Chapter 14: The First Steps
Roger and his wife nodded enthusiastically, then stepped aside. Lorraine's smile remained unchanged as she continued introducing the other people.
"Priest Anton, this is Officer Brad. He's here on duty as the police officer for the area and wants to witness your work."
Brad, speaking in simple terms, was the roughest among those present. He looked at the priest in front of him, who was, in his simple sensations, stronger than Brad. With amazement in his eyes, he took a step forward and introduced himself personally in detail. "Hello, Father, my name is Brad Hamilton from the Harrisville Police Department... Pleasure to meet you!"
In the presence of a police officer, Anton was slightly surprised, but he knew it wasn't unusual. He shook hands and calmly said, "Hello, Officer Hamilton, it was a pleasure to meet you!"
Seeing that both had finished their introductions, Lorraine continued introducing the last young man, who was around Anton's age. "This young man next to me is Drew Thomas, our assistant, who takes care of helping us with technical equipment."
Drew also took the initiative to step forward and extend his hand to greet the priest, who would perform magic within the Perron house. "Hello, Father. If you need any tools, you can let me know."
Just like before, Anton extended his hand to shake it again and nodded calmly. "Yes, that's what I'll do!"
Anton, considering it appropriate to introduce his right-hand man, briefly extended his hand and said, "Everyone, meet Father Rafael; he is my assistant and will support me closely during my stay here."
Everyone looked at Rafael, who had a muscular body. He seemed to be anything but an assistant priest, but they all nodded towards him.
At this moment, everyone had been introduced, and Ed, who decided to help Rafael with the luggage, had returned. "Priest, excuse my curiosity, but do you need all those things?"
"That's correct; everything in there is my Exorcism toolkit." Anton looked towards the house and said, "Alright, you should know it's a pleasure to meet new people, but I need to talk to Mrs. Warren. Mr. Ed, can you take everyone home? Mr. Rafael will be with you at all times."
Ed nodded to Roger. He knew that Anton needed space, so he left with the others who were nearby.
As everyone left, Anton fixed his gaze on this gloomy place, feeling the evil enveloping every part of this area, and sighed discreetly. He had learned that if there were no evil spirits nearby, the atmosphere would be good. But in front of the solitary house, he could sense a large esophagus open, connecting to the lake.
The weather is pleasant and quiet, making it really suitable for family living. In addition to this, there was a large tree as thick as two people's arms on the edge of the lake, but the view from above made him squint slightly.
"Lorraine, you must know how this works; you have special eyes, so tell me what you have seen and how many I will face." Anton said, staring at the tree, so he decided to approach slowly.
Seeing the direction the priest was heading, Lorraine unconsciously frowned, but knowing that Anton needed to hear her, she followed closely. In the distance, Drew approached Ed, who was watching Priest Anton, and whispered, "Mr. Ed, why do I think those two things in the backpack are weapons?"
Ed looked away, lifted the heavy backpack like Drew, and responded indifferently. "There's something special about each priest's exorcism methods; after all, they don't only deal with the invisible." With that said, Ed began telling everyone to enter the house.
"Lorraine, how many have you seen in your days in this place?" Anton deliberately walked towards the tree; he could see with his own eyes a black aura and looked at it with a calm expression.
Lorraine also looked up, recalling the scene she had seen when she first arrived. She didn't hide it this time because she knew that the priest could also see in a certain way what she saw, and apparently, he was well aware of her abilities.
"Priest, there's a corpse with great resentment, as well as Mrs. Carolyn's body, including the children."
Anton looked at the tree branches in silence but didn't rush to respond.
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As he focused on the tree branch, Anton soon could see the figure of a female body dressed in white, emitting a sinister aura. This female body was hanging from the tree, exactly from one of its branches, and her expression couldn't be seen due to the disheveled hair. This is a residual trace composed of resentment, hatred, and a deep sense of grudge, the source of the evil spirits in this house.
"Do you know the story behind this?" Anton pointed to the tree branch and asked Lorraine, since she must have all the information about what really happened in this place. As paranormal investigators, the Warrens naturally stay updated and, like him, prefer physical methods.
They use various tools, such as infrared cameras, temperature control machines, and recorders, to identify the reality of the supernatural and the phenomena that compose it. In addition to this, if supernatural events are real, they focus on tracking the truth behind the source of the evil spirits to prevent large-scale supernatural events that may cause chain reactions.
Anton believed that the Warrens had already discovered the cause and effect of the resentment of the evil spirit before his arrival. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sought help from the church that put him in contact with him, which was the closest.
Lorraine took a deep breath and began telling him the story they had found. "[The woman hanging from the tree is Bathsheba Sherman, born in 1812, and was said to be related to Mary Towne Eastey, one of the many executed for witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.] "
"51 years later, in 1863, Bathsheba married a wealthy farmer with the last name Sherman and gave birth to a child. When the child was a week old, her husband caught her trying to sacrifice the baby to the devil. Exposed, Bathsheba climbed to the top of a tree, proclaimed her love for Satan, and cursed all those who wanted to take over her land. Bathsheba then hanged herself and committed suicide. "
Pausing after saying this, Lorraine, who looked at Anton, pointed out, "In addition to this, there are some other things that may be related."
After understanding who the protagonist of the corpse was, Anton looked at Lorraine and nodded. "Continue; this is what I need to know."
"[In 1930, a mother moved in with a child, but shortly after, the child mysteriously disappeared in the forest, and the mother also died in the basement of the house."
The victims in this house were adding up; besides the ones they knew, there were about seven deaths here. When Anton learned everything the Warrens knew, he made a strange sign with his hand and said, "I will give them eternal rest."
"All the deaths here are related to Bathsheba's curse. To prevent things from growing, we must eradicate the source and expel this evil spirit."
Lorraine, who saw Anton walking quickly, followed him and asked, "Priest, will you only focus on Bathsheba?" In her eyes, there were at least several evil spirits in this house, including the girl. Her mother never appeared once, but there was still the servant who died in the house and the child who drowned in the pond.
Anton's expression remained unchanged; he knew that the aura pursuing Carolyn was not from one but two. One contains extreme malice, and the other is ordinary, meaning there are two evil spirits that have appeared alongside Carolyn.
"Something is strange, but I want to know what's happening in more depth." Anton unconsciously looked at the sky; it was already afternoon, and the best time for the evil spirit to appear was at night.
Upon entering the house with Lorraine, six adults and five girls were sitting on the living room sofa. There were mats in front of the sofa; it was obvious that they had slept together in the living room last night.
Anton looked at the house's design and unconsciously held his breath. Compared to the scent of burning lava from the devil, the evil spirit smelled cold and rotten, which was very unpleasant. At the same time, this house seemed filled with black and cold resentment, and the residual resentment could be seen floating in all directions.
The residual resentment varied in size, demonstrating that there was indeed more than one evil spirit in this house, which theoretically was dangerous.
Looking at Roger's family, Anton's eyes were somewhat understanding. He could imagine how terrible the nights must have been, knowing that they were in a special situation, and he could feel their pain.
"Rafael, have you prepared the report?" Anton looked at him slightly to find out how much he had seen.
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