chapter 10

CHAPTER 1

An Unfair Deal I

Panting intensifies as the feet of a runner crunches against the dry leaves of an unknown bush, an unknown path. The feet being seen as sight slowly catches a glimpse at who it was from the midst of the woods. Seen wearing a white gown, having rough hair there was only one person this could be. Perhaps, Gloria! Her pupils dilating and contrasting in effect of what was given to her. 

Having being left with no other choice, she finally decides to stop and take a view of where she was. Fear obviously engulfs her face as the path taken was unknown to her. She turns back looking at how far she had ran and it was just then, a fast figure wrapped both arms around her neck, had one over her nose and one at her sensitive neck spot. Struggles seen and yells held back behind the handkerchief over her nose. Soon, the resist ended as she lost it. Her eyes slowly closed up to the misty sight and her body carried away.

Light Fades.

YOUR DARK PURGATORY

How Far Can You Run?!

Scene changes back to the Church, the holy choir heard loudly, the morning bell of the street rang as the street before the church got filled within seconds. The choir moved in Harmony to an effect but no singers seen. The Nun who stammers slowly makes her way up the stairs to the outer chamber of the church, where Annie and the other nuns were with piece of her gown in her palm.

In elegance, she took her steps quite carefully, stepping over the stairs like a queen which the demon had made her to think like.

Just before the opening leading to the outer chamber of the Church, where Annie stooped, confronting the other nuns, perhaps throwing questions at them, The nun who stammers stood there and watched quietly with her hands in the midst of her legs, like a serving housewife. Her beautify was of another level, making her charms extremely beckoning.

One of the nuns, the one who sat by the extreme end, addressed as Sister Samantha saw her first with the side of her eyes. Her attention was called as she was forced to call the attention of other nuns including Annie Marie.

"Did you see that?!" Asked Samantha. Her heart beats sped up as she suddenly engulfed herself with fear when she looked back and didn't see anyone.

"Holy Mother of Christ, save my soul!" She pleaded in accordance to drawing the cross sigil from her forehead to the sides of her chest. Standing up at an instant, she took out a blade from where weapons were stacked with her eyes all over the room.

"Samantha!" "What do you see?" Asked Annie whose eyes as well were focused more and all over the chamber.

"Sister Etheriel!" Samantha replied unhesitatingly and with no strings attached.

"Hahahahaha!" The continuous evil laugh that sounded by hell itself filled the atmosphere. It sounded like an unfinished mix of the voice of a demon and the voice of a mortal.

The figure reinstated once more, at the podium of the Outer Chamber. Sister Etheriel to be precise. 

With just a flick of a finger she flung the sword which Sister Samantha held up tight. She let out a very wide smile, squinting her eyes and without exposing her teeth. 

"Annie...!" She called, taking a step down the podium. 

"Marie...!" With another step down, and her face down casted, she added leaving behind a cliffhanger of words.

"A long time, isn't it!" Annie Marie's jaw dropped as the smile on Etheriel's face suddenly turned into a frown of anger, rage and hatred. Her eyes widened in awe as she suddenly became dumb founded.

"She...she isn't stammering!" Samantha stammered due to the surprise of seeing Etheriel not doing the usual.

The look on Annie Marie's face was explicit that she knew something, at least if not anything, she knew the demon speaking! 

"Find Gloria and Summon the Orders of the Eight Corners of The Crucifix now!" Annie's eyes fell upon one of the Nuns by the right. Her feet exited the Church like a cheetah as she ran continually to deliver Annie's summoning.