We sat in silence for an
eternity. What Raine had proposed was
shocking to say the least. All we could
do is sit and stare at one another trying to gauge the other person’s
thoughts. A mother, a priest and a demon
sat in a small rectory in the back of an old church trying to comprehend the
magnitude of the proposal that had been offered. A sacrifice like no other, a very affront to
the natural order of the cosmos and the supernatural realm. Was Raine being truthful? Was this really the only way?
“I’ll do it.” I whispered in a barely audible almost defeated
tone.
“You can’t” Father Grey sat bolt
upright in his seat. “You can’t even
consider this. It is beyond insane. If this is the only way then I can’t condone
this action, even a mothers love has got to have limits. Do you understand what this proposal would
mean for you? For her? This is not an act of God or of nature, this
action would upset the very balance of all that exists!”
“If this is the way it must be, then
is the road I must travel. I am her
mother, her wellness must come before my own.”
I sighed dejectedly. My words sounded good but in reality I was
terrified. I did not want this. But I was the demon’s mother, I had brought
her into this world and all that she had done I could rectify with this
act. My sins could never be washed away
but at least by doing this I could stop further tarnish on my soul and hers.
“Is this truly the only way?” Father Grey said to Raine, looking deep into
her eyes searching for signs of deception.
“Yes.” She said softly. “A demon I may be, a liar I am not.” There was such conviction in her statement
Father Grey seemed to stop his please and settle back into his chair,
thoughtful again.
“How do we go about this?” Father Grey shook his head slowly unable to
accept his participation in this act.
“The method is quite simple, the
explanation is not.” Raine said sitting
a little straighter in her seat now more confident that she had our acceptance
of the situation. “I have existed for millennia
and in all that time I have never had a soul who gave so much after such horror
had been wrought upon her, I have killed her lover, her son, her daughter, yet
she protected me with her life, given me refuge and held me in her arms. If I can give her back her daughter even in
death it is a sacrifice I must accept.”
“But it’s not you who will be
sacrificed!” Father Grey exclaimed
almost angrily at the demon.
“As my mother dies, I to will die
in a sense. It is a melding, both will
perish and another will take our place.”
“Emily! You can’t be possibly considering this, this isn’t
death you’re facing but obliteration!
You will no longer exist. No
Heaven, no Hell. Just nothing.” Father Grey put his head in his hands
fighting back tears.
“It is not a matter of wanting to
do this, it is not a matter understanding.
I have to do this because killing her is not an option to me. She may have done horrible things but she is
innocent in the end and if I can bring back the innocence she one had then I
have done my part in this world and will go to my grave happily.” I sat back hoping I had sounded convincing.
“Emily. We’re talking about a sacrifice here, a human
sacrifice. We’re talking about your Emily!
You won’t be dead, you will be erased.
Is the gain really worth the cost?”
I looked at my daughter the demon
had possessed, she was staring off into space as if in deep thought, her small
innocent body seemed so fragile you could almost forget what she was. I wanted to bring that innocence back. Maybe there was a larger picture to all of
this we were neglecting to see. If I
wanted to save Raine I would have to endure this, and maybe with this sacrifice
I could make something right in this world.
I was to be a human sacrifice.
This is not how I saw my life ending.
I hung my head then and wept.
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