The demon did not have the full control of the farmer's body. That was the reason why I was able to defeat him. He had not reached his full strength but was still very dangerous. So the only way to cast him out of the farmer's body was to weaken his hold further. I took advantage of the daylight.
"What are you going to do?" The girl asked me.
"You will find out soon but you must trust me and let me do my job," I said
The girl nodded in agreement. While the farmer was asleep, I carried his body and used the silver chain to tie him down. The farmer showed minor resistance. But he was so drained that he could not put up a fight. After that, I dug a small pit.
"I need a lot of iron and salt. Do you know where can I find it?" I asked.
"I can get it for you from the town down the road. But I might need your horse." The girl said.
I gave some money and asked Schneider to let her ride. Prions do not let people other than their masters to ride them unless the master asks them to. Schneider agreed and the girl went to the town. Meanwhile, I made the necessary preparations. I dug another pit beside the first one. Made the markings for the exorcism and then went to the forest to find a suitable host. I captured a deer. When I returned I found the girl in front of the house with sacks full of iron and salt. It was evening. The sun was going down. So without wasting another second I got to work. I filled on the pits with a mixture of iron and salt, followed by the markings I made around the pits for the exorcism.
We placed the farmer inside the pit. He expressed irritation to it. Meanwhile, I put the deer in the other one and made a huge circle out of the iron-salt mixture around the pit. Now we had to wait for the farmer to transform into the demon. He started to change as soon as the sky started to become dark. I loaded my crossbow and put it beside me.
"You should go inside and lock the door. No matter what happens. No matter what you hear. Do not look outside and do not come out. Otherwise, it will be you that I will be hunting next." I told the girl.
She followed my instructions and locked herself inside the house. Meanwhile, I sat on my knees and started to chant the mantra. As I did, I heard the screeching sounds that the demon made. The mixture of iron and salt was working. As I chanted, the demon did everything in its power to escape. But the silver chain and iron-salt mixture were draining him out. The demon could not stand the mixture and so he started to leave the farmer's body. The dark aura started to rise and gradually became strong. And the marks that I created prevented him from escaping. As the demon abandoned the body, he needed another living host. It was very rare of demons to choose animals as their hosts but since he was trapped he had no choice but to possess the deer.
As the dark aura settled into the deer's body, the deer started to transform. Crackling sounds could be heard as the deer's bones twisted, its skin tore. It made strange gurgling sounds. Its beautiful brown eyes started to turn red. Fangs started to form out of the incisors. Before the transformation was complete, I shot the deer in the neck. For a short moment, the demon was trapped inside the deer's body. So I took out my final trump card. Normally we used to make a trail of oil that led to the pit. But I had my own methods. I took out a glass bottle full of kerosene. I lighted the thread on top and threw the bottle at the deer.
As the bottle broke on the deer's body, it ignited the deer. The deer's body started to burn as it flounced. I kept chanting the mantra. The deer screeched in horror and pain. The demon's dark aura gradually became weak. I did not stop until it completely vanished. A moment later a huge dark cloud rose in the air and dissipated. As it did I stood up and dragged the farmer out of the pit. He was alive. Weak but alive. I untied him and called the girl. She came running out of the house and embraced her father in her arms. She cried her heart out and thanked me as well. I took a sigh of solace and rested for the night. Next day while I was leaving, the girl came to me.
"This is all that I can offer for helping me." She said while offering me a small locket. Seemed like it was made out of gold.
"It belonged to my mother. But for what you did this is the least I can do." She said.
"Keep it. I never said that I would take payment for helping you. Besides, I already have a client for this job." I said.
The girl kept the necklace and smiled. While I was about to leave, she told me something.
"Wait. I forgot to tell you his name." She said.
"Who?" I asked.
"The person who did all of this." She said. I listened carefully.
"His name was...."
Before she spoke the name, she started to choke. The girl held her neck and went to her knees.
"Hey. What is it? What's happening! Hey!" I called her.
I had no idea what was going on. Suddenly, she collapsed. Her eyes were pale and blood started to come out of her mouth. It was definitely a curse. The girl was dead. I immediately ran for the house to check on the farmer. He was also dead with the same signs as his daughter. I just stood there in horror. Completely oblivious of who or what did this. Innocent people had died on my watch and I could do nothing.
I buried both of their bodies at the back of the house. The situation was far worse than I expected. It all seemed very bizarre. Somebody cursed an innocent man with a demonic parasite. Then used his body to curse the king. But for what reason. I mean if he was after the king's life, there were many other ways to attack. And if that somebody was so strong, then why does he conceal himself. It all seemed as if all these random events were nothing but mere experiments. I just could not shake off this feeling that somebody was only doing this to test me. I had encountered many bizarre, events over the past few months. The dark powers were far stronger and dominant than previously. But who or what was causing it, I had no idea. But one thing I knew for sure. That I had to put a stop to it. Otherwise, more innocent lives would be lost. I mounted Schneider and rode for Mourancha for the time being. I had to see Adam and check up on the King.