The Story Behind My Username And Sig The Title tells it all, read on ;)

[Aevum Decessus 0]

*NOTE* when the story is in Bold, that is Decessus speaking, and when it's underlined, that's Aevum speaking *END NOTE*

Aevum Decessus

I was once just another man, living my life like every other John Doe in society. Now, the very mention of my name has the ability to strike fear into the bravest of men. Whenever I arrive, the fear and panic of everyone present is palpable and electric. These emotions used to cause me great pain and suffering, but that can never compare to the suffering caused by my Master when I try to deny my namesake.

 

I was once a simple man, living in an apartment with my brother. Now, my name brings hope to the hopeless. I have the ability to heal, even those who are hurt in their minds. This power has been granted to me, by my reverence and faith to my True Master, who does not cause me pain.

 

Who am I, that I cause so much fear in men? What horrible transformation must I have gone through to cause many to run in fear at my approach? The truth is, I have done nothing that has not been done before. I have a simple job, that is required for life to function, yet I am greeted by hat and revulsion. I strengthen those who are affected by me, yet those people are the ones who hate me the most.

I am Decessus

 

Who am I, that I cause hope and forgiveness? What transformation have I gone through to cause many to weep at my approach? The truth is, I have done nothing that has not been done before. I have a simple job, which is required, and I am welcomed and appreciated for it. I strengthen those who are affected by me, and those people are those who love me most.

I am Aevum

 

These years of pain and misery have caused me to harden my heart against the pleas of those I must touch. I have been force to shut out those cries of fear and desperation, before they made me mad beyond belief. The only thing that keeps me moving in this pained existence is the fear of the pain that my Master will cause me if I should fail him.

 

These years of love and hoy have caused me to open my heart to the pleas of those in true need, those who I must touch. I have been forced to open my mind and heart to the cries of pain that I must minister to, so that I can better continue my task. The thing that truly keeps me moving is the true love showered onto me by my True Master.

 

Whenever I must touch a man, I must first strip that man. I must strip him of his very life, his every memory, except those of his Good Deeds. I commit this intellectual and emotional rape in order to keep my own sanity, and to lighten the burden of the man I have touched.

 

Whenever I must touch a man, I must strip that man. I must strip him of his hurts, and all of his emotional memories of pain, except those placed to strengthen him. I commit this intellectual and emotional healing, in order to better complete my job, and to release the load of the man I have touched.

 

I have retained many memories throughout my long career, some delightful, and just as many which cause me pain to this day. I remember with fondness the time when I was able to touch a man in front of a crowd. This man was apparently important, judging by the number of people present to hear his speech, and this mass made it all the better for me. I was able to simply walk out of the crowd, and up to this man, and simply placed my hand on his chest, and walked back into the anonymity of the crowd. Within five minutes, the emotions of the crowd were running rampant, from those who were secretly overjoyed, to those whose illusions of safety were shattered beyond repair. This mix was interesting, but the thing that excited me most, was the fear tantamount to all, something which I had come to expect from my touch, especially in that massive crowd. There was only one small discrepancy with that crowd, and that was localized to a random area in the middle. It was only a small thing, so it?s really not worth mentioning.

 

I have kept many memories throughout my career in my namesake, some beautiful, yet as many which have hurt me and pain me to this day. I remember with pain the time when I was walking through a crowd, at a huge speech, when I caught sight of my brother walking with purpose towards the speaker. I saw him reach out and touch the man, and yet I was too far away from that man to do anything about it except scream out my brother?s name in grief. I did the least that I could in that situation, and brought my touch to those who were within my reach.

 

Coupled with this joyous memory, there is one particular memory that, even though it occurred almost 85 years ago, I can never seem to forget. My task that day had been to simply touch some poor farmer in Guatemala, no big deal. Unfortunately, as I approached the man across the field he was working, he suddenly looked up from his toil, stared directly at me for a moment, then proceeded to bolt for his house. This both confused and angered me, as it had never occurred before, and it complicated matters needlessly.

I figured that this poor man had somehow felt my approach, and had run to warn his family about me. This excited me a little, as it meant that the whole family?s emotions would be involved, and I headed for the house. I was extremely surprised to feel not fear, but an aura of calmness surrounding the house, something that made me uneasy for its unusualness. I decided to ignore the feeling, and pressed onwards, where I found that the fool had gathered his whole family, something that would only make matters harder on his family. I almost felt sorry for them, but I had a job to do, so I approached the man I was to touch.

 

Roughly 85 years ago, I was able to bring my touch to the life of a poor farmer in Guatemala, as my Master had commanded me to do. I was approaching his house through the field, when I suddenly caught sight of my brother approaching the man I was to touch. I panicked and gave the man the ability to see my brother and I, and then hid myself from my brother?s view. I ran to the man in his house, and watched as he gathered his family for a time of prayer, then I was told to protect this man from the touch of my brother.

 

Suddenly, I felt a burning hand grab my wrist, inches from the man?s head, stopping me from completing my task. This angered me to no extent, yet when I tried again, I found my whole body immobilized against my will. I was then surprised to see my twin brother Aevum, holding me back from my task. I was confused and asked him the meaning of this intrusion, and he simply told me that his Master had intervened on behalf of this man, and that he was under Aevum?s protection, and I was to leave him be for that day. Knowing that his Master was the true Master, I respected his decision and left the man to his family.

 

Thankfully, I was able to stop my brother in time to save this farmer?s family from the pain and suffering he would have had to go through had my brother been able to touch him. It is for these small things that I am able to continue on in my duty. It is these times when I am appreciated that I see the power of my True Master in man. It is through these experiences that I am able to work through my namesake and nature to further my Master.

 

These memories of mine seem backwards, for my joys and my angers are different from man. Through these feelings I show my true nature, I show that my transformation changed more than my name and my appearance, it also changed my very nature, turning me into my namesake.

 

I am Aevum. I am Life

I am Decessus. I am Death

[BuffaloHelp 24]

I like your dichotomy, a Ying to your Yang. I?m surprise to say that it reminds me of Bill and Ted from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Two separate entity living in two separate lives colliding to form one perfect being. Well, perhaps I'm reading in too much.

[Joshua 0]

It reminds me a bit of Greek mythology for some reason...

The Bible speaks of a person being life as well, His name is Jesus Christ.

There's even an area where it speaks of death as a person, whether literally or figuratively I'm not sure:

Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

It is said that both death and Hell will be cast into the Lake of Fire at the end of time, although I don't know that it says they'll be actual entities:

Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.


As another interesting point, it would seem that God gave Satan the power over those who died before he was cast out of Heaven and that Christ tricked Satan into killing Him, thinking he would be able to capture the King of Creation, only to find that not only could he not hold Him, but that the very power of death was stolen from him in the process. And so

Romans 14:9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
Revelation 1:18  I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

I personally find the true Bible story even more thrilling then any work of fiction

God comes to earth, dies and lets his archenemy Satan capture Him in death. Then the Almighty God-man wins the ultimate victory in the history of creation and rises victorious as even death and Satan cannot stop Him, a victorious Saviour who can give eternal life and freedom even from death to all who trust in Him.

[biscuitrat 0]

Such a story has been overused many times since the Bible was written. But you went off topic a little bit. This is about Aevum, not Jesus. Plus, if anything, Aevum is another type of deity all to him/herself (sorry, I don't know ). Give a bit of life and take it away. It's how your boat floats.But anyways, lovely writing. It's one of my passions as well

[Joshua 0]

Such a story has been overused many times since the Bible was written. But you went off topic a little bit. This is about Aevum, not Jesus.

 

Plus, if anything, Aevum is another type of deity all to him/herself (sorry, I don't know ). Give a bit of life and take it away. It's how your boat floats.

 

But anyways, lovely writing. It's one of my passions as well

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Personally I tend to be of the view that truth can never be "overused" and that simply mentioning something related to a topic is not going off topic. If we can't speak of anything related to the subject at hand then there is very little we can say, is there not?

[biscuitrat 0]

Not when you dive into a Bible escapade, it isn't. But at any rate, great writing by Aevum. Lots of parallels between something I'm trying to write (which may or may not end up being finished since I'm halfway through)

[Joshua 0]

Not when you dive into a Bible escapade, it isn't. But at any rate, great writing by Aevum. Lots of parallels between something I'm trying to write (which may or may not end up being finished since I'm halfway through)

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Interesting that you didn't seem to mind BuffaloHelp talking about how it related to "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" but then get offended when I talk of how it relates to the Bible, isn't it?

[biscuitrat 0]

Interesting that you didn't seem to mind BuffaloHelp talking about how it related to "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" but then get offended when I talk of how it relates to the Bible, isn't it? 

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It relates to a lot of things - I'm just saying you went on to quote the Bible and do a mini-thread hijack. I didn't get offended, I just felt that if you want to share your views about the Bible being one of your favorite reads, you should open a new topic about it. I just have this open loathing for things I can't explain or that I can't prove - among them would be the miracles in the Bible.

 

But I'll save that for later. This is Aevum's topic.

[Joshua 0]

It relates to a lot of things - I'm just saying you went on to quote the Bible and do a mini-thread hijack. I didn't get offended, I just felt that if you want to share your views about the Bible being one of your favorite reads, you should open a new topic about it. I just have this open loathing for things I can't explain or that I can't prove - among them would be the miracles in the Bible.

 

But I'll save that for later. This is Aevum's topic.

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Alright. At least you're very candid about it That's always good to see even if people are on opposing viewpoints. I guess the Biblical discussion here has about run its course and I have been trying to make new threads to discuss specific issues. I guess I'll just have to try harder

 

Back to Aevum's discussion I guess, nice talking

 

Jz

[biscuitrat 0]

Hope I wasn't mean or anything. I just guess I had too much exposure to sporadic quoting today, especially in that homosexuality thread. The thees, thous, thines...ugh. It's only slightly easier on your eyes than Ayn Rand

[Joshua 0]

Hope I wasn't mean or anything. I just guess I had too much exposure to sporadic quoting today, especially in that homosexuality thread. The thees, thous, thines...ugh. It's only slightly easier on your eyes than Ayn Rand

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Yeah, I recognize that some people prefer NIV and don't have a problem with it. I use PowerBible CD for my verse copying and pasting though and it doesn't come with NIV.

 

I know I'm accustomed to it but other people may not be. I try to provide a paraphrase or explanation of what I'm posting the verses for to be more clear, or to highlight the main verses in a different color.

 

And I didn't take it as mean, we can disagree but as long as we can do so without bringing it to the level of charachter assassination and personal attacks it should be alright. I have observed that how people react to differing views can give you a good idea of whether they're more worried about being proven right or finding truth. If the former, then they'll lash out to make themselves look better, mudslinging. Rather then let you voice your opinion, they'll rather try to silence it. As I've said before, by the revealing of knowledge is truth revealed, truth doesn't need to silence the voices of others. But if you're seeking truth you can accept other views because you don't need to be right.

 

Well, before this gets into a discussion on the intent of a person's heart, maybe I should just stop myself and say it's been a pleasure talking to you The main thing isn't that the other person agrees but that they're seeking truth.

[swat 0]

hey i was just wondering maybe if it could be just a little bit longer???lol i mean it was so short or maybe we could re organize it aplebatical order kinda like a dictionary or even make names for sections like matthew mark luke john genesis....etc like a bible..lol just messin but ya its unique,,,

[serverph 0]

okay... back to the topic, or this will be closed, or all unrelated posts removed.

[Aevum Decessus 0]

I just wrote what I posted in school one day, because I was bored. I then tried to flesh out the story, give you the full details behind who the two characters used to be, but I haven't had time to really work on it, school keeps getting in the way. I'll post it chapter by chapter as I finish it, hope it works out.