Warnings: Slightly disturbing material, evil talk, risk of chewed fingernails…(man, I thought I busted that habit a while ago…) you get the picture. :)

Disclaimer: Same as the other chapter, but again, make sure you change the charry!

A/N: All hail reviewers! Yahoo! (solutes them) You guys save my life…

Humiliation Confession

"Have a seat."

The stool did not creak.

The priest behind the decorated wooden window had not even looked out at who was there yet. He was currently wearing a neckbrace, and a look of great unease plagued his aged face as he quickly but nervously straightened his robes once he sat down, and tried to gather himself before risking a look outside.

The only thing he could think to pray for now, was that it would not be the same kind of creature that had put him in the hospital for nearly two weeks after their…discussion. That creature had obviously been possessed, and the priest could not recall ever being trained in the area of casting out demons. Especially one that talked like that, and seemed to have more than one of itself.

But this was beside the point now, and the priest finally took a deep breath…and turned to look out the window.

And upon one glance, he felt himself freeze and go absolutely rigid in terror.

The figure sitting on the stool outside was robed all in black, with a sickly-looking mask/helmet on his head, no visible face behind it…his hands metallic and sharp, soft, hissy breath coming in and out of the fathomless hole where his head should have been…

If the priest had been any more immature, he would have sworn upon first glance that he was gazing upon death itself…or at least the grim reaper. But this felt very real…very real indeed…almost like the room had suddenly grown chill with the pure realization of an evil presence in the room…

That did it. Standing up with surprising speed for a man that age, the priest got up from his seat and made straight for the door of the tiny room to go and call the police or anyone who might spare him from another heart attack…but he suddenly found himself stopping as soon as he heard a hissy, sickening, cavern-deep voice behind him coming from the figure sitting weightlessly on the stool.

"Stay…"

And for some unknown and very horrifying reason, the priest found himself doing just that. Walking back over to his seat as stiff as a board and sitting down with a small creak of his back and the small groan of his chair. And turning giant, aged eyes on the small window again, the priest found himself facing the creature of darkness again, and even speaking afterward. "Begin."

"Bless me, Father, for I have sinned…" The hollow, piercing voice spoke afterward, nothing readable about the dark figure at all, but the priest could have sworn he sounded slightly worn and weary. "I bring the sin of temptation before the Other Lord."

Now this made the priest raise an eyebrow. Either this one really was a demon, or he was some terribly mislead spirit of sorts. To describe God as the Other Lord… "And…um… what temptation do you bring before the Lord…my child?" The poor old man asked unsteadily, his hands already quivering as he knew he feared the answer he would receive.

"The temptation of revenge…" The cruel voice mumbled in response. "I wish to kill a warrior maiden from Rohan, and a warrior hobbit from the Shire. Both red-heads."

The priest's eyes went blank. "Are you telling me you wish to murder someone as well, my child?"

"Do not call me that. And yes, I do want to murder someone. Now stop asking questions and let me keep talking."

The priest's eyes remained completely blank. "Fine. Go on."

"Now, this warrior maiden and warrior hobbit actually…did away with me in the War of the Ring, or so they called it, but the maiden clearly had an unfair advantage, as women are not supposed to be allowed in battle!"

"All right…keep going…"

"So I was destroyed then, utterly humiliated and sent to the bowels of…well, I don't exactly remember…but I am here now to confess that I wish to return them the favor and kill them both."

"And you believe this will help your humiliation to be…smoothed over?"

"Perhaps."

"Somehow I doubt it will. Whether you kill them or not…well, were there any witnesses to your death?"

"Of course."

"Then I am afraid it will not be easy avoiding the humiliation that will come from this. However, if you were to speak with either of them…"

"Oh yes…of course…Black Breath! Now why didn't I think of that? Hm…clearly my lack of a body is beginning to catch up with me…Black Breath will most certainly do the trick. That will teach them a lesson!"

"…um…what is Black Breath, my child?" The priest asked nervously, not liking the sound of that name at all…

"Nothing you would know about…unless of course…" The cloaked figure turned its empty, helmeted head slowly in the priest's direction. "…you would care for an example..?"

"Um-uh-um, no thank you…" The priest said quickly, his old heart already starting to thump wildly on him as his old bought of fear suddenly and immediately caught up with him, causing him to leap up from his chair once more, and start backing away swiftly toward the door. "I-I think you had better just go on now…a-and be sure to pray in the tower before you carry out this terrible deed!"

"I will. But I may be back…just to warn you…" The dark thing replied, standing to its feet as silently as a shadow from the stool, and turning slowly without crossing himself toward the tower of the church.

And this was the priest's signal to dive out of the room as quickly as dared without giving himself a heart attack, making straight for his chambers at a surprisingly fast pace for a man of his age.

There was no question about it now. This had been the final straw.

He was going to retire.

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Well, NOW look what you guys have done! (sulks) I go and break him out of the hospital so he can be in the next chapter, and now you've made him RETIRE! What am I going to do NOW! (looks over story hopelessly) I can't very well continue this story without a priest…and if I get a new one, it just won't have the same affect! (drops story to side) Oh well. We might just have to wait and see. But in the meantime…

Review Responses

Kabuki733701: IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN! Awww, I'm so glad you liked the other chapter! (blushes) But look what's happened now! The priest is LEAVING! Oh what to do! (rubs hand down face) I still don't know if I can convince him to come back…it might take a little talking to…so you'll have to be very patient and bare with me! (cringes) I can't stand OC's. Especially old ones. They're so…touchy. (shakes head) Ah well. Thanks for reviewing, and hopefully I'll see you later!

Lina-Baggins: Mellon nin! Thank you so much for reviewing! I am so sorry to have kept you waiting like that…but hopefully you're still checking back to see if I've updated…because I FINALLY got the next chapter up! And thank you very much for your compliments as well. They really keep me going. You and Kab rock! high fives and high fives But on that note…bad news about the priest isn't it? shakes head Yeah, I'm going to have to try and talk to him. If you have any ideas…feel free to express them…