Chapter 2

Room 107 was dimly lit as the members of the Wellesly High Atheist Club poured in. When the club first began four months earlier, there were only seven of them. However, as Mr. Petrov's atheistic theories began to take root in the young minds of his AP Bio class, their numbers swelled. Now, there were nearly thirty.

Sergei Ivanov strolled to the front of the room. "My fellow secularists. Our plans have nearly come to fruition. With the aid of our Benefactors, my candidacy for Senior Class President has been established. Soon, our Benefactors will ensure my victory, and control of Wellesly High will belong to the Atheists! We will end prayer in the morning announcements! We will fill the student government newsletters with glorious Blasphemy! And every student in the entire school will be forced to cry out with one voice: GOD IS DEAD!" The atheists let out an animalistic howl in celebration. They had already come to see themselves as nothing more than mere beasts.

"Silence!" yelled Sergei. "Our impending victory would not have been possible without the assistance of our beloved sponsor, Mr. Petrov. Mr. Petrov, do you have any words for us?"

A small, bald, pale-faced man, aged beyond his years, stepped forward from the shadows. He wore a dark, hooded cloak, and smelled of Arm & Hammer-brand deodorant. "Remember only this, my children: Life is meaningless. There is nothing in this universe to be worshipped but ourselves. Now, let us begin the ritual. Feast of my blood, young ones."

Sergei bore an evil grin as he pressed "Play" on a large boombox. The hellish music of Slipknot began roaring through the speakers. Mr. Petrov moved to the desk at the front of the room, where a large chalice filled with water awaited him. He took out his pocket knife and sliced over his wrist, letting the blood pour into the chalice. Finally, he bandaged his wound and stirred his blood into the water. One by one, the atheists stepped forward to drink the blood of their teacher so they might gain his power, as was taught by Darwin's theories.