Warning – this chapter is rated NC-17 for bad language
Chapter thirteen
Nick and Alex went back into Abi's office while Rachel went upstairs to get the sedative. When they came in they saw Abi sitting on her knees on the floor trying to catch her breath.
"Nick, Alex, thank god you are here" she said. "You have to stop him. I don't know how much longer I can keep control but as soon as he reappears he's going after the children. He's gonna hurt them. You have to tie me down so I can't get to them. Please you must do this. You can't let him hurt my kids. I already told Ethaniel to get some rope."
Both Nick and Alex helped Abi to get to her feet and walked with her to the living room, when Ethaniel showed up with the rope.
"Sat her down on that couch over there Nick" said Ethaniel. As soon as she was seated, he came around and began to tie her down. "Abi are you sure about this, there is no other way to stop him? I really don't want to hurt you," he said.
"Ethaniel, no. You have to make these as tight as possible I don't know his strength and I don't want him to be able to get free," she said her voice was commanding and Ethaniel knew better then to argue with his precept when she used that tone.
Derek and Ben returned from the place of the party and saw Abi tied down.
"What the hell…?" said Ben trying to rush over and free Abi.
Derek put his hand on Ben's arm and stopped him. "Nick, was that really necessary?"
"Yes," said Nick. "Upon Abi's own request. She says he's gonna go after the children."
Rachel came in with the syringe.
As soon as Abi saw what she was holding she said "Please Rachel, not yet. As long as I'm in control I wanna be awake and be with you. When Joshua reappears then use that."
Derek picked up a chair and came to sit next to his daughter. He held one of her hands in his "Are you sure this is the way to go my child?"
She smiled weakly at her father, "Yes dad I'm afraid so. He was on his way up to get to the children. It took every ounce of strength left in me to take control and stop him. I'm tired father. I can't hold on much longer," she whispered burying her face in his chest.
Derek held on to her for a minute when Joshua took control and yelled "Get away from me you bastard." He saw he is tied down and started screaming in rage and trying wildly to release himself.
"Ben, Nick, hold her tight" asked Rachel. As they held her so she can't move Rachel injected her with the sedative she brought. Her body was shaking and trying to fight the affect of the drug but to no use. Within two minutes she was out cold.
"Derek I called Phillip and he is on his way here" said Alex. "He's coming from Ireland so he should be here in a few hours. We have to arrange transportation to pick him from the airport."
"We can use the Luna foundation chopper," said Ethaniel. "It will be faster then by car. So I'll go check when his flight arrives and get the chopper ready."
Derek signaled Nick to move with him for a private conversation. "Nick, Joshua did not do this all by himself. He had help. Help from an old enemy of ours. Of me actually."
"How do you know that Derek?" asked the young man.
"I saw it in a vision I had in the garden Abi was at. I know who it is. It was Randolph. Randolph Hitchcock."
"He's here in Israel?" asked Nick.
"No. I suspect Joshua spent a part of the past two years in San Francisco. Probably learning anything he could form Randolph. Being a former Legacy member, he has a lot of knowledge that he could pass on. I'll deal with him when we get back home."
"Derek are you saying that Randolph actually taught Joshua how to return from the dead?" asked Nick amazed.
"And how to enter a human host when it's most vulnerable" answered Derek.
Nick thought for a minute then mumbled "so her mother was right."
"What does that mean?" wondered Derek.
"Well, her mother said we are to blame. She said I'm one of those who brought the danger to her house" answered Nick thinking back on that encounter.
Ethaniel came back into the living room. "The flight arrives in an hour" he said, "So we better get the chopper and head to the airport."
"Nick, go with him," said Derek.
"Sure," said Nick and followed Ethaniel. They went upstairs to the roof where the chopper was waiting. It took them about 20 minutes to get to the airport in Tel Aviv, and they waited for Phillip to arrive.
When his plane finally landed Nick was amazed to see he had a woman escorting him. It was Barbara Rayne. She was walking along side of Phillip up to Nick and Ethaniel.
"Hello Nick," said Phillip. " I met Barbara in Ireland a few days ago, and when Alex called I felt I should inform her of the situation. She insisted on accompanying me."
"Hello Barbara," said Nick. "Nice to see you again."
"Ethaniel this is Barbara Rayne, Derek's mother. And this is father Phillip Callahan. This is Ethaniel Davidoff. He is head of security at the Israeli legacy house," introduced Nick.
"It's nice to meet you to. I just wish it was under better circumstances," said Ethaniel. "We really have to leave now, I am cleared to take off in a few minutes or we'll get stuck here for a while."
They all followed him to the chopper and where back in the legacy house in 20 minutes.
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Ben was looking at all the things happening before his eyes shocked. He couldn't move or say a word. He watched the sleeping body of Abi all tied down and felt a rage he has never felt before. He had a devastated look in his eyes, which made Rachel move towards him and she put a comforting hand on his arm.
"Ben, we will do anything possible to get her through this safe," she said.
He looked at her and asked, "Can you promise me she'll be ok? Can you? Will our best be enough?" he wondered.
Rachel couldn't promise him something she wasn't sure will happen. How can she tell him everything will be ok if she's not sure of it herself? She could only squeeze his arm gently and said, "Our best is all we can do Ben. Don't give up on her just yet."
Derek was still sitting next to his sleeping daughter. He felt his heart fill with fear. Fear he never experienced before. But then he never had children before. What the hell am I gonna do if I lose her? he thought. He raised his hand to her forehead and felt she was burning hot.
"Gott, Rachel she is burning," he said.
"Eti" he spoke to the young linguist who stood there looking at her helpless precept, "Go to the kitchen and bring some cold water and ice. And get some wet cloth or a sponge."
The young woman ran to the kitchen to get what was requested. She bumped into Nick and Ethaniel on her way.
"Derek, Phillip is here," said Nick, "And he brought a guest with him."
Derek looked back to the door and saw Phillip, and to his surprise his mother was standing next to the young priest. Although he usually kept all his emotions to himself, he couldn't help the joy of seeing his mother. He got up from his sit and went over to give his mother a hug.
"Hello son," said Barbara when he let go of her. She raised one hand to his face "I was in Ireland and I was so sorry when Phillip came and told me what happened, I simply insisted on joining him. Especially since I never met this granddaughter of mine. And I thought you could all use my support."
"Thank you mother" he said. He reached his hand to Phillip. "Thank you for coming Phillip."
Barbara looked behind him and saw the young tied woman. "Is that her?" she asked Derek. "Why the hell is she tied down? The poor thing."
Josh/Abi opened his/her eyes and looked around. He/she saw Barbara staring and spoke viciously "Who's the bitch?"
Derek looked at his mother's shocked look and had to say "Sorry mother. That is not Abi speaking. That's the spirit possessing her."
"Do you feel her Derek? Your girl?" asked Barbara.
"Oh god, yes I do. I have visions of what she's going through. It's killing me to feel her pain. I feel her slipping away mother. I'm afraid I'm loosing her," he said, fear in his voice.
Eti, who came back with the cold ice water and sponge, sat besides her precept but then felt a hand on her sholder. It was Barbara. "I'll do that child" she said.
She sat next to hergranddaughter and wanted to put the sponge on her face to lower the fever, but then Josh/Abi screamed "Don't touch me you bitch. Leave me alone. Untie me now."
"Phillip, what do we do? We don't have a lot of time," said Derek.
Phillip pulled out some stuff out of his backpack. A cross, holy water, and some other artifacts.
Josh/Abi started laughing. "Do you think you scare me with that thing? A cross, ha ha, I'm Jewish stupid. Crosses don't frighten me."
"I didn't think of that," said Phillip, but then he remembered something. He took out another item out of his bag. It was a pendant. Built of the Star of David and a cross inside.
Josh/Abi looked at that pendant and started laughing again. "That won't help you either," he/she said.
Phillip decided to take charge of the situation. "Ok, let's clear this room. Put everything a side and put her in the middle of the room."
They all started moving the sofa's and tables aside and sat Josh/Abi in the middle of the room. Phillip took a bottle of powder he had and made a circle around Josh/Abi. "No one, no matter what happens, no one is allowed to break this circle."
Josh/Abi then saw Ben standing there staring at him/her in anger. "Ben. Old friend. So how did it feel fucking my little sister? Of course she doesn't remember that. That was so funny how she ran from you."
Ben blared "If you were alive now I'd break you neck."
Josh/Abi laughed again. "Well old friend, you will never have her. I'll kill her before that. She's mine. Always."
Phillip sat down on his knees after putting the pendant around Josh/Abi's neck. He started praying "Dear lord, please help us rid this young woman Abigail Hirsh Rayne of the spirit that possesses her."
"Hey priest. God can't help you."
Phillip continued "Exorcizo te, omnis spiritus immunde, in nomine Dei (X) Patris omnipotentis, et in noimine Jesu (X) Christi Filii ejus, Domini et Judicis nostri, et in virtute Spiritus (X) Sancti, ut descedas ab hoc plasmate Dei (Abi Hirsh Rayne), quod Dominus noster ad templum sanctum suum vocare dignatus est, ut fiat templum Dei vivi, et Spiritus Sanctus habitet in eo. Per eumdem Christum Dominum nostrum, qui venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos, et saeculum per ignem. "
Then he repeated it in English
"I exorcise thee, every unclean spirit, in the name of God (X) the Father Almighty, and in the name of Jesus (X) Christ, His Son, our Lord and Judge, and in the power of the Holy Spirit, that thou depart from this creature of God, (Abi Hirsh Rayne) which our Lord hath designed to call unto His holy temple, that it may be made the temple of the living God, and that the Holy Spirit (X) may dwell therein. Through the same Christ our Lord, who shall come to judge the living and the dead, and the world by fire.
All Josh/Abi did was laugh. This had no effect on him/her.
Derek suddenly got up screaming "NO."
"Derek, what's wrong?" asked Phillip.
"She's gone, Abi. She's gone."
"What do you mean gone Derek?" asked Nick.
"Her spirit is no longer in her body that's what I mean," he said. "She's dead."
They all suddenly saw the image of Abi, lucid and transparent. She looked at them and said "Sorry father" then started walking. They all saw a door open an enormous white light coming from beyond it.
"Abi no," screamed Derek trying to follow her, but both Nick and Ben grabbed a hold on him.
Abi crossed the threshold and disappeared into the white light.