The Vengeance

**Grim Tales: The Vengeance** is the sixth installment in the *Grim Tales*series by Elephant Games.

James McGray is accused of murdering his sister, Elizabeth McGray, for her inheritance. It's time for Aunt Gray to uncover the truth and prove James' innocence - and perhaps avert the misfortune that befallen the McGrays.

## Plot

> "*Aunt Gray, it's me, your nephew James. It's Elizabeth... She's gone. And, this is so hard... They think I killed her! Aunt Gray, you know me. I wouldn't do this! Please, I need your help.*"
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Anna comes to the court for the hearing of James' case. He is accused of murdering his sister, Elizabeth, who was chased off a cliff by the family's Doberman Pinschers. The judge wants Anna to use her ability to help solve the case. Using the photo of Blackrock Castle, the McGrays' family castle, she goes back to the past where she witnesses a fight between Elizabeth and James. Searching the castle, Anna learns that Elizabeth is the first to inherit the castle before James. She also finds a dog whistle engraved with James's name, implying he is training them. Determined to prove his innocence, Anna continues her search when a mysterious ghost tries to stop her. She manages to collect all the clues and presents them to the judge. He is moved by some evidence stating that James really loves his sister and would never harm her. But when he sees a banner in front of the dogs' cage having the same symbol as the signet ring James wears, he's convinced that James is the killer whose motive is inheritance.

Desperate to prove that he is innocent, James gives his ring to Anna. She enters his memory and goes back to the day when Catherine Maxwell, a relative of the McGrays, came to visit them. Anna finds out that Elizabeth and James had a fight because Elizabeth wanted to give up her inheritance and pass it on to James, who disagreed and rejected his inheritance in favor of Elizabeth. She also learns that Catherine was the true owner of the ring and the one to teach James how to train dogs. Anna's evidence is enough to acquit James and Catherine becomes the newest suspect. Willing to help, Catherine gives Anna her jewelry, and Anna uses it to enter Catherine's memory. She finds her trapped in the one of the castle towers.

Anna searches the castle and finds Catherine's diary. She was haunted by the ghost of her grandfather, Edward Maxwell, who was exiled from the family when he tried to kill his cousin, William McGray. Edward's hatred was so strong that even death couldn't stop him from seeking revenge. When Catherine refused to help him, he locked her up and proceeded with his plan: killing Elizabeth and framing James. After she learns the truth, Elizabeth's ghost appears and asks her to defeat the ghost of Edward Maxwell. Anna rushes to the cliff to prevent Elizabeth's death when Edward shows up and tries to stop her. Using an ancient amulet she found in the castle, Anna manages to destroy Edward's corrupt ghost and save Elizabeth.

Back in the present days, the judge is skeptical about Anna's claims regarding a murderous ghost. But since Elizabeth is alive, it's clear that neither James nor Catherine could have murdered her, and all charges are dropped. The siblings embrace joyfully as they are reunited.

### Bonus Chapter

Anna goes to the Blackrock Castle to meet Elizabeth. She tells Anna about an amulet, which gifts its owner with eternal luck and curses them when they lose it. Elizabeth is worried because James 'discovered' a similar amulet and now he has lost it. Anna searches the castle and learns that this amulet is responsible for all the misfortune that has befallen the McGrays over the centuries (including the events of the main game, which happen after Elizabeth lost the amulet). Finding the cursed amulet, Elizabeth tells Anna that only her ancestor, Silver McGray, knew how to destroy it. Anna uses Silver's picture and goes to the past where she learns that Silver eventually found the recipe for the potion which could destroy the amulet. After collecting all five ingredients throughout the castle, Anna successfully destroys the amulet, changing the McGrays' fate and freeing them forever from the amulet's curse.

## Characters

* Anna Gray: a private detective with special ability, Elizabeth and James's distant cousin.
* Elizabeth McGray: James' older sister and Anna's cousin.
* James McGray: Elizabeth's younger brother and Anna's cousin.
* Catherine Maxwell: a dear friend and relative of the McGrays.
* Edward Maxwell: Catherine's grandfather, a vengeful ghost from the past.

## Trivia

* This is the first game to introduce the McGrays branch of the family. Exactly how the Grays and the McGrays are related is not made explicitly clear.
* The game identifies Anna as being James and Elizabeth's aunt, but they are actually cousins of some sort. Anna has only one actual nephew, Brandon Gray, the son of her only sister Luisa Gray.
* Catherine's name is sometimes misspelled as Katherine.

## External Links

* *Grim Tales: The Vengeance* at Big Fish Games
* *Grim Tales* at TV Tropes
* Elephant Games on Facebook