Chapter fourteen

James was on the road already, he took his bike as he drove and then he made it to the church after fifteen minutes.

He immediately stepped down getting nearer to the stairs of the church as he ran ran to the church, before he touched the church's door, it opened on his own.

He was stunned by the welcoming, no one knew that he was going to come here except...

He entered the church as his eyes darted around the church building to look for something, at least a clue was enough.

"You're here," stunned by the voice he heard, he turned to see who it was.

Is the demon once again.

"What's -"

"You don't need to utter a word, I've been waiting." The demon said with a smile on his face.

He didn't notice it at first but when the demon walked towards the front of the church altar, he saw a throne was placed on the altar.

He walked towards the throne and then sat majestically.

"What is your problem," James asked coldly but the demon scowled.

"I know what you're looking for. Do you think that is going to be possible? For sure you should know that you wouldn't find what you're looking for easily."

"Oh really, you're such a coward. Why are you using your minions instead? Are you scared? Why don't you reveal yourself instead. Not them."

The demon smiled as he got down the throne then the stairs, once he got in front of him, he used his middle finger to push him lightly.

"What should I be scared of? You? If i were you, I would be thinking of what kind of fear you would display if i ever come out. So," the demon dusted his chest lightly.

"You should get going, you don't have any time left."

The demon walked back to the throne and sat.

"You can look for what you're looking for. I hope that you would find what you're searching for. But as you must know, your friends. Be quick, they are in my custody. I don't like to waste my time, you just have three hours left to solve this matter or else." The demon turned to him with an arched eyebrow.

"Your friends could suffer a bit more," the demon chuckled.

James was a bit surprised by that kind of tone though he knew that he didn't have time for any argument with this demon, what he wanted was to find his friends immediately.

James ran around the church to look, from where to where in the building.

He searched around.

"What are you doing here, you're just wasting your time here. Haven't i told you. Uhh, you wouldn't find a clue." He hears the demons say.

Once James discovered paintings on the wall of the church, there could have been some clue at least, he touched the bottom side of the painting.

Once it was the painting of the disciples in the upper room, he became repugnant, there was no thing here.

"Holy spirit, please help me!!!" He spouted out in frustration.

Just when he said so, the wall behind him with a painting of Mary Magdalene shifted.

He heard the sound of a dragged wall so he turned to see and out of awe.

"Wh-What?" He stuttered.

Was it because he asked or what just happened?

The...the holy spirit was it still around?

If this was a fight between him and the devil, then would the holy spirit interfere?

He had so many questions in mind but he knew that he had to be quick so he went into the place the wall made an entrance for.

The place seemed to be a alley, cold, dark, narrow. The wall looked old with leaves growing on the wall, every of his footstep made an echo in the alley.

Just when the wall closed by itself, the alley lit up itself, burning sticks hanged on the wall.

"Hello, is someone in here?" He asked curiously.

How was everything going on by itself?

He asked in a mused state.

For few minutes, he was not able to hear anyone but he continued to step towards the place the alley was leading him to, though he was tactful.

Once he reached a place , it felt like a final destination, he stopped right at the front of a door.

He was about grabbing the handle of the door but there was no knob.

"What-" about to speak,a hand came in and then pulled him into the door just to enter a room.

Shocked by what happened,he became frightened.