‘God. Elyon. Whoever you are. Please hear me now. Please hear me over anyone else on Earth or in any other dimension. I need you. This is a battle I can’t win. He’s too strong for me to handle on my own. I need a miracle. I need you. Something. Anything. Don’t let this be the end of me. Don’t let this be the end of everything I’ve ever known and everyone I ever loved. Please, God, give me what I need.’ Mason concluded his internal plea to the powers above him and slowly opened his eyes. After wrapping up all that he could will himself to say to the Lord, the only thing standing over him was the devil.