Evening

Derek paced in his room, wondering about the "so-called-curse" that was forced onto him. He stopped pacing for a moment when he heard knocks come from his door. He walked to it and opened it. It was Bromley.

"Hello, Derek!" Bromley said, "I was wondering if we could talk in the forest." Derek hesitated, but nodded.

Nighttime

Derek was worried as he walked with Bromley. The full moon was tonight, but he didn't worry as much, for the pitch black sky was filled with clouds, blocking the moon's effects.

Bromley must have noticed Derek's expression because he said, "Is everything OK?" Derek couldn't lie to his best friend, so he started to say, "OK, the truth is that…"

Derek stopped talking when he saw that the clouds were clearing. The moon was visible.

They both stopped walking and Derek said, "Bromley, listen to me. You need to get as far away from me as you can." "W-why..?" "I'll tell you later! Now go!"

Bromley turned and took a few strides, but turned back around and said, "But, Derek…" The clouds cleared, making the moon visible.

Derek's eyes turned a shade of vermillion. A life threatening pulse came from his heart. Daniel's urge to kill surged through Derek's veins. He grabbed his head with both hands, fighting for control…

…wanting to stay as Derek…

"Derek?" Bromley said in worry, stepping closer to him, Are you alright..?" Derek could barely speak, but he managed to say, "Get…away..!" Bromley nodded and bolted.

The heartbeats grew more severe. Derek clutched his chest and collapsed to a single knee. His vermillion eyes slowly turned to a dark crimson for each second that Derek chose to resist. Derek shouted in agony.

Derek's eyes were the last to be replaced, becoming demon-like eyes. Although still in his body, he wasn't Derek anymore. Daniel's soul has taken over.

Bromley hurried through the woods, but he soon tripped on a tree stump and landed head-first into a water puddle. He sat up.

An evil laugh echoed through the air. It was Isaac's laugh. "Listen closely, young one," Isaac said, "When 'Prince' Derek returns to his normal state, tell him this: he only has one year to lift the curse, or it will drain his life force." His voice faded away.

Before he even had a chance to think, an arrow was shot right beside him. Bromley looked around and saw Derek with a bow in aiming position. However, he wasn't aiming at an animal, he was aiming at Bromley.

Derek shot his arrow, but Bromley dodged it and hurried off. Derek glared with intense rage and swiftly bolted after him.

While he was running, Derek grabbed another arrow from his quiver.

After running for about half a mile, Derek stopped. Bromley his on top of a tree behind him. Bromley whimpered like a neglected dog waiting to be fed. Derek slowly looked behind him with his blood-crimson eyes. Bromley covered his mouth. The branch snapped and fell to the ground.

Derek swiftly turned and shot his arrow. Bromley rolled out of the way and grabbed the fallen arrow. He thrusted it at Derek. A desperate move, but it was well worth it as long as it gave Bromley time to run. The arrow hit Derek's chest. Bromley bolted.

Derek forced his arrow out of his bleeding chest and followed.

(several hours later…)

Bromley headed to the lake to hide in the water. He held his breath the whole time.

Derek was also at the lake, searching for him.

Bromley couldn't hold his breath any longer, so he came out of the water. He saw Derek. Bromley climbed out of the lake and attempted to run, but Derek was aiming at him, no matter where he was, while Derek was in the same spot. Before he could shoot, Derek saw his shadow.

Derek turned, with his arrow still aiming at Bromley. The sun was rising.

Derek's eyes was back into the normal color of blue. Daniel's urge to kill faded away until it was completely gone. Derek was back. Daniel's spirit was at rest…for now.

Bromley peeked from behind the tree and saw Derek. He was just standing there, puzzled, wondered how he got to the lake and why he has a deep wound in his chest.

"Derek..?" Bromley said, walking towards him cautiously, "Are you alright?" "Sort of." Derek replied, "But I…I don't get it. How did I get hurt?" "I…uh…don't know…" Bromley said, "Oh! By the way, some evil guy said that you only had one year left to lift the curse, or you die!" "Oh shit!" Derek replied.