The Scimitar and the Glory Boxes

by Fred Morse

A tale that spans two thousand years from the Crucifixion of Christ to the year 2012. The woodworker Ithykant is first paid by Pontius Pilate to construct the three crosses for the Crucifixion of Christ and the two thieves, and then the next day he retrieves the bloody wood and the iron spikes in the hopes of making further profit. He is accidentally pricked by the Crown of Thorns that is wet with the blood of Christ. That blood in his flesh causes Ithykant to transform to the immortal Shamir...