to speak while everyone is frozen from the shock.
“I followed a demon who told me he knew the road to immortality. I followed everything he told me and had others follow me as I followed a demon. None was more loyal to the cause than Alistair Wingreen. The elixir of immortality kills the body and leaves the spirit on Earth. Alistair’s son Calum wanted to be the test subject and it was successful. I then go home to my loving wife who tells me she is pregnant with my child. Knowing Cassie will need me I chose to cancel everything involving The Children of the Circle.”
A member of the congregation then stands up and asks, “Then why is Alistair saying those things?”
Reverend William lets out a sigh and then continues talking, “I found out about Cassie’s pregnancy after we tested the elixir on Calum. When I told Alistair that I was planning to disband The Children of the Circle, he wasn’t having it. I was not expecting him to break into the church of all places to steal the elixir, which is just household chemicals that are harmful when swallowed. As for the Wingreen family becoming ghosts, it was an enchantment from a demon. After Cassie telling me she is pregnant, I see the error of my ways now and I need to do what is best, not only for my future child, but for each of you as well.”
Many members of the congregation, including some members of The Children of the Circle stand up and give Reverend Michaels an applause. He did say he will not be unveiling who is, or who was a member of The Children of the Circle. He said it’s not his secret to tell but that he will forgive any and all members. Many choose to follow the reverend and go back to their church going ways. A few decide to exit as they still believe in the works of The Children of the Circle. To avoid any scandals, the papers reported that the Wingreen family died of carbon monoxide poisoning. They even dug up Calum’s body and placed it in the Wingreen house along with the bodies of the other members of the Wingreen family. Other members of the Wingreen family leave town with many believed to have changed their last name to avoid being connected to Alistair and his family. Reverend William Michaels shares one final enchantment, a spell that will force the Wingreen family to stay in their house until their spirits can crossover. Reverend William Michaels and his wife Cassie soon give birth to a little girl they name Juliana. A few years later they have a son, William Jr., or Billy. After years of making things right, the reverend turns things around and becomes a very well-respected reverend and community head. He eventually steps down to do more work for the community.
While on the surface, the Wingreen family was forced inside their home until the end of time, Alistair Wingreen also stole the book of incantations and the demonic painting that inspired the Children of the Circle. While not being able to completely remove the enchantment, they do spread the range to cover the entire street. The Wingreen family soon scare off many people living on the same street. Those who were not scared off were eventually killed once the Wingreen family learned how to possess human bodies. The Children of the Circle were fully disbanded, or at least that’s how the Wingreen family wanted it to look. The Wingreen family found ways to make certain that The Children of the Circle will remain a family. Years after the Wingreen sacrifice, people would go to their house to see if they were still in the house, Alistair made sure to take advantage of this. Alistair used this moment to either kill people blind to the truth or take this opportunity to recruit people to The Children of the Circle with him as the New Father. Behind the scenes, Alistair Wingreen is only beginning to prove he is the New Father and leader of The Children of the Circle.
C.L. Williams
C.L. Williams is an international bestselling author currently living in central Virginia. He's written eight poetry books, five novellas, one novel, and a contributor to a multitude of anthologies. C.L. Williams is currently working on a novelette series titled Chaos Fusion. He's also working on the book Bed Bugs, a supplement book to the MMH Productions film of the same name