Bog, The by Talbot Michael

Author:Talbot, Michael [Talbot, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror, Fiction, Fantasy, Novel
Publisher: Valancourt Books
Published: 2015-03-03T03:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

After the creature left, the vicar once again became unyieldingly reticent about it. David quickly sensed that it was more than just casual reluctance or some sort of misplaced feeling of shame or guilt that kept him from talking about the thing. It was a bond of fear that kept him from discussing it, the same bond of fear that he now realized gripped all of the inhabitants of the valley. He did not know if it was superstition, or a terrible pact they had made, or something even more sinister, but it was clear that they were sent into a blind panic if they even so much as mentioned Ol’ Bendy to an outsider. The only fragment of information he was able to extract was that none of them believed anything religious would have power over the creature, that this feeling had apparently been handed down to them since time immemorial, and that no one was more astonished than the vicar that the word hallelujah had seemed anathema to the demon. In the end, David was forced to leave the church and make his way home knowing little more from the vicar than he did from what he himself had witnessed.

A part of his pragmatic nature still tried to understand the thing as a new type of life form, something zoological, but in the end he knew that this was an untenable position. He had never been a religious man, and he had no idea what the word demon even meant, but he realized that he could no longer allow himself to flounder in incredulity and confusion. He still had no real idea what he was up against, but it was obvious from his encounter with the creature that he had to be prepared for anything, that he was entering a world that was perhaps far beyond his understanding, and that he had no way of predicting its ultimate dangers or ramifications. All he knew was that something inside him had surrendered itself, had stepped over into the acceptance of that world, and although it stirred within him a deep foreboding, frightened him more than anything in his life had ever frightened him before, it also left him dazzled. For him it represented the edge of the universe, the very boundary of human understanding, and nothing, not even the discovery of the two Roman bodies, now intrigued him more. He knew that now more than ever he had to penetrate the secret of the matter, unravel every last thread of the mystery that hung over the valley, or for the rest of his life he would be haunted by it.

When he arrived home he found Melanie waiting up for him, and although he knew it would be difficult to persuade her of the reality of what he had seen, he felt he had no recourse but to tell her. After he had finished he was surprised to see that she accepted it all without question. She looked up at him tormentedly.

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