Anointed
I sat down in front of their cage. One of them stood and walked toward me. I recognized him as Enoch. Elijah remained in contemplation.
He stood at the fence and watched me. Addressing me, he said: "You serve a false god. We are justified and have committed no crime."
I glared at him. "You will address me as Magus or Libra. Tell me what your plan is. What were you waiting for in Acis?"
Snarling, Enoch said, "Who are you to stand against the force and fury of the living god? I was a normal man once. God took me like an eagle, snatching my hair and dragging me off my feet. Now I can do nothing else but serve."
I shook my head. "How can you reconcile your god with what the Sanglorians and Malachus have done?" I asked.
"The elves are children of a lesser god. They do not have souls like the humans, and we will not be judged for their treatment," spat Enoch.
Elijah slowly came up behind Enoch and put his hand on Enoch's shoulder. "Brother," Elijah said quietly, "I have a new word from our god. Stand down." Enoch bowed obediently to Elijah and knelt to pray.
Elijah spoke to me. "Libra, I apologize for all that we have spoken. I have a new revelation now. You assume we are enemies, wrongly. You have life within you, Libra. You carry galaxies within your womb. Your lover, your child, the gods you serve and we serve will be one. A divine syzygy."
Incredulously, I asked, "What? How do you know I'm pregnant?"
Elijah smiled. "My words will make little sense. Your child is an egg holding infinity. We are stars and do not die. I feel the boy you carry because we are the same stuff." He sniffed the air. "You have been with the Beast. We can smell him on you. He responds to you and knows you. You are the one prophesied."
"I need to get Oberon," I said, standing. "This is all hard to grasp."
"Urthona and Urizen will be one," pronounced Elijah. "Your child will bring peace between our races."