Blood Cult by Edwin Page Read Free Book Online

himself.’
    I shook my head. ‘Long have I endured your stares and derision, but I did
not falter for I felt God’s presence in my heart and mind. He showed me this vision
of the future almost thirty years ago and I’ve waited for it to become a
reality ever since. Now it has. The time has come when the pale horse rides
across this land and I am here to ease its passing.’
    ‘A vision?’ asked Dodge.
    I gave a nod. ‘A vision so clear and true that it shook me to my very
foundations. It changed my life. From that day on I became God’s vessel,
letting Him work through me, use me, guide every footstep and every word. And I
tell you, I am the Voice of God,’ I stated with firm assurance.
    ‘You don’t speak for God, you only speak for yourself,’ said Claire with
a sneer of disapproval.
    I stared at her a moment and then turned to the peach fuzz youth standing
by the TV. ‘What’s your name?’
    ‘Shane.’
    ‘Shane,’ I repeated with a nod. ‘You ready to act as a Hand of God, to be
one of His Enforcers?’ I asked, raising my eyebrows and looking back towards
Claire briefly.
    He glanced at her. ‘You want I should kill her.’
    I nodded and raised my pistol once again, pointing it at him. ‘It’s you
or her. Your choice.’
    He struggled with the decision for a few moments, breathing heavily and a
sheen of perspiration building on his forehead. Stepping to where Kenny’s body
lie on the broken glass, he picked up his companion’s gun.
    ‘You can’t let him do this,’ protested Claire, backing away and looking
to the others that had come from the church.
    They stood in shock, trying to take in what was happening and kept pinned
by their inability to adjust.
    ‘Someone do something,’ she pleaded as Shane began to move towards her
and I watched with my gun still pointed at the teen.
    The shot rang out, a slight echo following across the parking lot. I
watched with satisfaction as Claire looked to her chest in horror, a blood
stain spreading upon her baby pink blouse.
    ‘Finish it,’ I stated, lowering the gun to my side.
    Another shot sounded. Claire was jolted by the impact, falling backwards.
She fell to the ground where a disability parking sign was painted on the
asphalt, the aptness causing me to smile thinly. Her body twitched, the last
residue of life fighting to remain but soon fading out as a pool of blood
spread about her body.
    ‘Anyone else have a problem with me taking charge?’ I asked, turning my
attention to the stunned spectators.
    They all turned to me, fear in their eyes.
    ‘Dodge?’
    He shook his head. ‘No,’ he replied weakly.
    ‘Then you’ll all follow me?’ I asked, adjusting my grip on the pistol.
    He nodded, the others following suit.
    ‘Good.’ My smile grew. ‘The fear is only temporary,’ I reassured. ‘When you
feel the touch of God in everything I ask you to do, that fear will go and you’ll
know I act on His behalf.’
    I looked at Shane as he lowered his weapon, hands trembling and face
pale. ‘You’ve done God’s work,’ I stated. ‘She was an unbeliever and had no
place among us. You gave her a quick and merciful death.’
    The kid doubled over and vomited in front of the doors to the store, the
sound of bile splattering on the ground rising in the hush. I looked to the
others and could see it in their eyes. They thought I was unhinged, but I knew
it wouldn’t be long until they too felt the touch of God, until they knew I was
speaking the truth and had truly been chosen to host the end times.
    ‘We should start collecting up the food,’ I stated. ‘Get some carts and
we’ll get stocked up. Then it’s on to the hospital for painkillers and anything
else that may help ease our passing.’
    ‘So we’re really all going to die?’ asked Dodge in a whisper.
    ‘Yes,’ I stated with authority. ‘It’s God’s Will. He’s brought our time
to an end and none shall be left standing. His judgement won’t be complete
until we’ve all passed