The telephone rang in Didier Grondin’s study. He drifted in from the hallway and answered it.
“Hello… Didier Grondin.”
“It’s Lagrange.”
“What’s new my friend?”
“We made contact, and he says he has seen nothing, but I’m sure he’s lying.”
“What do you want done?” Lagrange asked after a pause.
“Nothing, only keep an eye on him. If he goes anywhere out of the ordinary follow him; you know what we want and what to do.”
Didier sat back in his big leather swivel chair. At last, it was all coming together, he thought, after all these centuries. It was just a matter of time before Jonas’s mind opened to the consciousness of the Dark Dimension.
All the time Jonas eluded them by hiding in the void between dimensions. It was all for nothing.
The Key would soon be in his hands, the key to unlocking the gate which would allow a greater enslavement of humanity on this forsaken planet. All religions being swept away in a glorious triumphant day… if he allowed it!
He stood up and strolled over to his drinks cabinet where he picked up a bottle of brandy and poured the brown liquid into a tall glass. After taking a sip, he walked back to his desk and sat down. He picked up a remote control and pressed a button. The soothing sound of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto filled the room. He then swiveled around and gazed out of the large window into his well-kept garden. Big, grey clouds swept across the sky and darkened the study.
With the alcohol coursing through his veins, he thought of the other members of the Order. They knew they were chosen because of their dark souls and that their master drew power from them to supplement his demonic powers from the Dark Dimension. Some were incarnations of earlier members, but could he trust them?
Sometimes, in his lighter moments, he wished to be free, but he knew it could never be. With what was to be, wasn’t it better to be part of the glorious New Order?
Rain began and rattled on his window. He glanced out and sought solace in nature—nature the divine. He drank the rest of his brandy and gave out a long, low sigh.