Sunday, September 11, 2016

The bribe

They travel back to Noah with the unicorn and prepare themselves for their next encounter. Noah is unreceptive to Og’s bribe. The two younger boys chase after Og and Lapiths against Noah’s wishes.  Og prepares two delicious jars of mulberry jam for the boys to take back to their father, one is laced with an ingredient that will put Noah and his oldest boy into a coma for 24 hours. When they return their father is drunk from wine and anger and proceeds to beat the boys and they flee for their lives.

When they return to Og, he is not surprised the plan has failed. He teaches the boys how to make ropes, iron plates, and other things they will use to help protect the ship from damage. Og sneaks back to Noah’s house and instructs his wife to give Noah the jar of jam and to signal them when she has done so. After a few hours of waiting, they become impatient and move closer only to see Noah beating his wife.

They take the ship by force and lock Noah and his oldest boy in the pig pens. The rains begin, for the first few weeks it almost seems impossible to keep the boat safe and secure. They encounter tsunamis, hurricanes, and whirlpools. Noah’s brother Adreal uses his God-given powers on Lapithes and one of Noah’s sons, every day he turns them into doves and they go out seeking any sign of land. Finally, they find the top of Mt. Judi and unload Noah, his oldest boy, and his wife with all the animals.

Og, Lapithes, Adreal, and the two younger boys sail for a few more months looking for a sign of anything.  Og takes advantage of his time with the two boys and tries to reverse the brainwashing Noah has done to them, he explains how the world was really created, who is in charge, and how it became this bad. Halfway through their trip they pass another ship, at the bow stands Azazeel, proud and tall. His ship is lined with solid gold and special gems, anger floods Og like the water over the earth.

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