The conquering Colonists

[Assaf1981]

When they had first arrived, these conquering colonists, they had come for the adults; ages 20 – 100 and over. There was a great war, spreading throughout the whole world, lasting many decades, yet it was all for naught, for the invaders had prevailed, annihilating the adults in ways unutterable to human lips. Then they departed, just as quickly as they had first arrived.

 

Then they had returned, these conquering colonists, and they had come for the teenagers; ages 13 – 19. There was a bloody war, spreading throughout the whole world, lasting many months, yet it was all for naught, for the invaders had prevailed, annihilating the teenagers in ways unutterable to human lips. Then they departed, just as quickly as they had first arrived.

 

Then they had returned, these conquering colonists, and they had come for the children; ages 6 – 12. There were series of small-scale skirmishes, spreading throughout the whole world, lasting many weeks, yet it was all for naught, for the invaders had prevailed, annihilating the children in ways unutterable to human lips. Then they departed just as quickly as they had first arrived.

 

Then they had returned, these conquering colonists, and they had come for the toddlers; ages 2 – 5. They met no resistance. No, only screaming, sobbing, and wailing, yet they had shown no mercy, annihilating the toddlers in ways unutterable to human lips. Then they departed, just as quickly as they had first arrived.

 

Then they had returned, these conquering colonists, and they had come for the infants; from age 1 and below. Again, they met no resistance, only screaming and wailing and sobbing, and yet they had shown no mercy, annihilating the infants in ways unutterable to human lips.  Then they departed, just as quickly as they had first arrived.

 

Then they had returned, these conquering colonists, and they had come for the beasts of the field, the fish of the sea, and the fowls of the air. There was a series of skirmishes, spreading throughout the whole world, lasting many weeks, and yet fang, tooth, claw, paw, and wing prevailed not, for the invaders had annihilated the animal kingdom in ways best left unrecorded. Then they departed, just as quickly as they had first arrived.

 

Then they had returned, these conquering colonists, for the herbs bearing seeds and all the fruit trees. Fire, fangs, and claws had utterly annihilated the entire plant kingdom, depriving the world of all life. Finally, they had settled, making this war-torn fallen world their own.

 

Yet, they enjoyed not long the fruits of their conquest, for a fleet of vessels had descended from the darkened heavens, greeted by the slavering, snarling, growling, roaring and hissing colonists with fangs glistened, claws sharpened, spells tempered, and fireballs wielded.

 

Out they came! These invaders: men-like beings adorned with wings of eagles, stern of countenance, bathed in radiant lights, some wearing armour, and some wearing long, white flowing robes. A great war ensued, spreading throughout the entire world, lasting many a millenia. Yet it was all for naught, for the colonists had prevailed, utterly annihilating the invaders in ways best left unrecorded. Then the colonists resumed their task, making this war-torn fallen world their own, populating it with new life-their own kind.

[David W. Parsley]

Reminds me of the work of Lord Dunsany in some ways.  One comes away wondering if the parable has been fully grasped.  I found it surprising that these colonists overthrow even the avenging angels.

Thought Provoking,
- David

[Assaf1981]

8 hours ago, David W. Parsley said:

Reminds me of the work of Lord Dunsany in some ways.  One comes away wondering if the parable has been fully grasped.  I found it surprising that these colonists overthrow even the avenging angels.

Thought Provoking,
- David

I am gonna rewrite this, but in drabble form. 😉