So, there I am in the Crossroads with more questions than answers. I broke a rule years ago and now it is time for others to pay the price.
"That demon couldn't be serious about that could he?" Officer Mia asked as I stood there shaking.
"Exorcists have on big rule we must follow. Don't take a life save them." I explained as I stood there scared for the second time in my life as an Exorcist. I knew how powerful the supernatural was. Ghost, demons, spirits. I can handle but Gods. I only took down a trickster pretending to be Gods. But not a full flesh God.
I got back to my truck and grabbed a orb.
"I wish to speak to a God." I said to the orb as I looked into it. I saw a God before me.
"Runic you are brave to call a God after what you did in Port-au-Prince." The God said. I knew the tone. It was the Messengers of the Gods. Hermes. I saw him looking angry.
"I need to explain myself." I said with a hurry in my voice.
"I did what I had to do in Port-au-Prince. I took a life to save many other lives." I explained. Hermes looked angry.
"Listen to me you fuckin dumbass. You were lied to he wanted you to break the rule! If you waited for ten minutes you would of saw!" Hermes shouted at me. I looked mortified.
"I didn't know I was new to this whole thing. Please forgive me!" I answered scared. I worried as I waited for him to talk to me.
"Here is what I can do. Let me talk to the other pantheons. They will test you and your small town. Complete the tests and you will be forgiven. But don't take a life understood." Hermes explained as I got out of the truck. The orb emptied the connection was closed. I took a deep breath before walking to Officer Mia.
"We need to speak to the Chief now!" I said with haste and fear.
"What is happening?" Officer Mia asked as I rushed into my truck and raced to the police station. I heard Officer Mia racing to me. I got to the station slamming on my breaks jumping out of the running truck. I rush into the station.
"Chief Wilson!" I rushed into his office. He stood there with the mayor.
"Drakklin what's wrong?" Chief Wilson asked as I try to catch my breath. "The town is in danger!" I shouted as I got to the desk. Officer Mia rushed in.
"Officer Mia what is he talking about?" The mayor asked clearly got confused.
"This is my consultant Drakklin Evenglade or Runic. He is a Exorcist and Occult Expert." Officer Mia explained as I rubbed my runes trying to figure something out.
"What does he mean the town is in danger?" Chief Wilson asked clearly seeing the panic in my eyes.
"I pissed off the Gods. All the Gods." I said seeing that they didn't believe me.
"He isn't lying Chief." Officer Mia said with worried voice. The Chief realize she was telling the truth.
"Mayor, can we discuss this a little later?" Chief Wilson asked as he looked at us.
"Wilson you can seriously buy this?" Mayor questioned as he looked around. I shot him a look and put my hand out before saying. "Reveal." As a I said that the chat I had with Hermes filled everyone mind that was in the room. Some of the runes on my body glowing.
"Wait the Gods are real?" The mayor asked clearly caught off guard wondering what this met to his belief system. I stood there and nod. The mayor walked out as I stood there.
"What is going to happen now Drakklin, Officer Mia?" Chief Wilson asked as I took a seat in a chair. I looked at them before speaking. "The Gods of the different Pantheons want to test me for breaking a rule of exorcists' back in Haiti 2018."
"What the hell happened in Haiti?" Chief Wilson asked as he saw me.
"I killed a man thinking it was the only way to reverse a zombie curse." I explained as I saw a look in the face of Chief Wilson trying to understand. "So, you broke a rule trying to save lives from a curse." Chief Wilson said back to me starting to understand. I nodded conforming it.
"What type of testing?" Chief Wilson asked as I finally started calming down.
"I must protect this small town to earn back their favor." I explained as I took off my suit jacket. I wonder if the slit-mouthed woman was a start of the test of the Gods. Time felt like it stood still. Trying to see what the events will hold. I wanted to skip to after the tests, but I couldn't, so I was ready to tackle it head it. I stood up and folded up the suit jacket.
"Before I could handle the Gods, I need my shop to be ready." I said as I waked out of the office and head to my truck.
"You need these." Officer Mia said holding up my keys. I smiled and took the keys from her. "So, my truck or you going to follow?"
"I am off so I will take my car." Officer Mia answered as I we got out of the station. Outside I got in my truck, and I saw Officer Mia get in her simple Blue SUV. We drove to where the shop is going to be.