Believe
Prompt: #006 Crucify
Notes: Written for philosophy20.
Crucify: To put to death by nailing or binding the body to a cross.
Scully stared up at the limp, lifeless form of a man who had, it seemed, been crucified. His various limbs were nailed to the poles of a thick, religious-like cross. It was a crucifix if Scully were correct.
Blood ran down the man's body, covering him almost completely. It was by far one of the most grotesque and inhumane things that she had ever seen.
"How long until he can be taken down?" Scully asked on of the officers on the scene. She waited expectantly.
"Sorry, miss," came the gruff reply. "FBI's got no place in this. The case is with the state police." Without a second glance, he moved off and joined another man who was presumably his partner.
Scully stared after him and was about to go and give him a piece of her mind dwhen a gently hand caught her shoulder. She reflexively turned around and came face to face with…Mulder.
"So?" she asked him. "Is this another X File?"
Mulder shrugged. "No, I don't think so." He glanced around them to check that they were out of earshot of the others. "I managed to get hold of the officer in charge and he's already got a suspect lined up to be prosecuted. We're done here."
Scully let her gaze linger for a moment back on the crucified corpse. "Why is it that religion is based primary on belief and faith in good, yet violence is always just around the corner? Most wars are the result of religious arguments, are they not?"
Mulder sighed and gave his partner a half-hug. "I don't know, Scully. Some people just need to believe, I guess."