10. Delivery

"DELIVERY"

"What do you need from me, Kuya?" Clemen asked.

"It's about Rusty. I want you to investigate Grimm Redshade. She told me that it was her new friend. I was restless when I found out that boy was often involved in trouble. I don't want to ruin Rusty. I will entrust this matter to you because I am busy with exorcist school."

"Whew, that's all. Don't worry Kuya. I will know immediately if Rusty's friend is bad or good. Of course, as his uncle. I do not want to her to be hurt him."

Constantine just smiled at what his brother said. However, that smile of his was immediately erased when Clemen took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. He grabbed a stick, lit a lighter and immediately inhaled. He threw a sharp look at his younger brother who was smoking in front of him...

"You're crazy Clemen! Your an exorcist priest! Why are you doing that thing?!" he commented angrily.

Clemen just looked at his older brother.

"Are you saying something, Brother?" he replied as if nothing had been heard.

Constantine just sighed and shook his head. He hesitated and looked at his face. He is no longer sure if he will trust more about his daughter Rusty. Clemen also stares at his older brother and...

"Maybe I'm crazy... But that didn't mean I would be careless with my neice. I treat her just like my own child so I will do things that will benefit her. You don't have to doubt it."

Constantine breathed a sigh of relief at what his brother had said. This one is really rebellious...

Meanwhile....

"Haaaching!" Grimm sneezed earlier.

He was scratching his nose which was itching.

"I guess you have a cold?" Andrey asked.

He was outside the front of their bakery and sweeping the scattered leaves and dirt. It is saturday so they did not go to school.

"I don't have a cold Brother. It looks like someone was just gossiping on me... Earlier it was itching over my nose. Bad trip! Who gossiped about me ?!"

"Maybe you're involved in trouble again so they're talking about you?"

Grimm frowned.

"Brother, no ah! I'm kind."

"Tsk, that sounds good!"

His older brother Andrey turned around and entered their bakery. He just continued sweeping.

In the afternoon, Grimm and his Kuwarog Boys were busy putting bread in boxes to be delivered to the stores they supplied. They have their own bikes.

"Go home immediately after you deliver. It's dangerous when you spend the night on the road." language of Grimm's father.

"Yes!" they answered at once.

He had already given his friends the salary and then he looked at them all.

"When someone curses you, just avoid it. Clear?!"

"Regulated Dad!" Grimm replied smiling.

"You are settled there..." his language doubted.

After making sure that the breads they will deliver are complete and not lacking, they leave immediately. They enjoy talking on the street.

"Ha ha ha! When it comes to fighting... Your Dad doesn't really trust you, Grimm!" Rodel laughed.

"Of course, I'm with you eh. Are you the finder of my enemy?" began Grimm.

"Asus, if you speak as if you don't want no enemy. You shoot immediately when someone curses you." Rodel said.

"Nah, no... Of course, I'm kind so I give in. They want a fight eh."

The Kuwarog Boys laughed at what they heard.

"Really?! Your kindness is different then! "Ricky laughed.

"With that in mind, I have nothing more to say to Grimm." second by Salvador.

They just laughed even more. There are quite a few orders for bread that they will deliver so even though they were in a hurry, they still reached dusk... They were tired of delivering so they decided to have a snack first. They stopped at a store. They have bring their snack on so they only need to buy soft drinks. Pan de coco bread.

They were busy eating when Salvador suddenly remembered something.

"Let's hurry up the food... It's night, we might even meet on the road the wandering manananggal they are saying!" he said in confusion.

He bit the bread he was holding and almost choked it. His companions laughed.

"Naks! You believe that!" Reynaldo commented.

"My aunt said it was true. Last night, when they came from a funeral... The manananggal chased them on the road. Fortunately, my uncle was running the tricycle fast..." he said.

(Manananggal-a type of aswang that separates from its lower body. It loves to feast on a unborn child. Manananggal-from the root word tanggal meaning to separate or remove.)

"Asus! Maybe it's just a big bird. If respectfully manananggal pants from the hanger, ha ha ha! I will believe!" Rodel retorted.

Everyone laughed.

"Besides, what if that is true now? There are five of us, he is alone and half-body. We can beat him. That mananananggal is outnumbered. We can fight it."Grimm ignored the language.

His friends looked at him in surprise...

"Are you okay Grimm?! That impact is a slave of darkness. We usually face normal people so we have a fight. Eh that one. Disciple of hell." Salvador said.

Grimm waved in the air.

"Asus! What are you scared of? I'm with you! I guess these are pre-demons! So what to be afraid of, that respectful mananananggal because I will make him cry! He is just a disciple of darkness, I... I'm really a demon." Grimm said arrogantly.

His friends laughed.

"Of all the so-called demons you are the only one who is proud?!" comment by Ricky.

"Eh, I'm really like that... But of all the demons, apart from me, I'm the most handsome. I'm probably the kindest. Because, one day... I also dream of going to heaven eh. I don't want to go to hell anymore, I was rejected there."

His friends shook. Rodel punched Grimm softly in his left shoulder.

"Hoy, Grimm! Stop right there! I guess you lacked of sleep? Just eat... Make sure you get full because your brain is different!" Rodel joked.

Grimm just shook his head. They are unaware that what he is saying is really true. They thought he was joking again. They just keep on snacking. They just forgot all what Salvador told them.

When they finished snacking, they immediately set out to go home. It was already dark of those moments. There are only large bushes on the side of the road and there are no households in the area. There is also no streetlight. The only ones that gave them light that night were the headlights of their bikes. They have to run a bit slow because the road is not paved and it is still rocky. They were close to a large duhat tree on the side of the road when they stopped.

Because all the headlights of their bicycles have turn off. In that part... They have heard many stories of wonders. Grimm turned on and off the headlight of his bike a few times but nothing really. His friends did the same...

"Damn it! Looks like we're being bullied!" annoyed Grimm's language.

"Let's just go ahead, let's just ignore. Such is the case with invisible creatures, who like to intimidate and pay attention. If we pay attention, we will be joked even more." Retorted by Ricky.

Because of what he said they went on. When they were on the front of the big duhat tree, suddenly the wind blew hard around. That wind is so cold...

KEKEK! KEKEKEK! KEKEK!

They did not pay attention to what they were hearing or what they were chirping. But Grimm felt his friends were nervous because of the extreme silence.

"It's full of so many bats here!" he just retorted.

But he knew that it was not a sound from a bat. He was already feeling around that moment and prepared himself... It seems that what Salvador told them was true. They should not have ignored that...

KEEEEEK! KEEEEKEEEK!

After that loud chirping the air cooled down and they heard flashes...

"Let's stop!" the language is Grimm.

His companions followed without question. They seem to know.

"Let's pick up rocks!" he ordered.

They got off their bikes and they immediately picked up rocks...

"Let's go round because we do not know which direction to attack that impact. Let us all be prepared for what we will see. Do not be afraid." Grimm said.

"What are you... We are not afraid, just nervous." Salvador joked.

They all smiled. In a few moments the speed increased even more and ... As Grimm expected, in the direction towards him appeared the manananggal. It flies fast plunging to where he is.

"He will rush on me!"

When he shouted, his friends also turned in his direction. Under Grimm's lead, they threw the rocks they were holding hard towards the impending impact.

It was confused and immediately flew higher so they did not hit...

KEEEEK!

They seem to make it very angry.

"As far as I know, half their bodies are their weakness. And in my estimation, it is not far from this place. The aswang does not hide half of his body in the distance." said Reynaldo.

They look at each other.

"In that case, find half of his body and I will take care of him. It looks like I have a strong appeal to him!" the language is Grimm.

"Why, I can't leave you, I'll go with you!" presented by Reynaldo.

He did not object to this. When Reynaldo said that, the manananggal quickly jumped into their group. They jumped in different directions to avoid it. It really targeted Grimm because he was the one who immediately followed. The latter ran away. Reynaldo followed him. Ricky, Salvador and Rodel ran through the thick grass to find half of the manananggal’s body.

"Babes! Don't be too hot on me! Let's just go through this good conversation! I'll just kiss you on the cheek as long as you let me and my troops leave!" Grimm's language.

"KEEEK! You bastard! I'm not gay!"

"Tsk! He's a man!"

(Usually manananggals are women but the old folks tells that there are also men.)

Reynaldo laughed at what he heard. It looks like the manananggal really doesn't want to let his friend escape. He stopped running and immediately picked up a big rock. The manananggal is in front of him and he is chasing Grimm. He jumped up and immediately threw it. He hit it on the shoulder, suddenly it flew down and slowed down. But it turned to him and its fangs clenched in restraint. Reynaldo swallowed and felt fear. He backed away.

Meanwhile, Rodel, Salvador and Ricky are busy searching for half of the manananggal's body...

"Where are we going to find in this wide grass the half body of that manananggal?! It's probably walking or running!" Rodel retorted.

"You don't see anything so it won't walk or run." comment by Salvador.

"Let's just find it, don't just gossip!" Ricky.

They stopped talking and continued searching around. Salvador leads their group. It suddenly stopped walking so Rodel fell behind it.

"What are you?!" its complaint.

He stopped speaking when he saw half of the body...