John hurried toward Irisis as she walked along the beach, waves folding in at her feet. "Irisis! You hurt my friend's feelings! Zesus!"
Irisis spun around. Her expression was cold. "He brought it on himself. Maybe if he was less self-centred!"
"Self-centred? Did you not know Zesus went out of his way curing the sick?"
"Using what? Mud and his spit! Since when did Zesus become a doctor and an expert in treating eye diseases?"
"Zesus was born blessed because he is the son of GOD-"
"The Son of GOD?" Irisis laughed bitterly. "So what does that make Mary—someone whose consent was never part of the miracle?"
"Mary was overjoyed when she heard the news about her pregnancy Zesus-"
"Clearly, Mary didn't make the right choice, and go to the abortion clinic."
"Why the hell would Mary go there?" John snapped.
"Doesn't Mary have a say over her body?" Irisis pressed her lips together. "Or shall, she suffer from child birth as many times as GOD wants because he wants another child from her?"
"Zesus birth was a miracle!" John retorted.
"You're missing the point. Zesus was born to die, NOT for our sins but for GOD's sins!"
"No, Zesus death was brutal because that is what our redemption costs!"
"Scaphism was no picnic either," Irisis replied coolly. "But tell me—what makes better jewelry? A cross worn around your neck… or two boats tied together, smeared in shit?"
"Zesus was whipped and nailed to the cross!"
"And remembered as jewelry. Try surviving seventeen days in a river with wasps devouring your face—then we'll talk about cruelty."
"GOD has no sins-"
"And remembered as jewelry. Try surviving seventeen days in a river with wasps devouring your face—then we'll talk about cruelty."
"If GOD has no sins, then He's simply never been held accountable. Why design bodies that rot, break, and betray their owners, while Zesus gets a form that defies the laws of humanity? That's not holiness. That's selective engineering."
"You were created in the image of GOD—"
"No. GOD cursed my body and polished Zesus' into perfection. That's why GOD's child must suffer at the cross—because someone has to pay for the divine discomfort. I was sent to earth because GOD couldn't tolerate me in heaven, so He threw me into the crowd like defective merchandise."
"GOD does not curse your body-"
"Why did God design me a body that only knows suffering, with no cure, no reprieve, no purpose except endurance. You tell me to love this GOD, but all I see is a deity who applauds from the balcony while His children bleed on the stage. If suffering is the only content He produces, why should devotion be my response?"
"Maybe you're cursed because of your sins before you were born on earth?"
"So, GOD gets to hold grudges against people before they were born?"
"No GOD doesn't hold grudges-"
"If GOD doesn't hold grudges, how can He threaten me to send my soul to hell for sinning?"
"You don't know GOD, not when you're a person-"
"I know GOD inside and out when I'm a GOD!"
"You're not related to GOD-"
"One doesn't become a GOD because of blood, one becomes a GOD because of destiny."
"It's not your destiny to become a GOD-"
"If the world needed cleansing, it was only because GOD knocked over the salt barrel and let it bleed into the oceans. Scientists still can't make the Dead Sea usable—it only grows saltier. Zesus didn't purify anything. He just barged into a world that was doing fine without celestial meddling."
"Zesus wasn't bad for the environment—"
"Really? Do you think people should stroll across water like it's a lawn? Isn't it ironic that Zesus's birthplace sits closer to the Dead Sea than the Mediterranean, as if the world already knew he'd bring more salt than salvation? When he was born, the wise men offered perfume — the same scent used for burial. "They weren't celebrating; they were preparing. The star overhead told the wise men everything — it was the same omen the dinosaurs saw before they vanished."
"No, the star was a gift from GOD that celebrates life, not death-"
"So, where are the dinosaurs today if they didn't witness stars falling from the sky? GOD always knew his son would be a curse in the world, one he didn't want to bring into the world."
"So why did GOD bring Zesus into the world—
"The people demanded too much from Him. They could have lived content with what they'd already been given, but instead they grew greedy, swelling like the Dead Sea—taking in more than they ever should have. So, GOD proved to the world that his Son was not salvation but rather a curse!"
"You're twisting the narrative—"
"I'm not the one reading it out of context. Why was Zesus given crucifixion instead of scaphism? He wanted to leave this world smelling like perfume, not fermenting in his filth. The 'sinful' woman repented by preparing him for death; she understood that once Zesus was gone, her sins would fall back into GOD's hands for forgiveness."
"That's not true—"
"Did Zesus not have his feet wiped with expensive perfume before his crucifixion?"
John bit his lip, tasting only his own blood. He didn't run after Irisis as she walked away.