Cast of Characters
Warlocks
Mark Glassner -- Mary Sullivan
Sex Slaves "The Sluts"
Alison -- Desiree Fitzsimmons -- Xiu -- Korina -- Fiona -- Violet -- Lillian -- Nurse Thamina -- Karen (Sister Louise Afra) -- Jessica St. Pierre, Reporter -- Agent Noel Heinrich, FBI -- Dr. Willow WolfTail -- April
Demons
Lucifer -- Lilith -- Marduk
The Cult of Lilith
Lana -- Chantelle
Sisters of Mary Magdalene
Mother Superior MaryΔm -- Sister Theodora Mariam -- Archangel Gabriel -- Dominion Ramiel (Angel) -- Sister Agnes Chibuzo -- Sister Isabella Cecillia
Other
Brandon Fitzsimmons -- Doug Allard, P.I. -- Tina Allard -- Antsy (Mark's Sister) -- Alice -- Sandy (Mark's Mother) -- Sean (Mary's Father) -- Shannon (Mary's Older Sister) -- Missy (Mary's Younger Sister) -- George (Shannon's Boyfriend)-- Damien (Missy's Boyfriend) -- Felicity (Sean's Slut) -- Joy (Sandy Slut) -- Avialle (Antsy's Slut)
Chapter One
The Sisters of Mary Magdalene realized the extent of the danger posed by the Tyrants. They marshaled three of their numbers to deal with the threat. But their numbers were dwindling, and their Mother Superior feared their endeavor was doomed, so she took steps to sow seeds of hope.
--excerpt from
The History of the Tyrants' Theocracy
, by Tina Allard
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 -- Sister Mariam Theodora -- SeaTac, WA
"Come in," I said to my fellow nun's, ushering them into my hotel room. Joy and fear beat in my heart. I wasn't alone in the war against Mark Glassner and his warlock girlfriend Mary. Yet, the threat was so dire three nuns were now required to defeat him. "You're welcome to stay in my hotel room."
Well, it wasn't actually my hotel room. Last night, when I flew into SeaTac from Miami, Providence led me to an insurance adjuster named Curtis at the airport's baggage claim. We flirted while waiting for our luggage, and he invited me up to his Hotel Room. When Providence guided you to a place to stay, especially with a cute guy, you don't say no. Right now, Curtis was attending the convention in the hotel, and I didn't expect him back for a few more hours.
"Are you hungry?" I asked my Sisters, closing the door behind them. "Curtis is paying for it?"
I didn't mind running up his hotel bill. He was cheating on his wife with me. The asshole deserved it.
"Ooh, Curtis," the black nun said in her exotic, African accent. "Is he handsome?"
"He has the most gorgeous, blue eyes that just make you melt in your panties," I answered, feeling like a teenage girl for the first time in decades. I couldn't remember the last time I gossiped with my friends about boys. "But, please order something. The asshole is married."
"Ah, so sad to see a marriage vow so easily broken," tutted the Latina sister.
I realized I didn't know their names. The only nun I knew was Sister Louise, and she was captured by the Warlock Mark Glassner. "I am Theodora Mariam. And...and I'm so happy you're here." Tears ran hot down my cheeks. My emotions poured out me suddenly. I really wasn't alone in this fight. "I...I..."
The Latina nun hugged me gently, rocking me like a mother. "Shh, it will be alright,
muΓ±equita
. I am Isabella Cecillia."
"Agnes Chibuzo," the African nun said and kissed my cheek. "The Creator has sent us to aid you in your trials, Sister Theodora."
I sniffed. "Thank you, Sisters."
"Now, I have been traveling almost non-stop for last twenty-four hours," Agnes said, her face weary. "It has been a long trip from Sierra Leone. So tell me, why has the Creator, through his servant Gabriel, sent us here?"
I told them everything I knew about Mark Glassner, starting with how Sister Louise had tried to exorcise him and been captured through the interference of Lilith of the Black Moon. I told them of the ancient prayer of
Avvah
I had been taught and how I used Mark sister to attack him. But that failed.
His lover, the other Warlock, freed him from the bond.
"It will be far messier now," I finished. "Soldiers will be needed. Four and four and four."
Isabella nodded. "It is like Napoleon all over again. There were three of us and we each bonded four soldiers under Napoleon's command. We exorcised Napoleon at Waterloo. His wish to be Emperor destroyed, he lost the battle." A look of old hurt crossed the tan face of Isabella. "Sister Eustace Mariam was killed in the struggle."
"How old are you?" I asked in awe.
"I was born in the Year of our Lord, 1732," Isabella answered.
I blinked. I knew nuns could practically live forever, but most grew weary of the struggle after sixty or seventy years and passed their powers onto a successor. The only nun I had heard of that was over a hundred years old was the Mother Superior. "Have you ever faced a demon?" I asked Isabella, hopeful she had.
"No," Isabella confessed. "That must be why there are three of us. These Warlocks are using ancient magics." Isabella yawned then rubbed at her face. "I wish we had a monk or two with us."
"A monk?" I frowned. "You mean a male nun? Like us?"