The Mission
After a year of being on Earth, Taeson knew that he would have to complete his mission soon enough, but he refused to do anything other than stall. During that year he met a girl, Jenny Wilks. They worked in the same office, yet it was love at first site. For Jenny's case it was, Lance Deific was a creature that had few goals and love wasn't one of them. Though after months of waiting and persisting, Jenny got her wish and her first date with Lance.
But time passed yet again and Lance rose up the corporate ladder and in record time he was the president of a multi-million dollar company. He seemed to know which stocks would rise and when, and what decisions were best, for the company and the people who ran it.
But tonight was a full moon, and Lance's first time to eat dinner at Jenny's home. And also tonight was the night that he would reveal his plans to her.
"It's such a shame that you don't paint more, the ones you gave me are so good,” said Jenny from her kitchen.
"Well as the saying goes, "Quality not Quantity" and that’s how I paint. I make a few good ones but I spend all my time and heart on them which is why they're so good" answered Lance as his heart thudded for he had told a lie, he could have made hundreds of painting as beautiful as those in an art museum.
Jenny then brought the last dish to the table and sat down, she had just put her napkin on her lap when she saw that Lance had no plate.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot to get you a plate" started Jenny as she stood up. But Lance beat her too it, he put his hand on her shoulder and ushered her to sit down.
"Don't worry, I got it,” he answered as he made his way into the kitchen and began to open up cabinets.
"I've just got to tell you again on how surprised I am on how quickly you rose in the company. All the way from a secretary to the president" said Jenny as she leaned over in her chair to watch Lance as he scanned the inside of the cabinets for the dishes.
"Did I ever tell you what my name was?"
"Well yah silly, Lance Deific."
"No, that is just an alias. My real name is Taeson and I was sent here to destroy the Earth,” answered Lance as he moved from the last cabinet to the one next to the refrigerator.
"Oh Lance, you’re such a kidder."
"No, I'm dead serious. A council and I decided to put the dwellers of Earth out of their misery. We've seen so much hate, and misery is unbelievable. So I was sent to come and relive the Earth of all its suffering. And maybe have it start anew if I felt like it" replied Lance as he pulled a plate out of the cabinet and set it on the table.
"You're really starting to freak me out, so I'm going to have to ask you to leave now,” said Jenny as she tossed her napkin on the floor and stood up.
"Well if you don't believe me, watch what I can do with fire,” replied Lance as he waved his right hand over the lit candle. The flame flickered and morphed before their eyes, from a regular flame it transformed into a small humming bird. The flame bird flew quickly around the room before it stopped and landed on Lance's outstretched finger. He stroked the bird’s chest before it hopped off his finer and back onto the wick of the candle, and then flickered and morphed back into a regular flame.
"I really hope you believe me now."
"I do now, but who are you?"
"As I said, I am Taeson."
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