[ A Farcry Fanfic ] Remember The Sins

[7] Never Again

John and Hope sat quietly in the car. Only the low rumbling of the engine could be heard. After following a main road for a while John turned down a dirt path, it was slightly sloped and after about 4 miles they reached a open area by the river. There were many vans lined up each filled with people John parked to the side a gestured for Hope to follow behind. The area smelt like a strong floral scent, there was a radio in the background playing some instrumental music it was calm and relaxing. To the right of Hope was the river. Streaming clearly, and to her left, the vans sat waiting.

"How do these baptisms work?" Hope subconsciously grabbed John's arm this obviously shocked him causing him to stop in his tracks she realized what she did and let go, John shook his head, he wasn't used to this kind of attention he continued talking
"Well first we wash the sinners in the waters, sometimes they need something to help them see, in those cases well use the bliss" John started walking ahead
"I don't really agree with drugging innocent people, but for now I'll let you continue" Hope followed behind John again
"Next is Confession, they tell me their darkest secrets and their sin is revealed, Marking comes after that, then atonement. For now you just be viewing a baptism"
John was walking around the area checking over everything.

"Wait by the shore please" John didn't even look back to Hope as he wadded into the water. Soon people we're being carried into the river being held under, and if they tried to fight back covered with the bliss
Hope stared, not knowing what to think of everything happening in front of her. She looked around and watched as those who were covered in bliss stumbled out of the water. She looked back to John who now had someone in his hands, he pulled him out of the water, shook his head "tsk, still not clean" and as he was going to push them under, Joseph's voice boomed
"John, stop." John bowed his head and stepped aside "You have to love them John, don't let your sin prevent that, bring that one to me" two other men pulled the drugged hostage over to Joseph. John had walked back over to Hope. Once Joseph had finished talking to then he walked over to another one, this man he took with him, he sat him in his car and drove off. Hope looked back at John and she could see the fear in his eyes, at first she thought it was that he was scared of Joseph, that was definitely some of it, but the part that truly scared him was that he lost control of himself for a split second, he was going to drown them. John walked by Hope, he looked twords her for a moment and mumbled something about heading back to the ranch, Hope was going to follow but got stopped by a girl,
"Hey! You're new right? I'm Carmen!"
"Hope" she tried pushing her aside but Carmen grabbed her hand and shook
" come I want you to meet some of the others, it's not everyday that someone comes to live with John. You must be important!" Carmen began to drag Hope away

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Max

Max's head was killing him, halfway along the trip he was thrown into a bus, filled with other people like him, except they looked worse, they seemed starved and beat. They all glared at him, they reminded him of rabid dogs that would attack any moment. There were two armed guards at each side of the van. They stayed silent for the ride, only speaking for a moment
"Were you at the Father's sermon when the Sinners came?"

"Yes, it was just as Joseph foretold, we we're able to save three out of the the four, one deputy is still out there" 

Max stopped listening to their conversation. He was staring to shake worse and worse, partly from fear of what was about to happen to him, and partly because he hadn't drank in 21 hours.

He grabbed his rosary and wrapped it around his hands. He decided it was as good as time as any to pray

"Well god, it's me again. I just wanted to ask for strength, for courage, for anything, I just want to make it through this. I don't know if you actually spoke to Joseph, or if you actually did pick me to be a 'peacekeeper" like Joseph said. But Lord, please give me some sort of sign on what to do."