Once in Moscow Grismore meet up with a scientist he had been speaking with and they decided to create a serum to help him control the powers he had accumulated throughout his centuries of existence. For months Hugo and Grismore worked day and night to find a mix that would work in suppressing the power in his veins. When they thought they had a good mix Grismore would try it and more often then not the serum would have adverse effects and stop his heart. Hugo, seemed to always be on top of any issue that arrived and saved Grismore's life every time something went wrong.

When they did finally find one that worked, suppressing his powers without any physical harm to himself. They grew excited, until they learned of the side effects that it caused. He lost control of over half of the muscles in his body. They spent the next few months trying to alter it serum to lessen the side effects without taking away the control he had of the powers. Nothing seemed to work, they did manage to get the serum to only numb out the majority of effected muscles. Not take control away completely. Paying the man and taking him Grismore planned to head off to France, at least until Hugo told him of a medicine man in china that might be able to help him alter the serum.

Making his way to China Grismore met with the medicine man, when nothing could be done to alter the serum Grismore nodded and began working on his control over the numbed muscles. Even learning to filter the serum out of his system as fast as he could should the need arise. The medicine man helped him with this by training Grismore for months. At least until rumors of cursed objects began to circulate into the medicine man's hut. Offering to hunt down the artifacts and take them far from a soul they could harm the man agreed to the plan and called it payment to helping Grismore in his endeavor. A knife used to possess the holder, a hat used to control the thoughts of the wearer and a cane.

The Cane intrigued Grismore and when he learned of the origin of its carvings he decided it was best that it never left his sights. The Black intricately carved wood held symbols that seemed to move. This was the key to a portal, not any portal. But the door way to hell. There were a few of them in the world but this cane was the strongest link and Grismore would not risk letting it out of his sight to be used for anything it was men to be used for. Instead he leaned on it to help support him as a can was intended to be used for. The numbness in his body had centered on his legs and even his lower back making travel difficult on foot but not impossible. The serum only worked for a few days and then he needed to feed. Grismore stretched what he could not feeding between doses. The control made him fly in under the radar, no one could feel the powers emanating off of him so no one searched for him to be anything other than human.

Leaving China and taking the relics with him Grismore found his way back to France where he would stop at a home Gottschall had left him. Locking all but the cane up in the vault Grismore made his way to his old family home where he was confronted by a woman with an eye patch. He knew her, one of the people working for the American government group who wouldn't listen to him. They had a proposition for him. He would work for them or they would take him into custody. For a moment he thought about leaving and not looking back but the idea that they needed his help and were willing to let him go on his way was.. intriguing to him. They explained that there was a girl who is connected to murders all across France. Targeting churches and other religious affiliated buildings. They had her next location and needed someone to stop her. When he was reluctant to agree they offered him a hefty some of money. Reluctantly he agreed hoping if anything he could avoid any further capture but doubted it.