In the Convent of Little Flowers
“But I have no choice. As Keeper of the Ten Sins I wander the skies in search of beings with misplaced virtue. The Select Seven, our elders, have established what the sins are—lust, greed, envy, sloth, idiocy, ambition, pride, dishonesty, adulation, and arrogance. I purge our galaxy of these sins. With each obliteration, I grow stronger—and more evil—for the sins come to live in me.I am a Chosen One.It is, after all, a coveted job, given to a very few. As a Chosen One, I am knowledgeable—I am, i...n fact, more intelligent than most, even the Select Seven who chose me. My life as a Chosen One began when I had reached thirty Earth years. There are, in my past, a mate, offspring, even progenitors. All insignificant now. There was also another job; the memory of it is fading, but I see myself as the Gatekeeper, collecting tickets, watching with an inward resentment as crisply dressed travelers are transported to unusual destinations. Destinations I could not afford. Until the Choosing came.In keeping with the Covenant, I know none of the other Chosen Ones in my circle in their true forms.MoreLess
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