Pandora's Ark 4 by Rick Jones

Author:Rick Jones [Jones, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hive Collective
Published: 2012-12-16T22:00:00+00:00

Inside the Sistine Chapel another ballot was taking place, the second partaking on the third day.

For the past two days the people standing within Vatican City saw only black smoke spiraling from the chimney, the color meaning that an elected had not been chosen. However, the cardinals had congregated between ballots and refocused their thoughts as to who shall lead them. Names of the Preferiti were bandied about, each man providing the pros and cons of the four main candidates, the arguments between liberal and conservatism, a judicial gathering of thoughts finally reducing four to two.

On the day of the ballot the cardinals voted, the votes casted then presented to the first of the three Scrutineers. Raising the container high, he shook it, and then passed the ballots among the three of them to be counted with the last Scrutineer writing the name down, and then calling the name out loud.

. . . Cardinal Giuseppe Angullo . . .

. . . Cardinal Giuseppe Angullo . . .

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

. . . Cardinal Giuseppe Angullo . . .

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

Both men could feel their nerves tightening, their hearts racing, palpitating, the ballots casting a final decision.

. . . Cardinal Giuseppe Angullo . . .

Bonasero closed his eyes and waited for the next name.

. . . Cardinal Giuseppe Angullo . . .

And then he began to lose confidence, knowing that two thirds of the vote was needed and Angullo’s name kept rolling.

And then:

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

He opened his eyes.

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

. . . Cardinal Giuseppe Angullo . . .

This was getting too close, thought Vessucci.

When he turned to face Cardinal Angullo, he could see the man looking at him with the intensity of a scalpel. His hatchet thin face was directed at him, eyes as black as onyx and a stare as cold as ice.

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci. . .

. . . Cardinal Giuseppe Angullo . . .

. . . Cardinal Bonasero Vessucci . . .

And it went on until a pope was finally chosen and white smoke billowed from the chimney.

Finally, the people in Vatican City cheered for the newly elect.

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