The Hunt (An AntiSepticEye story)

Thirteen

After my mom and dad got home around 5pm, I explained to them that Marley invited me to watch a church choir performance at the church we were going to. They let me go with her. Marley picked up Jack and took both me and him to the church where Father Richardson was. Ironically, there was a church choir rehearsal going on at that time, but it had just ended. We went through the crowd of people up to the stage where Father Richardson was.

"Hello Father Richardson." Marley greeted him.
"Marley! It's been so long since I have seen you!" Father Richardson smiled, hugging her. "I heard about your father, my sincere condolences go out to you and your family."
"He's at peace, that's all that matters!" Marley stated.
"Well I'm certainly glad you put it that way." Father Richardson said.
"These are my friends, Jackie and Jack." Marley introduced us.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." Father Richardson smiled. "What can I do for you guys?"
"This is kind of a personal matter..." Marley explained. "Do you mind if we go into your office?"
"Certainly..." Father Richardson nodded. We then all headed into his office.

All three of us explained everything that had happened with Jack to the priest, including that he has killed people. We swore we thought half of the things we told Father Richardson would get us into trouble, but he seemed intrigued by our story, very intrigued.

"It sounds like you've got quite a demonic presence inside of you, Jack..." Father Richardson explained. "And there's no way you can control yourself whatsoever?"
"I've tried, Father... But nothing seems to work!" Jack explained. "Which is why me and my two friends here are trying to do something about it, maybe get rid of it."
"Well... This demonic figure inside of you unfortunately isn't something you can just get rid of easily." Father Richardson explained. "It takes quite a while for this type of demonic entity to finally escape your body and never return, especially since it is considered a part of you."
"So what do we have to do?" I asked.
"Well, with what I'm going to do, it's going to expel the demon out of his body, but only for a certain amount of time." Father Richardson explained.
"What do you have to do?" Jack asked.
"It's not that easy..." Father Richardson explained. "In some cases it may cause the person pain."

I didn't like hearing that word. I didn't want to have to see Jack in pain in order to get rid of AntiSepticEye. But surprisingly, Jack agreed to do it.

The sun was already beginning to set, Father Richardson was dressed in his cloak, and he had set up a chair on the stage for Jack to sit on. It had straps on the wrists and the ankles to keep him in place.

"Jack, I'm going to have you sit down in this chair." Father Richardson explained.

Jack nodded and sat down in it. He then strapped Jack's wrists and ankles tightly.

"What do we do?" I asked.
"I'm not sure if it's safe for you to be in here during this..." Father Richardson stated.
"No, we're staying here in case something goes wrong!" Marley said.
"Suit yourself..." Father Richardson said. "Then you can take a seat somewhere in this church."

Marley and I sat down in the first row of the church.

The next 15-20 minutes were just us waiting for something to happen. Suddenly, Jack began screaming in pain.

"It's happening!" Jack exclaimed.
"You must let the demon take you over!" Father Richardson exclaimed. "I promise you it will be over before you know it!"

Jack did as the Father demanded. Just then, Jack's eyes grew black and demonic. AntiSepticEye was now in control.

He tried moving his arms and legs around, but he couldn't do anything.

"GET ME OUT OF HERE!" AntiSepticEye growled harshly.
"You're not going anywhere!" Father Richardson exclaimed.

Just then, Father Richardson began to chant something in another language. He then touched Jack's head. He kept growling and turning his head away but Father Richardson kept going.

However, AntiSepticEye eventually was able to gather up enough strength to free himself from the straps on the chair. As soon as he was free, he leapt right on top of Father Richardson and attacked him.

Marley and I immediately sprang up from our seats and tried to tackle AntiSepticEye to the ground. He suddenly grabbed Marley and threw her over the table on the stage, knocking her out cold. Then, AntiSepticEye grabbed me.

"JACK! JACK! ITS ME! TRY AND STOP IT!" I shouted.
"Jack's not gonna save you honey!" AntiSepticEye screamed before throwing me onto the chapel and knocking me out cold.

I opened my eyes, my vision blurry at first, but I felt myself being wheeled somewhere. I was on a stretcher about to go into an ambulance. I could hear sirens all around me. I sat up, noticing the entire church on fire.

"Oh my god!" I cried.
"You must lay down!" The paramedic demanded.
"What about my friends?" I asked.
"The fire department is rescuing your friends! I can assure you they're in good hands!" The paramedic explained.

I laid back down on the stretcher. The paramedic then put a breathing mask over my face. I could feel myself growing dizzy again.

Then everything went black.