God's At Arm's

Chapter 8 : God Had A BBQ

I made my way through the streets, heading to the main plaza where the fountain was located. When I cut around the corner, I spotted a tall man sitting up against a house with the number 39162 etched into the stone wall. He was bulky with a more rounded shape but was a head taller than me. As I passed him by, I managed a smile and offered him a greeting, "Morning." The man forced a small smile back and nodded his head  without saying a word. Not wanting to waste either of our time, I just kept going.

When I made it to the fountain I saw that Tony and God was already waiting for me. God was dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and swimming trunks today making him seem less of a figurehead and more of a normal guy as for tony he was in wearing the same tie died shirt from yesterday. The two of them were sitting at one of the tables that was sprinkled around the plaza playing tic-tac-toe with a few sticks and yellow and purple stones. "What's the score?" I asked trying to keep a positive atmosphere as I walked up to the side of the table. "64-0, you're late." God stated with a bored expression as Tony kept his eyes locked on the tables. "Sorry, forgot to poof an alarm clock." I said not pointing out that he never gave me a time to meet him. "So, what's the plan? You told you were going to send me somewhere to steal your brother's seal?" God stopped and looked at me with a deadly look in his eye's. "He's NOT my brother!" He started, "YOUR father is currently on earth at his home getting ready for bed. Meaning the place where he runs off to is left unattended. I'll send you to a planet called Dextre, the resting ground for all that died when your father first came into existence. You just have to find this seal and bring whatever it's on back to me." He glanced at the table making a picture appear. "This is what the seal looks like?" I asked examining the picture. It was a strange symbol that looked like a crescent moon on its side with a sword going through it and a big black dot hanging above. "Yes." God sat up and stood to meet me at eye level, scared with what he may do, I looked around making a mental note of the few people around in the distance going about their business as my body tensed hoping that God would not lash out with lightning in an open place with people around. "Tony mentioned your craftsmanship with a bow that even from a young age of 10 when you shot your first arrow you quickly learned to become a master shot going so far to give him a demonstration in your home?" His eyes were sharp as they locked onto me unable to say anything from my rising panic I simply gave a sly grin and nodded. "Show me." he demanded. Having heard him say that made me feel like my bones were replaced with led. "Ok." I managed to ask, "What would you like me to shoot?" I said with false confidence as I dipped into the my bag of tricks i had taken with me to reach for my bow. "That target over." He pointed to his temple that he had over looking the town. "I want you to hit the second pillar." This shot was not too hard, it was a challenge that was made to look more intimidating than it really was. The temple itself clocked in roughly around 400 feet away, just over a football field, and the pillar is wide with no wind to mess up my shot made. This is a easy task, I thought to myself. "Just don't blink." I said as I drew my hand from my bag holding my bow and arrow already notched in the string with one motion. I toss the bag on the ground and drew back the arrow pulling on the string. A shot like this requires a heavy duty bow with a draw weight of 350 pounds. The most I could shoot with accuracy, I already knew where to aim so with no time wasted I sent the arrow flying. The arrow wasn't dead center, it was off a bit by what seemed to be two inches but I hit it regardless and a shot like that would have rendered anyone unable to get up so I was happy with my work as I bent down to put away my shiny new toy with a proud smile on my face. I felt a hand grasp my shoulder, "Good shot When you want to come back, just step on this black pearl and you will return to this fountain." Before I could even say anything I was engulfed in flames, blistering my skin causing pain far worse then the last time. I screamed out in agony as I heard faint popping of my skin and the scent of my own burning flesh made its way into my nostrils  gagging me, causing all my senses to fail me. I collapsed slowly losing focus, the last thing I saw was God's boots as the world went black around me.