The Day the Sun Stopped Shining

A short story written 7/22/03

Once upon a time, in the near future, it was a seemingly normal day. Then, at noon, the sky became pitch black. The Sun fell out of the sky, landing next to the moon and the stars. The sky was rolled back. One girl fled into a lightened closet, waiting for the end. Another teenager, a boy, ran into an attic. He trembled in fear. His dad came home early from work (yes, the Sun falling from the sky constitutes early dismissal).

Instantly, millions of panicked people raced home early to hide. Hide from the wrath of God. An earthquake reaching a 27 on the Richter scale destroyed cities in seconds. Suddenly, a beast roamed the Earth, devouring men, women, boys, girls, even infants. His number was 666. He literally ate anyone who didn’t worship him. He performed miracles to persuade even the most righteous people. He succeeded to beat, whip, and kill millions of people. An entire military was defeated by the beast and his prophet. The beast’s name was Lucifer.

A woman with twelve stars on her head was walking home from the doctor’s office. She was pregnant. Lucifer waited by her to swallow the baby as soon as it was born. The baby was born, but as soon as he was, an eagle picked the woman and her child up and dropped her in the forest. The beast created a flood, but the Earth swallowed it up.

Then, an angel of the Lord came down and attacked the beast and his prophet, killing both with one swift stroke of his sword.

Imagery taken from the book of Revelation in the Bible