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Great Buzzard Eli James IV · (07-08-2014)

Reverend Flowers and Lacey had not been seen around The Garden in quite sometime. Several were asking questions if they were okay, but the responses were limited based on the information available. The most common answer would point to Eli James had taken them, and that's about where it ended.

Though kids and teachers alike were doing well at the Garden, they didn't know much about the Creator, Eli. Since not much was known about the man, kids decided to use their imagination and conjure up ideas of who he was. He was compared to great leaders they were learning about in school. He would visit off and on, but never stayed long enough for people to get to know him. He was a walking mystery among these people, and what was worse, they had no idea about what he had done to those in his other creations.

Several weeks after the mysterious disappearing of Reverend Matthew Flowers and Lacey Rex, there started to be some strange activity going on. Changes were being made among the faculty staff who were handling the Garden, which also included the teachers. There appeared to be an eye watching all the time. Several were found out slightly bending the rules that Eli had set in place, but were doing so in private. No one was around to be a snitch. This caused several secret alliances to try to figure out how they were being found out.

The most troubling part was they had nowhere to go. They all lived there and had no way of getting out. They were brought in via Eli's helicopter and had no real sense of where they even were. There was no real idea what the consequences would be because the one in charge, Eli James, wasn't around. All they knew was what had been written in a letter they received the day after they committed 'acts against the rules'.

Each letter was different and hand written, and signed by Eli. Not much was said other than they had been found out of whatever wrong they were doing and would pay consequences when it was time. It never gave details really beyond that, except it did say specifically what they had done. A handful who had received a letter blew it off like they weren't going to get in trouble, that it was just a scare tactic so they wouldn't do it again.

After a couple of weeks gone by since letters had been sent out once, Reverend Flowers and Lacey Rex returned but were not the same as they left.

Lacey was sociable. She acted and spoke like a normal girl, as if nothing ever happened to her in recent months with Eli and Elisha. She was smiling all the time, and was anxious to go outside and play on the playground. It was a total transformation. No one really asked her what happened, but they received her like they did the other kids. There was never a missing beat. The girl who people had witnessed turning from an orphan to an evil child was now her normal old self.

Reverend Flowers seemed to be the opposite. He was once talkative, nice, and always showing compassion was awkward to be around. He was a man of few words and never interacted with anyone. He did the weekly chapel services, but that's about all he really did. He never saw someone seeking advice like he use to. He just became a loner.

Things continued on without much question. A mystery hung over Lacey and Reverend, no one felt it was worth trying to solve.

Every few months, Eli would be on schedule to share a message to the entire group. A few weeks following the reappearance of Rev. Flowers and Lacey Rex would be one of those appearances. It was a Sunday afternoon, and the day was looking quite nice outside. School was going on because it was always is. It never stops. It's a continual learning form Eli had wanted. The children, teens, and all of those in charge gather into a large auditorium while light piano music is played.

Walking out on the stage is Eli James.

"Every person born has an eye. Sometimes it's replaced with a fake eye so they appear to the world as normal when, in fact, the eye is useless. Perhaps, man, they are blind whether by birth or by an accident and the original is there, but doesn't work. What you get is everyone has an eye, but not everyone has vision or sight to see. They may appear to, but the truth reveals they have an eye or eyes that do not work.

Many people will tell you they have a vision of what the world should be like.

Many will tell you to follow them because they see the future.

Many will be so familiar with their surroundings that they will appear to have sight, but bring them to somewhere they've never been and they will hit walls.

I've told you all since I brought ya here my vision. I do not say one thing and do the opposite. I say things in the open, and let my actions speak. My actions testify truth to my words. They are simply one in the same.

There are those out there, out in the wonderful beauty that is the world, that will tell you different. They will call you sinners when you are a saint. They will lavish you with gifts when it's in fact poison. They tell you that you will have a free mind and hand you literature to read, but you'll be reading their words and hearing their opinions. You won't be free. You'll be conforming to their ways. That's not freedom. You are following blind leaders.

You all may be thinkin'... that's exactly what you're doing Eli. Heh. I hear ya. I hear your minds spinning those wheels and ready to capture me in my words. I give you choices. I tell you to read this, because it is truth... but do I hold a gun to your head and tell you it's this or nothing? I don't. I simply tell you to make the choice yourself. I just make sure ya know that when you abandon my ways, then you will reap the result of it. It's clearly written and clearly spoken.

A man or woman decides they want to go into the armed forces to serve their country. They go through boot camp. They deal with all the issues that come along with being in that situation. You know the rules when ya go in there. You have a choice to never go in in the first place, but when ya do there are consequences when you go against them. You all have come to me and accepted my gift. You now are in my domain, and you either obey or disobey. With obedience comes reward, and with disobedience comes consequence. You, who hear my words and listen to my message, will be in far greater judgment than those who have never heard. You have been enlisted in my army, so-to-speak, so now you are in my world.

Those in the armed forces hear the rumors of war, and panic. Some would go as far as to disagree and speak against what they were trained to do. That's not what they signed up for. They signed up to defend, regardless of the reasoning behind it.. and when a reason comes they disagree with then they cry.

I am not like those who force their words on you. I speak, and you become the hearer.. and what ya do with those words is your choice.

I tell you the truth, do not listen to those who appear to have it all right. They lack true vision. They lack guidance. They want to lead, but they do not know how to follow.

Let's take one of these blind people who appear to have vision in a lady named Shelby Cobra.

She tells me she doesn't want the spotlight on her after I clearly said she did. This means that one of us is a liar and the truth is not in us, doesn't it? There was going to be a fight among myself and Azrael, and possibly Sid Feder, and what happened? A lady appears from nowhere and says she wants to be in it. She wants to be in a match with myself and Azrael, and she doesn't want the spotlight? If she just wanted to fight, then there are plenty of those out there willing to fight her. She doesn't want just a fight.. she wants the spotlight so she saw an opening and took it. She says she has all this money in the world.. sounds like someone is just wanting attention.

Darlin'.. the only reason your name came off my lips is because you're starving for attention and wanted to be in the spotlight. Otherwise, someone else would be talking about ya.. but maybe that's what ya wanted. You wanted me or Azrael to say your name to make your body quiver. You have issues. I could help ya with your issues. I could set ya free. I take it your like the rest who say I'm crazy and I'm going to get hurt. Heh. How many times have I heard this story, and yet the outcome is the fact I'm still here and they are... not.

Ladies and gentlemen.. this is the problem in the world out there. They say one thing and mean the opposite. They are attention whores and beg for someone to make them famous. I am here to make the Almighty famous by any means necessary as long as it doesn't conflict with truth.

Those out there have a blurred vision or fake eye. Let me show you the truth, for both my eyes see clearly and I know what lies ahead. Don't be naive."

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