The Dream

Sunshine breaks upon the horizon as a man wakes from a weary sleep. He gets up to view the surrounding landscape to find that he is on top of a rock column in the middle of a desolate area. Wondering how he got here the man stands up to see if there is anyone to help him. Looking down he finds that he is higher up than he thought. The ground is not only barren but there are large holes that have consumed the earth. Fire leapt forth out of these holes. In the distance something was coming towards the man. It had wings like a bird, but the body looked like that of a human. As it gets closer the being comes into focus. It is an angel. The angel told the man that he was here to take him to Heaven. Down in the depths of the hole a demon saw that the angel was heading to save another soul. He climbed the rock column to see if he could steal away that soul away. Before the angel could lift the man up to heaven the demon grabbed him by the ankle. He dragged him down the column and into the hole below. The man realized that he was in Hell. He was forced to be a slave for the demons of the earth. All that was going through his mind was what did I do to deserve this. He did not know that he was there by mistake. The man then knelt down to pray keeping a watchful eye so that the demons did not see his actions. The man asked for protection and guidance while he was in the depths of Hell. After some time the man’s shackles were removed. He was allowed to be a slave without being bound. When the opportunity was right the man slipped out and began to climb back up the rock column. The angel seeing this communed with the rest of the angels on what to do. They told him to go and save the young man and if anything happened they would be there to help things along. When the man got to the top he reached forth with outstretched arms. The demons below saw the angel and realized that the man was gone. In an outrage he gathered the rest of the demons to take back what was theirs. They raced to the top of the mountain. The angels waiting in anticipation saw what was happening and prepared for battle. It would be angels vs. demons. The man was just hoping and waiting to be saved he could not stand to be down there in the earth. As soon as the angel got to him he reached out his hands to grab onto the man. At that same instant the demon reached for his ankle. This started the struggle between the two forces. The angel pulled with all his might and lifted free the man from the demons hold. The fight was over the angels all ascended back to Heaven bringing the lost soul finally home.