After having all the details, we've set out to Mr. Perez's house to visit. Since, as he was talking about it, it was obvious how severe the situation was.
"I have my own car, you guys can follow me." Mr. Perez said, as we walked towards the parking lot.
"Alright, lead the way sir." I said, hopping on Gino's car.
Same spot at the backseat since passenger's seat was Sarah's spot. As always.
Cynthia and I sat together and was talking about the things needed to be done. Millien was just silent all the time.
It took us almost an hour on the road, since Mr. Perez's house was located towards the south.
We entered a dragon fruit farm, when the gates opened. Revealing the now fruit bearing crop, in rows and columns.
We parked at their parking area in front of a big ancestral house. But fully renovated. The exterior was what it was in old times but the inside waa fully modernized.
"Welcome, and please feel comfortable." Mr. Perez said as he lead us inside his home.
A woman greeted us, and dark circles were below her eyes. Like she was sleepless far too long.
[DARK ENERGY DETECTED. SOURCE UNKNOWN]
[ADDITIONAL TASK: FIND THE SOURCE OF THE DARK ENERGY AND CLEANSE IT]
I looked around and felt the ominous coldness rolling the living room.
Gino and the rest felt it and started looking around too. Mr. Perez noticed the way we were already inspecting their home.
"Millien, can you help me find where this dark energy is coming from?" I whispered to my shoulder.
Millien immediately hopped down and skipped around towards where the energy was denser.
*Is something the matter, Anthony?" Mr. Perez asked as he lead the woman towards the couch. "By the way, this is my wife. She's been taking care of my daughter for days without rest."
I nodded. And walked closer towards them, just then, Millien came back looking grim.
"Anthony, you need to save the girl now. She's been attacked subconsciously. Any later and the creature would be able to claim her soul fully."
My eyes darkened and gritted my teeth.
"Gino, Sarah, Cynthia, let's go. All the items I gave you guys, make sure you're all wearing and using them." I reminded them.
"What's happening? What's wrong?" Mr. Perez stood up full of worry.
"Your daughter, she's getting worse." I looked at him and didn't wait for him to respond.
I just headed towards the stairs with Millien leading the way to the girl's bedroom.
When we got there, we immediately coughed from the suffocating dark energy that's filling the room.
"What's this? Why does it get harder to breath in here?" Sarah reacted as she coughed violently.
"The room is filled with dark energy. The glasses may not capture it, so you all weren't able to see it." I explained.
The girl...no it's a woman. Maybe on her early 20's. Was lying still on her own bed. Looking like someone who's just deeply asleep.
"She looks pale." Gino said as he raised his Holy Crucifix to ward off the energy around us.
Sarah and Cynthia followed and put the crucifixes on every corner of the room.
[DARK ENERGY TEMPORARILY PURGED OUT]
The four of us were able to breathe freely now that the dark energy was gone.
"My god. The room feels lighter." Mrs. Perez said as she stepped into the room.
I didn't waste any time and moved towards the bed to check on her. That's when I noticed the dark energy on her chest.
"Your daughter caught a Kapre's attention. It wants her as its wife." I walked towards the window and saw the remainder of where the big tree once stood, as per Mr. Perez's information.
It was just beside his daughter's room.
"Anthony, kapre? Is that what we angered?" Mrs. Perez asked in disbelief.
"Yes. I believe it was just watching your daughter at first, but when you cut off its home, it got angry and now aims at your daughter." I leaned near the window and crossed my arms.
"Anthony, what do we do now?" Cynthia asked walking towards me to look down from the window.
"We eliminate the kapre, before it takes Mr. Perez's daughter with it back to its realm."
Mr. Perez sat at the edge of the bed and held his daughter's hand.
"Please help us. We've tried everything, but still got no results. But with you guys here, we've never felt such light-heartedness for months." He wiped off a tear that fell on his cheek.
"That's why we're here. To deal with things like this." Gino said with that smugness on his face.
He looks like the one who fights them off. Well, I'll make sure that he will be able to flex that athletic build he have.
After checking the room again, there was no sign of the creature yet. But Millien jumped down from the windows landing straight on the ground.
Then I saw him kick of what remains of the tree with such force.
That's when a low groan could be heard. Then the dark energy formed a figure on top of the tree stump.
Long beard and hair, ugly... Yes... Its ugly.. I'm not being mean or anything. It's just how it looks.
Built like a giant, and a tobacco in one hand.
Cynthia gasped seeing the figure, making Gino and Sarah curiosed as to what we were looking down at.
Sarah had the same reaction as Cynthia while Gino was amazed.
"Cool. That guy's built like a tank." He exclaimed in fascination.
I scoffed and shook my head.
"That's not cool. That's a red flag. A walking danger." I said pushing myself away from the wall.
It was totally hilarious how a duwende was facing a kapre. A giant and a foot sized dwarf looking like they're about to have a brawl.
But Millien wasn't even flinching at the Kapre's size. It was more like, he was standing with more authority than the big guy.
Which now makes me wonder what Millien's real identity is. Even the system just stated vaguely on Millien's profile.
Whatever it was. I'm glad he loved the cookie I gave him and was loyal to me.