Hunter's Prayer
Jill Kismet series, book 2
Lilith Saintcrow
From ghoulies and ghosties
And long-legged beasties
And things that go bump in the night,
Good Lord, deliver us…
— Traditional prayer
Thou Who hast given me to fight evil, protect me;
keep me from harm. Grant me strength in
battle, honor in living, and a swift clean death
when my time comes. Cover me with Thy shield,
and with my sword may Thy righteousness
be brought to earth, to keep Thy children safe.
Let me be the defender of the weak and
the protector of the innocent, the righter of
wrongs and the giver of charity.
O my Lord God, do not forsake me when
I face Hell’s legions.
In Thy name and with Thy blessing,
I go forth to cleanse the night.
— The Hunter’s Prayer
Chapter One
It’s not the type of work you can put on a business card.
I sometimes play the game with myself, though. What would I put on a business card?
Jill Kismet, Exorcist. Maybe on nice heavy cream-colored card stock, with a good font. Not pretentious, just something tasteful. Garamond, maybe, or Book Antiqua. In bold. Or one of those old-fashioned fonts, but no frilly Edwardian script.
Of course, there’s slogans to be taken into account. Jill Kismet, Dealer in Dark Things. Spiritual Exterminator. Slayer of Hell’s Minions.