"Mom, I forgot to tell you guys that I just signed the lease for my apartment today so I will be moving out in a few days now"
Just as John finished saying those words, the entire table sank into a deep silence for a couple of seconds and the only sound that can be heard was his sister gorging on her food, then her mother said to him "Alright, when do you plan to leave?"
"Don't worry mom, I won't move out immediately. I will pack up after I attend the high school reunion this coming November" John smiling at his mother, knowing that she is reluctant to really let him move out from home.
Julix just smiled at him and gave a pat on his shoulders while her mother sighed in relief while Michelle looked on with a confused expression not understanding why they felt sad knowing her brother's gonna leave for Skylight City to leave there on his own "It's only half an hour from here to there though, what's the big deal about it?" she asked herself then continued eating her meal.
*****
John was sitting by the window on his bedroom gazing at the full moon in the sky while holding his newly acquired weapon, the Holy Desert Eagle. The gun looks exactly the same as a normal Desert Eagle but the only difference is that it was covered in metallic black with golden like threads decorated its body.
"Hmm.. Cool gun, bang ~" John then held the pistol up in the air and gazed at it with awe and then made a noise almost similar to a gunshot.
"This would be my trump card weapon if I ever get myself into a sticky situation. After all, I only have limited ammo on me just enough to fill another mag. . Haist, I would have bought more ammo but a single bullet actually cost $500, the heck of a price like that?" John complained when he found out how expensive a bullet of his pistol.
John then suddenly smiled bitterly to himself as the image of his mother's sad face kept popping on his head, then leaned at his chair and gazed deeply at the moon above and sighed "Mom, I'm sorry but me moving out wasn't decided rashly. It's because I have this nagging inside me that a storm is slowly brewing and its currently related to me being an exorcist or even with Faere not appearing for several days now."
"Time is of essence. I need to get more stronger!" John said as his eyes suddenly became sharp.
John then stood from his chair and jumped on his bed as he immediately immersed himself in meditation.
*****
In a certain village, in one of the houses at the center of the village. The was in chaos as girl around the age of 16 years old started screaming with voice not so natural as a group of men tried their best to bound her on a bed and a man in his thirties dressed in a priest robe slowly entered the room while loudly performing a prayer while holding a bible and a holy water.
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
In the Name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen.
Most glorious Prince of the Heavenly Armies,
Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in "our battle against principalities and
powers,
against the rulers of this world of darkness,
against the spirits of wickedness in the high places"
Come to the assistance of men whom God has created to His
likeness
and whom He has redeemed at a great price from the tyranny
of the devil...."
After finishing his prayer, he looked at the people inside the room and said seriously to them and especially the crying woman who looks like the mother of the girl on the bed who was currently being consoled by her husband "No matter what you see and hear from her, DO. not believe a single thing that she says! Remember she is now being possessed by an evil spirit, understand?" then the people weakly nodded.
Then the priest started splashing the holy water at the girl who started screaming in pain but then who suddenly laughed menacingly "Ahh! It hurts! It hu- hahaha! Fool! Do you truly that pathetic works on me! Come one show me what you got so called priest!"
"In the Name of Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel…."
"God~ God~ God!~ Oh shut up! This girl will be mine! You won't be able to cast me away!"
"of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul and all the Saints and powerful in the holy authority of our ministry, we confidently undertake to repulse the attacks and deceits of the devil. God arises; His enemies are scattered…."
"Stop it!~ Stop it right now! Argh! It hurts!" the possessed girl suddenly started howling in pain with a deep male menacing voice, as she started thrashing on the bed.
"Mom! Help me! Please! It's me, your daughter!" seeing it can't free itself, the 'girl' looked at the direction of the crying mother as she pleaded to her with pitiful eyes.
The mother seeing the pain in her daughter eyes, got softhearted and started getting closer to her wanting to free her from her pain.
The priest immediately noticed the woman and yelled "Stop her! Quick!".
Hearing the priest shout, the people inside immediately snapped from their daze and immediately stop the woman who was already on the process of untying the rope but the luckily the rope was still holding on and the husband immediately tightened in again while averting his eyes on the side, trying not to looked at the pained look of his daughter.
"No! Let me go! My baby girl is in pain already! Jackson, what are you doing!? That's your daughter, bastard!" the mother started shouting hysterically, trying break free from the people stopping her.
The priest sighed in relief and commanded "Quick! Get her out of the room! She's already got bewitched by the demon!"
The people assented and forcefully dragged her out of the room.
"Father, will my daughter be fine?" Jackson asked worriedly.
"She's gonna be fine, believe in my abilities and of our Lord" the priest smiled at him even though his face is already full of sweat and looking tired.
"Damn thing! You gave me no choice but to use this!" the priest took out a green talisman with what looks like unknown letters or drawings on it from his chest while thinking inside "Lord, forgive me for cursing!"
When the 'girl' saw the talisman on the priest hands, her eyes grew wide from fear but this time it was genuine fear.
"Y-you! You're not an o-ordinary exorcist! You're one of them!" it shrieked from fear.
"Hehehe"
"Stop! I will leave her body immediately! Bastard! Stop!!!" this time it thrashed more on the bed then howled in fear as it saw the priest throwing the talisman towards it. It was at this moment that it realized, it f*cked up.
"Now! Vanish for eternity vile creature!" then it threw the talisman and the surprising thing is the talisman headed towards the direction of the forehead of the girl like it already knows its destination.
The talisman stuck itself on the victim's forehead and released a blinding light that the people inside squinted and felt their bodies became comfortable as the light shined upon them. A few seconds later, the talisman turned into ashes after serving its used and a black looking smoke with a vile face on it came out from the girls head and it burst into oblivion.
Looking the the talisman that turned into ash, the priest screamed inside his mind "My money! Gone just like that".
Following his thought "5 down, three more to go!"
"This is job burns money" he sighed in sadness as exited the house ignoring the people around him, thanking him.
Then he looked in the sky and sighed to himself "When is my helper gonna come!? These evil spirits are powerful this time unlike those before who was far easier. This bastards burns money instead!" he complained inwardly while asking for forgiveness from cursing as he headed back to the direction of the church.