[The Afterlife Series 01] • The Afterlife Series Omnibus · Heaven, Hell, Earth, Wasteland, War, Stones by Lafferty Mur

Author:Lafferty, Mur [Lafferty, Mur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion, afterlife, Mythology, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781310701825
Goodreads: 22421653
Publisher: Smashwords Edition
Published: 2014-04-29T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOUR

"I don't get it, Kate. How can they be so misguided as to blind their own kids?"

Kate walked with her head down, wondering why the road was so disorienting. It was wrong somehow.

"I don't know. Think about how many terrible things people did back home in the name of the God of Abraham. So many people interpreting the Word differently. As Douglas Adams once said, Christ's message was essentially "wouldn't it be great if everyone were nice to each other for a change?" and people STILL misinterpreted that."

"But I don't feel like I've given any messages, good or bad. I've been kinda busy with you. I haven't had time to say, "Be nice to each other" or "Blind your kids" or "Eat your veggies.""

"It would be nice if we could get some guidance. That's been the worst part of this whole thing," Kate said. "We could have asked Christ why he did miracles sometimes and not others. So many people have begged for proof of a god and nothing happens, but now we know they did - we do - exist." She frowned at the road. "I'd like to head into the city in disguise. Can we do that?"

"Sure. Hard for me to hide this, though," Daniel pointed to his blind side. "It seems to be a rather prominent feature around here."

Kate stopped walking and appraised him. "Shape-changing isn't a problem with you, is it?"

"Well, I did the pterodactyl thing pretty easily, yeah."

"Then you just turn into an animal. If you prefer, make it something shaggy, like a dog or horse. Something with hair that can cover your eye."

He grinned at her. "If you're going to ride me, I'd prefer it not to be my back."

She laughed. "Dog, then?"

He sighed. "The coyote part of me objects loudly, but you're probably right." He concentrated briefly, and then there was a shaggy white dog where Daniel used to be.

Kate knelt in the road and arranged the hair on the dog's head to cover the blind eye. The dog licked her hand. She grinned.

"That'll do."

She stood up and watched the dog romp through the woods. She realized she had no idea what the clothing looked like here, and then just guessed, creating with her divine will a pair of brown boots, green pants, and a white blouse. Nice, rugged, generic, she assumed. Her brown hair she willed blonde - then red, because she'd always wanted to be a redhead.

She peered at the road again and then laughed. She realized what was wrong. It was the wrong width. She'd been fascinated with the fact that Earth roads were the size they were because of the wagon wheel width from the times of ancient Rome. One of those situations where traditions held on for quite a long time. This road was wider - not a lot, but it was noticeable.

A clattering came from behind her, and she stepped out of the road to see exactly why the road was so wide. The wide wagon was pulled not by four horses, but four dinosaurs.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.