The old man watched the kid carrying his brother on his back. His dead brother. His dead brother body already decayed, parts of him rotten and fell off. Maggots squirming all over the body, some of it dripping on him. But the kid moved on. His stride was slow but steady. His clothes rugged and rotted along with his dead brother. He looked like the dead himself except for his eyes. His eyes were determined, almost burning with conviction. The old man step out from behind the tree and said, “Where do you want to go my child?”.
“I’m looking for God,” he replied.
“Why are you looking for Him?”.
“I want Him to bring my brother back to life,”.
“What if He won’t do it?”.
“I’ll make Him. I’ll kill Him if I need to,”.
“Kill Him? Are you sure child?”.
“In a heartbeat,”.
By this time the old man began to smile. An awful smile, a big grin cracked across his almost decaying face. His one remaining eye began to gleam. His dry white hair fluttered under his hood as cold, biting wind began to blow around the forest.
“Child, I am no God, but I can bring your brother to life,”.
“You can? Do it!”.
“But if I do, how do you repay me? What will you do for me?”.
“Anything!”.
The old man grin widens. His crooked rotten teeth started to show. He put his hand on the boy shoulder and said, “Kill God for me. Find Him and Kill Him”…
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