Another lamb aarrives at the Gnostic Stone and whispers to Resist Not Evil, who becomes agitated and declares:

 

thou shalt and his lords

are coming to invade

just left the ridge

truth they seek to raid

 

arrive soon they will

to crush dissent

like great crusaders

with church’s consent

 

must be searching

for lamb of god now free

from the stone unshackled

from the church’s decree

 

Zarathustra turns to Bodhi and warns:

 

we must leave now

continue to the sea

confront the dragon

at the baobab tree

 

Resist Not Evil turns to Bodhi, and agrees: 

 

yes please depart

journey must not cease

we will stay behind

resist in peace

 

Zarathustra quickly leads Bodhi further down the path. They hide behind a tree and watch Thou Shalt and his lords arrive. The dragon confronts Resist Not Evil:

 

we meet again

you old fool

where is the lion

or should i be cruel

 

Resist Not Evil responds, solemnly: 

 

we reject your church

living for death

your intolerance

your poisoned breath

 

we stand with truth

and will resist

with peace

not a fist

 

Suddenly a pack of wolves, howling and gnashing their teeth, arrive from down the Mountain of Mortality and charge the lords. Thou Shalt draws his sword and approaches Resist Not Evil, hollering: 

 

retreat my sheep

atheist dogs are here

but not before we slay

their leader dear

 

Thou Shalt plunges his sword into Resist Not Evil, who stands serenely looking at Bodhi in the distance. He slumps against the Gnostic Stone with blood seeping out of his chest. The howling wolves arrive and chase Thou Shalt and the lords away. 


Bodhi and Zarathustra flee down the path and eventually find shelter in an abandoned shed near a grove of olive trees. Inside, they collapse.