Shroud page 14

 Shroud page 14 by ric gustafson

In Edessa in AD 525

Bishop Asclepius could hear the relentless rain. Many buildings had been destroyed by floods. He walked through the governor's private chapel. He did not notice any flood damage yet. He was concerned about the church relics not being damaged.

Eunuch Davit walked in. " The only damage I see is to the mosaic in the chapel antechamber".

" The mosaic". He began to worry. " Show me please".

Davit showed the Bishop the crack from the doorframe all the way to the ceiling. 

" Eunuch, we must be careful".

" Why is that?".

" I have heard a rumor that there is an important relic behind this mosaic".

Just then, a portion of the mosaic fell to the ground. It left a big hole in the glass. 

Davit looked in the hole. " Bishop, I see a box with an eye on it".

" It can't be". The Bishop walked over to the hole. He peered inside. " Davit, can you get the box out?".

After a while, Davit put the box on a table.

" The legend must be true".

Davit's eyes got big.

" Bishop, what's inside that box?".

Bishop Asclepius smiled. " The Cloth".

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