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“If you’re so great at this, Natalia, why don’t you tell me who translated this version you speak of?” “It’s the current pope of the Church of Ducroft. It’s also how he got his position as the pope. He was able to translate the ancient scriptures accurately and tell which god the scriptures belonged to. The real translation is ‘the earth cares for the living so the living must care for his neighbor’. Doesn’t that make more sense than the translation you are so proud of?” Fredrich immediately turned crimson. As a child, he was more adorable with his defiant red eyes. The corruption that dirtied his soul had not yet set in. But he was still a stubborn little demon.

And chaos is just fear wearing a different mask. --- The mail comes at noon. Bills. A catalog. A letter from Mireille — she and Hana are traveling through Italy, eating pasta, arguing about directions. She sounds happy. The kind of happiness that comes from choosing something instead of running from it. There's also a package. Brown paper, no return address. I open it on the porch. Inside, a book. A memoir. The cover is simple — a photograph of the Seine at dawn, gray and gold and beautiful. The title: The CEO Already Knew.

ROCCO “Speaking of convents, I can’t imagine the food there is anything to write home about.” Francesco paused, his expression dripping with condescension. “I mean, doesn’t look like you suffered much from a strict diet, am I right?” He laughed—a cold, hollow sound. “If you’re implying something about my weight, Senator, I should tell you I don’t see anything wrong with it. And it’s not relevant to this conversation.” Her voice stayed calm, but there was a blade underneath.

My throat closed. I turned toward the shelf and blinked hard until the shape was only wood and paper again. A thin wet heat pressed behind my eyes. I did not let it fall. In Saint-Mireille a young man standing too still among returned books would only create another question. I shelved the new priest’s texts with careful hands and left the library before the pressure in my chest could become sound. By the time the volunteering ended, the devastation felt heavier than when I had arrived.

Marcus nodded and strode directly there. Deciding to stay outside of the office, Father Julien chose to sit on a nearby chair next to a large aquarium full of angelfishes. Never had he the courage to listen to demonic topics even though he was Father Marcus’ secretary. He was more of a books-and-papers kind of man, preferring to deal with real people in humane jobs than with the otherworldly. The Holy Pope, Pope Francis, was waiting in his head office when the popular exorcist priest arrived. The moment his boot stepped on the threshold, the pope didn’t waste time and called for him in.

I could feel his presence at my back—tall, warm, the faint rustle of his cassock as he moved closer. I kept reading, line after line about denying the body, about offering suffering to God, about the dangers of self-indulgence. My voice shook on the parts about “touching oneself in secret” and “fantasies that defile the soul.” By the time I reached the end of the first page I was breathing faster, nipples tight against my dress, the ache between my legs worse than it had been all day. Father Chris stepped around the table so I could see him. He leaned down, one hand resting on the open book, the other hanging loose at his side. His eyes locked on mine.

Within a week, the studio saw new guests. One woman in her 60s who walked with a cane, saying, “I saw your book at the store and felt something wobble inside me. I thought maybe it was still worth learning how to love again.” A teenage boy who sat for hours writing on a napkin and left with a whisper: “I thought love needed permission. You taught me it doesn’t.” And then—a visitor Franc didn’t expect. His brother. He arrived early on a Wednesday. No message. No letter this time. Just presence.

Elijah and the rest of the apostles walk slowly to the gates of the Sanctuary with a solemn look in their eyes as they walked, finally stopping at the front of the gates and ringing the bell, soon enough the gates are opened and the apostles walk in to a cheerful crowd consisting of clergymen and women whom had come to celebrate their return, the apostles try to keep their spirits high by responding in like fashion but it was clear to see that they were unhappy, they walk a little bit more into three black vehicles that were waiting for them, they exchange pleasantries with their drivers before they are driven off to the New Vatican. LOCATION : OFFICE OF THE POPE, NEW VATICAN TIME : 1:50PM D

Not yet anyway. The door on his side opened and closed, followed by silence so complete I could hear my own breathing mixing with his, could feel the weight of his presence even through the barrier between us. Then his voice came, low and deep and rough like velvet dragged over gravel, sending shivers down my spine that had nothing to do with the temperature. "In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. When was your last confession?" The Latin rolled off his tongue smooth as honey and I had to swallow twice before I could respond. "This is my first."

a raspy voice echoed from the darkness of the corridor. The Pope stepped inside. His pristine white robes would soon be stained. Behind him, two high-ranking priests carried trays filled with ritual implements, which naturally included a new whip tipped with obsidian thorns. "Were you happy out there?" Elenor did not answer. Her head hung limply in resignation, her usually beautiful brown hair now matted with sweat and dried blood. "How many times did that demon touch you?" The Pope drew closer, gripping Elenor’s chin with a hold so brutal it compressed her jawbone. "You are a sacred vessel. How dare you flee with a vile monster and think God would not find you?"