28. Friends and Memories

He cried out in excruciating pain as he literally heard the fracture of his right arm. After that, he tasted a strong kick from behind him. He fell down.

"Stay away from my best-friend!"

Jhob rushed wearing the knuckles in his hand. But, Gaunt just smiled... Jhob's fist hit Gaunt in the face hard but it did not move at all. Jhob's eyes widened in shock.

"W-What are you really?!" Jhob said in shock.

Gaunt suddenly grabbed its neck and then slowly lifted it into the air.

"Do you believe in demons and hell? If you do not believe, now... Start now. Because I am a devil from hell, I am here because I am looking for my rebuke brother..."

"A-ARGH!"

It gently twists its victim's neck and it struggles. Ian, Jay, Gerson and Alvin stood up... At the same time they rushed to the man to help their friend. Gerson was the first to attack Gaunt but the latter punched him hard in the chest... It stopped from moving, the mouth bled and the chest was swollen. It fell down and...

"GERSON!..." shouted the friends.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! Your friendship is touching... It's very sickening! What should be garbage like you, ended immediately because you are so disgusting."

it squeezed Jhob's neck and threw it hard. Its body hit the wall. Gaunt was about to walk closer to Clemen's three other friends but he quickly grabbed his legs.

"R-Run!... Go away! Run!... We can't handle him, he's a demon!" Clemen said loudly.

The man continued walking and dragged Clemen away effortlessly. His friends did not run. They still rushed despite his warnings. And one by one Clemen saw the terrible end of his friends. One by one they were punched hard in the chest and their mouths bled and then their chests collapsed. He did nothing... Clemen suddenly pulled on Gaunt’s clothes and lifted his body. A blow, he unleashed and he hit its face. He used his left hand. It did not even shake at what he did.

Gaunt gently removed his fist from its face and gripped his head tightly. It stared into his eyes... He sees blue eyes, very beautiful but he does not see human eyes. As he observes the iris of its eyes for a long time, he sees the difference between a person's normal eyes.

"You look around, you're alone. Your friends are dead and you are the only one left. Tell me, what kind of end do you want?"

"You're going to die!"

Using his left hand, he punched it hard in the face. He punched not just once but many times. He stopped punching when he was exhausted and saw his fist bleeding. The demon grinned at him and left his blood on his face. Gaunt smiled at him and licked the blood on the side of his lip.

"Hmm... Your blood tastes good, weird... The taste of this blood, the blood of an exorcist!"

It grabbed his neck and violently threw him against the wall. He felt, all his bones in the back were broken because of the force of it throwing him. He was depressed and vomited a little blood.

"So you are stronger than them because you are different. And that's why I feel happy for you because we are close. I really hate you. Now, I challenge you to test your unique abilities. Show me a pentagram!"

It released him and moved away slightly. He fell to the floor and forced himself to stand, his right arm covered. He looked at his hands full of his blood. He shook slowly...

"I-I don't know!" he exclaimed.

His opponent laughed softly.

"You're an exorcist and you don't know how to make a pentagram? Are you kidding? I'm giving you a chance so don't waste the time I give!"

A powerful blow to the stomach hit him and he bowed. His mouths are closing... If only he had known, if only he had listened and learned the things he avoided most. He stood up slowly.

"I am a useless exorcist! The best thing is, just kill me like you did to my friends..."

If Clemen used to hold back crying, now it is no longer. He looked around at his friends who were lying down and lifeless. In an instant his opponent suddenly appeared in front of him. It grabbed his neck and lifted him slowly into the air. It smiled sparingly at him.

"Looks like you don't even know about exorcism..."

He suddenly released him and he fell to the floor.

"I will not finish you now. I will give you a chance to make up for me. The next time we meet, you should be a real exorcist. That is, if we meet again. Bye!"

It retreated and suddenly disappeared into the darkness. Clemen shouted in extreme frustrations...

"I really feel like the demon Gaunt was just playing with us during those times. I know he hasn't used even a tiny percent of his strength. But I swear, I will finish him when our paths cross again. I will give him what he wants and he will regret why he did not finish me during those times."

Clemen simply wiped away his tears and took a deep breath to calm himself. He snatched the cigarette case from his pocket. He took a stick and smoked.

"I-I'm sorry. I'm too curious..." Grimm apologized.

"It's okay, only my older brother Constantine knows that story of my life. And now, you too. Please don't spread that dramatic part of my life."

"N-No problem, you keep my secret so I will keep yours too." Grimm's weak language.

He stood up and stretched.

"Excuse me, I just want to vent outside..."

"All right, it's okay. Just make sure you just really ventilate outside ah? Don't go up to Rusty's room if you don't want to upset me and my older brother." Clemen reminded.

"Don't worry, I will not do that without permission." Grimm joked.

Clemen laughed softly at what he said.

"You're crazy."

"Thanks for the compliment!"

After that he walked to the terrace. When he got there he bent down to look at the plants in the garden... He sighed steadily and after a while, his tears slowly dripped. He cried because of the intense guilt he felt that he had been enduring before... He clenched his fists tightly and he felt the hot liquid flow from his palms.

"K-Kuya Gaunt... You're really bad..." Grimm said in his mind.

His jaws tightened and he closed his eyes tightly. He suddenly remembered the look of his big brother Gaunt. It is his fraternal twin... His long white hair, his white clothes, his blue eyes and his smile that signifies death. That's right, every smile means death. It speaks softly but it is very cruel. It is much stronger than him because it is blessed with other kinds of power. This is exactly the opposite of him. He remembered what Father Clemen had told him earlier... That had something to do with him.

He wiped away his tears and violently drummed the baluster in front of him.

"You will pay Kuya Gaunt..."

He drummed the baluster again.

"You might break those and my older brother might get mad. It's different when he gets angry."

He was stunned and guilty looking at Clemen's face. It followed him.

"S-Sorry!" he apologized.

"Asus, it seems like that... I'm sorry right away? You're so kind."

"Sorry... Sorry!"

He was not satisfied yet so he knelt in front of it.

"I can understand if you end me here. I will let you finish me because you should just- Araaay!..."

Clemen suddenly gave him a strong scolding.

"What are you?! I can no longer understand you! What are you saying and what is happening to you, huh?! Your acting weird, why? Don't you say you were too touched there in my story? Can you stop it, Grimm... Even if you dramatize there, things will not change." Clemen’s litany.

Grimm bent down and remained on his knees.

"Listen, I will only say this once. But the demon you are talking about... The demon Gaunt i-is..."

Grimm swallowed before continuing...

"The demon Gaunt is my twin. We are fraternal twins... And I can understand if-ARAAAAY!..."

He got a strong kick.

"Eh what now, huh?! Is he you? Is he you?"

"B-But ..."

"That's enough! Do you think I'll change my opinion of you when I find out? Well, you're right. I'm happier with you now because you will be the key for me to face that demon again... You will be the way for me to achieve my goal, to avenge my troops, so don't dramatize there anymore, okay?! Get up and go to sleep!"

Clemen pulled Grimm and stood up. He then pushed it inside the house. Grimm, on the other hand, was confused and scratched his neck. He did not expect this to be Clemen's reaction to his confession... However, he was willing to help. Even if that means, he will also fight his Big Brother Gaunt... His twin. But come what may because Gaunt has not been a good brother to him. It was as cruel to him as their father Belphegor.