Hansel & Gretel-The Twin Demon Hunters

Chapter 16

Hansel reached the church monastery just before the sun was supposed to rise. Although the light of the sun did not affect him at all since he was not a full blooded demon but then that did not mean it did not irritate him a bit. All the nocturnal animals had their time of rest but unfortunately Hansel was on a mission here and he was not going to be given that choice at all. He entered his room from the window through teleportation after he had reached the woods. He quickly changed into his human form and wore the robes of the priest that he was supposed to wear and then he went down on his knees and looked at the crucified figure of the Son of God and prayed.

Hansel prayed so that he would have the strength to fight evil in all its forms and keep the earth safe and protected. He prayed for guidance since he was not always clear on the way that he was supposed to follow. He prayed that he and his sister be never separate from each other ever and that they could always be their proper followers and be able to find their mother at the end of the day. He also asked for forgiveness for the wanton and s****l behavior they had to do in order to survive because otherwise they would never have existed in the first place. Finally when he was done praying he rose up from the side of the bed that he was praying and then he stood up to see something happening which he had not expected to see here at all.

From beneath the figure of the wooden cross hanging on a hook up in the wall, spiders were coming out. And so many spiders were coming out that it did not seem likely that it was any way normal. Hansel had faced demons and he knew how to fight them and send them back to the bowels of the hell where from they had arisen however this was not his field at all. He had magic inside himself but since Gretel was the one who had always taken care of that and strangely he had never felt the need topractice or hone his magical skills. Spiders were afraid of fire and he could keep the bugs away with that but that would not be enough. He needed more and much more in order to deal with the burgeoning level of the arachnids of various shapes and sizes coming from underneath the cross.

He wanted to call upon Gretel through their psychic link in order to ask what he was supposed to do but he recalled that he had placed a barrier spell on her which made her bound within the walls of the castle. But something very strange started happening. The spiders which had come out from beneath the Holy Cross they started coming together and started making letters on the wall. Hansel stood there transfixed at the sight of the spiders and then read what they were trying to say.

KINGDOM IS FALLING. ALL WILL DIE. SAVE THEM.

And once the spiders finished giving out the message that they were supposed to deliver they crawled back in the same hole from which they had come out. This was not the first time that e had received a holy message of this kind but was the first time that it came on the arachnids. He did not know what he was supposed to do with the message. He quickly wore the collar and opened the door and ran into the church only to find that it was as empty and desolate as last night and the first light of the sun was streaming in from the windows. He needed to do something if the kingdom was supposed to fall and the people were going to die. If only he had not put that spell on Gretel he could have spoken to her.

But the psychic connection was still there and he needed holy water for that. Hansel went closer to the altar in order to check if there was anything at all which would help him but he could find nothing in the cabinet of the altar except a plain wooden bowl. Then Hansel recalled that this was all that he would ever need in order to make the water holy and now he needed was a fountain or a spring. The older priest came out stooping from inside the monastery and his living quarters probably and found Hansel rummaging inside the drawer.

“Is it something you need my son?” asked the older priest and Hansel turned back to face him. The man had expected him to cower in fear with something precious in his hand however he found that he had a wooden bowl in his hand and all the gold and silver items were still inside the cabinet drawer of altar.

“I have got that I need Father. But I would like to know that if there is any fountain or spring with flowing water nearby. Because if there is not then I have to find something else for which I do not have the time,” said Hansel and the seriousness of his tone made the older priest understand that this was not a joke. Hansel pulled out a ceremonial knife from the drawer and then looked at the man who was looking at him with growing horror and amazement in his eyes.

Hansel impatiently reminded him,” Father, it is really essential. We don’t have the time. The people are in grave danger…”

“Yes uh uhhhh yes yes my son…I do understand. There is a fountain in the backyard of the church but it is not as clean as it is supposed to be but the water is no doubt clean of any impurities at all. Do you think that wwill work?” asked the priest and he was stuttering and stammering as he had no idea what was going on and why was Hansel asking him all these questions.

“Yes that is sure going to work. Thank you Father. You might want to be ready for a huge crowd today because the land is crying as is the Holy Father and the Son,” said Hansel as he rushed out with the bowl and the blade in his hand.

“But Father Hans…” called out the priest but Hansel had already left the church by then and he was running at his demonic seed which made it impossible for this old man to catch up with him.

Hansel looked at the backyard and on reaching there and then found that there was this wishing well with the angels on the top and the water was slowly trickling down. It was chipped and the stones had broken in cracks but at the end of the day it was the quality of the water that mattered and not the condition of the fountain. Hansel took out the knife from its sheath and the blade glinted at the sun. The blade was an old one with beautiful carvings and it would work wonders. This was his only weakness among weapons, knives.

He started reciting a Mayan prayer as he carved the sigil of the civilization in order to create a flow of the water into the bowl and then purify it through the containment. That was going to be the only thing that Gretel would be needing along with her magic if she needed to fight the demons and he would have to store it in a place from where the flow would not be interrupted. Once the reciting of the prayer was over he placed the bowl under the water slowly and then recited the spell for purification. But what happened was not expected at all. The water turned into crawling worms which were trying to crawl out of the bowl but could not due to the containment spell. There was something very unholy already plaguing the land and he had nothing in his hands at all.

“Is this what I had taught you boy?” came out a voice from nowhere.

“Dad, I am really not in the state to be enduring all this nonsense. Please if you cannot tell me anything then you need to understand that you are not welcome,” said Hansel angrily.

“Wow!! Someone is in a pretty bad mood today…but seriously son, when from did you become so dumb? You know that when the water of the land is filled with poison the purification needs to be done with all the five elements!! Have I been a failure as a teacher?” asked the voice again but Hansel had already started the new spell which would mimic all the elements and this time he cut his finger and drew the sigil in his blood so that the bottle in Gretel’s hands which was locked in her chest would remain filled with the holy water.

Hansel smiled at the spirit which was lingering nearby and said,”You are always a marvel Dad. But it is Mom we are trying to find, don’t you think that you can help Gretel out for a bit?”

“Hansel, you are the one who called in for guidance, not your sister. She already has put her plan in action and if all goes well then the mayhem is supposed to stop even before it begins but most of the time the things do not go according to plan. But you need to go to the village. The condition is the land is worsening every hour. It has started spewing back the result of the curse which has been put in place at the very heart of the kingdom,” said the spirit of his father before everything was silent once more. But true to his word, he had received guidance and the bowl was filled with water once again and the worms had disappeared.

“I just want that we are a family once again,” muttered Hansel as he slowly placed the bowl on which he had made the markings and then purified the entire fountain by speaking in terms which were normally not spoken by humans. It was the tongue of the snakes and then recited the entire spell to create a barrier and protection over the fountain because that was going to be Gretel’s source of strength tonight. Once he had finished doing that Hansel started towards the church and saw that a lot of people were coming towards the church. They were coming in haste, with great speed and Hansel could not clearly see that if they were in problem or they were angry but he sure did know that he needed to help all these people.

Hansel entered the Church from the side gate and found that the older priest was preparing for Mass since there was no flock to tend to however it was going to change very soon.

“Father,” Hansel called out loudly so that he could hear him and stop doing what he was doing at that moment.

The older priest looked back and smiled at Hansel.

“Father the wayward flock is coming back to receive the grace of Lord once more. You need to speak to the villagers. I never knew that it would be so soon but now that we are getting the chance to make them realize what they have been doing and how detrimental it could be for the land since the land has already started speaking they need to seek refuge in the House of the Lord an seek repentance with true heart and not just for protection,” said Hansel as the older priest praised the Lord.