Chapter 6: Mercury

Mary's jeep arrives at Eric's trailer, Silas is seen leaving the vehicle. Shortly after, Mary departs.

Silas approaches the trailer, nightfall now being the only thing in his background. The door is unlocked, allowing Silas to walk directly in the place.

The place is dark, no one insight. Silas mumbles to himself.

SILAS: Must've all left for something to eat.

Silas makes his way to the thermostat, his teeth starting to chatter. He adjusts the temperature, but the heater doesn't cut on.

SILAS: Shit. This place sucks already.

Silas makes his way to the back room, walking past Eric's room in the process. He stops in the hallway, noticing that his brother's door is halfway open. Silas turns around.

Making his way to his brother's room door, Silas sees something. Peeking into the room, Silas sees Eric…and Anna…motionless. Silas rushes to the corner the lay in.

SILAS: No.

Silas shakes Eric continuously.

SILAS: Eric. Eric. Eric!

Silas can't seem to find any blood on him. Though Silas pulls his hands away from his brother, rising from the floor.

SILAS: Why are you so cold?

Silas pulls out his cellphone, though he has no signal.

SILAS: This makes no goddamn sense, Eric. How were you living in this place, with all these complications, my brother.

Silas falls back down and begins to shake both Eric and Anna this time. However, he stops, upon hearing a desperate groan.

Silas gets up, making his way towards the noise.

SILAS: Someone here?

He calls out but doesn't get a proper response. The off and on groans lead Silas to the bathroom, with the door being cracked open as well. Silas pushes the door slowly.

The door opens wide enough, for Silas to see Anna's father on the floor, most of his body…encased in ice.

Anna's dad attempts to ask for help, but before his jaw can properly move, his body cracks and shatters, leaving his head blue and rolling, in Silas's direction. Silas freezes in shock.

Silas hears a noise, his body swiftly turning around. A man stands before him, with this man's hand immediately touching Silas's chest, before he can react.

Silas gasps.

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Silas wakes up on the floor, his brother Eric's voice in a frenzy, in the background. Eric is seen shaking his girlfriend, her body motionless and cold as everyone is now in the living room. Everyone, including a strange man, who stands over Eric, as Eric is kneeled down, in front of his girlfriend.

Eric, with tears in his eyes, screams out to his lover.

ERIC: Anna! Anna! Anna, wake up!

Eric stands up, sniffling and wiping his eyes in the process, to his unresponsive lover. Eric places his focus on the man behind him.

ERIC: You can't revive her, like you did me?

????: It's not the same for her.

Eric approaches the stranger.

ERIC: What do you mean?

????: Unlike you, she isn't dead. She's in a vegetated state. Maybe even a coma or something.

The stranger kneels down, his hand hovering over Anna. The stranger's hand releases a white glow, fading out once he stands back up.

Silas stands up in shock.

SILAS: What the fuck did you just do?

The stranger and Eric are startled by Silas's voice.

ERIC: Silas?

Eric rushes to his brother and hugs him.

SILAS: Eric? Eric, what's going on? What happened to Anna? And what is that guy over there doing?

Eric looks at the stranger.

ERIC: It's hard to explain. Almost impossible. But he's…he's-

????: I'm an angel. I go by the name of Mercury.

The room goes silent.

ERIC: Yeah. He's an angel.

MERCURY: And so is my older brother, Michael. He's the one responsible for all of this.

ERIC: So this Michael guy, he's an angel as well? Like you?

MERCURY: Not quite like me. He's more powerful. More fierce. And-

SILAS: He's responsible for all of this. That dead man in the bathroom. Anna's state of being.

Eric looks back at his lover.

MERCURY: Correct.

Eric places his hands over his head in frustration.

ERIC: What the fuck does he want with us?

Eric pauses to look at his lover again.

ERIC: How do I save her?

Mercury looks back at Eric's lover as well.

MERCURY: She can be saved. Her life force is faint, but she can pull through. Surprisingly, Michael showed mercy for her. Mercy for all of you, including you.

Mercury points to Silas.

ERIC: Mercy? You call this shit mercy? Her father is dead in that bathroom!

MERCURY: Michael has always been…short tempered. I'm sorry.

Eric stares at Mercury with irritation.

SILAS: So…Michael. What do we do about him?

MERCURY: I'm not sure what he's here for, yet. Angels, let alone Archangels, don't usually cross realms like this. Michael is amongst one of the highest ranking angelic beings, in heaven. He is second in command to the All Father himself. Him crossing over, and leaving his post…

Mercury pauses to think.

MERCURY: Is unexplainable.

ERIC: Do you always ramble?

Mercury sighs.

MERCURY: We can't hope to do much against Michael. Not at the moment. Michael's here from an oath.

SILAS: An oath?

MERCURY: Yes. A Blood oath. I would imagine that he would be cashing in on that next.

Silas quickly thinks to himself. He mumbles a response.

SILAS: Mary.

Silas rushes to the kitchen, drawing a steak knife. He then snags the car keys off the counter, running for the door soon after.

ERIC: Silas!

Eric runs after him, though by the time he gets outside, Silas has started the car. The truck pulls off soon after.