Thread: Though They Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death (Quix & Aurelia)

He peered at Eve with a wild expression, disbelief and uncertainty writ on his face. Had he just said all that he had? Kill God. Was it possible, even with his minions thinned out first? As his blue eyes glazed over, Adam blinked rapidly in a vain attempt to clear the images of fire and brimstone, and echoes of the voiced consequences of disobedience to God that invaded his head. He clenched his fists together and shook, legs trembling and knees knocking together until, finally, they receded from his consciousness. Initially, it was like he was mired in a vat of molasses. The rain pattering down on the roof and accompanying peals of thunder emanated from a vast distance and the voices on the television were indistinguishable. When eventually he regained full control of his faculties, he comprehended it was real. Evie was there, the trailer was there, the television remained on the shopping channel and the clock had ticked over to 322 am. It wasn't a night terror, it was reality. That fact was further confirmed by the ever reassuring touch of his sister, the warmth of which could never be recreated in a dream, no matter how vivid. Unlike his nightmares. Betty and Jerry. As she released his hand, he swiveled so quickly that he almost toppled over. Adam located the remote on the floor, and in one fluid motioned, clicked the off button and allowed it to fly from his hand again, certain that to hold onto it for any length of time was dangerous. Even with the appliance darkened and silenced, he was frightened to look, scared that the image of David had burnt itself into the screen and God's visage scowled down at him and Evie. Adam licked his lips and returned focus to his sister. We have to keep them safe. Another tear fell from his eye and he wiped it away. It had occurred to him that regardless of how much the elderly couple might need the siblings at the store, they couldn't stay. This wasn't just about Adam and Eve, not even mostly about them, but the innocents who could potentially suffer due to their insubordination and refusal to grovel at His feet. Remember his last promise? Next time we meet I'll send you and everyone you've ever loved to Hell. Maybe he saw us, or maybe he didn't, but we can't risk Jerry and Betty. Apart from you, they're the only people I've ever loved. They provided us a home and a job, they befriended us and didn't expect anything in return. Why should they suffer? What did they ever do, but right, who have they ever harmed? Adam's voice had risen in fury and determination and his expression contained a steely resolve. In that brief moment he provided a brief glimpse of the man who could have existed intelligent, resourceful, determined and capable if not having had to endure God's unrelenting righteous abuse as a child. What could he have achieved, who could he have been, and Evie the same, if their biological parents, having screwed out of wedlock or not, had been alive to raise them? Perhaps all was not lost, and time still remained to discover some of the answers to those questions. They say that love conquers all. Well, ours is going to conquer fucking God and we'll do it together, like we always will. No-one's more powerful than us, Evie. Us . I need you as much as you need me, we're a team and I don't care how many or who. If they believe that the tyrant is worthy of worshiping, it's them who deserve to rot in Hell for Eternity. Buy a gun, shoot them dead, no blood, no mess. Like the movies. He forced a smile and approached Eve, kissed his sister on the top of the head and pulled her into his embrace. You start on that list, and I'll pack our possessions. They'll arrive at the store in an hour and we can tell them. They'll understand, but Evie? Adam shivered as his eyes darted around their home and he swallowed down on a lump in his throat, determined to stay strong for his sister and not break down at the concept of leaving behind the only security and friends they'd ever had, before he returned his gaze to hers. We have to put distance between us and them before the sun rises and he comes looking. God won't touch them if we're not around to see them suffer, like how he forced us to watch the other getting beat to teach us a lesson and prove his superiority. For Jerry and Betty and the rest of the townsfolk's sake, we have to disappear as soon as we can.