I was generally shocked to see the doctor freeze.

"Hey doctor we should greet the good man."

"Oh he can not see nor hear us. We are what you would call removed from time. Most of the grimm you see in these halls are actually gold statues of such inferior creatures."

"So the Beowulves in the entry hall were the only livings grimm the rest were gold statues?"

"Yes. I am afraid my skills are a bit rusty and accidently let the doctor in on a few of the earlier illusions. It has been millenia since I have seen a living being."

"Why are you showing me these things?"

"You are a new force. I sense nothing but potential for combatting my little sister. She is full of hate and prejudice against the humans through no fault of your own. We are a part of an immortal race.

We could only be killed by a human. Back when my father was alive our family was happy and full of joy. Grimm were created by our will and acted as a security force for our kind.

My father was an idiot and sought to try and slowly exterminate the humans through the grimm he created.

Nobody in the family realized this however. Humans came into our home and murdered our father before our very eyes. Salem, my sister, was the closest to father at the time and took the attack personally and sought to eliminate the human race.

Me and the other siblings tried to talk her out of her crusade. She couldn't be reasoned with. I lead the remaining part of our family in war against her. We first went to the humans to ask for help. We didn't make it to the gates when our grimm guards were slaughtered while they came out of the treeline. We realized that we would just have to sabotage Salem's army in their endeavour.

We succeeded for the first few years. That was when Salem caught wind of our actions and instead sought to remove us from the equation. It took her a few decades but she succeeded to trap all of us in tombs such as this one. I was the last one to be captured. If you could free my siblings they might give you gifts of power. Tell them Roanoke sent you."

"So I understand the whole kill Salem part, but what types of gifts could you give me?"

"You use an unorthodox vehicle. So I shall grant you the blessing of endless fuel. The fuel you use is similar to grimm essence except in liquid form. Each grimm you kill will add fuel to the tank based on the grimm size and proximity to the vehicle."

"Why in my vehicle so unorthodox?"

"The fuel you use is not used by anyone else so I solved your fuel problem. I may have been weak but I could still sneak out a small grimm from my prison to keep track of my sisters progress.

I'm glad to see that my siblings and I could buy the humans enough time to build up their defences. I'm afraid you must go now. One of my honor guard shall guide you out and he shall be enough to satisfy the doctor in his treasures."

"I shall try to free your siblings. Thank you for your generosity."

The man faded from sight and the doctor began to move again. At the same time the whole temple started to shake as if a being of great power was tearing it down.

"Doctor we must go."

"But what about the relics?"

"They must stay. You are no use to anyone dead."

"I suppose you are right."

We began our sprint from the temple as chunks began to fall behind us. When we reached the chamber with the King Taijitu one was unfrozen. The white head stared at us beckoning for us to follow as the black head was moving as fast as he could.

The Doctor and I exchanged glances but followed the grimm out anyways. When we reached the surface I noticed the Taijitu at the rear of my truck. I opened the rear doors and the grimm slithered on in. He curled up at the side near the cab and smiled at me as he began to solidify into gold. The Doctor was still staring at the ruins as they collapsed into a rubble heap.

"I'm sorry doctor"

"Its fine. This isn't the first temple to collapse on me and it won't be the last I can tell you that. Though I'm curious as to why that Taijitu didn't attack us and simple fled."

"I am as confused as you are doctor."

I may have been confused but it wasn't about the grimm but rather to task I have been given by Roanoke. I must apparently free his siblings so they can continue to run counter forces against Salem.

I return to the truck to check on Fred and the turtle was as energetic as he always had been. I pet him and then go to help the doctor load his stuff into the truck. I made sure to hide the statue as a surprise for the doctor. Once we were loaded, The doctor looked at me with appreciation.

"We should head east till we hit the coast. Once we hit the coast follow the shoreline and we should pass through 8 small towns before we reach Vale."

"Alright how many miles to the coast?"

"Roughly 1000 miles then 4000 miles of coastline till we reach Vale."

"Alright we should be there in 80 hours roughly if we do not stop."

"Really usually a trip like this would take a week to get back to beacon and several more to go back for a second trip."

"Well I drive fast. Just try to keep the grimm off us while I drive."

We head east to the coast. There is a vast desert to travel through. After a couple hours there is a large ziggurat on the horizon to the south of us.

"What is that ziggurat on the horizon to the south? You should know Doctor."

"That is the kingdom of Vacuo. A place of lawlessness if there ever was one. We are headed to the kingdom of Vale which is Vacuo's nearest kingdom."

"So I assume that the grimm are a major problem if the nearest kingdom is roughly 5000 miles away."

"Yes it is but innovation comes from necessity. History has shown that when the grimm press survivors more and more then the best technology is the result. Mantle is a prime example. They were the most advanced technologically because of the harsh untamed lands they occupied. While fewer dangers breeds complacency. Historic Vacuo is a good example as well being a beautiful oasis in the middle of the harsh desert.

They were complacent and thus Mantle had an easy time conquering Vacuo and taking control of their dust mines. Vacuo has been a lawless wasteland ever since then."

"That means that the grimm rarely survive the desert. That would explain why there has been no other grimm beside those that were in that temple. What happens when they die? I mean I saw it dissipate but where does the smoke go?"

"No one knows where the smoke goes, but it does make cleaning up their corpses easier when they attack."

"Ah. Is there any town nearby that is on our current path?"

"There is one about a hundred miles off the coast. The massive desert makes it hard to set up many settlements. It is set up on the edge of the desert and has a small airfield. It provides a refueling stop for bullheads as they head to and from the major kingdoms. I assume you are from an isolated village that never strayed too far from your borders."

I can not tell him I'm from another world. I guess I will play evasive. I need a map as soon as possible though so I guess he gave me the perfect out.

"I know nothing about the world."

"Figures but how you handled the Beowulf you seemed to have some experience."

"I practiced a bit just in case on an emergency. Grimm seem to be a prime example as an emergency."

"It is fortunate you did." The doctor says before he nods off to sleep.

"I guess I am." I mumble in response. This is going to be a long drive.