Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Priest
Anne threw away the covering cloth she was wrapping around and walked across the street, carefully comparing the details of the clothes in the window with the "clothes" that had "grown" on her body.
There is no difference in color, style, pattern, if you have to find a fault, then there is only some difference in size.
She couldn't understand what was going on in her and why she suddenly had "superpowers".
But this question should be put aside first, and now what she wants to know most is how her cancer is!
She remembers very well that a day ago, she was still lying on the hospital bed waiting for death, but today she is as light as a swallow and refreshed, is she even cured of cancer? Is there really God who cares for her?
In order not to be shocked, she decided to leave the hospital first, and then find another hospital to do a full-body scan to see if the tumors were still there.
Facing the rising sun, she walked slowly, just like the rising sun, she felt infinite hope in her heart, fate favored her, so that she did not have to leave this world of great nostalgia at such a young age.
Also, the back that has always been engraved in the bottom of my heart, although people may just regard themselves as ordinary classmates.
Once upon a time, he was as bright as the sun, and he was only a bird chirping at the sun, and no matter how hard the bird flew, it could not fly to the sun, and no matter how loud it chirped, the sun could not hear itβthe distance between them was like the distance between heaven and earth!
But now, she sees hope, she may have the qualifications to follow his back! Even if you can only stand behind him forever!
Because of the abnormal change in her body, she felt that her body was full of incredible power! She, like that person, also has "superpowers"! I don't know exactly how far I can go, but this outfit is proof, isn't it?
But before that, she wants to make sure that her cancer is really cured.
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Los Angeles (Los Angeles), whose name comes from the Spanish "City of Angels", was founded in 1769 by Father Serra and led 44 believers to preach here, and later the believers stayed to form the village, hence the name "Los Angeles".
Of course, this group of Spanish priests came with the Spanish Expeditionary Force, the Spanish invaders.
The reason for the aggression was very high: to find a place to start a church.
Therefore, the city has been inextricably linked to religion since its name.
The Crystal Cathedral, located in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, was originally a Protestant church that was taken over by the Catholic Church in 2012 due to mismanagement.
Today, it's the day of worship again.
Father Charlie, as usual, was reading the Bible at the front desk, and in the seats under the stage sat Catholics from Orange County and Los Angeles.
It's been more than an hour, and the service is almost over.
Charlie's habit is that every time he finishes a service, he will stay and listen to the troubles and repentances of the believers.
Who can separate us from the love of the Lord? Is it tribulation? Is it hardship? Is it persecution? Is it hunger? Is it naked? Is it dangerous? Is it a sword? β¦β¦ Yet, by the Lord who loves us, he is more than victorious in all these things. After reading this paragraph, Father Charlie deliberately looked under the stands.
With the exception of some extremely devout believers, many frowned because the phrase "tribulation, hardship, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, and the sword" poked at their sensitive spots.
Charlie knows that there will be many people who will stay today to find themselves to solve their doubts and find themselves to confess!
"That's almost the end of today's week! Praise my Lord! Charlie closed the Bible.
"Hallelujah!" Charlie put his hands on the Bible and began to sing, "For the Lord, our God, the Almighty, he reigns...... The kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms of my lord; He shall reign for ever and ever. β
"King of kings!"
"King of kings!"
The believers echoed, their expressions solemn.
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At the end of the service, there was a rest area inside the church, many people stayed, the priests were there all day today, and they lined up to go to the priest to confess.
The confessional is a small compartment, airtight, leaving only a small window for the confessor and the priest to speak.
A man with a peaked cap, nose and lip rings, and decadent stud earrings sat in.
"Repent! Child! God is listening! Charlie smiled slightly, and in the place where the stud man couldn't see, in the palm of the priest's hand, a number "6" flashed red!
"Father! I'm a recent starter! The voice of the stud man was very low.
"Don't be nervous, kid! Only you, me, and God can hear what you say! Charlie said with a smile.
"Ahem! Father, can you promise not to tell the police what I said? "The stud man is still not at ease.
"My job is to save souls, not to uphold the law! Child! I can only leave the task of upholding the law to others. If I fail to keep the confession of the penitent, I will not be able to save the soul, because then no one will come here to repent of a priest without professional ethics! Charlie replied.
"Thank you! Father! The stud man breathed a sigh of relief: "I got a girlfriend half a year ago, and I said that it was okay, everyone was just having fun, but she actually entangled me!" She also said she was pregnant with my baby! How could I possibly believe it? I know she and Jack also have an affair! β
"Hmm, so what?" The priest's tone remained calm.
"A few days ago, I smoked some marijuana and was not very conscious, so I beat her up! And then she miscarried! I swear! I didn't mean to! The stud man's tone was a little excited.
"Will God forgive me? Father? The stud man's eyes were full of anticipation.
"God hears your confession, child! The loving Lord will forgive you! Charlie kept his usual smile on his face, "Put your hands on this Bible, close your eyes, and repent in your heart, and you will be saved!" β
The man with the stud had a happy face, closed his eyes as he said, and put his hand on the Bible in the window.
Confessing his sin again in his heart, the stud man opened his eyes and wanted to take his hand away, and then go home, who knew that the palm of his hand was like sticking to the Bible, and he couldn't take it off at all!
The stud man panicked, used all his strength, and sweated profusely, but it was still useless.
"Priest?! Father?! The stud man was a little scared: "What's going on?" What's going on? Do you put super glue on your Bible? Why are you playing tricks on me? Father? Father?! β
shouted for a long time, but no one on the other side responded!
The stud man leaned down and wanted to see from the small window if the priest on the other side was there, but who knew that as soon as he lowered his head, all the lights in the room went out!
"Ahhh What's the situation? Let me go! Let me go! The stud man remembered the countless horror movies he had watched, and it was so similar to this scene!
Then something even more bizarre happened: he was dragged down the ground by the Bible! Yes! It's like the feeling of weightlessness when you take a jumping machine! He felt himself falling!
"Ahhhh Help me! Help me! The stud man screamed.
After a while, he suddenly felt that he had "landed"! He opened his eyes in surprise, and then his pupils shrank - he saw that he was back in the house where he lived with his girlfriend, and now in front of him, there was a man who looked exactly like himself, with a crazy face, dancing a baseball bat, and hitting him!
The point is, he can't control himself to dodge, like his body is not his own!
"Ahh The stud man screamed, he was hit in the abdomen by "himself", and he died of pain, and he swore that he had never been so painful since he was born!
The man with the earrings fell to the ground in pain, his body curled up into a shrimp shape, and then he saw that he was wearing black stockings on his legs, and the lower half of his body was gurgling red blood at the moment!
The stud man was completely stunned.
He looked at his arm again, yes, he had a woman's arm at the moment! The point is, this arm belongs to his girlfriend - the name of the man with the stud on the forearm!
"Oh God! Is this the punishment you gave me? The stud man said in despair, he couldn't think of any other explanation than this reason!
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Of course, there are other explanations, but the stud man will never guess!
According to the convenience of the priest's profession, Charlie, as the host of the "evil seed", has already grabbed the negative emotions of countless confessors through similar methods!
Just like the stud man, he will be beaten and abused by himself in the illusion, and then return to the starting point and continue to be beaten and tortured!
He wouldn't wake up until he was about to break down, forget everything he had done in the confessional, and then he would come home with the same dream of being tortured and killed every day!
In this way, every confessor that Charlie handles will provide him with a steady stream of negative emotions!
Unlike his other two "evil" host companions, Charlie is neither like the NYU girl who "conceived" and then "born" demons, nor does he devour the "evil" like the Joker, who in turn devours the "evil".
Charlie is one of the three hosts who has been completely erased from the very beginning!
In other words, he is the most perfect "parasite" here!
He is "ontological demonization"!
It's been so long, and every cell in his body has been modified, but it's just that it's still wearing human skin!
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