The Ancient One's male companion was off preparing for an adventure of his own and he needed a replacement. God asked him to acquire some special ones, so he and Durga flew to the east to a stately old house. They landed on the balcony and entered one of the bedrooms. A man and a woman slept on the bed. "David!" The Ancient One called, "Esther! God has sent me. He wishes you to go on a mission with me. Come forth!"
The two peoples' spirits lifted from the bed , landed at its foot, took on a far younger appearance, and were soon dressed in armor bearing the symbols of Ancient Israel. "Oh oh!" Esther remarked, "Going on one of your missions usually means that somebody's going to end up dead!"
David looked at her. "However," he put in, "I have, for some time, wanted to see how he actually operates, having had many reports I'd like to see how true they are!"
"That can be arranged!" The Ancient One laughed. "Come on! We've got a lot to do!"
They went out on the balcony. Durga opened her shield, locked it, and their two new companions followed suit. Durga spun her shield, rose skyward, and the others followed. The Ancient One caught up with them.
"May I ask a question?" David cried.
"Always!" The Ancient One answered.
"How do we know how to use these things? I mean, it's like I've always flown this way!"
"Because in other times, and, other places," The Ancient One answered, "you did what I do now until we had a little problem and God took that skill away from you."
"Ow!" David remarked. "That hurt!"
"Was meant to!" The Ancient One answered.
They flew to a great city and landed on another balcony. The Ancient One walked through its door and the others followed. They were in a luxurious bedroom. On the bed was a woman of about thirty and a girl about twelve. "My God!" Esther moaned, "How can anyone do that with a child?"
"God wanted you to see this," The Ancient One remarked. "This is definitely not two consenting adults! This is definitely not consentual!"
"No question of that!" David remarked. "Anyone could tell that girl doesn't like what's going on!"
"This way!" The Ancient One snapped. He led Esther into the bathroom. "Close the drain on the sink," The Ancient One ordered. Esther did so. She noticed the faucet was dripping and the basin was starting to fill. "Come on!" The Ancient One snapped. "It'll be about an hour before nature's call brings her in here. We've got time for some other things!"
They again took flight and landed by another lavish apartment complex. They entered the lobby and The Ancient One told Durga "Go disable the elevator. You know how!" Durga nodded and disappeared. He led the other two to the third floor, telling David "Wait on this landing. I'll be sending somebody to you. You'll know what to do when he gets here!" He went to the top of the stairs, counted off three steps, and waited.
"What's going on here?" Esther asked.
"Oh, we got a real winner here!" The Ancient One explained. "He's been doing his daughters regularly, beating them and his wife constantly. He thinks he's a real man among men. They've been praying for three years that God end it. Tonight God is ending it! He's got careless. He usually surrounds himself with innocents. But tonight he was at a hotel down the street molesting his secretary, who is desperate to keep her job because her family has real problems, and he's returning home all by his lonesome! And it just so happens we have the power to deal with him! God always answers prayers. Sometimes it takes Him a while, but He always answers them!"
Durga hurried up the stairs. "He's coming!" she snapped. "He's muttering he's going to have the maintainence people fired."
A heavy set man appeared on the stairs. The Ancient One waited until he reached the top, then with considerable force kicked him in the chest. The man flipped over, tumbled down the stairs, landing with a crash below! After a few moments something disgusting and hideous came out of his body. David grabbed it and began to beat it furiously with his fist, and knee it. He switched from hand to hand. The Ancient One and the others came down the stairs. "That's it!" The Ancient One remarked. "Make it want to be someplace else, any place but here, any place but with us!"
"I think it's getting that idea," David answered.
"Here's the portal!" The Ancient One continued as he opened the passage into The Afterlife, "Throw it in!"
David did so. The foul thing started through then there was a bright flash, and it disintegrated! Fragments went in all directions to stick to the walls, ceilings and floors then fade out of existence. Some of them hit The Ancient One and his companions and were absorbed into them.

 

 

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