Staying Alive Til Dawn

by Nemarra

Sometimes a Nightmare is worth nothing. But when a nightmare becomes reality all you can do is hold your loved ones close…And what ever you do, don't turn out the light. Rated for gore, mild language, and character deaths. Edited ending

10. Passage of the book

Chapter 9

Since the day that sin first walked into the hearts of mortals, good and evil have battled each other. Not always did these battles come out with a victory. There are some times both sides are even and incapable of defeating the other. Thus the defender of good- more commonly know as an angel- and the defender of evil- a demon- combine into a single soul. A soul with no body.

Thus, the new soul- the Hell's Angel- borrows the body of a mortal. If a child is about to loose it's life at birth, the Hell's Angel attaches itself to the being. This instantly saves the life of the new born but at a cost. For the next eighteen years of the mortal's life they will be cursed. Many Hosts loose their families at a young age. They may never truly have friends or good fortune. Through the hardships the choices and actions of the host's soul build the strength of either side of the Hell's Angel. Then, at the stroke of midnight on the day of the host's birth… eighteen years later… the host dies. With it's death the Hell's Angel is released. However, it is no longer an Hell's angel… it is once again two separate beings; an angel and a demon. A new battle rages but this time there is to be a victor.

Only one thing will change the out come of the battle: If other souls or mortals are locked within the place the host had died. However it is highly rare that another to be involved. Usually if a person witnesses the death of the host, they are likely to go into a coma or even be killed themselves. This insures they are not a target. In the unlikely event that others are present the defenders begin to feed on their soul or souls. Through the emotions and sometimes the blood of the trapped beings both sides grow in strength. Sometimes, the beings will posses one of the mortals. Preferably the soul that has more of what the fighter is looking for. This will only happen if the being is powerful enough to do so. If the demon is not powerful enough it is likely to kill the mortals so that the Angel has no way of gaining strength.

But again, these events are highly unlikely for there to be others involved in the battle. Almost always is the host aware of the Hell's Angel; thus they avoid mortal contact all together.