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The Divorce: Part I and Part II

Part I

The Beginner had a pet which follows wherever The Beginner goes.
Well, I use "had" here, simply because that pet is no longer by The Beginner's side.

But for a period in time, it was close to its master.
So very close.
The Beginner called it Python.

And just in case you are wondering,
Python isn't a snake...at least it wasn't at that time.
It was a beautiful animal, it looked like the mythical phoenix, but more than that.
The Python aroused awe and wonder from all other animals in the animal kingdom.
It was...phenomenally, beautiful.

Python was obedient and submissive, and absolutely loving to The Beginner.

However, after some time, Python's love for The Beginner began to grow perverted.
It wanted to be just like The Beginner...but it did not dare to express it.
And Python hid this desire within it for a long, long time.

And one night.
It all erupted.

Python saw how marvellous the light glistened from The Beginner's Heart of Gold, while The Beginner was fast asleep. It was a light that was far too attractive, far too lovely...and definitely...far too tempting for Python.

And so it went for the Heart of Gold on The Beginner's chest.
Python knew that taking the Heart of Gold would mean killing The Beginner.
But Python could no longer withstand the lure of it.

And although Python had heard numerous stories of how The Beginner's Heart of Gold could kill as much as heal, Python decided to take a chance.

He was afterall, The Beginner's pet. He knows how compassionate The Beginner will be.

And so, Python went for it.
Its claws stretched forth...towards The Beginner's Heart.

"Surely, you know that you will die."
Those words rang in Python's ears. It was as if The Beginner is speaking to Python from The Beginner's sleep.

But Python went for it still.

And in the shadow of the moonlight of that very night...The Beginner's Heart glowed...and then radiated the brightest light ever.

In that instant, Python was transformed.

And it became what we know of the python today. It grew to became the ugliest creature destined to die a horrid death one day.
And in place of its ivory beak and sparkling feathers, were fangs of the most fearsome kind, and scales of the most hideous morbidity...

In giving in to the darkness within its heart, Python has fallen.

And onwards from then, Python vowed...


To destroy The Beginner.


Part II

And Python was there when The Beginner started The Village.
Ah...yes, The Village, which you and I talked about previously.

The Village was the dream of The Beginner.
The Beginner had been wanting to build a perfect dwelling place for a long time.
So one fine day, The Beginner did it.
The Beginner started to build The Village.
And the more The Beginner did it, the more The Beginner loved it.
And so, The Beginner built a civilization with The Beginner's bare hands.

Houses were constructed, dams digged, rivers opened up and roads paved.
The Beginner did them all alone.
And when it was all done, it was the most beautiful place to live in, on planet Earth.

The Beginner brought the poorest and the most disregarded people on the surface of the Earth into The Village. The Beginner want to shine light from The Beginner's Heart of Gold into the lives of these people.

And so, The Beginner gathered from all corners of the world, orphans and widows, the poor and the dying...into The Village.
Healing took place from the moment these people entered The Village.
Healings of the body, healings of the heart, they all took place.

The Beginner wanted the people in The Village to live with The Beginner, and at the same time also have control over the place they can call home.
And so The Beginner elected from among all the people in The Village, a boy, to be The Chief of The Village.

Hope and peace was only before their eyes.
And The Beginner was very glad.
Because this was the dream at the back of The Beginner's mind all along.

And if only we can end the story here and say "The End."

But Python would not allow that to happen. Remember, he was all out to destroy The Beginner?
Oh yes, and all that The Beginner love, Python will destroy...

And The Chief of The Village will follow in that familiar path of Python...and I can't wait to tell you what took place on that fateful day.

It was the day the Heart of Gold had its first crack...and blood...yes, red human blood dripped from it.

I'm sorry, but the story is heading to some really sad turns.

posted by Si'er @ Tuesday, November 22, 2005 1 comments

The Beginner

[ The Writer would like to apologise for taking such a long break to manage his exams. Stay tuned for more stories on The Village from now... ;) ]

Have you heard of the term "The Beginner"? I'm sure you do.
It refers to an amateur, a novice, a greenhorn, right?
That's the way we understand it in our world...

Not in this village.

The mere mention of the title "The Beginner" never has anything to do with any common man.
"The Beginner", always have been associated with respect, prestige and even to some, fear. This is because, the title "The Beginner" is not just a mere title.

"The Beginner" is the name of the discoverer of the civilization of this village.

( "What?!" You may say..."Absurdity of all absurdities!" Yes, but this is how it goes in this village. A "beginner" refers to a person who "begins" something, here in this village. )

Stories were told from generations to generations about who "The Beginner" is and what "The Beginner" had done.

Some spoke of "The Beginner" as an old man full of wisdom, long beard and always dressed in robes...others passed on tales about "The Beginner" as a swift and suave warrior, full of chivalry and charm, weilding swords and spears on a magnificent steed.

Still, some spoke fondly of how "The Beginner" is a tremendous person with a Heart made of the purest Gold in the universe. They meant it in the literal sense. "The Beginner"'s Heart never fails to emit light wherever "The Beginner" goes, they say. Light just radiate about "The Beginner"'s chest. And just like all gold, it can melt too.

What causes "The Beginner"'s Heart of Gold to melt...?

Now that is an interesting question.

I will leave it to the next entry...which will arrive sooner than you think it will.
And if u noticed close enough, I did not answer any of the questions raised at the end of the last entry about "The Well". Well...(pun intended!)...all the questions raised so far, including the one above, will have their justified conclusion, in the next entry.

And patience, my dear reader, is a beautiful virtue.

posted by Si'er @ Thursday, November 17, 2005 0 comments