✞12 Days since my Last Confession✞

[13th_crusader]

[✝]Proverbs 8:13

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.[✝]

[☨]The archbishop, through the eyes of the lens, is holed up in what looks to be a tall wooden box, actually a make-shift confessional, seated with his late subordinate's bible in his lap. Idly he's flipping through the pages, pausing every so often when he finds a Polaroid stuck between them as a book-marker. He's uttering quite introspectively.[☨]

Dear Lord, seems I'm damned to rot here for next to eternity. This is it. This is Purgatory.. or worse yet Limbo, isn't it? The idling. The chaos. The idling in chaos. The constant, up and down, up and down, roller-coaster that never stops or breaks down. Seems one can nary have a consistent emotion in this place.

[☨]As he holds up the the picture, it's clearly a photo from St. Ferdinand's orphanage; all the children gathered about, with four men and two woman: two priests (Fr.Anderson and Wolfe), a monsignor (Fr.Renaldo), a abbess(The Head Nun), a nun(Sr.Takagi) and a bishop(Epus.Maxwell), standing behind them, all genuine smiles.. save for the bishop who held an air of no-nonsense about him. The tic in his left eye twitched and winced, yet apparently not exactly at the photo itself, for he turned with a leer at the blinking red light of the commlink.[☨]

Yet I know of one that's perpetually left in me: ...Hate--I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, haaaate, You!

[☨]As he reaches to grab the device, his body suddenly turns to jagged convulsions as the wretched thing shocks the holy piss out of him. Seems it doesn't think too fondly of him either.[☨]

. . . ...................ma...maledetto.

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[playwitchu]

*Here, have another person watching you. Except have this one giggle as you were shocked.*

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[AASAJKFGCKSJAHF]

It's. Really. Not that funny.

[He's still having aftershock twitches.]

[playwitchu]

*She couldn't help but to start laughing even more.*

Where are you, mister?

*Giggles.*

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[He's a pathetic 12 year old little boy crying CRYING on the inside. WHY MUST YOU TORMENT HIM SO!?]


I'm... In the church, of course.

[playwitchu]

*She continues to giggle. She torments just about everybody! Especially her caretaker.*

Really? I am close by then!

*She is now on a mission to meet the silly man.*

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[NO! NO! CHURCH IS CLOSED.

DUE TO WOE-AIDs.]

Aha, are you now? You had better watch yourself, there's a graveyard with horrible flesh-eating demons roving about in there right next to this place.

[MUST. BARRICADE. DOOR.]

This is cracking me up. XD

[playwitchu]

*BUT! THE CHURCH CAN'T BE CLOSED!*

Yep! I can see the door! Really? Then wouldn't it dangerous for you to be there, mister?

*Sai trots towards the doors, giggling at what she remembers on the video. Once she reaches the doors, she lifts a hand to start knocking on it. Cause knocking first is the polite thing to do!*

FFFFFFFFF!!

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[GOD'S TAKING A HOLIDAY!]

Oh nononono I'm perfectly safe in here! His house is like a fortress, you see.

[CRAP! He hears the knock and tucks his long legs into the makeshift confessional... Maybe. Maybe if he keeps quiet it'll go away? Please God, I've been the paragon of good lately! Not a single execution or excommunication for 4 WHOLE MONTHS NOW!]

s he like, scared of kids or something? *Never read the series.*

[playwitchu]

*BUT!... BUT!... HOW CAN THAT BE?!*

Really? I want to see the inside now even more!

*Sai waits a couple of moments for a response before pouting as none came.*

I thought that he said that he was in the church...

*She goes to open one of the doors and quietly enters the church. She at once goes to look around with her eyes wide as she has never been inside a church before.*

Wow....

*Another giggle is let out as she goes to run down towards the pulpit.*

HAHA Noo he just can't STAND them. Maxwell has a large barbed stick up his ass

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[The stoney archways are grand as they are high. Newly cleaned stained-glass windows a rainbow of all colors lining the walls between the chipped and eroded columns. The pews are all neatly aligned and free of dust... Maxwell had been incredibly busy minding the upkeep of this place. It was about the only thing that distracted him from thoroughly breaking something.]

...Oh bother.

[He mewled in defeat and stepped out of the confessional to greet the young spindly girl, noting her awe.]

Do you like it?

LOL Poor Maxwell, Sai is going to be his worst nightmare then! XD

[playwitchu]

*Sai giggles and goes to stand on one of the pews, wanting to take off her shoes to feel the pews with her feet. She has never seen a place so clean before in all of her memories!

Pale eyes blink as her pale hair slowly changes into long black wavy hair as Maxwell appears. She giggles and turns to face him, nodding her head firmly.*

It really beautiful! Are all churches like this?

Sorry for the delay! I was out D:!!

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[A twitch only slightly agitated his eye as she jumped up on the pew. Blast it all, he had just wiped that down... ]

Most Catholic churches, yes.

[The regal man nodded, bundling up all his willpower not to say anything upsetting to the child. God knows he's had enough migraines over the past few months.]

This one was nearly run into the ground, yet what little of the clergy here has managed to keep it pristine.

[A smile full of pride etched his viperous mouth as he hummed to himself.]

I hope to keep it that way.

It's okay! <3 *Offers cookies.*

[playwitchu]

*She giggles as she continues to walk on the pew, looking around...

Heeeeey~ It's very clean in here is it not? That means she can go barefoot in here, right? Right?*

Catholic churches? There is more then one type of church?

*She blinks at the sight of the smile and goes to smile as sweetly as she can.*

It really is pretty and something like a church needs to stay that way.

*nomnomnom*

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Oh yes, there are many sorts of denominations, but Catholicism is the oldest, and nicest in my opinion.

[More like his creed and fanatical beliefs, but he wasn't here to preach, he was a goddamn crusader after all.]

But.. si.. si, si, and you can help keep it cleansed..

[Walking over, he fidgeted with his hands, molding over his next action, like he was about to touch something horrid... and picked her up from under her arms and set her carefully down on the ground.]

By not dirtying it further, si?

[A serpentine smile met her nauseating sweetness. How Anderson put up with these small people, he could never understand.]

What.. was your name again?

[Unsure if he caught it or not during his mild inward conniption.]

*Chuckles.*

[playwitchu]

Really? What are the others?

*You got her curiosity going, Maxwell. GOOD JOB!*

How so?

*She blinks as she watches his actions and makes a small surprise sound as being picked up like that.*

How am I dirtying it, sir?

*She blinks before giggling as much as she can now.*

Papa calls me Xi!

kwahsdka I drowned in tags D:

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Well... there's Protestant, Pagan, Judaism, Muslim, Shinto... I could really go on forever, just know that Catholicism is the most awesome.

[Everyone was doing it wrong! His God is an Awesome God!]

As for the dirt, your feet could have some, and our Lord likes to keep his house neat for His guests.

Aha, does your papa know you're here, Xi?

That is completely understandable!

[playwitchu]

*Her hair turns back into the pale color again as she listens carefully.*

So Catholicism is the best one? Why?

*She blinks and goes to look at her feet.... Yeah, they were dirty...*

Oh...

*She perks up and giggles, looking back up at him.*

I don't think that he does but I don't think that he will mind at all.

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[The strange change of her hair had him squinting his eyes shut and rubbing them as if he were sure he was seeing things. And he without his blasted glasses here.]

Because we serve the One true God, and have survived the centuries of ridicule and persecution to become the grandest and strongest standing religion on the face of the planet. We have a indisputable history that dates back to biblical times. There's no doubt our majestic Lord looks upon us with great favor.

[Oh how his conviction was ever absolute, saying all this while looking admirably to the grand alter at the back of the church.]

Your father could be worried you're here alone however.. What's his name?

*Patpats.*

[playwitchu]

*She follows his gaze towards the alter, tilting her head as he talks. Was this person that he is talking about over there? Sai blinks again and goes to look back towards him.*

Really? Can you show me?

*She blinks once more and goes to let out a few giggles.*

Papa is Abel Nightroad!

*purr*

[13th-crusader.livejournal.com]

[Blinking rather befuddled.]

Show you what?

[The name catches him however.]

...Nightroad. Ah yes, I know him, odd fellow that one. I wasn't aware he had... offspring.

[A brow twitched. He supposed that man-monster would be one to send this brat here.]

... I just imagined Maxwell with that face purring.

[playwitchu]

The dating back to biblical times.

*She blinks before perking up.*

You know Papa? I wonder why he hasn't mentioned you yet.

*Giggles.*

We look alike, don't we?

*And Sai would kick you if she heard you call her Papa a man-monster.*

Nyaah he is a pretty smug persian :3

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Well I can show you here.

[Taking a seat on the pew, he opened Anderson's great bible, turning to a copy of the Letter to the Smyrnaeans. Not one to pass a moment of showing off his scriptural knowledge.]

St. Ignatius of Antioch wrote in about.. oh 107 AD to Christians in Smyrna. He asked.. no, exhorted true Christians to remain closely united with their bishop.. Someone like me.

[Drawing a slender and articulate fingertip along the fine parchment written in old calligraphy, he recited, making sure she was following along.]

"Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude of the people also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church."

[Glancing back to the girl, he noted the girl's appearance half-assedly.]

Ah.. yes.. I can really see the resemblance.

[Definitely heathen-spawn.]

ROFL I can never see him the same way ever again! XD

[playwitchu]

*Sai however goes to climb the pew to the spot next to him, in order to read it as he reads it out loud. She listens to his words with rapt attention.*

You are a bishop? Really?

*She goes to watch him, wanting to touch the bible, but isn't sure if she is allowed to. She giggles and smiles as much as she can up at him.*

Are you friends with Papa?

*Oh Maxwell, if only you knew just who her real father is.*

>:3

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[Looking quite proud, he corrects.]

An Archbishop actually. Nearly in line for the papacy myself.

[A half-lie. He needed to be a Cardinal for that. Yet surely had he won his crusade, he would have been voted through Election of Adoration. He turned the pages careful and idly, coming across other pieces of scrap his subordinate kept as bookmarks, such as a crayon drawing of the priest by one of his orphans no doubt.]

Friends? ...Well... We're co-workers of sorts. That counts for something I suppose.

[He most likely doesn't even want to know who she really came out of.]

You are so proud of yourself aren't you? XD

[playwitchu]

*She couldn't help but to look up at him in awe.*

What does an Archbishop do?

*She goes back to watching him handling the bible before idly going lean against him, trying to cuddle as he flips through the pages.*

Do you like working with Papa?