Forgive Me Father... For I Have Sinned

22 † Demon

"You have fallen to the path of darkness. Ask for forgiveness now or face the consequences of God." The blonde began crying again, tears and snot streaming down his face. 

"I am sorry Father for I have sinned. I have given into the temptations of the Devil and have lost myself. I deserve all that will be given to me as punishment by the Lord." He was broken, giving in to his parents will. His spirit had died and he was now a numb shell. 

"Thats much better, now, let's get started shall we? We have a long night ahead of us. Demon" The pastor smirked as his father grabbed him from behind, following behind the pastor. Bakugou didn't resist, he just laid there silently in his fathers grasp. Oh how I wish I could be dead right now. Be rotting in hell. It would be better than here. Better than being a faggot and a rebel. Disobeying my parents and God. I could try to be the one, I'll tear down the sky when I go. What do they even want from me, I just wanted to live my life. Tonight I'll try to do it for them, if I survive whatever they have planned for me I'll try to send myself to God. How I wish to be a perfect white angel, the ones with two billion eyes. Or a fly on a wall only observing the world around me. I just want to be nothing. It's better than just sitting here, accepting my punishment for trying to be myself. He was placed on a slab, strapped down. The priest looked over him, frowning. He had a bowl in his hand. He had on a surplice and a purple stole, he blessed himself and began.

"God, whose nature is ever merciful and forgiving, accept our prayer that this servant of yours, bound by the fetters of sin, may be pardoned by your loving kindness." He continued, Katsuki laid silent, crying, "Depart, then, impious one, depart, accursed one, depart with all your deceits, for God has willed that man should be His temple" He now started the exorcism. "Lord, have mercy." The blondes parents repeated. (Italicized will be the parents, this will help me not have to repeat myself 100 times)

"Lord, have mercy." 

"Christ, have mercy."

"Christ, have mercy."

"Lord, have mercy."

"Lord, have mercy." 

"Christ, hear us."

"Christ, graciously hear us."

"God, the Father in heaven."

"Have mercy on us."

"God, The run, Redeemer of the world."

"Have mercy on us."

"God, the Holy Spirit."

"Have mercy on us."

"Holy Trinity, one God."

"Have Mercy on us."

"Holy Mary, pray for us." The pastor began speaking again, more spirit in his voice.  "Holy Mother of God, Holy Virgin of virgins, St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, All holy angels and archangels, All holy orders of blessed spirits, St. John the Baptist, St. Joseph, All holy patriarchs and prophets, St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. James, St. John, St. Thomas, St. James, St. Philip, St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew, St. Simon, St. Thaddeus, St. Matthias, St. Barnabas, St. Luke, St. Mark, All holy apostles and evangelists, All holy disciples of the Lord, All holy Innocents, St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, St. Vincent, SS. Fabian and Sebastian, SS. John and Paul, SS. Cosmas and Damian, SS. Gervase and Protase, All holy martyrs, St. Sylvester, St. Gregory, St. Ambrose, St. Augustine, St. Jerome, St. Martin, St. Nicholas, All holy bishops and confessors, All holy doctors, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, St. Bernard, St. Dominic, St. Francis, All holy priests and levites, All holy monks and hermits, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Agatha, St. Lucy, St. Agnes, St. Cecilia, St. Catherine, St. Anastasia, All holy virgins and widows."

"All holy saints of God," His parents joined in yet again. 

"Intercede for us."

"Be merciful,"

"Spare us, O lord."

"Be merciful"

"Graciously hear us, O Lord."

"From all evil, deliver us, O Lord. From all sin, From your wrath, From sudden and unprovided death, From the snares of the devil, From anger, hatred, and all ill will, From all lewdness, From lightning and tempest, From the scourge of earthquakes, From plague, famine, and war, From everlasting death, By the mystery of your holy incarnation, By your coming, By your birth, By your baptism and holy fasting, By your cross and passion, By your death and burial, By your holy resurrection, By your wondrous ascension, By the coming of the Holy, Spirit, the Advocate, On the day of judgment."

"We sinners, we beg you to hear us."

"That you spare us, That you pardon us, That you bring us to true penance, That you govern and preserve your holy Church, That you preserve our Holy Father and all ranks in the Church in holy religion, That you humble the enemies of holy Church, That you give peace and true concord to all Christian rulers. That you give peace and unity to the whole Christian world, That you restore to the unity of the Church all who have strayed from the truth, and lead all unbelievers to the light of the Gospel, That you confirm and preserve us in your holy service, That you lift up our minds to heavenly desires, That you grant everlasting blessings to all our benefactors, That you deliver our souls and the souls of our brethren, relatives, and benefactors from everlasting damnation, That you give and preserve the fruits of the earth, That you grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, That you graciously hear us, Son of God." The priest began splashing holy water onto the blonde, it mixed with his salty tears. Nothing will happen, there is nothing wrong with me. He layed his hands on the subject, made the sign of the cross both on himself and on the the blonde and touched him with some sort of Catholic relic. They continued their chants as Bakugou began to block them out. Just wanting it all to be over. After another half an hour of chants Katsuki came back to reality.

"All-powerful God, pardon all the sins of your unworthy servant. Give me constant faith and power so that, armed with the power of Your holy strength, I can attack this cruel evil spirit in confidence and security..." The priest spoke, sprinkling more Holy Water onto the boy and himself. He moved closer to him, making the sign of the cross and laying his hands on his forehead. He was perfectly still worried of being punished. "I appeal to Christ, to the Virgin Mary, and all saints to aid me in this endeavor to save this young boys soul." Bakugou remained silent.

"I exorcise you, Most Unclean Spirit! All Spirits! Every one of you! In the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Be uprooted and expelled from this Creature of God..." He made the sign of the cross on the blondes forehead, pressed the relic against his chest and finally finished the exorcism.

"Go away, Demon! The desert is your home. The serpent is your dwelling. Be humiliated and cast down. For even though you have deceived men, you cannot make a mockery of God ... He has prepared Hell for you and your angels." With that he was finished, him and the blondes parents all made the sign of the cross. Bakugou then noticed the camera his mother had set up. They recorded it? He wondered why, no emotion left to care. He was unshackled and raised by his father.

"Welcome back, son."

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