“My name is Sargent Zachary Jacobs. Tell me about Father Whalen.”
“Which part? The priest who hit on me, the sudden change in profession, or the monstrous creature living inside him?”
Jacobs sat back in his chair. “All of it.”
Cillian started at the beginning. He explained how he wanted a mentor for his journey back to faith, how it went terribly wrong, and how Whalen stalked him. He described the abrupt differences in the former priest. Cillian said that he thought the creature could have gotten to him then, but the full effect must have taken months. He avoided mentioning the attempts to “heal” him.
Jacobs’ suit filled up with black goo as Cillian experienced his first hallucination since returning to Earth. It completely obscured his head. A tear formed on the face shield, and the t
