There are realms in this world that we do not even know of. Realms that are both light and dark. Realms with magic, realms with death, and realms with none of the above. One realm that we believe our minds go to from time to time is the Realm of Darkness and that is where true evil lurks. Where Satan's demon's and followers who have long since passed have been trapped for centuries. There was nothing to it but fire and brimstone. Every single dead person and demon only wanting one thing. To leave. The one's who have been down there the longest wanting more desperately to leave and smell the freshness of air once more.
That was the case of the man who had died back in 1330. Damon Esealador. He was a King's Knight, blinded by the power that he wanted to hold. He may have had the title of Knight, and the King may have trusted him, but he had no honor. When he saw opportunity then, he seized it. Poisoning the King and framing the cook's son, Phillip. Phillip knew the accusation's and fled from the castle to hide but the King on his death bed, who had no wife, no sibling's and no children of his own, told the Knight's that whoever brought the head of Phillip to him could claim the throne.
It took Damon week's but he had finally tracked down the boy, killed him and brought his head back to the castle where the King had long since passed but now, they had a new King. King Esealador. And those who would not bow to him, lost their lives. It only took a year or so for the castle to be nothing more then darkness. The stone floor now red with blood stain's from all the lives he had taken. The cell's so filled up with prisoner's that they had to start hanging people by the dozen's to keep it clear. He was a horrible King indeed, and when he forced the cook's wife in to marriage, that was when the cook had, had enough.
It was Midnight, on the first night of summer in 1330. The cook, Joseph, had snuck in to the man's bed chamber and slit his throat as he slept. Now Damon was stuck in this realm of Darkness. Had been for centuries. Plotting and gaining power as the years went on. Now able to control the living if they knew of his name. And it had just so happened that Kyle had known who he was by a simple story he had read, that other's thought as fiction but he knew it was fact. That was power for Damon and though not able to be him, he could control his actions.
To his dismay, however, Kyle had told someone that he was being controlled by darkness. That he could not help his actions. And although this person had just shook it off and thought nothing of it, it meant that Kyle was a danger and he needed to be killed. That is why he had forced him to kill himself at the Brooklyn Bridge. It angered him to think that he would need to wait until someone else knew his story. Believed it to be true. It had taken so long already. But then, Ben Valentine a hot shot Lawyer from New York had come along.
When Kyle had told him he couldn't control his actions it peeked Ben's interest. Not only that, but the blood tear that had trickled down his cheek told Ben that there was more at play here. He had looked at Kyle's life, being a Lawyer he had access to files and such, and then found out he had a wife, Sarah. When he went to visit Sarah she had mentioned that he spoke of a Damon Essealador and now Ben had a name. He researched him and after reading everything, believed that this evil, dark man had taken over Kyle. He believed in his story and now Damon had someone new to torture and make his puppet.
So why did he want the Ghostbuster's dead? During his control he see's what his puppet's see and he had seen a commercial of the Ghostbuster's through Kyle and in that moment wanted each one of them dead. A direct threat to him and even more so now that Ben had told them he was being controlled. They needed to die, but how poetic it would be if one of their own were to do it. All he needed to do was get Ben to tell one of them of his story. Get them to believe it, and then kill Ben so that they could take control of that one Ghostbuster. The only thing was, he only controlled actions, not words. And although he had used his energy force to make the world sing to try and distract people from the actual going on's and in each song spoke only truth, Ben would remain immune from this.
There had to be a way to be able to make Ben spill to at least one of them. Maybe, when he is alone with them get him to do unspeakable thing's knowing that the only way it stopped was to tell them of Damon Essealador. Yes. That was how he would do it. With a twisted, dark smirk that showed yellow teeth, that was the decision Damon had come to. "Soon," Damon said from the darkness within his realm as he looked through the eyes of Ben, "Your lives will be mine, Ghostbuster's." A deep and hollow laugh echoed from deep within him as he continued to watch.
Ghostbuster's
In the fire station, Patty sat on a chair with an ice pack to her head. She glared towards the Lawyer who sat not too far from her, tied to his own chair. "Give me one good reason I shouldn't mess him up right now." Patty said as she looked at Abby.
Abby sighed lightly as she looked towards the powerful woman. "Patty?" Abby said, "Don't make me tie you up too."
Holtzmann chuckled at that thought as she stood at the opened fridge. The engineer took out a bottle of water and walked over to the counter grabbing a glass and pouring it in slowly. She then took the glass, walked over to the couch, and sat down by Erin to hand it to her. Erin took the glass with a warm smile towards the blonde. "Thank you." She said, her voice still hoarse as she took a small sip.
Erin squinted her eye's and groaned a bit with pain before setting the glass down on a nearby table. "Are you okay?" Holtzmann asked.
Erin nodded her head and looked towards Holtzmann with a light smile. "I am good, Holtz." She said, "Thank you, for taking care of me."
Holtzmann let a small blush creep across her cheeks as Erin spoke. She was about to say something endearing to the red head but was distracted by the sound of the front door's opening and their handsome receptionist walking in. Kevin looked around at everyone before his eye's fell on Ben. Kevin squinted, seemingly mad as he shook his head and then turned his glare towards Abby. "I know what's been going on here." Kevin said.
Abby was confused on why Kevin would be mad about this. Did he know Ben? Was Ben his lawyer or some relation? "Kevin..." Abby started, "This is for our own-"
"You've been playing Cowboy's and Indian's without even waiting for me!" Kevin exclaimed, cutting Abby off.
Abby blinked towards the tall, and muscular blonde before shaking her head. "How do you survive in society?" Abby asked, "No! He is possessed by something and tried to kill Erin!"
Patty looked at Abby as she cocked a brow. "Excuse me?" Patty said, "I think it was more then just Erin."
"Oh please, Patty." Abby said, "He only hit you in the head. No damage done."
Patty glared towards their leader. Kevin's jaw dropped as he rushed over and sat between Erin and Holtzmann. "Are you alright?" He asked her.
Erin took in a deep breath and nodded her head. "Yeah." She said as she slowly licked her lips, "A bit shaken up and sore but I will be okay. Maybe, I just need someone to hold me?"
Kevin nodded his head as he wrapped his arm around Erin and just held on to her. Holtzmann rolled her eye's before standing up from where she sat and headed towards the stairs. Abby and Patty both watched as she left, knowing too well what was on her mind and that something was bothering her. Knowing what that something was, Abby quickly followed her up the steps and in to her little room where she kept all the dangerous thing's. "Holtzmann." Abby started as she looked around at everything and got distracted a moment, "I thought I told you to put the boom boom's somewhere where they couldn't go boom boom and kill us all."
Holtzmann grabbed her blow torch and started to play around with it as Abby quickly grabbed it, not quite knowing what could be in here and what could catch fire so easily. Holtzmann sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. "Sorry." She simply said.
Abby put the blow torch down out of Holtzmann's reach as Holtzmann leaned against the wall. "This is killing you." Abby said, "You're not your sparky little self anymore. You need to tell Erin how you feel before it eats you alive."
"She doesn't want to hear it." Holtzmann said.
"What we /want/ and what we /need/ are two different thing's, Holtzmann. And you /need/ to tell her. A need out weighs a want." Abby said as she gave Holtzmann a hug, "Just work it out in your head and heart, okay buddy?" Abby said as she pulled back from the hug, "Erin is your friend, and if she doesn't feel the same, she will understand your feelings either way. She won't leave your side."
Abby gave Holtzmann a reassuring smile before leaving the blonde on her own. Holtzmann took in a deep breath before standing straight and walking out to the second floor landing and looking out towards everyone. Her eye's then landed on Erin. "My feeling's are as deep as ocean water and if I were to dive in without knowing how to swim, I would surely drown." Holtzmann said, squinting her eyes on how poetic she had become and then groaning knowing there was a song coming on.
Holtzmann: "When she came in to my life I wanted to know the woman inside (the woman inside),
I didn't quite know the reason but now I cannot lie (I cannot lie).
Oh what she does, makes my heart beat out of control,
My love for her burns deep within my soul,
Wish she would give back what she stole,
So I can give it to her from me in whole.
I want to tell her she is everything,
And my love to her is all I want to bring.
She's got me wrapped around her heart,
And I just want to play the part,
Of the one who takes her breath away,
Yeah I love her more then word's can say,
I want to tell her this every day."
Holtzmann slid down the pole to the first floor as she looked around at everyone who were concentrating on their own thing's, it seemed. Not even realizing that the blonde had once again broken in to song as she continued.
Holtzmann: "She's all I'm thinking of,
And I pray to the Lord above,
That she would share this love,
I cherish every hug,
She has to be the one.
She's got me wrapped around her heart,
And I just want to play the part,
Of the one who takes her breath away,
Yeah I love her more then word's can say,
I want to tell her this every day,
I hope she wants to hear this everyday."
Holtzmann watched as Erin seemed to flirt with Kevin as he still held her close, feeling the sting deep within her heart as she left the building out the front door's to get some fresh air.
Holtzmann: "I thought I would never find,
Someone so sweet yeah and someone so kind
She sought me out when I thought I couldn't be found,
Lifted me up when I was down.
Yeah, I thought I would never find,
Someone so sweet yeah and someone so kind
She sought me out when I thought I couldn't be found,
Lifted me up when I was down.
She's the only one who can take my breath away,
And she has done this every single day.
She's got me wrapped around her heart,
And I just want to play the part,
Of the one who takes her breath away,
Yeah I love her more then word's can say,
I want to tell her this every day,
I hope she wants to hear this everyday."
When Holtzmann had repeated her part over again, other's had joined in from around the street's even though she never even noticed until she turned and saw them all standing there. The other's blinked before walking along and going about their own business again. That was when Erin walked out the front door's. "Holtz? Are you okay?" She asked.
Holtzmann looked over towards the red head. "What are you doing out here?" Holtzmann asked, "You should be resting."
"I am fine, Holtz but clearly, you aren't." Erin said, "What's up?"
Holtzmann just stared at Erin for a moment before tucking a piece of loose hair behind her ear. "Well..." She started but was quickly interrupted by the sound of screaming, "What the hell was that?!"
Erin shrugged but was determined to find out as well as Holtzmann. Both ladies ran off in the direction of the scream and when they had found the source, it was a sight neither would get out of their head's for a long time coming.
