The Birth of the Cambion

The Birth of the Cambion is the episode of the first season of HBO's original series, Grimwood.

What the fuck are these? Sorry God.

Now, now! Let me finish my morning chores! I can't feed you children, just yet, but first i must feed the chickens. They are what gives us breakfast in the first place!

Ira stepped out into the yard and upon seeing him, the chickens suddenly fled. The orphans watched with Ira as the chickens practically fell over themselves trying to get as far away from Ira as possible. Feathers filled the air and fell like ran onto all of the orphans and Ira.

Ira:Well, that was strange, huh?

Each of the orphans turned slowly towards him, their eyes widen in fear. Their hands dropped to their sides and they backed away from him. One of the orphans pointed at Ira and whispers something.

Ira:What was that, Jonni? I couldn't hear you.

Jonni whispered again, taking another step back.

Ira:What has gotten into you?

Jonni:(spoke a little louder)Evil...

Ira:Now that is quite enough! (took a step forward and the orphans quickly ran away)

An elderly stood on shaking kegs and raises a finger.

Elderly Woman:(in a concerned tone)Pastor, are you alri-

Ira raised his head so rapidly that the hood covering his lumps, flew backwards. He extended his hand in her direction and the old lady exploded into a cloud of gore that covered the absoluteness of the chapel. Ira looked down at his hand to see that it was charred to a crisp.

(yells)DEMON!

The Bishop:For now on, You shall be excommunicated from The Temple.

Deborah:When i was directly under the eyes, i felt my armor being unlatched from my body. The force even laid the plates of steel on the ground very quietly as if not to disturb anyone else. The coldness in the room turned to warm and then to unbearably hot. I had started to swaet just as the eyes had started to take a physical form. I remember a shadow appearing in the top corner of the ceiling and shooting out towards the eyes where it whirled around forming an upside down triangular face followed by its thin bony body. The texture was the worst part. Greasy. Lumpy. Thick. It makes me sick that i remember these details but in the moment...

Ira:Don't say it mother, Please...

In that moment...I wanted it. I needed it. Satan, the king of darkness, had overcome me with his immense power of all things evil. He stripped me of everything that night. My dignity. My self- love. My virtue. And my connection to God and The Temple of Twilight. The worst part of all was that, during that horrible night, i was in love for the first time. I felt a deep passion for that beast. It was only until that next morning did i realize fully what had happened. And then i turned away from the Almighty.

refused to let me leave the Refuge. He gave me encouragement and helped to bring the light of God back into my heart and into my soul. You see, Ira...God has a plan for all of us. We may talk about how horrible that night was but there is one thing that will always be true...

Ira:And...what is that?

That i would never have given birth to you without the help of the dark king. It took only seven days before you were born. During that week, i stayed in my quarters and was constantly cared for by who came to my every need.