Dragons and Romans by William David Ellis

Author:William David Ellis [Ellis, William David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Altar Stone
Published: 2018-03-28T22:00:00+00:00

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Regulus drifted off to sleep, and as before, found himself in a lush green pasture. He sighed contently but didn’t relax completely. He knew he had to meet with Eliasz. The old man said the previous evening that Regulus had been given enough information for one nap, and this was the next one, so Regulus was expecting to meet as before. He waited and waited, and nothing happened. A sense of urgency began to inch its way into Regulus’ heart. Where was the old man? Was this another nightmare? Had the first dream even been real? If not, where was he now?

As he was about to despair, he noticed someone walking toward him. The figure was not dressed at all like Eliasz; this person was obviously noble, dressed in a purple robe similar to what the city of Carthage’s rich patrons wore. As the figure drew closer, Regulus noticed a strikingly handsome man of indeterminate age. The closer the figure came, the more ragged Regulus felt. Finally, the man stood in front of him and said, “So, you are the Roman?”

“I am a Roman,” Regulus answered.

“You are the warrior sent to destroy this horrible city of child sacrifice and misdirected Baal worship.”

“I suppose that is so,” Regulus agreed.

“Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news… But it has been determined that you will not be allowed to do so.”

“What?” Regulus boomed. “What do you mean not allowed? I lost hundreds of men in this battle, and you are saying, ‘I am not allowed.’ The enemy has sent hordes of darkness against us. And we are still standing, and you have the gall to tell me I am not allowed. Just who the hell do you think you are?”

The purple-robed man grinned at Regulus. “Temper, temper Roman. The anger of man does not accomplish the righteousness of the gods. Now, as I was saying, you are to wake, command your army to move off, board its ships and go back to Rome. Leave this city to its own devices. But leave it quickly. If you do not, we will be aggrieved, and you do not wish that, legate.” The man’s calm demeanor vanished, replaced by a stern voice.

“Who are you?” Regulus demanded. “And where is Eliasz?”

“How do you know I am not Eliasz? Isn’t this a dream? Am I not free to take any form I please?”

“I know you are not Eliasz. You do not...” Regulus stopped, groped for the right word, and finally settled on, “feel like him. He had something about him that is entirely missing from you!” As he spoke, the words began to surge forth, “I don’t know who you are, but I am sure you are not of the same clan as Eliasz. What have you done with him? Are you a servant of the high priest?”

“Hardly, Roman, I serve no one. I am a being of light, and I’ve walked this planet since its conception. You are a worm before me. A lesser being.

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