over, my father was never the same again. He had
been a good Lord God , and everyone thought that because of his actions
after the Second Eastern Rebellion, he would have been merciful with
the Western rebels, also. What happened was beyond belief. Some people
think that sometimes he may have taken my brother into The Holy of
Holies with him, while he did those awful things that I cannot even
speak of. But when my brother went back to other duties, he was a
different man.
15 He was sent on an exploration mission and a month out the
second-in-command relieved him and brought the ship back. He accused
the crew of mutiny, but in private they told The Lord God the strange
orders my brother had given them; orders so degrading that no decent
man could obey them.
16 The Lord God, in his infinite wisdom, released the crew from
charges, and relieved my brother of command. He assigned him as a
Teacher at The Academy, but he got in trouble there, ordering the
Cadets to visit his quarters and do things that were not part of the
curriculum. So The Lord God took him out of Service completely. That
was when I was called home.
17 My father was quick about it. He had always intended my brother
would be heir, that he would be Lord God. But since his mind was gone,
that couldn't be. Barely had I stepped off the ship, than he announced
me and less than a year later, when The Lord God's rejuvenation failed,
I was Lord God. For the second time I sat in The Holy of Holies, but
THIS time I, alone, was there to commune with The Holy Spirit."
18 Seeing his father's depression, Morn decided it was time to change
the subject. He had learned what he wanted to know, anyway. "Father,"
he inquired, "what is it like in The Holy of Holies? Do you actually
hear the Spirits speak when you sit in it?"
19 "It is not exactly like speech," explained The