The Revealing Light: A Short Story

The halls had once been crowded at the Church of the Revealing Light. During times of war, people were naturally drawn to the church, like moths to a flame. The memories still throbbed in the back of Vect’s mind, a time when warlords drowned nations in blood and engines of war marched the land. It was a time when people gave his church thanks and gifts rather than scorn and ridicule, but that was decades ago. When the fighting was over, the victor of that great conflict took power. While peace was a wonderful thing to Vect, its presence offered him no solace. Yes, the Church of the Revealing Light had once been popular, but only a few now dared to approach its gates. Vect looked curiously at his unexpected visitor, whose agenda remained a mystery. …show more content…
“Perhaps you would like to join me in my services? It’s quite popular around these parts.”
The cold of the rainy night slipped through his robe like an unwelcomed guest, but Vect kept the door open for his guest. “No,” said the stranger, pulling back his hood to reveal a somber but kind face. “Please, I lost my way while touring the region. I am looking for somewhere to stay for the night.” The stranger’s face was bronzed from a life spent outdoors, his dark hair neatly …show more content…
“His warriors fought the soldiers of a far-away kingdom. But before they slaughtered their distant enemies, the warriors hacked and burned to death thousands of their own who opposed the war. Just a hundred years later, another man declared a similar war on a church of his own sect. He ordered his warriors with the command: ‘Kill them all. God will know his own.’ Over twenty thousand man, women, and child died that day. The same thing would happen again in history, and again, and again, and again, and again. Such is the danger of blind