Chapter 7 "Because You Loved Me"

When Majesty and I arrived at the Deep Forest  we were amazed at what we saw and heard.  The Dark Angels had crafted so many musical instruments that it was difficult to name them all.  There were violins, chellos, violas, trumpets, trombones, oboes, picollos, flutes, timpanis, and even harps. Each had been perfected in their construction, and all that was needed was a Conduuctor to lead the assembly.

When they saw Majesty and I striding in the midst of them, they began to cry out "Angel of Music." It's our Angel of Music.  Will you please guide us our Angel of Music. We need you to lead us with these instruments we have gathered here. We have all of these sounds here but we need you to give them their voice.

I heard their plea, and I was destined to help each and every dark angel with their instrument, but first I had to take my posts to the furnace.  The dark angels had completed using the furnace for constructing their musical instruments so the furnace was sitting idle.


I could only place three posts at a time in the furnace, and I had to rotate each one several times before the three hour cooking time had elapsed.  I was able to cook all 60 posts within three days and nights. When I finished, each posts was perfectly formed and after a cooling period they were all ready to become the initial posts of The Eastern Gate.

After I had completed my work on the building blocks for the new Eastern Gate, I went directly to the Dark Angels who had settled upon the String section. The Strings did make beautiful sounds and I must admit that I had a special place in my heart for them but we had not yet arrived at Music.

Music must have a melody and while The Dark Angels had brought precious sounds to a special place, we needed to concentrate on bringing each violin and cello into concert mode.  

While I had only played the Guitar in the past, The Dark Angels had made a special violin for me and they presented it to me. I always had the Gift of Music, so it was only a brief period of time before I had mastered this special companion.

I found my middle "C" note quickly and I went to each dark angel and taught them how to play this single note. More importantly, I taught each one how to caress the instrument such that they could feel the intimacy. 

I had felt the emotional injuries from a broken past, and I knew the healing powers of a musical instrument. I allowed each dark angel to spend time listening to the dance they could now have with this new friend of theirs.

I next asked them to simply follow me as I began to play a simple melody. I played the same short melody several times until it seemed as though each dark angel was ready to explore music and then hopefully share it with the other dark angels. 

The next melody I played was somewhat more complex and within a few hours they were playing this beautiful song with a mastery unparalleled. The violin section was just the beginning of the majestic journey through the entire orchestra.

The cello's were the next group to be taught; however, I had so inspired the violin section that they took it upon themselves to teach them. It was an awesome display of the Power of Music, and when the chellos were led my the violinist it was only natural that the next group would be the harpist.

The day was spent listening to The Power of Music...The Power of Love. After this, it was my time for me to gather my Posts for The Eastern Gate but before I left I had a song that I was destined to leave The Dark Angels with.

I informed them that is was a song that I had penned while on break from working on The Eastern Gate and I wanted to leave something to remind them of me.

The Song was "Because You Loved Me" and that was precisely the message I needed to leave them with.  I informed them that I would play the first few measures of the song and then ask them to join in with me. 

I did not experience Love until I met The Dark Angels. Until they crossed my path in the Bleak Forest, I knew nothing of what it felt like to feel Love or touch Love or be consumed with Love.  Sure, I did have Majesty, and I was grateful for that however this was an undefinable special type of Love.

When I heard The Dark Angels join in with me during this Song, I could not withhold the tears.  I had to pause time and time again just to make it through the lyrics.  I did eventually however release the song and The Dark Angels each came to me and joined in my tears.

I then loaded Majesty with the Gate Posts and we left The Bleak Forest and slowly made our way to The Eastern Gate.