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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4434885" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>McKinley Boulevard: Part 9 – Backwards</strong></p><p></p><p>Smelling of joss sticks, decorated with a beautiful leafy branch, Clara and Gideon’s room was by far the cleanest. Two mattresses were piled as a bed. Indian-print sheets hung from the ceiling. Ethnic rugs warmed the wood floors. A battered record player sat in the corner, with a guitar propped beside it. Numerous candles stuck into wine bottles illuminated the room. Well-thumbed paperback novels rested in stacks. A small camp stove provided warm food. </p><p></p><p>Clara sat in the center of the room, rocking herself.</p><p></p><p>“Do you remember if Gideon said anything?” asked Hammer. “Anything about the house?”</p><p></p><p>She shook her head. “We all heard weird noises sometimes. But we just figured it was rats.”</p><p></p><p>Archive caught sight of something. “What is this?” He picked up an old vinyl record cover. It was by God’s Lost Children, titled The Secrets of N’Kai. </p><p></p><p>“We found it in the garbage,” said Clara.</p><p></p><p>“Did you play it?” asked Archive.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t understand—“</p><p></p><p>“Did you PLAY IT?” he repeatedly urgently.</p><p></p><p>Tears filled Clara’s eyes. “Yes, I think so!”</p><p></p><p>Archive pulled the record out and put it on the player. He lowered the needle. </p><p></p><p>“In a time before the earth, before the sun, and before the light of the stars, when all was darkness and chaos, the old gods, the forgotten gods ruled the darkness. But what was theirs now belongs to the world of light and substance, and the old gods, the rightful masters, are jealous, watching mankind with a hatred that is as boundless as the stars, with plans for the destruction of man that are beyond imagining. There is a passageway between our physical world of light and pleasure and their spiritual world of madness and pain. A gate, behind which the demons wait for the chance to take back what is theirs! <span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Ftaghn, N’kai, Zhothaqquah, Zhothaqquah, Zhothaqquah!</span>”</p><p></p><p>Archive flipped through the liner notes. “According to the liner notes, the old gods will seek two human sacrifices to establish their hell on earth.” He looked up. “I think that whoever summoned this thing never finished. But now it’s coming back. And it needs two sacrifices. We’ve to get down there before the homunculi sacrifice them…”</p><p></p><p>Clara looked from Archive to Hammer. “Sacrifice them? What are you talking about?” She started to tear up again.</p><p></p><p>“Does it say anything about how to stop them?” Hammer asked impatiently.</p><p></p><p>Archive looked at the notes. “The demons can only be destroyed and the gate closed once again by a true spirit of gentle passion deriving energy from pure love and light.”</p><p></p><p>“Whatever the hell that means,” muttered Hammer. His gaze wandered over to the record player, which, having finished the incantation, was skipping. “Wait, that’s it! Play it backwards.”</p><p></p><p>Archive blinked. “Of course!” He shut the player off and slowly pushed the record backwards. </p><p></p><p> “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Be gone, be gone, be gone!</span>” came the warped voice. “<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Thou art hideous, filth-eating, unspeakable! We consecrate this ground, this world of light! We curse the abominations of darkness. We block the passage of evil! May the old devils depart! May they burn in the fires of their own damnation! May they freeze in the infinite cold and darkness of their own hideous creation!</span>” </p><p></p><p>Archive stood up. “We’ve got our ritual,” he said. “Now we just—“</p><p></p><p>Another scream from downstairs cut them off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4434885, member: 3285"] [b]McKinley Boulevard: Part 9 – Backwards[/b] Smelling of joss sticks, decorated with a beautiful leafy branch, Clara and Gideon’s room was by far the cleanest. Two mattresses were piled as a bed. Indian-print sheets hung from the ceiling. Ethnic rugs warmed the wood floors. A battered record player sat in the corner, with a guitar propped beside it. Numerous candles stuck into wine bottles illuminated the room. Well-thumbed paperback novels rested in stacks. A small camp stove provided warm food. Clara sat in the center of the room, rocking herself. “Do you remember if Gideon said anything?” asked Hammer. “Anything about the house?” She shook her head. “We all heard weird noises sometimes. But we just figured it was rats.” Archive caught sight of something. “What is this?” He picked up an old vinyl record cover. It was by God’s Lost Children, titled The Secrets of N’Kai. “We found it in the garbage,” said Clara. “Did you play it?” asked Archive. “I don’t understand—“ “Did you PLAY IT?” he repeatedly urgently. Tears filled Clara’s eyes. “Yes, I think so!” Archive pulled the record out and put it on the player. He lowered the needle. “In a time before the earth, before the sun, and before the light of the stars, when all was darkness and chaos, the old gods, the forgotten gods ruled the darkness. But what was theirs now belongs to the world of light and substance, and the old gods, the rightful masters, are jealous, watching mankind with a hatred that is as boundless as the stars, with plans for the destruction of man that are beyond imagining. There is a passageway between our physical world of light and pleasure and their spiritual world of madness and pain. A gate, behind which the demons wait for the chance to take back what is theirs! [FONT="Impact"]Ftaghn, N’kai, Zhothaqquah, Zhothaqquah, Zhothaqquah![/FONT]” Archive flipped through the liner notes. “According to the liner notes, the old gods will seek two human sacrifices to establish their hell on earth.” He looked up. “I think that whoever summoned this thing never finished. But now it’s coming back. And it needs two sacrifices. We’ve to get down there before the homunculi sacrifice them…” Clara looked from Archive to Hammer. “Sacrifice them? What are you talking about?” She started to tear up again. “Does it say anything about how to stop them?” Hammer asked impatiently. Archive looked at the notes. “The demons can only be destroyed and the gate closed once again by a true spirit of gentle passion deriving energy from pure love and light.” “Whatever the hell that means,” muttered Hammer. His gaze wandered over to the record player, which, having finished the incantation, was skipping. “Wait, that’s it! Play it backwards.” Archive blinked. “Of course!” He shut the player off and slowly pushed the record backwards. “[FONT="Impact"]Be gone, be gone, be gone![/FONT]” came the warped voice. “[FONT="Impact"]Thou art hideous, filth-eating, unspeakable! We consecrate this ground, this world of light! We curse the abominations of darkness. We block the passage of evil! May the old devils depart! May they burn in the fires of their own damnation! May they freeze in the infinite cold and darkness of their own hideous creation![/FONT]” Archive stood up. “We’ve got our ritual,” he said. “Now we just—“ Another scream from downstairs cut them off. [/QUOTE]
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