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DragonKnights: Resurrection

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Here is another excerpt from Dragon Knights: Resurrection

 

A jade colored dragon, Tatsu. flew over the city of Sychar. Satan had brought him here from his home planet of Ramajadin. From what he could see the people here seemed even more backward than the people and races from his home. He shook his head and roared as he reminded himself that Ramajadin was no longer his home. Instead this backwards planet was the place he would call home.  From the looks of things and what he had been able to ascertain in his short time here this people would be much easier to bring to Satan and ultimately enslave for his own evil purposed. He roared again as he flew in front of the sun. He watched the little people look to the sky and then run in fear into their little houses. It would be so easy to burn those flimsy buildings and kill the people, but that’s not what he was supposed to do. Instead he saw a stable and a lone cow. His stomach rumbled. It had been days since he had last eaten. One more roar, a blast of white hot flame and the stable was gone and the cow cooked to perfection. It was not enough but it was a beginning. He would need to find some more of these cows. His and Dryas’s eggs would be hatching soon and they would be hungry.

He swooped down and gobbled the cow in one large bite. Then flew off toward the caves in the mountains above Galilee.

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Naftili walked back to the house. As he walked through the outskirts of town he felt someone grab him and pull him behind the house.

“What are you doing Naftili? Why are you chasing that Jew? Did your father not tell you to stay away from him?” It was old Jacob.

“Yes, Rabbi.” But you have heard him speak. Have you listened to him?”

The Rabbi released him. “Yes, yes I have. And I know how you feel. I want to hear more I want to be with Jesus all the time, but the Torah forbids us spending time with Jews. You should obey your father until we can figure out a way to do this thing.”

“Yes Rabbi Jacob, I know you are right, but the pull is so strong.”

“I know my boy. You go home tonight. Tomorrow come back and then we will find a way to see this Jesus.”

“All right I will do as you say. Until tomorrow and then we will find a way.”

Tell your father that the Rabbi wants to see you. He is a good man your father and you should not disobey him.

Good night Rabbi Jacob.

Good night Naftili.

He slowly walked the few blocks back to the house. It had been a strange evening and he was not sure what to think.
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When he arrived he washed up again and went in the house and right to his bed. Abba must have been in the barn, because he did not see him in the house as he snuck through. His mother brought him some food. As he ate he thought about Jesus and Andrew and the other apostles. He thought about all the things Jesus said and about being introduced to Jesus by Andrew. How could these simple men be as bad as the townspeople said they were? They did not seem any different than his family. If only he could understand adults, but then again if he did understand them then he might never have gone to listen to Jesus.

He woke early the next morning before his father and rushed out to the barn to tend his chores and make up for missing work from yesterday. He thought about Imma and Abba and the townspeople and how tough things had been since Abba had been ill and Gavrielle had been taken. He felt bad for disobeying his father, but even in the cold light of dawn he still felt a strong pull to be near Jesus, to hear what he had to say.

When he finished his chores he cleaned up and went into the house. His mother was up and making their small breakfast and father must have been out doing some chores. He was not sure how he had not seen him, but figured he must have gone out while his back was turned. He sat down and table the bread and pheasant eggs that Imma had prepared.

“Imma, Rabbi Jacob had asked me to meet him this morning. He has something he wants to show me.”

“All right you may go if you have finished your chores.”

“Yes, Imma. Where is Abba? I did not see him when I was outside doing my chores.”

“He went to the caves. One of the sheep was giving birth and in trouble. Go on ahead and meet Rabbi Jacob.”

“Be back in time for dinner.”

“Yes Imma.”

Naftili scurried off to meet Rabbi Jacob. He was excited and hoped the Rabbi had a plan so they could listen to Jesus speak again. When he arrived at the temple the rabbi was nowhere to be found. His excitement quickly deflated like a balloon. He asked the baker if he had seen the rabbi. He responded that he had not seen the old busybody all morning, but if he did he would let Naftili know. Naftili walked away kicking at the stones on the hard packed earth of the road. He was not at all sure what to do now. He would go and find father and see if he could be any help with the sheep. as he walked up the hill to the cave he saw the crowd gathering again by the lake. He knew father was near and he dare not follow the crowd.

He continued to the cave. He saw his father coming out of the cave and ran to him. “Abba is everything all right. How are the sheep and the new lamb?”

“Yes they are fine. That Jewish man you are so enamored with and some of his followers came in early this morning with their herds and when he saw our distress they offered to he help us. He saved the lambs.”

“There was more than one.”

“Yes the ewe had triplets. Usually if there is more than two one will die. Yet this man, this Jew managed to save the third one and even convince the mother to care for all three.”

“But why would he help you? You are not a Jew.”

“I do not know Naftili. All I do know is that when I needed help he was there and he helped. Now we can go home to you mother and celebrate.”

Dragon Knights: Resurrection

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10646699_710439319031614_7692693758538826121_nI am once again working on my Dragon Knights series. With the recent death of my father I have felt a renewed desire to work on the series.  My father had been curious about what I was writing and even loaned me a book to help with the writing of the series. So now I think I owe it to him and myself to finish the series no matter how long it takes. First drafts are completed for the first, and fourth books. The second book is my current work in progress. The third and possibly a fifth book are slated for writing at a later time.

Going forward I am going to be posting excerpts from the first and fourth book. The first book, working title Resurrection begins with the ministry of Christ and follows a Samaritan boy as he faces the consequences of his conversion to be a follower of Christ. It also follows his sister who is taken by a Roman Centurion and during her captivity becomes a follower of Christ. After her rescue she and her brother join up with the apostles and some dragons who are messengers of  God to spread His word and grow through the consequences of their life. Here is the opening scene:

The woman said to him, “Sir I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain: you people say that the palace to worship is Jerusalem Jesus said to the beloved me woman the hour is coming when you will worship the father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Your people worship what you do not understand we worship what we understand because salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming and is now here when true worshippers will worship the father in spirit

A dark shadow covered the cloud sun as Naftili went to the well. He could not believe that mother was making him do this in the middle of the day when everyone else was in their cool houses avoiding the heat of the day.

As he neared the center of town where the well was he heard a commotion. Could the Romans have returned? They had just been through Sychar yesterday and disrupted the Sabbath. He heard loud voices and as he came around the corner beside the temple he saw a large crowd of people.

He breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that it wasn’t centurions, just townspeople. They all stood around the well and at the center one man with several more men and women standing behind him. In front of him that woman. Imma and Abba had told him to stay away from her. She was a bad woman, almost as bad as the Jews. The man was holding her hand, accepting a cup of water from her. Well he had just made a big mistake. The woman was unclean, now he would be unclean. He wondered why anyone would do that and risk the wrath of God. He has to get closed hear what the crowd was saying. They must be trying to warn him to get her out of town before she made anyone else unclean.

Naftilil went and stood behind the Rabbi Jacob. He could hear the strange, now unclean man speaking, but he was not condemning her. Instead he was forgiving and telling her not to sin anymore. And the people were not stoning the women or chasing the man out of town.
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In fact and Naftili thought it strange, but they were welcoming the strangers inviting them into their homes, offering him food. This made no sense. He needed to get home to tell Imma and Abba what happened. Would not mother be surprised. After the crowd left with the stranger and the woman Naftili filled his buckets and rushed home trying not to spill the water as he ran through the door to their small home.  Mother was by the fireplace preparing the noon meal when Naftili came through the door.

“Naftili, where have you been? I sent you for water over an hour ago.” Your father is anxious to eat and be on his way. Ever since your sister, Gavrielle was taken by the Romans there is more work for the rest of us and no time to dawdle. Now get cleaned up so we can eat.”

Naftili went back to the animal shelter and washed his face and hands. He thought about the man at the well and then he thought about his sister.  The memories of the previous month came flooding back. It had been tax collecting time and the Roman centurions decided to make sure that Rome received her due tribute or as Abba said to make sure the people were robbed properly.  Abba had been ill and not able to do the stone cutting he usually did to feed the family. The family consisted of Imma, Abba and sister /Gavrielle, until last month. The tax collectors did not care. All they worried about was getting their taxes, Roman taxes. If there was no money then they took anything they could. Livestock, foodstuffs, even people girls like Gavrielle.

Mother and Gavrielle had sewn some things to sell in there market, but it had not been enough. When the Romans came there had not been enough denarius to pay the taxes. That Roman centurion, Acanthus had decided that since they did not have enough money that something else needed to taken. All the sheep where in the high pasture and the milk cow along with her calf seemed a good alternative to the Romans but then Gavrielle had come out of the house. Acanthus saw her and how pretty she was. Somehow he seemed to recall right at that moment that he had a daughter who needed a companion, really a slave and decided to take his sister. Gavi tried to run back into the house, but the man rode his big horse right through Imma’s garden and to the front door. He picked Gavi up by her tunic and threw her on the back of his horse. Then just to make sure we got the message, when Imma screamed he reached down and smacked her across the face. Imma’s lip bled as the centurion rode through the garden, knocking over the fence and laughing.

Naftili had rushed out of his hiding place to try and stop them, but his father had grabbed his arm and pulled him back, forcing him to stand behind where he could not be seen. Then he just stood there and watched the Romans ride away with his sister crying on the back of the horse. He had felt so useless, so helpless.