Jim Walker and the Redemption Hymn: Book I by Rev. Dare Cloud

Author:Rev. Dare Cloud [Cloud, Rev. Dare]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gonzo Wolf Press
Published: 2024-03-17T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Haunted Past

“How in Hell could you just sit there and watch while my brother got fingered like a hand puppet?”

Timothy was obviously distraught. In truth, from his point of view, he had every right to be. Jim Walker was supposed to be some kind of hero of mythic proportions, yet he just stood by while Patrick O’Kelly was murdered in cold blood. Hutchinson Ridge indeed had a problem of supernatural origin, and it would require a lot more than a Sunday school sermon to rid Tim of the vignette seared into his memories.

They had scuttled quickly out of the saloon. Jim wasn’t sure whether Zoe had any intentions of returning to the scene of the crime, and figured the best course of action was to go somewhere the Skinwalker wasn’t. Then again, if his instincts were correct, the abomination knew exactly where they’d be once they got there. Her sense of smell - and other heightened senses - would help her zero in on whichever hiding spot they’d chosen. As expected, Tim and Makency had bolted for the church. Jim went along just to humor them.

He searched his brain for any other time in which he’d encountered such a confident being as the beast they just met and came up empty. Since his employ within the field of supernatural eliminations, he never recalled battling a one-man army with a woman’s physique. He also never recalled such a being using human weapons; it was always claws and teeth. Optimistically, maybe this meant an easier solution to the problem at hand. Realistically, perhaps this would be the greatest fight of his cursed lifetime. Even greater than the ones he never mentioned aloud.

Makency dropped down into the closest church pew, grasping tightly to a copy of the Bible. Although rationalism convinced her it was a useless gesture, she always found comfort within books. In truth, it didn’t even matter that the book was a Bible. It could’ve been a damn hymnal for all she cared. She inhaled deeply the pages of the weathered tome, savoring the scent as she tried to ground herself. Gripping it to the point of noticeable strain, she exhaled a deep sigh, and with it went some of the tension. It helped that her Winchester rifle managed to make the trip as well. If God couldn’t save their lives, then perhaps that fire-barking beauty could.

“Are you asking me or her?” Jim asked, already aware of the answer.

“Why would he be putting me on the spot for his brother’s death?” Makency growled. “I’m not the one they fetched from the far reaches of nowhere Mexico to come and slay what was obviously an undead abomination in a cowboy outfit!”

Timothy’s nod of agreement effectively exonerated Makency, leaving only Jim in the hot seat for the horrific incident. This was another reason why he preferred to collect his fee upfront, and most importantly work alone. It meant no one else in his party had lost a loved one in unspeakable ways. Jim believed he’d seen it all up until that moment.

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