Part of Chapter 9
The Infernal Regions Show Up !
June '95, South Murphy Blvd, Sunnyvale, CA
It all happened without warning at around 11 pm one night as I was quietly reading in my motel room (A. Hamilton's bio strangely enough) when suddenly wham
THE FACE OF MEPHISTOPHELES HIMSELF (I think)
suddenly appeared right inside of - and then came right thru - the motel room's closed door. Without looking directly at me he then very slowly began to make his way, followed by the rest of his serpentine form, along the inside wall towards the far corner of the room.
I somehow immediately knew exactly what was happening and that there was absolutely no time to lose; I threw down the book, shut off the light, and assumed a lotus position on top of the motel room bed, hands in prayer. And unbeknownst to me at the time, I would remain pinned down right there for the next six hours. But at this point not even ten seconds had elapsed since it all began. All I knew was that it had struck with
AN INCREDIBLE CONFIDENCE
AND
AN UNCANNY SUDDENNESS !!!
And I knew that there was no turning back now and no escape possible of any kind and that ...
I WAS IN FOR A REAL SHOW !!!
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Now in my lotus position HE had already begun to very very slowly encircle the entire room. An old and yet incredibly virile looking face it was also a face, for whatever reason, of decidedly Southern European stock!
“... fear not Rome, the serpent lies coiled in Naples!“
- Old Sicilian Proverb
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And he bore a demonically mischievous grin. HE never looked directly right at me – never needed to - because even when he was slowly passing directly behind me he knew that I could still somehow see his entire face. And he was fully aware of where he was and who I was and what was now happening.
And HIS religious status he was now purposefully revealing; HE had been a part of human events, in HIS own infernal way, since the beginning of time. And he had quite enjoyed it, but in ways that mere mortals could never ever even possibly imagine.
But all of this would, after a few minutes, be suddenly replaced with something horrifyingly different. Something beyond comprehension. Because suddenly, in his place ...
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Dozens of them, deadly serpents, with an eerie greenish glow and red deadly piercing eyes. And they were upright - their flickering tongues right at face level.
Their numbers gradually increasing, they eventually surrounded my entire upper body, front and back, and so close now that wisps of air from their flickering could now be felt against my skin. But never actually touching.
THEY WERE THAT GOOD!
Then suddenly there was a rush, and then hundreds ...
I WAS NOW IN A SEA !!!
The sweat was now pouring down. But what I didn't know yet was that this was just the beginning. And as it turns out – the easy part. Because as it turns out …
I STILL HAD SIX MORE HOURS TO GO !!!