Reborn Exorcist

It was a dark, blustery, rainy night, and everything was bleak.

Those who had to travel by night walked on the roads, full of reluctance, longing to return quickly to their bright and warm homes.

A tall young man was running wildly in the rain, and he was completely covered from head to toe by a large black robe.When pedestrians saw him, they all avoided him.Pale hands exposed from the robes commanded them to think of the monsters that frightened them these days.These poor souls could take no more provocations.

He doesn't care.He has no time to care about anything else.There was only one thought in his mind: hurry to church!

A gentleman in a tuxedo approached.When they were within a few meters of each other, the gentleman dropped his umbrella and rushed forward with a shriek that was too high-pitched to be human.

Facing this gentleman who behaved strangely, he drew out the sharp silver knife from his waist.The weapon drew a silver-white ray of light in the dark night, and finally pierced into the opponent's chest.That gentleman was like a rapidly withering tree, his tall and plump body quickly shrank and turned into ashes.The blood-red eyeballs fell to the ground, emitting a frightening light.

He continued to run forward.His steps were brisk, but his heart became extremely heavy.He lives in an age of demons, but only recently has he understood the dangers people face.

They have gone crazy to this point!Am I still in time?

He thought nervously, and even slipped and fell on the steps outside the church door.Almost immediately he jumped to his feet and rushed towards the church door.

Unlike the dark and cold outside, the church is warm and bright, with rows of burning candles emitting a soft light.The moment he opened the door, he heard the person he was looking for, the senior pastor, saying calmly: "Even if you kill me, nothing will change. The reason why light is light is not because it can put an end to darkness at any time." existence, but it will never be obscured by darkness, or even annihilated."

As if being hit in the chest by a heavy hammer, he slammed against the door, gasping for breath.He nearly killed the pastor a few years ago.At that time, the other party had just become a pastor, and he said similar words to himself in such a righteous and dignified manner. He was carrying a weapon and the other party was vulnerable, but he ran away in a hurry.There is something in the opponent that cannot be defeated or killed, and that is the belief in light.

In the church, the pastor was confronting two "creatures" he knew, and this scene made his heart palpitations worse.He is like a fish thrown onto the shore, struggling in a world eroded by darkness, futile and desperate.

This is the confrontation between the priest and the devil, the confrontation between light and darkness.The funny thing is, he can't even choose the right side; before he knows it, he's on the dark side.

But he had no time to despair.The beautiful lady he had seen many times stepped onto the back of the bench and leaped into the air.He almost didn't recognize her: her beautiful face and noble air were gone, replaced by pale skin and long sharp claws.She showed her prototype and wanted to kill the priest.

Without thinking, he threw the silver knife and pierced her through the heart before she could injure the priest.She let out a roar, which was as sharp and hoarse as her throat was torn, which made people feel hairy.Her body fell to a white powder like wall ash on the aisle leading to the altar.

"I guess I'm not too late." As he spoke, he took off his black robe and threw it on the ground.This time, he revealed the silver dagger and special musket covered by the robe, and also showed his true face.

Although he is an out-and-out young human, his appearance is more like a ghost: sunken eye sockets, pale complexion, hair like yellow dry grass, like a dead body.The exposed fingers are very thin, as if the bones are only covered with a layer of skin.Even so, he was still a handsome young man with a straight nose and pure blue eyes.Whatever happened to him didn't make him ugly, it just drained him of life.

The pastor recognized him, and immediately sighed, whether it was relief or regret.At the same time, the demon also opened his mouth, and gently reproached: "Louis, how could you kill her? A week ago, we were sitting at the table drinking tea and chatting."

Louis looked at each other.The other party was handsome and beautiful, but he definitely did not belong to the category of human beings.Gray scales resembling crocodile skin extend down from his clean chin and cover his neck, and sharp bony spurs protrude from the skin at the tips of his slender fingers.The black wings are closed behind, and when they are opened, they may be able to block all light.

Louis involuntarily held a knife at his waist, and let go with trembling fingers.

The past was flooding Louis's mind.Those encounters that made him feel lucky, now thinking about them, made him fall into endless regrets.

Both his parents participated in the civil war more than ten years ago.His father died in the fire of the Union Army, and his mother suffered a miscarriage due to exhaustion from being in the medical team, along with his unborn brother or sister.After the war, a manor owner in the south was forced to take him in.

This is absolutely bad for both sides.The planter was a loyal Confederate and hated the abolition of slavery.Naturally, they didn't like Louis, an orphan left by the soldiers of the Union.The abuse and cold treatment he received in childhood and adolescence made Louis taciturn and looked very dark.And his appearance made the adopters hate and fear even more.

That man came when Louis was at his most cynical.Louis adores and respects each other.By the opponent's side, he can do whatever he wants, and his only task is to kill according to the opponent's request.He was quickly conquered by the other party's elegant and humorous conversation and his behavior of defending himself everywhere, and became the most loyal servant.

Louis never thought about why the other party's designated targets were all clergymen, and he never thought about why he was able to kill those skilled and armed guys.He had doubts, but quickly dismissed them; he didn't care.He thought he was abandoned by the world, so he decided to abandon the world.

—until he found out that all he killed were exorcists.And he himself was originally destined to become an exorcist who expels demons, guards the light, and protects mankind.

He finally understood everything, but it was too late.The devil who tempted him to commit a crime was smiling gracefully and viciously at the moment.

"You have finally found out the truth. Yes, you are a born exorcist, I lied to you. You showed up here with a weapon, but it was all in vain. Dear Louie, allow me to remind you that you have become The servant of the devil! As long as you are alive, you can't kill me!" Louis saw the other party open his arms to himself. "So, forget 'duty', that's all nonsense. Come back to me, and I forgive you for killing Ana."

Louis walked over in silence and passed each other.He stood between the priest and the demon. "I have seen pedestrians walking in panic at night, and I have seen how the devil's claws tear babies apart; I even saw how the devil peels off the human scalp, smashes the skull, and sucks the human brain. If you don't want to I'm back on the right track, and it should have prevented me from seeing this."

The handsome devil raised his eyebrows, his golden eyes with vertical pupils were full of indifference. "Louis, why don't you want something cheerful? The family that hurt you are all dead too, and the fat pig man and his noisy wife were even skinned. Doesn't that comfort you?"

"My God, what they lost was life! Live life!" Louis cried, unable to contain his surprise and anger.For the first time, he discovered that the "man" he had followed for so long had nothing in common with him. "There were three stupid pigs in their family of four, and even now, I think so. But I would never kill them and skin them for a rug, you understand?"

"So, you are going to resist me now? You want to protect this man who is holding a cross and talking nonsense?"

Louis raised his head slightly and looked into the demon's eyes. "I will protect this noble priest."

"This is so stupid. These priests are helpless in the face of darkness." The devil's pleasant voice contained contempt: "Do you think that the light will accept you when you go there? Can other exorcists accept you to join?" ?Every exorcist in the church will have a pious believer as a partner. Ask the pastor behind you, does he rest assured to put kind and harmless ordinary people by your side? You have been abandoned by the light, Now you also want to be abandoned by the darkness?"

Louis felt bewildered.He understood what the other party meant: he couldn't kill the other party.In any case, the pastor would be killed; if he was on the side of the light, it would be just one more death.

Will I be accepted by the light?Louis turned his head involuntarily, full of fear and anticipation.The pastor showed him a brave and friendly smile, and there was a sympathetic light on that ordinary face. Louis almost thought that he saw an angel.He looked down again.The shadow of the Madonna stretches to where he stands.

He was accepted.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Louis made a decision.He turned to face the puzzled priest. "If I come here now, is there still time? If I apologize for the sins I once did, is there still time?"

"Of course it's too late. It's never too late to admit your mistakes and go to the light."

Relieved, Louis smiled at the other party. "I'm sorry." After speaking, he stabbed the silver dagger into his chest.

"God!" The pastor covered his mouth in shock, and walked towards Louis.The devil's reaction was even faster: as soon as the smell of blood permeated the air, he rushed towards Louis.But Louis's movement made him stop, not only that, he even spread his wings and tried to fly away quickly...

Louis drew his gun and turned around, his blond hair fluttering in an arc.The silver dagger was still in his heart, and his life was passing quickly; but his movements were still swift.He pulled the trigger.

Dazzling white light exploded in the church, and the demon only had time to show a shocked expression before it was wiped out.And Louis also exhausted his last bit of strength, and fell on his back towards the direction of the Madonna.

He seemed to hear the pastor saying, "You are forgiven. You will be led to God."

***

You are forgiven.

Louis woke up in the dark attic, choking on the smell of ink and rust.He soon realized that this was the manor's house, where he had always been housed in the attic.This is also the master's warehouse, where his cramped bed is surrounded by read daily newspapers and old tools.He jumped up from the bed in surprise and hit his head on the low roof.

Pain dispelled the shock and excitement, and Louis began to think.At first, he suspected that he had had a long dream, in which he had a tragic childhood, a demon with top-notch brainwashing skills, and an angelic priest.But he soon decided that was what really happened.All the willfulness, surprise, and remorse were deeply imprinted in his heart as if they had just experienced it.

Maybe he was indeed brought before God, but God thought he could live again, so he threw himself down the cloud.

He pulled the top copy of the newspaper stack.There was a line on it that said, "It's been five years since the President was assassinated."

"It's 1870!" Louis murmured in surprise, "I'm only ten years old!"

A woman's screams and screams were faintly heard downstairs, most of which were complaints about life, mixed with abuse of herself as a "unlucky ghost".Louis knew that this lady was like this, and when he couldn't help but rush down to argue with her, she would be able to beat herself up if she wanted.Thinking of the bloody human skin he had seen in his previous life, Louis felt a little nauseous.

This time everything will be different, Louis told himself.

This time, he will not let these stupid pigs bully him, nor will he be bewitched by anyone.Since I was destined to become an exorcist, then I should go to the light earlier!