Mystery of Verra Mountain

"Wait a minute didn't you say you don't believe the rumors about Verra mountain?" I asked as I remembered that Clarissa had said that.

"Even if I say I know something about Verra mountain, you will only think of it as a lie, but this time it's different whether what I say is true or not, you will listen carefully, after all you want to know about Exor World right?" Clarissa stated that to me.

"Firstly, I don't know everything about Verra mountain, nor do I know exactly what has happened to this mountain for the last 6 years. However, I know that a group of Exors came here 10 years ago."

"How do you know that the people who went to this mount 10 years ago were a group of Exors?

"I told you that my parents died didn't I?"

I nodded my head.

"My parents' deaths were related to the Exors that came here. A month before the Exors were arrived, my father had a strange illness. At first, his hairs grew all over his body. At that time, no one took this seriously. However, day by day the hair grew more and more, no matter how father shaved the hair, in the end the hair continued to grow. in the end, he looks like…. "

Clarissa looked into my eyes and continued, "….A monster."

I was astounded. "Monsters? But, if it's just his appearance shouldn't your father be fine, what happened to him?"

"In the beginning, it was all just appearances. But slowly his behavior got weirder. First of all, he gets angry easily. Then, he became gluttonous and his behavior started to get out of control. A week later, he was uncontrollable. It was as if an animal instinct had possessed him."

While telling the story, I noticed that Clarissa's expression began to change. She recalled the bitter and painful memories that she had experienced.

"My mother cannot bear my father weirdness futher, she finally decided to call the doctor to see my father's condition. This incident was hidden from the villagers, only a few people knew. My mother was afraid that the villagers would kick us out of the village if they found out what had happened to my father. Uncle Arnold is one of the people who know about my father's condition."

"Doctor by doctor came but they didn't know what the cause of my father change. The doctors advised my mother to take my father to the hospital for further examination. However, my mother refused, she was afraid that many people would know about my father's condition. In the end, a neighbor advised my mother to contact the Exor group, the thing that happened to my father might have something to do with the supernatural."

Clarissa took a deep breath before continuing, "My mother then got information about the Exor groups. She did not choose the Church of Salvation, the reason was clear, the Salvation Church did not hesitate to kill my father if the changes that father experienced turned out to be contrary to their scriptures. I don't blame it, because the Salvation Church sees a problem from a bigger perspective, such as for the sake of society.

However, my mother didn't want anything bad to happen to my father, so she chose to call an Exor group called the Temple of Shadow. The Temple of Shadow is more like a gathering place for various Exors who have left their respective churches."

It's the first time I know it, it turns out that Exor could also separate himself from the church? But, didn't their power come from gods, if they leave the church, that power should be lost right?

"I know what you're thinking, but as for that answer, I don't know either." As if guessing my thoughts, Clarissa immediately shook her head.

"A month since my father first changed, finally, the Temple of Shadow sent their representatives. There were 5 Exor people who came to my house, they had nicknames. Their nickname were Black Rats, White Tigers, Golden Dragons, Owls, and finally the Sky Deer. The five people wore masks, so their true faces were unknown.

After thay, they did an investigation, two of them checked the father's condition while the other three went to investigate Verra mountain, 2 days after the investigation took place, the Exors got results. Our family was told to do a small test. Basically, we were told to hold the blue gemstone.

We did as they told us to. At that time, my sister and I immediately had a fever as soon as we touched the gemstone. Luckily our fever wasn't too bad. Before I continue, do you know the legend of the half-beasts?"

"Of course I know… Don't tell me that-" I looked at Clarissa in shock.

Clarissa nodded, she then said, "Those Exors explained to my father that they found a special plant, it's actually harmless to ordinary humans, however, it has a special effect. The plant evokes an animalistic effect on the half-beasts. The plant is often used by half beasts in battle."

Half beast, I didn't expect to find such a shocking fact. If this one legend was true, doesn't it mean that many legends out there were also really true?

"The problem is that half-beasts in general used to exercise their animal instincts, so they could suppress it, but this was the first time happened to my father, so he can't do that at all. It can't be helped, the bloodline of the half-beast in father's blood was originally very thin, maybe it was passed down from my grandfather of grandfather or something.

To solve my father's problem, the Exors gave 3 choices. First, the most easily, was to kill my father, at that time he was suffering a lot, killing him was one of the good choices to end my father's suffering.

The second was to separate my father's bloodline from his body. In simple terms this means the Exors will tear the bloodline of the half beast in Father's body directly. However, this method has a high risk for the father couls not survive.

The third way is to seal the half-beast bloodline in father's body. This is the safest way. However, this way the half beast bloodline in father's body could come out at any time. Of course it is very dangerous for our family. But Mother still chose the last way.

Soon, those Exors sealed the half-beast bloodline in father's body. As a result, dad regained consciousness and slowly the hair that spreaded all over his body did not grow again even though we shaved the hair. In addition, the five exors also sealed the bloodline in my body and my sister. Since we never had a awaken incident like father then that bloodline would never awaken in our bodies forever.

On the other hand, they also burned down the plants that triggered the awakening of the half beast instincts in my father's body. With the various things the Exors did, the problem should have been solved. Or at least, that's what we thought."