Chapter 17: Unknown Enemy

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"It's time to end your demonic ways, you wretched soul." The priest said in disgust as looked down on Bo. He straddles her, pushing her arms to her side by his legs and raising his knife up high. Bo tried to wiggling to get the priest off but his was heavy.

"Someone, help me!" she screamed on the top of her lungs. 'Come on! Turn into flippers!' she cursed herself, trying to get her fin to split into her flippers. It was not happening and she felt great fear come over her.

….

"Boboa!" Nana shouted her name but no one answered.

"Bo!" Gou called with her but got the same results.

They finally were at the park entrance. They called her name but still no reply.

"Where is she!?" Nana said frantically.

"She has to be here." Bo muttered as she looks around.

"Someone, help me!" a voice shouted.

"Boboa!" Nana shouted and ran towards the voice with Gou following her.

….

"Sshh, don't worry, it's only going to hurt a lot but you know why though. You deserve it you waste of God's time. He tried to show you life, love, everything. Instead of showing love back, you show hatred and spread vile to the pure, you demon." The priest spat venomously. "No more hellish spirits among the world of the living. No more abominations among the ones who are wanted and loved by God. That's a world that everyone should live in. I would love to live in that kind of world but… I in order to do so, I have to take care of the ones who made this world a mess." He said as he raises the knife once again with both hands.

He mutters some words from the Bible and raises the knife higher and higher. Bo looks frantically for some way to get out of this mess. Then she notices that the bottom of his cassock that it was soaked.

'It must be from the bucket he spilled on me.' she thought. She then suddenly felt electricity in her arms. It quickly spread to her hands creating some numbness.

"Have fun back in hell Devil!" he screams.

"Get off my niece!" a familiar shouted echoed with the sounds of running footsteps behind it.

'Aunty! She can't she's going to get hurt! The bastard has a knife!' Bo thought worriedly. She wiggles more and was able to get her right hand out. She grabs the ends of the priest's cassock and ruffles it, causing great electrical sparks. Then the electricity became big and shocked the priest.

Foam was coming out his mouth and he was shaking erratically. Finally, he slowly falls to the left, to the hard ground, off of Bo.

"Boboa!" Nana said in relief and hugs Bo. "Oh are you okay!?" she said has rubs her hands on Bo's cheeks.

"I'm fine Aunty." She smile reassuring and gave her aunt a hug.

"Bo!" Gou shouts and joins in the hug. "I'm so happy we found you!" she cried. Bo immediately began to cry into her aunt's shoulder as Nana and Gou rub her back.

One Hour Later….

After Bo turns back to normal, Nana calls the police. The police quickly came to the park and arrested the priest.

"I have never seen you cry before." Gou said in amazement as she snuggles into the blanket the police gave her.

"Tell anyone and I will end you." Bo threatens her, pushing to the side while wrapping the blanket around her. They sat on the police car's hood as they watched the priest go into another police car.

"What are you going to tell the police?" Gou whispered.

"What happened but leaving everything about fish me out." Bo whispered back.

"But that's like lying. Isn't it illegal?"

"The police can't know about it or else they will send me to the crazy house or a research facility." Bo said very seriously. "We can't tell anyone, not even the police."

Gou nods and watches the police scatter around and ask questions to pedestrians.

"Sorry ma'am but we have to ask you some questions?" said a young police officer to Bo. Bo nods and told him everything that happened today and leaving the part where she became a mermaid out.

The police finally left for the night. Nana offered to walk her home with Bo.

"This has been a long day." said Gou.

"It really has." Bo agrees.

"But it's over." Nana adds. "Aren't your parents worried?" she asked.

"My mom is out of town and my brother goes to a boarding school." Gou answers with a lonely look.

"Then we should stay the night." Nana said firmly. "Who knows what else will happen tonight after that incident."

"You don't have too." Gou tried to refuse.

"We can't leave you alone. Just this one night okay?" Nana insisted. Gou sighs and agrees to it.

…..

They finally entered the Matsuoka residence and got ready for bed. Gou sets up futons for Bo and her aunt. Then she sees Bo, sitting on the staircase, looking distant.

"What's wrong Bo?" Gou asked as she sits next to Bo. "You have been quiet for a while. Anything on your mind?" The atmosphere was dead silent for a few moments.

"Do you think there's something odd going on?" Bo finally said. "First it was a golem, then a ghost, and now a delusional priest. It seems like something is trying to kill us."

"What about the succubus worm?" Gou reminded.

"I think that it just kind of happened on its own. But everything else seems like there's something more powerful at work here." Bo looks down at her feet.

"Do you think it's that 'man in chains' that the spirit was talking about?" Gou asked.

"It might but for what reason?" Bo asked grimly. They became silent, not knowing what to think of their situation.

'What is really going on?' Gou thought as she remembers everything that has happened since she became cursed as a mermaid. 'Is there something or someone trying to get rid of us?'

"You guys seem so serious." Nana says behind them while leaning against the wall. "Whatever you guys are talking about, worry about that tomorrow. Let's get some sleep you two." Nana said, pushing them to bed.

"Damn that didn't work!" the man in chains shouted angrily and kicked a tree. Then a branch snaps behind him and quickly forms a fireball in his left hand. He turns around, ready to strike but stops as he saw who was behind him. It was the small man in sweats with a hood over his head.

"Oh it's just you." The man said calming down a bit. "I know, I know, you're going to tell me to work harder. Go faster or whatever. But it's not my fault that one of them has gained a new power. Those bitches… this is tougher than I thought. They are getting stronger but….how?" The man asked himself as he walks back in forth in thought.

"Hex." The man in sweats called. "You are wasting time. I want it done as quickly as possible or else." The man threatened.

"Don't worry I'll think of something." He said. "Maybe another ghost….no that didn't work the first time. Oh! How about a kraken this time? I haven't seen those in years!" he said excitedly. "Oh this is going to be fun!" he said laughing.

The man in sweats shook his head and left silently as the man known as 'Hex' laughed like a child.