SAINTS & SINNERS

INTRO SAINTS & SINNERS

The sun slowly descended towards the horizon, cowardly seeking its shelter beyond the tall hills ahead. The vast shadow of Night, feared by all began to slowly spill over the last day in Time, while the yellow – purple colours of the sunset faded gently beneath the veiled line of the horizon. And as the heavy winter clouds menacingly approached the isolated village, they stirred within the tired old Priest; a fear so deep and sombre – and a dread he’d not felt capable of facing in a long, long time….

Helpless he gazed now towards the sunset and the darkness settling over the entire village – suffocating the emptiness around him in a vibrant cloak of mystery and turmoil. He prayed alone, in the cramped dome of the church, in utter silence. He would only sometimes be disturbed by the creaking of the open window, repeatedly striking against the wall, and the subtle hums of the giant bronze bell behind him, that swayed gently in the wind.

Heeded or not by the deities of that ancient, pagan night all that he could do in those last moments was to wait, for soon, the Dawn of a new day would bring with it a New Beginning, another chance for all the villagers to once again prevail, together, through another year – A New Beginning for them ALL, Free of the destruction and the other worldly apparitions of which the Elders had been perorating for Generations!