"That's right," Rosa says, noting the shocked expression on my face. "Evie... Sister Evelyn, I mean... was possessed by a demonic force at the age of seventeen. And not just any demon, mind you. This was no lesser spirit hitching a ride to the surface to wreak havoc before returning to the pits of Hell. This demon was special."
She takes a sharp breath inwards and sits a bit straighter in her chair, as if steeling herself for what she must say next.
"The demon that possessed Evie was none other than Satan's most powerful general, the High Commander of all his infernal armies," she says in a low, heavy voice. "The demon Baphomet - the Lord of Pridefulness."
She raises her hand and makes the sign of the cross as she says his name, and I do the same without thinking.
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