34. BLOOD
BLOOD
Vassago's hands trembled as he removed the ice wrapped around his back. But it still does not melt even though he is using a strong fire. He was weakening and almost exhausted. Belphegor suddenly came to his mind. He had to go to it and then it would see Grimm's ability. He will help him to remove the ice on his back. He ordered his men to prepare his carriage because they were going to Belphegor.
Belphegor was slightly surprised when Vassago rushed in front of him. He lowered the cup he was holding and stopped drinking the appropriate tea. What was wrapped behind it caught his attention.
"Prince Vassago of Eastern Hell... What is the reason you got rushed?" he asked casually.
He looked closely at the white and shiny object on its shoulder. He frowned as he realized that it was an ice.
"Are you overheating?" he laughed.
Vassago's eyebrows met.
"Belphegor! Grimm made this to me! The ice wrapped around my back up to my shoulder is his power. H-Help me remove it because I'm already consumed by the scorching cold. The ice in my fire does not melt!"
Belphegor's eyes widened at what he heard. He was dumbfounded. None of his own stood up and walked closer to Vassago. When he finally got close to it he did touch not on his own the ice wrapped around Vassago’s shoulder. It smoked as his palm touched and he was scorched too cold then. He quickly removed his hand and looked at Vassago in shock.
"I-Is what you're saying true?" he asked in shock.
"Yes. Grimm did this to me. He told me that he would strengthen his ability even more so that when the day comes you will face each other... He will kick your ass hard!"
The other demons laughed at what they heard. To Belphegor's annoyance he set fire to their bodies with his fire. The laughter stopped. He clenched his fists tightly. Extreme anger could be seen in his eyes. But he also suddenly smiled.
"That's good. I'm excited to meet Grimm. I will make sure he does not refuse when I offer him back here in Hell."
He then grabbed Vassago by both shoulders and his fire consumed his entire body.
"AAARRRGGGGH!"
It cried out in excruciating pain. Fighting the burn of ice and fire. The ice on Vassago's body was slowly melting. Belphegor was a little surprised because the force he was releasing to melt the ice was not a joke... It was very strange then. The cold is scorching and it looks like a shining diamond. Grimm's power for a demon is not normal. Instead of the fire it possessed, the opposite was the result.
Gaunt looked around the corner. He grinned and clenched his fists firmly. It turns out that Grimm's ability is ice. It is indeed a Failure Creation because it does not contain the red-fire for it.
"I'll waste you time later, Grimm. All I have to do first is how to get Rusty. I can't let her not come to me." he spoke emphatically.
Meanwhile ...Ricky spent the night at the road. As usual, they delivered breads to the shops of his friend Grimm's bakery. After that, he passed the bread order of his auntie who was in the other town. It was even reported in that area that a ghost was roaming around. But the others said it was not a ghost but an aswang? They rumours said it was a Wakwak-a variey of aswang. He swallowed as he continued cycling.
He stopped when he saw the opening of the old town cemetery. It is too old, thick plants are already covering the tombs that are being destroyed and mossed. He was crucified in no time. He continued pedalling his bicycle. He noticed that his bracelet that Father Clemen had given him shone. The stone in the center of its cross shone. Its light is blue. Father Clemen told them, when the color that came out of the stone on the cross was blue, there was something malignant around it. The surroundings are cold and that cold is not normal. He accelerated the pedalling especially when he heard a strange growl. As if coming from the depths of the earth.
"Mother!" he exclaimed.
Speed up the pedalling he did. Why is the road was in that old cemetery?! Then, there is not even a house around the area... But towering trees and the trees has a lot of hanging vines. BLAG! He suddenly crashed because he did not notice the large chunk of rock on the road. He jumped and fell into a hole. He went under a very old tomb. He fell and a lot of dust spread around. He got up quickly and looked around.
The stairs to the top are quite high. He looked at the tomb there. It is made of large stones. He saw that it was open, he approached there and he looked inside. His eyes widened as he saw the contents of the tomb. The coffin is made of an expensive crystal and its surroundings are surrounded by gold. The pillow and bed are very bright white. It is embroidered with a rose made of gold thread. It's just that he wondered why the coffin was empty?! It is also open and based on the appearance of the bed it looks like the person who just lay there leave?
He was about to touch the coffin but he heard a voice. The voice of a woman singing. The voice got closer and closer. It's just its voice is scary! He guess that's what he heard earlier as if coming from the pit? He was about to go up but he saw a shadow on the stairs. Someone is going to where he is. Out of nervousness he quickly looked for a place to hide. He immediately hid behind the large wall on the side. As the shadow approaches the whole area gets colder.
He was dumbfounded and almost screamed when the shadow owner's face was completely exposed to him. Fortunately, he immediately covered his mouth. He was sweating sticky and his whole feeling was cold. He could barely breathe the whole moment. The woman was wearing a magnificent white dress. It was so white that it seemed as if time had not passed. The woman's skin is very pale, her hair is red with orange color. Curly up down to her ass. She is wearing expensive body jewelry. After all, a woman's dress looks like a wedding dress. Its eyelashes are long, its nose is pointed and it has a beautiful lip that is stained with viscous blood. It holds a lifeless bird. It dropped gradually in its right hand. The woman sang as she approached the grave.
When it finally got there it stopped singing. It stared at its coffin for a long time. Ricky was very nervous when he noticed that the scary beautiful woman was watching around. After a while it slowly climbed into the grave and entered inside its coffin. He saw that the large stone covered the grave slowly. He could not believe what he saw. What creature is that woman?!
After a while he carefully walked away. When he was finally able to climb up he immediately searched for his bicycle and immediately rode there. Speed up the pedalling he did until he got home! He will tell Grimm and Father Clemen about it!
The next day, Ricky went to Grimm early. That Saturday morning. Grimm is currently sweeping in front of their yard when Ricky arrives. Pale and terrified.
"Grimm! I have something to tell you. I saw something last night! I saw something!" Ricky's confused language.
Grimm stopped what he was doing and looked at his friend in surprise. He looked around. After that he immediately put his arm around it.
"What did you see last night? What did you peek at?!" he asked simply.
"Stupid!" Ricky exclaimed in annoyance.
He hit Grimm slightly at the head.
"Awww!..."
Grimm also hit his friend and they both scratched their heads. After that they laughed. Grimm recovered first.
"What did you see last night and in the morning, are you confused there?!" Grimm asked.
Ricky took a deep breath.
"I-I saw a woman last night, Grimm. Scary woman there in the old cemetery!" Ricky said in fear.
"Ows?!"
"True! Isn't it, the way to the town where my auntie lives, she ask me to bring the bread she ordered, remember? Then, I spent the night last night and with the speed of my bike, I crashed last night and fell into a hole... It was an old grave. Take a look and I have bruises on my arms." Ricky said.
"And then?"
"T-There's a woman... There's a lot of blood in her mouth! She sings and is terrifying. She was holding a dead bird. Then, I saw her enter the coffin there in the grave and close it. It was good that I was able to hide before she came and she did not feel me."
Grimm thought after he heard his friend's story.
"Maybe that creature didn't feel you because you were wearing the bracelet given to you by the weird priest. Besides, based on your story, it sounds like a vampire ah?" Grimm commented.
"Ows? Is there such a thing here? But isn't it, the news says who roams there in the other town is a ghost? That's all, that's the woman I saw. She's wearing an old dress. It's like a wedding dress."
"Come on, let's go to that weird priest. Let's ask then, let's go to the grave you are talking about. We need to stop that woman before she can victimize a man."
"It's better."
"But just wait, let me eat breakfast first. You, have you had breakfast yet?"
Ricky smiled awkwardly.
"Not yet. When I woke up earlier, I went straight here. I had a nightmare last night because of what I saw." its shy language.
"Come on then. You can have breakfast with us."
"O-Oh, embarrassing!"
"Asus! This one looks new at home. Excuse me, you still sleep here sometimes when your parents are not with you."
"Oh okay!"
They entered the house one after another. Grimm's Grandma Epang and her Mom are currently serving. They immediately sat down at the table. After they had eaten, they immediately went to Father Clemen at church. It is currently renovating the garden behind the church.
"Hello, Father!" Ricky greeted.
Father Clemen looked at them and stopped what he was doing. It stood up and faced them.
"Oh, what do you need from me?" casual this question.
The two boys look at each other first.
"Because Ricky saw something last night. I'm not sure if what he saw was really malignant or what..." Grimm began.
Clemen frowned and folded his arms.
"Why? What did you see last night?"
Ricky took a deep breath before he told the story. Clemen and Grimm listen carefully as Ricky reveals the full details. After that Clemen blushed and thought.
"You saw last night that creature called Vampyre Nosferatu — meaning dead not dead." Clemen explained to the children.
"Wait, dead not dead?! Is that what is called the undead?" Ricky.