American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 254 Will Roy come to save me?

In a luxurious church in Neocentrelia, a group of devout believers knelt before a statue, holding candles and reciting hymns, even late at night.

Surprisingly, the statue is a very uniquely shaped cross, which looks like a large cross made up of four smaller crosses.

(Movie screenshot)
Among the devout worshippers, a woman in a long purple dress stood out.

This woman looked to be around fifty years old, dressed elegantly and possessing an extraordinary air; she was clearly no ordinary person.

The woman in the purple dress looked at the devout believers with the gaze of a shepherd looking at lambs, her expression neither joyful nor sorrowful.

After a while, a person wearing protective clothing walked over and bowed to the woman in the purple dress.

“Archbishop, the people monitoring the Mason family say that Ross Mason has taken the saintess to Silent Hill and should arrive at their destination soon.”

Upon hearing this, the woman in the purple dress smiled faintly.

"Just as I expected, my daughter couldn't hold back! Perfect, let her see what true despair is!"

After laughing for a while, the woman in the purple dress looked at her subordinates.

"Go and make arrangements to get the people in Silent Hill ready. Tell them that the day of God's coming is not far off!"

"Yes, Archbishop!"

Just as the person in the protective suit was about to turn and leave, the woman in the purple dress suddenly called out to him again.

"Any news from Leonard Wolfe's side (Silent Hill 3) lately?"

The person in the protective suit hesitated for a moment before answering the woman in the purple dress.

“Bishop Sullivan seems to have been injured recently and has been recuperating. He doesn’t seem to be very active.”

"Oh? He's injured? What did he do this time?"

The woman in the purple dress fell into deep thought. After a while, she noticed that the protective suit hadn't moved, so she waved him away.

"Go and do your work."

The person in the protective suit bowed and left, leaving the woman in the purple dress muttering to herself.

"This time, no one can stop me from bringing down the divine kingdom! But just to be on the safe side, I'd better prepare a backup plan."

As she spoke, the woman in the purple dress left the church's altar and went to her office. She opened a door, behind which was another church, but this one was shrouded in a gray haze, as if the smog was extremely severe.

After entering the church, the woman in the purple dress went to the church's basement, where there was a luxuriously decorated cell.

At this moment, three women were imprisoned in this luxurious cell.

"Misty, haven't you thought it through yet?"

That's right, the three women imprisoned here are Misty, Wendy, and Carrie.

At this moment, all three witches looked extremely weak, as if they hadn't eaten for several days.

However, for a witch, simply not eating wouldn't have led to her current state, so there must be a deeper reason for the three's current condition.

"Dalia Gilesby, I truly regret saving you!"

The woman in the purple dress had the same name as another Dalia, so we will mainly refer to her by her surname from now on.

Misty glared at the woman in the purple dress through gritted teeth. The swamp witch was kind-hearted, so for her to show such an expression, she must have suffered a great loss.

This story begins after Misty resurrected Wendy.

At the time, Ophelia, who was still parasitizing the body of the Witch Supreme, was investigating the disappearance. After learning from Mortel that Wendy had been resurrected, she set her sights on Misty, who was capable of resurrecting Wendy.

During those days, Roy was dealing with the Death Curse and the World Qualifiers, while Ophelia was hunting down Misty and Wendy around Boston.

Misty has almost no combat ability; all her magic is healing, so she is no match for Ophelia.

Fortunately, Wendy is very skilled in illusion magic. Although her illusion magic skills are not as good as Elizabeth and Lilith's, she is still among the best in the world.

They managed to escape from Ophelia's clutches by repeatedly using illusions, but both of them were injured to varying degrees.

Then, a major change occurred at the witch school, and Ophelia was exposed by the little witches of the Apocalypse.

During that battle, the forest that Carrie fled into happened to be where Misty and Wendy were hiding. Kind-hearted Misty allowed Wendy to save the seriously injured Carrie.

Given the increasingly complicated situation in Boston, and Carrie's serious injuries, Misty suggested heading north into Maine, where she knew that a group of witches had fled after the Salem witch trials and established a cult.

This group of witches had always operated outside the Covenant and were not under its control, but Misty had once saved the life of one of the witches, so she thought the witches of Maine would take them in.

However, to Misty's surprise, some people don't necessarily repay kindness.

Of course, if it's someone like Ting Hai, you would definitely prefer that the other person doesn't repay the favor.

Upon arriving in New Centella, Maine, Gillespie was initially very hospitable, providing Misty and her companions with food, herbs, and lodging.

But things were different when Gilesby stumbled upon the injured Carrie.

Carrie carries the blood of Samael, and in the Church of the Wrathful King, she would definitely be considered a saint!

Coincidentally, the Order, to which Gilesby belonged, ostensibly worshipped a holy woman with orange hair and a red robe (one of the founders of the order, a witch who was burned at the Salem witch trials).

In reality, this sect had long been infiltrated by the Wrathful King, and its core members had become a cult that worshipped him.

This included Dalia Gilesby and Leonard Wolfe, a bishop from another faction.

The great fire twenty years ago was caused by Gilesby's attempt to sacrifice his own daughter, Alessa, to bring down the divine kingdom of the Wrathful King, but this perfect plan was ruined by a truck driver (the plot of the game Silent Hill: Origins).

Well, looking at it this way, America's truck drivers are quite talented; a certain famous director also started out as a truck driver.

Although the sacrificial ritual failed, a portion of Samael's divine power still successfully descended upon the mortal realm. This power was divided in two, with one part residing in Gilesby and the other in Aresa.

After gaining this power, Alessa immediately separated the world and created a Silent Hill that existed in another dimension, where she hid to avoid her mother's pursuit.

Gilesby naturally wouldn't let Alessa escape. She tried to use the part of Samael's power within her body to fight Alessa for control of the otherworldly Silent Hill, but she ultimately failed.

Thus, a unique Silent Hill world was born, sometimes filled with thick fog and ash (the surface world), and sometimes pitch black and teeming with monsters (the inner world).

In reality, there are three Silent Hills: the surface world, the hidden world, and the normal world.

The surface world is currently controlled by Gilesby, while the underworld is in the hands of Alessa.

(This worldview is a combination of elements from the game and the movie; the movie version was too simple, and the game version was too complex, so I combined them.)
Samael's divine power could not heal Alessa's burned body, because Samael was the King of Wrath, not the King of Healing. However, this power could keep Alessa immortal, although this immortality was accompanied by pain that was unbearable for ordinary people.

After all, Alessa was sacrificed with fire by Gilesby, resulting in severe burns all over her body, and even her internal organs were seriously affected.

Every second of her life was excruciating. Under these circumstances, Aresa's heart was quickly consumed by darkness and rage; she yearned for revenge against her mother, Gilesby. Thus, Aresa embarked on a revenge plan, a plan that involved Ross's daughter, Sharon.

As it happened, Gilesby wanted to reclaim the other half of Samael's power from his daughter Alessa, so he let her do as she pleased.

As for Carrie and the other two, it was purely by chance.

Gillespie wasn't entirely confident he could handle his daughter Alessa, and Carrie's appearance served as a form of insurance.

Even if Gilesby can't handle Alessa later, he can use Carrie to turn the tables.

However, Carrie's cooperation is needed to achieve this.

Unfortunately, Carrie's senses were very sharp. Although she couldn't read other people's thoughts like Nan (the chubby girl in the witches' gathering), she could sense whether others harbored ill intentions.

Gilesby appears kind and gentle on the surface, but he is actually very wicked, which Carrie senses.

Carrie told Misty and Wendy about it, and the two of them didn't believe it at first. They even thought of testing Gilesby, but they died as a result.

After realizing the three witches' intentions, Gilesby decisively devised a plan to imprison them.

The result is what it is now.

Misty braced herself and angrily charged toward the iron railing, only to be repelled by an invisible red energy.

"Gillesby, you bitch! We will never let your plans succeed!"

Gilesby stared blankly at Misty. How could she not be angry at being called a bitch to her face? But her long-standing high position and composure allowed her to control her emotions.

"You'll change your mind soon."

With that, Gilesby left the underground cell.

After Gilesby left, Misty instantly became depressed.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me that everyone is in this situation."

Wendy shook her head.

“Don’t say that, Misty! If you hadn’t brought Carrie here, she might not have survived.”

Carrie, huddled in the corner, hugged her legs. Her skin was as smooth as cream, thanks to Misty's magic, which had helped her scorched skin regrow.

However, skin can grow back quickly, but hair cannot.

So Carrie has a buzz cut, and if you didn't see the majestic headlights, you would definitely think she was a boy.

Carrie didn't speak; she wasn't the talkative type to begin with, and was currently lost in her own world.

Roy, will you come to save me?
After a while, several burly men in protective suits appeared with various instruments of torture, clearly indicating that Gilesby was prepared to use violence to force the three witches to submit.

Soon, the painful cries of three witches echoed from the underground cell.

The camera then shifts to Roy's side.

As the blonde policewoman Sybil said, there were multiple landslides along the road ahead, which had covered most of the road surface with mud and rocks.

Roy's decision to let Bumblebee drive itself worked well; Bumblebee was able to automatically sense its surroundings and choose the optimal driving route.

But Ross was no match. Her driving skills were only average, and faced with such extreme road conditions, she basically scraped her way through at a very slow speed.

The road was too narrow for Roy to overtake, otherwise he would have stopped Rose long ago.

This type of road surface is quite suitable for motorcycles, so Sybil followed very closely, constantly warning Roy and Ross to stop immediately.

Just as the three were at an impasse, Roy received a phone call.

“Hello, this is Roy Black.”

“Mr. Black, it’s me, Mortel Snow.”

Since Mortel called, it means that Madison has made a decision.

"Ms. Snow, how is the situation?"

Mortel visibly sighed.

“Mr. Blake, you’re right. Madison, Zoe, and Maria are indeed in trouble. Someone used some kind of spatial magic to isolate them in the hotel. The people I sent to New Centrelia weren’t strong enough to deal with that spatial magic.”

They're going all out? Using spatial magic?

Regardless of the world, spatial magic and time magic are the most dangerous types of magic, and those who can master these magics are generally quite powerful.

Roy felt he might have underestimated the cult of the Wrathful King; those people could brainwash others through dreams and also set up spatial magic to isolate people from reality.

This kind of organization would be among the top in America, right?

“Ms. Snow, I will get to New Centrelia as soon as possible to rescue them, don’t worry!”

"Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Blake!"

With that, Mortel hung up the phone.

However, after hanging up the phone, Mortel sat at his desk in silence for a long time before letting out a deep sigh.

The old woman, who bore the heavy responsibility of the Witches' Union, still didn't quite believe in Roy, because she had never actually seen Roy fight; she had only heard a few young witches describe his strength.

Unwilling to take any risks, Mortel eventually picked up the phone again, this time to the White House.

In order to preserve the last glimmer of hope for the Witches' Union, Mortel chose to compromise with the federal government in exchange for its support.

After making the call, Mortel looked sad.

"I wonder if I will become a sinner of the Witches' Union?"

Mortel closed her eyes, and two tears slid down her cheeks.

After receiving the news, the White House immediately contacted the FEA.

FEA quickly deployed their strongest available force, namely the Angel of Wisdom, Uriel Elise.

Upon hearing that the cult of the King of Wrath was up to no good again, Elise naturally wouldn't refuse to take action.

However, Elise was still at the FEA headquarters in New York State at the time, so it would take her some time to get to New Centre, Leahy.

(End of this chapter)