“We stayed on the planet for several weeks, visiting multiple
towns every day. Traveling to the north, we visited where mam-
moths live off wild berries. Traveling south, we visited penguins
and other animals in the wilderness. In between, there were towns.
All across the world, there were towns. We saw the arid places and
the jungles. We visited numerous villages and cities. We saw how
humanity had populated the world. Everywhere we went, there
were people. We were mistreated and lied to. They robbed us,
threatened us, and beat us. We saw wars, famines, slavery, and all
sorts of abuses. I witnessed so many tragedies and so much violence
that I lost track of it all. I had never imagined such evil—not even
Satan had thought of these horrors during the Great Rebellion.
“After a few months of this, I turned to El and asked, ‘Sir? How
can I report this? It’s too brutal.’
“He was silent for a long time. Then He replied, ‘Your job is
to report the news, not to decide if it is good or bad.’ He added,
‘When the press stops reporting truth and starts making the news
or reports it in such a way as to influence and shape the opinions
of others, it stops being news and becomes propaganda. The press
must remain the public’s eyes and ears. Otherwise it becomes a
political branch of totalitarian regimes, or worse, it becomes the
totalitarian government itself.’
“He added, ‘The only thing worse than a government enforc-
ing slavery or genocide is a society where mothers and fathers will-
ingly kill their children. Come. I’ve seen enough. The cries of the
innocent fill Heaven. I hear the prayers of people martyred, tor-
tured, enslaved, and falsely accused. I’ve seen more than enough.’
El turned to the desert.
“We walked for six days without seeing anyone. On the seventh
evening, He found the place where we were to meet His Majesty
and Chakam. It was there They talked.”
“Wait a moment, Tom,” Nakar said. “We have that footage.”
Nakar gave the signal, and the film began.
“What have you learned?” His Majesty asked as the three
walked toward the west.
“It is far worse than the reports indicated,” El reported.
“Is there any hope?” Chakam asked.
“The society is decrepit. I have found no one who is still with
us, no one who cares about our ways. No one even tries to please
us. Satan has won over all their hearts and keeps truth from them.”
“Your recommendation?” His Majesty asked.
El stopped walking. He was silent for a long time, “I’m sorry,
Father. I have found nothing worth saving. I regret having made
humanity. My recommendation is to destroy it all. Give them no
longer than one hundred twenty years to repent. Then wipe them
out when they do not.”
The trio walked on
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