Chapter 41: EXORCISM

Clemen looked at Rusty and Grimm's faces as they approached him. He had no idea what the reason was. He leaned against the table behind him and folded his arms.

"What are you going to ask me and did you come here together?" he asked casually.

Rusty took a deep breath and hesitated to look at his uncle's face.

"Uncle... Do you know anything about a woman named Kristine Edenburg?"

Clemen's eyes widened when he heard Rusty's question. His lips parted in shock.

"How did you find out about her?"

Grimm simply raised his hand.

"Because we talked yesterday and I told her about my Kuya Gaunt. I also told her that my Kuya had a relationship with the woman Kristine Edenburg..." Grimm said.

Because of what Clemen heard, he immediately felt nervous. He did not tell Grimm that he should not have told Rusty about the woman that his older brother loved. But what can he do? Here it is.

"Why did you suddenly become interested in her, Rusty? You heard Grimm's story."

"Uncle... I just saw in my dream Kristine's death. In my dream, I was her. I saw that she was strangled by a man with red hair who looked like Grimm. Then..."

Rusty could not continue speaking. Extreme confusion was evident on her face.

"My father Belphegor is what Rusty says I look like." Grimm added.

Clemen was very hard against him. He could do nothing but tell the children what he knew. Come what may. His older brother Constantine forbade him to tell his niece about it. But she needed to know the truth. He began to talk about the things he knew...

"A terrible tragedy happened in this town in the 1920's... Just a white-devil suddenly appeared and mercilessly burned everything. The exorcists fought him but they did not defeat him. According to the story of the survivors... The white-devil cried as he carried a lifeless woman. And that woman was Kristine Edenburg. There they found out that the woman had a connection there with the devil and in an unknown event she died. That is the reason why the demon went astray. For a long time many puzzles were left by that event. Until Grimm arrives and answers all the secrets of the tragedy. I learned from him the root..."

Rusty looked at her uncle in amazement.

"And what have I got to do with Kristine? Why did I dream of her?"

Clemen took a deep breath. He turned to them and opened the drawer of the table. From the small box he took an old locket necklace. The locket is oblong and large. He faced the two again. Grimm will surely be surprised. He faced them again.

"Kuya Constantine told me that Kristine Edenburg is a distant relative of your bereaved Mother..."

Clemen opened the locket of the necklace and exposed to Grimm and Rusty the image of a beautiful woman. That was very old but still clear. shocked Grimm looked at the picture and none of himself looked at Rusty. He backed away slightly...

"The woman in this picture is Kristine Edenburg. A great exorcist got it from the devil. He accidentally grabbed it while they were fighting."

"Y-You look like her, Rusty..." Grimm said weakly.

He clenched his fist tightly. He can't understand... Even though Rusty just looks like Kristine, he feels hurt. He knows how much his older brother Gaunt loves Kristine. Rusty not on her own touch her right cheek. Clemen spoke again to explain.

"Your Grandfather believes that you are Kristine's second life. So he wants you to be an exorcist like your parents. But Kuya Constantine did not agree because of your Mother's request. And he will not allow you to shorten your life because you use your ability. That's why when you were a baby, Kuya Constantine finally closed the channel of your body to make you a normal child. He wants to keep you away from any trouble related to our exorcists. And my older brother is right because this life is hard..."

Rusty grabbed her chest. What she saw in her dream was still clear in her mind... Bright blood flowed there. She felt nervous when she remembered Gaunt. After that, she did look at her companion next to her. Her attention was focused on his red and long hair... She remembered his bad dream even more.

"Are you alright?" Grimm asked worriedly.

He saw Rusty's pallor. He knew it was scared. He made a decision. He will protect Rusty from his brother.

"What we are all afraid of now, Rusty... You are already a young woman and as time goes on, you look more like Kristine. We are all afraid of the possibility that that white-devil will see you. He will definitely take you because you look like Kristine." Clemen continued.

Rusty looked at Grimm tearfully. She did not know but this was the first thing she thought of when she was scared. Grimm smiled sparingly at her.

"You do not have to be afraid, Rusty. I will not allow Kuya Gaunt to take you. I will fight him if necessary..."

"T-Thanks, Grimm..."

That's all she said. She could not tell here that she had already met Gaunt. She just chose not to let that matter happen. Grimm will also be damned.

"Do you have anything to ask me?" Clemen whispered to the two.

The nervousness and fear are obvious on the faces of the children. Especially with his niece.

"You do not have to be afraid, Rusty, as long as you wear the necklace your father made... That devil will not get you. Always wear it, from now on." He reminded.

"Thanks for the reminder, I will remember that."

"Besides, I will watch over Rusty at school until she comes home. Now that I know this, we should all be more careful..." Grimm said.

Clemen smiled at Grimm. He was not blind so as not to see in its eyes the strange glitter. He knew he wanted his niece... The fate of joking destiny. What if Gaunt appeared? Surely the siblings will not only be rivals but they will be fierce rivals. A big mess is about to start.

The next day Grimm and his Kuwarog Boys were busy selling ensaymada on the street. They need to earn extra because they have a lot of project costs right now. They also included Mikee in the sale. The ensaymada are placed in the box. They are at the side of the street now. They sell to pedestrians. They do not have a hard time selling because that is their bestseller.

" Its Grimm... Bad trip... I can't rush him! I can see his blue aura. He is no longer a useless demon now. He is stronger than me."

Unbeknownst to Grimm and his friends a black and ugly creature was watching their group. Its nails are long and its dark body is full of moss. Its eyes are red and its fangs are big. Wrinkled face. A weak and lowly demon is watching. A wandering demon. Creatures created from the decaying bodies of evil people. It looked at Grimm's friends. A smile flashed on his face and his big teeth were exposed.

"Grrrr! I will target his friends first. I will eat them so that I can have strength and then I will fight Grimm! I will definitely be given a high position and power when I bring Grimm to his father or to his brother."

The demon slowly walked closer to where Grimm's friends were. It uses shadows to hide around. Not everyone notices the lightening of their bracelets because they are busy selling. Rey took a deep breath and wiped the sweat off his face. He sat in the corner. The demon saw him and this was his first intention to victimize... But Mikee suddenly came.

"Are you okay, Reynaldo?" Mikee asked his friend casually.

Rey looked up. He smiled at the friend.

"It's okay, I'm just resting a little. Thank you, Mikee. Just call me Rey. Don't complete my name. You know the flaw! The ugly, old name! Eww!"

Mikee laughed softly at what he heard.

"Yes. Rey. My goods are running low. That's where you come from. To deplete yours as well. Eh, please sell these two boxes left. I’m going to pee." Mikee said.

Rey got up and took the two boxes of ensaymada he was carrying. It went to the place from which he came. Mikee simply looked around. He went to an abandoned alley. He went in there and immediately turned his back on the wall. Another successful smile appeared on the demon's lips that followed Mikee.

"This is more than I expected... Grrrr..."

The young man turned his back and was unaware of his presence. He was about to grab it but it suddenly moved and avoided it with his sharp nails. It looked at him and smiled as if nothing had happened. It was not even scared. Mikee raised his right arm where he was wearing the bracelet Grimm had given him. That shines red.

"Do you think I don't notice you following me, ugly demon? I know you were planning to victimize Rey earlier so I decided to feed myself." Mikee said calmly.

The demon prepared himself.

"You're an extraordinary child! Your courage! Looks like you already know what Grimm is ah?"

A foolish smile flashed on Mikee's lips. His face was serious.

"You are right. Because from the moment Grimm was born into this world as a human being I have been watching over him. I am looking to see if he will be a dangerous threat to everyone. But from what I can see, I am sure he is our ally and I will not allow innocent people to be involved in a long battle that has no end yet."

The demon was surprised as the young man in front of him gradually changed his appearance. His blonde hair grew a little longer and gradually grew taller and matured. Its bracelet glowed white. The man had large white wings and was covered with golden light.

"I am Michael-one of the seven Archangels. I was assigned to watch over Grimm and guide him to goodness and I was also instructed to keep the people around him from danger because they could not be affected. And you, you are a danger to them."

Michael pointed his right hand at the demon and after that he released power...

"Everyone knows me better as Mikee-Grimm's best-friend and right-hand man..." Michael smiled.

After that he finally released the little power he had accumulated in his hand. It hit the demon.

"NOOO!..."

The demon disappeared as his power hit it. Michael rested violently. Fortunately, he noticed the light of the bracelet he was wearing. Rey almost fell victim earlier. Meanwhile... Grimm frowned as he noticed a strange light coming from an old alley. He had never seen such light. Because he was curious, he immediately went to that alley. But even before he arrived the light had faded and he saw Mikee licking his shoes.

"Mikee?!" he exclaimed.

It ended with a shoelace and after that, he smiled at him.

"Oh, it's you. Sorry ah, I suddenly disappeared because I peed earlier. You know..." He explained with a smile.

Grimm frowned and looked at his friend carefully. He must have seen a strange light in this alley earlier.