2.43 The Original Kidnappers



        "In the same way the Solarians felt the need to bring Netu back, the Archons felt a need to bring Elon back. And just like the Nefilim had set out to accomplish that task, so too did the Archons. It wasn’t long before there were mysterious kidnappings in Solaria, children were vanishing from their beds in the middle of the night. At first they were occasional kidnappings, but gradually they became more frequent until the Solarians became terrorized by the home invasions and had to start locking their doors."
         Zara was horrified. "You're trying to tell me Medel did these things?" She was getting upset again and wasn't willing to tolerate any more. "That He kidnapped little children in the middle of the night?" It was completely unbelievable. Medel was good, what if He was listening? Surely He would condemn her for even listening to this rubbish?
         'Confusion is a good sign...' Mina's words echoed out of nowhere, as if to comfort her from herself. Either Atalon was an evil, evil Archonic tyrant that made her sacrifice her Product for a Big Fat Lie or the Lunies were deliberately making her go insane. She stood up to leave.
         "I won't listen to this anymore. It's NOT TRUE! It's nothing but EVIL. EVIL LIES to trick me into your.... I don't know, LIES. I don't trust you, ANY of you!"
         The Phoenix Flames were hot, blazing now, Mina knew when to stop. She reached for her hand, Zara had no where to go. "We are all disciples of the Truth here, no one is tricking you except yourself."
         Zara was unresponsive. Mina reached for the box of emerald tiles and slid it towards her. "Why don't you choose another tile?"
         Already spooked by the strange green game, Zara looked down at the box with much reluctance.
         "Go on" the goddess coaxed, smiling kindly. 
        Feeling the pressure of so many eyes upon her brought back uncomfortable feelings... Not knowing what else to do, or where else to go, Zara sat down again, took a deep breath and opened the lid. She closed her eyes, reached into the box and pulled out a tile, being careful to choose one as far away from the last one as possible. She placed the tile on the table. Again it was a scary image.
         "The Burning Tower" the friends chimed as if mocking her. Zara collapsed into her arms, sobbing. This was just another sign to let her know it was all over. This all was all bad, her gut instinct was right, this was Hellias alright. They didn't have to explain the symbolism this time, she knew already what it meant. This tile foretold of the pyre she was headed for.

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