Thursday Thirteen 13th Edition

[xakara]

Hello Kittens, 

Welcome to my 13th Thursday Thirteen. Originally this was going to be a list of 13 things I learned over the last 13 weeks doing TT. I had a growing list and everything. Then NaNoWriMo started and I worked the very next night leaving me to write longhand for the last week. This in turn left me transcribing my pages all day Wednesday and so I have THE FORGIVEN on the brain right now and in turn you must too have it in your head. Don't think of it as "misery loving company", but more of creative psychosis craving companionship. That's so much more accurate in this case. 

And so for this 13th edition I bring you the first 13 paragraphs of THE FORGIVEN, which so happens to be the prologue. It was meant to be. :) (I'll even number them for the compulsive among you)

Enjoy.

13 Paragraphs From THE FORGIVEN

1) I fought against the forces of Heaven and Hell and now it is time to fight them again. But I am ahead of myself. An explanation is required.

2) On all possible worlds, holding all possible truths, there are those in which a war was waged in Heaven. This is not one of those worlds. Here, The Great War was waged upon Earth herself, and in the end the world lay flooded because of our collective pride. But the War did not begin in pride, nor lust as it would be believed. No, the War Against Heaven began with Love. The Love of Celestial Beings for that of Human Beings. For as Elohim so Loved them how could We, their Watchers, do anything less?  

3) Placed upon the Earth as guardians, the Grigori watched Humanity grow and prosper, far from the Eden of their beginnings. As their numbers increased so too did their restlessness and We fed their creativity to bring forth their contentment. Contentment led to happiness, and happiness led to exaltation in the Divine.

 4) So beautiful were they in their innocence, so exuberant in their thirst for knowledge, so alluring in their desire to please and be loved that We could not look away. Nor was it Our place to turn from them, they whom We had been set by Heaven to watch over with an unblinking eye.

5) From the depth of that unwavering stare We were dazzled by the shine of their divine potential and Love blossomed through Our Being for those We watched over. In time We took to Us Human mates and had born to Us offspring of great power. They came to be known as the Nephilim. To Us they are the Celeste, heavenly children to embody our Love of Humanity, and through them, Our Love of Elohim.  

6) When We stepped forward from the Light and from the Shadow to live beside Our Human mates, great civilizations sprang up around our Divine offspring and Humanity soared to its greatest achievements. They mastered the arts and sciences of reality and began to reach for new ones. They understood their bodies and their physical place in the world and walked the Earth with unshakeable confidence. And to Our great shame, beneath Our watchful eye, their spirit began to suffer.

7) They began to believe in what they could see and touch over what they could feel inside during the great quiet of true reflection. They turned to Us and Our offspring and found new gods to replace the Creative Divinity Of All Worlds and saw in Us a greatness equal to Elohim Itself. Our offspring, having never seen Heaven, looked upon themselves in the mirror of Human awe and accordingly they took to become the gods they were praised as.

8) And as would always be the case, down the path of pride, lay wickedness.

9) It was not universal, nor was it a majority, but you need only a powerful few to change the course of the world. Because We could not curtail the spiraling effects of Our offspring and in some cases, Ourselves, We were called Home to Heaven.

10) Some refused to abandon their base of power, others refused to abandon their families, and still others returned to Heaven and never looked back. This division could not last as a mere dissension of opinion and desire, and it grew, as it had to, into a full rebellion. And from that rebellion came The Great Fall.

11) One side was led by Samyaza, leader of the Grigori. One side was led by Michael in defense of Heaven. Then there was a third side, my side, those of the Us who wished to remain with Our families and yet still remain in the service of Elohim. We fought not to be taken and We fought to keep Samyaza and his issue from taking over Heaven as We knew it.

12) In the end, Samyaza was cast from Heaven and into the dominions of Hell. With one less battlefront We turned Our swords toward Heaven and wept to raise them high. With Our tears We watered the seeds of Elohim’s Divine mercy and Heaven ceased trying to take Us back. The doors were shut but We were always welcome to return. We fell from Heaven but not from grace.

13) We are The Forgiven. And Our battle has come anew.
~From the Hand of Eldan, Keeper of The Forgiven, Beloved of Elohim

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Comments

[missmelysse.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, fascinating. More please.

[nicaustin.livejournal.com]

Wow! Terrific start. I really enjoyed reading the prologue. :D

Happy TT!

TT

[(Anonymous)]

That's a great TT. Hav a good week!!!

http://thenononsense.blogspot.com/

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thank you! If I can pick out more excerpts without giving in to the desire to edit, I shall share as the month goes on. Glad to know it was properly intriguing. :)

~X

[xakara.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I'll share more when I can get past wanting to edit. (Or over-edit at least).

Thanks for the encouragment. :)

~X

Re: TT

[xakara.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

May you have a good week too.

~X

[moon-chylde.livejournal.com]

That's really RILLY good.

And now you've got me wondering if you're going to send it to me as you get it written or make me wait for the whole thing...

Secret Agent Mama says:

[(Anonymous)]

Ohhh I loved that! You write brilliantly.

I hope you get your black beans; they are my favorite! Just this past Monday I made bean, rice and cheese enchiladas and used Frijoles Negros. :D

Hope you stop by again. I know I will!

http://www.secretagentmama.com/blog

[moondancerdrake.livejournal.com]

Where the heck were you worried about edits? This is amazingly good.

http://moondancerdrake.livejournal.com/

[(Anonymous)]

Oh... these are intriguing...

- Tempest
http://midnightmooncafe.blogspot.com/

[joelysue.livejournal.com]

What a great beginning! I didn't know you were doing NaNo--good luck! I'm a NaNo virgin this year. :-D

[bombaysapphire.livejournal.com]

Very intresting, I'm intrigued!

Oh, and my most played on my mp3 player is a mash-up of the Dresden Dolls, Johnny Cash, Jonathan Larson and Lady Sovereign :D

Have a great Thursday!

Christine at chaoticcrafter (http://chaoticcrafter.wordpress.com/)

[(Anonymous)]

I can see why you can't get that out of your brain, yeah. The possibilities for this world and the people in it are fascinating!!!

I loved your comment about the people around you being so bundled up, they all look alike. OMG, I can't believe I didn't think of that and make a point of it!!! I guess because it's not that cold here yet.

Happy TT, babe! Keep on NaNoing so well!

--Susan Helene Gottfried
http://westofmars.blogspot.com

TT

[(Anonymous)]

Good luck with NANO -

Gutsy to put up the chaps :)

Lorelei James
www.loreleijames.com

From Carrie http://lovelysalome.blogspot.com

[carrielofty.livejournal.com]

I agree with Lorelei. It's brave to put up stuff out of context!! Fascinating imagery, tho.

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds awesome...is that a book you are writing?? I thought there was already a movie or something with that title. You will have to let me know when you're done...Id like to read it:) Happy TT and thanks for stopping by. Its always nice to see you.

http://singleparentsunite.blogspot.com/

[(Anonymous)]

Oh WoW! You are such a tease! This was fantastic. When its published, can I have an autographed copy? You're off to a tremendous start.

Happy TT!!

Harlekwin at Boho Rhap (http://bohorap.blogspot.com)

[(Anonymous)]

Great idea for a TT. And a very interesting excerpt!

http://www.annaguirre.com/blog.html

From The Gal Herself at One Gal's Musings

[(Anonymous)]

These 13 excerpts are elegant and impressive! Doesn't read like you're just tossing words down (as some NaNoWriMo participants seem to imply they're doing). Keep going! (And thanks for visiting my TT)

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[pussreboots.livejournal.com]

When I write, I normally write long handed but for Nanowrimo I end up typing directly. Thanks for sharing some of your Nano work. Happy TT and thanks for stopping by my other site. :D

[(Anonymous)]

You're a great writer, it's very intriguing.

Natalie a.k.a. redsoxmommy.blogspot.com

[busy91.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an interesting read. Happy TT!
Mine is up:
http://bdmeme2.blogspot.com/

[tommiea.livejournal.com]

Sounds very interesting!! Thanks for visiting my Tt

[msmoby.livejournal.com]

Interesting premise! It hooked me--now where's the rest of the book? :)

--Darla
http://nichtszusagen.blogspot.com

Vixen

[(Anonymous)]

Great! I do wish I could write like that! I can hardly wait for more.

http://vixensden.wordpress.com

Do you mind that I added you to my blogroll?