All men and mice have read to their children at least once or twice the wondrous fable, the inspiring initiations, the very Genesis of Slain. Historically accurate as the story is, there’s more to be told of the legend.
Before ye proceed, click hither if you have not fully studied the Genesis of Slain.
It was a brightly day on the other side of the Earth, as all 6 of the company were lined shoulder to shoulder on a dark shore, in order of height- Judah The Exclaimer, Jared The Timely Destroyer, Jonathan The Daring Tinkler, Manek The Descendant of the Tin-Man, Naresh The Hooded Sage & Bryden The Axe-wielding Beast.
“This here be the solution to our predicament”, they jointly said.
They were to cross an endless sea in journeying to a mystical magical mythical musical Utopia of their collective dreams. The jointly referred predicament was that they had but two vessels to journey in: a large ship to hold four, and a smaller boat for two. After days of futile Rock-Paper-Scissors-Spock tournaments, their logical exercise of bodily build measurement was to find the lightest members to travel in the smaller boat: and because Manek & Jonathan were both secretly wearing heels, Judah & Jared were put to the task. They were the braver duo either which way. So it was that the boat and the ship, manned with two and four respectively, set sail apace towards one particular mystical magical mythical musical Utopia: and while their destinations were identical, who knew their paths would not be so?
Unbeknownst to the company of two and of four, at another end of the endless sea upon which they sailed, Moses (of Exodus fame) was simultaneously guiding his own fellowship out from slavery: an unarguably equally significant historical event as it was; and when he didst raised his hand towards the Heavens to form safe passage for his people with a great wall of water on their left and an equally great wall of water on their right, the seas did rigidly part; but unbeknownst to Moses, the boat and the ship as well which at that very moment side by side sailed on the same very endless sea, manned with two and four respectively, were equally rigidly part. And so it was, that in the literal wake of an occurrence far beyond any mortals control, the boat and the ship lost sight of each other.
Many hours passed and the four were disheartened at this new predicament: losing sight of their two brave brothers Judah & Jared. So they watched all night and wondered of their future. Then the skies did open and a voice from above spake, “Why criest thou unto me? Speak unto the children of Slain to move forward in trust. Raise your instruments and stretch out your hand over the masses not that they be divided, but united in witnessing the light I spread through you.”
And thus they were strengthened. So as dawn dawned, Jonathan and Manek, and Naresh and Bryden, hardened their hearts and, in trust that someday they would indeed meet their brothers at the very end of the endless sea at the mystical magical mythical musical Utopia of their collective dreams, sailed ahead with flag raised proudly high.
Here & Beyond it was, after all, for the fourly fellowship.
