Chapter 242: The Ouija Game and Exorcism
According to the records in the file, that mother originally only intended to use the Ouija board to enhance the "Professionalism" of her fortune-telling.
For this reason, she even modified it, allowing the Ouija board to piece together words according to her thoughts.
And the effect was exactly as that Madam expected; more and more people came for fortune-telling, and she could afford the living expenses for the mother and two daughters.
But gradually, Madam Alice found her younger daughter's behavior starting to show anomalies.
She often talked to herself alone, and could write handwriting completely inappropriate for her age.
As the number of fortune-tellings increased, the younger daughter actually requested to join in.
Furthermore, Madam Alice gradually discovered that the Ouija board seemed to move on its own.
At the end of the accident, this Madam Alice was found dead in the villa, and her elder daughter was suspected to be the murderer.
When the police arrested her, the elder daughter claimed it was an evil spirit possessing her sister.
Ultimately the elder daughter was locked in a psychiatric hospital.
But the police searched the entire villa and didn't find the younger daughter's figure...
William turned to another supplementary investigation report attached.
It recorded that the villa the mother and daughters lived in once belonged to a Nazi doctor during wartime, who was found to have conducted multiple inhumane experiments.
After the war ended, this doctor came to North America and still secretly conducted experiments in the villa for many years.
And the victims involved a wide range; besides innocent citizens, there were also former "Patients" of that doctor.
William put the materials back in their original place.
Judging from the investigated content, the evil spirits in the villa were very likely the former victims.
"Secret evil experiments, huh... really classic tropes," William thought inwardly.
However, the above records didn't mention scenes like rituals or sacrifices; this is relatively good news, at least it means there is no cult demon involvement in this commission.
Otherwise, William would really have to suspect if someone was targeting him, or else why would the content of every commission not match reality!
On the other side, in the villa living room.
Laine, Madison, and the others sat around a table.
In front of them were lighting lamps and the Ouija board.
After emphasizing the rules again, Laine started the opening words.
But this time, the Ouija board had no reaction.
"Debbie, if it's you, please give me some hints!" Laine pleaded.
In the next moment, an empty chair next to the table was suddenly pulled out, as if someone sat there.
"Did you... really commit suicide." Laine stared at the empty chair and spoke.
This time the Ouija board quickly began to move, and stopped on the letters "N" and "O" respectively.
"No..." Laine's breathing became rapid.
Just as she wanted to ask the next question, Madison aside suddenly spoke: "How do you prove you are Debbie?"
Zole revealed a surprised expression.
"Ms. Madison is finally willing to listen to Father William's words!" He was excited inwardly.
At the same time, the others were also expecting an answer.
But the Ouija board fell into silence again.
Seeing this, Zole suddenly felt a burst of fear, as if some unspeakable "Fact" had been exposed.
He touched his pocket, and only after feeling the coldness of the Holy Nail did he feel slightly relieved.
At this time Madison spoke again, her tone much colder: "You are not Debbie, right."
Swish... Swish...
The Ouija board finally moved, still staying on those two letters.
This time, Laine and the others were truly surprised.
"How... is this possible." She seemed unable to accept it. "It clearly answered many questions."
Zole suddenly remembered Father William's words, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "It didn't explicitly express its identity; everything before was just your own imagination, right."
"No! It's... it's..." Laine opened her mouth, realizing the other party indeed never admitted it.
"Whether you are Debbie or an evil spirit, it's not important." Madison stood up from the stool.
"I only ask you one sentence, do you want to leave this place?"
Her words stunned everyone present.
"Ms. Madison, calm... calm down! Do you know what you are saying!" Zole looked shocked.
The former didn't answer, still staring at the Ouija board.
A moment later, it pieced together "Yes."
"Very good." Madison revealed a smile.
"You should be able to tell my power is different. As long as you can help me deal with one person, I can promise to cast witchcraft for your soul."
Zole stood up in shock.
"Ms. Madison, sober up! How can you make a deal with an evil spirit! This is a betrayal to humanity."
Madison raised one hand upon hearing this.
Subsequently, the bedding in the villa suddenly flew out, tightly entangling everyone present.
"Have you heard of the Spirit Summoning Spell? This is a witchcraft that allows a dead spirit to reside in a human. As long as you agree to cooperate with me, you can choose any shell present here."
Madison took out a cigarette as she spoke.
Fear appeared in the eyes of Laine and the others.
"Casting forbidden witchcraft requires entering the unknowable space with consciousness. This needs powerful magic power to maintain, otherwise it's easy to get lost inside!"
Zole said anxiously.
"Ms. Madison, arranging this witchcraft will be very dangerous for you too!"
"So annoying!"
Madison controlled Laine's shoe and stuffed it into Zole's mouth.
"Aren't you... afraid the Exorcist Guild will cause trouble for you." Laine spoke tremblingly.
"Hmph."
Madison chuckled, then bent down and hooked Laine's chin with a fair and tender finger.
"As long as you die, naturally no one will know."
After saying that, she stood up again and stared at the empty stool.
"That person should be nearby. I advise you'd better decide quickly."
This time, the Ouija board pieced together a word—How?
Seeing this, the corners of Madison's mouth slightly curled up, explaining her plan.
But Zole couldn't hear these anymore.
At this moment his eyes gradually turned white, and his expression also fell into sluggishness.
The other few also had similar situations.
What Zole didn't understand was why Ms. Madison would suddenly make such a move.
She and Father William only had some small misunderstandings; to actually develop to the point of life-and-death struggle.
"Be... careful, Will..."
Before Zole could finish his words, he completely lost consciousness.
"Where am I?"
Zole woke up suddenly.
He looked around but didn't see traces of anyone else. Only himself, and the Ouija board placed on the table.
Zole gulped.
He slowly moved backward, trying to quietly stay away from that evil item.
"Mmh mmh mmh... mmh!"
He tried to say something, but then found his mouth actually couldn't open.
"Mmh mmh mmh mmh! (What is going on!)"
Zole touched his lips with trembling hands, but the numb pain made him even more surprised.
Bang!
He knocked over the stool and hurriedly started searching in the living room.
A moment later, he opened a mirror, but the fear in his eyes became even denser.
He saw in the mirror at this time, his lips were sewn together, white threads passing through the tiny holes on his lips, and bruised injuries remaining around them.
"Mmh mmh mmh! (My mouth!)"
Zole tried to pull those threads off, but actually pulled out quite a bit of flesh under the skin along with it.
This made him unable to act for a while.
While he was panicking, a pitch-black shadow slowly approached from behind.
"No!"
Zole forced himself to calm down.
He recalled memories from earlier.
"I seem... to have come with others... Ms. Madison!"
Zole remembered what happened not long ago, and then realized the anomaly around him.
"It seems only in an instant, only I was left here, but I clearly remember I just blanked out."
He touched his head and thought.
"If it's not a mistake in my perception of time, then... Hallucination!"
Almost subconsciously, Zole looked down at his waist.
The pocket there held an iron nail, but at this moment there was nothing.
While he was searching, that black shadow almost pressed against his body.
"Father William said, that thing is not affected by hallucinations!" Zole analyzed inwardly, calming his mood.
In the next moment, he reached into his pocket and fumbled around blindly.
And the black shadow also completely attached to his body.
In this instant, Zole simultaneously felt pain coming from his palm and his body losing control.
Ultimately it was still pain that allowed him to regain control of his body.
"Pain... Pain..."
Zole pulled his hand out and saw a few drops of blood already seeping from a small wound on it.
When he looked up again, the surroundings changed appearance once more.
Ms. Madison and the Ouija board had all disappeared, leaving only Laine and her friends slumped on the table.
At this time, only the whites of the few people's eyes remained, like being covered by a layer of barrier.
Even with Zole's witchcraft level, he could perceive the evil aura on these people.
But he hadn't mastered awakening-type witchcraft.
While anxious, he looked at the iron nail in his hand.
Outside the villa, William had already returned.
But he didn't rush in, instead patiently waiting for an opportunity.
However, it was always quiet inside the house.
But from his perspective, the evil aura around at this moment had reached its peak.
Just as he was pondering whether to do something, the house door was suddenly opened.
Subsequently, Madison ran out from inside, stumbling.
"Fa... Father William, we were tricked. I... should have listened to you!"
At this time, this witch looked a bit disheveled.
The left shoulder strap of her top had long broken, and the remaining part hung limply on her chest, which also revealed more than half of the black lace inner wear underneath.
The lower half wasn't much better.
Besides the leather pants being slashed with several cuts, revealing fair and tender thighs.
Madison's pair of knee-high boots had also disappeared, leaving only a pair of bare feet stepping on the grass.
For a time, it was quite a revealing sight.
Paired with her aggrieved and weak eyes, any man arriving might have to proactively welcome her.
But William frowned and retreated more than ten meters, and then took out a bottle of 30-year vintage Holy Water before speaking: "What happened inside? Where are Zole and those students?"
Madison secretly clenched her fists, and then turned around with a sad face.
"They all died."
Hearing this, William's frown deepened.
"The evil spirits inside were stronger than I imagined. To save me, Zole forcefully activated forbidden witchcraft..." Madison sighed, and then took out a section of bone from her pocket.
"He found this in the basement. He told me I must hand this thing to you."
William recalled the scene of investigating with Zole during the day.
"...When teaming up in the past, they all treated me as a stepping stone..."
Based on Zole's performance along the way, it was hard to imagine he could master any forbidden arts.
Compared to the reason "Zole hid his strength for some reason," the Madison in front of him looked more suspicious.
William couldn't help but feel a bit speechless; is this girl taking me for a fool...
But after thinking for a moment, he still put away the Holy Nail and slowly approached.
Of course, stopping outside a certain boundary line.
"Father William... you will protect me, right."
Madison proactively leaned up. Her eye sockets were already wet, and the top strap slipped a bit more.
"What's wrong with this bone." William got straight to the point.
Madison's movements paused for a moment but quickly returned to normal.
"I checked, there seems to be a power sealed on it." She said as she handed over the bone.
In the next moment.
Over a dozen vengeful spirits suddenly rushed out from it, pouncing towards William.
Seeing this, obvious surprise flashed in Madison's eyes.
William caught this information.
"Could it be she really didn't know?"
Before he could think further, the evil spirits had already arrived in front of him.
But the expected possession didn't appear; these evil spirits all crashed into an invisible barrier.
"What... is this." Madison's tone revealed surprise again.
"High-level holy artifact!" The evil spirits suddenly spoke in unison.
Subsequently, a scene that surprised Madison occurred.
She saw the evil spirits all turn around and run towards her respectively.
In a hurry, she only had time to raise one hand.
"Bang!"
Several evil spirits were instantly bounced away.
"Damn bitch, we agreed on a deal..."
Before Madison could finish her words, more evil spirits had already pounced on her.
For a time, this witch rolled her eyes back and opened her mouth wide.
The evil spirits flocked into her body one after another.
"Ugh... Ah... Save..."
William witnessed this scene and didn't step forward to help.
This guy actually cooperated with evil spirits to harm him!
He, William, hated guys who cooperated with evil spirits the most in his life!
But obviously Madison wouldn't fall for the trick so easily.
She was seen forcefully raising her hand, and then a grass rope pendant flew out of her pocket.
In the next moment, a mental power radiated from the pendant and attached to Madison's head.
And one of her eyes returned to normal.
At this time the villa door was opened again, and Zole walked out with Laine and the others.
"Father William!" His eyes lit up, and a sense of security instantly surged in his heart.
"I followed your instructions, really woke up from the hallucination..."
Only then did Zole notice Madison on the grass.
"This is... Mental Sealing Witchcraft."
A moment later.
"...Laine and the others seemed to have some witchcraft cast on them, losing the memory of that period..."
Zole told William what had just happened.
Laine and the others had long hidden far away, leaving only three exorcists standing in front of the villa.
Then Zole turned his head again.
Madison stood stiffly on the grass at this moment; only the left half of her body could maintain normality.
While the other side was weirdly twisted, and at the same time the skin surface was full of pitch-black veins, with black gas surrounding her body.
Although Madison tried to protect herself just now, she could only barely maintain a part of her consciousness awake.
Now her right eye was full of pleading, constantly shifting between William and Zole.
The meaning inside was self-evident.
"Father... William, should we save her?" Zole tentatively spoke.
"The witchcraft she used just now specifically counters evil spirits. Maybe... those words in the house earlier were to deceive the evil spirits... Ow, that hurts!"
Zole didn't finish his words and covered his head.
"Father William... why did you hit me."
William's mouth twitched: "Do you have masochistic tendencies, actually speaking up for her."
"Borrowing the hands of evil spirits to eliminate people she doesn't like, and then stepping in to purify when the evil spirits are injured. This guy obviously had the intention to sit back and reap the benefits."
Panic flashed in Madison's eyes; she desperately wanted to shake her head but could only move it slightly.
William stared at Zole: "If you perform exorcisms with this kind of mindset, I advise you to leave the wizard profession early and be an ordinary person."
"Otherwise, getting your soul taken is just a matter of time."
Zole realized he misspoke, lowered his head and said: "Sorry, I... was wrong."
"Then are you really going to let her..."
William smiled slightly: "I'm not the kind of guy who schemes against companions."
He looked at Madison as he spoke, enthusiasm flashing in his eyes.
"We naturally have to save Ms. Madison. But before that, we have to solve these evil spirits first, don't we?"
At this moment, not only Madison but even the dead spirits inside her body also had a bad premonition.
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