The Mask
Rush Hour
New Jersey Subway
Terminal 16
So many people scurrying to work like little drones, busy little ants in their miserable existence. None of them aware of him, to them he was just another face in the crowd, they were too busy carrying out their pointless lives. His eyes fixate on a woman her heels clicking on the pavement click, clack, click clack. His eye gives an involuntary twitch his mouth grins as he feels his blood boiling. She was an attractive woman, the business suit told him she was probably an attorney or a high up corporate officer. Maybe a mother, a wife? Maybe she thought she was too good for that, she loved power and money; Dirty and polluted from this life and this world, she needed to be cleansed and he would set her free. The voices start whispering as the train rushes by, the lights flickering like a strobe light her face flashing in his mind. His grin widens showing his decaying teeth and malice.
Donnie
8:54AM
Our Sisters Of Hope
Sanitarium
New Jersey
Donnie sits by the window staring out into the courtyard. Breakfast was fine enough; waffles and sausage with some OJ and a blueberry muffin to top it off, His sister spent a lot on this place his treatment and the staff was courteous enough but he couldn’t help but think why didn’t anyone believe him? All those night terrors, nightmares, visions all of them every single one had come to pass. He’d see them on the news which was all he really watches despite the fact it made him sick watching it, it was the one thing that reminded him he wasn’t insane.
A hand on his shoulder he turned to meet his sister’s smile as she sat next to him he could see the sadness and exhaustion in her face.
“How ya doin lil bro”? She asked, he turned back to the courtyard his blank stare told her he wasn’t well and troubled
“He killed again last night” he replied
“Who”? She asked
“The Mask”? He whispered
“Donnie how do you know that”? “We haven’t even released anything to the press yet” Angel leaned in
“I saw it, my visions remember”? His voice shaky
“Donnie, I……..I don’t know what to say” She turned away somehow she wanted to believe him but just couldn’t. How can he know what’s going on and see? All these years he would wake up screaming or say he saw monsters it was more than they could handle. He had been committed 3 years now and she was the only one that came to visit their Dad left them when Donnie was just 9 and their mom worked 3 jobs, all they had was each other if she couldn’t believe him who would? She turned back to him he was staring at her tears streaming down his cheeks. “Let me prove it to you” he said and began to regale the details of his nightmare. Her eyes widened as she realize there’s no way he could’ve heard about all of those details without being there. He was telling the truth, why hadn’t she listened to him before? She began to cry and threw her arms around him and sobbed “I am gonna get you out of here, I am so sorry” they just sat there holding each other for a while.
Gauge
Solitary Confinement Unit
FDC NJ
Trenton, New Jersey
It almost had been a week as he laid in his bunk reading, he thought about seeing her. His Jenny today was class the only moment that he looked forward to in this hell hole and he was locked up in this dark shitty room all because of that asshole. Oh well he’d be out son enough they couldn’t keep him longer than his sentence without out a charge and they had nothing on him. All he did was fantasize about wrapping his arms around her and taking her lips and the two of them being together. He wondered if when the moment came would she accept him or cast him away. Maybe she was just flirting with the bad boy thing and in real life had a man maybe even a family and he was just some guy in prison. Guess he’d find out and if so he’d just go on being alone, he knew God had a purpose for him, the pastor that came in once a week had told him so. That he was special and God needed him to complete something important. Hank was his name, a chubby funny little guy yet stern also a military guy, a marine. Not that he cared for Jarheads but hey he served right? And had probably seen some shit. He sat up dropped to the floor to a push up position, damned if this place would let him get lazy when he got out he’d be stronger in every way and live up to his purpose if it was the last thing he’d do. Give me the strength I need Lord as he continued pumping.
Jenny
10AM
Unit 4A
FDC NJ
Trenton, New Jersey
He wasn’t in class! Where was he? He never missed class! Granted he wasn’t an addict but he always came she thought. Going on with her lesson Jenny was worried she couldn’t help thinking something had happened to him after all this is prison and a triple max prison at that! Filled with Killers, rapists and the worst scum of the earth and he was a good man falsely imprisoned as far as she was concerned having heard his story and read his file. After her class she called over Rocky his cellmate into the office to ask him. Rocky told her of the events that occurred earlier and him being taken to solitary she stormed out to the CO’s office and demanded to see him and give him todays lesson, the CO refused telling her it wasn’t his call to talk to the Lieutenant about it and called upstairs to ask if Jenny could see him. The Lieutenant refused several times before allowing it and warned her if anything happen it be on her ass! She was escorted to the 8th floor, Solitary confinement. Screams and moaning and the stench of sweat filled the air. She was lead down a dark hallway with cells with small slots on both sides as she looked into the slots she could see eyes and hands all reaching for her in pain or with lust and anger. This place was where the worst of them were stored inhumanely but for a good reason she thought, why was Gauge here? The Guard advised her to stand back as he opened the slot to cell 28b and peered in shouting “Hands Asshole”! which Jenny gave a stern look at the guard looking back at her smiling as he opened another larger slot in the middle of the door a pair of hands contorted slid through and the Guard placed them in cuffs then pushing them back in yelled “Stand Back, you know the routine” he then opened the door with a loud mechanical sound the door revealed a dark room with a single steel bunk and a small toilet/ sink combo with a standing shower and a swivel desk and him……Gauge. She had to admit seeing him there his jumpsuit hanging around his waist covered in sweat clearly he had been exercising. He looked like something out of a romance novel she thought and realized she was staring at his abdomen and practically drooling she quickly pulled herself together clearing her throat she turned to the guard and said “that’ll be all I’ll be fine you can go now”! The Guard laughed and said Ill be right outside watching you two no funny business”! turned and left closing the door behind him.
She turned to gauge and smiled awkwardly “ so um….. I heard what happened are you alright”?, He nodded and replied in his husky deep voice” Just fine , just fine beautiful, better now that you’re here” She let out an involuntary giggle and caught herself shaking her head she said “Dear Lord, sorry I am just happy to see you’re alright” they both laughed and that was it; they both knew this was more than just some bad boy crush and soon they would figure things out and be together, free to live out their lives together. In her heart she knew he was a good man, strong and protective she could trust him against all better judgment she knew that. Only 3 weeks more and he’d be released to a half-way house for 6 months to adjust back into society and she had made sure his half way house was the one she managed so that she could help him and he would succeed. That was her job after all she kept telling herself as she looked at his chiseled body and rugged good chin with 3 day old stubble she couldn’t help but feel a little tingle inside a small fire starting. “Keep it together Jenny” she told herself quietly as they talked about things and the day’s lesson keeping their distance as contact was forbidden and she didn’t want to give them any excuse to keep them apart.
The guard banged on the door and yelled “Let’s go, wrap it up”! she stood and smiled blushing a little she looked into his hazel eyes surrounded by a dark grey ring, thinking she could lose herself in them she leaned towards without realizing she closed her eyes and Gauge gave a little throat clear shaking her straight she quickly backed up embarrassed she said “oh I am sorry um….I” and trailed off, Gauge laughed and replied “ believe me hunny I am fine with it but our dear friend Jack ass the guard won’t be” and he nodded and said “good bye Jenny I’ll see ya soon” and she nodded unable to speak the door opened and she walked out looking back at him in the last moment before the door slammed with a loud clunk! “Soon my love” she said in her mind “Soon”
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8
Static breaks~
woman reporter reads ” In today’s news the U.N. speech conference at NYU was abruptly halted due to a structural malfunction on stage nearly killing key speaker Muhammad Obijar, thankfully his body guards were able to get him out of the way seen here in our replay”
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Woman reporter reads” Several injured but no deaths in todays United Nations Presentation Where an overhead stage lighting assembly collapses and nearly crushes key speaker Muhammad Obijar and other members in freak accident”
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A man kneels in a dark room surrounded by candles, the light flickering teasing his face with color. His voice chants in monotone his eyes rolling back into his skull he begins writhing and shaking in some sort of seizure. Then he goes still the candles blown out with a gust, a low bellowing growl emanates from the room forming an unnatural voice. “Today was no accident the heavenly hosts were behind it I know it” The man opens his eyes they are white and milky as if he was dead a simple corps, a vessel for the evil with no life of his own. “What do they want, are they aware of us”? The man’s voice drags out, The evil responds “ I wiiiiiilllll find out, be not afraaaaaid” The man gives a shudder as his nose begins to bleed black blood, his eyes now black as night he smiles a large wide grin he is not afraid he is more than just a man, a United Nations speaker, he is The Devil incarnate, he is Muhammad Obijar The 12th Mahdi, The Anti-Christ prophesized since the dawn of man Born of the devil and a witch, an Immortal being in a mortal shell, No he fears nothing. It’s his time now He will destroy all that is good in this world all that is love and light, he will return this world to the void it once was and when he is finished with that he will storm the gates of heaven and burn it down!!!!
Heavenly Realm
Acheron appears from behind a pillar in the court. Looks towards Michael and the other Archangels gathered and says “ I have encountered a great evil in an individual named Muhammad Obijar”. The angles begin to converse, Michael turns to Acheron and states “there is much evil in this world and in man what makes this a concern of ours so great you leave your charge to bring this to our attention”? Acheron looks at Michael with confusion and replies sternly” if this was any evil I have encountered before maybe a simple possession I would not have come however this evil this presence is far more powerful than even a legion of demons it is a singular presence with so much power and force it can inflict influence over thousands by mere speech”! Michael stands looking to the other Archangels and asks “ Have any of you witnessed anything like what our brother describes”? The angels all shake their heads and look to each other in confusion. Gabriel steps forward looks to Acheron and asks “ Tell us what you saw” So Acheron begins to describe the events of the rally as the angels listen with astonishment. Michael walks toward Acheron and places his hands upon his forehead and closes his eyes then extending his other hand towards the pool of sight. Suddenly the surface begins to riple and the images of the day begin to appear and they all see what Acheron saw as the pool of site focuses in on the image of Muhammad Obijar it turns black and fire emits from the surface and the evil inside is shown true a large scaled creature with skin of rock, horns and spikes along its body emerges from flame reaching out to the crowd gathered in attendance. Michael quickly draws his hands to his chest and all the angels are in shock for now they know the Antichrist has arisen.
Michael turns to the others and orders them “ Go now and rally all the rebels and your charges bring them all together, prepare the lost city the time is at hand” with that they all disappear except for Acheron, Michael and Urial. Michael turns to Uriel as she walks towards him and nods “and I, am I to find the Greys”? Michael nods and replies “ Yes go to them and see if you can rally them to our cause let them know the time is at hand and we need their help, but be careful my sister” Uriel bows and vanishes. Michael turns to Acheron “ Go now back to your charge but I must ask something difficult of you” Acheron confused asks in return “ Difficult, what is difficult”? Michael waves his hand and Saraquel appears walking towards Acheron till he is at Michaels right side facing Acheron they look at each other for a brief second then turn to Acheron. Saraquel lowers his head and whispers softly “ Acheron my brother you have done a great job as her guardian but now we must ask you not to protect her as her purpose is now to be murdered to bring forth her true potential and purpose” Acheron in shock his face hardens and anger begins to consume him. Michael places his hand upon Acherons shoulder Acheron shoves his hand off of him and looks at both of them and yells “How can you ask that of me, that is my purpose to protect her”!!! Michael looks at him astonished then says calmly “No that is not your purpose my brother but simply a temporary assignment, your purpose is to defeat the evil you saw and the evil in this world alongside of us your brothers”. Acheron is bewildered and looks to Saraquel with confusion, Saraquel says calmly “My brother you are unlike any other angel our father made you especially for this purpose, you have a great power, gift and curse you have the ability to feel emotion which gives you great power but can also hinder your judgment” , “you must believe that fathers will is for the best and no matter what must be obeyed”. Acheron looks towards the pool of site then back at his brothers and nods. Turns his back to them and says” what you ask is not something I can do I must go to another find another charge, take care of her”. Then Acheron disappears Michael looks to Saraquel and smiles “Well that went better than I expected he is on to his purpose and you go to Jennifer, be with her until the end of this life” Saraquel nods and vanishes.