Chapter 53
Denver and Giles spent several hours on this exorcism. Denver believed Caleb was right about one thing, it seemed like Cassie had given up, let the demon take over. He and Giles tried to get through to her, to get Cassie to fight this demon. It seemed to work, Cassie was clearly struggling with something. But neither Giles nor Denver had much experience with possession. They couldn't entirely be sure if Cassie was really possessed, or mentally ill. Denver remembered a story from the Bible about Jesus performing an exorcism. The demon begged for his life and so Jesus let the demon possess a flock of sheep. Denver threatened to destroy the demon if it didn't leave Cassie alone, or it could possess a goldfish that Denver had brought. It seemed to work. Cassie was no longer possessed. Denver knew their work was not yet done, not by a long shot. They still needed to help Cassie with her problems. If she gave up again another demon might come for her. Denver vowed to help Cassie through this, however long it took.