Perfect Red King

"[Mission in progress... 

Type: Exorcism 

Request: Eliminate the evil spirit 

Reward: Umbrakinesis...]"

"Find the location as soon as possible; we need to finish this before nightfall." Anton cared little about the reward; what he wanted at this moment was to finish this job.

"Understood, Guardian!"

All the agents, dressed in special uniforms, scattered around the cabin where they had previously found the video tape. Anton walked towards the cabin, observing his surroundings. At the same time, several drones were deployed to explore more distant areas without straying too far from the exorcists.

After letting the others survey the area for him, Anton, with an idea in mind, unbuttoned his coat and then the buttons of his shirt. On his forearms were two tattoos of a triangle with flames inside it and three arrows emanating from it. This is the Perfect Red King, also known as the Philosopher's Sulfur.

"Show me the truth..." Anton murmured, wanting to know where Sadako was, and he used this alchemical ability for that purpose.

Never before had he used this granted ability with much seriousness, but now the time had come.

Feeling the divine energy in his body diminish, a light appeared before his eyes, and in no time, a path of light formed with particles in the air.

"Follow the light, and you will find what you seek."

Like a melody, Anton heard a voice as clear as mountain waterfalls. When he tried to determine where the voice was coming from, he felt a slight push, making him understand that this voice belonged to what his Perfect Red King tattoo invoked. Knowing where Sadako was, he walked without much haste.

Without putting on the jacket of his suit, Anton walked among the stones and bushes before reaching a place where there was a well covered with a wooden lid.

Around it were fallen trees, weeds, and a colder sensation than usual compared to other places. "I've found the place; establish a perimeter from my position and set up a barrier to prevent the evil spirit from trying to escape."

"Zz... understood, Guardian."

Crack!

The branches made noise as Anton walked towards the well, but after a certain distance, he stopped because he didn't want to underestimate the evil spirit he was about to face.

Looking at the well, Anton couldn't help but stroke his right hand as a blood vessel began to form very slowly. He disliked surprises the least, so to avoid any accidents, he began to prepare himself from now on.

"Is this where you died, or were you murdered?" Anton knew that an evil spirit formed for obvious reasons, and that's resentment.

How could there be such great resentment in a well? After thinking carefully, someone could have died in that place. So, knowing that Sadako might have died unfairly right here, he thought that maybe she had some resentment towards whoever left her here, betrayed her, or simply murdered her in cold blood, agonizing before dying.

However, Anton was only speculating.

Watching as people were placing a barrier around the well, Anton, who was inside, took a silver rosary in his left hand and his light sword in his right but didn't fully release it.

"Guardian, the barrier is ready."

Anton nodded and said, "Everyone leave; I will begin to exorcise this evil spirit."

Everyone left the barrier but didn't go far; they wanted to see if they could learn something from Anton by observing this non-present exorcism. That is, the evil spirit was not in the physical body of any person, making it more special.

"I told you not to come..." At that moment, an unnatural white hand emerged from the well, followed by another, and soon a young woman, whose face could not be seen, dressed in a white dress, emerged from the well and stared at Anton.

"Sadako, will you leave this world voluntarily, or will I have to force you?" At that moment, when Anton said these words, his eyes shone in a bluish tone, and the sheath he held in his hand subtly formed a sword infused with a divine blue light.

Everyone watching felt the coldness confront the warm sensation that Anton was releasing from his back. Only the experienced ones knew what was happening; those without the ability simply saw Anton talking to someone who wasn't there.

But at that moment, Anton, who was about to take a step forward, saw his surroundings change, and in an instant, he appeared in a different place.

"What is this?" Anton found himself in a very different area than before, and his alert levels rose significantly.

Sadako, standing in front of Anton, lifted her ghastly face and shouted, "I told you I would kill you if you sought me out; now you will pay the consequences."