His Burdened Chest
The town was called Petersburg, without the Saint. For the demons from Hell who sought refuge on earth after God’s wrath meant their world would be a place of the past. They intended to live in a society where they can mingle with humans and go undetected. They would live healthy, and happy, where the demonic behavior would flourish. Angels in Heaven would ignore the evil doings because they would simply blame it on mortal sins.
Unfortunately, when they crossed onto the surface of the planet, they took with them a Dark-Keeper. This evil presence could make any sin a disaster. It would steal dreams away from people who aren’t even sleeping. The struggles that the demons would have would show in magnitude in the evil they would do. The mortals would be aware of their presence, and try to cast them out with the help of divine power. The demons had to think of other ways to commit sin so the blame wouldn’t be on them.
The demons had to live amongst the mortals as best they could. They knew it was going to be a challenge, but it was one challenge they would certainly take on. God had destroyed Hell, but they knew deep in their cold hearts, that God would not destroy the mortals. He had a soft spot for them. He cared about them. That was certainly some news they could live with. If they commit crimes against humanity, they would have to keep it low-keyed, because they knew that the Dark-Keeper would triple the horror.
Long, long years, and many grinding sorrows. Was this the reward for devoting your life to God? No, this was the melancholy life of a priest. No greater job in the world to have. Everything he did was to support the Divine ruler. Everything he did was to bring God back into people’s lives. It was the simplest thing to do. God did the rest.
However, corruption crammed his inbox, and he felt it spiraling out of control. Feeling as if his burdened chest were turning inside out, Father Carter rumbled a sigh. The moment he had long regret was at hand. It was time to end the corruption. It was time to put God first. That was what he wanted to do, and that’s what he had designed.