WARNING: Contains distressing scenes.
Also, I got inspration from the film 'The Dark Knight' writing this chapter.
Chapter Eleven
A Risky Move
The following morning, Angela stood in the kitchen putting together a small picnic to take to Fall Creek Falls.
She buttered some bread and put in some ham then she wrapped them in foil and placed them in a small bag along with a box of fruit and a bottle of juice.
Her father was sitting at the table sipping some coffee and her mother was slowly eating some porridge.
After she had revealed her plans to her parents, they weren't too sure about her going out, due to what the news had been saying about the attacks on the Neo Nazi's.
But after a talk where Angela reminded them that the attacks seemed to be at night and not on just anyone, but those who were deemed evil, they decided to agree to let her go.
"So, you're going to Fall Creek Falls for a few hours honey?" her father asked, making sure Angela kept to her word about her plans.
Angela nodded.
"It's my day off so I thought I would spend some time reflecting, and also." Angela sighed "It's one of the places I feel closest to Nigel."
Her mother said nothing as she stirred her porridge.
"If you feel you need some time to reflect." Her father said "Just…. just be safe out there, okay? After what happened to that guy the other night, your mother and I are worried."
"I know." Angela replied "But I promise, I'll be back before the sun sets! I know the way there and back blindfolded."
"It doesn't stop us worrying!" her mother spoke up "We might live in a small town, but anything can happen!"
"Last the other night yes." Angela agreed "But please mum, I promise, I'll be okay, I'll keep you updated via text if you wish?" she held up her phone and her mother looked up from her breakfast.
"Okay baby." She said, "If you promise?"
"Scouts honour mum!" Angela nodded as she placed the last few things into her little bag and started to head towards the door.
"You got your phone charged?" her mum called.
"Yes mum!" Angela called back.
"Got your coat?"
"Yes Mum!"
"And your keys!"
"Yes! Yes, and yes to the other things you're gonna ask me!" Angela called back trying not to show irritation at her mother's constant questions.
"Okay honey." Her mother called "Just…just be safe please?"
"Janet. She's a big girl alright?" Angela heard her father say then he called over "Stay safe sweetie!"
"Thanks dad!" Angela called as she took her coat and headed outside.
The sky was cloudy, but it didn't look like rain, but for if some reason the heavens did open, she knew a few places within the falls that she could shelter and eat her picnic.
Meanwhile Diablo was sitting in the abandoned house cellar, he had been sleeping in the large chair, but he had soon awakened and was finding it hard to fall back asleep.
He had felt such adrenaline after punishing the Neo Nazis with his Disciples.
After punishing each one, both by either letting Regan feed on them, then let the other Disciples give their own punishment either it was beating them up, or in Lamia's case giving them electric shocks, they had carved satanic signs into their skins and tied them up as well as burnt their Nazi possessions, signs, and others.
Diablo had even got a few steps further by slicing off flesh from the adults and then feeding the pieces to their dog outside.
He knew it wouldn't be long before they were found as more than likely their fellow Nazi friends would discover the carnage and see the message he had written in his victim's blood.
'Those who read this, beware, you will be next!'
Her had also filmed his victims and himself on a video camera he had found and made sure the footage was found near the victims.
The other Disciples had been worried, but he assured them that no-one would find out about them, and they would still believe he was a man in a very convincing costume.
Flashback
"Diablo, Are you sure about this?" Chastity asked as she watched the Raven fiddle with a video camera making sure it was working.
"What if they see that we are real?" Lamia asked as well "We risk exposure!"
"Trust me!" Diablo winked "I won't film you, but I plan to tease the police and the media, and also, they still think we're just costumed vigilantes."
"He's got a point!" Samson said.
Ravage and Rex agreed.
"Can I be filmed too?" Regan asked as she looked up from torturing the youngest boy who had been tied to a chair and she had been biting him and scratching his skin as torture.
Her victim was so dazed and weak he could hardly keep his head up.
"Not yet kid." Diablo replied, "I'm just going to film these filthy maggots, then myself briefly."
Regan looked a little disappointed, but she agreed and walked over to Rex.
Diablo then tested the camera, and he smirked as he looked at it.
"Showtime!" he smirked then pointed the camera at the family.
"Smile Maggots!" he hissed "You're on camera!"
The two adults and the teen looked up at Diablo.
They had been stripped of their clothes and were only in their underwear, and were covered in scratches, cuts, bite marks made by Regan, electrical burns given by Lamia and many bruises.
The father even had an upside-down pentagram carved into his belly as well as an upside down cross in his forehead.
"I said Smile!" Diablo barked "Show the world what maggots you are! Scum! Shit! You are disgusting!"
He moved the camera close to the father.
"You!" he shouted "Look at the camera! Tell them what a bad father you are! Tell them you're a filthy cockroach!"
"Fuck you!" the father spat.
"SAY IT!" Diablo bellowed "say it! Or Regan will kill your youngest!"
He pointed a pointed taloned finger to the youngest son and Regan smirked showing her fangs.
The father looked to the father and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I'm a filthy Cockroach!"
"And you deserve to be stepped on!" Diablo ordered.
"And I deserve to be stepped on!" the father repeated.
"Say you're a filthy piece of shit and you deserve to be called on!" Diablo screamed, a horse caw coming from the back of his throat.
The father screamed out the words and shook his head as he started to go mad from the torture.
Diablo then turned the camera to himself and laughed manically before turning it back to the family.
"See what happens to filthy sinners!" he shouted "All those who follow these maggots! Will suffer the same punishment! There is nowhere to hide!" He turned the camera back to himself and aimed it at his eye.
"I'm watching you! I am tracking you! None of you are safe! Whoever you are, wherever you are…. I am coming for you!"
End Flashback
The Raven smirked as he thought back to that night and saw how all his victims had gone mad after all the physical and mental torture, seeing them break was the best part and he knew he and his Disciples had done their job well.
Diablo didn't know when the victims would be discovered, but he was confident that they would feel terror, after seeing what he and the Disciples had done to the family, and if they were scared into hiding, then that pleased him, yet if they chose to ignore his warning, he would make them regret it.
But until then, he could only wait to find out via the media once they had caught up on the story.
Yet after he had done his main duties, he started to think back to Angela, and what she had spoken about when he had listened in on her from the rooftop of her house.
He had wondered when he would get the chance to hear her speak about her brother again and why he was gone.
But he knew he couldn't just ask her himself, after how she had reacted when she saw him.
Part of him was tempted to go out and find her, but he knew with it being the daylight hours, he risked exposure.
He stood up and looked out of the window.
The weather was cloudy, and he thought maybe, just maybe he might be able to get away with flying in the daytime hours as long as he wasn't seen, and he wanted to make sure he made it home before it got dark so his Disciples would not worry.
Standing up and checking on his Disciples making sure they were asleep he wrote a brief note and placed it by Rex's paw so that he saw it when or if he awoke and started make his way to the top of the staircase.
So, Angela is taking the day off to visit a haunt of hers and her late brother, and Diablo has decided to take the bold risk of going out in the daytime hours to search for Angela and learn more about her.
How will this go? Well check back to find out!