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Chapter 51 - Chapter 50: The Exorcists

[Car parking]

The exorcist uses an elevator that he now exits into the undergroundcar parking facility full of vehicles. Making his way up to the entrance, watches as undead humans from the sides walking up and blocking his way in a line.

Exorcist: [Stops in his tracks and smirks weakly at the sight of so many zombies standing infront him.] My, oh my... A bunch of zombies. What am I going to do?! [He speaks with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

[A deep, demonic and raspy tone voice speaks our from around the exorcist]: Well, if it isn't the great exorcist, himself...

Exorcist: Awh, you heard of me? [He looks around trying to know where the voice is coming from directly.]

Unknown demon: Of course I have. You the "Special Child" that every demon speaks about.

Exorcist: Sheesh. The special child, huh? Man, you demons... sure know how to make a man feel special.

Unknown demom: [chuckles] I'm gonna enjoy tearing out your organs out, piece by piece and then shoving them back down in your throat.

Exorcist: Oh yeah? Well, get these zombified a-holes outta here and put up a fight! Oh, and fair warning. I've been told by your kind that I'm pretty hard-to-near-invincible man to kill.

Unknown demon: Oh, trust me. I know. Which is why I'll let my reanimated corpses take care of you, you cocky monkey. You may be able to fight demons... but Let's just see if you can fight an army of the undead!

Exorcist: Yeah? Bring it on!

The undead all gasp in with a greenish mist entering their bodies and making their eyes fully glow in a dark green color. They'd all roar at once; surprising and alerting the exorcist that they're all over the facility.

Exorcist: Let's dance, corpsy.

The undead all run, charging towards him from every angle; some faster then the rest, giving the exorcist advantage to evade and push back the undead with high kicks od the martial arts and fist strikes that cause the corpses to drop in an instant.

Unknown demon [thoughts]: What..?! My reanimated corpses...! [Hidden in the dark, the demon watches as his reanimated corpses all collapse and disperse after being hit by the exorcist, making the demon confused.] Why are they vanishing!

Exorcist: [The exorcist lifts his hand into the air with his eyes emitting a bright yellow glow, he then chants] Pater caelestis, lux ista luceat et emundet malos. [A bright light flashes from his raised palm shines; engulfing the entire facility for 10 seconds, causing all the reanimated corpses to vanish in the purifying light. Once the light fades down, he pants weakly and coughs blood into his right palm, he looks down at his palm with a smile before hearing a horrible scream of the demon in agony as it appears via make smoke, using a male human body as its vessel as its on its knees.] Ah! There you are, you cowardly bastard.

Unknown demon: [Grunts] You dare call me a coward...

Exorcist: Well... yeah! You used corpses to try defeat me instead of fighting me yourself. Like a weak coward... Now, look at you. Using a human as a vessel to talk– [chuckles] Pathetic! [Having the demon Angered, he lunges to the exorcist and the exorcist's eyes glow once more as he extends his right palm at the lunging demon and a bright light emerges from the palm; covering the area once again.]

[Fourth floor]

Now alone walking down the hallway towardw the fourth floor entrance. Lillian takes a deep breath as she steels herself for the task at hand. Once she gets to the entrance she positions herself in front of the entrance, ready to defend it if any demons try to come through.

After a few seconds pass in silence, Lillian's vigilance never wavers. Her eyes are fixed on the entrance, scanning the surroundings for any movement or sign of danger. She tightens her grip on her bag, ready to take out whatever she needs from it. Despite the tension, she feels surprisingly calm, her senses heightened and her mind focused.

"Hello there..." A man in mask speaks making his appearance as he sits on a bench with a white mask with eye holes and wears a black jacket with baggy pants and has a black cloak.

Lillian: [She jolts from her stance in surprise as she hears the unfamiliar voice. Her eyes quickly fix on the masked man on the bench, her guard immediately up.] Who are you?

Eddie: My names Eddie.

Lillian: [She raises an eyebrow, her suspicion not wavering.] Eddie, huh? Alright. And care to explain why you here?

Eddie: No. Care to explain why you have demon power in you?

Lillian: [She stiffens at his words, her expression hardening. She's surprised at his knowledge and the fact that he knows about her demon power, a secret she would rather keep to herself.] You... How do you know that?

Eddie: I can tell. You don't smell like a filthy demon, which means you human yet your skin's pale, so I thought, "Hmm... Maybe you possessed?" So if you look down... You'll see that you are standing in a trap made to trap and immobilize demons... in this case you still able to move out which comes to my collusion that you're a human with demon power... but why?

Lillian: Tch...? [She looks down at the ground, and her eyes widen in realization as she sees the devil's trap. She hadn't even noticed it until now, and it confirms Eddie's observation of her demonic abilities.] You're... you're right... I was raised in a monastery as a nun by other nuns. I showed no talent for the exorcism they were trained in. They didn't accept me, and I grew to resent them. That's when demons came at night and made a deal with me...

Eddie: Damn. You got freaky with them... Let me guess, the invasion happening right now is part of their deal or its something else? because the way you acted when you saw me suggests that you weren't suspecting any demon here.

Lillian: [She nods slightly, her expression still guarded.] You're right. The invasion happening here now isn't part of the deal between the demons and me. They are acting on their own to take over this city and cause chaos. I wasn't expecting any demons here, and that's why I was surprised to see you.

Eddie: Hm. Okay. But still, imma have to kill you here.

Lillian: [Her eyes widen in surprise, and she tenses up at his words. She wasn't prepared for that response, and it takes her a moment to process what he said. She looks at him, her expression shifting to one of determination and defiance.] You can try. But I'm not going down without a fight.

Craig: Hm... [He jumps up into the air from the bench and swings his right arm firing 5 ice projectiles that she quickly dodges with a roll on the ground.]

Lillian: [Getting back on her feet she yells.] That's all you've g..?!? [She looks around surprised as she notices that Craig has vanished.] Where... where did he go?

Eddie: [He appears behind her, stabbing her in the right shoulder with a sharp ice constructed Dagger.]

Eddie [Whispers into her ear]: Right here... [He stabs her in the back with another ice dagger; digging deeper into the flesh as he twists and turns the dagger.]

Lillian gasps in pain from having the daggers piercing her shoulder and back. She winces at his whispered words, a mix of anger and fear in her eyes. Despite the pain she grits her teeth, her determination to fight not wavering despite the surprise attack.

Lillian: You bastard... [She summons her strength and attempts to elbow him hard in the stomach, forcing him to take a few steps backward with the daggers lefy in her body.]

Eddie creates two more daggers of ice and takes on a fighting stance while Lillian grimaces in pain as the daggers remain embedded in her shoulder and back, blood now beginning to seep through her clothes. She steadies herself, focusing on her pain, and prepares for his next attack.

Eddie throws the two daggers; one after the other, at her while moving to the right side before creating more daggers that he sends out as projectiles too. Lillian jumps to the left, barely avoiding the swinging daggers. But she's caught off guard by the projectiles Eddie throws shortly after. Lillian manages to duck to the ground, but one of the projectiles cuts across her cheek, adding another injury to her growing list of wounds.

Eddie: [After throwing his daggers, he hides behind a pillar with one constructed spear of ice.] By now, I expected to see some demonic magic from you, Girly.

Lillian: [She takes a deep breath, trying to ignore the pain coursing through her body. She can feel the power of her demonic abilities flowing through her, ready to be unleashed.] I've been holding back... but I'm done playing nice now.

Eddie: Wooow. The emo chick about go loose, huh? Good! let's hear those beats! [He comes out of hiding; firing a straight beam of ice at her.]

Lillian hears the mocking tone in his voice, but pays no attention to it. Instead, she feels the anger and resentment that have always simmered beneath the surface come to a boil. She raises her left hand and throws a gust of black flames that Eddie avoides by running to the right side to another pillar as the flames engulfs the ice leaving behind a small mist.

Craig: Well I'll be... Black flames, huh? [He looks at the mist and gets an idea.]

Lillian: [She grins as the black flames in her hands create a stark contrast against her pale skin.] Yeah. I've got more tricks up my sleeve than you think...

Eddie: Hm. Me too...

Eddie runs out of hiding thrusting his left palm forward firing another beam of ice which she responds quickly, firing another gust of black fire that clashes with the beam of ice creating a much larger mist then before that Eddie uses to hide within.

A sharp monstrous bird-like scream is heard startling her momentarily before seeing a silhouette of a giant bird is seen high in the mist launching a surprise attack; a bolt of lightning "What the he-?" She says, having hardly any time to react as the bolt of lightning hits her, causing her to stumble to the ground from the impact. The monstrous bird flaps its wings creating thunder while also clearing the area from the mist revealing its appearance; a large bird with the color of its feathers a lightning blue. Its in the air above Eddie.

Lillian: Orgh... [She looks at the bird from her position on the ground, her eyes widening at its size and the power it clearly possesses. She knows that this is going to be a much more difficult opponent to take on.] A lightning bird... really?

Eddie: It's called a thunderbird.

Lillian: [She struggles to get back on her feet, her head throbbing from the impact of the lightning. She can already feel her body tiring from the pain, blood loss, and the exertion of using her powers.] A thunderbird, huh? How cliché.

Eddie: [He chuckles] It's from the ancient times of the native America. [He watches her stand up somewhat shakily, trying to ignore the pain and exhaustion.

Lillian: [Despite her situation, she's still trying to keep her defiant and defiant attitude.] Fascinating history lesson, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm about to kick your ass.

Eddie: Hm. Sure... We'll see about that.