What is good and evil?
Who defined good and evil? How can you tell who's evil and who's good?
Can we actually see goodness or evil in someone?
Can we really tell if a culprit who's serving a death sentence is a good person or evil? Are they serving death sentences because of their crimes or just caught up because of their bad luck or a fault in the system covering up for their faults? No one really knows. It's all about how we see and our perception.
It's a story that will make you question what is good and what is bad.
It is set in the kingdom of Ruthouryn which is one of the 11 kingdoms around the globe. Ruthouryn is one of the five greatest kingdom which has bigger landscapes and populations compared to other. Because of this the kingdom became one of the strongest among all eleven.
Richard is a caretaker at kingdom's holy church's Cemetery. He's a hard worker and a faithful devotee. He and his wife (Iris) attend church on a regular basis, and they've been expecting a baby for quite some time.
They are poor financially, but rich in their behavior and nature. They are humble, kind, caring, and don't have any ulterior motives against anyone.
People really like and trust them. But we all know there are only a few people who help someone else when it comes to money. Still, our couple never asked for any favor from anyone and kept living their humble life happily with what they had.
Richard kept working to feed his family and get ready for the baby. Both of them are already worried about how they'll manage their expenses and support the kids with their future studies and life. One thing was certain: they would go to any length to keep the child happy.
November just started and it's about to get colder outside...
He knows the baby won't survive in this cold if it stays with them in their rundown house, but he still has faith that God will open up a path for them.
"Iris, will you join me at work today?" It's all souls day today and Richard has to work the whole day at the cemetery today. There is no one who can take care of Iris in her condition, so Richard was worried and wanted her to accompany him. This way, he can keep an eye on her as well as work.
"Sure", she smiled and accompanied Richard to his work...
There are lots of people at the cemetery offering their prayers and things their loved ones liked while they were alive.
Iris sat in one of the catacombs next to Richard while he was helping one of the patrons from the church with setting up flowers and their offerings. Patrons were happy with Richards' work. Richard is big and muscular with a handsome face and a kind and humble nature. Many ladies from the village look to him to talk to him and sometimes watch him work. Everything went smoothly, the mass ended, and everyone offered their prayers.
Suddenly, he heard a cry... It was Iris. She was in pain and the baby was about to be born.
Everyone looked for a while and they went back to their work. They wanted to focus their time left on their prayers and didn't want to waste it on someone who has her husband around. Richard rushed towards Iris and held her in his arms, comforting her.
My Iris is in pain; please help ber bare the pain it until I can get her to the healer. "Prayed Richard,
He went to the people he know from the church to ask for help with taking Iris to the healer...
They tried to avoid eye contact and refused him in one way or another, making excuses.
He started to lose patience and no one was offering their help.
Iris was crying and yelling Richard's name. She couldn't control the pain and was losing consciousness.
Richard ran towards her and sat beside Iris, holding her hands and making sure she was awake. Richard was furious with the others and still tried to help Iris by getting her into the church to keep her warm and using warm water and towels to clean her and comfort her. He held her hand and continued to give hope and confidence to Iris.
Some old ladies came and helped Iris too. They asked Richard to wait outside while they helped her get stabled.
Richard is usually very calm and honest with a pure heart, but that day he had second thoughts looking at the responses of people who were close to them and were very kind to him when he needed help from them to get Iris to the healer, but they all ignored or refused.
One single doubt, one single dark thought came from his heart. Rage was reflecting on his face and he whispered.
Suddenly, something changed around him, and everything in that place started changing as well. Cold winds started rustling and it kept getting more violent. Darkness spread all around us, with black clouds covering up all of the sky. The flames from the candles lit up brighter than before... Everyone started panicking and couldn't understand what was happening.
Amidst all this chaos, everyone heard a light cry... It was the cry of a baby... Iris had a baby boy...
Richard rushed towards Iris and looked at her. She was fine and one of the old women was holding the baby. He took the baby and smiled at him. The baby smiled back, trying to touch Richard's face.
The way he was born looked ominous, but he was glowing brightly, bringing smiles and peace to the minds of all the people around him, changing something in them.
Richard and Iris were filled with joy and it was like all their worries and doubts had disappeared from their hearts with only happiness left.
The old lady omitted "Alexandros," which means "to defender or protector"
They named him Alexandros. Everyone started going back to their home and Richard and others took Iris and the baby to the healer because Iris was not fully recovered.
While going to the healer, Richard seems to be lost in thought. Iris asked, "What happened, darling?" I replied, "Have you seen the old lady at the church before, Iris?" She's not from our village. Where did she come from? "
"Whoever she is, she came and helped us, and because of that, we had our lovely "Alex" and Richard." "We should be thankful to her," said Iris.
Is his birth a blessing or an omen? What lies in his future? Who was the mysterious old woman?