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Chapter 10 - Chapter 10

"Riko. (The female figure talks to Riko) Please leave. For the sake of your own life." "Is that all you can say mama? (Riko scoffs) Just as I expected. Now I know there's nothing holding me back now. I am not leaving till I fix my covenant with God." "If you do not leave Riko, (The mother crys) You'll die a painful death and still go to hell." "Then (Riko coughs out more blood) so be it." "Riko please. (The mother cleaning her tears pleads) Don't do thi-" "Enough mother! Don't pretend now when you only ever cared about what others think, that you could not even see how your own son has been suffering. I am a Catholic Christian but this is the first time I'm seeing the inside of a sacred building. I love the bible as well as sacramentals yet I cannot even touch a single one because it burns my hands from the inside. Do you have any idea how that felt? I cannot even listen to any christianic music or readings because I develop an immediate excruciating headache." "But that's why (Rikos mother look at the blood slowly coming out of his mouth) we left Rome." "You think its about the place? (Riko looks at his mother in anger but his face saddens the more) DO you even consider my own feelings mother? Do you not see my condition? Did you ever understand it? You talk like as if Rome had anything to do with the original problem. You have no idea how many nights i stayed up asking myself what and where did I go wrong? Do you even care for me? All my life I was mocked, raised without a father, called a bastard born out of wedlock. A forbidden child, a culture member and so much more. I couldn't even recognise my own self from the future because of what my ancestors sin did to me. And to top it all, the covenant between me and my God has been broken because of her. And you tell me to back out from discovering the whole truth? No. I've lost you once already, so loosing you again even as a spirit won't hurt me...not any more. (As tears roll down his cheeks, he falls to his knees but he supports himself with his both hands on the floor) In our whole bloodline, why does it have to be only me who suffers for the sins of pope Joan? I'd rather be become a dead man then watching myself walk out of her without archiving what I came here to do today. I will stay and plead till the Lord of host takes my back as his son. No matter (He coughs out more blood) the cost. (At a very fast rate, a ray of light pierces Riko from back to front which makes him shout in an agonising pain but Riko still finds a way to force himself to laugh) And you Jaden, thanks alot. (Shaking as he slowly raises his head to look at Jaden, Riko smiles) Your video and all which you said taught me something important. Even when all hope is lost, never forget which means always remember that their is light at the end of a tunnel. Even though I never imagined I'd see this day in reality, I'm glad that it came before I lost my life. So...even if I do not see the light in this world. Eventually when I die, I will see light; be it good or bad because I will no longer deny my faith. Not any more." (Another ray of light pierces Rikos body. Sensing the green in Jadens heart, the old priest looks at him) "What do you think?" "Hmm? (Jaden looks at the old priest) Please come again. I did not get you the first time." "Do you think he's (The old priest points at Riko while talking Jaden) gonna make it?" "Yeah. (Jaden smiles then look at Riko) He's gonna make it." "Really? (The old priest looks at Riko) And why do you say so?" "Because, I've heard alot about Gpd and if one thing that I know about Him; it's that he never forsaken his people and his mercy endures forever. No matter what." "I see. (The priest smiles and hits his walking stick twice in the ground which disperses a large energy wave. Amazed, Jaden looks at the 9ld priest but the old priest still smiling keeps looking at Riko) His faith has set him free. He saved himself." (Jaden looks at Riko still in the same position but sweating, Riko breathes heavily. Still amazed, Jaden looks at the old priest then resting on one knee on the floor, he bows) "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "Oh, Alleluia indeed. (The old priest gently laughs) But I did not just come in the name of the Lord. Raise your head young lad." (Confused by the old priest words, Jaden slowly raising his head sees a joke in the center of the old priests palm) "It can't (completely raising up his head, Jaden sees Jesus Christ who is looking at him with a warm smile) be." I know right? (Jesus gently laughs a bit) I hope your task has been completed Jaden?" "That means (Jaden stands up) those visions...it was you?" "What can I say? (Jesus smiles again) If it's not true." "But why?" "In five words; the will of the Father. Sometimes the Father does not grant a person's wish directly instead he uses people." "So in this case (Jaden looks at Riko who is still regaining himself) I was the one who was used to grant his request?" "Indeed. And you did it perfectly." "Can you please (Jaden lowers his head before Jesus) do for me one thing at your will master?" "If it is something within my power then I will." "Can you please (Jaden smiles) say something with the words truly truly to me. I've always admired the way you say it in the scriptures." "Are you (Jesus tilts his head a bit down) serious?"

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