The Quest for Paradise

With wails of grief both spiritual entities now locked within the physical dimension, because of their blinding lust were pulled along by Tolak and hurled out the door of the house as they were now powerless to overcome what they had brought upon themselves. Before they hit the sand of the beach they disappeared from the presence of a righteous man's house.

Tolak wiped his hand across his face to clear it of sweat, as the unreality of all that had transpired became fully realized, as the adrenaline of the previous moments slowly faded. He had not had such an encounter since the days immediately following his salvation, when he had confronted and cast out the witch doctor, who had ensnared his people for generations with superstition and cultic beliefs of practice, from the village.

How close evil had come to defiling his home this day. With sudden remembrance for the woman Tolak rushed back into his house.

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I could do nothing to help myself, but continue lying here as I was bound to the bed. In some ways I very much felt like I was drifting from reality into death.

In desperation I whispered, "God?"

"Be subject to your husband and you will be safe and soon fully restored of everything you desire and more."

Hands were working at my bindings and then I felt myself lifted free of the bed and transported outside. In a daze I felt myself clutch onto the muscled shoulder I lay against in order to stabilize myself.

With a gasp I felt the man holding me jump and then with a shriek of fright I felt water engulf me in a warm embrace. Despite the warmth I felt myself shivering uncontrollably as my legs were let down until I could stand for myself.

The water was up to my neck and looking around I saw that I was in a solitary pool of water in a rocky landscape surrounded by the ocean. My eyes came back to the man who had brought me here and took in the real look of concern in this stranger's eyes for me.

"You were cold. You needed warmth. I go now."

Like a drowning person I reached out to grasp his arms before he could move away. He remained within the pool of warm water.

I stared at the water unable to do more in the moment than I already had with this stranger. Forcing myself to speak past my chattering teeth I managed to say, "Please don't leave me alone!"

The arms I clutched flexed powerfully. A big hand splayed across my back, while the other cradled the back of my head, as I let myself be bodily pressed to the man I now belonged to.