Order of the Satan Knights

Prologue.

By reading this book, you've probably already read my first work, Cradle of Vampires, and if not, I highly encourage you to do so. But now a few words of introduction to my next work, Order of the Satan Knights. As the title suggests, the story is about a secret order that exalts the cult of the Dark Lord. The story begins when Martinus, a servant of the Dark Lord, decides to create his own ideology of Satanism. And it ends in extremely strange ways, but I don't want to recount further plot threads here, because reading this novel will be boring if all the most important information is already contained in the prologue. I will, however, reveal that I will be providing detailed descriptions of the rituals, characters, and surroundings. And I would like to say from the outset that all the events contained in this novel are fictional, and the characters are coincidental.

My friend, for better or for worse.

Chapter I:

Beginning

In which we meet Martinus and his evil plans to create his own Satanic association.

It was a beautiful May evening, Martinus was sitting at his computer, as he did every day, listening to music, when the idea of ​​creating a new church of Satan came to him. He was a boy of about sixteen, with long black hair that reached his elbows. He usually wore it loose, but sometimes tied it back in a ponytail. He was head over heels in love with the Young Woman, and only she had any influence on him. However, Martinus went to bed shortly after the idea came to him. During the night, he pondered the main ideologies of his association and also came up with its name. The next day was Saturday, so Martinus didn't have to go to school and could begin developing his idea, and so it was. First, he created a website for his association, calling it the Order of the Satan Knights. This name was no coincidence for Martinus, as he had found it in the ancient books of the Library of Alexandria, which he found online.

The boy, fascinated by the mysteries of the 19 Enochian Keys, decided to adopt them as one of the ideologies of his dark society, choosing Behemoth as the official symbol of the order. Enchanted by his achievement, Martinus declared himself the high priest and called all members of the society larvae. After posting an email address on his satanic organization's website, the boy waited for new members and, in the meantime, decided to search for a place where he could perform his dark rituals. He searched for several days until he found a small clearing in the forest near a mine ventilation shaft. It was approximately 50x50 m, completely surrounded by forest. The treetops were so high that sunlight barely penetrated. Fascinated by this clearing, Martinus began to visit it daily to build his temple there. Under the largest oak tree in the clearing, the boy placed the main altar, a table made of planks, three meters long, and to the left of the table was a pulpit for preaching. Above the altar, he placed a cross with its arms turned toward the ground, and above the pulpit, the symbol of Behemoth. After preparing the prayer area, Martinus received the organization's mailbox, and to his surprise, there were ten people willing to sign up for the Order of the Satan Knights. All lived in the same town as Martinus, so there was no problem organizing the first Black Mass, which the creator called the Introductory Mass. All members accepted the date set by Martinus, June 15, 1997 (the day of the supposedly full moon),

at 8:30 PM Warsaw time.

Chapter II

: The Satanus.

In this chapter, we meet Martinus's girlfriend and the members of The Satanus. The events of this and the next chapter take place six months before the Order's creation.

The Satanus was a band founded by Martinus in 1995, the band has been playing in its current lineup since 1996 and the lineup consists of:

Martinus – guitar vocals

Młoda – vocals

Templer – second guitar

Łysy – drums

Gladiator – bass

Imothep – keyboard

The band recorded two demo albums with this lineup, titled "The Satamus I" and "The Satanus II." Martinus, as vocalist, guitarist, and manager, was dissatisfied with the band's career; it was constantly lacking in fame and success. His girlfriend disliked Martinus's constant complaining and threatened to leave the band if he didn't come to her senses. Young (Martinus's girlfriend's name) was a beautiful, shoulder-length black-haired girl. She loved Martinus very much, but she disliked his style of dressing. She disliked it when her boyfriend wore black all the time, claiming that black didn't suit him. Martinus liked her best when her hair was tied in two ponytails and her eyes were painted black or silver. Young was a year younger than her boyfriend, but she still had a huge influence on him. She liked it when Martinus recited poems he had written especially for her. She disliked her fiancé's musical style, preferring techno to Gothic Metal. and Hip-Hop, but she still agreed to be the vocalist in The Satanus. Młoda had a beautiful vocal. And Martinus's best friend, Templer, claimed that Młoda shouldn't interfere with the band's affairs and listen to his damned, defective techno. Templer was Martinus's friend and at the same time his loyal servant. He had short black hair, and unlike Młoda, he liked his friend's music, but didn't like its gothic vibe. Templer claimed that his friend should find a girl who listened to the same music, but he knew Martinus wouldn't listen to him anyway because he loved Młoda too much. Templer was the same age as Martinus and was the second guitarist in The Satanus.

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On Saturday afternoon, Martinus was supposed to meet his fiancée and invite her for a romantic moonlit walk, and at the end, they were supposed to go to a pizzeria for pizza. And so it happened. They met at the agreed-upon spot, the town square where they both lived. The sun was already setting, which Martinus loved (Martinus loved walking with his fiancée by moonlight). They strolled, never rushing, because they both wanted the moment to last as long as possible. They were just passing through the cemetery gate (Martinus wanted to visit the graves of his great-grandparents and cousin) when a beautiful dialogue arose between them.

"Martinus, recite a beautiful poem to me.

" "My dear, I'm lacking inspiration right now.

" "And I'm begging you.

" "Okay. Young you know how to influence me; at the rate poems for you aren't even written for our band."

Martinus began reciting the poem he had just composed for his beloved.

"Beauty slept and angels wept

over your immortal soul,

and in that dream, all evil wanted to

claim you for itself."

"Speak on, my angel," said the Young One.

"How this storm fills

my heart, though unhealed by

heavenly ebony knives

and the rustling wild forests.

Far beyond them, brighter,

your radiance awakens me from slumber.

Through twilight, darkness, and moonlight,

my scarlet tears will flow,

like stolen blood and the whispered love

of unfulfilled fantasies.

" "Martinus, how in such a short time do you invent such beautiful poems?" asked the Young One

. "My poems are created thanks to you, you are my inspiration, my muse, my angel, and to you alone I give my heart for eternity.

" "How beautiful does it all sound, why did I not appreciate you once?

" "I don't know, my beloved, but I still believe that you are well with me now?

" "Oh yes, my beloved, I have always loved you, even though I told you I have a boyfriend, and you know it."

"Yes, I know that, my most beautiful lady, your beauty is even more beautiful than the full moon.

" "Martinus, why did we come to the cemetery, and during the full moon?" the bride asked.

"Because during the full moon, the cemetery is most beautiful.

" "Young lady, let's go for pizza," said Martinus

. "I don't have any money, my love.

" "And why do you need money, my angel? I'm paying for this romantic evening, which I hope will last as long as possible.

" "Martinus, I don't like it when you pay for me," said the bride.

"So, my dear, aren't we going for a romantic dinner at our favorite pizzeria?" asked Martinus

. "But we're going, you know I love eating pizza with you.

" "Then let's go, my dear."

Martinus and the bride, both in love, went to Pizzeria Paradiso (they made the best pizza in the whole city and it was in the market square, and the cemetery they were in was about 300 meters from the pizzeria). The pizzeria's interior was modeled after Gothic cellars and was located in the basement of one of the tenement houses surrounding the market square. The atmosphere was beautiful there, with medieval music constantly playing from a tape recorder, and candles instead of normal lighting. After dinner, the bride and Martinus left the pizzeria and entered the market square, which was now beautifully illuminated by the moon, sat on one of the benches, and began kissing. When they were finished, the bride looked at her watch.

"Martinus, do you know what time it is?

" "Yes, I know, 11:02 PM

." "How do you know? We kissed, couldn't you have looked at your watch?" the bride said.

"I didn't look at my watch, but I heard the clock in the church tower chime," Martinus said.

"Honey, do you see how quickly time flies? If I had the power to stop it, the moments we spend together would be endless."

"I'd like that too, my dearest," the bride said, and began searching for her home number on her cell phone.

"Honey, where are you calling?" Martinus asked.

"I'm calling my father to pick us up and take us home."

The bride's father arrived at the place where his daughter had arranged to meet him. He first took Martinus home. When the boy got out of the car, the bride also got out, saying to her father,

"Dad, wait a moment, I'll just say goodbye to Martinus.

" "Okay, no problem, daughter, just hurry," her father replied.

"Martinus, my dear, why are our meetings always so short?

" "I wonder about that too, my angel," Martinus replied.

Ignoring the bride's father, who was waiting in the car, they began to kiss. They kissed for a good five minutes, but the kiss was interrupted by the sound of a horn.

"Goodbye, my love, I'll longingly await our next meeting," Martinus said.

"Me too, my dear, goodbye."

They kissed goodbye, the young woman got into the car and drove away, and Martinus came home (he lived in an apartment building on the first floor), took a shower, and went to bed. On Monday, at rehearsal, the band played their standard songs (they were getting ready for Castle Party). Martinus began playing, more inspired than ever.

"Martinus, what happened to you?" the young woman asked

. "I came up with a new song, we'll play it at Castle Party." Martinus replied.

"What will you call our new song?" Templer asked

. "Order of the Satan Knights, what do you think?

" "I like it." the young woman replied

. "Me too." Templer said.

"And what do the rest of the band think?" Martinus asked

. "We're in.

" "Okay. Rehearsal's over for today, guys. You can go home. The young woman stay, we need to talk some more.

" "Martinus, honey, you know I'll do anything for you?

" "Honey, could you handle lyrics written in Swedish or Finnish?

" "Why are you asking?"

"I want to write a new song in one of these languages. Of course, I'll write it in the language you choose, my dear.

" "I think I'll be able to sing in Swedish, but you have to help me master it.

" "So, from now on, we'll meet every day at my place and we'll learn Swedish together. What do you think, Młoda?

" "That's possible, but will you manage to teach me Swedish within a month, my love?

" "Dzieci, don't worry, because you don't have time, I'll manage to teach you Swedish within a month, and you'll perform the band brilliantly at Castle Party, you have such a beautiful voice. I can already imagine what this new song will sound like in Swedish."

"I hope you'll teach me Swedish, Martinus, I hope so.

" "Honey, do you doubt my skills?

" "No, I never did, you know.

" "I know, Young, I know, and that's why I love you."

Martinus and Young started kissing. They kissed for a good ten minutes when they heard a loud gasp and saw Templer standing next to them.

"What are you still doing here, can't you see that you're…!" Martinus asked.

"Yes, I see you were kissing, but it couldn't wait," Templer replied.

"What couldn't wait, what do you think is more important, Templer, than kissing my girlfriend?

" "An invitation to Przystanek Woodstock.

" "Owsiak accepted my application for this year's festival, show it to me.

" "Here, admire it, this is our five minutes, first the invitation to Bolków and now to Żary," Templer said.

"Young, do you believe it, because I don't want anyone to pinch me, because I must be dreaming," Martinus said.

"Templorer, show me this invitation."

"You're not dreaming, honey, we really were invited to Żary by Owsiak," the young woman said to Martinus. "

Well, thanks for all the information, Templer. Have a nice evening, and let me enjoy my fiancée's kiss."

Templer left the room where the band was rehearsing (a room rented by the school), while the young woman and Martinus stayed there, kissing.

Chapter III:

Castle Party, Bolków '96

In which we'll learn the story of the band's performance at the Castle Party gothic music festival in Bolków and the Woodstock Festival in Żary.

The young woman had mastered Swedish well enough to sing the song "Order of the Satan Knights" without any problems (stuttering, word mistakes, or mispronunciation) at the last rehearsal before leaving for Bolków, Martinus announced.

"As you know, we're playing at Castle Party on Saturday. Today I received an email from the organizers, which mentioned the band we'll be supporting. You'll ask them what their name is.

" "Therion." "Łysy

" said, "No." Martinus replied

, "Slipknot." Templer said ,

"No.

" "I see no one will guess. Młoda, tell them." Martinus said

, "We'll play as support for the Finnish band Nightwish." Młoda said

, "And why is our new song sung in Swedish?" Templer asked

, "No, Templer, you know that Martinus loves Scandinavian culture." Młoda replied

, "Oh yes, I forgot that our leader loves everything related to Scandinavia and Vikings." Templer said.

"Templer, don't forget yourself, or I'll probably injure you if you keep spouting such nonsense, after all, you know my only love is Młoda, not any Scandinavian culture." Martinus replied. "

Okay, guys, stop arguing, or someone else from the band will get kicked out, and tomorrow we're going to Bloków." Młoda said

. "Right, let's end our argument, Martinus." Templer added

. "Tomorrow at 10:00, we'll meet at the school. Our driver will be waiting. We'll load the equipment and go to Castle Party." Martinus said to the entire band.

"Why are we going there so quickly? We're playing on Saturday evening," Łysy asked.

"Because Bolków is a bit far away, and Martinus wants to be at the entire festival," Młoda replied.

The next day, the entire band arrived at the schoolyard at the appointed time. Młoda was the last to arrive, as always. Her father said to Martinus.

"Martinus, look after my little princess."

"Okay."

"And don't let any harm come to her at that festival.

" "Okay, sir, you have nothing to fear, nothing will happen to the bride, I'll see to it.

" "I'm counting on it, Martinus."

The bride's father drove off, Martinus and the bride started kissing, and the rest of the band were loading their gear into the car. Finally, Templer got angry and said,

"Martinus, can you put your guitar and amplifier in the car for me, huh?

" "You don't have to, because we've just finished kissing. I'm already loading my gear into the car, and you, bride, take our seat in the back where we always are.

" "Okay," the bride replied to Martinus.

Bolków, 1:30 PM

. "So we're in Bolków," Martinus said.

"Guys, unload the equipment, and I'll go and get hotel rooms with the bride."

Martinus arranged two rooms, one for four people and the other for two (of course, the Castle Party organizer paid for the room rentals for the bands).

In the evening, the whole band went to Castle Hill to participate in the first day of the festival. The first day passed quickly. The second day, Martinus woke up at 11:00 a.m., looked around the room, and couldn't see his girlfriend anywhere. He went to the bathroom, wanting a cold shower to wake him up. He tried to open the bathroom door, but it didn't work. Seeing his girlfriend in the room, he asked,

"Are you young, are you in there?

" "Yes, I was just taking a shower, why do you ask?

" "Because I want to use the bathroom too.

" "Wait a minute, darling, I'll be out in a moment, I'll just put on some makeup.

" "May I know what color you're painting your eyes, dear?

" "Black, just the way you like it?"

The rest of the afternoon went by without a hitch. At 9:00 PM, The Satanus left the Bolków Hotel and headed with their equipment towards the castle hill. When they arrived and saw that Nightwish had already arrived, Martinus said to the rest of the band.

"Rehearse something, I'm going to talk to Tarja.

" "With who?" Młoda asked

. "With the Nightwish vocalist." Templer replied.

Martinus approached Tarja and the rest of the band. After greeting them, he asked Tarja.

"To ask on word mighty Tarja?" (Tarja can be asked on word.)

"So obviously." (Yes, of course), Tarja replied

. "You are surely Martinus, member of The Satanus." (You are probably Martinus, member of The Satanus), Tarja asked.

"Yes," Martinus replied.

"Tarja has a small question for you, or would you agree to sing with my vocalist and work with my team?" (Tarja, I have a little question for you, would you agree to sing my band's song with my vocalist?)

- Good, mute matter. (Okay, no problem)

- Thanks Tarja. (Thanks Tarja)

- You have not, me for what to thank. This song is sung in what language? (You have nothing to thank me for. What language is this song sung in?)

- In Swedish, and what do you ask? (In Swedish, why are you asking?)

- So oneself I ask only, deliver me the text, I think that it will take one and a half hours to your performance to master him. (I'm just asking, deliver me the text, I think that within an hour and a half to your performance I will master it.)

- Just I hope such also. You have the text here as you will be finished this visit come to us, it will not cause a problem obviously if thingamabob. (I hope so too. Here's the lyrics; when you're ready, come join us, of course, if it's not a problem for you.)

- This won't be a problem for me. I'll be happy to meet the rest of the band members, The Satanus. (It's no problem for me, I'd love to meet the rest of the band members, The Satanus.)

- I am Tarja, really very grateful. (Tarja, I'm really very grateful to you.)

- You will thank me then, I will come to you in an hour. (You'll thank me later, I'll come to you in an hour.)

- We will wait, OK. (OK, we'll wait.)

After talking with Tarja, Martinus returned to the rest of the band.

- Martinus, why did you talk to her for so long? the young lady asked.

- I asked her if she would sing a duet with you, and she's a terrible talker.

- And she agreed, my dear.

- Yes, she will come to us in an hour, I want to meet the rest of the band.

After an hour, Tarja arrived.

- Hi, my name is Tarja Turunen. (Hello, my name is Tarja Turunen.)

- About how to see again pleasantly, permit that I will introduce the composition of The Satanus. (Oh, how nice to see you again, let me introduce the lineup of The Satanus), said Martinus.

- And at the beginning we will begin with the only woman in our composition, maybe. (Maybe I'll start with the only woman in our lineup,) Martinus continued.

- Our vocalist Młoda. (Our vocalist Młoda.)

- Second guitarist Templer (Second guitarist Templer)

- It plays Łysy on drums (Łysy plays on drums)

- Imothep on organs (Imothep on organs)

- It bends Gladiator on bass guitar (Gladiator bends on bass guitar)

- So it ends with me, leading guitar is my specialty and sometimes vocal. (And in the end, there's me, my specialty is lead guitar and sometimes vocal.)

- Just I got to know this your team, I would be able to counter this song with you? (So ​​I've met your band, could I play this song with you?) Tarja asked.

"But obviously." ("Oh, of course," Martinus replied.

Half an hour later, a roadie approached Templer.

"Who's the bandleader?

" "Martinus, he's the one with the long black hair.

" "Hello, are you Mr. Martinus?" the roadie asked .

"Yes, it's me, what's going on?

" "You're going on stage in five minutes, please announce yourselves.

" "OK.

" "Young lady, come with me, we have to announce our band. "

Martinus and Young lady walked onto the stage at Bolkowice Castle. Martinus shouted into the microphone.

"Hail audience, we are The Satanus," and signaled the rest of the band to come on stage. The crowd in front of the stage shouted "Hail Satan, and we want The Satanus" (alternating).

"The first song we'll play will be "The Satanus," it's on our first demo, Martinus said.

The song "The Satanus" and a few others got the crowd fired up. When they finished playing the last song, Martinus shouted into the microphone again.

"And now we'll play our latest song, written especially for Castle Party, Order of the Satan Knights. Tarja Turunen, the vocalist of Nightwish, for whom we're playing as support, will be our guest. Tarjo, we invite you to join us." When the audience heard Tarja and Młoda's vocals, it was almost certain that The Satanus had created the best atmosphere of the entire festival day. After finishing the song, Martinus spoke again, this time in English.

"The Tarjo, on behalf of the whole team, I thank you very much for singing hit it off with us." (Tarjo, on behalf of the entire band, thank you very much for agreeing to sing with us.)

"You don't have me for what to thank, then I thank you for the atmosphere that reigns in your team. We have to record this piece on plate together." (I thank you for the atmosphere that reigns in your band. We have to record this song for the album.) said Tarja.

"Over singletons, we'll let you know yet." (We'll think about the single, we'll let you know.) said Młoda.

"Permit Tarjo that I will, announce your team." (Tarjo, let me introduce your band.) said Martinus.

"OK," Tarja replied.

"And now Nightwish will perform before you, dear audience, who came especially for you from frosty Finland. Finally, I'd like to add that we'll be performing at this year's Przystanek Woodstock festival. On behalf of the entire band, I invite you to Żary." After Saturday's event, Martimus and Młoda, exhausted from the concert, went to bed. On Sunday morning, the band packed their equipment into the car and everyone went home. They arrived at the schoolyard at 6:00 PM, the entire group gathered within 10 minutes, and only the bride and Martinus, who were waiting with his fiancée for her father to arrive, remained. Meanwhile, as always, they began kissing, but this passionate moment was interrupted again by the sound of the bride's car horn. The bride said goodbye to Martinus with a quick kiss, got into the car, and drove away. The boy grabbed his things and walked home (the distance from school to home was about 400 meters).

A month later, the band went on tour again, this time to Przystanek Woodstock. On Saturday evening, they gave a fantastic concert, and on Sunday morning, they were back home.

Chapter IV

: A Brilliant Career in Europe.

In this chapter, we'll travel to 1997 and learn about the history of Eurovision '97 and the Debut Competition at the Opole Festival.

Martinus was sitting in front of his computer when his cell phone rang—it was the bride. It was already 11:00 PM.

"Young lady, what happened, darling, that you're calling me so late?"

"Martinus, guess where we got the invitation.

" "I don't know, I don't feel like thinking, it's a bit late.

" "My dear, I'm telling you, TVP SA called me, we were nominated for the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, and also for the Debuts Competition in Opole.

" "Young lady, am I dreaming all this? In the space of a year, we've built a career that no band from our area could have dreamed of. And it all started with an invitation to the Castle Party Gothic Music Festival in Bolków.

" "You're not dreaming, Martinus, my dear, although I must admit, I don't believe in our luck either.

" "Young lady, I'm finishing up because I want to go to bed; I haven't slept since our meeting yesterday.

" "So, why haven't you slept?"

"I don't know. Goodbye, my love.

" "Goodbye, my dearest."

Martinus went to bed the next day, got up at 8:30, ate, and went to school. After returning home, he called TVP (Polish Television), and what Młoda had told him the night before was confirmed. Martinus called the entire band and announced an emergency meeting, during which he brought up the upcoming concerts.

"We're gathered today to discuss two topics that will determine the future career of our band. Allow my wife to speak," Martinus said.

"So, we've received invitations from state television to the Eurovision Song Contest and the Debuts Competition in Opole. What songs are you proposing?

" "Let's leave that matter to the leader," Templer said.

"Well, then, I propose our song, which was a hit at the festivals in Bolków and Żary." Martinus announced

. "Are you talking about Order of the Satan Knights?" Łysy asked.

"That's exactly what I was thinking about; I'll sing it with Młoda.

" "In what language?" Gladiator asked

. "In Swedish, and if it's not Polish, I'm not stupid enough to change a particularly good text.

" "So let's vote," said Młoda.

"There's no need to vote, we're all in favor, there has to be something that sets us apart from all these morons." said Templer.

"When are the Polish Eurovision qualifying rounds, Młoda, my dear?

" "In two weeks, my dear Martinus.

" "Well, now I have to fucking master the lyrics." said Martinus.

Time flew by, but for some unknown reason (no one expected it, least of all Martinus), The Satanus won the Polish Eurovision qualifying rounds thanks to the votes of TVP viewers. Maciej Orłoś, the host of the Polish qualifying rounds, was impressed that a small, unknown band had defeated the fame of the Polish stage, Łzy. Martinus approached the host, asked for a microphone, and addressed the nation.

"Compatriots, on behalf of my entire team, thank you for all the votes cast for us. I also congratulate Łzy for supporting us spiritually. Kąkol thanks you for everything you've done for us, and also thanks for the fierce competition between our bands. But as it turned out, it wasn't Łzy that went to Stockholm, but the little-known band, The Satanus, who chose the national television audience. I promise today that we will do our best to ensure the next Eurovision Song Contest is held in Warsaw. Thanks again."

After two weeks, Martinus and the rest of the band set off for Stockholm.

In the Swedish capital, another extremely strange thing happened: the final went to a playoff between the Finnish Nightwish and the Polish band The Satanus. The hosts of the Eurovision final announced the results.

"He became the winner of today's final. The Satanus." (The winner of today's final was The Satanus.)

"And so next year's final will take place in Poland." (So next year's final will be held in Poland.)

"Let's give the leader of the victorious team a vote." After these words, Martinus spoke.

"On behalf of the entire team, I want to thank everyone who voted for us, and owed us the victory." "

It also directs thanks to the Nightwish team. I thank them for such a beautiful fight to the very end." "I

thank them for being able to give my voice," Martinus said to the Swedish television presenters.

After returning home, all members were greeted at the airport in Katowice-Pyżowice as if they were national heroes. Martinus, of course, as always, held the bride's hand and whispered in her ear,

"Honey, now the interviews, gossip about us, etc., will begin.

" "Martinus, don't you think all this is strange? We're not even eighteen yet and our band is already so good. Who contributed to this success, my dear?

" "All of us, my dearest."

After returning from Stockholm, the band began preparations for the Debut Competition at the Opole festival. The day before leaving for Opole, Martinus was contemplating with his girlfriend at Pizzeria Paradiso.

"Honey, don't you think this is all too good to be true?

" "Martinus, I only know one thing: we don't dream, we can't have the same dreams.

" "Well, probably not, but anyway, from those damned 'crying' moments, may Behemoth rule over their souls for as long as possible.

" "Stop talking like that, you envy their fame, that's why you say that."

"They're jealous of us, the bride, they promoted themselves with their debuts in Opole, and we're known all over Europe at Eurovision. Isn't that a bigger success? In my opinion, we're more famous. After all, we were the first Polish band to win the competition for the best song of the old continent. I don't know why we're going to Opole, we already have the victory in our pockets.

" "Honey, let's get this over with, we're on a date.

" "That's right, that's right .

" "The bride, what would you say to a moonlit walk?

" "Of course, you know I love it.

" "Then I'll pay for our romantic dinner and we can go.

" The bride and Martinus walked along in the moonlight, holding hands, and walked and walked until they finally reached the bride's house.

"Martinus, why do I hate being separated from you?"

"The bride, I hate it too, I'd rather we were always together.

" "The same, my love."

They started kissing for a good fifteen minutes when the young lady looked at her watch.

"Martinus, do you know what time it is?

" "No, and I don't want to know, I want this moment to last as long as possible.

" "It's already 11:30 PM, good thing I'm already at home.

" "You're fine, dearest. I have to walk for at least half an hour to see the walls of my house.

" "Then sleep at my place and you'll be home in the morning.

" "Young lady, what if your parents have any problems?

" "You know you're always welcome at my place, day or night.

" "Okay, you've convinced me, dearest. Now it's up to my parents whether they'll agree to me spending the night with you or rushing home."

Martinus quickly called home from his cell phone and got permission to stay overnight with his girlfriend.

"Young lady, I got permission to stay overnight with you, are you happy?

" "Am I happy? I'm over the moon with joy." And while you're at my place, you'll fix what I told you about.

"OK. I'll see what's wrong with your computer, I'm studying computer science, after all.

" "I know, my love, you don't have to tell me that. "

Martinus sat there fixing the computer, and the little one was already in bed, asking him.

"Martinus, do you…

" "Please, little one, not now, I'll finish right away, and we can talk all night long.

" "Martinus, I have something to ask.

" "I'm listening to you, my love, you know that, but please, let me focus, otherwise I won't finish this even before dawn.

" "OK. It's finished.

" "What happened to this damn computer, my dearest?

" "Nothing, just the operating system crashed, I just finished installing it, I'll take care of the rest tomorrow.

" "Now tell me what you wanted.

" "Martinus, my love, I want to have sex with you.

" "What!!!! Did I hear you right, little one, do you want to have sex with me?

" "Yes.

" "No, come on, little one, you're only fifteen."

- So what?

- Well, we're both still too young for that.

- Martinus, you sound like my parents.

- No, Young One, I'm telling the truth.

- But I'm asking you to do it.

- And I firmly refuse.

- If you don't want to make love to me, it means you don't care about me anymore.

- Young One, what nonsense are you talking about? Who else would I care about if not you? You know I'd do anything for you.

- Well, if you do anything, make love to me.

- I'll do anything you want, but I won't make love to you.

- Martinus, why are you like that?

- I've always been like this, Young One, do you really want to lose your virginity at fifteen?

- Yes .

"But I want to stay a virgin, and you're out of luck.

" "Martinus, please, agree

." "Young man, no, that's it .

" "Martinus

," he said, "at most, we can kiss, but nothing more.

" "Okay, let your love be mine.

" "Well, that's a very wise decision, my love.

" "But it still doesn't satisfy me, Martinus."

The next morning, Martinus finished fixing Young man's computer, and in the afternoon, everyone gathered in the schoolyard to participate in the Debut Competition at the Opole Festival.

At 7:00 p.m., the band arrived at the Opole amphitheater after a short preparation, performed their best song, and waited for the results of the Debuts '97 to be announced. After half an hour, Maciej Orłoś took the stage to announce the results of the audio-tele voting.

"The winner of this year's Debut Competition at the Opole Festival is this year's Eurovision winner, The Satanus. We invite the entire band to the stage."

The host gave the floor to Martinus.

"Thank you to everyone who contributed to our success. I mean our parents, grandparents, friends, and everyone else who deserves this thanks. I also thank Tarja Turunen, the vocalist of the Finnish band Nightwish. If it weren't for Tarja agreeing to sing at Castle Party, I don't know if I would be here today with the rest of the band, and I don't know if I would be in Stockholm either. Finally, I'd like to thank the viewers who voted for our band.

After returning from Opole, the band returned to their normal routine of school, personal life, etc. Martinus met up more often with his girlfriend and learned a new language, this time Finnish (Martinus wanted to write a new song in Finnish). During one of these meetings, the following conversation took place between Martinus and Młoda.

"Darling, don't you think we should contact Tarja?

" "Why?

" "I'd like her vocals to be on our new album.

" "About what happened in Bolków?

" "Exactly, but I won't bother talking to Nightwish."

"If not you, then who, my love?

" "You, Młoda, I'm tired of this manager, I'd like you to take over my duties at least partially.

" "OK, I'll take care of contacting this Tarja, but I can't promise I'll handle it myself."

A few days passed, Młoda told her boyfriend.

"Martinus, we managed, Tarja agreed to sing with me on our new album, and she said she'd also find us a real studio in Germany, named something starting with the letter 'b'.

" "Probably Nuclear Blast, then great

." "Exactly what you mentioned, honey.

" "Marja, what language did you speak with Tarja in?

" "Finnish, why do you ask?"

"I'm just asking, I see my lessons came in handy."

Chapter V:

Order of the Satan Knights,

in which we learn about Martinus's plans to create a Satanic association, as well as the subsequent history of The Satanus.

After such a brilliant career in Europe, all the major music studios, including Sony and Nuclear Blast, began vying for The Satanus. However, Martinus chose (at the urging of the Nightwish vocalist) the German studio Nuclear Blast, and less than a month after speaking with Tarja, they entered the studio to record their first full-length album, Order of the Satan Knights.

The album featured ten tracks, of which "Order of the Satan Knights" was available in three versions.

The album was recorded in less than a month and two weeks after its release in Poland, it was certified platinum. During their stay in Germany, the band also traveled to Finland to record their first music videos. This music video, recorded with the help of Nightwish and Nuclear Blast, stayed on the charts for over four months, and spent the longest time at number one. Order of the Satan Knights was on the Polish 30 Ton List, German MTV, and Finnish charts. After such a brilliant career in The Satanus, Martinus and Templer had a falling out. It all started with a conversation at one of the rehearsals.

"Martinus, why are you always the one speaking after every show?" Templer asked.

"Because I'm the band's leader." Martinus replied.

"You're shit, not the leader. I'm bored playing in your crappy band, I didn't like playing your fucked-up music anyway," Templer said.

"Well, that's your luck," Ms. replied.

"Don't interfere in our affairs, you stupid, techno-obsessed bitch," Templer replied.

"Temple, you overdid it. Apologize to Ms. and leave. I don't want to see you at the band's rehearsals anymore. Understood!" Martinus told Templer

, "I won't apologize to a haunted and stupid girl," said Templer.

After these words, Martinus lost his nerve and punched Templer in the face. Templer fell onto the nearby drum set. Młoda approached him and punched him in the face, crying:

"Templer, you pig, I thought you were smarter than that." (At this point, Templer received a slap in the face from her) "That's because you called me a stupid, haunted techno girl."

Młoda walked up to her boyfriend, crying, and hugged him. Martinus whispered in her ear.

"Junior, don't worry about a guy like Templer. He won't tell you anything anymore. I'm kicking him out of the band today.

" "Martinus, you're very fair, I love you for that.

" "Okay, Młoda, stop crying, because it looks like a fifteen-year-old girl is crying, it's a shame."

After Martinus's argument with Templer, the band went on hiatus. However, their collaboration with the Finnish band Nightwish didn't end. Tarja even brought in a second guitarist so the band could continue playing, but the leader didn't like his playing style. One May evening

,

Martinus was sitting at his computer and the idea of ​​creating a Satanic society occurred to him. He named it after the best song that had catapulted his band into fame. After creating a website and setting up an email account, he waited for members of his society. On June 15, 1997, the first meeting of the Order of the Satan Knights was called. To his surprise, Martinus spotted his friend Tempeler.

"Templer, what are you doing here?" Martinus asked,

"I came to the first meeting of the Order of Satan, can I stay?

" "Yes, of course you can, we don't transfer what was in the band to the order."

Right on time, the first meeting of the order began.

Martinus, as its High Priest, began the ceremony.

"Ave Satan, Ave Satanus, Ave Lucifer."

The assembled people responded in kind (there were about fifteen of Satan's faithful gathered at the ceremony). The High Priest continued.

"We are gathered here to begin the first-ever ceremony of the Order of the Satan Knights." With his left hand, he began to trace an inverted pentagram (the sign of Behemoth)

, and then with his own hand, an inverted cross, uttering the words:

"Ave Satan,

Satan was,

is, and will be,

forever and ever."

The assembled faithful read from cards prepared by Martinus. "

Glory to you, Satan, forever and ever, we, your servants, bow to you. For ever and ever, Ave Satan

." The service proceeded according to Martinus's plan, as did the future fate of his order. At the last gathering, held two years after the first, the society numbered 100 people.

Chapter VI

: Conclusion.

In which we learn the final fate of the protagonists of this novel: Martinus, Młoda, and Templer.

A year after the Order of the Satanic Knights disbanded, Martinus married Młoda, and the entire band they had both played in was invited to the wedding. A month after the wedding, the young couple moved to Finland and settled in Helsinki. Martinus landed a well-paid job as a computer scientist at a well-respected Helsinki computer company, while his wife stayed at home. A year after their move to Finland, Młoda gave birth to twins: a boy and a girl. They named the boy Martinus (after his father) and the girl Tarja (after their wonderful friend, the Nightwish singer). Templer, meanwhile, became a psychopathic murderer and killed all the members of the Order of the Satanic Knights except for his old friend Martinus, who had moved to Finland and lived a normal, peaceful life there. Templer was caught by the police during his last ritual murder and committed to a psychiatric hospital. After being placed in a psychiatric facility, his fate remains unknown. He most likely slit his wrists with a piece of broken glass; this information was passed on to Martinus by his mother.