Disclaimer: Spiderman and all the characters mentioned within are trademarks of Marvel Comics Inc.! Now onto the story...
THE DEFENDERS ARE: Spiderman, Daredevil, Punisher, Luke Cage, Cloak & Dagger; 6 reluctant superheroes thrown together by chance, forming an alliance, and hoping to help make the world a better place for the ages...!
SPIDERMAN AND THE DEFENDERS: -Chap-50
Title: SHADOWS & LIGHT
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THE CHURCH OF DIVINE LIGHT
"Whe...where am I...?" asked Terrance Bowmen [aka: Dagger], slowly coming to his senses (lifting up on his elbows) as he awakened in a room full of religious symbols [crosses, pictures of Khrist, rosaries, etc.]!
Tossing back the bed sheets, he arose to find himself completely naked...! Someone stripped him of his clothing and put him to bed! But who...?
Seeing a t-shirt on the foot of the bed, he donned it on before wandering out of the bedroom and into a small kitchen where a man in black pants and a wife-beater was cooking something at the stove...!
"Hello...?" said Terrence, as the man turned around...!
"Hello..." said the man, taking the frying pan off the gas burner...!
"How are you feeling...?" he asked, sounding concerned!
Terry scratched the back of his head, curiously [not recognizing the man]...! "I'm...okay!" he said, feeling pretty good. "Who are you...?" he asked, right after!
"Oh, I'm Father Cafferty..." said the man, wiping his hands on a dishtowel before walking over and outstretching his arm for a proper handshake! "...you're in my CHURCH..." he informed the boy, as Terry looked confused! "...The Church Of Divine Light! I found you out back being pommeled by some neighborhood hooligans...! I recognized a couple of them! One of them SHOT me! YOU healed me! Are you an angel...?" asked the father [hopeful]!
"No...no..." chuckled Terry [taking back his hand]! "...far from it...!" he added, referring to his sexuality!
"If you're not an angel..., then WHAT are you...?" asked the father [bewildered]!
"I'm...just a boy..." said Terry, tugging at the hem of the t-shirt [which was barely covering his genitals]...! "...I was..., searching for a FRIEND of mine, who ran away from home recently...!" he explained!
"But...I SAW your hands glow..., then...the PAIN was taken away from my stomach...! My WOUND was miraculously healed! It was a miracle!" described the priest [still believing Terry an angel]!
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, father..." said Dagger, "...but I'm NO angel...! I received my `gifts' through a drug experiment! I'm just a regular kid!"
"You may be young..." agreed father Cafferty, staring at the young slim male figure [from head to toe]! "...but `regular'...? I don't think so! No one else could have done what YOU did for me! Thank you!
"Are you hungry...?"
"Actually..." thought Dagger, looking over at the stove, "...yes!"
"I was making grilled cheeses! Would you like one...?" asked the priest, turning back towards the stove as he pulled the buttery sandwich from the frying pan with a spatula!
"Please!" smiled Terry, taking a seat at the 2 seater kitchen table, as father Cafferty slipped the sandwich onto a plate and placed it in front of his special guest!
"Thank you!" said Terrance, lifting the sandwich to his mouth to take a bite! Cafferty put a glass of milk in front of him as well, then took a seat opposite him and watched him eat!
"Is there...something wrong...?" asked Terry, lifting the glass to his lips, wondering WHY the priest was staring at him so strangely...?
"I'm sorry..." blushed the holy man, looking down [and seeing Terry's limp cock and balls resting between his slim thighs]...! "...I'm uh..., I'm still blown away by what you did...!" he managed to say, looking back up into the young man's blue eyes!
"I still think it qualifies as a miracle!"
"I don't believe our powers were sent from heaven, father..." said Terry, recalling how he and Tyrone were kidnapped, tortured, and physically FORCED to participate in the drug experiments! "...our powers came from BAD people...!"
"It doesn't matter HOW you got your extraordinary gifts, my son..." explained Cafferty, "...what matters is HOW you use them...! And YOU saved my life!"
"I...was really only looking to find my FRIEND...!" reasoned Terry [overwhelmed by the priest's gratitude]!
"Perhaps I can HELP you find him...?" smiled the priest, as Terry resumed eating!
The father noticed the boy still trying to cover his goodies with the tail end of the t-shirt...! "Your clothes were ruined with blood when I carried you into the church..." he explained! "...I'm afraid I discarded them! But we have a large donation of clothing from our members that you could pick from when you're ready to get dressed! I'm sure something will FIT your slim body...!
"Are you a dancer...?"
"Yes..." perked Terry [having spent years honing his dance craft for the theatre]...!
"...well, I WAS...!" he recanted, having not danced since running away from home and leaving his old life behind...!
"I could tell..." said the father, looking back down at Terry's slim but muscular thighs! "...you have dancer's legs..." he added, before reaching over to grasp the young man's thigh, squeezing the muscle! "...strong...muscular...graceful...!"
"tha...thank you..." whispered Terry, feeling the priest fill him up, causing his cock to harden between his legs [poking up out of the bottom of the t-shirt]...!
Neither man nor boy said anything, as Terry's cock sprang hard and stood 7 inches in his lap! Father Cafferty gleamed at it for a moment, then looked back up into Terry's frightened eyes...!
"Would you like a warm bath...?" he offered, standing up to go run the boy's bath water..., only to reveal his own hard-on tenting out the crotch of his dark slacks!
Terry looked confused as the holy man rushed back through the bedroom towards the bathroom, turning on the water! Terry left his half eaten sandwich and followed the man into the back of the tiny apartment [located in the back end of the church], hiding his erection with both hands as he walked into the bathroom to find the priest waiting...!
"I've adjusted the temperature for you!" he informed, as Terry immodestly removed the t-shirt overhead and climbed into the tub, sinking into the warm bath water!
"I'll find you a change of clothes...!" said the priest, exiting the bathroom [with the t-shirt] to search for something more appropriate!
Terrance leaned back in the bath, as his thought started to drift towards Tyrone...!...wandering WHERE could he be...? For some reason he was DRAWN to this neighborhood! Was Tyrone's powers calling to him...?...drawing them together...? He knew they couldn't live without one another, both feeding off the other's abilities! He wondered how close they were? How would he convince him to return back with him to The Defenders...? WHERE would they live now that HE destroyed the safe-house they were living in with Frank Castle...? [chapter-45]!
Terry started to bathe himself, lifting his slender leg into the air to wash with a washrag, soaping between the toes before switching legs! His movements were always graceful, having learned a lot about movement in ballet classes! He was poised to become a serious dancer before he chose to run away from home [after having an affair with his stepfather], (as explained in chap-21)! Terrance was reaching behind himself to wash his back..., when father Cafferty walked back into the room...!
"Do you need help with that, son...?" asked the older man, kneeling down beside the tub as he took the washrag from the boy's hand and started to gently scrub Terry's back!
"oh, thank you, father...that feels good..." wooed Terry, as the father dropped the rag into the water then started rubbing Terry's back with his bare hand!
Terry said nothing as the priest's hand massaged against his soapy skin! He leaned forward [tucking his knees under his chin], giving the preist better access as the holy man started to rub lower, going beneath the waterline, going deeper and deeper still until his fingers were gracing the top of Terrance's ass crack...! Terry lifted slightly, allowing the fingers to venture further, slipping in-between the cheeks to toy with his puckered anus! The priest gasped softly when his daring digit suddenly pierced the boy's hole, sliding in deeply as he began thrusting in and out!
"Father...?" whispered Terrance, bringing the priest back to reality as he quickly withdrew his finger and stood up, reaching for a towel!
Terrance could see a sizable BULGE in the priest's black slacks, as he handed him a giant towel to wrap himself in as he got out of the bathtub to be escorted back into the bedroom...!
"I've..., laid out some clothes, which some of the parishioners have donated for the homeless...! Please, feel free to pick out what you like...!" offered the clergyman, as Terry selected a few items, then dropped his towel to get dressed!
The priest watched as the boy picked out a pair of small sweatpants and aligned them to his waist to see if they'd fit before trying them on...? Cafferty couldn't take his eyes off the boy's compact botom, as he stepped in closer behind him and reached out to caress the smooth soft skin [again]! Terry froze as the priest's left hand cupped his left butt cheek and squeezed! The priest then moved in closely against the younger man, pressing into his body as his free hand snaked around Terry's flat stomach, pulling him back into him!
The priest pressed his nose into Terry's platinum blonde hair, smelling him as his cock engorged fully in his pants! Terry couldn't resist reaching down to FEEL the older man's dick bulge, feeling it strain to the touch! The priest then roughly shoved Terry forward onto the single-sized bed, pulling him into doggy-position as he crouched down behind him and shoved his face into the boy's bare butt!
"uhh..." moaned Terry, feeling the priest's clean shaven face bury between his slender cheeks! He could feel the holy man's warm wet tongue washing over his anus, lavishing it thoroughly as Cafferty pried his cheeks apart to make room for his face!
It'd been ages since father Cafferty felt the flesh of such a supple young boy! His cock ached in his pants, as he washed the boy's sweet hairless hole with his tongue, bathing it in spit as he licked along the parted crevice like a cat licking milk from a saucer!
Terrance's cock stood stiffly between his thighs, jetting his ass back into the man's face behind him as Cafferty reached in-between the boy's supple thighs to stroke his smooth cock and balls from underneath! Terry could feel his anus twitch with excitement, just as Cafferty pulled his cock back between his legs and began lavishing his smooth balls-sac and undershaft with his slithering searching tongue!
"ohgod..." moaned the boy, as the priest suckled his balls, then licked along the underbelly of his rod until he was polishing the head underneath with his mouth! "...uhhh..." groaned Terry, feeling the warm mouth envelop him as the clergyman sucked! Cafferty rubbed his thumb up over Terry's anus overhead [keeping it in play] before inserting it, thumb-fucking his hole deeply while tasting the boy's sweet bursts of pre-cum from his pulsating cockhead! Cafferty sucked the boy-cock for several minutes, twisting his head underneath [upside-down] to deep throat the prod to the root, making Terrance moan in boyish delight!
Terry could feel the hot mouth sucking his cock, as well as the long thumb slipping through his rectum, and could feel himself rushing towards release!
"oh father, I'm gonna CUM soon if you don't stop...!" he warned, as the father pulled back from sucking his cock and stood up behind him!
Terry quickly spun around, then dropped to his knees as he reached up and openly grasped the priest's hard-on through his pants! Unable to take anymore teasing, Cafferty began undoing his pants as Terry reached in and freed his erection from its prison! Once Cafferty's 8" boner fell out into existence, Terry leaned in and began licking the healthy looking prod all over, getting it nice and wet before finally enveloping it in his hungry mouth and swallowing it to the root!
"OOOOOHHH..." moaned Cafferty, feeling his cock suddenly incased in wet heat..., as Terry leaned forward until he successfully swallowed the penile full length, pressing his face into the father's pubic bush!
Cafferty grasped the boy's head, pulling it further onto his cock, causing his ramrod to slip even further into his throat!
Terry moaned slutishly as he held the father's cock down the curve of his neck..., then slowly receded back up the cock shaft until he was sucking furiously about the tasty head! Cafferty felt his knees beginning to buckle as he sturdied himself, holding onto the boy's head and shoulders for support, just as Terry started bobbing his head back and forth in his lap, sucking his raging hard-on!
"Ohgod...oh yes...suck that cock, boy..." whispered the priest, watching the boy's wet pink lips sliding back and forth along the length! He couldn't resist thrusting his hips, fucking the boy's willing mouth as he started slipping in and out of his throat!
Terry couldn't believe he was in the back of a church, blowing a priest in his tiny little efficiency style apartment! Terry's cock was rock-hard between his legs, as he refused to touch it, for fear he might cum at any minute!
He let the priest fuck his open mouth and throat, as he knelt before him, tilting his head back slightly, aligning his throat perfectly for a pounding! Father Cafferty thrust back and forth at his upturned face, burying his cock again and again, causing his heavy loaded balls to slap aimlessly against his smooth chin!
Cafferty knew he wouldn't last much longer in the boy's warm wet throat..., as he opted to pull out, having another hot tight space in mind to fuck! Pulling Terry up off his knees, he pushed the teenager back onto the bed [in missionary position], throwing his long graceful legs into the air and climbed onto the bed before him and aimed his cockhead up against the boy's wet vulnerable asshole and roughly pushed into him...!
"OH!" gasped Terry, feeling the cock pop in, as father Cafferty quickly buried himself and immediately started fucking rapidly!
"Uhh...! Uhh...! Uhh...! Ohh...! OH! OH! Urhh...! OH! Uhh...! Uhh...! Uhh...! Uhh...!" grunted Terry after every inward thrust of the priest's wild fucking hips!
Cafferty leaned in overtop Terry [in pushup position] and started hammering hard! It quickly became evident to Terrance that father Cafferty didn't get much experience at anal fucking..., as he fucked as if it were his first time ever fucking ass! The holy man slammed and slammed forward, driving his aching rod in hard and deep with each stroke, building to a quick climax as his cock started to throb far too soon! He wanted to pull out and prolong their moment together badly..., but couldn't bring himself to do it as he lost complete control of his thrusting hips, and fucked the young boy underneath him as hard and as rough as he could...!...finally burying his cock with one last stroke, shoving all the way into Terry's unprotected gut before unloading...!
"ARRRHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...!!!!" he screamed as the cum rushed out of him, flooding the boy-cunt underneath him with a tidal-wave of hot gushing sperm!
Terrance could feel the strong cock twitching wildly inside him, as he grabbed his own steely erection and stroked himself to orgasm, shooting his own load up over his own chest, as father Cafferty fell atop him [depleted]!
Cafferty got up and stumbled backwards [after climax]..., tucking his softening limp wet cock back into his pants before feeling the shame of GUILT suddenly hit him like a ton of crushing bricks!
"Get dressed, boy..." he said, his entire tone changing [now that he'd climaxed and regained his sanity]! "...we...MUST get ready for The Night Service...!" he informed, before rushing off to the bathroom to bathe the sin away...!
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ELSEWHERE IN QUEENS
CODE: BLUE'S (old) HEADQUARTERS:
An old member of the former police Swat team called CODE: Blue, was standing guard on the 2 story converted fire station roof..., when an old black 1971 Plymouth Barracuda came cruising down the street, pulling into the front of the building...!
"Open the garage..." said the former Swat member [Jordan], into a walkie-talkie! "...they're here!"
The garage doors opened, allowing the black Plymouth to park next to an old Swat truck, as the driver Punisher [aka: Frank Castle (a former NY police officer)] and Daredevil [aka: Matt Murdock (a lawyer)] exited the car, looking the worse for wear...!
"Hey, you MADE it..." thrilled Spiderman [having texted the location to them]! "uh...WHAT the hell happened to YOU two...?" he asked, noting their tattered torn looks!
"We had a little RUN-IN with a human trafficking organization, down by the docks...!" informed Daredevil [looking tattered and a bit bloody from wounds he suffered while fighting supervillains: Raven's Claw and Dragonfly], (last chapter)!
"Why didn't you call for backup...?" asked Spidey [as Jordan walked in with a first-aid kit]!
"We didn't know they were going to be so well guarded...!" explained Daredevil [flopping down in the nearest chair, exhausted]!
"We barely escaped..." said Punisher, cutting his eyes towards Daredevil...! "...because SOMEONE made me use rubber bullets...!"
"How many times do I have to tell you..., HEROES don't kill people...!" explained Daredevil, as Jordan knelt beside him and started dabbing his cuts and wounds with a salve (to keep them from getting infected)!
"How many times I gotta tell YOU I'm not a superhero...?" reminded Punisher! "I'm a vigilante! I punish the unpunishable!"
"If you're going to remain as a part of this TEAM..., you're a superhero, NOT a vigilante!" informed Matt!
"Then maybe its time I went SOLO again...?" suggested Castle, as Daredevil grew quiet behind his mask!
"Maybe this WHOLE team thing is for the birds...?" suggested Luke [feeling like a loser ever-since joining up with the others]! "I mean, have we done ONE USEFUL THING since joining together...?"
"You saved MY ass...!" said Spiderman [chapter-39]!
"Look, maybe we're just getting off to a ROCKY start...?" he conceded, "It happens to the best of us! Even The Avengers had a rough start in the beginning! Anybody remember a big WORMHOLE opening up over Manhattan...? Hundreds were killed in the battle! All I'm saying is, we OWE it to ourselves to see if this can really turn into something good! The Avengers can't be everywhere! And the last time I saw, they don't patrol the city! They're too busy hunting down Hydra and fighting aliens!"
"I'm still down to work it out...!" said Daredevil, as Jordan bandaged him up!
"What about YOU, Frank...?" asked Spiderman, as Daredevil cocked his ear curiously [wondering if his lover was still interested in teaming...?]
Frank sighed...! "We've got a lot of SHIT to clear up before anything can move forward!" he said [frustrated], as The Defenders all sat down to catch up, with Punisher informing everyone how Cloak disappeared, and Dagger went searching for him, but not before accidentally blowing up his Queens safe-house!
Spiderman went next, informing the others that former police lieutenant Marcus Stone was now recovering at Avenger's Tower after losing an arm and gaining a robotic limb [as well as some other enhancements] due to an attack from a sword wielding maniac!
Jordan Graham informed The Defenders about the man that cut off his uncle's arm was called: BLADE, and his group of vampire hunters were cleansing the city of an underground infestation of vampires! And if they didn't address the matter soon, NY would be overrun with the cum-suckers!
Luke Cage informed the team of `The Purple Man': Killgrave!, and his uncanny ability to control others through simple speech! He explained how while under Killgrave's control he was forced to rob a bank [conveniently leaving out how Killgrave also fucked him numerous times, convincing him that he liked getting fucked up the butt through subliminal message], (last chap)!
And Daredevil explained how he and Castle accidentally' came across a human trafficking ring after meeting for lunch in Manhattan! A source' led them to a warehouse at the waterfront where they encountered a ring of Eastern Cartel, physically training kidnapped individuals how to become docile sex-slaves!
"They were well armed AND trained..." said Daredevil [he and Spiderman still wearing their masks to hide their identities]...! "...with some really unusual Asian Assassins fronting them! We weren't prepared!"
"Next time we WILL be!" said Punisher, cocking a gun!
"We've got a LOT on our plates..." said Spidey, thinking of all the different avenues they've all taken lately! "...we NEED to all get on the same page, or we'll be fighting these battles individually forever!"
"What's the priority...?" asked Jordan [still sitting in on the conversation]!
"The most pressing are: Killgrave and these Vampire Hunters...! But, we can't ignore Cloak and Dagger going AWOL either! If they're having problems, we NEED to find them and address them! We NEED their help in this fight as well!"
"Blade said he'd contact us when he's found something regarding the head vampire: Morbius!" informed Jordan!
"Finding Killgrave won't be easy!" reminded Cage! "He HIDES behind others and lets THEM do his dirty work!"
"So..., Cloak & Dagger and human trafficking sex-slaves is our first priorities...?" asked Spiderman, getting a firm nod from everyone! "Okay..." he added, jumping up from his seat! "...show us this warehouse...!"
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THE WATERFRONT
Swat's old equipment truck sped to the location where Daredevil and Punisher recalled doing battle a few hours ago..., found the warehouse now empty and still smoldering after the fiery explosion from one of Punisher's grenades!
"There were HUNDREDS of people here...!" said Daredevil, walking around the charred building, sensing nothing now [from his radar-senses]! "They all couldn't have just VANISHED! Could they...?" he asked [as he, Spiderman, and Luke Cage ventured around the empty space, searching for evidence]!
Punisher stood on the pier...! "They could if they shipped them off on BOATS..." he said, looking at the empty docks! "...WHO said they were trafficking INTO The States...? They could've just as easily been taking people OUT of the country as well!"
"And we just let them SLIP through our fingers...!" snarled Daredevil, punching a wall with his fist!
"We just have to start at square one...!" suggested Cage, "Which restaurant did you say you FIRST saw this happening at...?" he asked!
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CHINATOWN
The Emerald Chinese Restaurant was a fixture with New Yorkers looking for authentic Asian cuisine! It was there that Matt Murdock and Frank Castle had lunch recently, only to find the building's basement filled with immigrant prisoners!
Now however, it seemed `business as usual', as new customers dined for dinner, never knowing the restaurant was recently raided by police for human trafficking!
"I...I don't understand..." said Daredevil, `sensing' all the people staring back at the costumed heroes as they walked through the front door [searching for trouble]...! "...this place is supposed to be shut down for investigation...!"
"What's not to understand...?" asked Punisher [fully armed this time]! "Ain't like New York politicians aren't corrupt and knee deep in crime lords' pockets!"
"EVERYBODY, OUT!" shouted Luke Cage, as most of the patrons [Asian and others] rushed for the door, fearing a robbery of sorts!
"Sorry! Pardon us! It's just business! Please come back again soon!" said Spiderman, as people rushed by him on the way out!
Just then the manager came running in from the back with a machete...!
<"What is the meaning of this...?"> he asked [in Chinese dialect], dressed impeccably in a 3-piece suit...! <"Leave now, or I will call the authorities!">
"English, asshole! Do we LOOK Chinese...?" asked Castle!
"Get out!" said the manager [waving his weapon]!
Spiderman HIT the man with a web-shooter, sticking him to the wall behind him [across the room]!
"The `people' that were being held in the basement..." reminded Daredevil, searching for the basement door...! "...if there's any leads, it'll be there!" he explained, as the 4 heroes rushed downstairs into the restaurant's basement to find...nothing!
"The cages, the torture equipment, everything...gone...!" said Daredevil, sensing nothing!
"Are you SURE this's the right restaurant...?" asked Cage, looking at all the freshly boxed produce stored waist high around them!
"Positive!" said Daredevil, looking at Punisher for confirmation...!
"Something's fishy here..." he said, "...there's no way they could've pulled a switch on us this quick! There HAS to be some record of what happened with the police!"
"You mean the `corrupt' police you're always talking about...?" asked Daredevil [visibly frustrated]!
"Not everyone's on the take..." reasoned Punisher! "...I know a few guys on the up an' up...! I'll contact them and see what they can tell us!"
"I'll check and see WHO owns this building..." said Daredevil [an attorney in his real life], "...maybe that'll give us some insight into WHO we're dealing with...?"
"Good! Meanwhile, what's the deal with Cloak and Dagger...?" asked Spidey, as everyone started to head back upstairs...!
Punisher grabbed Daredevil's arm, pulling him back to talk...!
"I wasn't kidding when I saw I should go solo..." he said, as a chill ran up Daredevil's spine! He removed his mask so Frank could see his facial expressions better! "...being with The Defenders..., being with YOU, is slowing me down! I've lost focus on what my TRUE mission is..."
"Which is what...?" asked Matt!
"Stopping Kingpin and his crime bosses! Getting revenge for my murdered family! Putting an END to his crime game all together!" said Frank, emotionally!
"And WE can't do that together...?" asked Matt! "As a TEAM...?"
"No!" answered Frank, honestly! "I'm NOT a hero! I'm NOT like you and Spiderman! Neither is Cloak & Dagger! WE were thrown into this world of heroes and villains without a choice! I could NEVER be the man you want me to be! And knowing I'd do nothing but disappoint you again and again, makes me HATE myself!
"But The Punisher is NEEDED...!...to fight for those who can't fight for themselves! I'll leave the superhero biz to YOU guys!"
Matt teared up...! "It doesn't have to be like this, Frank...!" he said, grabbing onto Frank's arms, trying to make him stay! But Frank moved in closer, gently touching Matt about his handsome face...!
"Listen to my heartbeat..." he said softly, knowing that was how Daredevil could tell if a person was lying or not! "...you KNOW that I meant every word that I said!" he added, as Matt lowered his head to cry!
Frank lifted his head by the chin..., looking into his pale colored eyes...! "I love you Matt Murdock! I always will!" he said, before leaning forward to kiss him on the lips! Matt kissed back! The 2 males' tongues intertwined briefly...before Frank broke away and went upstairs, leaving Daredevil behind [listening to his heartbeat fade away]!
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THAT EVENING; Terry watched [from behind a black curtain] as pleasant church members started to arrive [singles, couples, parents, etc.], all greeting each other warmly before finding their seats and waiting for their priest to begin the night services!
Terry watched nervously as the pews filled with up to about 30 or 40 people...! "It's getting crowded out there..." he said [panicky], in no real rush to meet the father's flock! "...can't we just SKIP the introductions and go straight to the service, Father...?"
"I want my parishioners to meet the young man responsible for saving my life..." said father Cafferty, gently touching Terry about the face and chin...! "Don't be scared, my young angle...they are going to LOVE you!" said the holy man, taking Terrance's hand and guiding him through the black curtain and onto the small stage towards the front of the church!
Father Cafferty placed Terry on ONE side of the stage, while he headed across stage towards a podium [with a lighted shrine of candles in the background behind them]!
"Fellow Believers! I'd like to take THIS opportunity tonight to introduce a young man whom if not for HIM, I might not be standing here before you today!
"He SAVED me from certain death! An ANGEL sent to us from above! With the powers of The Khrist he placed his hands on my mortal wounds and willed them HEALED! It was miraculous! He doesn't consider himself worthy of the title of an: Angel', but he IS nevertheless! An ANGEL sent down unto our beloved parish, to remind us to keep living the lives of the righteous! To not allow ourselves to be done in' by the cruelties of the world! Please, my brethren, welcome young Terrance unto our fold..., help me make him a True BELIEVER!"
The parishioners all started applauding, welcoming Terry into their congregation, causing the teenager to blush bashfully [feeling all the love and `spirit' being offered to him throughout the room]...!
The members all quieted down a moment later...
"Terrance; our Angel, was given unto us by The Divine Light which has guided and protected ours since our ancestors un-boarded The Mayflower in 1620...! WE, The Descendants of that First Order have kept alive the rituals and beliefs of our ancestors over the centuries...!...sacrificing that which is evil' or deemed unholy' in this world!
"WE survived a plague of unholy beings sent forth unto this world, calling themselves: superheroes!' These heroes bring forth death and destruction, opening wormholes and luring alien monsters onto our doorsteps! WE as The Descendent of The First Order need to be vigilant in recognizing and stopping these creatures before they could do further harm and claim our souls before the right of our lord! I have SEEN one of these dark Demons myself! One hath cometh to me in the night, seeking my very soul whilst pretending to be a hero' in disguise! Fortunately I was able to subdue him! I have him with me, tonight, for The SACRIFICE! HIS death will help cleanse us of the evil he and his kind spread across our city! With our ANGEL by our side, lighting the path to righteousness, let us now sacrifice The Demon, forever plunging his dark heart into the black abyss before he is able to destroyed and corrupt all that WE hold dear!
"BEHOLD my Flock, see the creature that hath befallen The Sacrifice!"
Just then the floor dropped in the center of the stage, and UP sprang the unconscious body of Tyrone Johnson [aka: CLOAK], -strapped to a giant cross, his arms outstretched and bound, while his feet lay strapped together! Terrance's mouth DROPPED as his friend suddenly came into view [looking half beaten and dead]!
Father Cafferty pulled a large KNIFE from the podium, then approached Tyrone's body as he prepared to cut out his beating HEART!
"NO!" cried Dagger, rushing to Cloak's side!
"Move, my Angel...! Doth not waste thine angelic tears on this hellish monstrosity! His soul is DARK! Corrupt! HE tis not worthy of thy light!"
"Tyrone's my FRIEND! He's no `monster'!" defended Dagger, keeping the priest at bay as he stood before Cloak, refusing to let him kill him! "I WON'T let you hurt him!"
Cafferty turned towards his flock...
"Withstrain the boy!" he ordered, as parishioners rushed the stage, grabbing Terrance about the limbs as they pulled the slight teen from his friend, leaving Tyrone vulnerable!
Cafferty lifted his knife overhead..., prepared to plunge it into the heart of the beast...!...when a great BRIGHT LIGHT suddenly burst forth from Dagger's stressed body, blinding everyone within the church, AND causing a few car accidents outside as the blinding light flashed throughout the entire neighborhood [leaving many New Yorkers to wonder if they were under another terrorist attack]...?
to be continued...!
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