1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:06,480 Do you ever feel like you just can't get enough caffeine to start your day? 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:10,400 Have you ever considered upgrading your typical, boring cup of joe with something 3 00:00:10,439 --> 00:00:18,000 more thrilling? Now introducing hyper Space Hummingbird? Hyper Space what? A man 4 00:00:18,039 --> 00:00:21,920 turned towards the camera, asking he wore purple snow goggles on his head, 5 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:27,160 centered over his left ear. He crossed his arms, showing off his crop 6 00:00:27,199 --> 00:00:32,600 top sleeveless shirt. Hyper Space Hummingbird. The voice repeated, the first energy 7 00:00:32,679 --> 00:00:38,759 drink specifically engineered to give you stamina of an intergalactic star cruiser and the hyperactivity 8 00:00:38,759 --> 00:00:44,920 of a hummingbird on amphetamines. 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Side effects may include temporary flight limitation and overwhelming desired out Smart 26 00:02:12,479 --> 00:02:15,960 Einstein, do not consume while operating heavy machinery or performing delicate brain surgery. 27 00:02:15,039 --> 00:02:19,159 Alien amimbers were not harmed during this testing. Now available at all reputable and 28 00:02:19,159 --> 00:02:23,479 some not rep interplanetary retail outlets. Yo, what's good Masonites. Today is 29 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,120 gonna be a good day. And I know that for a fact. Scrap 30 00:02:27,159 --> 00:02:30,879 in because today you ain't got no idea what's about to hit you. We're 31 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,479 planning to hook you up with some savage talk on some shenanigans in the pro 32 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,479 wrestling world, right, But man, this thing that's popped up, it's 33 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:44,199 way crazier than that, Like epic proportions type stuff. We got the chance 34 00:02:44,199 --> 00:02:49,000 of a lifetime to dig into the unknown bra and spoiler, it's gonna set 35 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,680 up a road trip on an epic journey of adventure. All right, guys, 36 00:02:53,719 --> 00:02:55,800 before we dive in, it's vital that I hit you up with some 37 00:02:55,879 --> 00:03:00,360 past knowledge. Otherwise this ain't gonna connect or hit you with the power punch 38 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:05,400 of this crazy revelation. First things first, it's about time you got schooled 39 00:03:05,439 --> 00:03:08,479 on what the Dead Sea scrolls are. No, don't get it twisted. 40 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:14,360 We ain't talking about some weird new snail species or something bizarre like that. 41 00:03:14,479 --> 00:03:17,439 Bruh, ain't got nothing to do with the zombie ocean, Ain't got nothing 42 00:03:17,439 --> 00:03:23,479 to do with scrolling on your iPhone. So check this. These scrolls were 43 00:03:23,479 --> 00:03:25,719 found near the Dead Sea. That's where the name came from, way back 44 00:03:25,759 --> 00:03:31,000 bro like nineteen forty seven, so like most of the century ago. Ain't 45 00:03:31,039 --> 00:03:36,479 no prank, ain't no social media stunt. Some shepherd dude stumbles across him 46 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,639 in a cave. Yeap, some real Indiana Jones shit and bruh. These 47 00:03:40,039 --> 00:03:45,800 scrolls were old as shit when they when they found him, almost two thousand 48 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,759 years old, legit, and guess what. Most of them are like scriptures 49 00:03:49,759 --> 00:03:53,400 from the Bible, papers, full of mysteries, and a whole bunch of 50 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:58,240 stuff that can straight up rewrite history. Historians were like tripping when they found 51 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,039 these because they're so detailed valuable. Just most are currently housed in Israel, 52 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:08,319 but pieces of him keep showing up elsewhere. Bring what Okay? So check 53 00:04:08,319 --> 00:04:12,479 it out. This week, this guy, Jace Sullivan, right, dude, 54 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,759 went ahead slapped a picture of a Dead Sea scroll and read it something 55 00:04:15,879 --> 00:04:18,839 most people have never seen before. And you're thinking, like, yo, 56 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:23,600 Mason, so what bruh. Reddit's full of all sorts anyone could post there. 57 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:26,120 But here's the kicker, my man, the plot twist, if you 58 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,199 will. Despite their kind of lame quality and the fact that they're not super 59 00:04:30,199 --> 00:04:34,079 clear out of the blue. Doctor Owen Abelman, right, the leading expert 60 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:38,160 on these scrolls, right, the guy who translated a bunch of them. 61 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,759 This big brain, he pops in, he goes, hold up, this 62 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:45,800 shit looks legit. Sullivan, get in touch with me, bru. So 63 00:04:45,959 --> 00:04:48,519 now you're probably wondering, Mason, why do I care? Dude? What's 64 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:54,680 that got to do with anything? Simple answer is easy today or whenever it 65 00:04:54,759 --> 00:04:58,399 hits your feed. Your boy here is going to link up with Jay Sullivan 66 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,360 and chat him up myself. We've got luck on our side. We'll be 67 00:05:01,399 --> 00:05:04,920 the ones to peep at this mystery scroll and you'll be there with us. 68 00:05:04,959 --> 00:05:15,439 So buckle up, squad, let's get it and cut. Dylan Holmes smiled. 69 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,600 Dylan's brother Trevor turned off the cameras as Mason looked over at the producer. 70 00:05:19,199 --> 00:05:23,800 Was that good enough, Dylan? That's insanely good, Dylan said. 71 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:28,639 Mason watched for a reaction, betrayed these words, but found none. Okay, 72 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:30,560 Honestly, I don't think your followers give a fuck about the Dead Sea 73 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:34,040 Scrolls or any of that shit, but I think you'll get mainstream attention just 74 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,879 for going, but no one else can get a word out of the dude. 75 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,160 My money's on you. Getting people to talk is like your superpower. 76 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,639 Trevor ignored the two of them as he reached into a cooler and pulled out 77 00:05:46,639 --> 00:05:49,839 a hyperspace Hummingbird. When he realized they were looking at him, he smiled 78 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:54,839 held out an energy to drink. You want one? Mason shook his head. 79 00:05:54,879 --> 00:05:57,920 Fuck no, I don't drink that shit, and you probably shouldn't either. 80 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,360 Dylan smiled. That's actually good. If your heart explodes, we all 81 00:06:00,399 --> 00:06:05,480 lose our jobs. Dylan smiled and stretched. How long's the flight? Dylan 82 00:06:05,519 --> 00:06:10,199 looked to the floor and then back at Mason. I don't know, like 83 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,360 six hours. Trevor threw his hands up. Fuck it, I'm bringing the 84 00:06:14,399 --> 00:06:17,240 whole damn cooler. I'm gonna be needing it like legit Hondo to He's bad 85 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:31,639 boys. Mason's private jet past some random city, lighting the darkness forty thousand 86 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,800 feet below them, as Trevor leaned over to Dylan, why are we doing 87 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:42,519 this looking for some old people writing money? Jason laughed, stretching the word 88 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:48,680 out. Dylan shrugged, barely looking at his brother. Sounds right. Cars, 89 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:55,600 mansions, private jets don't just materialize out of nowhere. Bro Jason added, 90 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,519 Yeah, people care enough to watch this shit. His eyes went to 91 00:07:00,519 --> 00:07:03,040 the window, where the city was already disappearing from below. Dylan stared at 92 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:08,519 Trevor, how long have you worked here? You know Mason's fans would tune 93 00:07:08,519 --> 00:07:12,800 in if you talked about the texture of dog shit. Put that on the 94 00:07:12,839 --> 00:07:15,800 schedule. Let's do that. Pieces of popcorn fell to the floor as he 95 00:07:15,879 --> 00:07:19,879 laughed. Trevor pointed to Mason, this man wants adventure, see things no 96 00:07:19,879 --> 00:07:24,360 one's ever seen before. He wants to go place his people dream of going. 97 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,600 Tell him about it because they ain't ever gonna do it. He wants 98 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,199 the selfie. Mason shook his head. Yo, you had it on point 99 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:34,519 the first go round and score those clicks chares, you know, rack up 100 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:41,240 some sponsors, stat that cash. Trevor high fived him and he sat back 101 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:45,959 down. Okay, so we're all on the same page. But so you 102 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:51,040 get this red sea skull and like then what Trevor's whole body twitched his Dylan's 103 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:55,959 hands slapped him on the head. Dylan paused, emphasizing each word as he 104 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:03,800 said it. It's a dead sea squaw roll. You fuck like the fucking 105 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:09,839 shape shifter lizard people on avenges. Mason adjusted in a seat. Christ, 106 00:08:09,879 --> 00:08:13,639 your brother is dumb as fuck. Bruh for real? You sure your blood? 107 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,079 I mean your mother wasn't having like a little extra fun on the pool 108 00:08:18,079 --> 00:08:20,560 boy or some shit. Trevor's middle finger shot up, but Dylan ignored them 109 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,240 both. We only got about ten minutes until we start descending, so let's 110 00:08:24,319 --> 00:08:28,519 concentrate for a minute. Dylan pulled his phone out and scroll through the notes. 111 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,440 I read the rest of the comments from doctor owen Abelman on the Reddit 112 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,519 page. From what he can make out in the pick, he's convinced the 113 00:08:35,519 --> 00:08:43,080 scroll is called Celestial Struggle Sarah and Shaddim the fucking what Trevor said, but 114 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:48,320 no one paid any attention to him. Dylan continued, ableman is in Michigan 115 00:08:48,399 --> 00:08:52,519 right now, so if all those fails, we can go there. But 116 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,600 my contacts say this Janus Sullivan guy is still the church, so that's where 117 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:01,720 we start. We can go tonight and go tomorrow whatever doesn't seem like he's 118 00:09:01,759 --> 00:09:05,639 going anywhere. Wow, still there? Huh, all right, that's perfect 119 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,159 let's roll figure out where the scrolls at. Trevor yawn, good night. 120 00:09:11,159 --> 00:09:16,120 Fuck. I mean when I was hummingbirds, Mason stared at him. Those 121 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,399 aren't for you. See. He picked one out of the cooler and pointed 122 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,919 to the words. We don't do boring. I'm just playing. Bruh. 123 00:09:24,039 --> 00:09:31,000 I need you awake tonight. Hit this that Mason tossed him a hummingbird. 124 00:09:35,919 --> 00:09:39,159 Yo, yo, yo. It's nine in the evening and your boy, 125 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:43,399 Mason Quinn's posted up here in Norfolk, Virginia. I'm here in this guy. 126 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,519 J Sullivan has locked himself up in this church for a wild four day 127 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,480 stretch, praying NonStop, no breaks, not even to like hit the bathroom. 128 00:09:50,879 --> 00:09:54,879 I seriously don't know if my man had anything to eat. He hasn't 129 00:09:54,919 --> 00:09:58,360 opened his mouth to anyone, priests or staff included. Nothing but prayer comes 130 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:03,159 out of this dude. But just watch, I'm gonna switch up that routine. 131 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,279 You better believe Jace Sullivan's gonna do more than pray. I'm not leaving 132 00:10:07,399 --> 00:10:11,559 till he hands over that scroll. Bro. Mason stood up and ran up 133 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:16,519 the steps to the basilica. Let's fucking go. He threw open the oversized 134 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,240 red door as Trevor followed him with the camera ahead. In the third pew 135 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:26,080 from the altar, a man knelt simultaneously shrouded in the shadows and oddly illuminated. 136 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:30,879 Mason saunted up the aisle, slightly distracted by the architectural beauty around him, 137 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:37,000 lavishly decorated pillars stretched towards the vaulting ceiling, murals and stained glass through 138 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,360 bright rich colors at the floor. Might be time to redo the crib in 139 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:45,360 a big window like that, with me diving off the top rope into a 140 00:10:45,399 --> 00:10:50,360 can of hummingbird, he smiled, telling himself to remember and use it on 141 00:10:50,399 --> 00:10:54,399 the show sometime. Mason approached the man and watched him for a second. 142 00:10:54,799 --> 00:10:58,799 He turned and raised both eyebrows to Trevor and Dylan. Mason looked directly into 143 00:10:58,799 --> 00:11:01,720 Trevor's camera and put his hands together to mock prey. Along with Jay Sullivan, 144 00:11:03,279 --> 00:11:05,720 the trio tried not to laugh as they neared the man. Sullivan looked 145 00:11:05,759 --> 00:11:11,279 up at Mason. Momentarily, he bore an almost unholy twinkle in his gaze, 146 00:11:11,639 --> 00:11:18,039 resonating wicked delight. It sparkled within the ice cold indigo irises that stared 147 00:11:18,159 --> 00:11:22,159 unblinking at the altar before him. Damn, I need to get that look 148 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:26,639 down. I'm cutting promos on people. Mason put his hands in his pocket, 149 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,120 one playing with the Hyperspace hummingbird he had stashed in there. The popular 150 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:35,759 vlogger leaned in, mister Sullivan, so you might if we speak for Moon. 151 00:11:39,519 --> 00:11:43,240 No response came. Sullivan neither looked in Mason's direction or I stopped praying 152 00:11:43,799 --> 00:11:48,480 his lips, forming whispers of words and letting them disappear into the thick air 153 00:11:48,519 --> 00:11:52,240 around him. Mason rolled his shoulders, point to the camera and said, 154 00:11:52,519 --> 00:11:56,440 Yo, mister Sullivan, super stoked to meet you, bro. I was 155 00:11:56,519 --> 00:12:01,000 hoping we could wrap a bit about the scroll, the celestial struggle between Sarah 156 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:07,759 fan Cellophane Sarah. The man's hands unclasped and one smacked Jason's chest with lightened 157 00:12:07,759 --> 00:12:13,000 precision. Jason stumbled back one step. Sullivan's hands were back together as though 158 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:18,080 they hadn't moved. Jason sighed, Yo, dude, don't even think about 159 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,440 laying another hand on me. That's not the game we're in right now. 160 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:26,360 Right Mason opened his phone and scrolled through his pictures, moving on. This 161 00:12:26,399 --> 00:12:31,799 is the picture you loaded to read it. Sullivan's hands slowly turned until his 162 00:12:31,879 --> 00:12:35,559 blue eyes were locked on the screen. The quiet ambiance of the church was 163 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:41,919 abruptly shattered as the man that was a scream of sheer terror. His voice 164 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:48,480 rang out, sharply, echoing within the grand cathedral like a gunshot. Birds 165 00:12:48,519 --> 00:12:52,320 perched on the rafters burst in a chaotic flight. A tinge of panic and 166 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:58,399 genuine fear caused a chill to settle in the air. Fueled by terrified adrenaline, 167 00:12:58,279 --> 00:13:05,120 Jace Sulli struck out, his knuckles, connecting with Mason's flesh. The 168 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:09,159 telltale sharp crack of Mason's phone against the stone floor was drowned out by Trevor 169 00:13:09,159 --> 00:13:13,200 and Dylan yelling in unison. The screams bounced off the stone wall and waves 170 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,480 of desperate, on adulterated fright. Mason grabbed the phone and shoved it into 171 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,440 Sullivan's face, his forearm holding the other man's hand in place. I warn 172 00:13:20,519 --> 00:13:24,159 you, motherfucker, Now look at this, and you tell me what the 173 00:13:24,159 --> 00:13:28,799 fuck I want to know. Dylan leaned forward. Dylan leaned towards Trevor. 174 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:35,600 Maybe edit that out. J Sullivan stared into the picture in front of him, 175 00:13:35,759 --> 00:13:39,799 a dark room with enough light to see the undecorated stone walls and modest 176 00:13:39,799 --> 00:13:46,320 podium on which the seraph and shutam scroll was centered. The rest of the 177 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:50,960 room appeared empty, but it was that emptiness, not the scroll it held. 178 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:58,240 Sullivan's gaze. Tears filled his eyes but did not fall. His mouth 179 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:03,799 fluttered faster than ever with prayer. Mason released his grip. I just want 180 00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:09,200 to know where this is. Can you tell me that? Stop hitting me? 181 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:13,480 Sullivan's head nodded, but his mouth never stopped praying. His right hand 182 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:18,440 moved to his pocket. Careful, Mason Dylan said. They watched as Sullivan 183 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:24,679 removed a six inch antique skeleton key. The iron shank was worn, the 184 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:31,399 two teeth had tiny pots in slight discoloration from use. The rounded head had 185 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:39,720 some sort of ornate engraving pattern, and Mason couldn't make out. Jace held 186 00:14:39,759 --> 00:14:43,240 the key in front of his face, his mouth still moving with prayer. 187 00:14:43,639 --> 00:14:48,960 He suddenly stopped, and the world held still. Sullivan turned to Mason and 188 00:14:48,039 --> 00:15:01,480 uttered only Matthew eighteen nine, what bruh, I don't know that. Without 189 00:15:01,519 --> 00:15:03,840 as much as a flinch, j Sullivan drove the key into the soft part 190 00:15:03,919 --> 00:15:07,639 of the eyelid, creased the top of his right eye. Laughter bubbled in 191 00:15:07,759 --> 00:15:11,679 his chest, clawing its way up his throat and out into the atmosphere around 192 00:15:11,759 --> 00:15:18,320 him. Amidst maniacal chuckles, Sullivan pushed the key further into his eye. 193 00:15:18,639 --> 00:15:22,120 The clear, colorless membrane turned red as it mixed with blood. Sullivan twisted 194 00:15:22,159 --> 00:15:28,080 the key to the right, mutilating himself. His pupil went splattered from the 195 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,960 top to the bottom. As the key ripped downward, a scarlet flood cascading 196 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:37,080 over his angular face, riddling it with channels of blood. Undeterred by the 197 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:43,200 wrenching pain, Jace brandished his blood soaked key and brought it to the untouched 198 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:48,360 eye. He prayed with an intensifying fervor, lips forming and unforming words. 199 00:15:48,799 --> 00:15:52,559 He locked his remaining eye on the statue of the crucifix as his fingers found 200 00:15:52,559 --> 00:15:56,120 the cross hanging around his own neck. His fist tightened around the cross as 201 00:15:56,120 --> 00:16:02,240 he pushed the key in and opened another doorway his skull. The man knelt 202 00:16:02,279 --> 00:16:07,200 back down, both frightening and pitiful, drenched in blood, sweat, and 203 00:16:07,279 --> 00:16:11,279 pain, his chest convulsing as if it could no longer hold the torrent inside 204 00:16:11,279 --> 00:16:15,120 of him. The echo of his key clattered to the marble floor. It 205 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:22,120 was the only sound as the three men recording him held in their screams. 206 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:36,759 What the fuck was that, Trevor exclaimed, Finally, there'd been no words, 207 00:16:36,759 --> 00:16:41,000 even though the three of them were alone outside the church. Money bruh, 208 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,360 that was money. Let's get it edited, Let's get it up now. 209 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,360 Dylan stood silently, holding the side of the church. He shook his 210 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:52,639 head. Can't post that, Mason sneered. I can't not post that. 211 00:16:53,399 --> 00:16:57,440 A guy just ripped his own eyes out, Mason. That's what I'm saying, 212 00:16:57,519 --> 00:17:02,919 bra. Think of the backlash, Mason fained, crying, Think of 213 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:07,480 the shares on an apology video. Mason turned from Dylan to Trevor. You 214 00:17:07,559 --> 00:17:11,640 got all that right, you got that. Trevor's head shook, and it 215 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:15,799 wasn't just all the hummingbirds. Trevor's hands shook, and it wasn't just all 216 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:21,079 the hummingbirds. He'd slammed. I mean, yeah, but I can't. 217 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,759 Mason placed one hand on each of Trevor's shoulders and looked him in the eye. 218 00:17:25,079 --> 00:17:30,160 Yes you can, Yes we will, Dylan threw up his hands. 219 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:36,359 It's too far. Yes, we came too far for this. This will 220 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:41,680 be huge. Dylan's body leaned forward and Mason braced himself for splatter if Dylan 221 00:17:41,759 --> 00:17:45,799 puked. But that's not what came out, Mason. You gotta get the 222 00:17:45,839 --> 00:17:49,960 scroll instead. Okay, those those are the streams we need, and they'd 223 00:17:51,039 --> 00:17:56,240 let us keep our sponsors. Mason pointed at the church. Well, boy 224 00:17:56,279 --> 00:18:00,960 in there ain't talking, so now what? Dylan nodded his head. Hang 225 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:06,200 on, hang on, Trevor found something. I think I think we do 226 00:18:06,279 --> 00:18:10,839 this. Mason stared at them, each his mouth hanging open, his eyes 227 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,799 barely doing the same. And if this doesn't work, we load that. 228 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:22,799 Okay, fair enough still in turn to Trevor show On. Trevor pulled out 229 00:18:22,799 --> 00:18:26,519 his phone and started the scroll. When he found the pretty blonde girl with 230 00:18:26,559 --> 00:18:30,200 no makeup, he turned a screen so Mason could see it. Not really 231 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:34,119 my type, bruh, Mason smirked. This is Jason's girl friend, the 232 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,359 Amish girl who broke his heart, So how's not gonna help us. I'm 233 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,680 severely doubting she has a snapchat. We can hit her up at and if 234 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:45,279 she does, he won't see it. Jason checked in at her colony when 235 00:18:45,279 --> 00:18:48,519 we followed her home. If he can't tell us where the scroll is, 236 00:18:48,839 --> 00:18:52,799 maybe she can. Mason reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out the Hyperspace 237 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,599 Hummingbird. He handed it to Trevor. Goddamn kid, eat it good, 238 00:18:57,039 --> 00:19:08,759 you in one of these yo Masonites. Check it out. We had a 239 00:19:08,759 --> 00:19:11,720 bit of a plot twist meeting up with Jana Sullivan. Right, We probably 240 00:19:11,759 --> 00:19:15,839 don't need to replay that insanity, but don't you freak my man man. 241 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,359 Trevor stepped up, got the scoop and things he can track down Elizabeth Graber. 242 00:19:18,799 --> 00:19:22,200 You know that Amish chick who stood up, crushed Sullivan's heart and bailed 243 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:26,359 on him for full body cover ups and church services. Well, next, 244 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:30,519 op are heading into her world tomorrow morning. We're gonna be right into the 245 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:37,000 Amish community. She dipped back to post Rumspringer quick redwind for anyone not in 246 00:19:37,039 --> 00:19:40,960 the know. Rumspringer is that kind of Amish rite of passage where teens get 247 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:44,759 a chance to experience the bright lights and chaos of everyday life in America. 248 00:19:44,839 --> 00:19:48,359 They get to taste and then have to choose keep the buzz of our world. 249 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,599 A cruise back to the peace and simplicity baffles me every time, but 250 00:19:51,759 --> 00:19:56,599 lots choose the latter, Elizabeth included, we'll bump into her when we get 251 00:19:56,599 --> 00:20:00,680 there. No spoilers, guys, and in good time, all good time, 252 00:20:00,839 --> 00:20:03,400 and no need to stress about them. Spot in us early. Ain't 253 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:15,559 like they're following me on Snapchat or nothing. Right onwards, the suv traveled 254 00:20:15,599 --> 00:20:19,319 to the southern end of the Highland Country, the lower edge of the Maple 255 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:25,839 Syrup Trail, and somewhere in the middle of Virginia. Mason watched picturesque forests 256 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:30,480 cut across his view of the Appalachians, sugar bushes populated the area, and 257 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:36,759 the occasional roadside stand offering vegetables at such low prices, Mason was tempted to 258 00:20:36,799 --> 00:20:41,279 pack the plane for the ride home. Trevor popped the top on another hyperspace 259 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:45,200 hummingbird. Mason sighed, dude, stop drinking those You don't even know what's 260 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:52,039 in the Mason turned the can looks like filtered water, coconut water from concentrate, 261 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:57,559 citric acid, dipotassium phosphate. I don't mean the list on the can. 262 00:20:57,599 --> 00:21:02,000 I mean you don't know what's actually in him. We're almost there. 263 00:21:02,839 --> 00:21:06,519 It should be just ahead. Dylan said, yeah, I'm surprised a place 264 00:21:06,519 --> 00:21:11,279 he shows up in deeps, Mason grumbled. They parked on the edge of 265 00:21:11,279 --> 00:21:15,680 the community and walked towards the small store. Mason recorded everything as they walked. 266 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:19,960 The area was evocatively simple, contrasting vastly from his usual, constantly on 267 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:26,160 the go lifestyle of tech, flashy gimmicks and product placement. This world was 268 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,759 pristine, unequivocally traditional, like something out of a movie his grandpa would have 269 00:21:30,799 --> 00:21:37,720 watched. The bare dirt roads unfurled between fields of verdant pastures. Homes constructed 270 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:44,160 with raw timber and brick chimneys whispered of heart sided family gatherings. A few 271 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,680 women came out of a large barn near the center of the back of town. 272 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,839 The women had a soothing gentleness about them that exuded calm and serenity, 273 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:57,319 each dressed in solid colored dresses and aprons head covering, bouncing lightly with each 274 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:03,000 step. A symphony of clucks, whinnies, and lowing cattle reverberated through the 275 00:22:03,039 --> 00:22:10,880 fresh air. Carts laden with produce lent the ambience a colorful texture contrasting with 276 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:15,440 the unpainted exteriors of the homes. Mason wanted to live stream right then, 277 00:22:15,599 --> 00:22:18,759 while the sun perfectly lit the area, but he knew the large man lumbering 278 00:22:18,799 --> 00:22:22,200 toward him was going to tell him not to, and while Mason wanted the 279 00:22:22,279 --> 00:22:27,319 hits, he didn't want to publicize their location unless he was sure he'd recovered 280 00:22:27,319 --> 00:22:33,599 the scroll. The man adjusted his wide brim hat before running a hand over 281 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:40,200 each strap of his suspenders. Welcome. The man spoke kindly enough, but 282 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:44,680 could not take his eyes off Mason's disheveled hair and his purple and yellow sneakers. 283 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:48,000 The man smiled, pointing down, keep your eye out for horse apples, 284 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,480 and then wrote, yeah. Sure. The man looked at the three 285 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:56,680 of them. Look about all you wish, soak it all up, drop 286 00:22:56,759 --> 00:23:02,200 by the store, snag some meats if you belly growlin. Don't fuss none 287 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:06,519 if your fancy taking some photos yourselves, but do your best to keep me 288 00:23:06,599 --> 00:23:10,559 and my neighbors out on the police. Mason turned to the others and said, 289 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,640 turn off your phones. It's just deezier. Trevor wanted to argue, 290 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:18,039 but did as he was told. As the man walked away. Mason leaned 291 00:23:18,079 --> 00:23:22,519 in, don't worry, we'll get the goods tonight. There's nothing here worth 292 00:23:22,519 --> 00:23:27,400 showcasing right now. Goddamn they work hard, Trevor muttered. Dylan nodded, 293 00:23:27,599 --> 00:23:30,720 way too hard. I do that to yourself when you could be happy in 294 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,400 a hot tub, playing Rocket League or jumping on the jet to get some 295 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:38,960 Chicago pizza. He smiled to the others. Mason stared at him, my 296 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:44,559 jet. Mason resumed scanning the area for where he thought the scroll might be 297 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,079 kept. There was no clear cut church like he'd expected. He'd been picturing 298 00:23:48,079 --> 00:23:52,359 a tall steeple with an old graveyard on the side of it. You suret's 299 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:56,160 here. Trevor pointed to a nearby building with a hand painted market sign. 300 00:23:57,319 --> 00:24:10,000 Has to be that's where and checked in. As Mason entered the Amish market, 301 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,440 it felt like he'd taken yet another step back in time. A pot 302 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:17,319 bellied stove stood in the middle of the small store. In the winter, 303 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:21,759 it would have many people gathered around it, sharing stories staying warm. The 304 00:24:21,839 --> 00:24:26,160 quality of each item astonished Mason, as did the relatively low numbers handwritten on 305 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:30,319 the price label. The courteous man in black hat and gray shirt. Welcomed 306 00:24:30,319 --> 00:24:33,720 them and asked if it was their first time in an Amish market. When 307 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:37,400 the boys confirmed, the man proceeded to tell them about everything from quilts to 308 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,960 canned goods to handcrafted furniture. YO, get his business card. We've got 309 00:24:42,039 --> 00:24:47,519 to order some of this from the crib. Trevor scanned the high quality handcrafted 310 00:24:47,599 --> 00:24:52,319 rockers, bookcases, tables, desks, and even bedroom sets. Some pieces 311 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:57,079 featured minimalist designs with natural finishes. I want it all, Trevor looked a 312 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:02,720 man the eye. You'll take credit cards. The boys walked out with maple 313 00:25:02,799 --> 00:25:07,400 syrup trinkets, gems, candy and pies. Let's take it back to the 314 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,599 car and go look around a bit more, Mason said. Just then a 315 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:14,400 young woman approached them. She wore her son kissed blonde hair and a practical 316 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:21,039 bun hidden underneath a stark an adorned white cap. Elizabeth Graber looked different than 317 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:25,079 she had in the Facebook post that Jace Sullivan made, but it was her 318 00:25:25,319 --> 00:25:29,400 just the same. Before Mason could say anything, Elizabeth glanced around and said, 319 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:34,440 I know who you are. They don't you need to leave today? 320 00:25:36,039 --> 00:25:48,119 Let this go. The three climbed into the suv, chowing down on some 321 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:52,440 of the food they'd bought. Between bites. Mason said, no, I 322 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:56,039 get it, but it's not worth getting into it with her. Bro We're 323 00:25:56,079 --> 00:25:59,720 coming back to night either way, so I waste the energy. Dylan made 324 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:03,079 eye tact with Mason to the rear view. So what's the plan? Drive 325 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:07,640 up, maybe a mile, hoof it back after dark? Anyone know what 326 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:11,079 time they go to bed? Gotta be early, right, I'd say, 327 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:15,839 if we're back at eleven, they'll be out. Kilan shrugged eleven. Trevor 328 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,599 repeated, shit, I need to drink like eight more humming birds. Such 329 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:23,680 a fucking pussy. Jason mumbled, let's you pretend to you any brother here 330 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:29,359 could stay awake, and they started to pull out. Mason caught Elizabeth watching 331 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:33,359 from a distance. He was near the biggest barn on the property. Why 332 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:37,759 do you think that barn is so much bigger? That's not a barn, 333 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:42,759 Dylan said. The words were muffled over the slice of friendship breads he's chewing. 334 00:26:44,319 --> 00:26:48,039 That's a church. You know. Some communities don't have one. They 335 00:26:48,079 --> 00:26:52,759 just go house to house each Mason dramatically shook his head. I'm very proud 336 00:26:52,799 --> 00:26:55,599 of that you learned so much for this great work. But holy fucking shit, 337 00:26:55,759 --> 00:26:59,000 the church. I was looking for the church. That's the only place 338 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:03,359 it would be. Man, where we're going tonight? He bulled his phone 339 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,640 and hit record. So we're pretending to duck out, but I ain't stepping 340 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,160 off. We got the scoop, no doubt. Bet it's hiding in the 341 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:14,160 church. And yo, shit's about to get real. He took a bite 342 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,920 of his second sugar cookie. Oh man, these cookies are absolute fire. 343 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,279 If you ever find yourself around these parts, just like, be sure to 344 00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:23,160 grab a bite. Ain't nobody sponsoring this shout out? They're just damn good. 345 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,559 Catch you a bit. I'm about to grab that scroll. You all 346 00:27:26,599 --> 00:27:37,359 are in it for the ride. The soft glow of the moon provided just 347 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:41,359 enough light for the three men as they quietly crept along the outskirts of the 348 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:47,480 Amish settlement. It was only now that Mason realized they should have brought darker 349 00:27:47,519 --> 00:27:52,279 clothes to blend in more. What do we do if we see a guard? 350 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:56,680 Srev asked misson Glair. Does he surveyed his friend, do you think 351 00:27:56,720 --> 00:28:00,920 the Amish have guards? Like a fucking dude? Tower ready to shoot you 352 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:04,319 in the back of the bow and arrow. They're all sleep. Trevor yawned. 353 00:28:04,799 --> 00:28:10,319 We'll say as sleep, I'll shit again. Dylan waved them towards the 354 00:28:10,319 --> 00:28:14,000 former barn that now served as a church. As they reached it, Mason 355 00:28:14,039 --> 00:28:15,880 added, Yo, I'll tell you what we do. If we run in 356 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,559 anybody, just pull up some pornhub cranked the volume. They won't know what 357 00:28:18,559 --> 00:28:23,599 to hit him. Let's just run, Dylan smiled. Trevor's probably got eighteen 358 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:29,119 tabs open already, so he'll be in charge of that. Very funny assholes. 359 00:28:29,599 --> 00:28:33,160 Trevor muttered, his s frazzled hair reflecting his exhaustion, his eyes struggling 360 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:37,440 to stay open. We picking his door what? Mason reached forward and turned 361 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:41,920 the knob. The doors groaned on the strain end of opening. Lucky, 362 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:45,400 they like shit around here. Once inside, the trio turned on their phones 363 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:52,400 as flashlights. The room was a study and a sparse arrangement of only what 364 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:57,839 was needed. Hardwood planks stretched under foot, creaking lightly in spots worn by 365 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:04,480 countless generation. Solid oak benches served as pews, void of decorations or patting, 366 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:10,680 the grain darkened by age. It was nothing like any church the group 367 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:14,279 had ever seen, and the direct opposite of the cathedral they'd been to the 368 00:29:14,359 --> 00:29:18,759 day before. There was no stained glass, but the large windows allowed enough 369 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:23,400 moonlight in for the simple lectern to be seen. Videos on. You're not 370 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:29,160 messing this up. Each of the three began recording, Mason and Dylan on 371 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,799 their phones, Trevor on his usual camera. Mason ran up to it, 372 00:29:32,839 --> 00:29:36,759 expecting to find the scroll just laid out waiting for him. Of course it 373 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:41,039 was not. The Bible was on display instead, open to two Corinthians four. 374 00:29:42,319 --> 00:29:47,920 Mason ignored it and kept looking for the scroll. Dylan began videoing and 375 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:52,640 waving to him. Mason quietly said, Yo, we're posted up in this 376 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,960 wild Amish church, or maybe the opposite of wild. We're on a mission 377 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,640 to hunt down that scroll. You already know it's going to be stashed here 378 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:03,680 somewhere. Your boys striking out right now, no sighting as yet. Trevor 379 00:30:03,759 --> 00:30:07,640 yawned again, Hey, cut that yawning, Trevor, perk up, I'll 380 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:11,519 hook you up with. Mason pulled out an energy drink from his sweat pocket, 381 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:17,079 my last humming bird. He turned it towards the camera, making sure 382 00:30:17,079 --> 00:30:21,680 the logo was visible. It's our official drink because hyperspace, Hummingbird don't do 383 00:30:22,119 --> 00:30:26,039 boring. Mason cut his feet and handed the drink to Trevor, locked the 384 00:30:26,079 --> 00:30:30,920 fuck up. As Trevor cracked the Hummingbird open, Dylan shined his flashlight near 385 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:34,759 the back corner of the room stairs. Dylan kept his hand on the stone 386 00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:40,319 wall as the group went down the stairs. Musty, earthy aromas rode the 387 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:45,720 dusty air as particles danced in a light cast by their phones. The trio 388 00:30:45,799 --> 00:30:51,119 found themselves in a large underground area with the heavy darkness portrayed where the boundaries 389 00:30:51,119 --> 00:30:55,559 of the room were. Mason's eyes locked on the scroll, not ten feet 390 00:30:55,559 --> 00:31:00,400 in front of him, Vindication swept over him. He laid a fish over 391 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:04,119 his heart and threw back his head. You feel that, boys, Victory's 392 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:10,799 here. They sat up around him, trying to get good shots, but 393 00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:15,119 the darkness in the room seemed to swallow any light. They shone. Nothing 394 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:18,599 lit the way Trevor knew it should. Mason was busy running his hands over 395 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:23,559 the celestial Struggle Sarah and Shaddim, tracing the columns of ancient texts with his 396 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:30,759 fingers trying to figure out what he means. Dylan said money. Mason smiled, 397 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:36,799 means money. He means clicks, share, sponsors, cash. He 398 00:31:36,839 --> 00:31:40,599 pushed too hard on the side of the hand carved mahogany podium, almost knocking 399 00:31:40,599 --> 00:31:45,319 it over. Shit shaken like I had fifty humming birds like this motherfucker. 400 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,960 He shook it off and posed in front of the scroll. Livestream. Almost 401 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:56,400 ready, no bars, Dylan said. Mason checked his own phone, same 402 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:59,759 issue. All right, everybody film it so we can make sure we got 403 00:31:59,759 --> 00:32:04,920 it all piece together, get it online tomorrow morning. Dylan gave him the 404 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:08,119 signal, and Mason's persona came to life. Check this out. We got 405 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:12,599 the scroll, legit, dudes, straight out of the dead sea. This 406 00:32:12,839 --> 00:32:16,720 piece might just predate Jesus himself. Who knows? I lost When it comes 407 00:32:16,759 --> 00:32:21,079 to de coding it. Maybe someone of you savages out there can do it 408 00:32:21,119 --> 00:32:24,960 and he give us a breakdown. Let me getting closer. Mason focused the 409 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:29,720 camera on the parchment, but it wasn't coming up well on the minuscule light. 410 00:32:30,079 --> 00:32:34,119 Guys, throw some light over here. Trevor walked closer, training his 411 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:38,079 phones flashlight directly on the scroll. He watched the phone's display as he sipped 412 00:32:38,079 --> 00:32:43,920 a hummingbird with his free hand. Although the scroll shone brighter, the light 413 00:32:44,039 --> 00:32:47,240 still didn't seem to illuminate anything past it, as the area ahead of him 414 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:58,119 stayed dark. Then he saw something near feet from the base of the podium. 415 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:02,559 Laid out in brilliant white salt, was an intricate array of swirling symbols 416 00:33:02,559 --> 00:33:12,079 and lines, multiple circles overlapping one another, creating a complex cosmograph. Trevor's 417 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:15,319 jaw clenched, his heartbeat thrashing in his ears. The more he raised his 418 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:20,759 phone, the more clearly the outline of a gigantic spectral figure came into focus. 419 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:24,319 It moved, Trevor screamed. The others looked just in time to see 420 00:33:24,359 --> 00:33:29,599 the hyperspace hummingbird fall from Trevor's hand and hit the floor, liquid pouring from 421 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:34,279 the can into the darkness. Shit, Yo, What the fuck? Dylan 422 00:33:34,319 --> 00:33:38,160 and Mason? He stared in disbelief as the creature. Mason yelled, somebody 423 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:45,319 better be fucking filming this. The monstrassing shifted, pulsing crackles of staticky white 424 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:50,839 lightning popping his two massive wings unfurled from its mid section. They stretched outward 425 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:53,799 as far as they could and the confines of the trap, before curling back 426 00:33:53,839 --> 00:33:58,359 in. The liquid collided with the salt, the powder, absorbing it almost 427 00:33:58,359 --> 00:34:02,839 instantly, the carbonation causing a bubbling reaction as the powder clumped in a semi 428 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:07,360 solid state, breaking the outer circle. Trevor pointed at the masses of salt 429 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:10,679 and yell, that's not normal. Oh what the hell is that? I 430 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:15,239 told you not to drink them, Trevor growled. You're the one pushing them 431 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:19,320 all the time. Yeah, but not to you. You're my friend. 432 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:24,159 Can we please focus, Dylan yelled. He took a step forward, just 433 00:34:24,199 --> 00:34:30,079 as the creature stretched upwards, eyes incandescent. A two minute account surveyed the 434 00:34:30,159 --> 00:34:36,079 room the creature found itself in, each pupil dilated with timeless knowledge. Wings 435 00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:39,559 unfolded from around the being's legs, then from its face. Hundreds of luminous 436 00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:45,079 tendrils sprouted from its back. All six wings stretched up and outward as the 437 00:34:45,159 --> 00:34:49,199 energy drink began to eat at the inner salt circle. Finally free, the 438 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:53,079 Seraphim stood in all its glory, pausing before the trio for only the briefest 439 00:34:53,079 --> 00:34:57,800 of moments. Nason took two steps back, trying to get a better shot 440 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,960 on his phone, only to realize creature wasn't showing up on the display. 441 00:35:02,119 --> 00:35:07,360 Oh what the fuck? As Mason looked up, wings as sharp as diamond 442 00:35:07,519 --> 00:35:10,960 edges whipped forth in a lethal flourish. The bodies of his supposed friends sumped 443 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:16,639 lifelessly to the floor. A fleeting spray of blood landed shortly after. Mason 444 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:22,280 slumped back, his eyes watered as a primal scream lodged itself in his throat. 445 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,119 He turned to go up the stairs, but found himself face to face 446 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:29,960 with Beniel Eberson, the Bishop of the church. Mason didn't know how, 447 00:35:30,039 --> 00:35:34,079 but he had suddenly knew the man's name and positioned when they'd never spoke. 448 00:35:35,159 --> 00:35:38,360 What did you do? Mason grabbed the man suspenders, pleading, staring into 449 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:40,880 the man's soul. I'll pay you anything you want, just get me the 450 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:45,000 fuck out of here. Bennell stared past Mason, his eyes locked on the 451 00:35:45,039 --> 00:35:50,719 divine being rising to its full height, the creature's lowest set of wings dragging 452 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,800 across the floor, pushing the salt around and erasing the remnants of the magic 453 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:59,119 circle that once can find it all six wings flapped at once, sending small 454 00:35:59,159 --> 00:36:04,360 electrical currents coursing to the dense, dust filled air. The seraphim pushed against 455 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:07,239 the ceiling as the basement had grown too small to contain it. Mason looked 456 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:14,119 into Beniel Eberson's screaming. He said, is that a fucking demon? Demon? 457 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:22,039 Angel? One another? The serf? To them, it doesn't matter 458 00:36:22,119 --> 00:36:25,880 if one exists, the other exists. God exists looking upon it, you 459 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:32,199 know the truth. Knowledge flooded Mason's mind. He suddenly understood things he'd never 460 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:38,159 considered. That's how you baptize your community. That's how you get them to 461 00:36:38,199 --> 00:36:44,199 stay. You show them the truth. And you've seen with your own eyes, 462 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:49,320 it's near impossible to deny. He's real. He killed my friends. 463 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:55,239 It'll do for all us the hours upon us. Beniel retreated up the stairs, 464 00:36:55,639 --> 00:37:00,519 and Mason looked back at the monster. What hour? Explosion of pure 465 00:37:00,599 --> 00:37:05,760 light illuminated every crevice, crack and burrow. A wave of sudden self awareness 466 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:09,360 rolled through Mason as more knowledge drove itself into his brain. Every imperfection he 467 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:15,039 had, every vulnerability glowed in his mind, as ignorance turned into understanding, 468 00:37:15,119 --> 00:37:20,440 shame and guilt. The ceiling ripped with the creature surge and shattered into a 469 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,760 billion wooden splinters as it escaped, leaving Mason alone with the pain of his 470 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:28,960 thoughts. Mason reached the top of the stairs and ran out of the church, 471 00:37:29,119 --> 00:37:31,119 just in time to see it happen. He dropped his phone along the 472 00:37:31,119 --> 00:37:45,639 way, but that no longer mattered to him. A split second of vacuum 473 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:51,719 like silence proceeded in ear shattering blast, rupturing the calm and ripping apart the 474 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:55,400 solid beams of the barn. The members of the community emerged from their homes, 475 00:37:55,440 --> 00:38:00,800 gathering on the rubblestron field of splinters and shards, lost and bewilderment, 476 00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:06,239 gasps and muted exclamations. They congregated in their night garments, unable to pull 477 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:10,519 their gaze from the blazing body above. The end came very quickly for most. 478 00:38:12,840 --> 00:38:15,400 The being lowered to the ground, leveling itself for the community, before 479 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:20,039 spreading its great wings and slicing at the people directly in front of it. 480 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:24,800 The devastating gale bore not death but a curious grace. One by one, 481 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:30,159 each villager answered a silent call, drawn towards the radiant being, as though 482 00:38:30,559 --> 00:38:36,599 lowered by invisible threads. There was no pandemonium, no fear, only piety 483 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:42,280 and acceptance. As the Angel touched every true believer, they departed this realm 484 00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:46,360 and soft tendrils of golden light. Men, women, children lifted from their 485 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:53,480 positions in neat rows, like sheaves of grain harvested by an unseen sight. 486 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:59,840 Elizabeth grayber stood next to Mason, but neither looked at the other as the 487 00:38:59,840 --> 00:39:06,159 Angel took its place before them. Beneath Elizabeth's capped bonnet, strands of golden 488 00:39:06,199 --> 00:39:09,559 hair wrestled in the cool breeze as she continued to stare upon the heavenly apparition. 489 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:15,559 Her cheeks burned rosy with anticipation uncertainty as she clutched at the front of 490 00:39:15,599 --> 00:39:23,000 her hamdmade frog. The Serphim's multitude of luminescent eyes locked onto hers, radiating 491 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:29,880 an omnipotent comprehension. Its lower wings folded delicately, obscuring its lower half, 492 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:36,199 another pair covering its face, yielding sadness surging through Elizabeth's veins. Its tears 493 00:39:36,639 --> 00:39:42,880 spilled over her smooth cheeks, not out of the devastation being left behind, 494 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:47,559 but out of the sheer overwhelming feeling of having borne witness to a heavenly grace. 495 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:52,760 Finally, the seraphim unfolded its wings to reveal its towering majesty once more. 496 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:59,719 With one powerful stroke, it shot into the sky. She turned to 497 00:39:59,760 --> 00:40:05,320 Mace and only said it was my pride, but done it. But he 498 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:10,840 understood. He saw everything now, as she'd put her own desires above the 499 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:16,199 church. Even when she'd seen the truth, j Sullivan had followed, begging 500 00:40:16,239 --> 00:40:21,360 her to leave with him. She begged for him to stay. When he 501 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:28,880 couldn't, Elizabeth violated the church and took Jason to the basement. She forced 502 00:40:29,199 --> 00:40:31,880 the truth upon him, with no regard for the consequences, hoping it would 503 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:37,480 make him stay. He'd used his phone to take pictures of the creature, 504 00:40:37,079 --> 00:40:44,400 inadvertently photographing the scroll instead, and then he ran and ran and never looked 505 00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:52,719 back for her. She'd given up everything for him. I can only spend 506 00:40:52,719 --> 00:40:58,000 my life trying to repent. I'll never be forgiven, but that's all I 507 00:40:58,039 --> 00:41:05,480 can do. Elizabeth pushed past Mason, leaving him out there alone. As 508 00:41:05,480 --> 00:41:09,239 she entered the piece of the barn that still stood, she sat on a 509 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:19,639 bench and began to pray. Mason could see it. He knew she'd never 510 00:41:19,719 --> 00:41:25,760 be forgiven. Worse, he could see that whatever minuscule chance Elizabeth Graper had 511 00:41:27,039 --> 00:41:31,760 at redemption was exponentially more than he'd ever have. Nothing could save him, 512 00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:35,559 not the private jet, not the mansion. All the likes, shares, 513 00:41:35,559 --> 00:41:39,119 and comments in the world were meaningless, as was everything in his bank account. 514 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:43,960 He surveyed the empty settlement, in what was left to the people who 515 00:41:44,039 --> 00:41:50,039 had nothing and still couldn't take what they had with them. What hope was 516 00:41:50,039 --> 00:41:55,280 there for Mason Quinn. What he wanted more than anything was the feeling that 517 00:41:55,480 --> 00:42:02,079 disappeared right as the angel did, the abs of which was absolute hell. 518 00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:07,239 He needed it back. That feeling was the only thing that mattered, and 519 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:15,079 even though he now saw that he would never get it back, he would 520 00:42:15,079 --> 00:42:25,039 try. He was Mason fucking Quinn. He could do anything if he tried 521 00:42:25,079 --> 00:42:36,079 hard enough. Mason slid onto the makeshift pew next to Elizabeth and began to 522 00:42:36,119 --> 00:42:46,840 pray. Did you like that story? It's part of a new charity anthology 523 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:52,559 called Shadows and the Stacks. The book feature stories from twenty one of Horror's 524 00:42:52,559 --> 00:42:55,400 brightest up and coming authors, as well as New York Times as they celebrate 525 00:42:55,519 --> 00:43:00,400 literary themes being banned from libraries across America. 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