Homecoming Chapter 12 (Serialized Novel)

Chapter 12

The building that Niv had brought Stephanie to was of immaculate conception and design. It reminded her of a combination between the Roman Colosseum and the United States Capitol. In its construction the structure was vast and rectangular with great pillars holding it up. This formation housed a giant domed cylindrical development that ascended out into the heavens from its center, and that was held together by pillars of the same similitude as that of the rectangular section. As for the material makeup that comprised it, the building seemed to be made of a kind of crystalline or diamond substance of the same fashion as the other structures that surrounded it. The result of this feature was that it beautifully reflected prisms of rainbow-colored light in the places where the sun met the buildings edges.

This building had a glass like staircase that led up to its many archways at its entrance. It was here that two golden statues were erected on either side of the staircase at its top where there was also located a ginormous stage that preceded the building itself. These massive monuments reminded Stephanie of the Cherubim that she had learned about in her Bible studies, which the Hebrews made at either side of the tabernacle they created for God’s palace. Or perhaps more like the deities of ancient Egypt. For they were fashioned in the likeness as the creatures with faces like lions and of birds of prey with human characteristics of the likes that could be found in Biblical works like that of Ezekiel. And they did carry on their back colossal wings that had with them a large wingspan. Gazing up at them, Stephanie was startled to come to find that it seemed like they were capable of moving and that their necks craned to observe them as they made their way up to the building/ What Stephanie did not know, and perhaps it was for the best, was that these statues complete with their giant sepulchers were capable of much more than movement, and that they acted as a kind of guard to any possible attack on the building.

Niv beckoned for Stephanie to follow him up the stairwell whose steps numbered thirteen. As they did so, Stephanie leapt and stumbled in shock as the two monumental golden statues both bowed down on their knees, digging their golden sepulchers into the ground as they did so. Their colossal wings wrapped around them as they held this position. Stephanie did not want to know what the sepulchers were for as they made their way past them, but she was surprised to see that the heads remained bowed downwards as if they were bowing before royalty or a sacred deity.

At the building entrance, it also surprised Stephanie to note that the building had no observable doorways, but rather, that the pillars led to the structure’s inner parts, giving one the liberty to come and go through it at free will. It was at this time that the golden statues resumed their guard outside, and Stephanie did quiver for they gave her the chills. Inside, they came to a wide empty lobby that was composed of some kind of white marble flooring and this place stretched out a considerable distance. There was, however, in front of them a large, rounded kind of sealed doorway that stretched upwards a good ten floors and it was made of solid gold.

Once inside the golden doorway, they found themselves in a kind of large domed chamber hall of some sort. It was rounded in its design with a great many marble staircases engrained with golden flakes rising the lengths of it. Each staircase consisted with it a number of rows. These rows of seats made up great columns and were made up of the same marble composition. And they gave the impression that these rows of seats were sectioned and sanctioned off with each section being reserved for one particular group of sentient lifeforms of many other groups. The pillars that rounded the room made up the foreground of the room, and it was here that the outside light passed into the room and reflected off the crystalline composition of the pillars so that there were rays of light rebound off of them in every which direction in beautiful hues of all different sorts of colors. In the center of this chamber hall was a golden floor with some kind of seal engrained in the center of it.

It was at this place in the center of this magnificent chamber hall that there stood a speaker in the middle of the golden floor. The being was every bit as magnificent as the room that they found themselves in. For the speaker was a giant of a person, standing perhaps at some fifteen feet tall. At the same time, this lifeform was every bit as slender as it was tall, and it wore garments that reminded Stephanie of something that a Tibetan monk might be expected to wear. For its garments were likened to dark brown robes that had satchels of some kind wrapped around their waist, with these robes consisting of hoods as well and being stained with dirt and other elements, as if this being had just got done spending time in a garden. Stephanie noticed that where the garments met the ground that the creature wore sandals on its large feet. The robe made it difficult to ascertain its other physical features, but this could be said about its facial attributers; this alien had extremely pointed ears, with hollowed cheekbones that made its protruding jawline stand out. In addition to that, it’s face was an ashy gray, and his composure denoted a sense of deep compassion mixed with grace. This was all the more the case as a result of its penetrating rounded eyes that were a fierce electric blue, unlike anything Stephanie had ever seen before. The way that they were housed in their sockets, they looked like they were ready to cry for the pains of all sentient life in the universe, and also gave the impression that you’d hat to see this beautiful creature to cry. It also seemed it was very in touch with its feelings just by looking at it. And there was an entire section of these beings seated in one subdivision of the colossal meeting room that they had found themselves in.

“Alas, Niv and Kyron have arrived with our special guest,” the alien in the centered of the room bellowed, and the chatter of the room cut out. Whatever they had been talking about had ceased. “Welcome. To our newcomer I offer my warmest greeting in love and light. My name is Elioud, and this is the Council of the Galactic Federation in case you were wondering. Please, please, take a seat,” he finished, stretching his right arms out in front of him to motion them to take a seat amongst the crowd.

Niv and Kyron made their way down the closest row of seats, and Stephanie followed them through the crowded arena. After some time, they came across a group of beings that were of the same likeness as Niv and Kyron and they took their seats amongst them. Stephanie assumed that these too made up the Arcturian/ Struggling to make her way through the sea of seated knees and legs, she finally took her seat next to Niv.
“As we were discussing,” the alien that was Elioud continued, “There are numerous consequences for what is happening on this woman’s version of earth right now. We have agreed that both the Zeta Recticuli and the Reptilian are in violation of the law of free will in their actions and transgressions against the people of earth. At the same time, it has been maintained and so stipulated that intervention is necessary to avoid incursion from happening for the timelines of several peoples and races. How we proceed from her is of the utmost importance when considering that we currently find ourselves in a stalemate in our counterattack against them. Their defenses are holding strong with them holding their position. Our decisions here will determine whether or not they will prevail in establishing their dimension into this reality. That being said, I will leave the floor to Atum who will give us the Avian’s thoughts and opinions on the issue,” Elioud in his soft-spoken tone of voice.

The being that was Atum stood itself up in a section that was in the furthermost region of the room. Stephanie’s mouth slacked open in amazement at the sheer majesty of the alien’s characteristics. These beings that Elioud had called the Avian reminded Stephanie of Ra or one of the other Egyptian deities. OR even something like a kind of centaur if they were half human, half bird. While the creatures seated in Atum’s subdivision of the chamber hall were very much like human in their appearance, with two legs and two swinging arms, their top half was likened to a fierce eagle. They were also covered head to foot in the most beautiful feathers that were both blue in their color and that had intricate designs embedded in them. Their faces reminded Stephanie very much of each, for the had pointed beaks protruding out of and emerging from the center of their face were there should be a nose, and they did very much resemble the likeness of a bald eagle in many ways. Their eyes were one of their traits that stood out the most, for in the middle of their faces burned their glowing yellow eyes. And in the center of their foreheads were the same kind of tribal marks or designs that could be found within the chest of their feathers. Like many other alien races that the chamber hall housed, these creatures carried with them too tremendous wings on their backs which were also blue in their color.

“Atum speaking on behalf of the Avian to the Galactic Federation. We the Avian believe that we should back out of the fight. We would also haven’t have it that the people of this earth fight their war by their own means. We still struggle to see why earth is of such value to this council. There are a vast number of differing versions of earth, and in most cases, them end up destroying themselves by their own destructive nature. Not only that, but the people from Stephanie’s world have long expected a savior, and it is a part of their collective mindset, and as such we think that they need to learn that they need to individually learn how to become their own saviors. This would not be the first time in the history of the universe that a people have been eradicated from a hostile threat/ Our own planet is one such example of this. All the Avian feels strongly about this,” Atum expressed to the council with iron lungs so that everyone could here them in the great hall, taking his seat as he did so.

“Yes, we are well aware of the feelings harbored by the Avian as it relates to earth at this time. We have thought about this with careful consideration to your people. Even so, the collective has come to an agreement as to why we cannot allow this. If effects the realities of multiple timelines and peoples, just as we cannot permit for an incursion on any level to happen. We must also act, because of the importance of Gaia. It is this version of earth that will become of great importance to the different races of the universe, acting as a waypoint to them; one that we cannot afford to lose for this reason. It is not the highest good and timeline to do so. That being said, we now direct our attention over to Seraphine while will be speaking on behalf of all the Pleiadian. Seraphine, if you would be so kind,” Elioud said, addressing Atum and the rest of the council.

What Seraphina and all of what Elioud had referred to as the Pleiadian typified all those characteristics and traits that an individual from Stephanie’s earth would expect to find in an extraterrestrial being. As Seraphine stood up, in the section of the leftmost side of the chamber hall, what stood out the most to Stephanie was how tall and sleek these lifeforms were. They were without a question the slenderest of all the other beings in the buildings, with their arms and legs being like long thin lengthy poles. However, their most defining characteristic was in their facial features. The Pleiadian had very elongated almond shaped heads that were almost heart or jewel shaped, with the topmost parts of their heads being extremely rounded up to the midsection, where the rest of their facial composition sloped down into a very refined jawline. In addition to that, their noses and eyes were both slits in their faces where all of the eyes were large slanted black masses in the middle of their faces. Stephanie observed another beautiful quality in them, that they appeared to be very smooth without any kind of hair on their bodies, and that their skin tone was of a deep sky blue/Like their Arcturian counterparts, they seemed to permeate a kind of light from their very presence, as if you could see their auric field. At the same time, Stephanie noticed that there was an aquatic nature to them, in that one half-expected them to have gill, or if they were like a much more appealing monster from, Creature From the Black Lagoon. Which was to say that they looked as if they lived in water. They too wore an elegant silky white robe that was trimmed in golden linings and Stephanie wondered if this was a customary wardrobe for the council, and ether or not it denoted status in the varying versions of it. As Stephanie observed them, she became aware of another patter in the names of all these extraterrestrial lifeforms in that their names were the same as different constellations in the night sky, and she wondered to herself if the Arcturian came from Arcturus, the Pleiadian from the Pleiades, and so forth.

“Thank you Elioud,” Seraphina started, rising to her feet as she did so. “It is with divine love and compassion of the collective of the Pleiadian that I must express our deepest concerns and skepticism regarding the girl. If I am incandescently honest with you Elioud, there are some amongst us that have raised necessary questions as to whether our plans for her are good or not. Just as others express whether it is a good idea or not to have her here in this sacred sanctuary at this time. As we all know, both the Recticuli and the Reptilian are in hot pursuit after her, combing the whole multiverse for her presence, now that they know the girl’s importance. This combined with the fact that they now know that she is both what Malduk and Niv can potentially incarnate as, they will stop at nothing to find her. All of this being kept in mind, it is felt by some that this puts us at an unnecessary risk. On another note, it is from this heart centered place operating out of a place of love that I report that there are some of us that are unsure as to whether or not she is equipped with the necessary skillsets required for the journey ahead of her. She has hardly activated her Merkabah or heart portal which would allow her to travel through time and space on the interdimensional level, nor does she have half of the other spiritual gifts of a more evolved consciousness for such a journey. This would also place a heavy burden and pressure on Niv to teach her in the ways that would allow her to do so. Even so, they are traveling to places that are evil and destructive in their very nature, and it seems to be another unnecessary risk to us to have her in those environments without the proper means to combat the types of things that they will encounter. Nevertheless, it is agreed amongst our people that if it is in alignment with what is the highest good and timeline for the universe then on behalf of all the Pleiadian we fully support the decision as it stands in the Council of the Galactic Federation,” Seraphina reported, sitting herself down once she had finished with what she had said.

“And it is with reciprocated that it is also with divine love and light that all of the Galactic Federation values and appreciates your thoughts as they relate to this pressing matter. Before we move any further, I think that it be a good idea to see if both Stephanie and Niv feel confident in what they are being asked of in order to remove any doubt that the Pleiadian are facing at this time. Niv and Stephanie, what do you have to say to all of this?” Elioud inquired of them, redirecting the attention of the council in their direction.

“This would be no problem at all,” Niv started, standing up from the place that he was seated in the hall. “I would also like to note that I speak for all of the Arcturian at present, because the current strategy for things was brought forth by them, and more specifically by myself personally/ Whatever happens, I take full accountability and responsibility for the outcomes. That being said, I would like to assure the council that I have full confidence that I can teach Stephanie, or rather remind Stephanie of the attributes that will be required for the journey ahead of us in the time allotted. Like dormant or recessive genes, these traits are just waiting to be sparked within her. Things like her light body are her divine birthright. They are every being’s divine birthright, along with the Merkabah, or any other spiritual gift. I would also like to lend the observation to the council for further assurance. Each of the species and races of sentient lifeforms in this room evolved individually on their own without any outside help; they were not guided. Not only does Stephanie have the opportunity to do so, being guided by us, but we also have technologies here today that assist in this process that we did not have when we went through our own evolutionary process. We did not have the light beds that activate the light codes and higher strands of DNA within, or other such apparatuses that we have now. I have also taken a look at Grand View, and it has confirmed in many instances that this is the greatest and highest good across all timelines, which implies that she accomplishes this feat. To this end, it is in full confidence that I say that I can get Stephanie to the place that she needs to be before our expedition,” Niv finished with a little slight bow in Elioud’s direction, and then he took he seat once more among the crowd. As a non-physical entity, Stephanie wondered to herself how it was that he and the rest of the Arcturian were able to sit themselves in the seats. She half expected them to fall through them.

“Very good. And what say do you have to say for yourself Stephanie?” Elioud asked of her in his gentle tone of voice. Immediately, Stephanie felt the attention of all the assembly focus upon her, and it somewhat discomforted her. Even though she had years of public speaking experience, she had never addressed a crowd of this size and of this magnitude.

“Ugg, I am not entirely sure that I have a full understanding of what is being asked of me at this time. I’m not going to lie, a lot of this is going over my head, but I can say I am up for it if it helps other lifeforms along with my people. I’m still not entirely sure how you can put your faith in making decisions in that little machine over there. Grand View or whatever you call it. That or how it works. But if that is what you all have to say, I guess I’ll go with it,” Stephanie answered in a questioning undertone of self-doubt as she looked around the assembly hall and the crowd of aliens that were watching her.

“Excellent. Again, I hope their willingness for what is being asked of them combined, and their noted confidence helps to ease the concerns felt by the Pleiadian, or anyone else for that matter. Moving forward, I would now like it if Apedemak could please stand and present us all with the opinions of all the Lyran at this time. Apedemak, if you would,” Elioud insisted, motioning to a group of aliens that were located in a section to the immediate right of Stephanie, Niv, and their party.

When Apedemak stood up, Stephanie found a group of aliens that she liked perhaps the most, although she felt somewhat bad judging these lifeforms based off of their appearances alone. Looking at the mighty being stand up amongst its group of peers, she noticed several patterns in it’s and the other entities appearance that did make her ponder. The first thing she noticed was, made her question why so many of these alien lifeforms had such human qualities. The other feature that she noted, reminded her of the discussions that she had had with Niv thus far, in that these creatures seemed to make up the sacred texts of the people of earth, because the vast majority of them reminded her of one religion or another. In the case of the group of the Lyran that were seated off to the right-hand side of the chamber hall, there was yet another exemplification of creatures that looked like the deities that you would expect from ancient Egyptian culture.

In this instance, they were half human, half lioness. Up to their abs, their qualities were every bit as to the likeness of the species that was homo sapiens, but from the top up was the features of the most massive lion. This included everything from the yellowish coat of fur from the chest up, to having kinds of claws for hands, like they were hand paws. They carried with them a thick mane that covered their faces that had all of the characteristics of a feline like creature. And there were the wings of course. But what Stephanie was most surprised to see was that of the clothing that clothed them. For they wore the most stunning white robes that did seem to be made of the finest silk material, and that gave one the impression that these beings were of a kind of royalty, and maybe they were, Stephanie thought to herself.
“Speaking for the Lyran, I would like to repeat that we are mostly in agreement with the plans for what needs to be done as they stand. We have already decided on such, and it has been expressed that it is for the best. While we think that we should stick with the plan that we have drafted, the Lyran also feel at this time that it might be a good idea to exhaust more resources and take a much more aggressive stance in this battle taking place on Stephanie’s timeline. This is based on such factors as how we are only maintaining a defensive stance where we are not making any progress, and this really isn’t acceptable given how important it is that the dark forces do not prevail in their endgame. We would be more than happy to allocate any recourses that we can to this cause at this time. Other than that, we think that things would remain the same, with no real changes. Especially when considering the fact that the girl is already here, and thus far, all things are for the most part going as planned,” the mighty lion warrior answered proudly.

“Apedemak, I begin by saying that I respect the views and opinions of the Lyran people,” Niv interjected, with a quick sideways glance at Elioud. “Your people are fierce warriors known to all regions of the multiverse. I do have to object, however, in reminding you of the Arcturian sentiment as it related to escalating things on this battlefield. We have to be mindful of the fact that we should not provoke things further then necessary at this time. Our presence on earth is one as a protector to a near defenseless people. The people of Stephanie’s earth are not prepared in the slightest to match themselves up against the Zeta Recticul8i and Reptilian of the future timelines. They simply do not have the means to do so. It is also one to buy us some time in our overarching objective. In essence, it is a distraction so that they utilize their efforts against us in opposition to the people of earth as we carry out our mission that we have put forth at this time,” Niv disputed Apedemak.

“Apedemak and Niv, both of your insights and feedback are appreciated at this time. Thank you for that. Yes, we are well aware of the fact that your people would like to make a much more aggressive attack as it pertains to what is happening on Stephanie’s world. For now, there are several reasons as to why we cannot take such a stance. While this is how you feel, the majority of the council feel that the Lyran have a kind of warrior mentality and mindset being quick to go to arms at any possible threat. This is not the way of many of the other races in this room. That, and it contradicts with the opinions of other members such as how there are those amongst us that would like us to pull out. But this is not to completely discredit or invalidated the feelings of the Lyran. Not only that but doing so could act as an unnecessary provocation to the dark forces that would make them retaliate in larger numbers and stronger technologies, as Niv has so acutely pointed out. Nevertheless, the meeting will consider that option as a last resort of desperation. Having heard from the Lyran, I would now like us all to lend an ear and listen to what the Sirian have to say as it relates to this matter. Sol, the Galactic Federation permits you to take the stage and speak your mind freely,” Elioud said after a considerable pause, as if he was being very mindful of the words that parted his lips.

Stephanie was surprised to see when Sol stood up, that the Sirian greatly resembled a race of woodland elves. What had stood up at the bottommost row in the section from where Stephanie and Niv sat looked like something that one would expect to see in one of the, Lord of the Rings, instillments. As such, the most distinguishing qualities that they carried was that of their facial features. They had very refined expressions, with pointy and slanted ears and noses, and their jaw lines came down at a slant. Not only that, but they had very lone fine grey and golden blonde hair running down from their sides. Their skin tone was also of notice, for it was a kind of off white, as if they had just come back from a mining expedition with some of their dwarven friends. In addition to that, their heads were adorned with helmets that were made of a kind of glass like material, and that had golden streaks going down their sides. As for their clothing, they deviated from the standard attire of the council, in wearing laced tunics that were green and light brown in color along with golden plated armor surrounding their chest, legs, arms, and more sensitive areas. Stephanie was disappointed to see that they didn’t have quivers and bows as one might expect of a woodland elf. Once again, Stephanie noticed that the Sirian name corresponded with the constellation of Sirius, and she was starting to wonder if these were the constellations from which they hailed from.

“My warmest thanks,” Sol said with a bow. “The people of Sirius hold you and yours in the deepest regard. One thing that the Sirian High Council has reiterated for me to say in front of your presence is that we fully support whatever decision that is made here, even though they feel that there may be better alternatives than what has been suggested. Nevertheless, we hold Niv in the highest esteem, and think that he is every bit capable of the task that lies in front of him. That being said, there is another issue that the Sirian High Council would like me to bring up with you all. No matter the outcome, we think that both the Zeta Recticuli and Reptilian should be banished to various quadrants of the universe, and that in so doing that they should be put on a kind of quarantine, as we have done with other lifeforms in the past. Even on old earth> A large reason for this has to do with the points that both you and the Avian have brought up in their breaking certain universal laws. Not only that, but they represent all the darkest qualities of humanity that has been unable to evolve our of their lower selves and states of consciousness, and that will not part from their destructive nature. They are an agent of chaos and destruction, and they feel that it is warranted that they are treated as such. That is all that the Sirian wish for me to convey to you at this time,” Sol told the assembly hall, with a glance around at the many sections in front of him before sitting himself down at his seat.

“Sol, thank you for relaying the wishes of the Sirian. As always, their thoughts are always highly valued. All things considered, I will now speak on behalf of the Epsilon Eridani, acting both as a member of their council, and as the Peacekeeper to this chamber. They wish me to express that they are a peaceful people that do not agree with warfare on any level. To this end, they wish to be neutral as a relates to this manner. That being said, acting as the Peacekeeper for them and to this council, I must say that I have seen the different timelines as it relates to this incident, and it is imperative that we get a handle over it, and thus we must intervene and go forward with our plans. They agree to these terms but wish to act as impartial observers to the events as they unfold. On that note, I think that should conclude things by saying that we are going to carry out our plans as they stand. I thank you all for convening here at this time and place for this reason. You are all dismissed,” Elioud declared with a little clasp of his hands.

All of a sudden, Stephanie was baffled to see that the packed building instantly emptied out as the other members of the council teleported elsewhere. There were a few stragglers and others still that lingered behind, but the once packed room was now barren.

“Come Stephanie, we have a lot to do before you’re ready, and very little time to work with,” Niv said, taking his stand, and gesturing her to leave the building with him and Kyron.