Forty Days of Fasting, is it? (Michael/Iesua)

[Denarius]

It was... it was closer now. Yes, it was much closer. She walked through the dust of the desert, along the endless sand that tends to gather under the hottest parts of the world. It was like before, wasn't it? The 40 days of fasting, to prove her worth as the son of Christ. The temptation of the devil. Yes, it did draw a parallel. Only now, she didn't have an exact mission. In the distance, what seemed to look like buildings were visible. Once could always start there.

A half hour passes, and Iesua would enter the ruins of the old city. So there was warfare here. The world was torn as always. War truly is one of those unavoidable things. Yet she could feel it. There was a holy presence in the distance. Some sort of deity was here. She wished to know who it was. Perhaps they could help her. Help her find that demon Laplace, and perhaps also help her return to Heaven after all of this was done. Well, she would have to find someone first.

[Mewtwo]

The air around Michael whistled as he continued to fly around the sky as he observed the land below him. He sighed as he wondered what was it with humans and fighting? Why couldn’t they work together even when they each faced such hardships? It was a question that Michael continued to ask each day, but was unable to find his answer in the end concluding that it was one of the mysteries that the Almighty Father had decided to remain unanswered.

He then flew lower so that he could see the land clearly, he could see the devastation that the war had left on this land and it made him sigh with sadness. It would have been better if they worked together to solve this problem instead of resorting to violence, Michael then flew around a corner as a single figure stopped him in his tracks as his eyes widened. Was it possible? No…perhaps she simply looked like her…but he couldn’t take the chance that it was just another look-alike as she landed and walked towards the girl.

”My Lord? Is that you?” Michael asked warily not scarcely believing his eyes, he had thought he would never see someone from his world again, but to think that his Lord had finally come here? It was a miracle beyond miracles.

[Denarius]

War, it was an odd topic. Why people felt it was necessary to fight an opposing force. Perhaps it was due to a desire to reign superior, or to satisfy a greed. But no, in reality, the truth was quite simple. People can only live and function if they have a goal and an obstacle from achieving that goal. The idea of fighting, and the idea of winning specifically, is a drug that placates the mind and allows it to go under enormous hardships in order to win. War is known to bring the best out of people, but it also drags out the very worst out of people's core.

On the other hand, there were other ways to drag this desire out of humanity. This was the manipulation that churches and other organizations can manipulate. A sense of belonging that they could attach to themselves, something that made them relate to others, but still stand unique in a large group. From there, one would willing give themselves to this cause. That's the psychology behind groups, which is why fame, charisma, and organizations were crucial for large operations... like war. But not just war. Ministry, to spread a doctrine. Her doctrine. That's why she was here. To spread her doctrine.

Iesua's thoughts were cut short as the Seraph approached her. Before, the child of God would tower above the angel. In this body, though... It was slightly comical. Well, for this narrator anyways. Iesua didn't pay any mind to it. I don't think that notion even crossed her mind. She smiled to Michael.

[["Yes, it is I,"]] she answered. The child lifted her hair bangs, fully revealing the bandaged hand, the bandaged eye. Still bleeding, still healing from the day of sacrifice. It was from these hands that the bloodstream of miracles did come from. Perhaps that was the miracle that Michael had hoped for.

[Mewtwo]

The confirming who she was brought tears to Michael's eyes, to think that someone like the Father's son would come here to this world was something he never dared to think, what could have caused her to come here? Did something happen at Paradiso? Was everyone alright there? A hundred questions ran through his head, but first he had to pay his dues to his Lord as he kneeled down on one knee, "My Lord, and my God. I am pleased to see you safe here, I could not have imagined that you would come to this barren world, are the other Archangels with you?"

[Denarius]

Michael was crying. To be here in front of him was a gift for the seraph, and it seemed as if it was only a part of many problems one would face while dealing with the many issues of this world. It seemed as if he was also part of this war that had ravaged this area... Unfortunate. It made Iesua's skin crawl, to think of the fact that even here, war continued. She swallowed this sadness for now, paying more attention to Michael.

[["It is good to see you as well. I have been traveling alone, on a small mission of my own. Why is it that you ask of archangels? Has there been a problem within Paradiso since my departure? Or... is there something else I was not informed of?"]]

[Mewtwo]

For Michael the constant war of this world frightened him, he had no idea who was fighting who but it seemed to be a never-ending war. Especially in this city, a civil war would only result in more civil wars, it was the curse of tyrannical empires such as where they were standing in at the moment.

"It is good to see you as well. I have been traveling alone, on a small mission of my own. Why is it that you ask of archangels? Has there been a problem within Paradiso since my departure? Or... is there something else I was not informed of?"

Michael looked up to her as he wondered if she was not aware that this was no longer the Earth that they knew of, however if she had been travelling alone for some time as she stated how could she not know this? "No my Lord, I only asked because we are no longer on the Earth that we know, I do not know how you came to this world, but this world is called Genesis and there are many dangers and wars on this planet. I was merely concerned for your safety and I had hoped that there would have been Archangels here to protect you from demonic forces, since they too are present in this world," Michael explained in detail.

[Denarius]

Genesis... How ironic, then. That the previous world she was on had created a group known as the Novagenesis, and they would have extracted her from Paradiso... only to send her to Genesis. Was this all planned for? It seemed out there, but no. Certainly this was all expected and made according to plan. Eventually she would return as well. Not even a new world would stop the will of the Lord.

[["I was searching for such a demonic force, and had come alone in hopes of apprehending it without needless combat. Archangels would have complicated the matter. Do not be concerned of my safety, Michael. Rather, I am more worried about you and this world. So war continues to rage here as well, but why is it that you... and a stronger holy force... are fighting here today? And... who else is here? Is it Melchizedek? Metatron? Shaddai or Sabbaoth?"]] Iesua replied, only to begin interrogating. The only real concern for Iesua was this: Were angels involved with wars between mortals once more? If that was the case, then who was the enemy so powerful that the divine forces had to interfere?

[Mewtwo]

"I was searching for such a demonic force, and had come alone in hopes of apprehending it without needless combat. Archangels would have complicated the matter. Do not be concerned of my safety, Michael. Rather, I am more worried about you and this world.

Archangels would have certainly complicated matters as they would have been overzealous in their protection of the Lord, it would have been an utter disaster if they began attacking people because they thought that they were a threat. It was rare for such misunderstanding to occur, but even Michael had his few shares of misunderstanding on Genesis and he was thankful that it was nothing serious. He was touched when his Lord said that he was more worried about him, "You do not need to worry about me my Lord, I am your shield and sword, I cannot be easily defeated," he said.

So war continues to rage here as well, but why is it that you... and a stronger holy force... are fighting here today? And... who else is here? Is it Melchizedek? Metatron? Shaddai or Sabbaoth?"

"The stronger holy force that you sensed is perhaps Genesis' version of the Almighty Father who they called Yahweh, similar to the old name Moses gave, I currently serve him as I did not know what to do in this world and I happened by chance to meet their High Priestess, this world's version of the Pope, and after meeting Yahweh he charged me with protecting her from any harm. However today I was merely patrolling the area to see if I could help any innocence from the troubles of war," Michael explained.

[Denarius]

Iesua froze up at the mention of Yahweh. She looked at Michael in the eye, though her gaze was unfocused. The desert heat was actually getting to her now, and she was beginning to feel faint. Yes, this is faint... Oh dear... It was just such a shock. That... that... that Father himself would be in this world. It is Father, yes? Well... Michael had mentioned the word version... but it's still the Lord Almighty, yes? Or is it something else? Is someone using the name of her Lord improperly? Then why is there such a powerful presence...

The child loses her balance, falling forwards. She weakly replied, [["My... My Father is here? And He is waging war?"]]

[Mewtwo]

Michael noticed that she was starting to get faint as he immediately rushed to her side, "My Lord! Are you alright?" he asked as he gently led her to a cooler shade as he became worried about her, what could have caused her to feel faint? Was it the fact that Yahweh was here? Surely she would know that although it might bear the old name, it could not be her father in the flesh, however Michael was starting to worry what plans this world's Yahweh had in regards to the constant war of Genesis.

Michael nodded in response to her question, "As I explained, it is not truly your Father but merely someone who bears the old name, I still believe that the Almighty Father is still back in our world or at least...I hope that He is still in our world."

[Denarius]

Not Father, but was that possible? It is possible for two people to have the exact same name... but why would this one hold such a name, if not to show that they were indeed the Lord Almighty? Or was it a means of giving worship to the true Father, as people have done with her own name... It was still too perplexing. What was she to doubt? If she was at any point to doubt or deny her own Father... that horrid event would happen again. No doubt, this time around, the punishment would be too severe. It could be that Iesua would no longer exist should the incident be replayed.

[["Then I will go to see this 'Lord'."]]

[Mewtwo]

Michael looked at her with worried eyes, he cared about her a lot, she had been through a lot of trials to get this far and he was not about to have her fail in this foreign world. To have her doubt whether or not her Father was truly here was an expected thing to occur, even Michael is still debating on whether or not this Yahweh was still the same Yahweh that he served even until now.

For her to want to meet this Lord...perhaps she wanted to confirm with her own eyes whether or not it was the person she though it would be. He had little doubt that Yahweh would hurt her, or at least he hoped that she would not be hurt, as Michael nodded, "I understand my Lord, I will guide you to where he is, do you need a moment to gather your thoughts?" Michael asked.

[Denarius]

She avoided eye contact with Michael, opting instead to look towards where she believed the ciry Aircano would be located, based off what she was able to sense. As she moved forwards, she had noticed that she had stopped levitating, and began to walk with her feet in the sand. It would be better, and perhaps a sort of test. Anyone who was truly holy would be able to identify the child to be the Messiah, while most anyone else would probably imagine her to be out of place and odd, but nothing truly noteworthy. Okay, scratch that. With the bandages on her head and the torn red cloak, there was no way people wouldn't call her noteworthy.

Michael had then replied, and Iesua turned to him, giving a light smile. [["That will not be necessary, Michael. Besides... I will need to replace my current bandages soon."]]

[Mewtwo]

Michael looked at Iesua for a moment before looking back towards the city, he had noticed that she was no longer levitating and he was glad that she wasn’t levitating anymore. Anyone who was anyone would instantly know that she was someone special, that would make her a target in this world and the last thing that he wanted to happen was to have her become a target. He would not allow anyone to harm Iseua, he would give his life in order to accomplish that goal, he just hoped that nothing bad would come to pursue her.

Michael smiled back at Iseua as she declined his help, ”Very well my Lord, I am at your beck and call. I will always serve and protect you,” he said he flew down deciding to walk along with his Lord, ”let’s quickly make our way out of this city. It is a dangerous city and I do not know when the fighting will begin again, not that anything can beat me,” he said reassuring her.