Thread: And lead us not into temptation (RavenQueen & Caeliys)

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than alone in the light. - Helen Keller Stephanie said that to me, one day. We write the year 2013 AD. I am Father Raymond and I will tell you her story. Stephanie was your typical girl next door. Perhaps a little smarter, a little more beautiful and a little more flawless than typical. For a reason. Having grown up in a well off suburb and having been born into a religious family that's very active in the community, Stephanie has led a sheltered life. However, while most young women like her do so because their parents want them to lead a happy and successful life later on, it's different here. The reason why I tell you this is because someone must know. In case all else fails. Mankind must know the truth. Stephanie, I swear by the name of God the Almighty, is a pure descendant of Jesus Christ, our Saviour. One of the best protected secrets of the Vatican and a rumour that has been circulating for years is true. Jesus had progeny and they are very much alive in the world. Hidden in plain view by the Catholic Church, they have lived obscured from public scrutiny. Only a very select few know of their existence and even fewer know who they are. And yet, the signs are there. God has chosen this lineage once and He will do so again. Like the people of Israel, He has chosen this family, this bloodline to act as His messenger. You see, most people think that when Jesus walks the earth again, we will see a bearded male figure descend from the heavens and rectify all that is wrong. Of course, that is nonsense. It has been stated by the Catholic Church time and again that the Second Coming - and that is what I am talking about, no less - will see the Kingdoms of Heaven and Earth merge. What even the Church has been uncertain of, is how it will happen. However, there is ample evidence now that we do know. The signs are all there. For this world to end and the next to come, one of God's current chosen will have to be reborn - as Jesus Christ, our Saviour. This chosen has to be Stephanie. She will have to surrender her soul and accept the divine gift of becoming God's own daughter, just like the child in Mary's womb had to. Her sacrifice will advent humanity's return to paradise. It is her and her alone that is the key to our redemption. How do we know, you ask? It's simple. The Omega Point Theory is actually true. We now have proof that God exists. And even more so, I have already seen Stephanie cure the ill, His divine presence can already be felt, touching her. Trust me, it is certain. However, we all assumed there would be the ministry of the Antichrist first. Before Jesus return. As Matthew said For at that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be. But there was no such thing. Well, not for us at least. Satan worked in much more devious ways than we had ever imagined. It was when Stephanie began attending university. A new city, new friends, an unfamiliar environment. None of it could change what Stephanie was and into which direction she was headed. Until she met Violet. I did not like her when first we met. But alas, on the grounds of her being a spoilt brat from a too wealthy family with an arrogance to match the riches. Never would I have dreamed of what vile, little creature I witnessed in truth. As much as she might look human at first glance, Violet is half a demon, fathered by the Antichrist himself when he took her mother that one fateful night. Those things do not exist, you say? You are one of those who would have never believed that the NSA monitors the whole world, am I right? Trust me, there are things between heaven and earth that you do not understand. This is what the Catholic Church is there for. To protect you from those things. You and all faithfuls. Now, usually, we let exorcists deal with that. And yes, The Inquisition or Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, however you want to call it, does not only exist, it very much still pursues what it has done in ancient times. But we weren't able to see. We expected the Antichrist himself on the centre stage. The grand scheme of things, as has been predicted. But no, all the combined wisdom of the sages had failed to see that it would start on a very personal level and not with a demand for adoration but love. God's own strongest weapon. Violet... seduced Stephanie. She did things to her... I do not even dare to imagine. What I can say is that Violet dragged Stephanie from the light into darkness. It is gut-wrenching and heart-rending to see the innocent, poor girl on the leash of a demon, acting to the fiend's merest whims. Yet that is what happened. There were signs, ultimately. I laughed at you for not believing in demons but trust me, I was surprised as well. The other signs came then, slowly. Barack Obama, the Nobel Prize for nothing and then the revelation of a global spy net? We live in a world where promises aren't kept, where the corporate world enslaves us all and where democratic governments turn out to be as bad as their tyrant counterparts. The world is in turmoil, order is dissolving. The Arab Spring, the European economic crisis. What's supposed to work doesn't any more. But it began silently. Satan's first strike came not with deceiving the masses. It came with deceiving Stephanie. And our very future, my son, now depends on whether she will be able to resist the demon's thrall. Why not simply rescue her, you ask? We could. The fiend's lair is open to us, it is a normal house. As normal as they get when you are the heir of a very wealthy family. But no. The problem lies elsewhere. When Jesus inspired the Twelve Apostles, the Holy Spirit descended upon them but they had to want it, you understand? God gave us our own free will so we may decide ourselves what is just and what is not. The problem is Stephanie has to want to sacrifice herself to become Jesus Christ and bring about the Second Coming. When I asked her if she would, what do you think she said to me? Yes. Walking with a friend...