February 1st, 2169
Buildings compete for the sky, cars hovering mid-air, ads in various semi-transparent screens. This is life in the current era.
The Era of technological advancement
Luckily in this era, various mountains and volcanos are still left untouched and preserved.
It is mainly due to the unsuitable soil.
These mountains are considered desolate from the world
Hidden in the valley lies a humble house made of wood, it's an intriguing design that complements the surrounding, lush and green like nature...
Here lies an unsuspecting man seemingly innocent yet knowledgeable.
A man wearing a pallium over his chasuble with a long white beard and bald head can be seen bowing to this man.
"The cries of my creation linger in the air." the man said with a hint of sadness.
The man proceeds to bow more excessively
"God, on behalf of the humans please forgive us. Although we have sinned we are still one of your creations."
He said with sweat on his forehead.
"It has already been a hundred years since my manifestation has descended" he looked into the man's eyes.
The man instinctively looked down.
"There are fewer and fewer believers in this world. Almost all have forgotten me."
Suddenly God raised his hand and put it two inches above the man's head
"Mankind has forgotten their creator as such heaven retribution shall befall upon them. Only by facing this head-on shall they be forgiven" light shone upon his hand.
Upon hearing this, the man's iris shrunk. God retracted his hands.
"god.., please rethink this decision, what about what you have promised us? Please reconsider" he said solemnly with his hand holding each other.
" Do not worry as long as you are around this mountain you will be safe. When the time comes you and your people shall continue the mission that I have given humanity since the beginning."
"I…..I understand… may your holiness reach humanity."
With this word he left the valley and took the stairs leading upon a village.
Upon seeing this, God rests upon a hanging bamboo chair. Looking at the lush and green trees.
He closed his eyes reminiscing for the future. A moment after, he opened his eyes.
"Even my most trusted believers will break the law that I encode."
"A future that will grow through the chaos that grooms from development, one day they shall repent and come back to me."
" sigh…. why must this cycle repeat every time I walk and do the right..."
...
In a village a crowd of people runs around aimlessly, walking left and right like there's no tomorrow.
While this is so, a boy with chubby cheeks, dimples in, smiling lips, teeth within watch curiously as the adults walk around like a lost little duck.
"Ryan !!, where are you?!!" A woman with a fruit basket shouted atop of her lungs
"Mom I'm here" Ryan, the chubby boy said
"Oh, my holiness!!, Ryan!! Your climbing the tree again!! Get down here right now"
Ryan's mom shouted while aiming his slipper at him
"wait mom I'll go down please don't throw that" he aggrievedly asked.
His mom thought of this for a second…she looked below the tree and a man readily waiting at the bottom signed a thumbs up. She then throws it to Ryan.
Seeing this Ryan unconsciously tried to dodge but alas it was too late,
BANG!! HEAD SHOTT!!
Ryan falls but just as he reached the ground the man saved him, it was his father.
"little brat we've been looking for you all day, you should go and read the books I prepared" as his father funnily said he scratch Ryan's head until tread of hairs fall out
"aww!! Aw!! Dad, I'm sorry please let me go"
"No can do"
Ryan continued to agonize, in the nick of time his mother stops his father.
After he gets out of his father's arm he put his arm to his head. Luckily his hair's still fine
"Little Ryan, you should've stayed home." His mom snorted
"haha, indeed(2x)" his father said jokingly. His mother noticed this and she can only sigh.
"Like father, like son"
"Ummm…honey I'm not like that" his father immediately replied.
"hmm!!, says someone who left me pregnant while getting some milk"
"Oh honey, that's just a misunderstanding I was just lost in the mountains finding some wild cow to tame. You know it's hard for me, too."
"yeah right, how can you be lost in our own mountain for 9 months? even an 11-year-old child can find its way back in just 3 hours.
"I'm sorry honey, please forgive me"
Ryan watches quietly, to him this is normal.
He grabbed an apple from his mother's basket and chewed.
Comfortably sitting under the tree he forgot his parent's arguments and proceed to close his eyes.
" ah, peace and comf…."
*boom* *pow*
" you unfilial child!! , that's your grandparent's fruit!!. YOUR NOT !!! SUPPOSED!! To EAT!! IIITTTT!!!"
*Boom** bang** pow*
*BRTTTTTTTTTT*
After a series of hits, Ryan run as fast as he could.
They run around the village as if playing tag of some sort.
The villagers who saw this only let them pass as if they were non-existent.
This is of course not because they didn't care, it's just that his mother was too intimidating.
It's also because his mother has many titles, such as the unwomanly woman, rose with thorns, bull chaser, archer queen, and many more.
Among the many titles that society has given her, she is still most known as the rouge spouse or the stern mother.
As they run around, A bell suddenly rang three times.
*ding* *dong* 3x
All the villagers who were busy doing their own business immediately go to the center of the village.
Ryan and his mother followed suit.
"were.....*pant*...not done yet" his mother exclaimed in a tired tone.
As all villagers gathered one after another a series of gossip can be heard
'the Pope has returned!!'
'is there bad news?'
'What did God tell him?'
'will he finally announce a successor'
'the Pope is so handsome'
The pope stands tall among his brethren.
"God has spoken, a disaster will strike the world. There will be chaos everywhere but do not be alarmed, as long as you're in his mountain no harm will be sought through you."
"..."
" Now let us pray for God who has given us a chance and forgiveness. May holiness reach humanity."
The villagers present were taken aback by this statement but after hearing the pope's reassurance they heaved a sigh of relief…
"may holiness reach humanity"
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