The Portal
“Unto the world I create a portal and Mammon shall travel through her womb.”
–Book of Damnation, Chapter 6, Verse 3.
Jade Creely believed the prophecy would occur in his lifetime and he would father the promised one. At age thirty-nine, with the death of his predecessor, he became high priest.
No time was wasted implementing his plan. The virgins of his congregation drew lots. On All Souls’ Eve the winning virgin, surrounded by sounds of beating drums and chants of the faithful, marched to the altar. Jade intoned the ritualistic words and atop the altar, in front of his flock, planted his seed into the virgin.
The pregnancy and birth were uneventful, except the child did not go to term. She was delivered on June 6th, several weeks early. The date and hour of the birth strengthened Jade’s conviction in his cause… she was born in the 6th hour of the 6th day of the 6th month. He named his daughter Jaantje, meaning “gift of God.”
On her sixteenth birthday, Jaantje became pregnant. Jade could barely contain his excitement. The culmination of years of work was about to be over.
“No, Dad.”
“Because you have to–”
“Sheesh, I know! I have to stay pure so I can have the superbaby.”
“Superbaby!?! Our master-made-flesh is hardly a superbaby!”
“Whatever.”
He handed her the pregnancy test. “If this is positive, we’ll have a doctor verify your virtue.”
Both Jade and Jaantje stood.
The nurse held out her hand as they approached. “Sir, you’ll have to wait out here.”
“No.”
“It’s not normal for a father to be with his daughter during a pelvic exam.”
He stared at her.
The nurse hesitated. “Okay. Wait outside the exam room. The doctor will talk to you before going in.” She led them to the exam room and went inside with Jaantje.
Shortly, the doctor approached him. “Sir, I’ll allow you inside if it doesn’t make your daughter uncomfortable.” He disappeared inside the exam room. A minute later he opened the door and motioned Jade in.
His daughter lay on her back, legs up in stirrups. He stood by her side. The doctor took his place on a stool between her legs and lifted her gown.
“Hm,” the doctor said. “I’ve never seen this before.”
Suddenly, a brilliant light filled the room and a loud whoosh could be heard. Reality warped and the three-dimensional space in the exam room became elastic. The doctor screamed as he was stretched long and thin and sucked into Jaantje. The force pulled Jade around his daughter and between her legs. After he disappeared the light went out and reality snapped back into place.
The prophecy never stated which direction one travels through the portal.
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