The Celestial Fantasy

The Celestial Fantasy

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It was a cool pleasant summer evening. The sun had dipped in the western sky and a delicious murky, black sky, studded with innumerable distant stars formed a gigantic arch over our heads. Joe, Samuel and I were sitting in the garden, completely relaxed, just enjoying the soft, gentle breeze and the sweet scent of the roses. As we reclined on the deck chairs, and casually looked up, the soothing effect of tranquil harmony in the sky suffused our whole being. But all of a sudden, our eyes got glued to what we saw; we just could not look away. What a sight we beheld! It was simply incredible and totally inconceivable!


In the yonder distance, in the impenetrable darkness, a luminous light could be seen. It seemed to be whizzing at great speed. The light became brighter as it seemed to come nearer. The centre of the mass of light glowed with a brightness far greater than any of the stars. There were no contours. It was just like a jelly-like substance, being pulled into weird shapes. Gossamer threads in different colours of light also spread out all around it and lighted up the dark canopy above.


The ambit of this bizarre body must have been thirty to forty feet. As it came nearer it slackened its pace. The monotonous droning sound stopped .Instead we could hear a soft ringing. As the object came overhead, still at a distance of two miles or so, we noticed it was decelerating. Then it started to lose height. We just looked on in awe. It was a sight of a life time. We were speechless with amazement, dumbfounded so to say. As it whirled and twirled once in a clockwise and then in an anti-clockwise direction it threw out luminescent rays on all sides and created a magic world of colours.


Then the gossamer threads formed an arcade over our heads and small sparkling lights twinkled like stars. A soft jingling music could be heard, not louder than the buzzing of myriad bees. The canopy was suspended as if by some gravitational pull and the jelly-like mass of light moved about in a restless erratic dance. We sat fossilised, incapable of movement. Then the weirdest thing happened. Unexpectedly the vision which we beheld disappeared and only the darkness of the overhead sky stood out in stark contrast. We rubbed our eyes in disbelief. What had happened was beyond our comprehension. We looked at each other to exchange notes, but we were shocked into silence. We were overwhelmed by the experience. This unnatural phenomenon was repeated the next day and then again on the next.


The fourth time the episode took an unexpected turn. The Lighted Mass came to rest about a mile above our heads and then it started to suck up with the force of a current, all that was underneath. In seconds the garden became bare. Trees, flower pots, tables and chairs all vanished from sight. We had luckily taken refuge in the house when instinctively we felt something bizarre taking place. So fortunately we escaped the spine-chilling trauma. We saw parts of the building crumbling, splitting and cracking.


We crouched under the table in an inane endeavour to save our lives. The western block of the building had disintegrated, but scraps, debris, rubble and dust were all being sucked up. We knew it was our turn. In seconds we would be annihilated. We waited with bated breath and pounding heart, clutching on to each other. But nothing happened. We waited for some more time. After what seemed to be an interminable, agonising span of time, we ventured out. Again the peaceful, star be speckled sky met our eyes. Only the entire landscape had changed. Where we had a beautiful garden, we saw a desolate expanse of tree-less, parched land. Even the electric posts had been sucked up. But in the distance, as far as our eyes could see, there was evidence of some remaining habitation.


It was on the fifth day, we had been completely shattered at what had happened. The west wing of the house had disintegrated. Somehow or the other we tried to keep an outward show of composure, if not of cheerfulness. We were grateful that we still had a roof above our heads.


We had heard the news bulletin blaring from the different localities at the time when our area was devastated. Similar episodes had taken place in other places too. There was rampant hysterical reaction and wide-spread panic. There was no understanding of the happenings. Scientists were at their wits end. They could not figure out from where the bizarre phenomena had originated and why the extra- terrestrial bodies were coming to our planet. The human population was in the grip of a fear psychosis.


The effect of the luminescent canopy had profound effect not only on our minds but on our bodies too. The radiation from the luminescent light was not felt immediately but in due course our bodies began to bloat out, making it difficult for us to move. Our limbs had become stiff .Our skin was also peeling off and parts of our body had become de-pigmented. Breathing had become laboured with a wheezing sound.


The next day I saw an amazing sight. As I came out of the building, I saw a lighted entity flitting past. Very fast it moved in a careless, furtive motion, only conspicuous because of its luminescence. As I stepped backward startled, and was attempting to withdraw in haste, it blocked my way in a flash, and was right in front of me. Then it spoke— “Ma’m, I am from Mars. Though I would like to introduce myself, I cannot give you my name, as I have none. Now don’t get surprised that I can speak in your language, in fact I have the capacity to speak in any language of you Humans like the special gadgets you have. Besides I have the power to know what is going on in your mind with my extra terrestrial


faculty. .Now do not be afraid of me. No, I will not do you harm.”


The luminescent body continued after flitting across in a zigzag frolic. “The other day I deliberately left the Celestial Vehicle to come down to the earth because I have a plan of my own. I want the Martians and Earthlings to mingle and fuse to produce Marlings. This cross-breeding will produce unique creations with spectacular super powers. There would be no mortality and the Marlings could dispense of with eating as there would be no requirement for food. Can you imagine what it would be like when there will be no diseases, no need for wealth and the greatest advantage would be that one would not be obliged to study from books to gain knowledge. It would be a perfect state of things.”


After having amplifying about his plans, he continued in an impetuous tone “ The other day when I saw you sitting in the garden, a thought came to my mind. If I could fuse with you, we could produce God’s Ultimate Creation. Now Ma’m I am proposing to you in the mediocre, stereotyped words of the Humans. I already know what you are going to say, but the words should be iterated by me because you are used to marriage vows.


A perceptible shiver went down my body and I was awe-struck to find that without my saying a single word, a luminescence light started emanating from my body. Again it spoke--- “ We will not see the fruits of our marriage after nine months as it happens with the Humans but the moment we mingle, our creation will come into being. I am just letting you know the terms before you give your assent”, A thrilling sensation infused my whole being. I felt him wrapping me up in the warmth of his body---if I may call it his body. A vibration like an electrical current went through me. Then I experienced a pleasure, an ecstasy, an overpowering, overwhelming rapture, a sensation which was so intense that I wanted nothing more. I mingled, fused and merged with him completely.


That was the beginning, and in no time the world became inhabited with Marlings. The lush greenery became desolate deserts. The bony skeletons of the once happy inhabitants of this earth were strewn all over, for they could not withstand the effects of the radiation. Where ever the luminescent canopy descended, devastation visited the once flourishing world. Human habitation came to a tragic end. The luminescent beings populated the world and God’s Creation was unfolded in another glorified form.



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