The Sword and the Sickle is a fusion of religion, science, and prophecy, weaving a tale of the end of days where celestial forces collide with earthly fate. Within its pages, ancient gods, interdimensional beings, and prophetic visions shape a battl...
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THE SWORD AND SICKLE
PART ONE
CHAPTER FOUR
CONVERSATIONS WITH ALINDA
According to one Greek legend, Aphrodite was born from foam and walked out of the sea as a creation of the god Uranus. The legend tells us that Uranus cut off one of his testicles, tossing it into the sea to create life on this world, and this act caused the ocean to foam. Aphrodite arose out of the foam to be the first of his creatures to walk on the land, and she became the goddess of love. These legends tell us that the god Zeus married Aphrodite off to the ugliest god, Hephaestus, but she was not happy with this arrangement, so she loved whoever she wanted. One day, she spies the loveliest of mortal men, Adonis, and she falls madly in love with a human. He was a great hunter who roamed the land of the Hebrews, and she lusted for mortals. One day, while on earth playing with Adonis (the same name as the Hebrew god Adonai), she said, "Adonis, I have to leave, but while I am gone, I do not want you to hunt the wild boar." However, while she was gone, he thought he should hunt the boar, and the wild boar killed him. When Aphrodite returned to earth, she could not find her beloved Adonis. She searched the land and found her Adonis dead. She mourned his death for days and refused to bury him. Finally, she took his body to the god Zeus and begged him to restore Adonis to life by making him a god. Zeus told her that he could not, that she must go to Persephone and make a deal with her. Aphrodite then went to Persephone, goddess of the nether world, and begged for Adonis' life. Eventually, they worked out a deal between Persephone and Zeus, where for six months Adonis could be with Aphrodite, and for six months Adonis would reside in the underworld with Persephone. After time had passed, Adonis was eventually allowed to become a god, and Aphrodite appointed him the god of the Hebrews.
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Levi's guide, Alinda, spent many hours with him, and they would have long conversations about life, God, and the Earth. During a dream in August of twenty-seven, Levi was alerted by the sound of feet nearing his bedside, and he felt his guide's presence. His brain was in that strange between-world of full alertness and full sleep; he awaited Alinda's touch. She sat down beside him on the bed. He could feel the mattress sag from her weight. She leaned over him and ran her long hair gently over his face, which tickled him, and he awoke. He opened his eyes to find himself alone in bed. He closed his eyes immediately, and in a few seconds he asked, "Alinda, are you still here?" no reply. Again, he asked, "Alinda, are you here?" Suddenly, Levi felt her head slam down hard on his chest, so hard he had his breath knocked out of him. He coughed violently, and when he had finished coughing, he heard Alinda giggle and say, "Of course I am here, silly."
