Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

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Prequel to The Reaper's Design, by Wolf Sherman.

Foreword

Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard - Haruki Murakami

Synopsis

Let there be light is a phrase, familiar to all. Commonly accepted that this English translation was derived from the Hebrew יְהִי אוֹר‬ that can be traced in Genesis 1:3 of the Torah, it is the first part of the Hebrew Bible. In Old Testament translations of the phrase, translations include the Greek phrase γενηθήτω φῶς (genēthētō phōs) and the Latin phrase Fiat lux.

Prologue

Is this phone line clockwise, Sister?

Indeed, it is.

Fiat Lux, Sister.

Fiat Lux, Brother.

Have you a name, Sister?

I have. Have you, Brother?

I have.

May I ask for your name so that we can continue this conversation in a civil manner, Sister?

You may.

What is it, Sister?

No. I shall not let you have it. Not yet.

Am I to share a secret before demanding one, Sister?

Yes.

I am David, but I care not for the worldly record of who I was before I had joined the Order.

I am Uriel, but unlike you, I do not have to care for the worldly record of who I was before I had joined the Order. As I'm old and never had a worldly record. Have you met one like me in person, David?

I have only read of your kind. And sadly, have not had such a privilege. If indeed I have met your kind in person, it was not revealed to me, Uriel.

If you had, would you keep and protect this secret with your blood? Even if it meant that your blood is let? Even if you are forced to watch it flow, David?

My blood had been let. Once, but once was sufficient to seal my obligation to the Order, Uriel.

Pleased to meet you, Brother David.

Likewise, Sister Uriel.

Good. How can the Order be of assistance to your needs, Brother David?

I have in my possession something of interest to me. I had already stored something in the world above, but it had been an irksome experience. I was let down severely. I'd like to arrange for storage after the meeting. Permanent, or until such time as the Order need to dispose of it in a fitting way, Sister Uriel.

Most certainly, Brother. Do you know when we next meet?

I follow the Moon, and had calculated that it must be this evening, Sister.

Is the item heavier than a man, and or larger than a man, Brother David?

The item is not heavier than a man, nor is it larger than a man, Sister Uriel.

Would the item be stored under LIVING or DEAD; if LIVING - would it be in need of nursing, feeding, or any form or medical attention; or DEAD, would it need to be powered up on occasion for when you will collect, Brother David?

The item, with your permission, shall be stored under DEAD. It would not need to be powered up, Sister Uriel.

You do of course not have to answer this, but to correctly store the item, would you divulge what it is and what it does? Also, who had asked this first when our world and the world above were one world, Brother David?

You have left the most important of your three inquiries for last, however, I will attend to this one first. It was Marcus Aurelius. As for the rest, the first is my last Will and Testament, as I fear for my life. The second is a single page that I stole. It implicates a number of companies who work for the darknes, Sister. I would want my last Will and Testament be delivered to my family upon my death or immediately thereafter; and the page that I am referring to, to be either investigated by the Order, and to be acted upon as the Order deems fit, upon my arrest, or death, as result, or even immediately when I will hand this over for storage, Sister Uriel.

It shall be so. Looking forward to meeting you, Brother.

Likewise, Sister.

Chapter 1 - Five years before.

Press P2 twice. It shall disable all the other floors. You'll be able to get straight out without any interruptions. Thank you for all you've done. And, I'm sure that I speak on behalf of all members.

It's my pleasure. Who will look after him when I'm away? Someone capable? Obviously? I mean, till he reaches Prague. I'll take over from who had been appointed? If that carries your approval, of course?

Naturally. But at the rate things are progressing, I'd estimate a five-year period. But we'll still see you this evening will we not? We can talk then. Unless, are you in a hurry to the East Coast?

I'll be back tonight. I need to greet him as one of us... He should know. It feels necessary. If... well, let's see.

By the way. Do you realise who he reminds me of...?

I do.

Is, it possible? You know what it is that I am reading into this?

It's a strange world with strange rules. You should know this more than our kind?

Chapter 2 - Current date.

Like birth, his and ones like David, had started their secretive lives early after the age of twenty-one. Life had its origin in mind-numbing pain and general discomfort. And what had started with pain, sometimes ends with pain. Only for David, he was much better prepared.

He couldn't tell. And that, was unsettling.

The overwhelming sleepy feeling came suddenly; and although the pain he had experienced just moments before was fast becoming unbearable, the heaviest feeling ever, overtook that; forcing his eyelids closed. Whether he was going into shock, or that it actually was his life force draining away - was impossible for him to determine; thanks to the state he was in. He would not know of others, but in 'his' instance, it was an unanticipated change in the course that the Order had set out on. He always wondered about morbid things, but never thought of them as morbid, and he never was quite sure who was to blame for it. Maybe his grandfather. It wasn't normal for kids to