SIN Chapter 9; Corruption

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The floating man of powerful spiritual presence brought the group that followed him into a cave that was out of the sight and beyond the knowledge of the ones that were pursuing at the time. "Here," he called out to the group, "This is where you will rest." This cave was one that had been used for generations for rest when others scaled the mountain in the past, and here would be their safe haven, as well as the place where this turban-wearing man would give them their next bit of instruction. He awaited the group to fully migrate to the interior of the cave, keeping his body completely fully still and his eyes completely closed as he hovered inside. His glowing aura was steady.

Patience was not worried nor was he moved by their actions nor cries. Though the concern came from how quickly the ones who had just asked for a blessing would turn against the chosen one and the instructions of the one that had saved them, the prior explanation from the Spirit was making sense in terms of how the Corruption process functioned. They were both Wrathful and Envious, and such binding, clinging emotions were starting to pull the other Sins closer, as Patience could feel.

He closed his eyes and waited for the Spirit, whilst his Disciples waited for him. The Spirit said, "See How They Have Turned Against You When They Do Not Get Their Way? They Do Not Have Patience In Them, And Therefore, They Are Already Succumbing To Sin. They Will Attempt To Use What Seems Virtuous To Attempt To Get You To Give Them What They Want, But This Is What Corruption Is Like; Using What Is Good To Gain What Is Evil. Do Not Give Them What They Ask." Though the Spirit spoke these words, there was more to it than that, which the new vessel would understand when the Spirit spoke further. "They Have Ignored All That You Have Said And Done Simply To Get Their Way. Their Influence Cannot Be Among You Nor The People. What You Must Do Is Use Your Own Virtue As Your Weapon Against Them. This Is Your Horn, And What You Must Use To Fight, Should The Need Arise." This was instruction for the future, of which the Chosen One would need to practice immediately with the unmoving ones. "Lead Them Outside. Seek Out The Tyranophant, Whose Spirit Is Of The Virtues, And Will Draw Out The Other Spirits To Refine Them In You."

The Chosen One understood the words of the Spirit and, after thinking deeply, came to a conclusion on how to appease everyone. "This cave is too small," he said to the group. "I can barely see and we can barely move. Wouldn't you rather me be accurate? Otherwise, won't I judge you unfairly because of inaccuracy?" Patience awaited the response.

You who stand before the entrance are not moved by these words, but in fact, are more terrified of what is outside than remaining inside.

Still, the points that are made are just and sound, and therefore causes You to think. The clamor dies down, but rabble stirs up as You all talk amongst Yourselves. Finally, you come to a conclusion about how this can be dealt with and You can remain safe from whatever is outside. "Fine," You say, "If you are the blessed one, then when you go outside, the evil one will not strike you. Then, when we see it is safe, we will come out with you." Even then, You realize that at any time, they could run away and leave You without Your blessings. So, You add, "Some of us will go with you and surround you so that you will not leave us. The rest of us will wait here and see what happens." So, some from the group who were willing to walk out into danger would join the group of Patience, and the rest would part from the entrance and allow them to walk outside.

Patience nodded his head, agreeing to these terms. "Very well," he said, allowing those of the other group to come and surround he and his Disciples, "We will go first." When the entrance was opened again, the group around Patience would step outside back to the mountain path, in the light, seeing if Sin would strike.

As soon as they walked out of the cave, the Spirit spoke to Patience again. "See The Ones That Have Walked Out With You?" The Spirit said to the Vessel, "These People Are More Blessed Than The Ones That Sent Them, For Every Reason Why They Walked And The Others Did Not. Be Mindful Of Them, For They Are Yours Now." Patience understood these words and why, because those that were inside were more afraid for reasons that had to do with their own spirits. Patience, who was both watching and judging the longer he was able to, was able to gather more information the more Patient he was. Therefore, he was able to see more clearly, just as he said he would, why the ones still hiding in the cave were there and why they sent the ones out as they did. So, he said to them, when evil did not stroke, "See? Nothing to fear. We are safe. Even your friends are safe. I have kept my word, so come out here with us, and I will see if you are deserving of your blessings." He waited for the ones inside the cave to walk out into the light.

You, inside the cave, are now eager once again, and fear has left You once You see the ones of You that are outside not getting struck down because they are near the Disciples. So, You immediately run out to join them, pleased to see that there is no terror nor anything to fear. "Hooray! Now we can receive our blessings!" You cry out, ready to rejoin the group. You are eager to see just which blessings you will receive, and how it will help protect You from the evils of Sin, like You have seen happen with the ones blessed by Patience.

When the Collective Consciousness of a wicked group was sensed outside, the mountain itself began to stir. "AHA. THERE THEY ARE," it cried, sensing the wicked vibrations of the tainted ones, and knowing their desires based on the frequencies alone. "YOU ALL ARE MINE!!!" Because their vibrations were the same as the actual entity that controlled the entire mountain, they, by default, belonged to SIN just because they were on the same vibration, regardless of what their intentions or their expectations were.

When the wicked bunch walked out, they were rather immediately confronted by a slew of Fallen Angels raining down from the sky like ravenous birds, which had been waiting for their feed for a long time. "THAT ONE'S MINE," some of them cried, all fighting to rain down and snatch up their morsels, of which treated others similarly in their image. "I DESERVE TO EAT FIRST!!" others cried out, something like the group had done about their blessings inside the cavern, "I HAVE BEEN WAITING LONGER THAN YOU. IT'S MY TURN." The flock of ravenous Fallen Angels could only see the group that was marked for slaughter, because the other group that was protected by the Virtue of Patience could not be touched by the Fallen Angels. So, before their very eyes, they would watch the other group be either snatched up and taken away, or feasted on as soon as they walked outside. All of them would succumb to Corruption at that point, and, the ones that were not consumed for food were converted into Fallen Angels, which were Corruption, itself.

Just as with the other Sins that they had seen walking up the mountain, the Sin of Corruption and the Fallen Angels that embodied it were a threat to the ones that were trying to go down the mountain, but as it stood, they were too busy feasting to assault them. Still, as Corruption grew through the production of Fallen Angels, so did their power, and when they were done feasting on the Corrupted ones, they would be strong enough to destroy the Virtuous ones and eat them, next. "WE'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR YOU, MORSELS." This was all that the Fallen Angels could see; what would next be a blessing unto them, and uncaring for the blessings of anyone else, nor if they were truly deserving, much like the ones they were eating. All that mattered was that they were satisfied. That they were gratified. That they were exalted. This is what they cared about, even at the expense of others, not unlike the group they fed on had just shown they would do to their own in order to get what they believed they deserved. This made them perfect feed.

"Run!!" The Spirit of Patience cried out, and the Vessel would hastily escape to another area with his disciples following behind him. They would be nowhere to be found and run as far away from the Fallen Angels as possible.

You, who are still alive because You separated from the group that cast you out, follow behind the Disciples of Patience, knowing now that You, too, could end up like the wicked ones that sent you out as bait to save themselves. After witnessing the fate of the ones who sent You out as bait, You realize that You do not want to be like them, nor to practice their practices of sending out others in Your stead to get goals accomplished, lest you end up like them. You dare not look back as you flee the area to wherever Patience leads. You are like one of his Disciples now, even without the blessings.

Whilst the Fallen Angels are feasting on their sacrifices and/or recruiting them into their ranks, they notice that the other potential fodder are getting away. They screech and hiss, trying to decide which of them would go to chase after the others. The ones that are already feasting knock away the ones that are not, rather selfishly, knowing that if they got up then the other ones would take their food.

So, the ones that did not have some food to eat would be the ones that would continue to search up and down the mountain for more people like the ones that had been consumed here. Thus, through the Fallen Angels that feasted on others in order to thrive and survive, Corruption would spread down the line wherever they were. Any potential beings for Corruption would be met with Fallen Angels that would snatch them up and consume them or further corrupt them into Fallen Angel brethren. The majority of these delicacies were located at the foot of the mountain, where they could be tempted into corruption and feasted on after they'd taken the bait. Therefore, this is where the Fallen Angels that had no food would flock, splitting from the ones that were ravenously devouring here.