The Troubles of Miss Nicola the Exorcist: Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 5] by Ito Iino

Author:Ito Iino
Language: eng
Format: epub

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The train had only stopped just after the rearmost carriage had emerged from the tunnel. As the group looked back down the tunnel, the tracks appeared to have been laid following the excavation of a small mountain. After stepping off the train, they seemed to be at the foot of that mountain, as there were dense groves of trees all around.

The sky, crystal clear a short while ago, was now heavy with dark clouds. It was so heavy that the stagnant air around them felt like being at the bottom of a body of water.

Looking over her shoulder, Nicola could see only a single track running back through the gaping hole that was the mouth of the tunnel, extending far away into the pitch darkness.

“Whoa, it looks like a black haze is filling the tunnel...” noted Alois. Like he said, there was no hope of seeing further into the tunnel. Although gas lamps were set into its walls at regular intervals, the black haze engulfed their light so much that their light did not make it outside. The haze, which wavered occasionally, almost looked composed of the shadows of a great number of people, all crowded together.

Did Nicola’s ears deceive her, or could she hear voices uttering curses? The wind that blew toward them from deep inside the tunnel felt strangely warm and humid.

“Can you see that?” quizzed Nicola, pointing at the haze in the tunnel and looking up at her childhood friend.

Sieghart replied, “If you mean that black haze, I’d say I can see it very clearly indeed.”

“Of course you can...” Ever since he was a small boy, Sieghart had drawn the attention of a staggering number of apparitions. As a result, out of sheer necessity, he developed the ability to see the nonhuman. Since it was not a natural ability, fleshed out in response to threats, he did not need to learn to see harmless apparitions and only had the vaguest sense of their presence. Sieghart being able to see the haze so sharply meant that the beings within it had every intention of harming them.

Going is fine, fine, but going back is frightening, thought Nicola, recalling an old nursery rhyme from her past life. Even though the apparition had pulled them in without further incident while they were still on board the train, it seemed that it would attempt to stop them if they tried to go back. In any event, Nicola could see that she would have to prepare.

Nicola plunged her hand into the bag she had brought, stuffed to the brim with the tools of her exorcist trade, before fishing for some particular items. It took a while to find them, but she finally took out some of her handmade, aromatic sachets. She tore one of these open and shook its contents all over Sieghart. The air was momentarily thick with the fragrance of wisteria and sandalwood. All of the contents of her sachets were flowers and fragrant woods that had the effect of warding off evil.

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