Chapter 6: Puch

Was this some type of ritual?

Summoning? Summoning what?

I thought this was a church, not some freaky cult.

"Did you say summoning?" I unconsciously stuttered.

"Yes, we're about to summon your guardian!" the Head Priest said before he began to speak an incantation.

"My what?" I stuttered again.

I felt two hands rested upon my shoulders, I gazed upwards to see Mother Ava smiled at me. I could never figure out why, but I always had soft spot for Mother Ava. Maybe it's because she reminded me of my grandmother.

Grandmother was the only person I could never kill back in my previous life. She was far too kind, to the point it was intoxicating. Even after she found out about my true nature, she still treat me the same.

She treated me like her grandson, and not some hideous monster.

"Issac, it's okay. There's no need for you to be nervous. The Head Priest is about to ask our God to bestow you a guardian to watch over you." Mother Ava explained while she rubbed my shoulders.

"Head Priest is going to ask God a guardian for me? But why?" something isn't adding up.

Mother Ava chuckled softly. "Because for you to become the future Head Priest, you'll need a powerful guardian by your side."

What...?

"Mother Ava, I must've misheard you because I almost thought you said I was going to be the future Head Priest." I laughed with a nervous smile.

"No, you didn't misheard anything."

"Oh... is that so?"

WHAT?! WHEN I SAID I WANTED TO REPLACE THE HEAD PRIEST I WAS ONLY JOKING!

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN FOLLOW THE WILL OF SOMETHING NONEXISTENCE FROM SOMEONE'S CRAZY IMAGINATION!

"I m a g i n a t i o n? M y! A r e n 't y o u a r u d e one?" a voice spoke, it was so deep that it made a vibration inside my brain.

Before I knew it, everyone around me has frozen in place. As if time has stopped.

What's happening? What is this?

"I t h a s b e e n f i v e y e a r s s i n c e I r e i n c a r n a t e d y o u i n t o t h i s w o r l d. A n d e v e n n o w I s t i l l e x p r e s s n o r e g r e t f r o m m y d e c i s i o n."

Reincarnated me? You mean it was because of you that I'm here?

"T h a t 's c o r r e c t, a n d m a y I s a y t h a t I 'm v e r y p l e a s e d a b o u t t h e r e s u l t s o f y o u r r e b i r t h."

Who are you? And what do you want from me?

"Y o u s h o u l d n 't n e v e r a s k a G o d t h e y 'r e n a m e, b u t I f e e l g r a c i o u s f o r t h e m o m e n t s o I 'l l a l l o w i t j u s t t h i s o n c e. M y n a m e P u c h a n d I 'm t h e e v i l G o d o f C a r n a g e a n d S l a u g h t e r."

Evil God? Aren't Gods supposed to be holy?

"I a m h o l y, t h a t d o e s n 't m e a n I h a v e t o b e g o o d."

Whatever... what do you want?

"W e l l a r e n 't y o u t h e s n i p i n g t y p e? D o e s n 't m a t t e r, w e w i l l j u s t h a v e t o w o r k o n i t w h i l e t h r o u g h y o u r t r a n s f e r o f b e c o m i n g t h e H e a d P r i e s t."

We? What do you mean by we?

"I 'm i n f e r r i n g t o y o u r g u a r d i a n."

My guardian? Ha! Are you planning to give a guardian angel or something?

"O f c o u r s e n o t. F o r s o m e o n e a s y o u r s e l f, I 'l l n e e d t o s e n d y o u a G u a r d i a n w h o c a n p r o p e r l y d i s c i p l i n e y o u t h o r o u g h l y."

...huh? But if you're not sending a guardian angel, then what else are you sending?

"Y o u 'l l f i n e o u t s o o n e n o u g h."