Chapter 146 - Uncle Tom

The mansion was before them, an old Jacobean-style house.

Ryan turned towards the ghost and asked while frowning, "So, this is the mansion and the den of your master."

"Yes," answered the small ghost in a low voice.

Once again Nagisa was amazed by seeing this new domineering side of Ryan. In class, he was a quiet fellow. To her, Ryan looked like one of those who would follow the masses. But after seeing this side of Ryan, her views changed.

"So should we enter?" asked Ryan.

Nagisa nodded, and the two of them set their foot on the steps.

Hshh!!

Came a sound from behind. Both of them turned around and found the trees and plants had disappeared. The mansion was flying hundreds of feet above the ground. And they were trapped in a new dimension, probably made by the ancient ghost.

They didn't ponder much about it and entered the mansion with a light stick in hand.

Before entering, Ryan asked his soul weapon Shiro to turn into a light stick and emit normal light for vision. He did as instructed and changed his form into a normal light stick that Ryan was holding at that time.

The internal scene of the mansion was similar to that of a horror movie. Dusty floor, dirty walls, spider webs hanging all around. A perfect place for horror and thriller.

Nagisa was sacred and was holding onto Ryan's hand. Darkness was one of the few things that she had enmity with. Ryan was enjoying it to his heart's content cause even without the light he could clearly see and sense everything around him.

He had already located the ancient ghost location and the location of the other small ghosts. Waiting for them in the darkness.

Ryyy-Ryan," called out Nagisa in a trembling voice. Before entering the mansion her expression was that of a warrior who will cut each one and everyone that comes on her way.

But that attitude and personality changed when she entered the mansion and found it was dark inside.

"What happened?" asked Ryan.

"What should we do now? Should we comfort the ancient ghost? Or should we rescue our friends and escape?"

"Ahh…. Escape where?!" questioned Ryan. And told her about their current situation. They were trapped inside a mansion that works on the ancient ghost's will. On top of that, the mansion was trapped in an unknown dimension that they can't leave without defeating the boss.

Nagisa heard him out and rearranged their priorities. "First kill the boss then rescue, right?"

"Yes."

"Oh, okay."

"But before that," said Ryan and waved his light stick towards his left.

Shush!!

A small energy ball rolled out of it and hit a target hiding in the darkness.

"Aaahhhhhh," came a sound from his side.

"Kyaaa," screamed Nagisa in fear.

Ryan turned around and focused the light towards the figure hiding in the darkness.

Bluecoat, blue hat, blue shoes. Everything was of matching color. A person in his 60s with long beards.

Ryan frowned and asked, "So, you will be my first kill!! Care to share your name before dying?"

"Wait, wait, wait. You are misunderstanding, I am not a slave of that ancient ghost. I have been a ghost bound to this house for a long time."

"Huh?!! An earthly bound ghost?"

"Yes,"

Before he said something else Nagisa came forward and asked "Are you, uncle Tom? Tom Ghost Talker!!"

"Yes, you recognized me well." Said the person with delight.

Ryan was confused by their convo and asked Nagisa about him.

Nagisa took out her virtual pad and showed an old article of Tom Ghost Talker. One of the best exorcists and ghost talkers of the past century, who died an unexpected death on one of his missions.

"Oh~~~!!" exclaimed Ryan and read the entire article.

According to it the person, or rather the ghost before him was named Tom Ghost Talker, who used to be a pro exorcist and ghostbuster.

What made him different from the other exorcists was his way of doing things.

Generally exorcists and ghostbusters use a variety of talisman paper and devices to purge or capture ghosts, but Tom used to capture and banish them by his speech.

He had mastered the Seventy-two hundred chants of the white lotus that had given him the power of Holy Vocals.

One word using those holy vocals and an entire army of small ghosts could be wiped out in a second.

Ryan read down his entire biography and offered him a hand to stand up.

"Hahaha, you have some good manners. But I can't touch you." Tom replied.

"Ha!! Just try and see the magic," smeared Ryan and offered him a hand again.

Tom hesitantly reached out his hand and tried to touch it.

The moment their hands came into contact he felt a warmness throughout his body. It was the warmness that every dead being wishes for after their death.

He grabbed his hand and stood up.

"Yo lil kid, let me reintroduce myself. I am Tom Ghost Walker, used to be a specialist in ghost catching and banishing."

"Mhm… I am Ryan, and this is Nagisa. Care to tell how did you end up here and what was the last regret that's keeping you bound to this house?"

"Correction not this house, but the locket that the ancient ghost was wearing."

(o.O) exclaimed Ryan and asked him some more questions about the locket.

Tom nodded and answered every question. Long ago he tried to banish a powerful ghost, and in that process, he ended up losing his life. While he was dying his last wish was to deliver that locket to her daughter as a family heirloom and also as a gift on her birthday.

That wish became his regret and tied him down with that locket, making him an earthbound ghost in this process.. Some days ago when the ancient ghost awoke from his slumber he took a liking to that locket and wore that on his neck as an ornament.