“I have gathered you all together today to introduce and to give confessions. I owe all of you a detailed explanation of what is happening and of my behavior.” He said.
“Father, I have heard this from you many times already and have only gotten the run around from you, technically I have fulfilled my involuntary duties for this bullshit assignment, and I would like to get back to my life.” He said.
“I understand Jack but please just hear me out and you can be on your way. I want to start by saying that I have watched you grow over all these years. I was the priest who gave your mother's last rights in the hospital, I was with her at your college graduation, your high school graduation, and most sadly I was with your dad the night he was killed.” He said.
“Wait what, you have been stalking my family. What kind of fuckery are you spouting.” Jack yelled as his mind started to spiral back to the events of his Dad's death.
“Do not speak to him in that tone Mr. Porter, you do not know the history. I suggest you stop shouting your profane euphemisms and listen!” Madame Vostik said with a look on her face that suggested she would whip his ass without warning.
“Thank you, Gabriella, Jack I was your Fathers apprentice. The night the clock fell on him we were working to box up the Demon King in that clock. His abilities were far beyond the understanding of most people, other than me, the church, and your mom.”
“What did my mother know about it,” Jack asked, cheeks flushed and trembling with anger.
“Jack Your Father was the world's preeminent Demonologist, the exorcists from the Vatican were sent to him for advanced training, and your mother was the most powerful death witch that I have ever come across.” He said.
“What my mom was not into all that, she was a good woman, she didn't run around snatching demons into boxes.” He said loudly.
“That is true Jack she did not, however, she did call upon an army of the dead to keep you two safe that night, it was by her powers that you are still alive.” He continues "It is their blood that flows through your veins, this is why you can handle the items that you do without any repercussions. It is because the evil spirits that you deal with know who your ally spirits are and that you could call on them at any time with just a little bit of training and that scares the shit out of the demons bound to those items.” Stunned Jack sat slumping in his chair.
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“Percy, I know your Brother, Archbishop LaRosa. I have bad news, he has disappeared.” He said sadly.
“What do you mean disappeared, I just spoke to him not too long ago!” Percy said, “What is happening?” She asked.
“He was leading the charge on ending the rebellion within the Vatican, he was trying to expose those who were responsible for starting to open a portal to hell using the demons in all the boxes you and Father Timothy had captured over the years. Right now there is a Cardinal Clemente at my church back in Las Vegas. He is requesting that I go back to Rome with him to help with the boxes, but I have been warned that it is a trap and that all of us are in danger.” He said.
“What do you mean we are in danger?” Jack demanded.
“Truthfully, the Blood Pope, this is what the leader of this group calls himself, has made the demand of his followers that we are to be killed immediately. From this point on we all need to stay together and begin to prepare for a battle. They will not stop until they get those boxes.” Father Murray points towards the barn.
“And Gabriella, we have known each other for decades, you are my one true friend, and I will need you to help bring Jack and Percy up to speed with their gifts as quickly as possible.” He said.
“I will do my best Nicholas, I have a feeling I will not have enough time to get them up to 100 percent, but I will get as close as possible. What are you planning in the meantime?” She said.
“I have an order of dybbuk boxes being delivered to the airport for Clara and her mercenary driver to pick up and take with them. I am sorry to have unloaded all this in such a disrespectful manner, but I am afraid our time is getting very short, and I don’t know what the future holds, I owe all of you the complete story as best as I know it.” He said.
“Father I am not happy about any of this, you have used me and have potentially put my life at risk, and now you are assuming that I am going to just continue to go along with all this?” Jack said.
“Jack I need you to understand, this is the culmination of your father's work. They had been watching from the shadows for years, he was aware that they were planning something someday, but his death had helped their plans. You have been unknowingly involved your whole life, my son. The only way home is through the fire of battle once again.” He said.
“Father about my brother, how did you hear of his disappearance?” She said.
“I have a plant within the church, the Black Pope has taken it upon himself to monitor the situation. He is with the Cardinal at my church in Las Vegas he has messaged me filling me in on all the details as they arise.” He said.
“What the hell, Black Pope, that sounds like one of the bad guys to me!” Jack said.
“He is not Jack I assure you. The Black Pope is the leader of the Jesuit order, the unofficial militant arm of the Catholic Church. I guarantee you he is a powerful ally." He said.
