The Enemy Closes In by Bill Myers & James Riordan

Author:Bill Myers & James Riordan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Christian, Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, General, Religious
ISBN: 9780310711940
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2009-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Deception

Before Zach could speak, Jason closed his eyes and shouted. “Oh, spirit, we beseech you! We beseech you to speak! We beseech — ”

Zach took another breath.

“We beseech you, speak!”

Finally, Zach answered. “This isn’t right.” But he could barely be heard.

“Spirit, we beseech you — ”

“I said this isn’t — ”

Jason’s head snapped back. Everyone gasped and the room fell strangely silent. Then, ever so quietly, Jason began to speak. But it wasn’t his voice. It was someone, something, entirely different.

“I wisssh to sssspeak to Zzzachary.”

Zach stiff ened. All eyes in the room turned to him as people started to murmur.

“Sssilence!” the voice hissed. “Zzzachary. Do you hear me?”

Ashley looked up to Zach, “Answer him,” she whispered. “He’s calling you.”

Zach turned to Jason. “Who … who are you? What do you want?”

“I have a messsage from your mother.”

Zach’s heart skipped a beat. “What about my mother?”

“Your parentsss. They are trapped. Held sssome-where. Yesss?”

Zach gave no answer. Part of him was dying to know what the voice knew. But the other part knew the voice was a spirit. A demon. Memories rushed in. Memories of Bible stories where Jesus ran into just such creatures. And memories of the authority he had over them.

“You mussst hurry,” the voice continued. “Ressscue them. Ressscue them before it isss too — ”

Zach had enough. “Stop it!” he ordered.

“You mussst hurry and — ”

“I command you to stop!”

Instantly, the voice fell silent.

Zach looked on, breathless and a little surprised.

Jason’s mouth began to contort. Every so slowly he looked to Zach, his lips twisting into a snarl.

Zach took a shaky breath and continued. “I order you to — ”

“Sssilenccce!” Jason roared. “You have no authority over me!”

Zach’s mind raced. What happened? Maybe it was true. Maybe he didn’t have authority. Maybe the demons didn’t have to obey. But how could that be? Whenever Jesus ordered them in the Bible, they had to —

And then he had it. Of course! What was he thinking? It wasn’t Zach’s authority they had to obey. With the added knowledge, he took another breath and tried again. “By the authority of Jesus Christ, I order you to stop talking!”

Jason glared at him and opened his mouth. But instead of words, there was only a choking sound — like he was trying to speak, but couldn’t.

Zach reached down for Ashley’s hand. “Let’s get out of here.”

She looked up frightened, confused. “What have you done to him?!”

Zach turned back to Jason as the man continued to gurgle and choke. He looked back to Ashley. “Come on.”

“You’re hurting him!”

“I’m not — ”

“You’re not letting him talk!”

Zach tried to explain. “It’s not me.”

“You’re ruining it!”

“Ash — ”

“You’re ruining everything!”

“Ashley …”

“Go!” Her voice cracked with emotion. “Get out of here!

Zach looked back to Jason and then to the s urrounding kids who glared at him. Then back to Ashley.

Her eyes fl ashed in hurt and anger. “I said go!”

As much as he wanted to help, it was clear she didn’t want it.

“Go!” She was beginning to cry.

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