David Johnson walked into the conference room on the seventh floor of C.O.R.E. headquarters. He saw Carolyn Cross sitting at the head of the long table smiling with her arms folded.
“So, how did it go?” Carolyn asked.
“Well I can fly now," David Johnson. "That guy, that Benjamin King fellow. Was he real? Or was it all a dream?"
“Unfortunately, I'm not a liberty to talk about that.” Carolyn replied. “But you have completed your training. So I think you’re ready for your first assignment? I need you to do is head Downtown. Our readings indicate some kind of massive energy spike coming from the Downtown region. Why don't you test you're new flying abilities and check it out.”
“Got it,” David said as he was leaving the room. “I’ll let you know what I find.”
“And David,” Carolyn stopped him. “Be careful.”
David gave her a thumbs up and left headquarters. Carolyn Cross was still sitting at the table in deep contemplation. Then a boy with brown dreadlocks faded into the room from nowhere and put a hand on Carolyn’s shoulder.
“Are you worried about David?” Walker asked.
“Yeah,” Carolyn replied. “He might not be prepared to deal with what he finds Downtown."
“I’m scared too,” Walker said. “But the Lord said this has to happen. So we have to trust him, and trust David to make the right choice.”
When David got Downtown, he flew as high as he could and scanned the area for trouble. He searched and searched. Nothing. After while, he began to think Carolyn had made a rare mistake. Perhaps the energy readings were wrong. But something in the pit of his stomach was telling him otherwise.
David Johnson circled the area once more, not noticing the person who was watching him from the ground behind one of the skyscrapers. The young man was wearing an advanced battle suit, tracking David’s every move with a device on his wrist.
“Finally,” the young man said, his face shrouded in the shadows behind the building.
Then he stepped out the darkness and the light revealed his face. The young man had ocean blue eyes and fine blond hair, the kind that only the best conditioners were worthy of. And when he grinned at the sight of David Johnson, he showed his sharp, shining white teeth, as if all he had to do was smiled to prove that he was better than you. There was a large, red scar running down the side of his face.
George Dean had finally returned to exact his revenge.
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David Johnson has been one of God’s most faithful servants, a balance of kindhearted empathy, fierce courage, humorous insight, and almost unparalleled fighting strength. But it hadn’t always been that way. From his troubled childhood to conquering the sins of his past, witness the origin story of the Miracleverse’s most celebrated warrior.
The 22-part series will be updated twice a month on the 6th and the 22nd at 3:05 PM starting August 2011.
Episode 17
David opened the first door in the House of De-Corruption. It showed another version of the day he lost his virginity. In this version, the girl was on top of him screaming Weak! Pathetic! Disgusting! Weak! Pathetic! Disgusting! Weak! Pathetic! Disgusting!
“The first door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Purity," Benjamin King said. "It deals with PLEASURE, but is corrupted by GUILT. True pleasure, the kind that the Lord wants for us, can only be attained when we accept the fact that God forgives us. Let go of the shame. Let go of the self-condemnation. Push it away from your mind. Let go and be free.”
David opened the second door. Explosions. Deaths. Wars. Reality bent and swerved all around him trying to make him go insane. There was a toddler version of himself crying out for help.
“The second door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Stability," King said. It deals with PEACE, but is corrupted by CHAOS. The things that cause us the greatest chaos are the unfortunate situations of life with which we have no control over. The key is to focus on what you can do, while giving everything you can't do over to God.”
David moved on to the third door, which showed a younger version of himself as an outcast. He was on a dark, lonely road with tears in his eyes. He was going down one side of the road by himself, while the rest of the world laughed and walked in the opposite direction.
“The third door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Reality," King said. "It deals with TRUTH, and is corrupted by LIES. The greatest lie that we Christians tell ourselves is that we can be both God pleasers and world pleasers. We live in the world, but we are not of the world. Follow the ways of God, not the ways of the world.”
David opened the fourth door and found a bulkier, more muscular version of himself in a dark room with an old man strapped to a wooden chair. David had been torturing him for several days. The man was David Johnson’s father. He was bloody and crying, begging for it to stop. David had been torturing his father for abandoning him when he was born.
“The fourth door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Change," King said. It deals with FORGIVENESS, but is corrupted by ANGER. It’s hard to let go of what others have done to you, especially the ones who are supposed to love you. But before you let loose your rage upon them, consider your own sins. If God can forgive you for the things you've done, you surely can do the same for others.”
David reached for the final door. But it didn’t open. Instead, blinding light began flooding into the house. It was so bright that it took away his ability to see. Suddenly, David Johnson was falling uncontrollably. He screamed and cried for help. He didn’t think he would ever stop falling. Then his body began shimmering orange and suddenly David Johnson found himself flying.
“The final door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Light," King said. "It deals with FAITH, and is corrupted by FEAR. What we fear most are the things we can't see. We can't always see how it's going to work out. But the world of the unseen is exactly where the Holy Spirit dwells. Surrender yourself to the Lord's embrace. He won't let you fall. He won't.”
The alarm went off. David Johnson woke up. He was back home. Back in his room. He got up from his bed and looked at his clock. It was close to four in the morning.
“The first door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Purity," Benjamin King said. "It deals with PLEASURE, but is corrupted by GUILT. True pleasure, the kind that the Lord wants for us, can only be attained when we accept the fact that God forgives us. Let go of the shame. Let go of the self-condemnation. Push it away from your mind. Let go and be free.”
David opened the second door. Explosions. Deaths. Wars. Reality bent and swerved all around him trying to make him go insane. There was a toddler version of himself crying out for help.
“The second door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Stability," King said. It deals with PEACE, but is corrupted by CHAOS. The things that cause us the greatest chaos are the unfortunate situations of life with which we have no control over. The key is to focus on what you can do, while giving everything you can't do over to God.”
David moved on to the third door, which showed a younger version of himself as an outcast. He was on a dark, lonely road with tears in his eyes. He was going down one side of the road by himself, while the rest of the world laughed and walked in the opposite direction.
“The third door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Reality," King said. "It deals with TRUTH, and is corrupted by LIES. The greatest lie that we Christians tell ourselves is that we can be both God pleasers and world pleasers. We live in the world, but we are not of the world. Follow the ways of God, not the ways of the world.”
David opened the fourth door and found a bulkier, more muscular version of himself in a dark room with an old man strapped to a wooden chair. David had been torturing him for several days. The man was David Johnson’s father. He was bloody and crying, begging for it to stop. David had been torturing his father for abandoning him when he was born.
“The fourth door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Change," King said. It deals with FORGIVENESS, but is corrupted by ANGER. It’s hard to let go of what others have done to you, especially the ones who are supposed to love you. But before you let loose your rage upon them, consider your own sins. If God can forgive you for the things you've done, you surely can do the same for others.”
David reached for the final door. But it didn’t open. Instead, blinding light began flooding into the house. It was so bright that it took away his ability to see. Suddenly, David Johnson was falling uncontrollably. He screamed and cried for help. He didn’t think he would ever stop falling. Then his body began shimmering orange and suddenly David Johnson found himself flying.
“The final door to open in the De-Corruption Process is the Door of Light," King said. "It deals with FAITH, and is corrupted by FEAR. What we fear most are the things we can't see. We can't always see how it's going to work out. But the world of the unseen is exactly where the Holy Spirit dwells. Surrender yourself to the Lord's embrace. He won't let you fall. He won't.”
The alarm went off. David Johnson woke up. He was back home. Back in his room. He got up from his bed and looked at his clock. It was close to four in the morning.
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