THE SWORD AND SICKLE

PART TWO: DECEPTION

CHAPTER EIGHT

DAUGHTER OF SATAN

©2017, Olan L. Smith

Henry replied, "I don't think God has anything to do with it, honey." Reaching up to the rear-view mirror, he adjusted it to look at his face and took off his hat to see his hair.

"Dear, I guarantee you that you are aging just as planned."

Henry smiled, put his hat back on his head, readjusted the mirror, and said on the way home, "Very funny, dear, but don't wake me up when she comes to visit you in the middle of the night." Ebon's countenance turned very sullen and serious as she thought about Six-Six-Six. "I'm sorry if I upset you, dear."

"Don't worry; it will just take a while to get her out of my head."

General Abrams sat Six down across from his desk. She stared into his eyes as he thought. Finally, he spoke. "Six? Who is your father?"

My father was Beelzebub, my daddy was Jacque Lamont, and my mother was Jill. They are dead, Elijah."

"How do you know my first name?"

"I just do. It makes people feel spooky. So, my parents kept me at home a lot."

"How far back do you remember?"

"I can remember when I was in my mother's belly. That was when I first met my real father. He came to me in a dream and told me my name. He taught me how to meditate, so when I was born, I could see him while I was awake. When I was born, the doctor fainted because I had my name on my forehead. See?" She pulled up her bangs to show the general her name. On her head were the numerals 666.

"What does your father look like?"

"He is beautiful. He has two horns, like a mountain goat, and the face and body of a dragon. His voice has the power of a lion's roar, and he likes you."

Those words made the general tremble, and his hands shook as he struck a match to light his cigar. He said to himself, What the heck did Steel drop in his? lap? He suddenly felt he had lost all his power, and a queasiness filled his stomach as his vagal nerve told him it was time for flight or fight. He had not felt that feeling since basic training, when he first experienced the whiz of bullets over his head as he crawled under barbed wire. He looked at the little girl across from her and wondered if he was in too deep.

Six said, "Don't worry, Elijah; I won't hurt you, and neither will my father. I am here to learn from you. My father didn't like my parents, so they grew old and died. They tried to change me. To make me good. My father said you would be a better father for me."

"When did he tell you that?"

"After Henry picked me up,"

"If I am to train you, I will need your undivided attention. You cannot listen to your father or me either. Can you live like that?"

"He will not interfere with you; he only wants Henry to help. Henry will be a great help and will be like a daddy to me."

"You will call me sir or General, never Elijah; is that understood? I will be your true father from now on. I will only let Henry be with you if you understand that. When I tell you something, you will do it. You will eat when I tell you to eat, you will sleep when I tell you to sleep, and you will work when I tell you to work. You will be totally under my control, and my control only."

The new little recruit stood up, saluted, and said, "Yes, sir, General Abrams, sir." The queasy feeling had left him, and he again felt powerful.

"Okay, recruit Six. I will take you to your new home, where you will meet the people who will help you learn."

"Sir, what about Henry?"

"Henry will be joining you in the morning."

Henry and Ebon began to undress for bed. He had already removed his shoes when his big toe began to throb with pain. He got up to go to the bathroom to grab a painkiller and found nothing to take. "Where is the Tylenol, Ebon?"

"We ran out a couple of days ago, dear. I forgot to get any. Why do you need it?"

"My big toe feels like I broke it. I believe I am developing a touch of arthritis. I'll make an appointment tomorrow with my doctor."

"Do you want me to rub it?"

"No, I tried that, and it makes it worse. I am tough. I can handle a little arthritis."

"If it bothers you to walk, honey, They may discharge you from the army, and you may have to get a regular job."

"All I do is sit behind a desk and give orders; I doubt they will get rid of me. If they do, I still have my college education to back me up. I would make a great boss for some company. Besides, Six said she would ask her father to heal me. She thinks it is her fault."

"Maybe you did age, sexy. Let me make you feel better in other ways. Just lie back and let me take care of you. I will see if I can get some testosterone flowing through your body and see if that has any healing powers." Henry knew how to take those types of orders, and in a few minutes, he was indeed feeling very fine. She spooned him, and they fell into a deep sleep. In the early morning hours, Six came to Ebon and touched her shoulder. Ebon jumped out of her body, literally, and she looked back at herself, fast asleep and still spooning Henry. "What the hell are you doing here?"

Six said, "I am here in spirit, as you are." Ebon crosses her legs, yoga style. "I am here to tell you I am fine. The general is going to take good care of me."

"How are you able to do this? Hell, how am I doing this?"

"I am not sure. My father taught me when I was in my mother's belly." She hugged Ebon, and Ebon could actually feel her touch.

"Pinch me." Six pinched her very hard on her right nipple. "Ouch! That hurt."

"You asked me to pinch you."

"Yes, I know, but I thought I was dreaming. I better be quiet, or I will wake Henry."

"He can't hear you. My father can hear you. Would you like to meet him?" Ebon was silent. "He won't hurt you. He likes you and Henry."

"I guess so."

Suddenly, she saw a large man with a dragon's face and curling horns. She screamed and awoke, still screaming. Henry sat up and inquired, "Are you OK, honey? Did you have a nightmare?"

She wasn't quite in the real world yet. She was stuck between the two in paralyzing terror. With her mind, she tried to wake up, but something seemed to pull her back. She popped out of her body again. The beast spoke to her. "I will not hurt you, Ebon. I want to thank you for helping my child. Soon you will give birth to her brother, whom you will name Victor for conqueror. When the time is right, he and his sister will rule the land of Magog with an iron hand, for I am their father. They will conquer half the earth and push back the warriors of God to the brink of hell itself. And then he will bury that half deep in the earth." He grabbed her by the waist, and with one action, he mounted and penetrated her deeply with his large and mighty organ. She could feel his organ penetrate her womanhood as he pushed his knot deep inside her. She remained a part of him, like two dogs humping, for what seemed like the longest time. Finally, he released him, and Six jumped with joy, clapped her hands, and said, "Praise be to Lord Beelzebub, I have a brother."

Ebon awoke, still screaming, and heard her husband finish his question. She sat up and passed both hands through her hair. "Oh, Mother of Jesus, I had the worst nightmare I ever had in my life."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"No. I just want to forget it."

He said, "It looks like you pinched your right nipple. It is very red." She peered down to see that he was telling the truth, and she could feel a deep ache between her legs as she got under the covers. She was afraid to return to sleep, and she didn't want to get up either. She looked at the top of the covers in the dimness of the morning light and noticed a damp spot where she had sat up. She reached between her legs and felt thick semen flowing from her vagina. She grabbed her head, curled up in a fetal position with her back to Henry, and began to cry silently. Finally, she cried herself to sleep. When she awoke in the morning and remembered, she wondered if she had had a false awakening. She felt the top of the covers and could still feel the dampness exactly where she remembered it. She looked around and saw that Henry had already left for work. She got up and took a shower. She stayed in the shower until the hot water ran out. As she tried to wash the filth off of her, she felt so dirty and unclean.

When Henry sat down at his desk, he listened to his message. The first message he heard was from General Abrams. It said, "Captain, I want you at my office immediately. I have a new assignment for you." He stood up and headed for his car.

As he opened the door to the general's office, Abrams said, "You are going to lead a new program for me. It is named Project 666. You will report directly to me and no one else. This is a top secret, and you will reveal to no one your mission—not the president, not even your wife. You will have a new team of five, and they will help you raise six in the way I see fit as a result of your testing and research. Your order and transfer papers are here. You are to read them and immediately shred them. Do you understand me?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Good, Captain. The lab is off-base at a secret location. You and your wife will move to Las Vegas, Nevada. You will report to the Air Force base each morning for transportation to your new job. This is a joint force assignment, Captain, and you will receive immediate promotion to Colonel. Any questions?"

"When do I leave, sir?"

"Right now. It is all in your orders."

"What about my wife, my home, and my car?"

"We will bring everything to you. Now, read your order, shred them, and be on your way. That is a direct order, Captain."