Lucifer's Apostles

Lucifer's Apostles Episode15

Bronwyn Atwater, another of Ruby’s disciples, discovered an ancient ritual to appease their Master and his fallen angels. It was called The Destruction of Religious Conviction, and it necessitated that eleven human sacrifices, all females, would lose their lives for Satan’s army. The sacrifices had to be robbed of their dignity by s****l f*********n, with men representing the fallen angels. Then they were stabbed through the heart, and their souls offered to Satan.

The sacrificial soulless bodies would then be laid naked within the vision of a church or religious temple. Five sacrifices, one every two nights, with six on the last day before the first full moon of the new calendar year. It was an offering to Satan and an act of complete subservience. If it were successful, it would allow Satan’s fallen angels to enter the bodies of five church members. On the last night of the ritual, an ultimate sacrifice would be made for Satan, his wife Lilith, and their son Mammon to enter three other church members. The final sacrifices would be offered to their Master and Mistress of six naked women and would be burnt, their ashes spread on the church grounds, giving them a Satanic blessing. Ruby would remain his loyal servant, relinquishing her hold on the church.

After months of preparation, Ruby had to find someone willing to apprehend eleven women and then leave five dead bodies in different destinations within sight of a part of a church, synagogue, temple, or mosque. The first sacrificed women had to be placed inside of a church. She asked the congregation for volunteers to come forward, several men, including Carl Donovan, but none were suitable.

Ruby had an old friend with a medical degree, and some intern practice who decided medicine was not for him. Instead, he became a private investigator assistant before studying to acquire his own licence. He knew not only to stalk potential targets, but he would also be helpful with their victim’s final resting place.

Louise Harrigan watched as The High Priestess recited from a book. Everyone called her Ruby, but few knew her actual name. Louise was one of those few. They had been acquaintances for a long time. They met at a wedding, and although there was a substantial age gap, the two women got on instantly, and Louise would later design the website for Satanists to follow.

She had watched the men in blue robes taking turns with the woman on the table. Six men, one for each of the six fallen angels banished from heaven, violated her while she was strapped down, unable to move and gagged so she could not protest. To complete the circle of the ritual, it needed to be performed. Louise did not enjoy this part of the ceremony, although surprisingly, many of the women in the congregation did.

As the ceremony ended, Ruby put the book on the pulpit and moved to the sacrificial table. She took the dagger and raised it above her head. She then violently plunged it down into Destinee’s chest. Blood sprayed into the air and onto nearby worshippers. Louise heard a part of the ribcage break. The c***k was louder than Ruby’s voice reciting, “Everything for our Saviour”.

If Louise had not been one of the disciples, there is no way she would have attended the ceremonies. She had been a Satanist since university. She had no idea Ruby had been one until they went on a night out together. Ruby had too much to drink and started rambling about how Lucifer had changed her life.

The next day, Louise messaged Ruby, asking her if they could meet. They had dinner together at Louise’s house and discussed the conversation from the night before. Louise and a host of friends then joined Ruby’s meetings. There was one significant difference between the two groups. Louise and her friends were also a coven of witches who practised black magic.

Her story of the coven to Tank Dodge had been partially correct. She had changed the females to males. Otherwise, it described her coven from university, the same coven who were all still together and all church members. In time they would take over, and the cult would become a new world order led by herself.

When Louise was called into the task force, she was beside herself with delight. She had heard it was being set up by Inspector Clements and Chief Superintendent Joe Hawkins. She had contacted Joe and asked for a spot on the team. Joe told Bill that she would be an invaluable team member, not only being able to supply a profile, but she was also a whizz on computers and one of the most intelligent people on the whole police force. When Bill had introduced her to the task force, he practically used the same assessment of Louise word for word.

Louise had wanted to get Ned on the team if she could. Joe Hawkins obliged with a chat to Tank. He told Tank that it would be a massive job trying to profile the unsubs in addition to computer analysis. When Tank asked if she would need help, he was in. Ned was not a part of the Satanic sect. He was her lapdog. Anything she asked Ned to do, he would drop everything he was doing and instantly obey her wishes. It did not matter what she asked, anything from foot rubs to entirely erasing information or files from a computer. He never asked questions except to pick her brain endlessly. He was a little too accurate with his algorithm. She would need to ensure that did not happen again. He belonged to her, not the police force.

When the ceremony had finished, The High Priestess and her acolytes and disciples all entered the vestry to change out of their robes. Two showers had been installed in the room, and both were being used to wash blood off the disciples. There was no room for modesty. It was like a footballer’s changing rooms, everybody naked without embarrassment. There should not have been anyway. Everybody in the room had attended orgies organised by Ruby and Paul.

Louise dressed and said her goodbyes. She needed to get some sleep. She had a feeling that she was going to get a call to assist in yet another homicide by the imaginary coven that she had created.

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Snake opened the door to the sacrifice room and peered inside to ensure it was empty. Jacko and Tommy had unstrapped Destinee’s limp body and waited for Snake to bring the gurney in. The two men lifted Destinee onto the gurney, and Tommy opened the door for Snake to wheel her back into the preparation room. He then returned to help Jacko pull up all the plastic that covered the floor.

Tipsy, who was no doubt chuffing on a cigarette, would help the two men clean everything spotlessly. After fifteen minutes had passed and Snake was scrubbing Destinee’s body with a brush, Ruby entered the room. He looked up and said, “Hi, how are you feeling”?

“Hi”, she replied. “Why do people ask how you are, when honestly, they do not give a crap? It has been a long day, and for you, my friend, it will be a long night. How are you doing for money”?

“We need food in the house and more cleaning products”, he said. “I wasn’t sure whether to tell you or not. Jacko punched and kicked into Sally Bradford when she pulled out of her cuff”.

Ruby reached into her handbag and placed five hundred dollars next to him. She looked worried and asked, “Is she alright? You should have told me immediately. I can replace him if you want”.

“She has a broken nose and a broken cheekbone. I put her nose back into place the best I could. You won’t be able to use her until the final ceremony”. Snake started scrubbing again and continued, “It’d take too long for me to train someone new. I’ve told him he’s no longer allowed in Sally’s room alone”.

“I will come out tomorrow and talk to him. His mother is a relation of Paul’s, so he can be handy to have around. He would steal his blind grandmother’s dessert from under her nose without feeling ashamed”. Ruby looked at Snake, “You look tired. I have an extra pair of hands to come out and help you from tomorrow”.

“That would be great, thanks. Have you written down where you want me to put Destinee? I hope you have picked a better position than the last one. Anyone could have seen me there. Luckily, there were no cameras pointing in the direction of the bench”. Snake was being honest. He did not like the idea of getting caught and spending the remainder of his days behind bars.

Ruby touched him gently on the shoulder as she walked past him, “I have the address written down, with a mud map showing where to place her body. It has been checked for cameras, so you do not need to worry about them. Would you like me to stay and help you? We can catch up on old times if you would like”.

“No, you get your beauty sleep. It would be best if you had it”, he jibed. “I’ll be finished shortly”. He smiled at her, thinking it did not take much to persuade her.

“Goodnight”, she said as Snake put his head down and continued his work.

When Snake had finished cleaning Destinee, he applied the makeup to all her bruises. He messaged for Jacko to come and put her in the van for him. He looked in to see if Jacko and his two mates were still cleaning the sacrifice room after Jacko had not replied.