Free Rapture Falls by Matt Drabble

his confrontation with Gabriel, he turned to face Jacobs. “Ah shit, now what the fuck are you? ”
    “My child I am more than even you could possibly imagine” the priest walked slowly towards him until he stood within inches.
    A thin blood trail dripped onto the floor as Baine’s fingernails bit deeply into his palms , he clenched his fists i n frustration, he itched to lash out and pound the priest ’ s arrogant face , but he could only stare daggers.
    “Why don’t you follow me son”, the priest turned and moved back into the rear office, unbelievably Baine found his feet following, soon he found himself seated opposi te Father Jacobs unable to move but he still struggled in vain.
    “Why do you resist my brother?” the priest genuinely inquired, “Do you not feel our connection, do you not feel at home, we are one here, we are all brothers”
    “I don’t know what the fuck you are anymore than I really know what the fuck I am chief, up until five minutes ago I lived in a happy haze until someone woke me up” Baine barked.
    “Gabriel”, the priest shook his head regrettably , “He never did know his place”.
    Baine sat securely held, “I suppose you’ve got a story too, some great life tale about the world and my special place in it?”
    “Pretty much the same story I imagine” the priest continued, “Most of what Gabriel told you was the truth, the betrayal, the Cube, the Grigori and the 11th Order all of which happened and continue to do so”.
    “So where do you fit in, no doubt you’ve got some other jolly pirate gang nickname, I am so sick of you fuckers, all I want is my life and to be left the fuck alone”.
    “Ah if only that were possible” the priest feigned a mocking sadness, “We my friend are the balance, we are the protectors, we are charged with mankind’s security against those who would seek to destroy them, we are ...”
    “You my friend , are a horse’s ass” Baine glibbed , he felt none of his outward bravado but felt it necessary for his emotions, or lack of them to remain hidden from the Priest .
    “You dare to mock me” Jacobs exploded , he stood and reached across the desk with lightening speed and grabbed him with painful anger , “You dare to stand in my house and disrespect your betters”
    Baine was thrown across the room with ease, he struck the far wall as dust fell from the ceiling caused by the power of the impact. He tried to rise to his feet in defiance but sank back down once again, the priest was already upon him raining blows down from furious angles, Baine was helpless, he tried to offer resistance but the priest was somehow too fast and too strong , he was a boy in the face of a man, almost as soon as the volcano had erupted it subsided, he released Baine and sat back down slowly, the kindly smile resurfaced once again. “Please forgive me, I .. , I’m afraid that I can be somewhat temperamental on certain subjects”.
    Baine maintained his composure on the exterior but inside he was concerned, the priest had moved unbelievably fast and he was strong, stronger than him, he had felt the power of the man when he grabbed him, for the first time in this life he was overmatched and had to try a unfamiliar approach of tact,
    “My mistake father, truly, this is all rather new to me and confusing, I don’t really know my place in all of this”.
    “You Baine are one of us; you are one of God’s soldiers , one of the chosen. This is the house of the Knights Templar, forget about religion as you think you know it, the original word has been bastardized the world over, there is but one God, he who created the world and everything that lay upon it. What you’ve been told about the Cube of Matatron is correct, it holds the secrets of creation, the Archangels of heaven could not hold their jealousy of God’s love for mankind, the place at the right hand of God was usurped. So they attempted the most foul of betrayals and sought to take the Cube for their