Chapter 67

The crowd hissed and booed at the man’s words.

“Let this so-called ‘Lord’ have his dead animals,” he continued. “For the War of the Divine has been reignited at our master’s behest, and metaphysical entities have begun to pick their sides. I must ask you, my brothers and sisters, whose side are you on?”

“Lucifer!” they called back in unison.

“Who do we serve?” The pitch of the man’s voice was now growing more and more shrill.

“Azar, the King of the Fourth Circle!” the voices of the cult members roared in unison.

“Then give up to him this beast of burden!” the man shrieked. “Let this beast inherit your sins, and he shall bring our master strength!”

Every member of the cult reached out their hands toward the remaining goat as they began to mumble. They each must have been saying different things this time because their words mixed together into an incomprehensible drone. After a few minutes, they all lowered their hands in what looke