Years ago, as a child, he had ended up possessed by a demon. But it was not uncommon for clergymen to find their children under possession by vengeful spirits. What made Kirei different was how his exorcism was botched. His soul had ended up mangled and twisted. For all intents and purposes, the subject of his soul was null and void. There wasn't anything left worth speaking of.
When he would eventually die, there would be neither pearly gate nor fiery pit. There was doubt that there would even be a Purgatory. Speculation said that he would just simply cease to be. The time that he had on Earth was all the time that he had. Yet Kirei had once believed that he would be saved -- but that was when he was a child. He was now a man nearing his forties and gave up on the idea of salvation to mend his ruined soul.
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And that is how things are now. Kirei tends to a church in a well-populated city. His existence is generally well-known to those who have a hand in supernatural dealings. He has actually been presented before a few exorcists as a warning for them never to get careless. But what he has been doing with his most recent time is infecting his congregation with curses. On the surface, they are minor curses, but they are minor curses layered on one after the other. They were woven into his weekly sermons without anyone realizing. Layering on so many minor curses -- unnatural deaths began. Murders. Suicide. General accidents. It wouldn't seem like much but they all started happening at the same time. Racking up the numbers.
So, of course, eventually, he would be questioned by a real dealer in magic. Whether he has been found out or not, well, that remains to be seen. ]
Greetings. I am Kirei Kotomine. [ He closes the Bible that he's reading before moving to set it onto the altar. The church itself lacks a holy presence and has been corrupted to allow for him to weave his curses. ] I did not expect to see anyone until it was closer to the service. With so many deaths that have been happening recently, the faithful have been coming in droves. Ironic, is it not, that they are always considered to be sheep?
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Years ago, as a child, he had ended up possessed by a demon. But it was not uncommon for clergymen to find their children under possession by vengeful spirits. What made Kirei different was how his exorcism was botched. His soul had ended up mangled and twisted. For all intents and purposes, the subject of his soul was null and void. There wasn't anything left worth speaking of.
When he would eventually die, there would be neither pearly gate nor fiery pit. There was doubt that there would even be a Purgatory. Speculation said that he would just simply cease to be. The time that he had on Earth was all the time that he had. Yet Kirei had once believed that he would be saved -- but that was when he was a child. He was now a man nearing his forties and gave up on the idea of salvation to mend his ruined soul.
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And that is how things are now. Kirei tends to a church in a well-populated city. His existence is generally well-known to those who have a hand in supernatural dealings. He has actually been presented before a few exorcists as a warning for them never to get careless. But what he has been doing with his most recent time is infecting his congregation with curses. On the surface, they are minor curses, but they are minor curses layered on one after the other. They were woven into his weekly sermons without anyone realizing. Layering on so many minor curses -- unnatural deaths began. Murders. Suicide. General accidents. It wouldn't seem like much but they all started happening at the same time. Racking up the numbers.
So, of course, eventually, he would be questioned by a real dealer in magic. Whether he has been found out or not, well, that remains to be seen. ]
Greetings. I am Kirei Kotomine. [ He closes the Bible that he's reading before moving to set it onto the altar. The church itself lacks a holy presence and has been corrupted to allow for him to weave his curses. ] I did not expect to see anyone until it was closer to the service. With so many deaths that have been happening recently, the faithful have been coming in droves. Ironic, is it not, that they are always considered to be sheep?