A/N: I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy writing. Apologies in advance for any grammar mistake I've made in any of the previous installments of this fanfic as well as in this chapter. Please review!

Setting: S01 E02 - Séance (Part Three) / S01 E03 - Resurrection

Dark In My Imagination

I was captivated by his inebriating presence beyond belief. Dorian Gray was… a different kind of music. He was that unique melody that you never knew you were lusting for until your every sense is absolutely conquered by it. Hypnotic, intriguing, breathtaking, tempting, perilous… He was, unquestionably, that rapturous tune that was able to make goose bumps crawl upon your skin until you're shuddering in plain bliss…

I had felt it since the very moment he entered this room. A mysterious force attracted me to him and I could perceive some invisible strings vibrating delightfully. I am not even sure I can put it in plain words but I have always believed that people are linked by imperceptible wires that bind us all together and, although it's not recurrent, there is this special person that changes the frequency in which you hear the music around you and eventually lures you towards this new, singular melody that simply blows your mind…

I didn't want to admit that Dorian Gray had managed to do just that… I didn't want to admit the incredible attraction between us… I didn't want to admit that in those few moments we had shared, he had succeeded in taking a peek into my soul… He had been the one pulling the strings of my heart until he created that unusually enticing connection that led us to play the same secret tune; one that no else but us could hear…

Unfortunately, it took only a moment to break the trance I was so willingly submerged in…

"Your attention pl- Please, you must pay attention to me," Mr. Lyle clapped his stocky hands together in order to draw our focus in his direction. "My friends, our guest of honor has arrived. May I present the renowned Madame Kali!"

The magic had vanished, and so had the music.

A polite applause swiftly filled the room when our histrionic host introduced the entertainment of the night.

"So come along, come along around the table. Those of you without fear, we need at least eight people of courage."

I glanced at Mr. Gray and he didn't hesitate a single moment in grabbing my hand in order to guide me towards the rounded glass table where the mysterious woman dressed with an emerald gown had taken her seat.

"Well done, well done, well done. Excellent! Sit. Sir Malcolm, take a seat. Splendid. Sit. Sit."

A low hum of intrigued chatter spread across the room as the rest of the guests wondered who this new face among us was. Dorian pulled the chair for me to sit comfortably and took his place next to me.

"What's going on?" he whispered to me as the lights dimmed and candles were lit with the intention of creating a more appropriate environment for what I guessed was about to come.

"I believe we're about to commune with the spirits," I replied in a hushed tone.

Whispers of excitement rose as the jewelry that we were asked to remove clinked within the metallic confines of the container passing around.

Something inside of me was telling me that I should leave, but I didn't listen…

"Please, join hands," Madame Kali began to speak and my heart started to pound faster within my chest.

My mind slowly began to spin around. A dizzy spell took a hold on me and I subconsciously reached out for Dorian's hand, knowing all too well what was happening to me; yet, I was unable to speak. It was getting harder and harder to breathe as the medium entered in trance. I couldn't help it… This force was taking me under, dragging me down and I could feel its call.

"There's another here," she announced and my fingers gripped Mr. Gray's hand with more vigor. "There's another here. Amunet, Amunet, Amunet. Amunet. Serpent. Hidden one. Know your master. Your lover. Your master."

I lost all control over myself and then, I was out… away… gone…

The spirit had been called and did not hesitate in stepping forward, growling as it took over me; choking gasps rose in the audience but they were ignored. Struggling grunts, sighs and moans trespassed my silken lips before a strange language came forth and everything became a blur of words.

My heart was encased by a dark haze.

My voice was no longer my own but the one of a child and with a tear of goodbye rolling down my pale cheek, another transition occurred.

A guttural, vicious snarl built within my chest until it turned into a hiss as the demonic presence contorted in the chair, loosening my hair prior to pressing her palm over the glass surface which cracked and shattered in a spider-web pattern, causing a series of terrified screams.

I couldn't do anything; I was prisoner of this… gift ―or curse―, watching everything like another spectator.

A high-pitch scream left one of the guests' mouths after the doors and windows slam shut and soon, a stream of lewd words came out of the diabolic being. Heavy breaths filled with panic rose and the demon kicked back the chair, crawling over the fissured counter. Licentious events were narrated as the sound of cracking bones and horrified cries mixed with a chanting in some unknown language. This symphony of terror finally led the spirit to wandering the damp streets in search of her consort wherever he would be in order to slake her carnal needs.

"You will be mine," the demon whispered in my ear while the stranger and the demon fucked in a dark alley under the pouring rain…

Once everything was over, I couldn't even look in the eyes at the man I'd had sex a few moments ago. I ran away, feeling utterly dirty for what this entity had made me do…

Not having control of your own body wasn't pleasant at all… Not having control of your thoughts, feeling the sickening pull of the spirits while they invade you and use you like a mere vessel was something hard to cope with…

Disposing of my torn garments, I took a cold shower and changed into my nightgown prior to slithering under the sheets and succumbing to a ―hopefully― peaceful slumber.

X~x~X~x~x

"You woke up early," I commented when Malcolm was about to enter the study room. He has spent the morning out and looked immersed in a rather pensive state now.

"Oh? Yes. Yes… I had things to take care of," he answered, obviously startled by the intrusion of my voice into his train of thoughts.

"Business?"

"You could say, yes," his voice was flat but with a hint of concern. He nodded his head and stepped into his room, closing the door behind after asking me to tell Sembene that he wouldn't have his lunch.

I wanted to apology for something that wasn't really my fault, but how could I? Where would I begin? Perhaps I'd be a good idea to let him be for now.

X~x~X~x~x

I felt a chill rushing down my spine and I froze in place in the middle of the hallway. My breath was caught in my throat. I knew what that was. It was calling to me again, but after what had happened last night, I gathered all the might I had left and attempted to ignore it, walking towards my chamber as though nothing had occurred. Nevertheless, the spirits had other ideas. I gasped and began to breathe heavily while different sounds reached my ears: a tiger roaring, a monkey screeching, a falcon screaming while a lion roared and laughter rolled across the corridor.

"Vanessa." I dropped the cup of tea I was holding and time seemed to stop just like my heart. "Help me…"

"Mina," I whispered as the girl who had been like a sister to me materialized at the end of the hallway. Shuddering when a growl broke through the suddenly cold air, I finally inquired, "Where are you?"

"They're all about me. The beasts that feed at night. And they are hungry. Please, save me!"

Her frightened voice brought tears to my eyes but the vision faded away when the sound of my tea cup crashed against the wooden floor. She was no longer here. She was in pain and there was nothing I could do… I sobbed quietly and leaned against the wall, feeling absolutely helpless…

"I need to talk to you," I told Malcolm as I entered the study. There was no one else; he was the only one who could help me to solve this right now.