Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist Page #5

It's him.

Thank you for coming, Mara.

I did it for Father Francis.

Where is Miss Rachel?

At the dig.

Yes?

Unction, Father.

I need the last rites.

No.

You'll be all right.

My immortal

My immortal soul...

...is in danger. Please.

Please, Merrin.

Please get the kit.

Please.

You'll need the book of Roman rituals.

It's in my room.

I haven't forgotten the last rites.

Not for that.

You'll need it for the rite of exorcism.

You can't make that decision.

The archbishop needs to be contacted.

There's no time.

He's in the boy.

Oh, God help us. He's in the boy.

Any progress?

No.

How's Father Francis?

He's resting.

Savages.

If they think they can get away with

this, they don't understand the British.

Look out!

Chuma, are you all right?

Don't go in!

Look after Chuma. Don't follow me.

Rachel?

Rachel?

Is that you, Rachel?

Rachel.

Rachel.

Rachel, wake up.

Wake up, you're dreaming.

Rachel.

Wake up.

Where's Cheche?

No.

I was there.

It was so real.

Chelmno.

No, you were dreaming.

You were dreaming. You are here.

I wanted to be

I want to be back.

He took me there.

You were dreaming, that's all.

But I want to go back.

You have to let me. It was different,

I was helping.

You can go!

Rachel!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Rachel.

I'm sorry.

We can help each other.

Only we can help each other.

Rachel.

We're the same, you and I.

You're a passionate man, Merrin.

Full of hunger.

Get out.

Now.

You call me cruel.

Rachel was rewriting her past.

Then you destroyed it.

You're the great deceiver.

Did Father Francis mention me?

He called you Satan.

Did I not roll away the stones for you?

Why torment Rachel?

She's not the one who sinned.

She never helped another prisoner.

She traded her body for food.

She betrayed her friends.

Liar!

You hate God, Merrin.

And why not? God gives you guilt.

The guilt is unbearable.

I do not curse God.

But...

...there is one thing you can do.

You can cease to care.

That is your offer?

I offer freedom.

Run.

Run, Merrin, run.

You tried me, Lord.

I failed.

Forgive my disbelief.

Help my disbelief.

Take my disbelief into your bosom...

...and give me strength.

Absolve my sins and purify me.

Purify me for this task.

Everything was good in Derati

until the missionary came.

Jomo may have held the spear...

...but Father Francis killed my son.

Easy, boys.

Let Mr. Merrin through.

Or is it Father Merrin?

Christ, have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Better not come out, priest,

if you know what's good for you.

Christ, have mercy on us.

Blood will flow tonight.

Lord, have mercy on us.

You think your uniform will save you?

Lord, have mercy on us.

Christ, hear us.

God...

...the Father of heaven,

have mercy on us.

God, the Son...

It's not working.

...Redeemer of the world...

...have mercy on us.

Oh, God, the Holy Ghost,

have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God,

have mercy on us.

You're a weak vessel.

A weak vessel leaks.

It is not only me who fights you.

I'm not alone.

All ye holy angels...

...and archangels...

...pray for us.

All ye holy orders of blessed spirits...

...pray for us.

St. John the Baptist...

...pray for us.

St. Paul, pray for us.

St. James, pray for us.

St. John, pray for us.

St. Thomas, pray for us.

St. Matthew, pray for us.

All ye holy martyrs, pray for us.

St. Gregory, pray for us.

St. Ambrose, pray for us.

St. Augustine, pray for us.

All ye men and women,

saints of God...

...make intercession for us.

From thy wrath, O Lord, deliver us.

From anger, hatred...

...and ill will, O Lord, deliver us.

From lightning and tempest

Don't you want to go back?

Yes.

Go back.

From pestilence, famine and war...

...O Lord, deliver us.

Go back.

You can undo the events of that day.

You can end your guilt.

Go back.

From everlasting death...

...through his ho

Don't you want to go back?

Through his...

Through his Through his ho...

You, priest.

What's your name?

I'm Father Merrin.

And these people confess to you?

So point out the one

who's responsible.

No one here did this, lieutenant.

They aren't capable of it.

Did you hear what I said?

That God is not here today?

Yes, I know that.

I'm going to shoot 10 of you...

...in the hope that we can demonstrate

to this wretch...

...the terrible responsibility

he has incurred.

Stop.

You have some objection, Father?

Shoot me.

Yes, you'd like that.

You choose.

You have five seconds.

I can't.

You can't what?

Pick who will be sacrificed?

History is full of priests

who did little else.

Father Merrin.

You begin to irritate me, Father.

Tell your men to lay down

their weapons and leave.

Priest or no, I swear I will kill you.

You'll get what satisfaction

you want, priest...

...because my men will not

lay down their weapons.

Feel better?

You did what you could.

You laid down your life...

...but God decided to kill them anyway.

Your guilt is gone.

You are free.

Free?

To cease to care?

To walk this earth your own man...

...without debt or guilt.

This earth is not your dominion.

Man is the chosen temple of God.

His holy vessel.

Through the mastery

of the holy incarnation...

...O Lord, deliver us.

Through thy coming

I will destroy you!

Through thy nativity,

O Lord, deliver us.

Through thy baptism and

thy holy fasting, deliver us.

Through thy temptation, 40 days

and 40 nights in the desert...

...O Lord, deliver us.

Through thy sacrifice on the cross...

...O Lord, deliver us.

Through thy holy resurrection, deliver.

Through the coming

of the Holy Ghost, deliver.

Be uprooted and expelled...

...from this creature of God.

Hear therefore...

...and fear...

...Satan!

In the name of Archangel Michael...

...whose church this is...

...in the name of all those...

...who have died for our Savior...

...in the name of Christ

and all his saints...

...I cast thee out.

The faith of the saints casts you out.

The blood of the martyrs

casts you out.

The heavenly host

of all those saved and in grace...

...casts you out.

Please.

Oh, Cheche. Have faith, Cheche.

I will kill you both!

With my last effort, I will oppose you.

From one end of the world

to the other...

...I will oppose you.

Until my soul burns in hell...

...I will oppose you!

Stop.

We exorcise you, each unclean spirit.

We cast you out,

each power of Satan...

...each infestation of the enemy.

Repel, O Lord,

the power of this evil prince!

In the name of the Father...

...the Son...

...and the Holy Ghost...

...I absolve thee.

He wants to know if you're certain

the demon in the church is gone.

Yes, from here.

He wishes you strength.

He says the demon

is your enemy now...

...and he will pursue you.

We'll be ready to pull out

within the hour.

Oh, and Father Merrin...

...anyone asks me

about this place, sir...

...I didn't see a thing.

They won't get anything out of me.

Good luck.

I've got myself a new helper.

Good day.

Good day.

You're leaving too?

Well, not just yet, but soon.

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