#2 RING OF FIRE
It was a very dark night. The moon was behind clouds and the stars were not shining at all. It was so gloomy that it wasn't possible to see anything. Some figures were gathered in a perfect circle and waited without a sound for something about to happen. It was too murky to say whether it was an open landscape or just a garden behind a house. However, it was for sure that these figures were standing outside.
One of the figures clapped twice and suddenly a fire lit up out of nowhere in the middle of the circle. Now you could see some faces hidden under white hoods of tunics. It was still very dark and it was still not possible to recognise anyone. There were 30, maybe 40 shapes building this circle and everyone was focused on what happened in the middle of it.
A very old figure of a man with white hair and trembling hands stood in the middle near to the thin stream of fire and looked to its top and suddenly a ball of fire appeared above the flames. The old man bowed down and took some earth into his hands, and then he diffused what he had in his hands over the ball of flames. Suddenly the ball changed its structure and became solid and strong. It looked like a small version of the globe, but it was made just from the soil. Then the old man stretched his hand and out of nowhere he took a wee bottle, he opened it and five drops of water came out of it, dripping directly on the solid ball, mixing with the earth. Everyone could see that the ball became a real miniature of globe with oceans and seas and continents on it.
Then, with a rapid movement of his hand the old man captured some air and directed the wind on the ball over the fire. In addition, the little globe started to rotate. Everyone was looking quietly and emotionless at this ritual.
The old man bowed a little to better see, what was happening on the little globe. The others stayed covered under their white tunicas.
-Brothers and sisters. – whispered the old man, still focused on the globe. - There will be a great war that will make humankind much weaker than ever before. There will be a sea of blood and there will be suffering. There will be emptiness and hopes will be broken. When destruction and mass murders will be over, humankind will recover and will rise like a phoenix from the ashes. A boy will be born and this boy will lead us a step closer to the one we keep looking for.
Everyone was focused on the old man. They observed him very carefully and listened to every single word of his with the highest attention.
-It will be in a land between Russia and Germany. – The old man went on and tried to take a closer look at the tiny globe. – Who will help the old man to read the signs?
After the question was asked, one person came out of the circle and stepped closer to the old man.
-Julian, thank you. Here, look here. – The old man pointed with a trembling finger at a part of the little globe.
Julian’s face was better to see when he bowed above the fascinating creation of fire, earth, water and air. Julian was looking quite young: every human would approximately calculate his age for 20, maybe 25 years. He had sapphire blue eyes and short hair, which was blowing in the wind. He was taller than the old man and had to bow himself much further to see what the old man was showing.
-It is a city, which is completely destroys, it’s a city, which will be rebuilt by human hands, and which will be the capital after the war has ended.
Julian was looking at the globe and saw a small city, which was destroyed by all means, there were airplanes dropping bombs on it, there were soldiers throwing grenades and there was fire and sufferance everywhere. These pictures looked like a movie or rather like a tiny living model of the city.
-It is Warsaw. It has to be Warsaw. – Julian said without doubts.
-Poland? – The old man kept silent for a while and then added:
–Eastern Europe will play a great role not only for humans. Would you mind to take on this task? – asked the old man and put his hand on Julian’s shoulder.
-I will be there. – said Julian convinced.
-Good, but don’t be too fast, you still have some years before it will happen and if you prefer, you can stay here until the war is over. – The old man was smiling friendly.
Then the tiny globe rotated faster and faster and exploded. The bang was undersized and the earth and water fell down onto the flame and doused the fire.
It was a very dark night and it wasn't possible to see anything.
* MANY YEARS LATER ... *