Library: The Zuma - Story of Daniel

It wasn't exactly a matter of course that Graun could persuade Daniel to accept the mission. There was many details that made him shudder and have doubts of his safety. But after all, he desperately needed the gold. Or not the gold itself, but the acceptance of the Master, which could only be accomplished by actually showing some of his fortune. It all started when he was on a fishing trip with Graun and his sister Dorothy on a beautiful cloudless day. The catch was starting to look quite promising and they were in a good mood, still laughing about Dorothy's small misunderstanding. She thought that Graun was actually going to marry that disgusting old witch living near his fathers house. One day when the witch, named Z'glema, came to see Graun about some herb business, he was loudly making fun of her with Dorothy without noticing Z'glema's entry. He got very embarrassed and almost scared, but Z'glema just mumbled something nondescript and slammed the door behind her. So, they were enjoying their fishing and telling stories. Rumours say that Master's presence is extremely hard to notice without learning the Zuma - way of consideration, directly from him. Therefor, they all got very scared when they saw the Master in the eyes of a perch Graun catched. The ground vibrated slightly and suddenly the Master was in front of them, in form of a human being. A strong-looking, tall male human being. The Master stood stock-still and said calmly: "Daniel, I know what you are." Daniel couldn't move his legs. He was sweating like a pig and his nervousness could be seen from a mile away. Meanwhile, Graun and Dorothy were pretending not to exist, but the Master didn't seem to be interested of them anyway. "I know what you could become. I can't force you to do anything, that would be against the nature of Zuma. But if you join me as a servant, I can provide you unlimited amount of euphoria, happiness and satisfaction channelled through me. You are my best choice, but unfortunately nobody is perfect enough, therefor you have to prove yourself." The Master handed Daniel a ragged scroll and continued: "Read it. Understand it. If you accept my offer, you won't have to do anything, I will find you." Suddenly he was gone, leaving a thin mist around the confused youngsters. After making sure they were alone, Daniel unwrapped the scroll and started reading it aloud. When he finished reading, Graun stood up yelling: "You have to do it! What are you waiting for? You'll never get a chance like that in your life again!" Daniel was pretty quiet, occasionally mumbling about possible dangers, and after a while he stood up and walked away from the lake without a word. Weeks passed by. Despite of Graun's self-assurance, Dorothy was very worried of Daniel, she was sure that he is either in great danger doing his mission or maybe mentally dying for not accepting the task at all, who knows. They visited Daniel's house, in vain. Daniel's mother, Silvia, cooked them a dinner and while eating together they carefully discussed about the situation. Dorothy was angry at Graun for pressing him towards the mission but Silvia managed to keep herself calm enough. "I've lost my faith. He is not coming back and we all should realize it. God bless him, where ever he is, whatever might he be doing.", Silvia stated sadly. Dorothy and Graun could only shake their heads in sorrow... It was a coldish autumn evening when the sky exploded to bright but pale nuances of brown and yellow. Dorothy was watering plants in her garden behind their house and she almost fell to the ground when her eyes and mind filled with the phenomenal colours. When she regained her consciousness, which happened much faster than she propably realized, she yelled: "GRAUN! Graun! Get yourself here NOW!" Graun was already on his way. They sat together next to a rose bush and silently stared the sky as an image of Daniel started to form. "What the...", Dorothy started, but the booming voice from high above disturbed her: "Don't be afraid. The mission was a success. The Master kept his word, words could not describe the feeling in my heart. I just wish you could forgive me the fear I caused." Graun was totally muddled and stuttered: "Uh oh, I was right after all..." Sometimes things happen in a very peculiar manner. Daniel's mission was not to slay a dragon or rob a village. Actually all he had to do was refuse to gamble with a servant of the Master. It was a test of his discipline, mental wealth, the golden content of his heart, everything Zuma was about. And he passed it... ...ascending to godhood.

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Library: The Zuma - Story of Daniel