The Storyteller - Chapter 8

The Storyteller

 A Novel 

By Paul McCann

Chapter  8

 

The Lighthouse Keepers

 

A gale force nine had arrived like a monster , wreaking havoc wherever it went .

Hijacking ships on the waves that rose and fell like mountains on the tide .

There wind was howling like a wild banshee in a furious voice to the moon and inside the lighthouse by the cliffs of Rushen a few men prayed for the storm to be over soon .

The storyteller had been a guest on the lighthouse for three days now his time had been spent and for some unknown reason he waited to find out why to this place he was sent .

      

After the wild storm had passed there was a silence once again everywhere and the lighthouse keepers gave thanks to God above for answering the petition of their prayer .

The storyteller stepped outside and sat by the edge of the cliffs as the two men inside the light house made notes at the transition of their shifts .

He sat and considered love in an eternal perspective of life and let his mind wander away between time present and another tomorrow .

The moon was shining down on the water and a ship was out there at sea ,

A whisper could be heard in a gentle wind ,

“You’re welcome in this place Sean Mc Key”

He smelt a perfume there in the air and he felt the touch of a hand on his face

Someone was there by his side as he sat in that lonely old place .

He sat by the lighthouse underneath the beams of light that searched the ocean

In the night . He looked out at the ocean before him . so deep and wide was the darkness penetrated by  the light .

A sea eagle swooped down from the sky carrying a gold ring in each of its talons for the storyteller . The eagle left them at his feet and soared off into the night .

The storyteller took the rings and placed them on the ring fingers of each hand ,.

They fitted perfectly . The gold medallion around his neck began to glow which meant that a doorway between the dimensional worlds would soon be opening .

A shaft of light appeared like a pillar from the sky and from within the pillar of light a lady emerged glowing as bright as the light itself .

“Hello storyteller . Do not be afraid for I have come to explain what you must do before the night is through . As you know and all the people who make a livelihood from the sea know sometimes the oceans give and take life .

I am the lady of contracts from the fourth dimension and I have come to close the earthly soul contracts of two lighthouse keepers who had been offered a choice to come or to go and they chose to leave this world . The storm that arrived was going to destroy many ships at sea however the prayer of petition that was made by the lighthouse keepers had been heard and answered however that came at a cost .

The ocean demanded a sacrifice which was the earthly lives of the two lighthouse keepers , they agreed to the new contract and now they need to make their way into the fourth dimension . A portal doorway will open soon inside the room where the lighthouse keepers are . Make you way there and once you’re inside the room lock it with the key from the inside and leave a note in the logbook . This will be the last message in the  logbook and it will say God is above all . Once you do that bring the two men through the doorway between our dimensional worlds .They are already expecting you on the other side . Everything has been arranged for your arrival . Go now  “  

The storyteller returned  back to the light house and climbed the stairs to where the two men were standing together looking out the window .

After locking the door from the inside, he placed the key on the table beside the log book . Then he wrote the last message as instructed .

The gold medallion again started to glow and in the moment a doorway appeared . He peacefully approached the two men and spoke in a whispering voice .

“Your last shift is finished . Follow me through the doorway into a new world where time has no beginning or end and no one gets any older that they are “.

The two lighthouse keepers walked over to the doorway and when they walked through to the other tide, they were all on board a ship on the ocean with tall sails capturing the wind  as it sped across the ocean to an island with golden sands on the shore .

“This land is your land to live and be happy forever . It’s a magic place that awaits you both . Many of your friends and relatives are already here waiting for your arrival There is nothing to fear here in this place , there is only peace and love that will last forever:” .

 The ship arrived at the island and a small boat took them to the shore .

The two men received a warm welcome and after a few moments they found paradise all around them . It seemed as if they knew everybody there . There was so much laughter and happiness being shared by everyone there  .

The storyteller was enjoying the moment and then suddenly the gold medallion on his neck started to glow . A doorway appeared before him and before he went inside he called out to the crown .

 

“Farewell to you all .  I must be on my way to another place and another time  “

One of them replied ,

  “ Will, you not stay here a little longer . You’re most welcome to join us .

“I would love to but there are stories to tell and people to see so goodbye for now .”

He walked through the door and on the other side he was back in the third dimension again . There he was walking along a road  through a forest that somehow seemed familiar . He was met by one of his spiritual guides from a  realm in an unknown  continuum .

He spoke using telepathy .

“Storyteller welcome back to the forest of the talking trees . Do you remember this place ?

The storyteller smiled and replied ,

“It’s hard to feel my way here after being in paradise for a while “

The guide walked over and stood beside him . .

“Yes, it is difficult when you have to return here so that’s why I thought you might appreciate a few nights here in the forest of the talking trees . A time to readjust and settle back in the third dimension  .’

“Thank you for that . “

Said the storyteller .

. Enjoy your stay , I will see you again soon storyteller . Your cottage is not far  away, Stay on the road you’re on. The trees will tell you where to go .”

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End Chapter 8

 

The Storyteller

Link to chapter 9

https://www.abctales.com/story/mcscraic/storyteller-chapter-9

 

By Paul McCann