"Do you want to visit Father Constantine?" Zach asked, looking at Mike who was thinking about something.
This is what Matthew brought back yesterday, and Zach was also curious about what Constantine was doing. Yesterday, Matthew had been hiding to one side and eavesdropped on the whole process. It seemed like it was just the most ordinary sermon. This makes even less sense. Preaching to a dead soul, for what purpose
Mike's thoughts were interrupted and he glanced at Zach, "Constantine? Well, I quite want to meet him."
Zach raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong? Does Mary Church talk about him often?" Zach used a casual tone, but he was actually inquiring.
"Yeah." Mike nodded, "He's very, um -" Mike prolonged the final sound, as if he couldn't find the right adjective, and raised an eyebrow, "Awesome."
"Awesome?" Zach repeated, curled his lips and stood up, "Let's go."
Mike also stood up, with an expectant expression on his face.
In the open-air bathroom on the west side of Benjamin's warehouse, Benjamin was found testing a new shaver. The truck went west from Grande, passed through the cemetery, and stopped outside the Church of the Holy Child.
The Church of the Holy Child seems to be different from what Zach remembered. The porch and front door have been redone, and there are actually more people there. Not a believer, but a low-level demon who would dodge slightly after seeing Zach.
I once asked Zach what the relationship between demons and vampires was like. This question is very reasonable. For example, we know that vampires and werewolves are enemies.
Zach used a very crude metaphor, feel it.
"What do you think is the relationship between murderers and rapists who are locked up in different cells in the same prison?"
Do you think I dare to ask who the two correspond to
But what really surprised Zach was that these low-level demons seemed to be workers, working diligently through the church. Clean, organize, repair…
"Grand." Constantine's voice came from behind the altar. The priest opened the inconspicuous door and bypassed the statue of the Son representing the atonement. There was a trace of guilt, um, shame on his face. He nervously pulled his shirt flat, tucking the outer hem into his waist.
Zach frowned. In his memory, the priest had never appeared in such a mess. Embarrassment. For the priest who was always clean and tidy, this state of being as if he had just gotten up and dressed was embarrassment.
"Mr. Grande, I didn't know you were coming." Constantine walked towards Zach, with a trace of fatigue on his face.
"I don't know, this place is no longer what I remembered." Zach looked around. The interior of the church had not changed much, but the paintings on the windows were more colorful than before. It must have been re-patched. These were nothing. What really echoed Zach's words was that one or two demons quickly walked around the outside of the bench and carefully exited the church.
Constantine lowered his head slightly, crossed his hand across his chest, glanced at the familiar Zach and Benjamin, and then looked at Mike, without continuing what Zach said, he turned slightly sideways. "come on."
Going inside the church, Zach was also very familiar with the rooms behind it. At the time of the funeral. People from the Grand House usually stayed here to wait, but this time the priest did not stop and continued back until he completely walked out of the church area and passed through a small courtyard with a row of bungalows hidden in the shade of trees.
"Where are the nuns?" Zach frowned. Looking around, except for the door of Constantine's house in the middle, the other houses were closed. Zach didn't see Sister Zeng and the two priests, so he asked questions.
"Them." Constantine lowered his head and motioned for the three people to enter his room. "Being transferred back to the church." As if to comfort Zach, Constantine added, "Crowley promised not to hurt them."
Zach glanced at Mike. He thought Grande and Crowley had an agreement not to touch Grande's neighbors.
Mike looked at Constantine's home unconsciously. The decoration here was no different from that of the ancient ascetics. The bed, seats, bookcases, and wardrobe were all gone.
"A poor environment will temper a tough soul." With a smile on his face, Mike looked at Constantine, moved his fingers across his chest and bowed his head slightly to show respect.
Zach shook his head. This was the first time he had entered the priest's residence. It was not surprising given the neglected situation of the Holy Child Church in the past. However, now that Constantine is surrounded by a group of demons, the environment of the church has been improved. Looking at this again, I feel sad.
"Can you give me and Mr. Grande some space?" Constantine nodded and said to Mike.
"Okay." Mike nodded and walked out of the room without caring. His figure passed by the window and disappeared after a while. The courtyard where people were originally walking around became completely quiet, and they were chased away by Mike when they saw it.
Constantine spoke first, "First of all, I want to thank Mr. Grande for what he did for Seth."
The corners of Zach's mouth rose, and this smile was not very sincere, "Didn't you hear that there is no point in what we do, the ending has already been written."
Constantine frowned. From the last time they met in prison, he could feel that Zach's attitude had changed. The once polite mutual respect had become the current estrangement.
Benjamin tried it on Constantine's bed, frowned and complained, "It's so hard."
Zach and Constantine sighed at the same time, "How is Seth doing now?" Zach waved his hand, changed his smile, and asked.
"Very good, I just complain about the food." Constantine smiled helplessly. The 'General' is very efficient, but the efficiency of some people is not so good. Seth will probably stay in there for a few days.
Zach looked out the window, at the church outside the shade of the trees. The head exposed on the floor was pulled back by Mike, and he said with a smile, "Did you ask for these yourself?"
Zach was referring to the demonic takeover of the Church of the Son.
"Yes." Constantine did not deny it. He shook his head, a little helpless, but seemed to be relaxed. "This is a good thing for the Church of the Holy Child and a good thing for the church."
Zach thought about Constantine's words and nodded. The original Church of the Holy Child was very marginalized, and then became even more marginalized after Crowley appeared. Now that the edge was gone, the devil had settled in, this was Crowley's place. Crowley does not have the same prejudices as the previous human churches. She will only treat her territory uniformly. 'A breath of fresh air', don't forget it.
As for what Constantine said is a good thing for the church, I'm afraid it also means the same thing. Constantine is no longer isolated from the church because of Grande's relationship, but has integrated into it and become a member.
Zach smiled and picked up a holy book on the table, being careful not to touch the inlaid silver cross in the center of the cover. He opened it and looked at the chapter with the bookmark, which was the content of last Sunday's service. 'The Holy Lord created man in His own image. When we love the Holy Lord, we must also love ourselves, because we share the same image with the Holy Lord. '
Zach raised his eyebrows and looked at Constantine, "Crowley is really retro."
Constantine also smiled. Already integrated, the content of Constantine's worship was clearly dictated by Crowley. According to the content of Crowley's sermons after taking control of the church, this demon, no, use a fallen angel. This fallen angel is very concerned about the shaping of the human heart, that is, the quality of the soul...the quality of the soul.
"Let's talk about what happened yesterday." Zach put down the holy book, and his estrangement towards Constantine was actually very childish. What made Zach uncomfortable was that he only vaguely felt the difference between his neighbors, but his neighbors knew exactly who he was, yet they still acted with him, which gave Zach a feeling of complete defeat.
Zach used to worry that Constantine was deliberately trying to get along with Grande because of his relationship with Alice (Zach once thought that the reason Constantine persuaded Seth not to harass Grande was because there was a banshee in the Grande House). Be kind. Now that he is handing himself over to Crowley, Zach is obviously overthinking it. Because between the devil and the Grand House where the banshee exists, a priest who has a relationship with the witcher will give up the guarantee of bypassing death and 'dedicate himself' to the devil
"Matthew?" Constantine showed a helpless smile, "As he sees it, I am just preaching."
After seeing Matthew's hiding, there is not much secret at all.
Benjamin curled his lips, as if he disliked Constantine's bed being too hard, pulled up the wicker chair in front of the desk, sat down, and moved his head in boredom.
"Why?" Zach asked curiously.
Constantine pursed his lips and crossed his hands across his chest. He didn't know whether he was confessing or something else. "As you said, she is very retro. She hopes that every soul is 'born'."
Zach raised his eyebrows, not knowing what to say for a moment. 'Natural' does not mean that you are born this way, but it means naturally. Crowley actually hopes that the souls she gets are like Dylan, a demon that can naturally advance.
Zach was just about to sigh that Crowley's idea was too whimsical, but suddenly remembered what Mike said before, 'Awesome'. Constantine is great? !
Zach narrowed his eyes and looked at the priest in front of him, "What are you?"
Constantine seemed a little uncomfortable when the vampire suddenly looked at him like this, and he pursed his lips slightly in embarrassment. Benjamin also became a little curious. He leaned on the back of the wicker chair and looked at the familiar priest.
"This is so rude." Zach seemed to have reacted. He glanced at Constantine apologetically and quickly changed the subject, "Then please ask the priest to help us keep an eye on Ryan."
Constantine's expression still remained awkward. Such a blunt turn did not help the atmosphere, but made people feel deprived of the ability to explain.
But Constantine did not continue to bring the topic back. He calmed down his emotions, returned to his usual appearance as a priest, and nodded, "I will." (..)