Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 5

           

           Now,fifteendayslater,thekiller’sfaithhadsolidifiedbeyondtheshadowofadoubt.Thebrotherhoodendures,hethought.Tonighttheywillsurfacetorevealtheirpower.

           Ashemadehiswaythroughthestreets,hisblackeyesgleamedwithforeboding.Oneofthemostcovertandfearedfraternitiesevertowalktheearthhadcalledonhimforservice.Theyhavechosenwisely,hethought.Hisreputationforsecrecywasexceededonlybythatofhisdeadliness.

           Sofar,hehadservedthemnobly.HehadmadehiskillanddeliveredtheitemtoJanusasrequested.Now,itwasuptoJanustousehispowertoensuretheitem’splacement.

           Theplacement…

           ThekillerwonderedhowJanuscouldpossiblyhandlesuchastaggeringtask.Themanobviouslyhadconnectionsontheinside.Thebrotherhood’sdominionseemedlimitless.

           Janus,thekillerthought.Acodename,obviously.Wasitareference,hewondered,totheRomantwo-facedgod…ortothemoonofSaturn?Notthatitmadeanydifference.Januswieldedunfathomablepower.Hehadproventhatbeyondadoubt.

           Asthekillerwalked,heimaginedhisancestorssmilingdownonhim.Todayhewasfightingtheirbattle,hewasfightingthesameenemytheyhadfoughtforages,asfarbackastheeleventhcentury…whentheenemy’scrusadingarmieshadfirstpillagedhisland,rapingandkillinghispeople,declaringthemunclean,defilingtheirtemplesandgods.

           Hisancestorshadformedasmallbutdeadlyarmytodefendthemselves

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