Love Beyond Death: Powerful Excerpts from 'Melissa (Chapter 18)

Amidst the chaos, he stands alone.

Imagine a world where pride is not a virtue, but a dangerous obsession. 

In "Melissa," a brilliant biophysicist named Nathan becomes consumed by a twisted form of pride that leads him down a dark and destructive path.

Excerpt 1:

A world turned upside down

The world around Nathan shattered. The doctor's voice faded into a distant hum, the weight of reality crushing the hope for any explanation in the void of his grief.

"No, no, that's...that's not possible..." Finally, the words fell from Nathan's lips, a desperate plea shattered on his tongue. The phone slipped from his weakened grasp, clattering against the hard wooden floor. 

Nathan crumpled onto the edge of the chair, his body shaking violently as a heart-rending cry tore from his throat.  A helpless soul, gripped by a tidal wave of fear and gnawing guilt – his absence in her final moments a gaping wound in his heart.

This excerpt captures Nathan's visceral reaction to learning of Melissa's death in a devastatingly vivid fashion. It puts the reader right in the moment of his world-shattering.

Excerpt 2:

Consumed by grief.

The morgue's air was a thick, suffocating blanket of antiseptic fumes, stinging his eyes and constricting his lungs like invisible chains. The chill of the room seeped into his bones like an insidious poison, permeating the very essence of his being. 

Nathan's heart clenched in a vise-like grip, his gaze drawn to her lifeless form—the gentle curve of her cheekbone, the strands of her hair framing her face in a heartbreaking parody of sleep. Tears welled up in his eyes, threatening to spill over, a torrent of grief that threatened to overwhelm him. 

A heart-wrenching sob tore from his chest, a desperate plea against the suffocating silence that enveloped him.

This excerpt immerses us in the haunting atmosphere of the morgue and Nathan's raw grief at seeing Melissa's dead body. The descriptive details like the antiseptic fumes and her hair framing her face in "a heartbreaking parody of sleep" are extremely evocative and poignant. 

Both of these excerpts showcase the emotional power and gorgeous prose of this pivotal chapter.

A symbol of hope amidst the sorrow

Readers have found 'Melissa' to be a deeply moving and thrilling experience. As one reviewer, GhostDragon, shared:

"What a thrilling adventure! This story took me on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. I felt for Melissa and Nathan, and I held my breath as Nathan faced unimaginable choices. I loved to follow their journey, feel their love, hopes and dreams, grieving for the love that could grow and accompany the path of a "lost man", dragged by grief and remorse. A must-read for anyone who has ever grappled with loss."

Find more reviews of "Melissa" on Goodreads.

Will Nathan succeed in bringing Melissa back? Or will his actions unleash a horrifying nightmare?

Melissa is a gripping tale of love, loss, and the terrifying consequences of defying the boundaries of life and death. 

Experience the emotional intensity of Nathan's journey today. 

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The price of pride.

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• Gemini for its insightful proofreading and image prompts
• Claude for choosing the best excerpts
• NightCafe: for Art creation
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"Melissa": A Haunting Exploration of Grief, Science, and the Supernatural

"This book was really good. The author was very descriptive throughout the entire book. This did give me pet cemetery vibes." - Reviewer Erin S.

A Thrilling Exploration of the Afterlife

"Melissa" is a novel blending horror, suspense, and spiritual exploration. It follows Nathan, a brilliant scientist pushed to the brink by personal tragedy, as he grapples with the boundaries between life and death.

Beyond Pet Sematary

"Pet Sematary": Death isn't the end

While it may evoke comparisons to Stephen King's "Pet Sematary," "Melissa" forges its own distinctive path. Rather than focusing solely on horror elements, it delves deep into spiritual and ethical territories. The story explores Nathan's journey from scientific hubris to a profound spiritual awakening.

Ethics, Grief, and the Human Condition

Explore Life After Death in "Melissa"

"Melissa" strikes a delicate balance between cutting-edge science and weighty moral considerations. This approach allows for a complex examination of human actions in the face of grief and loss. Throughout the narrative, readers are challenged to contemplate the nature of life, death, and the soul.

A Supernatural Journey of Faith, Free Will, and Consequences

Science Vs Supernatural 

Ultimately, "Melissa" provides a unique blend of suspense, spirituality, and philosophical inquiry. It offers a thought-provoking exploration of faith, free will, and the consequences of human ambition, setting it apart in the realm of supernatural fiction.

Reader Reviews: Love It or Leave It?

"Love can make you do crazy things! Thank you to Jacklyn A. Lo for an arc copy of this great book!" - Reviewer Ali O.

"A must-read for anyone who has ever grappled with loss." - Reviewer GhostDragon

If you're a fan of gripping suspense, thought-provoking themes, and a touch of the supernatural, "Melissa" is a must-read.

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What was it like for the people who sold their souls, and what did they gain from it?

This is another fascinating soul question on Quora.

Soul selling is a simplified name for the complex process of transferring Free Will from a person to Satan*.

The process of selling the soul is well described by a number of authors, including Goethe in the tragic play "Faust";

Faust

Oscar Wilde, in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the film "Dorian Gray" 

The Picture of Dorian Gray

and me, in the novella Tomo and The Soul Catchers, which became a base for the screenplay Heaven**.

Tomo and The Soul Catchers

In each of these cases, Satan is ready to satisfy any desire of the victim in exchange for his/her soul.

For example, due to such a deal, Faust got limitless knowledge, Dorian - eternal youth, and Cora - seductive beauty.

So, in principle, we can say that these guys got what they wanted from earthly pleasures. However, is everything so simple? Or are there side effects?

Yes, they are.

The soul becomes a slave of the Head of Darkness*, losing its own "voice", the freedom of further choice and decision-making.

The good news is that the soul will not be punished for its "bad deeds", meaning it avoids karma. On the other hand, it will forever lose the opportunity to become the Creator, "produce" souls, and the opportunity to become "first", since Satan (which the soul eventually become) is always "second" to God.

Also, for a short time, the soul avoids Degradation and the risk of spiritual death for the loss of energy. On the other hand, it will run the risk of spiritual death as a punishment for cruelty.

A young soul might say, "I enjoy earthly pleasures, I hate making decisions and don't like karma at all, so this might be great for me." But in fact, Satan's "kindness" is a well-disguised evil, and in all of the stories listed, the protagonist encounters side effects shortly after the deal and is deeply disappointed in what he/she has done.

After the soul's Earthly existence, Satan will continue to “work” on it sending it to study or labor in the hardened worlds to achieve the energies and goals that He wants.

The soul will not have the opportunity to choose a planet, body, etc., and the habitat and shell of the body can be really terrible.

One way or another, the process of selling the soul or the temptations of Satan stretches over hundreds or even thousands of incarnations and does not necessarily end with a deal, since the majority of souls still choose the direction to the Light, leaving Satan empty-handed. This case of Satan chasing the soul for five incarnations, is well described by me in the screenplay Redemption**, based on my novel Redemption.

novel Redemption

Note:

*Satan = Head of Darkness

** We are looking for an experienced producer and director

Where do the new souls come from?

The interesting question appears on Quora: Where do the new souls come from?

The multiplication of souls suggests a logical problem, unless time is not linear and in my next life I come back in the Dark Ages as a peasant, and in the following in the 25th century. 

If lower life forms evolve into higher life forms, where do these new “souls” come from? The bio-mass of insects and non-human life forms is greater than the number of humans which might be 100 billion since the first homo sapiens.. The population is growing exponentially. 

Where do the new souls come from? 

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To answer the question "Where do souls come from?" we must examine the structure of the soul.

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According to the latest esoteric knowledge, the soul consists of a matrix that works as a container for collecting various types of energies and the energies themselves.

There are two main ways to get souls' matrices.

1st way: 

Main stream - getting matrix from scratch

The matrix is ​​made by the Highest Assistants of our Spiritual Father (God).  

This process requires not only special skills and high energy potential, but also a special energy that can spiritualize these matrices. 

2nd way: 

Recycling of matrices

a. decoding of parasites

About 10% of the total number of souls do not have guts for evolution and are considered faulty. 

Most of these people are those who spend their valuable life time on fictitious pleasures. They parasitize on society and / or family, not bothering themselves with work or study. 

This does not give them the opportunity to collect energy either for their souls or for the needs of the Higher Ones.

God gives the parasite a chance to change within four human lifetimes. In the event that the soul still prefers not to work, a tough decision is made - this soul is taken for decoding. 

Decoding is the process of deleting all accumulated energies from the matrix and permanently removing the spiritual personality. The spiritual entity ends its existence, i.e., faces spiritual death.

The empty matrix is spiritualized and a new personality is born. This matrix is used to integrate into a new physical body.

The new spiritual entity begins to collect its own higher energies, filling the matrix with tiny particles of energies day after day for millennia until the matrix container is full.

b. decoding unreasonably cruel souls

In the same way, souls who display unjustified cruelty run the risk of facing the same fate, i.e. decoding. 

We have to admit, however, that in some exceptional cases, God gives Satan the opportunity to take this soul into His Hierarchy.

Find more in the book The Soul and Secrets of Its Structure