American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 147 Time of Purification

A suburb of Miami, Florida.

Florida is the most magical state in America. It has the most complete geographical environment in America, and all kinds of terrain can be found here.

It's also the most popular spot for invasive species, so don't be surprised if you see any animals here, this is Florida.

In addition, the mental outlook of Floridians is also exceptionally good. There is a famous saying on the Internet that mocks this kind of unconventional mental outlook.

“Florida doesn’t support idlers.”

Just as Roy won the first round of the knockout, on the outskirts of Miami, Florida's second largest city, a nun in white wearing a black eye patch was walking on a remote path.

This place is very far away from the city center, surrounded by dense tropical jungles, and you can faintly hear the movements of some nocturnal animals.

However, the nun in white showed no sign of fear, and walked steadily towards the depths of the forest.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the nun in white saw a wooden church covered with moss and vines.

It is unknown how long this wooden church has stood here. The house has been corroded by the tropical climate and is now quite dilapidated, but it still maintains a relatively intact structure.

The nun in white walked forward and gently pushed open the wooden door of the church, making a creaking sound.

The interior of the church was empty, with only a nun in black kneeling in front of the cross and praying silently.

The nun in white looked at the back of the nun in black for a long time, but the other party did not respond, as if she was unaware of the arrival of the nun in white.

After a while, the nun in white uttered a cold word.

"Michael, won't you explain to me?"

The black-robed nun's body trembled.

"Yes, I'm sorry! Lord Michael is sleeping right now!"

A gentle yet somewhat timid voice answered the nun in white.

This caused a slight ripple on the calm face of the nun in white. When she was in the Vatican, she only found the other party's location and had no idea what had happened.

"Why is it like this?"

The nun in black fell silent, and her whole body began to tremble slightly, as if she was very frightened by the majesty of the nun in white.

However, since the Black Sister was chosen by Michael as his human body, she must have some excellent qualities.

"I, I can't say!"

The nun in white sighed.

"Isabella, do you think you can hide it from Uriel by not telling him?"

Uriel, the angel of wisdom, has eyes that can see the past and the future, and few things can be hidden from her eyes.

Isabella closed her eyes. Although her body was still trembling, her attitude remained firm.

"I, I promised Lord Michael that I would never tell anyone!"

Uriel looked at Isabella expressionlessly. As an absolutely rational angel of wisdom, she would not be angry just because the other party refused to tell the truth.

In fact, there are few things that can cause Uriel's emotions to fluctuate greatly.

"Even if God himself came, you wouldn't tell me?"

“Even if God himself comes!”

Isabella's meaning was very clear, and Uriel nodded slightly.

"Yes, you are a man who keeps his promises. But even if you don't tell me, I can find the answer."

With that, Uriel turned and left.

Uriel really couldn't see what happened to Michael before, but as an angel of wisdom, he was more than just a peek at the answer.

Although there is some force that covers up what happened to Michael, the truth can be deduced indirectly through other things.

It just takes some time.

Feeling Uriel's departure, Isabella breathed a sigh of relief. She had not expected that the majesty of the Angel of Wisdom would give people such a strong sense of oppression.

Is it the same when my body is controlled by Lord Michael?
When Isabella thought of Michael, her mind couldn't help but think of a boy, causing ripples in her heart and body.

But as soon as the ripple appeared, Isabella immediately cut it off, cleared her mind of all distracting thoughts, and concentrated on praying to God.

However, once ripples are generated, they will always spread slowly by themselves. Even if the water surface looks calm, there are actually undercurrents surging beneath the surface.

The camera cuts back to Los Angeles. After the game, Roy celebrates briefly with Heather, Penny, Dalia and Mary.

Well, it was really just a celebration because there was the latest episode of "Night Owl" tonight. Keller's bootlicker Andy had previously mentioned that Jack was doing some special show recently, and Roy was very concerned about it.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the reality show "Night Owl" officially begins.

The show started with the same style of stage singing and dancing from the golden age, which may be the last bit of the past style that Jack has retained.

Roy and his group of young people had absolutely no interest in this kind of performance.

In the living room of the suite, four women were chatting in low voices, while Roy opened his laptop and chatted with Jennifer and Needy while browsing the recent events in Los Angeles.

Penny was discussing studio matters with Heather. She was indeed very concerned about Roy's studio and had been very motivated to learn recently.

As for Dalia, she was sharing her experience in taking care of children with Mary. Both of them are good wives and mothers, and their family concepts are quite similar.

Finally, after 10 minutes of boring song and dance show, host Jack officially appeared on stage.

Today's episode was a bit strange. After Jack came on stage, he did not invite any guests to the stage. This seemed to be different from the previous program procedures.

This made Roy feel something was wrong.

After Jack gave a meaningless stand-up comedy, he finally got to the point.

"Everyone must be wondering why I'm the only one without a guest today? Could it be that this crappy show is finally too broke to afford a guest?"

Jack had a funny expression on his face, causing a burst of laughter at the scene.

"Okay, just kidding! Director, please don't deduct my salary! Actually, we do have a guest today, but his appearance is a bit special. He won't appear on the stage, but - please watch the live link!"

The large screen behind Jack began to play a picture, and the TV screen also cut away.

What caught my eye was the face of a young man with medium-length hair and a familiar beard. Isn't this the fake pastor Max who appeared on several episodes of the show before?
Roy was very surprised.

So this is in the recording, Jack and Max are going to have a live connection.

What kind of trick is this?
"Hello, Jack, can you hear me?" Max turned his big face towards the screen, as if he was facing the camera.

"Yes, of course I can hear it! It would be even better if your face could be further away! We can already see the pimples on your face!"

"A pimple? How is that possible! I just checked it! Ahem!"

Max took a few steps back so that everyone could see the environment behind him.

It can be seen that Max is in a villa with a very luxurious interior decoration.

Behind Max, there was a woman sitting on a chair with her head tilted. The woman's body was fixed, as if she was sitting on an electric chair.

Next to the woman stood a man who looked about the same age as Max, also wearing a priest's robe.

Seeing this scene, Jack started to tease again.

"Oh, Max! Before today's recording, you suddenly said you wanted to give me a surprise. Is this the surprise you gave me? Oh my God! My show is for all ages, you mustn't do anything weird!"

Jack suddenly started driving, which caused the audience to laugh again.

Max suddenly put on a very serious face and said the famous line from Vice Goat.

"This will be the last time you disrespect me! People have always called me a fake pastor. Today, I will personally demonstrate the most authentic church exorcism method. Please look here!"

The pastor at the back turned the woman's chair so that her face was facing the camera.

You can see that the woman is wearing dirty clothes, her face is very sickly pale, and there are very exaggerated blue veins on her skin, like varicose veins.

But if there really were such a large area of ​​varicose veins, it would definitely be extremely painful, but this woman didn't react at all, she just tilted her head and looked at the ground.

If Roy hadn't seen that the woman's eyes were open, he would have thought she was asleep.

Jack continued talking to Max.

"Well, what are you going to do?"

"Please bear witness!"

Max, with his back to the camera, first took out a towel embroidered with a cross and placed it on the back of the woman's fixed hand.

This action made Roy a little confused. Is this the most authentic church way of exorcism?

Then a line of words appeared at the bottom of the screen: Towels produced in the Vatican, blessed by the Holy Land, are now only $19.9 per towel!

Damn, it turns out to be an advertisement!
Roy couldn't help but roll his eyes. He thought Max was serious, but it turned out to be just a show.

Moreover, a towel only costs a few dollars in the supermarket, but Max actually sells it for several times the price. How shady!
Max then held a cross to the woman who was pinned to the seat.

"In the name of the eternal God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I declare war on the devil! Devil, the cross of Christ has defeated the power of death! Tell me your true name now!"

Although the act of placing the towel just now was purely for the purpose of promoting the product, which seemed a bit nonsensical, there is nothing wrong with the current process.

But of course the devil wouldn't be so stupid as to reveal his real name directly. The woman just shook her head and laughed lowly, ignoring Max.

So Max put down the cross, took a transparent glass bottle from his assistant, opened it, and poured it on the woman.

The woman who was originally smiling suddenly let out a low roar, like a wounded beast, and a large amount of white smoke came out of her body.

This scene also attracted the four women who were chatting. They stopped chatting and focused their eyes on the TV screen.

Roy frowned slightly. This scene was indeed quite intimidating. Even the audience on the reality show on TV gasped.

However, Roy, who had frequently surfed the Internet in his previous life, knew that this effect could be artificially created. However, with two screens between them, Roy had no way of judging what method Max used.

Watching the woman's painful struggle, Max once again pointed the cross at her head.

"Silence! Filthy spirit! I command you in the name of Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords: Reveal your name and leave this temple of God! The blood of Christ has broken your shackles, and the fire of the Holy Spirit will consume all your schemes!"

The woman was still struggling, her body joints were twisted, and outsiders looked at her in great pain.

Max approached the woman step by step with the cross in his hand, and as he got closer the woman's struggle became more intense.

Finally, the woman uttered a name from her throat.

"Moss...ti...ma"

Mastema?

Roy knew this name. This guy was originally the commander of the Guardian Angels, but later became a fallen angel for some unknown reason. He was a symbol of "hatred", "hostility" and "persecution".

After obtaining the devil's real name, Max immediately picked up the Bible and began to read aloud, pressing the cross on the woman's forehead.

"Mastema, I will bind you, this spirit of hatred, this fallen one, and by the authority of the Holy Trinity, I will banish you to the wilderness designated by Jesus! This body is the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, and you have no right to defile it!

I declare: Lanli's soul and body now belong to the peace and freedom of Christ!"

The pastor's assistant next to him was also chanting the exorcism words with Max.

"Lord Jesus, please fill this place with your light and protect your children from evil!"

As the two continued chanting, the woman who was tied to the chair let out a shrill scream, and finally she stopped moving, as if she had fainted.

Max went over to check on the woman, then returned to the camera.

"This exorcism has been successful. I have once again saved the soul of an innocent woman!"

To be honest, Max's exorcism routine was quite realistic, so much so that Roy began to doubt whether his previous judgment was wrong.

Could it be that this Max is really a professionally trained exorcist priest?

But Max's behavior is totally unlike that of a serious pastor, which is quite outrageous.

In the show, Max and Jack joked with each other and used chatting to advertise, such as the cross blessed by Max, the limited edition Bible signed by Max, and the holy stole hanging around his neck.

Just as Jack and Max were speaking various connecting lines across the screen, the camera captured a shocking scene.

Lan Li, the woman who should have been unconscious, suddenly sat up straight.

This action was obviously not expected by Max's assistant. He was startled and tried to block the camera, not wanting the camera to capture this scene.

Then an invisible force threw the assistant out of the picture.

If the previous scene only made the audience laugh, then the next scene made everyone fascinated.

Lanli's neck rotated 360 degrees in front of the camera!
"What's wrong? Why do you all look like this?"

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(End of this chapter)