Chapter 11 of The Exorcists is out now.... sorry for the delay. There were some technical difficulties but it's alright now.
(S.O.S. excerpt....)
"Sisters stood in a circle around the body as candles were lit all around her. They all recited a prayer in unison as they tied the old nun's crucifix around the girl's neck. One nun approached the body with a bottle of olive oil and poured a drop of it onto the girl's forehead.
Suddenly, her body began to convulse and twitch erratically.
This made them repeat their prayer louder and louder, sprinkling the olive oil all over her body. The same nun poured the olive oil on the girl's throat and put a hand on it.
The candles slowly went out, one by one.
They began from her feet. Their were exactly twenty-one candles lit around the girl's body, each following the curve and shape of her body. Her blood seeped out of her mouth slowly, with more coming out with each cough she made and every gasp of air she took.
Her veins visibly darkened as her skin gained its life back slowly.
Then, finally, the last candle went off. The candle at the top of her head. Her body stopped moving, and the prayer ended. The place was dead silent for a few minutes, when suddenly, her bright blue eyes burst open...."