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The eerie and fearful atmosphere was palpable within the confines of a certain household, nestled deep within the woods.
"I-I'm scared…"The muffled voice of a young girl could be heard throughout the night, coupled with the sound of multiple footsteps surrounding her as she sat huddled in fear in the corner of a room.
Tonight...
Tonight of all nights was truly eerie...
Not to normal people...
No...
But...
To those who have been cursed...To those who have been cursed...
What type of curse do you ask...?
The curse of… the ability of sight beyond the physical realm.
It was a curse that haunted their every waking moment and plagued their dreams, instilling terror within their very beings. And tonight of all nights was particularly eerie. The air was thick with the presence of otherworldly entities, and it seemed as though they were all converging upon this one place, this one girl.
Ǎ̶̹̲̞͚͓͍̖̟̥͋̈́̀̿̉̏̊̂́Ȑ̶̛͚̱̙̺͔̠͍͋̈́̐͆̉̄̔̽̅̏̈́̂̚͟R̵̡̛͇̬͔̟̭̰̝̠̝͔̺͒̽̅̆͆͋̀̾͝G̵̛̪̖̙͕̳͙͐̇̋̊̔̀̽̿̂͌̽̕͝H̷̡̘̼͕̣̻̼͔͙̦̄͆̏̓͟I̸̛̼̼̊̋̈́̅̋̌͊̀ C̷̠͍͂͛̏̈́͆̚a̵̡͖̯̯̺͍͔̟̟͙͍͔͓͕̅̅̂͝n̴̡̩͇͍̺̊͐̑͛̄ ỵ̵̛̛̳̗̲͑͂́́̒̚̚̕͝ͅo̸̡̙̠̘̪̜͓̖͓̾̏̇̐̍̅̆̏̍̀̊̓͟͠͡͝ͅͅͅͅù̷̻̥͔͈͎̟̻̩̜̜̪̰̽͊̏͒͆̐̍͐ ş̶̹̬̳̹̫̺̞͉̀͗͗̍̑͟͟͜ͅͅę̶͙͚̺̮͇͙̤̫̹̙̬̐ę̶̧̭̗͕̦̣̥͙̝̮͍̭̗̿̿͑͐̊̈̈́̃̋͘͜͝ m̸̟̭͇̠̜̦̰͔͎̖͛̌́̀̔̂͆̌͑ę̸͉̱̠͓̼͚̮͑̀̓͐̐͂̎̏̊̅̊̽̑̉
The shout of a ghastly voice could be heard within the confined rooms of a certain household deep within the woods.
"I-I'm sorry! P-please Grandpa... let me out!"
This room was no ordinary room...
The entrance to the room in which she was trapped was sealed off with numerous seals, as if it was meant to keep something malevolent locked within.
However...
In this case, it was keeping the girl trapped inside with numerous horrifying spirits, ones that would make even the bravest of souls quiver in fear.
From outside the room, the rough, raspy voice of an old man could be heard, directed towards the frightened girl inside. "You foolish girl... how do you ever plan on succeeding me if you can't even handle this?" His rough, raspy voice sounded so cold and distant to the young girl...
The girl's response was that of pure terror, "B-but I'm scared... I'm so scared..."
H̴̨̺͖̱̦̗́̋́̅̅͊͡e̶̛̱̱̣͔̥̋̑̆̒͐́͜͝ÿ̴̟͎̹͙̻̲̓̅̂́̉̀̓́̓̓͜͜͝͡.̵̨̲̘̈́͌́̽̋.̵̡̹̭̙̹̻̺̪̘͌̏͑͆͊̋͂̃̀͗h̵̥̿̑͌͋̌̈͂͝ë̷͍̙̩́̈͑̓̃̚͝y̴̳̼̪̾̐́̈̊̈́̈́ͅ c̶̭̬̖̺͋̓̃â̷̝̠͖͓̯̼̗͓͈̚n̵̺̠̭̥̮̯͈͖̞̖̘̼̆͌̒̈́̈́̓͐͠ y̸̧͚̥̳̪̹͌̑͑͑̌̒̂̑̇̑͟͝͡o̷̢̺̣̪̹̝̤͔̻̣͎̲̜͌̍̑̐̾̓̿͗̚u̴͍̭̭͉͒̈́ ḿ̴͖̬͉̗̭̖̱̒̏͟e̵̢̩͖̟͚̫͇͛̒̐͘͝
Said another ghostly voice... much different from the other one that spoke, yet all the same for the young girl who was trapped.
However, the old man was not deterred. "■□■... you were born with a special gift, one that will be a great asset to us if you learn how to master it..."
Despite hearing this...
The young girl wanted nothing to do with this type of life...
she didn't want to live with this type of horror...
Inside the very room... Alongside with the girl...
But she was trapped, held captive by the powerful seals that barred her escape…
Were many horrifying spirits... Ones that people would consider nightmare fuel...
Normal folks would never have to worry about this…
Tonight, it seemed as though the veil between the physical and supernatural realms had grown ever thinner, as if the horrors of the other side were all intent on claiming this one girl for their own…
However...
The young girl named ■□■ and her family was different...
For one reason or another, they were born with a unique gift: the ability to see and interact with spirits. With the sight to see these horrifying spirits…
However, unlike most people who would shiver in fear at the sight of these entities, her family embraced their gift...
In time they became renowned as Exorcists using certain techniques to fight against these demonic beings...
They are known as...
Cursed Techniques...
Because of these techniques, the family has been able to thrive...
However…
It was through heavy training and discipline that these techniques were passed down through generations, with prodigies emerging from time to time to carry on the family legacy…
And every so often... A prodigy was born...
Within the family...
And...
It so happened that the young girl named ■□■...
Was an especially gifted prodigy.
Was more gifted than any before her.
Even at a young age, she exhibited exceptional abilities that would put all of her ancestor's abilities to shame...
She was considered to be stronger than those who came before her... even as a child. Because of this gift of hers…
This put her in a unique predicament, as she found herself imprisoned in a sealed room alongside the spirits that her family had attempted to exercise. Her grandfather, who had always been strict with her training, had made the decision to keep her there until she no longer feared the presence of spirits.
"P-please Grandpa... please let me out..." The young girl's cries could be heard throughout the night as she lamented her situation…
Only for her cries to be left unheard...
"Enough ■□■... until their presence doesn't bother you anymore... you will stay in there until further notice!"
The young girl's eyes widened in shock as she heard the words of her grandfather. To be treated in such a way was world-shattering, so much so the young girl couldn't react as tears slipped from her eyes.
The sound of someone leaving footsteps could be heard from outside the room the young girl was sealed in with all the other spirits.
These ghostly, horrific spirits surrounded the young girl asking the same question over and over again.
...
H̸̡̡̨̛͎̪̘͚͉͛͐̾̈́͛͒͜e̵̩̺̜̙̹̾͊͟͝͡y̵̦͇̯̟̹̫̘͟͝ h̵̨̙̞̤̮̻͐͗̉̒͌̽̈́̾̿̾͜e̴͓̙͈͇͉͂̂́y̶͙̘̥͎̱̜͙͖͒̕ ç̷̰̜͉̱͇͇͈͛͜ͅa̶̢̡̺̱̟̞̯͌̅̒̾̚͜ͅn̷̡̨̛̼̝̰̗͉̹̣͉͒̈́̅́͐̚͠ ş̵̺̯̤̩͚̘̜̜̺͙͖̱̓͘h̶̛̫͈́͐̏͆͛̒̚̚͠͝e̷̠͇̭͋̅̕͠ b̷̛̬͚̠͉̅́͟͜e̵̳̬͇̫̫̻̮͛͐͛͛̈́͝ m̵̘̳̉ḙ̵̻̺̰̝̅.̵̠̯̽̂̒͌̀̚͟ͅ C̸̢̙̹̪̊̽͂͐ͅā̶̘̖͑͂͛͘͘n̷̤̟͙͛̓̽̓͋̎̈̈́̈́̏͜ y̷̛͖͒̈́̑̍͛o̷̖̹̫͖͔̐̉͂̔͋͟͡͡u̷̢͍͓̟̘̫͖͙̦͂̉̉͐͜͟
̸̜̯̱̦͌͂͑͊͋̌̄́̿̅
̸̡̼͔̔͂̊̓̈̐̓̕̕̕C̴̺̣̖̗̞̠͕͕̀͐̅̈́̓̚͜á̶̡̰̼̞͍̼͉̹͑́͆̋̋͟n̴̛̻̱̮͗̈́̈́̈́͂̑͂ ỷ̶̡͙̯͖̻̟͔̩̫̪͛͋̽́͋̐́̈͛͜ō̶̬̯̳̬̻̳̭͑͛̓͊͗̕ų̴̡̝̳̞̺͇̘̮̤̭̹͍̒ s̸̢̡̝͔̞̈́̈́̇͌͂̆̿́̊̑̓̊e̶͇̩̳͙͓̣͕͗̍̍͐͂̚͟e̴̥͚̻̅̈͟
̸̧̤̻͎̠̞̤̝̞͎̦͕̮̏͂̓͌͡
̴̨̢̡̫͙̦̰̮̺͚̞̣͂̅Ć̷̹̰͙̹͔̬̜͎͈̄̇̈́̓͆͊̕͜a̶̡̭̮̫̽̂̾͆̿́̂̌̌͗̍͘͜͠n̸̨̧̬̱̈́̄͑̋̽̀̈̂̑͋͆̚ͅ y̴̨͖̳̯͖̘̥͗̀͌̑͊̈́͡͝͡
̴̡͖̞̲̄̑̄̃̌̎̐̄͝͝͝
̷̢̬̞̥̙̭̺̯̪̃̽ḫ̴͔̲̪͉̠͑̅͊̐̓̿̚̕͠͝é̵̡̨͉̹͕͖͛̊͂̌̈́̌̿̉͟y̸͓̐́̊͒͗̀̾.̷̮̮̜̼̗͒̄͐̅͋̓̈́̃͒̈́̏͜͝.̷̗̲̾͒̾ c̴̢̢̜̲̞͚̗̫̞̯̙̩̐̾͆̇̓͘ą̸̗̠̟̻͚͇̮̖̯̾͗̓́̊͜͜n̷̰͖̼̻̩̘̹̑̈́̈́̐́̄̂̔̈́ y̷͖̘̻̩̣̔̎̃̔̈̐͝͠͝ǫ̵̡̥̤͖̖̲̞͖́͛̍̓u̵͎͋͌͜ s̷̭̩̞͔̙̩̻̣̊̾̊͛̌̅̄̆́̒̄͘͘͜ͅȩ̸͕̣̰̰̮̄̏̽̃̕͡͝ȩ̷̞̘̹̥͖͇͖̟̃̈́̀́̒̿͗͘͝͝͡ͅ m̵͇̦̊e̸͕̅́̓͗̈́̃̒̐̌̊͡͡
"P-please let me out... I-I promise I'll be a good, Grandpa... I promise... so please..."
The young girl's cries could be heard throughout the entire night as she endured this traumatic experience...
Soon enough time had passed by in the blink of an eye...
Who knows for how long...
If it was days..?
Weeks..?
Months...?
Maybe even a year...
However long it was, the girl endured it...
In a situation like this, anyone would lose their sanity...
However...However...
This girl did not.
Instead within that madness...
Within that insanity...
She discovered something...
She discovered herself...
And her untapped potential...
With the madness and trauma surrounding her confinement, she was able to harness it…
And with it...
An evolution occurred.
When the time came her grandfather returned and decided it was about time to release his granddaughter...
When he opened the door he didn't expect much except to see the girl either dead or broken beyond repair...
However...However...
After breaking all the seals and opening the door...
Upon looking into the sealed room... he witnessed something shocking...
The young girl was no longer crying...
Nor was she dead...
Neither did she lose her sanity…
Instead, he found the young girl sitting in the center of the room all by herself. The young girl's dark hair was covering her eyes so he couldn't very much see his granddaughter's expression.
It shocked the old man.
" ■□■?! Where did all the curse spirits go?"
Upon hearing a voice the young girl looked up...
And...
As she did, her grandfather froze in fear...
The once frightful young girl was no longer here with him...
Instead, he saw bright, shining red orbs...
Within her gaze was an intent filled with malice towards the old man.
There was something cold and distant about her gaze now that the old man could not even recognize his granddaughter…
Far removed from the frightened girl he had locked away so long ago.
In his daze...
The grandfather did not notice his granddaughter had gotten up and walked past him...
" Oi, old man... I'm hungry... Can I go now?"
The grandfather couldn't comprehend what had just occurred as he just stared at the young girl in shock...
"Oh and to answer your question, old man... I killed them all... it was pretty easy..." The young girl said, displaying a sinister smirk that sent shivers down the old man's spine.
It was then...
That the grandfather realized that he may have awakened something within the girl that should not have been
Messed with….
The young girl had sealed away her humanity…
During that time the young girl has sealed away...
A monster was born.
☯︎
[7:30 pm] in the USA
It was a dark and gloomy evening, and Mifa was walking back to her dormitory, feeling exhausted and emotionally drained after experiencing a disappointing day.
'Man this sucks, after spending 30 dollars on those stupid prayer beads only to have them break on me at the first sign of trouble, I really thought the one I got from that old lady was going to work too, well I guess that's what I get for getting my hopes up.'
She had spent a considerable amount of money purchasing prayer beads in the hope of keeping away the terrifying spirits that haunted her, only to find them useless when her very first encounter with these malicious entities resulted in the beads breaking.
Nevertheless, as she was nearing her place of residence, Mifa hoped for some peace and quiet to regain her composure. 'Hopefully, none of those horrible spirits will show up in my room today so I can just relax.'
Mifa let out a tired sigh. 'I don't think my heart can take any more of those scary-ass spirits today.'
As she turned into an alleyway that led to the dormitory, she was startled to find the alleyway teeming with eerie, malevolent spirits.
'Come on, you've got to be kidding me right now, what did I do to deserve this?'
Mifa took a deep breath, gathering her courage to face them , she took one step forward putting on her best poker face hoping they wouldn't notice that Mifa could see them. All of a sudden, a figure appeared from the rooftops and landed in the proximity of the spirits and as that person was pulling out a blood katana. The figure had a strange appearance, with an enigmatic aura surrounding it. The person wore a long, black cloak that was draped down to their calves, black shorts peeking out from beneath the cloak, thigh-high white socks, and black boots. A hood was draped over their head, underneath which a black mask was visible, with the only discernible feature being the red, glowing eyes.
"Don't worry, you're safe," the person said in a soothing, feminine voice.
'Oh it is a girl,' she thought. Mifa was taken aback, and in her surprise, she stumbled back a step, unsure of what to make of this bizarre situation. Before Mifa could react, the mysterious figure drew out a blood katana and slashed through the spirits that had surrounded her, slicing them down with ease.
As she sheathed her katana, the spirits dissolved into particles that floated up into the sky. The figure with the cloak briefly closed her crimson eyes and spoke, "Finally. The job is done."
Mifa was in complete disbelief as she tried to make sense of what just happened. She was taken aback, pondering who this girl was and how she had managed to do what she just did. The mystery girl had to be something else altogether; she certainly did not seem human.
The female figure then spoke to Mifa, "Hey, you! Go on your way and do not say anything about this to anyone."
Suddenly, a gust of wind filled with leaves and dust rushed towards the mysterious figure, who disappeared without a trace as the wind passed through her.
'WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED NOW!!!' Mifa stood there in utter disbelief, trying to come to grips with the bizarre situation she had just experienced. She felt a chill down her spine as she realized that her world was much weirder and more dangerous than she had ever thought before.