Iode became mortified in the bed he was sitting, he already had an idea of it, but to think it spread all the way to the western part of the continent, it shows how deep and far the individual is widening his influence.
"Come, follow me, i want to show you something". Detto said.
Dettomolian got out, and Iode followed suit, out of the shack. They went away from the shack area to the very outskirt of the village. Walking through a thick forest of overlapping branches of the trees, there was an unexplainable feeling of eerieness and terror that filled the air.
Iode doesn't know what it is but he was feeling uneasy, and it only grew the deeper they enter the forest. Soon, they got out of the forest and went up a hill. Reaching the peak, Iode could see the resting place for the dead, numerous tombs at the bottom of the hill, a cemetery.
Iode's uneasiness grew spontaneously the moment he sighted the cemetery.
'this eerie feeling I'm getting from the cemetery, is it normal? No it's not, a cemetery, even though it is a place for the dead, shouldn't be giving this much eerieness ' Iode thought as he peeked at Dettomolian.
Detto stopped his track and gave a mournful look at the cemetery.
"That cemetery you see there, is not the one we use to bury our comrade, this is for those who were infected with the demon's madness". Detto said.
"Demon's madness?" Iode asked.
"Yes, we call it, the demon's madness. Few months ago, goblins who went fishing at the shore brought with them numerous fishes from the sea, but unknown to them and any of us in the village, some of those fishes have been infected with demonic energy ".
"Many of us ate the fishes and to those who ate the infected ones... They start to show signs of uncontrollable actions such as suddenly saying gibberish words, going to a sudden trance, a constant rising temper and aggressiveness".
"Whenever they come back to their senses, they always tell the experience you also had Iode but unlike yours that's already a matured one, theirs started as an egg and it was leeching off their energies and they were succumbing to it slowly ".
"I tried to destroy those abominations inside of them but it was too late... The eggs hatched and became a demon, though young, it attacked their minds directly, making them bend to their will... As time would have it, they became mindless monsters, attacking any walking living thing on sight... We had no choice but to kill them". Detto said in a sad tone.
Iode could feel the anguish in his voice, sadness, aggrieve, were all over his face. He looked at the cemetery and said nothing for a while.
"Sorry to ask this question, but why did you bury them separately and not with the other memorable ones ". Iode asked curiously.
"Thats because even after the death of the host, the demons still live, they come out of the dead body to find a new host to leech on. We had to carry them far away from the village and cast restrictive spells on the area to prevent any demon from rampaging around ".
"If you get closer, you will see demons moving around there, trying to get out ". Detto said.
Iode was quiet, he stared at the cemetery afar, straining his eyes to see the demons. He could see some things move around the cemetery but not clearly. Suddenly an idea popped up in his head.
"Say, what if i can kill these demons, it would be a way to show gratitude to you people". Iode said.
"And how can you do that?". Detto asked.
"Remember, when i unconscious, i was also infected with a demon but because i was in contract with a devil, i was protected, so if i go there, i can use myself has a host and they'll die each time they try to take over". Iode explained.
"That's a good suggestion, but will it work, wouldn't they avoid you once they sense the power of someone greater in you... Plus you just work up, we wouldn't want to bother someone who just recovered". Detto said.
"It's not a bother, it is the least i can do for what your people have done for me". Iode said.
"No Iode, some day but not today, you just recovered". Detto insisted.
"Did i forget to tell you that having the powers of Valier, i recover much faster than an average person, I'm fully recovered, please, let me go ". Iode said.
"..."
"Fine, but I'll stay here to keep watch of you, just in case ". Detto said.
"Thanks, that would do ". Iode said.
"Let's go, I'll go release the spell for a very short period of time ". Detto said.
Dettomolian and Iode went down to hill to the cemetery. Getting there, Iode could see a red barrier that covered the four corners of the cemetery and it height reached the heavens. The barrier was invisible from afar but getting close the was very visible.
Dettomolian began reciting some spells, below him and in his hands, large magic circles with runes inscribed in them formed. Soon, a little opening appeared before them.
"Iode! Get in fast before it closes". Detto said.
Iode heeded to his word and went inside the barrier, soon, he became stuck in the cemetery as the barrier shut immediately he entered.
Unknown to him a blur of a mindless creature violently lunged at him with a loud growl.
"GRRRRRRRR!!!"