked too long. The people of the world have been programmed into thinking that it cannot be possible because the few that want to control the world allow the masses to fight with each other. You see my father has become a kinder person because he was the first one to lead a war against God. He was the first military leader to turn pacifist because he watched friends, family, and even his generals and troops die before his eyes. His conscious emerged and realized that God left something out of him on purpose. When God made him something was missing. Something important, and something very important that my father doesn’t know about. When he realized this, my father knew that he had to level the playing field by creating a weapon that would work against God. There is an ancient place in England called Stonehenge. This place is where my father created the Philosopher Stone when he was planning to over throw God. He told me that his reason for doing this was because God got to big for his own head. God told him before everything else was made that they needed to keep a level head when we create everything and not to let this power go to our heads. That was the downfall of everything. The Great War was the bloodiest battle in the history of the world. Angels and Djinns fell. Halflings got hit the hardest because they were number one on God’s hit list. My father’s brother protected my brother and me from the many Angels that came to kill us because God felt that we were abominations. I lost my brother to God, and my parents lost their marriage because of God. My father had to make a choice to lose his other child or curse her for the rest of her life so he could see her. When I got to meet God face to face in heaven after the Great War was over, I spat in his face and then punched him in his jaw. I told him, thank you for breaking up my family and ruining my life. Then I walked away from him. I have never seen him since that day.”

“Are you one of the first or last of your race?”

“My brother and I are the first of the Halflings. I have no clue how many lived after God condemned my race to genocide. All I know is my father almost lost his brother to one of God’s blessed Angels.”

Across on the other side of the castle in his private bedroom, Lucifer stands on his balcony just like that night he thought about world peace and thinks about what happened in the last couple hours.

“So, God, is this the hybrid soul that you spoke of on the mirror in the Ladies of Time home? If it is, then what does my daughter have to do with this hybrid soul? Why is this soul in my castle right now? And where is the broken soul that is to battle to the end?”

Lucifer looks down at the harpies feeding on some of the damned molesters he has thrown down to them for food.

“You and I know that this is the beginning of the end for everyone and everything. You wanted this all along, and now you have it. I hope that you are truly happy. You created everything, and now it’s going to be destroyed by one soul that has no clue what it truly is.”

A hooded, shadowy figure comes out of the corner of the balcony and stands seven feet away from Lucifer. Lucifer doesn’t look at the figure because he knows who it is and why they’re here.

“I know that I did that to you. I am sorry for your hurt. But don’t tell him that I know. The strange news will only make Alfonzo's life difficult in the long run. I love her too much to ruin her life any more than I have already ruined it. Can you do that little for me?” Lucifer asks.

“Yes, but you owe me now for this, and I will remember.” The figure disappears into a dark void.

Lucifer turns his back to Eden to gaze into his room as he searches for answers to questions to the unknown. He remembers when his family was together and everything was excellent in the world. It was a time of happiness.

God started to change when Lucifer and Elijah were married and started to bear children. Halflings is what these children became. These births would change God’s perspective on the existence of humans, Djinns, and Angels. The intermixing of races challenged God’s vision of a perfect world. God envisioned a world where all races would exist happily together but never the intermixing of any races. The day that God held Alfonzo within his arms and gazed into her big golden eyes, was the day God knew that things were going to change. God was on edge when Elijah gave birth to a boy. Lucifer was a proud father again and his name was Merlin. Lucifer had huge plans for Merlin, and God would have no part in it. After Merlin’s birth, many Halflings were born into loving families. Some of the Halflings were Human/Djinn, or Human/Angel, or Angel/Djinn, but God saw these new races as an abomination to his perfect world. Over half of the world was Halflings. His great race of humans was starting to become the minority. Few human families were pure. These human families would be chosen to continue the humanity without Djinns or Angels to intermix with. God had a plan and started to carry it out when Lucifer was raising his army to put an end to God's tyranny. Lucifer had no idea about God’s plan, but God had a funny feeling about to what Lucifer was planning for him because of Merlin birth. After the Great War, God flooded the earth to cover up the blood of the war, but many clues were left that God didn’t account for.

“If you think that I will not find a way to kill you, then just wait and see. If one hair is harmed on my baby’s head."

Lucifer pauses, "Wait and see a father come right into Heaven and kill you because you decide to predict the beginning of the end.”

Lucifer lies down, closes his eyes, and drifts off to sleep.