The Legendary Demon Hunter’s Cursed Brother Chapter 19: Ch 19 - Confrontation

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Reid stared at the demon standing before him. The creature had somehow clawed its way into his little brother's body. It returned his gaze with an expression of perfectly human shock, but Reid wasn't fooled. He'd seen demons wear innocent faces before, and every time someone hesitated, people died. It didn't matter. Never trust a demon. "What are you talking about, Brother?" the demon asked. "And... why are you pointing your gun at me?" "Don't bother lying," Reid said. "You reek of demonic energy, and a potent one at that." He narrowed his eyes. Through his enhanced vision, he could see the thick, cloying darkness saturating Evan's body from the inside out. "Is this some kind of joke?" the demon asked. "It's not funny." "Get out, or I'll blow your head off," Reid said as he stepped closer and pressed the barrel of his gun against the demon's forehead. The demon's eyes widened in horror. Reid waited for the usual threats. That killing it would only harm its vessel. That doing so would be pointless. Yet those familiar lines never came. Instead, the demon simply stared at him like a fish gasping for air. "Brother... you're scaring me..." it said, its lips trembling. "Don't call me that," Reid replied. "Stop pretending to be my little brother. I know you're not." "But I am Evan!" "Then prove it." "What? Like how my first steps were me trying to walk over to you when I was a baby?" "Nice try. I know demons can access their host's memories once possession begins," Reid said coldly. Despite the gun pressed against his temple, the demon threw up its hands in frustration. "What do you want me to say then? If this is some prank, you're the only one laughing. What kind of nonsense is this demon thing? Is it some new type of monster?" "I think you'd know that better," Reid said, pressing the barrel harder against its forehead. "Me?! I literally just got kidnapped and beaten half to death, and this is how you greet me? By pointing a gun at me and threatening to shoot me?" the demon shouted. "What if I just screamed and called the nurses and doctors?" "I've already isolated this room," Reid said. "No matter how loudly you scream, your voice won't leave these walls. So stop the act. The sooner you admit what you are and leave my brother's body, the quicker your death will be." The demon's shoulders tensed. "Are you serious? Did you not hear a word I just said? I was kidnapped and nearly died! I got choked half to death, by the way!" He jabbed a finger at the thick bandages wrapped around his throat. Reid raised an eyebrow at the demon's insistence. He wondered if he should begin the exorcism immediately. But when his gaze fell on Evan's battered body, he hesitated. Performing the exorcism ritual in his current condition would place even greater strain on his injuries. There was even a chance his brother would fall into a coma once the demon was expelled. As for the other method... no. He would rather not resort to that unless there was no other choice. Since this demon was unusually talkative, Reid decided to humor it a little longer. It might still provide useful information. "Go on, then," Reid said. "Since you're so insistent on talking." "I... I was looking for Marcus's cousin, Tyler," the demon began. "He was kidnapped not too long ago, and Marcus blamed himself for it. I thought that if I searched the place where Tyler disappeared at night, the kidnapper might come back, and I was right. His name was Isaac, and when I found him, he was activating some strange device that tore open a Rift inside an abandoned warehouse. It wasn't like any normal Rift, though. He'd turned it into some kind of hideout." Reid frowned. That was an awful lot of information. Was the demon trying to confuse him or distract him? He didn't interrupt and simply let it continue. The demon continued, "Anyway, I followed him inside and found Marcus's cousin along with a bunch of other kidnapped kids. I tried to free them, but Isaac caught me and locked me up too. He