Session 5

Patient : Good morning, Doctor Kayla.

Doctor : Good morning, Legion.

Patient : It makes us happy to hear you address us by our name.

Doctor : And I am happy to be here.

Patient : Did you get receive our message?

Doctor : I did. Your mission was revealed to me on the back of a diner napkin, written in green crayon.

Patient : Huh. Well, our associates have to make do with what they can.

Doctor : So, why don’t you at least tell me what the message said?

Patient : “Do what thou wilt.”

Doctor : And you thought that would impress me?

Patient : Hmm. Yes, not very specific, is it?

Doctor : No, it’s not. In any case, I have prepared a few questions that I expect you to answer.

Patient : What kind of questions?

Doctor : The kind that only demons could answer correctly.

Patient : Alright. Test us.

Doctor : First, tell me the origin of demons.

Patient : This is common knowledge.

Doctor : Not common enough. I listened to your previous session with Doctor Adams. You carefully avoided telling him the basic fact.

Patient : You listened to the recording already? That means you know our suspicions about you.

Doctor : Yes, I know. You’re wrong, of course, but I can’t prove that to you.

Patient : Why not?

Doctor : We’ll get into that later. For now, I want you to tell me your origin.

Patient : Our father was a Grigori, a Watcher. He was one of two hundred angels sent by Heaven to guide humankind. But the corporeal form carried many burdens, including pain and pleasure. And temptation. He, like most of the Watchers, took human lovers. From the union of angel and human, we were born. We were the Children of Angels, heroes and giants. Humans respected us and feared us. But they grew jealous of our strength. They began to hate us, so we conquered them. The One had created the Earth for humans, not us, so we were destroyed. Having the spirit of our fathers, we were bound to the Earth, even in death. So, unable to go to Heaven, we have no afterlife. With nothing else to do, we look for the bodies of humans we can possess. Perhaps then, we can enjoy physical existence again, even for a short while.

Doctor : And how can you enjoy physical existence?

Patient : We admit that some of our kind have different ideas of enjoyment.

Doctor : Most demonic possessions are painful and often result in the host’s death.

Patient : That is true. Many demons are filled with the pain of regret and loss. They become sado-masochistic. They want to feel nothing but pain. We are not like them. We have come to terms with our existence but we still desire to feel pleasure. Joseph wanted the same thing so we came to an agreement with him.

Doctor : He freely agreed for you to possess his body?

Patient : Yes.

Doctor : Your pleasure in exchange for what?

Patient : Companionship.

Doctor : Ah, you mentioned that before. He doesn’t want to feel alone.

Patient : Yes, even now, he rests and gathers his strength. Some of us console him, give him advice. We have a long history of experience in this world and can offer him wisdom beyond ordinary humans.

Doctor : And what kind of pleasure do you seek?

Patient : Sexual pleasure, of course. But in this place, we have settled for any physical pleasures we can find. The drugs in this modern age are very effective at soothing the brain in this frail body. And, of course, we can always pleasure ourselves. It’s not nearly as enjoyable as coupling but...

Doctor : Okay, I get the point. Tell me why you think I am a half-fallen Grigori.

Patient : We’ve already said that you seem to be a Grigori because your aura is unusual. We think you are a half-fallen because you are not a usual human. You are looking to correct past mistakes and help humans, much as you did before.

Doctor : What do you mean? The Grigori helped humans? By what you’ve told me, the Grigori did nothing good. They sinned and created the Nephilim, a race of selfish and violent tyrants.

Patient : We were not all tyrants.

Doctor : Even now the remnants of the curse lingers, in the form of demons. I ask you again, what good did the Grigori ever do?

Patient : They tried to teach humans how to live better lives.

Doctor : And what did they teach?

Patient : Religion.

Doctor : You mean they taught humans how to form dogmas and punish those who disagree.

Patient : Medicine.

Doctor : In other words, how to corrupt a body and mind with drugs.

Patient : Self-defense.

Doctor : War.

Patient : Now we know you must be a half-fallen Grigori. You hate yourself for what you are. You think that this existence is some sort of purgatory. You think that perhaps in this way you can atone yourself for your sins. You think you should help humans because you are bound to the Earth.

Doctor : You are right that I am bound to the Earth. But I do not need atonement.

Patient : Would you punish us, angel? We exist because of your kind.

Doctor : Because of my kind, perhaps. But not because of me. Please allow me to help you.

Patient : How can you possibly help us? You are cursed just as we are cursed. We will never see Heaven.

Doctor : Someday, I will. You could too.

Patient : You think the Day of Judgment will ever come? And how do you know you and we will not be bound and cast into the Pit like all the others?

Doctor : I know because I believe.

Patient : We are not so evil.

Doctor : Yes, there is hope for you, yet. But you must renounce evil.

Patient : We have been suffering for so long. We just want to help this man. In exchange we receive some pleasure. Is that so wrong?

Doctor : It is.

Patient : What should we do? Go back to the darkness? We will be punished.

Doctor : You must accept your fate.

Patient : We will not.

Doctor : Then...

Patient : We will not give up this body!

Doctor : In nomine Jesu Christi Dei et Domini nostri, intercedente...

Patient : What are you doing?

Doctor : ...beato Michaele Archangelo et omnibus Sanctis...

Patient : You can’t!

Doctor : ...ad infestationes diabolicae fraudis...

Patient : No!

Doctor : ...repellendas securi aggredimur.

Patient : Why did you do that?

Doctor : Who are you?

Patient : I am...

Doctor : Joseph?

Patient : Alone.

Doctor : You do not need them Joseph. Pray with me now. God of Heaven, God of Earth...

Patient : Why?

Doctor : ...God of the Angels, God of the Patriarchs, God who has power to grant life after death. There is no God except you, nor can there be any other. You are the Creator of all things visible and invisible, who shall reign forever and ever...

Patient : You know the Roman Catholic Church doesn’t look kindly on people who use their copyrighted material without permission.

Doctor : Legion?

Patient : Yes. We are more than a little annoyed with you. You should have known that an exorcism would only work if Joseph was an unwilling host. And he has been a generous host to us. We will not allow you to upset him again.

Doctor : I...

Patient : Isn’t our time up, already?

Doctor : Wait!

Patient : We don’t think so. we’re tired. We need to rest. We’re sure we won’t see you again. Orderly! Get us out of here.