Prologue

To his neighbors, Lolo Cres was a cranky old man who loves his peace and quiet, living all alone in a shabby old mansion in Malate. To the academe, Professor Cresencio Delos Reyes is one of the country's best historians, and his extensive knowledge of precolonial lore and religious artifacts have made him peerless. Unknown to most, Lolo Cres was the country's foremost expert of the unexplainable and the otherworldy, and a former warrior against the forces of darkness. Long retired from the occult, a series of events will compel him out of retirement.