CONVERTIBLE CLOWNS
XXII: SHAITAN
by
Anthonystjoseph
Shaitan was the oldest and most horrid
demon in all of the underworld aside from the Dark Lord himself. There was not one demon or clown in all the
underworld who dared look Shaitan in the eye or not bow in deference to him when
he passed. Shaitan struck fear in all
except the Dark Lord himself. He was a
creator of sin and had committed the most horrid act of all to be one of the
fathers of original sin. Shaitan was the
first human to commit murder in an act of fratricide; Shaitan had killed his
own brother. Yes, Shaitan was there in
the beginning, Shaitan was Cain.
The Dark Lord loved Shaitan and considered
him his natural son. Most earthly images
of the Dark Lord were actually of Shaitan because Shaitan walked the earth
often as the Dark Lords first son. He
hated his human parents Adam and Eve so much that he considered all humans
their offspring and therefore hated every single one of them. He even hated the demons and clowns that populated
the underworld because they were nothing more than human spawn; spawn of Adam
and Eve. Shaitan would torment and
torture any demon or clown that dared offend or disrespect him by looking into
his face and the Dark Lord said nothing because Cain was his son. Without Cain creating that first act of murder
the Dark Lord may not have gotten as far as he had on this earth. Shaitan was the chosen one.
The demons and clowns of the underworld
didn’t mind at all not being allowed to look Shaitan in the face because he was
a frightening creature. His skeletal
head with rams’ horns was one of the most demonic sights in all of the
underworld. Whenever he opened his mouth
or growled, you could see his gray serpent tongue and his vampire fangs. He actually walked upright on hooves and had
a tail. The most startling thing about
Shaitan is the fact that he could burst into flames at any moment and whoever
he chose would be devoured by fire. Yes,
everyone in the underworld feared Shaitan.
His temper was even shorter and darker than the Dark Lords.
Shaitan would often think back to his
proudest moment. The moment he came up
with his plan to get rid of his simple younger brother who his father favored
so much. He told Abel one day, “Abel,
let’s go out to the field. There’s something I want to show you.” Abel in his simple and unsuspecting nature
quickly agreed not knowing he was going to his own death. As Shaitan who was then known as Cain got to
the field with Abel he really didn’t know how to kill him because the act of
bringing about death was not known then.
The Dark Lord appeared behind Abel out of sight so only Cain could see
him. The Dark Lord picked up a rock and
killed an animal in Cain’s view and showed Cain the way to becoming
Shaitan. Cain, taking the Dark Lords
cue, picked up a rock and Abel, not knowing what he was doing since death was
not known, simply watched as Cain struck him harshly in the head. Cain struck Abel several times until his
skull was crushed and Shaitan was born.
Cain felt no remorse at first but only
happiness that Abel was no longer. Cain
returned to home as if nothing had happened.
When Adam asked Cain where his brother was, Cain said, “I don’t
know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
By
Anthonystjoseph
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