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What Is Thy Desire? by Vishal J. Singh
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What Is Thy Desire? by Vishal J. Singh

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Almost every work of art has an interesting narrative behind it.

A thousand years ago, walking along the dunes of the Sahara, I found myself mesmerized by the brilliance of the orange sky as the eye of the day was beginning to set.

Showers of saffron-tinted sunlight streaked across the sky, and as I looked around, a glimmer of something shiny caught my wandering eye.

I kneeled and reached out to a hidden artifact, buried in the sands for millennia. Sand covered its surface, and I pursued to brush it off with the white fabric of my robe.

Lo and behold a miracle in purple smoke emerged!

A creature from the netherworld appeared before me, colossal in posture and powerful in presence.

I trembled as I saw the might of this azure-skinned demon, welding the blades of Satan in each hand, anticipating the worst of punishments I could imagine.

This enigmatic blue giant however remained still, then with a deep voice that could echo throughout the ages posed a question.

“Thou hast freed me from my cursed prison,
and liberated me from a torturous hell and its fire,
Tell me sincerely… what is thy bidding my master?
What is thy will? What is thy command?
What is thy desire?”

 

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What Is Thy Desire by Vishal J. Singh.

 

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