The Great Divide: The Sunni's and the Shi'ites

 

The origin of the Sunni and Shi’ite split was laced with violence. The Shi’ites and Sunni’s were steadfast about their beliefs. Ali, a man who was married to Fatimid, Muhammad’s daughter, was supposed to be Muhammad’s successor according to the Shi’ites. The Sunni’s had someone else in mind concerning who was suitable to fill the role of leader of the Muslim empire. Even though both groups believed Muhammad was their prophet, his bloodline did not guarantee sound leadership according to the Sunnis. The Sunni leadership was fraught with corruption and greed which angered the Shi’ites even more. The original split between the two prominent Muslim Orders occurred shortly after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in the year 632.

The Shi’ites held steadfast that Ali was considered the imam, a term introduced by the Shi’ites to indicate leadership and signifies the blood bond in connection to the Prophet Muhammad. Ali’s descendants took over the leadership of the Shi’ite community. Each imam chose their successor. The general population did not have a say which differed from the Sunni’s. The imam passed down a form of spiritual wisdom to the next leader. Imams served as spiritual and political leaders.

War was a common occurrence between the two caliphs. When Ali, Muhammad’s son-in-law, was the caliph he was killed fighting in the year 661. The campaign occurred near the town of Kufa, which is present-day Iraq. The violence and war caused a seemingly permanent split.

Hussein, Ali’s son, went to war against the Sunni’s because he refused to accept the rule of the caliph at the time. Hussein bravely fought against the Sunnis’ large army. He and 72 members of his family and comrades were up against a large Arab army of the caliph. They were completely annihilated. Hussein’s head was chopped off and held in triumph of the Sunni win in Damascus. Hussein’s death carries special meaning for the Shi’ites .         

            Hussein was considered a martyr by the Shi’ite people and the memory of him was held in high regard. An event was held annually in Karbala called the “Ashoura” to pay homage to the fallen hero who tried to fight for their rights and protect them. The ceremony was held also to teach valuable lessons. It was held on the tenth day of the Islamic month of the Muharram (Shuster, 2007).

            Even though the Shi’ites and Sunni’s were worlds apart when it came to decisions regarding leadership of the Muslim empire, they shared a lot of common traditions, beliefs, and doctrines. All Muslims believed Mohammad was the messenger and prophet assigned by Allah. All believe they must adhere to the revelations provided to them by the Prophet Mohammad. Allah’s messages were recorded in the Koran. The concepts of devoutness, striving for goodness, and social justice were fundamental to the Islamic people. All Muslims were expected to live in agreement with the five pillars of Islam: recital of the creed; five obligatory prayers each day; giving alms to the poor; fasting from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan; and making a pilgrimage to Mecca once during a lifetime if one is physically and financially able. Both groups practiced the same theological beliefs.

            The Koran provided conflicting information about killing. Love and respect and living in a peaceful manner was described fully but on the other hand the Koran portrayed that Islamic theology required the Islamic people to eliminate anyone who did not support their beliefs, the opposite of living a peaceful life.

            The Shi’ites continued to lose political battles against the Sunni Muslim leaders. They continued to maintain their beliefs in the face of massive adversity. The Shi’ites decided to give up their fight to take over various territories. Outwardly, they gave the appearance they were a beaten people. Secretly, they worked with various groups such as the nomadic Muslim people to join them. Spies were placed in various places to find out some of the weak areas of the Sunni’s.

            The Sunni’s felt their opponents were fighting a losing battle. They felt their enemies had something up their sleeves. They were right regarding their mistrust.

            One of the Shi’ite leaders summoned a demon and agreed to give up his soul in five years and in exchange the demon inflicted the plague on the unsuspecting people. The demon was a fallen angel who was more than happy to help the human in exchange for his soul. Since their numbers were so few, they had to come up with sneaky ways to attack the Sunni’s.   

            “I am willing to give up my soul to you Armill if you help us, the Shi’ites defeat our mortal enemies,” said Ahmad.

            “What do you have in mind, my friend,” said Armill. He smiled wickedly at Ahmad.

            “I would like to take some of the Sunni monsters out when they least expect it. I want to use things like sand storms, poisons and diseases.”

            One day some of the Shi’ite Muslims put arsenic in some of the wine bottles in a synagogue in Syria, one of the Sunni holy meeting places. Many of the attendees at a prayer service fell dead shortly after drinking the wine from the poisoned bottles. The bottles that were tampered with were disposed of by one of the Shi’ite spies. The Shi’ites were not blamed for the deaths. They thought the one with the evil eye placed a curse of them.

            A Sunni preacher met with the Shi’ite preacher and they discussed the sharing of one of the holy meeting places in Baghdad. Many of the people in attendance at a Sunni prayer ceremony came down with a plague. The people had ugly boils all over their faces and bodies. They died an ugly death after vomiting blood profusely.

            The same fallen angel that was providing assistance to Ahmad was helping the Sunni’s in their effort of getting rid of the Shi’ite regime. Fallen angels, known also as demons, would play humans against one another. The demons would grant small portions of what was requested to make the one who gave up their soul believe they were getting their way. In the end, they would end up losing more than they gained from their exchange with a demon.

             Throughout history, the Muslims fought valiantly amongst one another and against the Christians to uphold their theological beliefs and maintain their land holdings. They have proven to be a force to be reckoned with, a formidable steadfast Islamic nation. Throughout history the Muslim empire has conquered many of the Europeans, Greeks and Romans who resided in prominent and prosperous areas such as Constantinople. Unnecessary sacrifices over a dispute about leadership have led to many deaths. The Islamic nation, laced with varying opinions about theological theories and leadership, believe they need to be upheld at any cost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantis

 Enlil, as part of an experiment, decided to form the continent of Atlantis on Planet Earth. He built an empire consisting of the most advanced beings from the Planet Nibiru.  Atlantis was located near the coast of southern Spain by the current city of Cadiz. The development of this continent was part of an experiment to see if they could reside together peacefully and at the same time be productive. Flying cars were zooming through the air, the buildings were the size of modern-day skyscrapers and the inhabitants also traveled the continent by strapping on jet packs or teleporting themselves through space. Enlil was happy with how far his prodigies had gone when the sky was the limit.

The only purpose the humans served on the continent were to be dutiful servants and slaves. His followers greatly outnumbered the humans. The size and stature of the humans paled considerably against the size of the Anunnaki. Enlil traveled by using various spacecrafts to inspect the continent. He was happy with what he witnessed. Everything was running like a well-oiled machine. The continent was shielded to prevent outsiders from viewing what was happening on the continent of Atlantis. The inhabitants could leave the continent but outsiders could not enter the area surrounding the continent and the continent of Atlantis.

            The continent had mountain ranges, gullies, meadows, forests, lakes and rivers. The land was rich in minerals of all sorts and it was abounded with game, timber and edible plants. The capital city of Cretus was a metropolis and a marvel of wealth. In the center of the city sat the royal palace and a temple dedicated to the sea god Poseidon. The temple was heavily decorated with gold, silver, ivory and a mysterious bronze-like metal called orichalch, which gleamed like fire. This metal was one of Enlil’s inventions. On one side of the city was a 600 foot canal used to provide fresh and clean water to the city’s inhabitants.

            Grass was growing on the newly developed grazing pasture. Cows could be heard mooing off in the distance. Some of the humans were baling hay to feed the cows while many other pastures were being developed. Other humans were herding sheep and some were working in the fields planting the seeds for the year’s harvest. Beads of sweat were running down their foreheads as the sun beat down on their weary bodies. Livestock and plant life such as fruit and vegetables were brought from Nibiru.

            Anunnaki from small spaceships were dropping a massive amount  of chemicals, a mixture of arsenic, cadmium, nitrogen, uranium and phosphate while the human workers were still on the field. When the spaceships with the fertilizer were about to arrive, the Anunnaki had been asked to vacate the field so they would not be poisoned. The human workers were gasping for breath when the fertilizer was being applied to the field. They covered their faces with their shirts.

            Nitrogen-based fertilizers were often used to treat fields when growing corn, barley, wheat, canola, soybeans, and other crops. The scientists had discovered that the application of nitrogen fertilizer could increase the biomass of the crops, while having a beneficial effect on soil nitrogen levels. Since Atlantis was heavily populated with Anunnaki and humans, it was important that the fields yield the most possible to feed the growing population.

            Boils appeared on some of the other humans’ ex-posed skin. Their shirts remained covering their faces. Some of the workers were experiencing labored breathing until the chemicals dissipated from the air and landed on the fields. The air was finally becoming fresher. Many of the workers dove in the water in the nearby river and swam under the water to cleanse their clothing and bodies. They came up gasping for air and dove under the water again.

            Life as a human at Atlantis was filled with hard-ships from extreme forms of abuse including poisoning and beatings. The humans were always waiting for someone to take pity and free them from their bonds of slavery. They prayed often to some God or deity to release them from their bonds of slavery.

 

            “I like how the fields are producing. Things are coming right along,” said Eradil, an Anunnaki elite.

            “The food is growing very fast as a result of the new chemicals our scientists have come up with. We finally have enough to feed the humans. We need to save the food grown more organically for us. We can’t afford to eat all those pollutants,” said Alissis, another ruler.

            “Our army is becoming very adept at using the high-tech weapons our scientists prepared for them. I would like for you to watch the demonstrations,” said Octavius.

            “When is your next demonstration?” asked Eradil.

            “We are staging one tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.,” replied Octavius.

            “I will be there,” replied Eradil.

           

            The humans were being evaluated to see who could run the fastest. Many were agile and quick on their feet from all their hard work. Most were not permitted to drink wine or ingest any other mind-altering substances because they had to work efficiently. Only the human prostitutes were permitted to utilize these substances.

            All of the humans asked to participate in this activity were unsure why they were asked to do so. Louie was asked to run around the race track. He ran the 5k (3.1 miles) in 14 minutes. Louie was heralded by the by-standers. The other men and women running the race made it in 15 to 17 minutes. Due to their lack of stamina they could not keep up with Louie. Ten runners, males and females, were selected and given brightly colored ribbons by the Anunnaki judges.

            “We are going to give you your selection of mates to spend time with this evening after a hearty meal of spaghetti and meatballs along with large steaks and other delectable treats,” said Octavius.

            The runners looked at each other with looks of complete surprise. They were not used to be treated as if they deserved anything. They were told they could stay in the palace for the evening.

            There was light banter emanating around the large, long oak table. The table was lined with starchy foods and meats of all kinds. The humans ate heartily and at the same time they continued to be confused about why they were afforded such luxuries. Some of the spouses joined their partners for the festivities. Others selected from the array of men and women to satisfy their sexual appetites.

            After the feast was over they were asked to come to a theater and watch beautiful female dancers in brightly colored dresses performing on stage. The dancers slowly removed their clothing until they were fully naked. It was a delightful evening ending with the human competitors retiring to their assigned suites with their chosen mates for the evening. Silk robes were strewn across the beds in the rooms and baths were drawn in large tubs. Sweet smells of lavender and rose hips were emitting from the bath water. Sounds of carnal pleasure could be heard from all the rooms later that evening.

 

            A trumpet was sounded at 7:00 a.m. The humans were ordered to dress and come down to the dining hall for breakfast. The runners and their mates looked refreshed and well rested after their night’s slumber. They were wearing the fresh linen shirts and pants that were laid out for them in each room. New articles of clothing were left in the rooms for their mates, also.

            The humans dined on freshly baked croissants, sliced turkey and a variety of tropical fruits.

            “Louie, why are we being treated so kindly? What are our masters up to?” asked Lucinda.

            “I don’t know. But let’s enjoy it while we can. I think this is going to end soon, my sweet,” responded Louie. He lovingly patted Lucinda’s hand.

            “Let’s sneak out of here and hide in the woods away from all of this and see how this plays out,” said Lucinda.

            “I don’t think that is wise.”

            “Please. I don’t get a good feeling about all this,” pleaded Lucinda.

            “Okay. Let’s pretend we left something in our bedroom and sneak out of this palace.”

            They told the guards they were going to go back to their room to retrieve something they left behind. The guard told them to sit down. They were not permitted to leave. Louie and Lucinda looked at each with a look of deep concern. They did not know they were being held prisoner.

            Octavius approached Enlil. “The event is going to start shortly. Where do you want to watch the hunting activities?”

            “I will watch things from my vantage point, in the sky, invisible,” replied Enlil.

            “Lucky you. I have to run the event so I won’t get to watch it.”

            “Perhaps, you can have someone run things next time so you can watch.”

            “That would be nice.”

 

            The runners were gathered in a small meeting room and given the juice of nectarines. The spouses and other concubines were sent away. They had the feeling it was going to be the last time they were going to see each other. Louie fought the feeling as he watched Lucinda being escorted out of the castle.

            The runners were loaded onto a large flying bus. They all felt they were not going to like what was coming up next. Their fate was signed, sealed and delivered by their ominous masters.

            The runners were dropped off at a large field. The field was covered with yellow flowers.

            This may not be too bad, thought Louie. He smiled at the other runners.

            “This is a drill to test a new weapon our scientists have been working on. The weapon is a new gun with heat-seeking bullets. We are going to give you a head start and then shoot the guns in the direction you are running,” said Octavius.

            The runners looked at Octavius with alarm.

            “On your mark, get set, run,” ordered Serius, another Anunnaki ruler.

            The runners ran as fast as they could. A few minutes after they started running they heard the guns being shot. The sound rang through their heads. They ran even faster.

            Sally fell first. She was shot right through her heart.

            Louie thought if he could find some cold mud or water to jump in, he would be saved. He found just what he was looking for. He covered himself in mud and leaves and hid in a small cave, at lightning speed.

            Enlil decided to hover in a small spacecraft to view the event. He was grinning from ear to ear as he watched the humans run as fast as they could. Three were shot so far. Seven more to go. He was counting on this being a great event. Any human was worth killing. I bet these humans were completely surprised when they found out what was in store for them after being wined and dined last evening. 

            A tenth bullet was circling around the woods and a lake. It could not find its target. It headed towards a wild boar and killed the boar. Enlil was very disappointed. He could not locate the last human. He joined the Anunnaki guards and asked them what happened.

            “I thought there were going to be ten humans killed during this event. Where is the tenth?” demanded Lucifer.

            “I don’t know, Enlil. We will look for him,” responded one of the guards.

            Louie was hiding and shivering in the small cave. He knew he could not leave the spot he was hiding in. He begin to plot how he was going to save his wife and leave Atlantis. Louie lay shaking until he fell fast asleep curled up in the fetal position.

            The guards rode large boar-like creatures into the woods. They searched everywhere for the lost runner, but could not locate him. Louie was sound asleep in a cave unaware that just a short distance away were some horrible creatures trying to find him and bring him to his death.

            Louie left the cave the next morning and observed a boar urinating on a small bush. After the boar left he rolled in the urine to hide his scent. He decided to leave Atlantis and come back for his wife at a later date. He was hoping to return with an army to release all the humans from slavery. I think there may be other humans beyond the gates of Atlantis that will join me in freeing the humans from this horrible prison.

 

            I want to create a little more excitement. I think I want to explore the nature of sex with one of the humans and create a little Enlil. He went in search of just the right human specimen to plant his seed. He picked a married woman who was beautiful and intelligent. Janelle and her husband had been trying to conceive for a few years. They thought she was barren. Lucifer, fearing that he was an archangel and an act of procreation could prove to be disastrous considering he was of higher stature than his angel followers, held off from procreating with human women. 

            Janelle was sleeping soundly next to her husband, Harold. It was three o’clock in the morning. Enlil started exchanging sexual energy with Janelle. He was floating above her. She responded to the exchange and started becoming aroused. Enlil lifted her nightgown and entered her. They climaxed together. Janelle opened her eyes to see a brief glimpse of Enlil and she thought she was dreaming. She felt the wetness between her legs and looked over at her husband, and then fell back to sleep after Enlil touched her forehead.

 

            Many humans were being used to build another statue dedicated to the ruler, Micheilles, an Anunnaki general.

            It was an especially hot summer. Many of the humans passed out from heat exhaustion and dehydration. The work must be done so they were moved aside and other humans took their place. A woman providing water to the workers was dropping water into their mouths to revive them. Some were revived and others were succumbed to death. The dead were tossed aside and thrown in a pit at the end of the day.

            The stone for the statue was being shaped by human stone masons. They were chipping away at the excess stone. The Anunnaki were refered to as gods because of their magical abilities. During the nighttime hours when the humans were asleep, they would use highly advanced tools to carve out the shape of the face of the statue. Jack hammers were used at first and for the intricate details they used laser tools. To gain more power, they wanted the human subjects to believe they were using magic. The replica of Micheilles’ face was completed with precision accuracy. Micheilles was pleased with the statue. The statue was lying on the ground; it would be the responsibility of many humans to lift it in place at the crack of dawn.

 

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            A few months after the sexual encounter between Enlil and Janelle, she discovered she was pregnant. Janelle and Harold were elated over the pregnancy. They started preparing for the new arrival. Their families were told the happy news. Janelle started showing. Anunnaki offspring are born much faster than human offspring. Six months after her encounter with Enlil she was ready to give birth. The couple accepted that she did not find out about the impending pregnancy until she was at least three to four months along.

            Janelle was screaming in pain. Josephine, a mid-wife, was trying to help Janelle with the delivery. The baby was trying to push its way out of her uterus. There wasn’t enough room. Janelle screamed and ordered the midwife to cut her to make more room. Josephine did not want to cut Janelle. Janelle screamed again and ordered Josephine to do it. Josephine finally gave in and soon the baby was born. It was a boy.

            Harold was pacing outside of the tent. He was invited into the tent to meet his new son. Harold held up his son and stared at him. He looked at Janelle and exclaimed “This isn’t my son.” Janelle started crying and told Harold in disbelief that it was his son. The baby had a strange complexion, his eyes lit up and glowed, and the baby’s skin glowed. Enlil planted the thought that the baby was Harold’s in his mind.

            Enlil made himself invisible and entered the tent.  He was viewing his offspring with great pride.

            Harold handed the baby back to Josephine. He looked at Janelle with love in his eyes and told her he loved her. He kissed his wife. They both looked at the baby with a sense of wonderment.

            “What should we name our new bundle of joy?” asked Janelle.

            “Why don’t we call him Nowell,” responded Harold. The name just popped in his head and he went with that choice.

            “Nowell it is,” said Janelle.

            They both held the baby in their arms and gazed at the new arrival. Enlil planted more thoughts of acceptance into Janelle’s and Harold’s minds regarding their new arrival. Lucifer would prefer they raise the baby. He did not want the responsibility.

            Enlil wanted make sure Nowell followed the path he wanted him to be on. The glow of Nowell’s skin and eyes was not something he expected or planned for; but he did plan to adjust the size of Nowell to make him resemble the size of humans so Nowell would not stand out too much amongst the humans.

            He chose to keep a close watch on his son so he ordered Harold and Janelle to be his foot servants. They were expected to live in the servants’ quarters in the palace. Nowell would be cared for by other servants during the day when Harold and Janelle were at work. Enlil planned to send Harold off to war to get him out of his hair. His plan involved an attack of a nearby continent to obtain more human slaves. He missed the horrors of war and the destruction of more human lives. 

           

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            The work on the atom bomb was coming along smoothly. Enlil decided to try out the bomb some distance from Atlantis. He did not want the bomb to cause any destruction to his continent. He chose a destination, an island referred to as Santorini near Crete. He requested some of the Anunnaki to join him on this venture.

            A large volcano was located on Santorini so they decided to create a huge eruption of the volcano at the same time the bomb was set off. Tribes of humans were living on the island and on nearby islands. Enlil rubbed his hands together when he thought about the destruction of more humans.

            Volcanic ash, debris and lava were spewing into the ocean and all over the island of Santorini and a nearby island. The people could not escape the volcanic destruction. Bodies were strewn everywhere. Human bones were jutting from the lava. Some of the people who climbed the trees and small hills to escape the lava were knocked unconscious by the large debris that was flying through the air. They fell to their death.

            The atom bomb was set off inside the volcano shortly after the volcano erupted.  A large mushroom shape cloud emanated from the island and the surrounding Mediterranean Sea. The eruption of the volcano and atom bomb was felt as far away as Egypt where the walls of the palaces shook. Cracks appeared in some of the roofs of the simple clay structures of the peasants in the city of Cairo.

            All life within a hundred miles of the explosion was annihilated. Enlil and his prodigies clapped their hands with joy at vast destruction caused by the explosion. They thought thousands of lives were lost.

            I think there is going to be much confusion in the future about the volcanic eruption. The humans are going to wonder how one volcano can cause so much destruction and why the debris from the volcano was spread for such great distances.

            A council meeting was held with all of the Anunnaki rulers and elite.

            “We were able to blow up an entire planet with many of those bombs. We also witnessed the vast amount of destruction that one atom bomb can cause. Many human lives were lost along with the destruction of a lot of land,” reported Enlil.

            “I am glad we found out what one atom bomb can do,” said Octavius.

            “My plan is to find other land bases with large numbers of humans living there and blow up all of it, humans and all,” said Enlil.

            “Sounds like a good plan,” replied Silias, another Anunnaki general.

            “I want to rid this planet of as many humans as possible,” said Enlil. He despised humans and considered them pesty vermine.

            “I am certainly glad we are in this together. I would hate to be one of your enemies,” replied Silias.

             

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            Louie found his way to a fishing vessel and he sneaked onto it. The boat was going into unchartered territories, places that were a mystery to him. The water was choppy and Louie started feeling very nauseous. He closed his eyes and pretended he was on land tucked safely in a cave. Eventually, he went to sleep. He was woken abruptly by the vessel’s jarring movement. Louie could not hear any movement so he decided to leave the small storage area where he was hiding to see what was going on. The vessel was empty of any inhabitants and it was tied to a large dock. Louie decided to leave the vessel and explore the citadel where it had landed. He donned clothing that he found in one of the sleeping quarters. He was pleased the clothing fit him.

            He did not have a clue regarding his whereabouts. He decided to try to find that out.

            One of the women, who were trying to get his attention, leaned closer to him. She told him for one silver coin, he could sleep with her. He decided to take her up on the offer. Louie dug into the pocket of his coat and pulled out a coin. Surprised to find the treasure he offered it to the strange woman. She grabbed his arm and pulled him through a small doorway to a small room. The blanket was pulled over the door and a candle was lit.

            “I fell asleep during the last leg of our journey and I don’t know where our vessel landed. Can you tell me what city this is?” asked Louie.

            The woman looked at him with a look of curiosity on her face and responded by saying, “You are on the shore of the Roman Empire.”

            At the risk of sounding dumb, he asked, “Is this part of the continent of Atlantis?”

            She looked at him like he was from another planet and asked, “What is Atlantis?”

            Louie grinned and decided to join the woman for some carnal pleasure. He’s been on the run for quite a while and was a little lonely.

 

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            Twenty years has gone by since the birth of Nowell. Janelle and Harold did not know how to handle their son. Nowell joined Silias’ army and was away often to be trained as a soldier. Nowell did not want to become a servant like his parents. They could tell Nowell did not like them. He spent as little time as possible with his parents. Silias welcomed Nowell and trained him to be a skilled soldier. Nowell became ruthless when he was practicing his newly attained skills of armed combat.

            A practice scrimmage was planned between some of the soldiers of Silias’ army and  some of the soldiers of Victivius’ army. The goal for the scrimmage was to prepare for real combat outside of Atlantis. Enlil prepared Nowell for his role in the battle. Nowell was treated like one of Enlil’s prodigies. According to Lucifer, Nowell out shined the other soldiers.

            The soldiers were armed with shields and swords. Their brute strength was going to be tested. Many were Anunnaki soldiers. They were strong and large. Nowell made up for his size by his strength and agility. Some of the soldiers were humans. Enlil did not want Nowell to feel like his size would be detrimental to his demonstration of his abilities. 

            Earlier, Nowell was tested by being placed in a lion’s den with two lions. Nowell broke the neck of one lion and pierced the heart of the second lion. The crowd cheered and they were simply amazed to observe Nowell’s dexterity, strength and ability.

            The trumpet was blown and the armies of Silias and Victivius were ordered to start fighting. The strength and ability of the soldiers was evenly matched.

            Nowell knocked over many of his opponents before some of his army companions were able to catch up with him. He was on fire. The crowd was cheering Nowell on. He was fierce. Lucifer was smiling proudly as he observed his son.

            The skirmish ended with most of Victivius’ soldiers being knocked to the ground. Only a few of Silias’ soldiers were overcome by their opponents. Nowell was carried off the field as a victor by his peers. The crowd was shouting Nowell’s name. Enlil’s smile broadened.

 

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             “We need to keep our voices down. I do not trust Enlil. He says he’s off to another planet in another universe; but he may be in this same room listening to us. Let’s make this quick,” said Victivius.

            Octavius went on to say, “We have been Enlil’s dutiful followers for many years. What has that gotten us? We feel like we have to bow down to him whenever we are in his presence.”

            “I know we have things we should be grateful for, but I want us to be more in charge instead of letting him run everything,” said Silias.

            “Let’s follow him around and when he is not paying attention we will tie him up and take over the continent of Atlantis,” said Victivius.

            “I would like to see things go more our way instead of his way,” said Silias.

            “It’s always been his way and I feel like he is not listening to us at all,” replied Michle, an Anunnaki ruler.

            “I think we can start running the continent by going against anything he tells us. We can act as if we don’t get along and cannot work together any longer,” said Octavius.

             Enlil was reading the minds of his followers and getting more and more angry.

           

            Enlil pretended to return from an excursion to another planet. He was in high spirits. He had already met with some of his trusted Anunnaki generals and rulers and let them know what some of the other Anunnaki were planning to do. They were angry also and it was decided to see how things were going to play out. The scientists were put to work with building a repository to store DNA from many of the animal species. They also saved seeds from various plants to prevent the plant species from becoming extinct.    

            As planned, many of the Anunnaki started rebelling. They did not cooperate with any of Enlil’s orders. The building of more palaces and statues was falling behind. The humans were left unattended. They started partying and drinking wine by the gallons. They were fornicating in the streets in front of the rest of the inhabitants.

            Enlil ordered Nowell to be brought to his chamber. “Nowell, do you know why you have been my prodigy for so many years?”

            “No, master I do not know why.”

            “It is because you are my son.”

            Nowell looked at Enlil in shock and he sat heavily on a chair.

            Nowell stared up at Enlil waiting to see what other news he had in store for him.

            “Nowell, I have a very important job for you.”

            “What do you want me to do?”

            “A very large boat is being built as we speak. You and some of the chosen Anunnaki are going to board that vessel along with a few chosen humans and sail away from Atlantis.” Enlil explained the Anunnaki experiments to Nowell, the experiments involving the sharing of the Anunnaki DNA with the humans. Some of the human hybrids were part of the rebellion.

            “Atlantis is going to suffer a huge flood. The entire continent is going to be destroyed and sunk under a vast amount of water.

            “Everyone is going to be destroyed who is not on the vessel with me?” inquired Nowell.

            “Some of us will live somewhere else, but a large number of the inhabitants are going to be destroyed.”

            “I will do what you wish of me, father.”

            Enlil smiled at Nowell and sent him off until he received further orders. He was instructed to keep the plans a secret. The ark was almost finished and Nowell would be on his way to a new land to help start rebuilding Enlil’s dominion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Howling After Midnight (Werewolves)

The moon was full. Trees swayed in the wind. The wind made an eerie sound like a squeaky door opening slowly. Peter and Jennifer huddled together in a tent. They could hear something large walking near their tent. A creature was breathing heavily. Jennifer hid under the crook of Peter’s arm, trembling. They had camped in the same area for many years. This was the first time something scary happened. Coyotes were howling in the background. A coyote yelped like something hurt him. The coyotes stopped howling. An eerie quiet blanketed the campsite. All of a sudden, the tent was clawed at violently. Jennifer screamed. That was the last sound that came from her lips.

            “A wild animal made these claw marks,” said Deputy Alan Jones.

            “Do you see the claw marks on the tent. It was torn to shreds,” said Deputy Tom Smith.

            “I didn’t think animals that could do these kind of things existed in this area. Coyotes have been sighted but they usually don’t bother humans. I don’t think bears hang out around here. Wolves have been sighted 30 miles from here. What could have done this?” asked Alan.

            “This looks like a wolf attack. Probably a pack of wolves. These people didn’t stand a chance,” said Tom.

            An Indian man approached them and he said “There was full moon last night. These monsters that are human during the day, change into wolf monsters at night especially during a full moon.”

            Tom and Alan looked at the man and shook their heads in disbelief.

            “I don’t believe things like that exist,” said Alan.

            “Think what you want to think. You are going to see that there are going to be more people dying in the same brutal manner,” said the man. He walked away with a limp and a scowl on his face. He did not look back.

            “It is strange that last night there was a full moon and then we find these people torn to shreds,” said Tom.

            “I don’t think it’s strange at all. When animals are hungry, they are going to do what it takes to fill their bellies,” said Alan.

            “You may be right,” replied Tom.

            The coroner pulled up to the campsite. The dead bodies were loaded into large plastic body bags. Alan and Tom retrieved the dead woman’s purse and the dead man’s wallet.

            “They were so young. In their twenties. What a shame,” said Alan. He was looking at their driver’s licenses. He was pushing 40 this year.

             A howl was heard off in the distance. Alan and Tom looked at one another.

            “Let’s get the hell out of here. This place is giving me the creeps,” said Tom.

            “Right behind you,” said Alan. He looked towards the area where the howling came from. He couldn’t wait to get into the car and head out of the rustic camping area. Tom looked a little spooked, too.

            “What happened today, Tom?” asked Tom’s wife, Samantha. The downtrodden look on Tom’s face spoke volumns.

            “I saw people who met a horrible death. I am a little shaken. I think it was wild animals. Let’s make sure the doors and windows are locked tonight,” said Tom.

            “That bad,” said Samantha.

            “Yes, it was that bad. This Indian man stopped by and told us it may be people who turn into monsters during the full moon,” said Tom.

            “That sounds ridiculous,” said Samantha.

            “I didn’t believe it when he first told us. Then Greg and I heard howling and we got a little spooked and could not wait to get away from the campsite.  It was like we were being warned,” said Tom.

            “Let’s watch something funny tonight to get our minds off that horrible thing you witnessed,” said Samantha.

            “That sounds like a good plan.”

            Samantha walked into the kitchen to put the finishing touches on their dinner of spaghetti and meatballs, one of Tom’s favorite meals. She put the spaghetti into the boiling water and turned on the heat under the spaghetti sauce. The meatballs were being kept warm in the oven. She shucked corn on the cob. Samantha knew Tom was going to love the meal. She loved cooking for him. He appreciated her efforts.

            Tom mowed the grass after dinner while Samantha cleaned up the kitchen.

            They settled down to a humorous movie “What About Bob?” and drank a few glasses of wine. Samantha yawned so they headed to bed.

           

            Samantha and Tom woke up to a sunny spring day.

            She put on coffee and made French toast for Tom.

            He walked outside to get the newspaper and turned to walk back into their home when he saw the three large claw marks on the front door. The claw marks were deep into the solid oak door. He was alarmed.

            “You look like you saw a ghost,” said Samantha.

            He led her out to the front door. She was shocked to see the claw marks.

            “I will drop you off at work and pick you up, today. You are not going to go anywhere by yourself,” said Tom.

            “I agree.”

           

            “I spotted a lot of wolf tracks today in the field by the campsite where the two people met their demise,” said Harold, the Indian man who tried to warn Alan and Tom the day before.

            “I made some silver bullets to defend our settlement,” said Terrance.

            “I think that’s a good idea,” said Harold.

            “I know those monsters killed Sierra and Reynold last year.”

            “I know they did,” said Harold.

            “They were torn to pieces,” said Terrance.

            “Clarence and his crew mean business when they are seeking to take over what they feel should be their territory. We have been reduced to a small plot of land. There has been a discussion about moving our settlement away from those monsters,” said Harold.

            “I think we should move. Those monsters may be living close to our settlement,” said Terrance.

            “We have sent scouts out to find another location for us but they haven’t returned. They were sent out a couple of weeks ago.”

            “What could have happened to them? asked Terrance.”

            “They may have been caught by the wolf monsters because they know about them or they may have settled at some place safe and don’t want to return to this dangerous location.”

            “When they are found out about, they can get really ugly,” said Terrance.

            “We have been dealing with those awful creatures for many generations. They know we know about them. Some of them have converted our people into one of them. It’s been terrible dealing with the werewolves,” said Harold.

            “I don’t want to lose any more of our people to those monsters,” said Terrance.

 

            “It’s time to call this meeting to order,” said Samuel.

            “We have had our sights on the settlement where Harold’s homestead is located for quite some time,” said George.

            “The gold we discovered in one of the caves near their homes is just waiting to be mined. We need them to move post haste,” said Samuel.

            “I will have many of the young males surround their homestead and howl late into the early morning,” said George.

            “I also have another idea. I am going to ask Jennifer and Anne to get dolled up and go into town to persuade some unsuspecting young males to come to our lair. We need more converts,” said Samuel.

            “Does anyone else have any ideas?” asked Samuel.

            “I want to add that the people we fed on last night left a taste in my mouth that I want to duplicate. They were delicious,” said Timothy.

            “Sometimes our tasty snacks fall right into our laps,” said Daryl.

            “I left a warning on one of the officer’s doors that were here yesterday. Just in case he wants to come looking for us,” said Timothy.

            “Tom Smith is the deputy you scared last night,” said Samuel.

            “How do you know Tom?” asked Daryl.

            “His father killed my uncle some time ago,” said Samuel.

            “Perhaps I should have broken in and killed them, too,” said Timothy.

            “There will be plenty of opportunity to get rid of Tom,” said Samuel.

            “I heard they may be getting a large group of men together to find what killed the two campers,” said Daryl.

            “How do you know that?” asked Samuel.

            “I was at the diner having coffee this morning and overheard a group of men talking about what they were going to do about the dead campers.  I sat in on their conversation to find out more,” said Daryl.

            “What did you learn?” asked Samuel.

            “The group is forming tomorrow afternoon. I think there will be about 20 men. They will be armed and will have hunting dogs to sniff out any strange smells,” said Daryl.

            Nightfall was fast approaching.

            Jennifer and Anne dressed in black and red short dresses that fit snugly against their  bodies. The dresses were cut low. Samuel had them model their clothes in front of the males in their group. They approved of what the women were wearing. The older women shook their heads in disgust.

            “It looks like you are going to turn a lot of heads tonight. Only settle for the strongest of the males you encounter. We need strong men,” said Samuel.

            “We will do our best Uncle Sam,” said Jennifer.

            Jennifer and Anne were brought to their group as young women and converted into werewolves by some of the younger men. Samuel decided they would refer to him as their uncle. Samuel and his wife, Issabelle, took them in and prepared them for their new role as werewolves. They have served the group well by recruiting other young men to join their group.

            The sky was a crimson color with purple stripes running through the clouds that were quickly disappearing as nighttime approached. There was a slight breeze. It was a warm night.

            Jennifer and Anne drove into town to visit one of the local establishments. The weather was getting warmer so many people were out on the busy warm Friday evening. When they walked into the bar on the corner that appeared to have the most patrons, all heads turned in their direction. 

Jennifer had long slender legs that were tanned. Her hair was long and black and flowed down her back. Her perky breasts peeked above the cloth with her nipples barely covered. She even had the attention of the women.

            Anne on the other hand had creamy colored skin and her hair was long and blond. Her breasts were large and full, almost spilling over the top of her dress. The men stared at Anne, especially at her chest.

            Anne and Jennifer sat at a table near the bar. Their dresses rode up their legs and exposed the shapeliness of their legs. They crossed their legs seductively.

            Soon after they sat down, they were asked what they wanted to drink and were told that two men at the end of the bar wanted to buy them drinks. The men were tall and had broad shoulders. They could not see their faces.

            “That didn’t take long,” said Jennifer.

            “We will have white wine spritzers with a twist of lime,” said Anne.

            Jennifer bent down to pick up a napkin that she dropped on the floor. When she bent down, the low neckline of her dress opened forward and fully exposed her breasts. She got the attention of the men standing at the bar.

            “I am glad we decided not to wear a bra or underwear. It makes me feel naughty,” whispered Jennifer.

            “Me, too,” replied Anne.

            “Can we join you?” asked one of the men who bought them a drink.

            “Yes, you can,” said Anne. She smiled coyly at them.

            The men were handsome. One was dark like Jennifer and one was pale like Anne. Anne gravitated toward the man with lighter skin.

            They had a few drinks and then convinced the men to come with them to their home. They gladly agreed.  Their names were John and Dan. Samuel’s men were waiting in another room when they entered Samuel’s home.

            Dan said, “You have a nice home.”

            “Thanks,” replied Jennifer.

            “I am going to get us something to drink,” said Anne.

            Anne and Jennifer left the room and returned with four glasses of white wine.

            Jennifer and Anne put on music and started dancing seductively in front of their guests. The men dreamily stared at them. Timothy, Daryl and a couple of other men crept quietly behind the unsuspecting men and grabbed them. They did not know what was going on. Their hands were tied behind their backs and they were hauled to a room with two beds. They were stripped of most of their clothing and thrown on the beds and the door was locked. They were left alone in the room to sleep off the drug they were given. Jennifer and Anne drugged the men so they did not know what was happening to them.

            The next day, they woke up to find men standing above their bed.

            Daryl said, “We are looking for new recruits. We plan on converting you into one of us. This is going to hurt because you are going to be bitten.”

            “Do you want the women who brought you here to bite you or do you want one of us?” asked Samuel.

            “Do we have to be bitten. We have families that we were visiting. They are expecting us,” said Dan.

            “You are going to have a new family. Trust me. You are going to like your new family,” said Samuel.

            “Do we have a choice about being bitten?” asked John.

            “No, you don’t,” answered Samuel.

            “I would prefer the women who took us here,” said John.

            “Jennifer and Anne come in here,” ordered Samuel.

            Jennifer and Anne were wearing short robes.

            Jennifer straddled John and kissed him on the lips. “There will be more of that after you change over,” she said. John could not help but get slightly aroused. Jennifer bit his arm. He cried out in pain.

            Anne did the same to Dan.

            They were left alone.

            “I don’t know what is going to happen to us,” said Dan.

            “I just want to sleep,” replied John. He was discouraged and felt beaten into submission even though no one beat him.

           

            Harold said, “The townsfolk are planning on hitting the woods where the couple were attacked. This is happening this afternoon. They want to find the monsters.”

            “I think there is more safety in numbers. Let’s help them,” said Terrance.

            “While they are attacking the humans from town, let’s attack the monsters from behind. Take them totally by surprise,” said Harold.

            “They won’t see it coming,” replied Terrance.

            “How many silver bullets did you make?” asked Harold.

            “I had help. We made over 200 bullets,” said Terrance.

            “That ought to make a dent in the monster population,” said Harold.

           

            “We have 25 men who agreed to go to the woods with us to hunt the animals that attacked that couple,” said Tom.

            “That should be enough,” said Alan.

            The men climbed into trucks and headed towards the camping area. The werewolves were waiting for them in the woods. The men left the trucks, grabbed their rifles and hand guns and started walking in several lines with their guns pointed forward into the woods near the campsite where the couple lost their lives.

            They stopped when the dogs started barking loudly and started running towards the woods. The werewolves left their hiding spots and ran towards the armed men, bypassing the dogs.

            The men were shocked to see the large wolves. There were at least 20 wolves. They faced the men and growled. They lunged toward the men. In mid air some of the wolves were shot. They fell to the ground. Only a few of the townsmen shot their guns.  They missed their targets because their hands were trembling. The wolves fell to the ground that were shot and turned back into their human form. At least half were shot. The werewolves turned towards where the shots were fired and more shots were fired. Five more wolves fell to the ground and turned back to their human form. The Indian men left their hiding spots and surrounded the werewolves and shot the rest of the wolves. All the wolves were dead. The townsmen stood watching in awe.

            Harold walked over to the men and said, “You need to use silver bullets to kill these monsters. Your guns would have just wounded them, but not kill them. They would have killed you before you knew what hit you.”

            Tom stepped forward and reached out his hand to shake Harold’s hand. “I don’t know what to say.”

            “You can start by saying thank you.  We saved your lives.”

            “We discovered their homestead,” said Terrance. Terrance stepped in front of Harold. Tom stood back and let him in.

            “You want to attack while the iron is hot,” said Harold.

            “Yes, let’s attack them tonight,” said Terrance. He had a glint in his eye.

            “I think we should burn down their homestead,” said Harold.

            “That sounds like a plan,” replied Terrance.

Rags covered in gasoline were placed in large bottles. Some of the townsmen decided to join the Indian men to torch the werewolves’ homes.

Screams could be heard from inside the homes while they were set on fire and when they tried to leave their domicile, they were shot with silver bullets.

Many of the monsters were killed that evening. While a few of the townsmen were killed by the werewolves. Tom was one of the men who lost his life. Samuel went specifically after Tom before he was shot.

Dan and John were still locked in the room when the building went down in flames. None of the monsters escaped. They were either burned alive or shot.

The townsmen and Indian men stood watching the homes burn to ashes.

Daylight was peaking through the clouds.

“I don’t know about you, but I am really hungry right now and I could go for a stack of Mary Joe’s pancakes,” said Harold.

“Me, too,” said Terrance.

Alan said, “I am very sad and angry about what happened to my buddy.”

“Losses are hard but it could have been a lot worse if we hadn’t showed up when we did,” said Terrance.

“I know. Tom was a good man. One of the best,” said Alan. Alan wiped a tear from his eye.

“He probably was. Who was Tom’s father?” asked Harold.

“His father’s name was Anthony, Anthony Smith,” replied Alan.

“Tom’s father was known around these parts because he helped my father kill some of these monsters years ago. I think that is why one of them targeted him,” said Terrance.

“Tom never mentioned that to me,” said Alan.

           

            Some of the townsmen joined Harold and other Indian men around the campfire at their settlement that evening. Harold passed around a ceremonial pipe for his people to smoke. Some of the white men joined in on the ceremony.

            The sky was beginning to turn gray. Dusk was falling upon them. A slight breeze moved the flames from side to side. Bright orange and blue sparks jumped from the flames. The spring air was giving off a chill. The men sat closer to the fire.

            “First of all, I want to thank the Creator for helping us fight the monsters,” said Harold.

            Everyone shouted loudly and raised their right hand in the air. It appeared that the townsmen knew what to do and followed suit.

            “A long time ago, these creatures came to our land. They were hungry for our blood and the blood of our animals. They have come from evil origins. Possibly a witch’s curse or some other connection to evil ones. Wolves, according to us, are considered sacred. The monsters that attacked your friend Tom and those unsuspecting people who were camping, are not the creatures we honor. Most cultures including ours have stories of people shape shifting into animals. Usually out of necessity. We have a legend that involved a man who turned into a bear. He was from the bear clan. We heard of a man turning into a deer so he could run faster away from predators. The monsters that were eliminated last evening were not from anywhere we are aware of. We have been fighting them for quite some time, for generations. They know we know about them and how to get rid of them so naturally we are going to be targets,” said Harold.

            “I found a book on Tom’s shelf called Werewolf. There was actually a term lycanthropy in the book which refers to a person turning into an animal. Two famous people, Ed and Lorraine Warren, helped with the writing of the book,” said Alan.

            “I have heard of people shape shifting into animals,” said Greg, one of the townsmen.

            “We all saw the monsters that were shot turn back into humans,” said Terrance.

            “We have seen it many times for a long time,” said Troy, an older Indian man.

            “Let’s hope we have seen the last of them around these parts,” said Alan.