Authors note: Hello everybody! Here's a treat for everyone. Two chapters in one week. I know the story is getting intense and heartbreaking. But don't worry. It gets MUCH worse! C: BUT…. No spoilers! This is the parts of the story where I will be writing both characters at the same time. When it's bold as is, it will be MARCO'S pov. Normal writing as is will be STAR'S pov. Remember this for the future. But as is, enjoy "THE DEMON WITHIN"!

Chapter 4

I never thought I'd have this much fun in my life. The more I fought, the more powerful I was getting. I was discovering new abilities and powers with every few demons I fought. I was able to teleport wherever I wanted to go, not just dimensions. I mastered that skill after practicing it on a group of demons. Just teleporting around them and then blasting them into ashes when they didn't know where I was. I even discovered that if I wrapped myself with my wings, I can turn invisible. It was a great tactic to put fear into my victims. Right when I unwrap myself I can be seen but it's just the fear that it puts in soul. Only annoying thing was that it was very difficult to walk around.

I just finished destroying a very large amount of demons. This was the second group. The first one, there were many demons. Thousand, but not that powerful. This group was still a large amount but as much as the first one. The main difference was their power. But, for me it was still just a game. My prize was still above me. I could sense him. I finished the last few of the demons. Their screams were music to my ears. I started to get eager but I wanted to still enjoy destroying this castle. Every room I entered I destroyed with an explosion of fire.

I mastered many moves with the flames. Being this powerful was the best feeling. I started to make my way slowly up the castle. I whistled a tune making my way to the Demon. The tune was slow, loud, freighting. If anyone were to hear it, its purpose is to strike fear into them. After a few minutes making my way to him, I was surrounded by another large group of demons. There was a big difference in their numbers, but the same with their power. "That's it intruder! Surrender! Or be destroyed by the Supers!", he seemed the leader of the group said.

"Supers huh?" I said. They were strong, to anyone else. This was still gonna be practice to discover what else I can do. "YES, SURRENDER OR FEEL OUR WRA…" I got annoyed I blasted him into ashes. The others looked surprised at what happened. "So, let's see what all you are made of", I said summoning my wings. I set into the air and wrapped myself. When I landed, I was now invisible. The Demons couldn't find me. I started to sense their fear. I reviled myself in the center of them. Scaring a couple dozen. But sadly, that was there last scream. I set a great blast of fire, turning anything around me into ashes. And then I got to work finishing the remaining demons. Teleporting around and either blasting them, or taking them into the air and ending them. The screams of these demons were wonderful!

And like that they were done. I made my way back to my target. I couldn't wait to see his face once he saw it was me destroying his home. I began whistling and thinking. Even though I had pleasure hearing the screams and fear of my victims, I was empty inside. And I knew why. "Star", I whispered to myself. My best friend. The girl I loved but knew I had no chance with her, but that didn't stop me from my feelings.

It was going good until…UNTIL! I got angry. "TOM" I began to scream his name and build up flames around me. I became angry. I felt my body gain more power. I then let all my anger out, causing an explosion around be. Destroying rooms and causing the castle to shake. "Just wait till I get my hands on you". I began to continue my walk till I was on the same floor as the demon.

But to my surprise, the presence of 100 more demons appeared. They were in a huge hall that was leading to a pair of huge doors. My guessing the throne room. The room Tom was in. But before that the demons were guarding it. Now these demons looked like real monsters. The fangs, the claws, no weapons on them. I was excited. "So, what are you" I asked. There were very few of them. But I could see why. The power was insanely high. This would actually start getting fun for me. No more child's play. Instead of the demon answering me, they all growled and roared.

"Oh, this is gonna be fun", I set my hands-on fire. All of them started to circle me, some taking the air, it seemed like it was a tactic of theirs. I waited to see what they were doing. Then all of a sudden they all stopped and opened their mouth. By the time I realized what was going on, it was too late. Being immune to fire is great, but being blasted by these guys did hurt. I felt a good sting or two around my body. Once the fire was out and they were watching me to see if I was done.

I let out a laugh and looked up to the closest demon in front of me, and let out a grin. That was the moment I felt the fear in them. I teleported into the air, where they couldn't see me. "Time to get busy", I said. I dove, like an eagle catching his prey. Slicing and burning these demons one by one. Now these screams… was like an addiction. The ring of their horrible screams made me shiver with joy. But sadly, they were gone as quick as they started.

I began walking to the door till I felt another demon in the room, behind a vase next to the door. It was a very weak soul. "It's a shame, I thought there was only one more demon I was gonna destroy today", I said walking closer to it. Whistling my tune. "I know you there", I said spreading my wings. The demon quickly ran to the door opening it screaming. I set air quickly grabbing him and coming back out of the throne room. "HELP ME", the thing said as I flew out the room and shutting the door. I threw the thing in the air and with fire in my hands, blasted in into nothing. Wow. I actually started to sense fear in Tom.

I faced the giant door, and blasted it open. I put my wings away. I wanted that to be a surprise. I started to whistle and slowly made my way to the room. I put my head down and once I knew I was in the room, I stopped. "WHO ARE YOU", Tom yelled. He was angry, but scared too! I let out a laugh, knowing that he was full of fear. "Hello…Tom", I said and looked up. The demon was dressed in full body armor, I guess he was prepared for me, his eyes were glowing. Ah yes, when his eye glow that was a sign he was angry. I know since I experienced it twice. But this time, I was the more powerful being here. His eye went back to normal, "MARCO?" he asked.

I let out a laugh. "I'm glad you recognize me Tom, like the new look? You probably remember it from the Blood Moon Ball but this time, I have a few changes" I said setting flames to one of my hands. "Y…Your responsible for all this?" he asked. "Actually Tom, you started all this, you know exactly what you did! I'm just now returning what you did to me" I said. I was starting to get angry with the memory. "M..my demons, what did you do?" he asked. His eyes began to glow. "Oh, they're still in the castle Tom, just ashes on the floor thou" I told him with a smirk. It was silence for a while.

Then Tom let out a scream, erupting fires everywhere in the room. The look he gave me was the same look when I danced with Star. Instead of being scared like I did last time I was excited. I might actually have a challenge here. I set fire to hands. "Bring it on", I said as we charged at each other.

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was starting to cry. I didn't wanna believe it. But the facts were right there. His messy brown hair covered in that sombrero, his tan skin, and finally that cute little mole on that cheek. It was my Marco. But what happened to him. His body was definitely more built, any other situation I would be drooling over that, but now I was scared. His hands weren't just hands anymore. His fingers had claws. CLAWS! But what really hurt me was his eye. I loved seeing those caramel eyes of his. But now, nothing but blackness with that red pupil to strike fear in people it seemed.

Is this what Marco wanted? Did something possess him? I was going to find out. I was thinking too much that I didn't concentrate on his and Tom's talk till Tom screamed. The room turned red with flames erupting everywhere. Tom set his hands-on fire. Marco let out a laugh and set his hands with flames. "Bring it on", Marco said as they charged each other.

To say Tom was losing is an understatement. Tom was getting destroyed. Marco being is normal self already proved Tom was stronger than him. But Marco was normal. I don't know what he was. But Marco was a black belt in his karate. And now that Marco had his own powers, Tom didn't stand a chance. He was getting punched, kicked and thrown. It wasn't pretty the beating he was taking. Marco then uppercut him, sending him into the air. Tom then stood up there. Tom had the ability to fly using fire so maybe that help him.

It was finally even. Tom may have overpowered me when I was just human but this time, I wasn't. He couldn't hit me. I was master in karate. He may have got me pretty good earlier but now it was my turn. I showed no mercy fighting him. It was too much fun. I sent him flying with an uppercut but he remained up there. He could fly, using fire under his boots to keep him in the air. "Looks like you can't get me from up here" Tom said with a smirk. I let out a laugh which made Tom's smile disappear. I let out my own smirked and teleported to the air behind Tom. Before he could turn around I clutched my fist together and slammed him back to the ground.

It was a painful impact. Before I hit the ground, I teleported back where I was standing. Tom was struggling to get up. He was growling at me. "So Tom, still wanna take this to the air" I asked. I let out a cry of pain as I called for my wings. I spread them, showing them their beauty. Tom was stunned. I took flight into the air. "Shall we continue I" I asked with a grin. He was in pain. All the pain he caused me. It was coming back to him. I was getting back what he did to me.

I could've sworn Tom was gonna do better since he could fly. But Marco was just laughing. Tom even though that. But with a flash of flames, Marco was in the air, behind Tom. He hit him making him fall back to the ground. I really wanted to go out but this was Marco. I couldn't fight him. Again, with a flash of flames he was where he was standing. Laughing at Tom. I was scared. Was this really my best friend. Tom was badly hurt. I don't know how much longer he was gonna last.

"So Tom, still wanna take this to the air" Marco said. Then Marco let out a scream. Like he was in pain. Then these huge, black, devilish wings popped out of his back. Were those parts of him! What did Marco do to himself?! He then started flying. I was able to fly thanks to my mewberty wings but they weren't as big as Marco's. Not even close. "Shall we continue" he told Tom. Tom was in no shape to fight anymore. Marco seemed like he didn't have a scratch on him. Tom stood up and then took to the air from his fire boot. Tom's eyes glowed white again. Marco let out a grin. "YES, GET ANGRY. SHOW ME YOUR TRUE POWER", Marco yelled. I've seen Tom's full power once and it didn't end well.

Tom put his hands together forming a small flame. Marco lifted his hands into the hair doing the same. They were really gonna fire a blast in this castle. I surrounded myself in a bubble shield. "TAKE THIS" Tom yelled and unleashed a powerful blast of fire. Marco quickly put down one of his hands and shot his own blast. The heat was intense. Tom looked like he was struggling. I don't know how long he was gonna last. But looking at Marco's grin. Not long.

Tom stood up and followed me to the air. By the time he was at the same level I was he was angry. His eyes glowed white and I could feel his power increasing. This was what I wanted. "YES, GET ANGRY. SHOW ME YOUR TRUE POWER", I screamed. The demon the placed his hands close to his chest forming a small but powerful flame. So, he thinks he can blast me huh? I lifted my hands to the air and gathered power for my own blast. "TAKE THIS", Tom yelled and extending his hands, unleashing the fire he built. I quickly lowered one hand and shot my own fire. This was the test who was stronger.

I wasn't even using my full power. I was at about 70% where our flames met at the middle and kept there. He was struggling. He was weak! I was just toying with him. I saw his face. He was giving up. My flames started to get closer, overpowering his. I unleased 80% power and that's all it took to overpower him and blasting him into the throne wall. He feels into the ground. It was over. I flew to where he was. He looked up at me.

"Tom, tom tom tom. Why couldn't you just leave Star alone. Why did you have to take my everything", I said. "Why Tom?", he looked at me. "I'll never tell you", he said quickly covering his mouth as someone else heard. It hit me. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO STAR", I became mad. I knew something was off. I knew he was doing something. After this i was gonna go to Dark Dimension and find out. "It's a shame Tom", I said setting flames to my hands. Exposing my claws. "Karma always gets people back" I said. I was about to strike but I was frozen…in a block of ice…

Tom gave up, or Marco just was too strong. He blasted Tom out of the air and into the wall behind him. Tom feel straight to the ground. He was done. Marco really did a beating on him. He then flew to Tom. Those wings were scary. It seemed the more I looked at Marco, the more my heart was ripping. Did I do this….to my best friend! I started to tear up again. Marco was now in front of Tom. "Tom, tom tom tom. Why couldn't you just leave Star alone. Why did you have to take my everything" Marco said. His everything? Was he talking about….me? Did I mean that much to Marco? "Why Tom?" he asked. "I'll never tell you", Tom said. He quickly covered his mouth. Wait, did he do something? Marco got mad, "WHAT DID YOU DO TO STAR", he yelled at Tom.

Did Tom have something to do with this? Ever since I did start hanging with him I was forgetting thing. Not things about me. But….but….about Marco. I needed to talk to Tom. If he had something to do with this I needed to know. Maybe I'll be able to help Marco too. "It's a shame Tom, Karma always gets people back" Marco said lifting his now fire hand, showing his claws. He was about to kill Tom. I quickly got out the cabinet and did the one spell that would stop and not hurt Marco. The ice spell. I did it on Tom during the Blood Moon Ball.

I froze Marco. It was a bigger block of ice since I had to freeze his wings too. I quickly ran to Tom. He looked at me. "Star" he said. "I'm only helping you since your hurt. After you got a bunch of explaining to do!" I told him. But there was no time for talking as I heard a loud shatter.

I needed to get out of this block. I concentrated. I rose my body temperature. I started to think about Tom. I needed to get angry if I was gonna get out of here. I started to think about how he ruined my life. Star was my everything. And he took her from me. AND HE MUST PAY! And like that the rage in me emerged. I could feel the heat. And I felt the ice getting weaker. I gave one last attempted to break free. And I succeeded. I broke the ice. I took deep breaths to remain calm. I felt if I got too angry I was losing my insanity.

I looked around and saw Tom standing. But someone was next to him. I concentrated. Getting out of a block of ice really does give you a headache. I looked again and…and…" Star", I whispered. I heard my normal voice. There she was holding her wand. Tears building up on her eyes. She was staring at me with sadness and fear. He beautiful blue eyes for full of it. I then looked at Tom. I got angry. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER", I screamed. I was making my way to him but Star got in the way. I couldn't harm her.

I would never though anyone could overpower my wand. The ice spell was supposed to be unbreakable. It took Tom a full day until he melted. It only lasted a minute for Marco. But he was free. He was shaking his head. Being frozen does cause head pains. But then he looked up at Tom… and then at me. "Star", he whispered. I felt my heart drop. His voice was his normal voice. Not that deep ring to it. And his eyes actually changed! There were his actual caramel eyes. I was scared. I began to tear at the sight of him. I wanted my Marco the way he was. Not this.

He looked at Tom and his eyes turned back to the blackness with red. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER", he screamed making his way towards Tom. I got in his way. Standing right in front of him. He eyes turned back to normal. He stared at me. "Star", he whispered again. "M…Marco", I tried to speak. He quickly turned to a wall and ran towards it. He blasted a hole through. He wanted to run. "MARCO", I screamed his name! I started shooting spells at him to make him stop. But there was no use. He was too fast. He jumped out the whole and flew away. And as flames surrounded his body… he was gone.

My heart was pounding. Star. I couldn't lay a hand on her. She was now in front of me. What was she thinking? She was here the whole time? She witnessed everything? Did she hear that I said she was my everything? Did…did she think I was a monster? "Star", was all I could whisper. She started at me. "M..Marco", she said. I felt as tears were gonna form. I wasn't going to let he see that again. I quickly blasted a hole in Tom's castle and ran. I needed to get out of here. "MARCO", Star was yelling. I heard a few things behind. I wasn't gonna turn around. I quickly dove out and flew to a safe distance. I stared at the castle. Star was standing at the hole I blasted.

I teleported out of there. I was now at the park of Echo Creek. And I couldn't hang on to it anymore. I loss it. Tears were coming out of my eyes. I felt like a child. Letting out screams while I cried. I destroyed a few trees that stood in my way. I was broken still. I thought I was healed from the pain. But it hurt more. I thought of what Tom said. "I'll never tell you huh?" I said. "Guess it's time to go to the Dark Dimension myself". I started to concentrate to find the dimension. Right when I was about to leave. I heard my name. "Marco?". I turned around to see Janna. She froze once she saw me? I noticed I still had my wings out, fire was everywhere. I could start to sense fear in her.

I quickly left. When I arrived, I could now see why it was the Dark Dimension. Normally no one should be able to see here. Luckily to my powers I was able to see perfectly in the dark. There was nothing but rocks and dirt around me. But I felt the presence of many things lurking around me. I took to the air but it didn't seem like there was anything for miles. Before I could fly around rocks were being thrown at me. Giant boulders. I dodged them and blasted them but I was getting annoyed. I teleported back to the ground. Once I was there, monsters started to appear everywhere. They weren't as powerful as the demons but much more scary looking.

I looked at all of them. I put my wings away. "look, this is how this is gonna go" I said. "Either you take me to whoever rules this dimension, or…" I brought flames to my hands. "You'll shout your last scream today", I said.

Marco. Why did he run? I started to let out tears. He looked scared. His eyes. He was in pain. I heard Tom struggling to move. I got upset. "TOM" I yelled at him. He looked defeated. His pride was torn to shred. And good. Maybe he'll learn something. "What is it Star", he said. "Tom, I'm gonna ask this once, and only once! Did you do something to me?" I asked him. I demanded answers! If Tom started all this. If it was because of him Marco became that thing! He was gonna pay! Tom looked at me. Defeated. "I may have did something" he said.

Those word's made my heart sink. I may have lost my best friend because of Tom….