Catharsis, Legend of the Lemurians by Lada Ray Read Free Book Online Page B

astonishment, a golden
glow started emanating out of the monk's body in expanding waves
that enveloped him whole, and he floated upwards off the floor just
as he sat, without opening his eyes or moving a finger.
    The guard tried to silence an involuntary gasp by
covering his mouth, but it was too late. Without changing position,
Ignatius opened one eye. The next thing the young guard knew, that
eye was staring from the other side of the keyhole straight into
his. Another moment later, some kind of invisible force pushed him
away from the door and he landed on the floor, hitting his head on
the opposite wall. Mad with pain, shame, and confusion, he jumped
to his feet and sprinted away from the guest room door as quickly
as his feet would carry him, bump on the back of his head
throbbing, ears burning, and a pledge forming in his head to never,
ever again succumb to a terrible sin of frivolous curiosity!
    Brother Ignatius shook his head with a small smile
and re-closed his eye. The glow around him intensified, and as the
boundaries of the guest room dissolved into nothingness, eight
vibrating golden rays extended in different directions from his
body. At the end of each ray, wrapped in the same golden glow,
appeared eight different figures, each sitting in the same lotus
pose, and each emanating eight golden rays of their own, connecting
all nine figures together in one intricate network. The rays kept
expanding until all nine floating figures were completely covered
in a shimmering golden cocoon.
    “Good day to all,” said a deep voice belonging to a
tall, wise-eyed man dressed in a roomy Russian peasant shirt.
    “Good day, Lev,” responded several voices.
    “The final emergency session of the Earth's Council
is open. All nine Earth Keepers are present,” continued Lev.
“Nikola… Deva… Isabella… Usaama… Ignatius…Tengis… John… Ling… and
Lev. It is our duty to make the ultimate decision about the fate of
this human civilization.” Lev gazed at each member of the Council.
“I remind everyone what’s at stake and trust that all of you were
able to carefully weigh your decision. The last vote stands thus:
three—for letting this civilization continue despite all the
horrors we foresee ahead, six—for letting the Comet of Karma do its
job. The new vote and final debate start now. Pro or con ?”
    “I also saw the Key,” announced Ling, the Keeper of
China and East Asia. “However, I disagree with Lev and Ignatius.
The Key to be born is male, not female, and he will be Chinese, not
Russian. Yet I do agree, there is hope. I have changed my vote to pro .”
    “But the evidence is conflicting and inconclusive,”
chimed in Nikola, the Keeper of North America. “We all saw the same
thing: world wars, cruelty and destruction brought on by new
technology and man's arrogance. Yet only a few saw a sign of hope.
My vote remains con .”
    “I agree with Nikola,” said John, the Keeper of
Australia, Oceania and Antarctic. “It is too dangerous to let it go
on. This civilization has failed to demonstrate good judgment in
situations of conflict. I still vote con .”
    “If we let this civilization go on,” said Deva, the
Keeper of India and the Middle East, “I fear we’ll lose all of the
human souls on planet Earth.”
    “True,” agreed Usaama, the Keeper of Africa. “We
have to let the Comet do its job. Besides, the Key may be too late.
After all, one hundred years is a long time. I am against protecting this civilization.”
    “But you are forgetting,” interjected Ignatius, the
Keeper of Europe, “that the Key can only be born if there is enough
goodness left in mankind! My vote remains pro .”
    “Why wouldn't it appear now, then,” objected Deva,
“why in a hundred years? Remember Buddha? Remember Jesus? They
appeared and unlocked human potential during the time of great
need. This is different. My vote is con .”
    “Some of us think,” said Lev, the Supreme Keeper of
the Earth, “that