Realm of Noah

Chapter 15

20th November 2019

NOAH

The next few hours were literal chaos.

"Tell me their plan again," I said, turning towards Johannes as our cab zoomed through the empty roads. It was late at night, the full moon hanging low in the sky, and bare tree branches from the side, erupting like claws.

"It was my idea!" Johannes screeched furiously. "My ex-comrades stole it with no shame! I wanted to carry it out back in 1990, but we didn't have proper resources."

"Okay, but what is the plan?" I repeated patiently.

"It's a simple spell I'd formulated," Johannes explained. "They'll telecast it on LOLtube at midnight, and the people who watch it will be overcome with a desire to kill themselves."

Kill themselves.

The thought sent a chill up my spine.

"That's terrifying," My voice was barely a whisper.

"That's when the Spirits swoop in, possessing the fresh human bodies and trying to create a human army. This possessed human army will infiltrate the population, and we'll take control of the whole Earthly Realm!" Johannes announced, his chest pumped out.

Then as if he'd suddenly realised that he wasn't carrying out the plan, his shoulders dropped, and he put on an unconvincing sad face.

"You're pure evil, Johannes," I looked into his dark eyes. "You deserve to be locked in the Pit for a million years."

For once, he didn't retort, merely looking the other way, a tiny bit of guilt upon his face.

"So," I cleared my throat, knowing that I had to keep Johannes talking or he'd fall asleep. "You want me to hack into their channel."

"Yes!" Johannes perked up. "Remove that vile channel from the Internet. Break their connection. Warn the viewers about everything they could possibly do!"

"Got it," I told him. "It's just, I've never really hacked anything before."

"You connected the Spirit Internet to the Earthly one... Are you telling me that you can't hack a simple channel?" Johannes scowled.

"Well, I'm not exactly familiar-"

"What about that boy who sold us phones?" He reminded. "Does he know how to hack?"

I pressed my lips together, knowing very well that Sam was a pro in these things. We didn't talk much, but from what I'd gathered, he hacked websites in secret, another job to earn more money.

But it was late at night, and I didn't want to bother him. Besides, he hated me for existing ever since I'd revealed that I was Renee's boyfriend.

"What's wrong?" Johannes peered into my face. "Have you forgotten how to call up people?"

"In case you haven't noticed, it's nearly midnight," I frowned. "Sam must be asleep."

"Sam isn't asleep," He snapped. "He's wide awake, scavenging extra parts in that store and wondering if it would be enough to help him win Renee back."

I blinked.

"How the heck do you know that?" I asked, stunned.

"I am a powerful Spirit, Noah," He told me quietly. "I know many things."

"Like the Enlightened?" I whispered in awe.

Johannes flinched.

"No, I'm not," He snapped. "Don't rub it in my face, boy. Augustus made sure that the Enlightened would never welcome someone as evil as me."