The Witch-Queens of Ys have died yet the Sign of the Chosen has not appeared on any of the vestals. The Gods of Ys have withdrawn. The Christian minister, Corentinus, comments:
"'...plain is to see that we have come to the end of an Age, and everything is changed, and naught have we to cling to in this world unless it be our duty towards our fellow mortals.'" (p. 29)
In James Blish's Black Easter, succubi come only at night but, in The Day After Judgement, after Armageddon:
"'...those old rules are gone forever...'"
-James Blish, The Day After Judgement IN Blish, After Such Knowledge (London, 1991), pp. 425-522 AT p. 436.
The white magician, Father Domenico, says that:
"'Hope now is all we have.'" (p. 468)
His colleague, Father Boucher, responds:
"'In sober truth...that is not so great a change. I think it is all we ever had.'" (ibid.)
Characters in both works must cope with the effects on Earth of changes in a supernatural realm.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And that mention of succubi reminded me of the succubus seen in OPERATION CHAOS, a minor demon capable of assuming both male and female forms.
And along with hope, there's also faith and charity, the three virtues St. Paul so strongly exhorted Christians to work at achieving.
Ad astra! Sean
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