Council of Peacocks
“It was faded and yellowed with age, the edges worn from years of handling. It was Echo sitting on a beach in Thailand. She wore a one-piece bathing suit – blue with white polka dots – and an oversized, flopping sun hat. She was smiling at the photographer – himself – while children played in the waves behind her.
“Why did you go back to him?” He traced his finger down Echo’s neck. “Things could have been so different.”
He looked at the image emblazoned on the wall before him. It was a represent...ation of Melek Taus: a large black peacock in a circle of gold. Christians and Jews regarded Melek Taus as Satan. The peacock represented pride, something the monotheists saw as an opening to all sin. Propates, however, knew it was simply a new version of an old power: Argus, a hundred-eyed, all-seeing god who never slept. By learning the lessons of the peacock, one could transcend humanity and become a God.
The phone rang.
“I’m busy,” he said. “Be quick.”
“Whatever you’re doing will wait.”MoreLess
“Why did you go back to him?” He traced his finger down Echo’s neck. “Things could have been so different.”
He looked at the image emblazoned on the wall before him. It was a represent...ation of Melek Taus: a large black peacock in a circle of gold. Christians and Jews regarded Melek Taus as Satan. The peacock represented pride, something the monotheists saw as an opening to all sin. Propates, however, knew it was simply a new version of an old power: Argus, a hundred-eyed, all-seeing god who never slept. By learning the lessons of the peacock, one could transcend humanity and become a God.
The phone rang.
“I’m busy,” he said. “Be quick.”
“Whatever you’re doing will wait.”MoreLess
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