Chương 7: CHAPTER 7: THE PURGATION TRAIL

 Damian's struggle intensifies as he prepares to undergo the final purgation Ritual, a dangerous process that promises to aid him of the tenebris malum's influence, but at an unimaginable cost. Nerrisa became worried and concerned about the growing signs of possession in Damian, she walks up to Damian, she touches him by the shoulder abd said to him,". Damian! there is a hidden alchemical chamber in your grandfather's room upstairs", Nerrisa was afraid at what Damian's response would be because she has a lot of secrets to tell him but not yet. At the hearing of this words that there was an alchemical chamber that could be used for intense alchemy like the one he is preparing for, Damian hold her hands and said, "pls show me, I don't have much time". Witnessing the urgency in Damian's voice, Nerrisa finally discloses the location of the hidden alchemical chamber. They walked into his grandfather's bedroom, and Nerrisa chanted a spell which sounded so faint that Damian couldn't even hear the words that she spoke. Suddenly the wall opposite the bed in his grandfather's bedroom slides open and Nerrisa walked in, without any delay Damian followed. As the moved further, Damian couldn't see anything because it was very dark, Nerrisa castes another spell and the pathway beams with red glowing lights. The closer they got to the chamber Damian felt a slight pain on his head, and as they got to the entrance of the chamber Damian screamed and fell on his knees, he looked up and Nerrisa saw his eyes gradually turning plain white. During the eerie event Damian sees more visions of his grandfather, each more disturbing than the last. These visions kept taunting him, highlighting his weaknesses and calming he'll never succeed, Nerrisa understood that these visions are caused by the entity. After going through hell Damian crawled into the chamber and with the help of Nerrisa he stood up, inside the chamber Damian find the walls covered with cryptic inscriptions and diagrams, detailing the purgation ritual. Damian reads through them, realizing that this ritual might require him to sacrifice something of great personal value, his memories or a fragment of his soul, even his own life force might be lost after this ritual. With each inscription he learns more about his grandfather. His grandfather had failed multiple attempts, each attempt was carved into the walls of the chamber like a warning. Damian feels the weight of his family's obsession. As Damian studies the inscriptions carved on the wall , he begins to experience an intense immense vision, this time it was clearer than before, a memory of his grandfather, performing thesame ritual, but ending in failure. Damian feels the agony of his ancestors incomplete transformation, witnessing firsthand how his grandfather's life force was drained, leaving behind only madness and shadows. The vision slowly fades leaving Damian puzzled, but nevertheless he gains valuable insight, understanding how he might approach the ritual differently. In rare moment of vulnerability, Nerrisa tells Damian that completing the ritual would set her free, but if the ritual fails, it will bind her permanently to the tenebris malum, enslaved as a part of its twisted consciousness, the burden of success weighs heavier on Damian's shoulders.