The Matchstick

PART-III The book of Ekim was a great help, not only to citizens of Zolo but to the entire human race. Ekim thought he has achieved a milestone to immanentize the eschaton. However undeads were constantly tracking him down, waiting for the right moment. Next year, there was a drought in the village and Ekim was unable to have any foreknowledge of that, this was a tough year for the village, the following year village was flooded with rains.  Ekim was frightened for once, he was worried for the village. People and cattle were dying, crops were failing and Ekim thought he was failing too, but he was not the one to lose hope or to give up. He was determined to solve this problem of the Zolo.   One night, Ekim dreamed about an alien creature, who told that he can help Ekim to save his village and people, for once and all, but in order for that to happen, Ekim has to sacrifice himself.  The Demon defined a ritual to Ekim about how to offer this sacrifice in a ceremony in ...

PART- II Zol has known Ekim since he was a child and has seen him grow into an adult before his eyes. Ekim has a curiosity within him that Zol found both intriguing and repelling at the same time. Once Ekim has asked him, "How do you make Rains, Zol?" Zol has no definite answer to this question. It was a question that hit the existence of a Rainmaker and shook it to the core. Afterall, it was the purpose of Rainmaker's life to know how to make Rains. Zol answered, "Well that's the most difficult question for a Rainmaker to answer, but I can tell you that Fire and Water both are closely related and follow the eternal cycles of nature. You have to study both elements carefully. When heat of Sun and Water of the lands engage with each other, they form clouds. Clouds bring the sign of Rains." Ekim didn't get the point of Zol's explanation at the moment, but at a later stage he has to contemplate his master's words when he was himself the Zol. Zol sai...