[Chapter 5]
The crashing sound of the dismembered pieces of glass was enough to trigger an alarm.
But the scarcity of people on the site made it easy for the thief to penetrate the building,walking out with an item worth a fortune.
The mystery man who dared to go against the church was a member of the congregation,who had a different perspective of the manifestation of spiritual gifts.
He believed that the pastor everyone held in high esteem dabbled in certain practices outside the christian faith.
Through keen observation,he was able to decipher the pastor’s movement.
Fueled by curiosity, and following pastor Richard’s every move, the puzzle was halfway solved.
Breaking in and stealing the golden mirror was deliberately targeted at testing Richard’s source of power as he was seen with the mirror in every miracle crusade he held.
But being a greedy undisciplined fellow,greed led him to exchange the mirror for money in the black market.
Dara the beautiful chorister although had no affiliation with the crime,would later account for something she knew nothing about.
[Tuesday]
[5:45pm]
[ Richard’s Office]
Hot tears wallowed in Richard’s eyes, his heart throbbed as his gaze caught glimpse of the shattered glasses.
However, inorder not to arouse suspicion and questioning,he caged his emotion in a box. Faking a smile and pretentiously carrying on the day like nothing had happened.
Richard was to lead the evening prayer but crippled in spirit,he beckoned on Kingsley his assistant who was also his partner in crime to lead the service.
” How am I to lead the prayers? I’m not you!
” What of if someone comes up for the laying of hands, what will I do? He questioned.
” Relax,just drink this portion and everything will be fine” said Richard handing Kingsley a liquid in a small bottle.
Knowing the portion was a mixture of Dara’s bl00d,he happily drank it.
The sinking mixture in his metabolic system,was accompanied with immediate change.
He began to feel a strange power stirring him from the inside. Armed with this, the prayer session was a massive success.
[ Eyo Ita’s Avalon]
[ Richard’s House]
Away from prying eyes, Richard broke down in tears as his mirror of divination, the source of his power was gone.
The only means and passcode to power now,was s£xually m0lesting Dara and drinking her bl00d to attain immortality as stated by the mirror.
Richard wanting power at all cost,payed visit to men capable of all forms of hideous crimes, to strike a bargain and help him kidnap Dara in other to attain the height he craved. TBC.