JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Grimm

Chapter VII: Hope

"Maria..." said Simoun.

"I'll pay for everything these two worked for," said Maria, smiling.

Later...

"So... you know this woman, Simoun?" asked Elias.

The three sat by the table of Maria's home.

"This woman is Maria Clara," said Simoun. "She is my ex-fiancee."

"Ex-fiancee," said Maria. 

"I wrote letters to her for us to begin the revolution," said Simoun. "Everyone is outside this town right now, and our attack against the government and the Church shall commence."

"Great," said Elias. "What's the plan?"

"The plan is to have our cedulas ripped into pieces at dawn and we will charge at the city of San Diego and ransack the whites and the Priests," said Simoun.

"And you think that this will free our people?" asked Elias.

"It will," said Maria, crossing her legs and coldly staring at Elias. "They will all hopefully die in our revolution. May the Spanish Empire fall and our people rise to freedom."

That night, the two secretly slept at the barn of Maria's home along with the pigs who feed on the resident's feces. There, Elias spoke.

"What do you think is going to happen when we win in this rebellion?" asked Elias.

"We will then wait for the books to be published," said Simoun.

"Then, we may rest with a free nation?" asked Elias.

"Yes," said Simoun.

Elias sighed.

"I was a Father of three children," said Elias.

"Hm?" asked Simoun.

"There was Rosalita, Jose and Pepita. And there was my wife, Arcelli," his eyes went teary. "Did you know that Aswangs was not a popular belief until the Spaniards came? It's as if Aswang sightings have gone up ever since the Spaniards came. They took advantage by using that knowledge to make the Indios fear them. I was a Father of three, and we were farmers. One night, a Priest began to enter my house at night, claiming that there was an Aswang nearby. So, I paid him every day for an exorcism each day. However, I, later on, noticed that my wife began to act erratic, and so did my children. I learned that the Priest had been sexually harassing my wife and children."

"Jesus Christ," said Simoun, in utter disgust.

"He had been touching them where he shouldn't. He even made them please him by making them dance for him," said Elias, crying. "I didn't know I was a Grimm at the time, but that night, I saw him transform, Simoun. I saw his true form. An Aswang. But when I saw his true form, it was already that night when he slaughtered my family. I grabbed a blade and decapitated him. He ate my family, Simoun. I checked their pulses, and gladly, Pepita was still alive. I had Pepita hidden in the countryside and made sure she would stay away from this battle. I later learned that these Aswangs have been controlling Europe for years, especially the Spanish Empire. Now, I've been hunting them. I've read books, met with those others of our kind, and fought and slaughtered their kind."

"So you're also doing this for vengeance?" asked Elias.

"No," said Elias. "Later, I tried killing an Aswang, Simoun. It was a child... He didn't look dangerous... I killed his family in front of him."