Unconquered Sun (73 page)

- Listen, you, people! I am Stella - and my sisters - we came to you with a joyful message from heaven! Your sufferings and troubles will end soon! The creator of the sky and the earth sent us to help you! We will relieve you of hunger and cold, of diseases and an old age, of monsters and fear! I swear to you!

On crowd there passed the rumble of approval and people, one by one, kneeled before me. At women on their pale, hollow cheeks tears flew …

I will never forget this awful show! The begging eyes, pale thin faces, hands with rough calloused skin, hair from a prosedyama … And children … Such serious, not knowing what is laughter …

I did not remain more in Avalon for an hour. As Roland begged me to divide with him a meal. It grieved me to abandon him, but I was attracted home by some invincible force - I wanted to stop sufferings of these unfortunate as soon as possible! And it was impossible to make it forces of nine fairies, of course. Here the extreme tension of forces of all Community - hundreds of thousands of his members was necessary …

6.

At that historical meeting of extraordinary General Council of Community there were so many attendees that apple would have be no place to fall. Almost all stands of the Hall of Meetings stretching up as far as could only see an eye were occupied. On this background the empty snow-white throne of Azail yes the first row of stands intended for Primogenital was allocated - it was half empty, they made the most part of suite of Azail.

I, without answering on any questions, silently started the Projector and showed the history of our flight which is written down by all the fairies who were with me by means of Analyzers in the Lower Tselestiya from beginning to end. The effect was tremendous! Female stands just roared with pity and anger, and man's - gloomy were silent.

At last, one of Primogenital Fairies - Pearl-white Arielle - did not sustain, flew up in air from the place and upraised hands. The silence set in.

- Sisters! Yes what is it occurs?! What is going on?! We suffered centuries absence of our husbands below, in hope that they there at will of the Creator are engaged in worthy business. And here - what we see?! Monsters, diseases, hunger, an old age torment the most beloved creation of the Creator - the person!!! Yes as it can be how?! I call to account those men who are responsible for this hardest crime in the absence of their leader who after all this is not worthy to be called "Knowledge" AT ALL!

Grumble of discontent swept on man's stands. And then there was one of wizards of the 1st rank, Azail's deputy for the management of School in the Snow-white-white tunic and a raincoat:

- I protest! I from the very first day worked in the Lower Tselestiya and itself personally took part in all affairs of Azail Premudry ….

The outburst of indignation which swept on female ranks muffled its voice. Voices "nothing were distributed to themselves, Wise!", "to thrust you, to rats there!" and all in such spirit.

But the speaker raised a hand again and grumble stopped:

- … And as for the person, we created him it because only in such conditions of people can develop the creative abilities which in it far surpass abilities of race of celestial! Look at these courageous soldiers, at these heroic women, at these children! What courage, what force, what unity! Same the work of art is simple!.

- Yes stop up though somebody a mouth to this blasphemer! - Pearl-white Arielle cried. - Yes as you dare to tell it, a heartless creature! - and with these words, without waiting, struck with a strong jolt of electricity, but that waved a stick and was covered with a magic board.

- To stop a fight! - I interfered quickly - even a moment - and the situation can get out of hand. - When my stray spouse returns from the wanderings, Council will request from it the report in its criminal activity in the Lower Tselestiya. I think, the independent commission of participants of both floors will establish degree of his fault against the rights of the human race, and also degree of fault of his closest accomplices. Perhaps, it was just tragic mistake, but not evil intention. But our task now, brothers and sisters, not in solving who is guilty and to solve - what to do!

- I protest! - this unruly rector rose again. - Council is not authorized to make decisions in the absence of its Knowledge!

Here the hall just blew up. Female and man's parts were divided in half. All women were solidary with idea of the help to the distressed mankind, and man's - with legality - Azail's word all this set of centuries was the law, and besides the law consecrated with will of the Creator! As a result, such hubbub rose that just nothing could be sorted!

But an exit from this deadlock was found. Pearl-white Arielle suddenly conjured a big sphere which loudly blew up then. For a moment the silence set in. She flew up on wings nearly to the very top of the Hall of Meetings and cried:

- Yes, Council is not authorized to make decisions without Knowledge, but is not clear - what! I think, it is obvious to all that Azail, the Lower Tselestiya who so badly coped with the task of improvement, is not worthy more to it to be called!

- And who your way is worthy?! With whom else the Creator, how with him spoke?! - the rector in a snow-white attire flew up directly to it.

And here I interfered and told, previously having strengthened a special spell a voice:

- With
me
the Creator spoke!

The death silence set in. And then Pearl-white Arielle ka-a-a-a-ak will begin to yell:

- Long live new Knowledge, true Knowledge - the Primogenital fairy Stella!

The female part of stands blew up delighted.

And the Snow-white-white rector in disappointment spat directly in Arielle's face:

- I protest! This real lawlessness! Azail is put by the Creator! - but already nobody listened to it.

Fairies flew up to me, seized me on hands and put me on Azail's throne. And Pearl-white it is unclear from where pulled out a purple raincoat and a gold hoop (all others carried only silver) and by means of other fairies dressed me in new distinctions.

Men powerlessly observed on the "justice" violated by their sisters - well not to attack them us with the weapon!

- We leave, brothers, we have nothing to do more here! - expressed the general opinion Snow-white-white. And man's stands right there became empty - men all crowd flew to an exit. And I understood that business went too far.

- Stand, brothers! - I exclaimed, having given to them hands, and they stopped. - Nobody denies Azail's merits and his status of Knowledge of Community. The primogenital sister Arielle expressed only the personal opinion here. When Azail returns, he will still sit at Council as earlier. But now, in an emergency situation when it is necessary to give the emergency help to people - the most beloved creations of the Creator - I only
temporarily
undertake powers of Knowledge as Azail's wife and as that with which the Creator really spoke. And that you were convinced that I do not look for a personal authority - I will divide it with the daughters, and Azail's daughters - Astra and Esther!

On faces of men it was visible that they doubt. Some even departed back, but here all business was spoiled by this frenzied bootlicker Azaila.

- This number! - floutingly exclaimed Snow-white-white. - Now at us in general instead of one Knowledge, whole three! Ha,
triune Knowledge
! - also roared with humiliating laughter. His laughter was picked up by others.

- Let's go, brothers, let play the circus further! On houses! It is not Council, but lawless concourse! Especially lawless that without us, men - a half of the population Podnebesya - it has no validity at all!

And they again crowds tumbled down to an exit, and I have a heart and is broken off, and I as will cry:

- Yes as you can act this way! Heartless, ruthless egoists! People, and you perish! You cannot renounce also part of the arrogance!

But the Snow-white-white, leaving Hall the last, turned to me and told:

- The death of couple of tens mortal - for which death, by the way, is all the same inevitable - nothing in comparison with what is done by you! - and then departed after the others.

And then Council - more precisely, its female part - unanimously voted for intervention in affairs of people for the purpose of rendering the emergency help to them and handed Us with daughters emergency unlimited powers to direct operation on rescue of these most beloved creations of the Creator.

7.

Since then our permanent job in the Lower Tselestiya began. So by that moment when, at last, my hubby deigned to return, we were shipped in work that is called completely. Almost all sisters were below - they smoothed out Tselestiya's parts inhabited by people from monsters and large predators, sowed specially modified self-growing vegetables, fruit and cereals interfering aging and prolonging life, changed weather, did antibacterial inoculations …

I, after four sleepless nights which I spent, inspecting works in the Lower Tselestiya, decided to have a rest and sleep off a little after all in the flower. Especially as the mobilized hundreds of thousands of sisters already are emergency and universal accustomed with work and my direct intervention was not required yet.

But I should have washed only the body in the pink lake, to change clothes in a nightgown and to shake up pillows as … Was, so to speak, did not become dusty, Azail - in person!

Again same happy, shining with happiness, as well as always.

However, this time he was in a pure snow-white-white tunic, washed and to start pulling down from me clothes obviously did not hurry. It just poured over me the shining loving look and hotly and passionately whispered:

- My dear Stellochka, an asterisk my beloved, well as I missed you! - and then started kissing to me handles and to squeeze them in the palms - indifferently, as if and it did not vanish on, almost, two thousand years!

I expected nothing else from it. I did not even want to make scandal. I just had no forces. I only quietly and peaceful told:

- Azail, sit down, please. You …

- Darling I everything, I understand everything! - he did not allow me to finish speaking, continuing to hold me by hands and to kiss them, hasty and greedy. - You, of course, want to tell me, "you where vanished two thousand years?" You just will not believe, expensive! I OPENED NEW MEASUREMENT which from us with you
was artfully hidden by the Creator
, represent? I found pass there, nearly died one thousand times there - but it was worth it! I opened new properties of the magic field there, I found new minerals, new substances which change our concept about magic, about substance, about transformation … All my books can be thrown out on a garbage can! They became outdated. Allows to do to Paula Astrala perfect miracles. There differently time passes, there is no our idea of space, there the past can be changed, and the future - and even less so, there is possible all! EVERYTHING, you understand? I discovered there substances which will help to invent such artifacts which will make our race most powerful on light,
is more powerful than the CREATOR
! You understand?!. - he stopped kissing my hands, did not look at me, beat about the bush on perimeter closed already (as was after midnight) a bud and waved a hand, speaking aloud, appear, to himself. - You understand, the Creator, perhaps, became such only having joined secrets of the Astral! YOU UNDERSTAND!!! I EVEN READ IT to THOUGHT THERE! I learned its intimate secrets, I learned its force and weakness! I … - here it suddenly faced me and I shuddered for horror. As his face changed! What it became! Creator! Eyes burn with mad gloss, on lips - absolutely mad smiles, rapaciously oshcherenny teeth which are rapaciously given to me hands … It was any more not that lovely Ozzie whom I loved, and some stranger to me the man, others and dangerous, it is more dangerous by that, than he is cleverer …

Probably, having noticed expression of my person, he came round, and can - put on a mask. His face became former, tender, loving, painful gloss in eyes disappeared.

- I … I … frightened you, expensive … Forgive … Properties of the Astral still are up to the end not studied, perhaps, it makes some impact on me … Forgive …

It somehow all shrank at once, became silent.

- Azail, you spoke with brothers today?

- No. I so missed you that I departed at once here. Tomorrow I will bring together Council, I will give the report on my travel and opening.

- It is clear. Azail, tell me what you did in the Lower Tselestiya?

He turned to me and is scattered, a little with astonishment looked at me, as if speaking, "well why to speak about any nonsense?"

- As that - we created the world, flora, fauna, the person …

- It is known to me, Azail. And you do not want to tell anything else to me?

- No. And what for strange questions?

- Strange?! STRANGE?! - here I did not sustain. - You stuck out centuries there, and as a result all Tselestiya teems with monsters, pathogenic bacteria, miasmata of decomposition and a stench! The favourite creation of the Creator suffers the terrifying sufferings!

- And - and - ah, - Azail knowingly nodded. - Here you about what … Flew after all, huh? Curious, however … - and grinned. - After all we approach to each other, not for nothing the Creator brought together us together, all in me …