Fever Dreams and Disturbing Visions by Rick Carufel

Author:Rick Carufel [Carufel, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781468909562
Publisher: Booktango
Published: 2012-07-04T00:00:00+00:00

Becky is happily chanting incantations in a language that is the precursor of ancient Latin and smearing her unguent on Metcalf's forehead, where now more than ever, the wound looks like a bruised and swollen eye, ready to burst open, in spite of the sutures holding it closed. The carpet she used, with the pentacle on it, was left at the hospital, but Metcalf's bed had been placed on a huge pentagram, inlaid in the stone floor of the church. Many symbols and Kabalistic signs are inlaid around the points.

Metcalf is still trying to chant his mantras to ward off the demon and the entity. This is done in total delirium, as he was beyond exhaustion, and can only parrot the mantras through conditioned response and nothing more. His mind is mostly gone but for a thin thread of consciousness that holds an image of Lord Krishna, the little blue god who's dance is sustaining him with the strength to chant.

The feast and orgy is over at dawn, and everyone has gone. Even those rendered unconscious, by the festivities, are hauled away. Only the principal players are left. This includes Thoth, five elder priests, Becky, Metcalf and seven guards with automatic weapons. No one will be allowed in or out, until the ritual is complete. Thus prepared, the forces of light and darkness wait for the night to fall.

Beauchamp tries to rest after being up all night, but sleep will not come. He has stopped by the church and gotten the holy water, and now his mind reviews all his views of God and religion. He still can't believe that such evil can exist in the modern world. On the other hand, even if the cultists are delusional, they had still kidnapped Metcalf and murdered Rashid. He lays awake long hours, it seems like nightfall will never come.

Finally, evening arrives, and Beauchamp and the other men rendezvous, at Mohararabadim's office, to go over their final plan.

Mohararabadim starts the briefing:

"The ritual will begin shortly after 11:00 pm. and end with the final incantations exactly at midnight. During that time, we will enter the church and render everyone but the priests doing the ritual unconscious. Do not hesitate to be liberal with the tranquilizer darts. We have vedy many, and it does no damage to those we shoot with them.

"Those of us with the real guns will try not to use them unless attacked in kind."

"I've gotten several bottles of holy water that can be used to desecrate their ritual setup whatever that is," said Beauchamp. "Our primary goal, as I see it, is to rescue Metcalf. I am not sure I believe they have the power to open a gateway to another world, but I am sure they are kidnappers and murderers."

"There vedy likely will be armed guards, with orders to shoot to kill. Therefore, our advanced guard will use the dart rifles to immobilize them from a distance, quietly, so as not to alert the others. This is vedy important. The less turmoil we create getting into the church, the better for all involved.

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