Knock ! Knock !

A good evening to ye as well my lord Brein
you are indeed most wise in thy surmations
I am Theodorus Ruebins appointed vassal of his holiness
an extension of heavens hand come to displace the demons
that serve the cause of the fallen one

Do I believe in ghosts ?
What say your lordship upon such matters ?
Methinks that perhaps under the circumstances as they are
undead may possibly be prowling the corridors of this castle

Methods ?
A bolt of lightning struck from the crossbow of the almighty should suffice

Yes you have surely heard truth in rumour
I have recently dispatched a flock of putrid raven vileness
and the nosferatu I assure thee my lord
are amongst the most cunning of all Satans minions
devious beyond compare !

Nay your grace
never underestimate the compulsion of darkness
nor assume its obviousness of form
the power of deceptiveness enfolds all points upon the compass equally
evils face wears a multitude of fiendish guises
how easily oft times it blends itself amongst the unwary
spreading the disease of discontent
a wolf seeking to lure away lambs from the shepard
we must be ever vigilante
for to waver from our faith
is to unlock the doorway of our souls to trespass

Pray tell the most direct nature of thy woes your lordship
howling upon the moors by night ....
are there not wild dogs present hereabouts
a rogue perhaps ?
Oh I see ....
sounds no mere animal should utter are to be heard
I should be most anxious to hear them
these diabolical notes that tear through the veil of night

The dead , how is it they are found ?
Ghastly indeed your grace !
One could only imagine the sheer terror at heart
when being savaged by some beast that remains unseen
rending with unforgiving ferocity
gouging at the still respiring flesh
for no purpose other than defilement is above gruesome
and is a most despisable act

This would seem more an animal than spirit though
even the unliving hold themselves to a purpose
sinister though it may be
oft times a soul is simply restless
and merely seeks aid from those still living
in order to vanquish spectres haunting its past life

Mayhaps I may know the source already
though in honest confidement
I have yet to harvest such an adversary

Lycanthrophy my lord is a most horrific taint upon mortal flesh
do you have knowledge of such a thing ?
Nay my lord , not a root like mandrake
to be cultivated for medicinal purposes
tis the call of the moon upon the completion of its cycle
the inflicted having been bitten and infected
reverts to a hideous monstrosity
that is neither truly man nor wolf yet both coexisting
tis spoken of Cerebrus having fathered with Lucifers offspring
and this was the resultant deed

This opponent is hugely swift by inhuman strength
and ruled over by only an insatiable hunger of hellish inclination
to feed the furtherment of chaotic destruction

AHOOOOOOOOOOOO !

Yes grace I have indeed heard it just now
and its cry reverberates with a definate unnaturalness
far beyond the hand of God

Nay my lord I am empowered by the wrath of righteousness
I shall seek this creature whatever it may be unaccompanied
the father has blessed me with a deft sense for the Devils handywork
an enemy of the church may not approach me unannounced
if it is as I have been gathered to believe
I am well enough equipped to cast it back whence it came !

Pure at heart
clean from the wiles of evil manifest
he travels through the swamp into the woods of suffering despair
they say many have drawn their last breath amidst these lands

Now as always his reslove to thwart the ministrations of darkness is everpresent

The trees speak to him of heinous crimes against the law of natural balance
a perversion , a travesty of all that reigns as dictated by the creator

This cannot be allowed any further continuance !
This eve of fully expressed moonlight shall see the scales returned
unto a proper perspective as was meant in the beginning

A commotion is to be heard and westerly he bounds upon his galloping white steed
God given ability guiding him through to his destination of confrontation
till into plain view it appears
a towering creature towards seven feet
with bulbous appendages saturated by rippling muscles
all run over in thick furriness
an imposing jawline bares a ferocious trail of snarling teeth
that grind about madly

It launches skywards to land opposite him with a slashing
that tears an ancient trunk it two
then whirling impossibly fast and attacking with claws
blindingly striking with a raging grasp
seeking a purchase upon human flesh

He evades the brutal onslaught narrowly
before sliding his sword from its bejeweled scabbard
the vatican seal clearly distinguishable as a glowing firebrand upon the argent blade

Silver imbued and blessed by his esteemed holiness
that ye may finally find rest form thy weary sojourn of crazed bloodlust !
I shall by the light of heavens gaze grant thee a boon of freedom from sin
I absolve thee of darkened deeds
for unknowingly are ye an innocent pawn in a greater scheme
and dismissed you shall at last ascend
to the reward your tortured soul must surely crave !

The steel blazes with a glimmer of purest white
then in a finely honed deliverance plunges through the tuff hide
withdrawing again as smoothly as it entered
the beast faulters and collapses to a deathy stilled silence
he leans down with saddened eyes to close its lifeless sight
and cast a blessing upon its burdened carcass

Even the blameless are driven to malignancy
beyond their original will of goodness
thus I pray let this scarred soul pass through the pearly gates
St Peter receive my endorsement
with the same reverence ye would'st extent
to one charged by papal decree ....
.... amen