| Author: | Dennis King | ISBN: | 9781311573728 |
| Publisher: | Dennis King | Publication: | August 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dennis King |
| ISBN: | 9781311573728 |
| Publisher: | Dennis King |
| Publication: | August 8, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
At opposite ends of the underpass two vagabonds began stirring, one human, one not. Neither initially was aware of the other. Last night both had taken shelter at opposite ends of the underpass for the same provincial reason, to get out of the cold, mildly acidic, rain. As the early morning spears of sunlight peels back the damp layers of night cloaking their sparse forms, they finally each see the other, warily and suspiciously. One was a robot and one was a man.
Normally the robot would steer clear of humans, especially one apparently living a suspiciously nomadic lifestyle. With reservations, the robot began to cautiously move forward, somehow drawn towards the human by the similarities of their fate.
Over a coffee and nothing else breakfast, the Spacetech John discovers the 'Bot he nicknamed Pete is sojourning within a decades long search for a soul. The 'Bot is a Believer in Christ but has concluded that he needs a soul to be saved. The robot is determined to trade for one. As they finish their first morning discussion, a serpent that has been surreptitiously monitoring their conversation slips off among the rocks.
After discussing the 'Eight Problematical Factors of God and Salvation', man and robot decide to join forces on the quest. The true and untrue factors they had discussed were;
1. God does exists
2. God does not exist
3. There is life after death
4. There is no life after death
5. Faith in God allows salvation
6. No faith in God causes damnation
7. You gain life after death even if there's no God
8. God would grant you salvation even if you did not believe.
Shortly thereafter, it was decided they might have to barter with the devil for a soul for Pete so they looked to hook up with a Sorcerer. They reviewed the Sorcerers Bulletin Board and after scanning past several hundred entries, contacted a firm called Good Spirits, Inc., and engaged the services of Madam Catherine Montage. At first she was reluctant to make trip, because they wouldn't specify why she was needed.
Determining that the last three world plagues were caused by the devil's mathematical formula, the trio is able to dial in the past to see and hear actual conversations between the devil and those he has tempted. The next plague is due any week.
Then, there he was the Devil himself. Taller than a man by half-again. Thick of limb and chest and covered with translucent reddish scales which revealed lost souls withering in agony under his skin. You could observe these tortured creatures from the tips of his horns right down to the bladed point of his withering, serpentine tail. Speaking, his voice reverberated with an intensity and sarcasm that brought physical pain.
Thus Pete is trapped within a pentagon and if he steps out the entire world will suffer the plague. But he must get out to acquire the bargained soul. Can a robot really go to Heaven? Will Pete get his soul? What are the devils temptations? Who dies, John or Madam Montage? Who is dead among the living?
Who lives forever in Christ? You? Maybe. Maybe not? If you are not certain, this is a must read.
At opposite ends of the underpass two vagabonds began stirring, one human, one not. Neither initially was aware of the other. Last night both had taken shelter at opposite ends of the underpass for the same provincial reason, to get out of the cold, mildly acidic, rain. As the early morning spears of sunlight peels back the damp layers of night cloaking their sparse forms, they finally each see the other, warily and suspiciously. One was a robot and one was a man.
Normally the robot would steer clear of humans, especially one apparently living a suspiciously nomadic lifestyle. With reservations, the robot began to cautiously move forward, somehow drawn towards the human by the similarities of their fate.
Over a coffee and nothing else breakfast, the Spacetech John discovers the 'Bot he nicknamed Pete is sojourning within a decades long search for a soul. The 'Bot is a Believer in Christ but has concluded that he needs a soul to be saved. The robot is determined to trade for one. As they finish their first morning discussion, a serpent that has been surreptitiously monitoring their conversation slips off among the rocks.
After discussing the 'Eight Problematical Factors of God and Salvation', man and robot decide to join forces on the quest. The true and untrue factors they had discussed were;
1. God does exists
2. God does not exist
3. There is life after death
4. There is no life after death
5. Faith in God allows salvation
6. No faith in God causes damnation
7. You gain life after death even if there's no God
8. God would grant you salvation even if you did not believe.
Shortly thereafter, it was decided they might have to barter with the devil for a soul for Pete so they looked to hook up with a Sorcerer. They reviewed the Sorcerers Bulletin Board and after scanning past several hundred entries, contacted a firm called Good Spirits, Inc., and engaged the services of Madam Catherine Montage. At first she was reluctant to make trip, because they wouldn't specify why she was needed.
Determining that the last three world plagues were caused by the devil's mathematical formula, the trio is able to dial in the past to see and hear actual conversations between the devil and those he has tempted. The next plague is due any week.
Then, there he was the Devil himself. Taller than a man by half-again. Thick of limb and chest and covered with translucent reddish scales which revealed lost souls withering in agony under his skin. You could observe these tortured creatures from the tips of his horns right down to the bladed point of his withering, serpentine tail. Speaking, his voice reverberated with an intensity and sarcasm that brought physical pain.
Thus Pete is trapped within a pentagon and if he steps out the entire world will suffer the plague. But he must get out to acquire the bargained soul. Can a robot really go to Heaven? Will Pete get his soul? What are the devils temptations? Who dies, John or Madam Montage? Who is dead among the living?
Who lives forever in Christ? You? Maybe. Maybe not? If you are not certain, this is a must read.
