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Kevin looked around nervously as he examined the man he was with as he sat down in the kitchen table. Owen Bramble gave a smile as he said, "You know, maybe we can enjoy a small drink, you and me? What would you prefer? Tea, coffee, beer?"
"Uh... tea, please." Kevin said.
"Very well..." Bramble smiled as he hummed a little bit and went into the kitchen to get the kettle on. "So, Kevin, I haven't heard from you in quite a while. I hope you weren't slacking off in getting those pictures of that Monkeyman character."
"Er, no, I've been trying to keep my eye out for him." Kevin gulped nervously.
"Hmmm... I've heard rumors he stopped something at the docks." Bramble said as he waited for the kettle to take effect as the water started to boil inside. "A little surprised you weren't on that."
Kevin looked up. "The docks? Oh, oh, the docks! Yeah, I wasn't able to get there in time... due to last week's... well, high school reunion."
"Ah, yes, of course, I was there for that." Bramble smiled. "A nice little get-together really, though not in my top ten."
Kevin paused. "Er... yeah, I thought it was all right as well."
"Really? How did you like the band?" Bramble asked.
"The music was pretty good for what it was... jazzier, but you can't have too much jazz." Kevin smiled nervously.
Bramble frowned. "Yes... indeed, a very jazzy... band..."
"Anyway, I just want to offer my deep congratulations on your matrimony on Olga Pataki." Kevin said, trying to keep neutral.
Bramble gave a heavy smirk as he said, "Why, thank you. You know, seeing as how much of a great photographer you are, I wouldn't mind if you be the official photographer for our wedding. I've been meaning to hire one, but seeing as how great of a photographer you are, I'm sure you wouldn't mind, would you?"
Kevin kept raising an eyebrow as he noticed from the corner of his eye, Arnold and Helga peering into the windows, trying to listen into the conversation. Kevin turned to Bramble as he said, "I wouldn't mind, but I wanted to ask you something, if that's okay, Mr. Bramble."
"In relation to the engagement of me and the lovely Olga? Very well, shoot." Bramble smiled.
"How did you manage to win a young girl like Olga Pataki, and furthermore, why?" Kevin asked. "Aren't you too old for her?"
Bramble looked over at Kevin in surprise, then laughed. "My dear boy, you have a lot to learn about romance. Haven't you heard the term 'Not even age can dictate who you love and marry'? Well, to be truthful, even before all the shenanigans, I used to know who Olga is... after all, I was her health teacher in high school. Sure, there were a lot of young girls, but Olga was... a very special girl. Sure, she's a very brainy girl, but she was also very pretty... beautiful and attractive. Unfortunately, she was a high school student and I was just her health teacher... and while it was just an attraction, I knew it probably wouldn't have meant to be... but imagine my surprise about a couple of weeks ago when I met her again, still beautiful and radiant, I am surprised no man has went out with her."
Bramble looked over to see Kevin as he noticed his teeth was gritting a bit. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine. Continue." Kevin said, frowning.
"Well, anyway, after meeting every day of the week, I decided to court her, give each other a chance... and whilst we did have a date, something wonderful happened... of course, don't tell anybody else, but it didn't really happen yet. But this event caused me to propose to her and she had accepted." Bramble smiled.
"Are you telling me, sir... that you tricked her into marrying her?" Kevin asked.
"Tricked her? TRICKED her?" Bramble gave a fake gasp... before laughing. "Why, no, my dear boy, nothing of the sort. She just... misunderstood something and... well, I was going to offer my hand in marriage even if it wasn't for the misunderstanding. As far as she knows, she's still pregnant with my child... which, sadly, isn't true... yes, she slept in my bed, but only because I carried her there and let her sleep there. There may have been a bit of a blood spill because of a stab in the arm, and I may have spilt some water, but she's a fool if she thinks I've impregnated her... no, no, I wouldn't want to have sex until my honeymoon..."
"You... you mad man!" Kevin growled.
"What's the matter?" Bramble asked... before his eyes shone bright. "OH! Don't tell me... Kevin, were you in love with the lovely Olga? Yes, quite a fair maiden she is. Sadly, she's been taken. So sorry. But hey, I heard there's a brothel nearby. Maybe you can find some brainless beauties there..."
"Don't patronize me, Bramble!" Kevin growled. "You know, I once looked up to you. You were such a great teacher! And you know, I always liked the politician side of you too... the only reason I even took the photography job was to get close to Olga! Because she used to be an acquaintance in high school!"
Bramble raised an eyebrow as he paused. "Now that I think about it. I remember a Kevin being in the same classroom as Olga herself. Tell me, weren't you the one who said 'I am determined to protect people's lives, no matter the cause'? Yes, yes, I remember that... and now that I think about it, you've had this little problem of a voice tick... like a sneeze of some type."
"Th-that's not the point!" Kevin growled. "The point is, you took advantage a woman's naivety and forced her into something she probably didn't want!"
"Don't worry, in time, she'll learn to love me." Bramble said as the tea kettle started whistling. "Hang on a second, I think tea is just about ready."
"Oh, sure, sure..." Kevin nodded as Bramble went over to turn the stove off. But before Bramble could grab the kettle, Kevin gave a smirk as he said the two infamous words. "Abra-Cadabra."
Bramble yelped as he stopped short as his facial and body features began to change. Again, where the human Bramble once stood was now a demonic like creature with wings and yellow eyes wearing the same clothing.
From outside, Helga nodded as she took the picture from outside, then ducked back down. Arnold looked over towards Helga as she gave a nod. Arnold took the camera from her and peeked back in to see Bramble looking around at himself... and Kevin still sitting.
Kevin paused as he said, "So... my suspicions were right about you... you ARE a demon..."
"You don't looked surprised." The demonic Bramble growled, turning towards Kevin.
"Not really. But if I have to guess, I'd have to say... the human Bramble doesn't exist, am I correct?" Kevin frowned.
The demonic Bramble chuckled as he said, "Ah yes, you might say that... but the truth is, I'm actually full-on demon. The human side of me died long ago..."
Kevin's eyes widened as he said, "Who are you, really?"
"Hmph... very well, I suppose I should tell you." Bramble smirked. "My name is Owen Bramble... or at least, that's what the human side of me represents. My other name for my demon self is known as Hellfarno."
Kevin raised an eyebrow. Hellfarno sighed. "Yes, I realize it's not the most creative name in the world, but hey, the Demon King didn't name me. You already know about the stories of the war and how Bramble survived... all of that is true. What you don't know is that this brave man met me, Hellfarno, after a scuffle that involved the near extinction of the demon race. It was set up as a perfect plan... have the Demon King breed with the perfect angel... unfortunately, a man known by Monkeyman ruined that plan. I think you've heard of 'Monkeyman'."
"Yeah... we all do at this point." Kevin frowned.
"Well... see, the Demon King wanted breeding fodder with that angel for a long time, but unfortunately, Monkeyman had stepped in and ruined it. That's the way demons worked, we take what we like and force ourselves upon any vulnerable human woman that seemed very helpless. But Monkeyman... oh, that man made it tough! It became to a point where the Demon King decided to do whatever it takes to kill Monkeyman. It succeeded, but at the same time, it backfired. Monkeyman was no more... but so was the angel, the Demon King... and most of my demonic friends. I was the only survivor, hence, the only hope to revive the demon race. Unfortunately, the blast impacted my reproduction system, and the only way I could get it back was if I had possessed a regular human body and use the human body to have sex with a human girl to restart not only the demon race, but also my reproduction system. The catch to this is that the human girl, when all sexed up, would turn into a demon. Think that scene from 'Cool World', the one where a toon has sex with a human man... only for the toon to change to a human herself?" Hellfarno explained.
Kevin growled as Hellfarno continued. "Anyway, the man carried a mirror alongside him. I didn't know what the mirror was for, nor did I care. But this mirror could answer any potential question... even see into a potential future. So, with this man's body and the mirror, I used it to find the perfect mate, and spend some time trying to control the world through my own means. It took a few years, but once Olga gets pregnant and everyone votes for me, everything would be worth it!"
"So let me get this straight!" Kevin growled as he got up. "If your plan was to restart your demon race, why didn't you just force yourself upon Olga when you had the chance?"
"Simple. I couldn't because in order for me to grow back to full demon, I can't just take what I want... I have to do it the old fashioned way, have the human girl WILLING to mate a demon in a human body... I mean, I could do that, but I couldn't go back to full demon that way." Hellfarno sighed. "But whatever. I'm getting Olga to trust me well enough that she would be willing to mate with me. In fact, by tomorrow, when we mate, I'll become a full demon, with Olga transforming and her memories affected to always have me as her lover and being the mother of my children."
"Here's another thing I don't get... suppose she didn't believe the pregnancy tests and decided to go to a doctor?" Kevin asked.
Hellfarno laughed. "You don't think I didn't prepare for that possibility? Because of me being a politician and my past working many jobs, I own EVERYTHING in Hillwood... I own the doctors' office, I own the newspaper, I own the media, and I own at least three-fourths of the Internet!"
Kevin's eyes widened in shock. "How does one person own so much?"
Hellfarno smirked. "Corporate synergy. It's out of control."
Arnold and Helga, who were listening in, sighed as Helga said, "Sadly, he's not wrong."
"Tell me about it." Arnold said as he crossed his foot, the underside of his shoe being orange with unclear white letters.
Kevin growled as he started to charge at him... but not before Hellfarno grabbed him by the wrist.
"Uh, I wasn't done talking yet! Rude!" Hellfarno frowned as he used his other hand to grab Kevin's wrist and snapped it, causing Kevin to wince in pain, causing Arnold and Helga to watch in horror. "As I was saying, even if she went to the doctors', I have friends in the doctors' office who could easily lie to Olga. And knowing her brainless beauty, she would goddamn buy it! Now, any more stupid questions?"
Kevin kept silent as he rubbed his broken wrist. Hellfarno paused. "No more stupid questions? In that case... I'm afraid you've seen and heard too much... now... trust in me, just in me, open your eyes and trust in me..."
"What are you doing?" Kevin asked.
"It takes a minute... but I'm about to lay down some hypnotism... and when I hypnotize you... I'll have you forget the memory of our conversation of the last five minutes... that cool? Now... trust in me... just in me..."
Kevin, not impressed, used his other fist to punch Hellfarno in the face, causing Hellfarno to laugh. "Stupid boy... don't you know that I'm way more tougher than you think? Maybe another broken wrist will change your mind!"
With that, the demonic man grabbed Kevin's other wrist and broke it.
Arnold and Helga winced as they looked worried.
"This is terrible!" Arnold gulped as he watched the demon pushing Monkeyman to the chair and tying him up.
Helga groaned as she said, "We've got to stop him!"
"How? We can't reveal our trump card early!" Arnold said.
"We may not have a choice!" Helga whispered... before her eyes looked towards the road. "Hm?"
"What?" Arnold said confused as he turned... and noticed a familiar car coming over. "Isn't that..."
"It is! Hide!" Helga said as she dove into the bush and dragged Arnold with her just as the car arrived in view of Bramble's manor.
Hellfarno hummed a little bit as he had finished tying the struggling Kevin up. "Nothing personal, Kevin, but you've really have seen too much... now, let's get to..."
It was right at that moment when he heard the doorbell ringing, causing the demon to jump in surprise. "Oh, now what?"
Hellfarno coughed as he said, "Just a moment, I'll be right there."
Hellfarno then stuffed a sock in Monkeyman's mouth and gagged him up before tossing his chair over to the closet and closing it, whispering. "I'll deal with you later!"
Hellfarno coughed as he nodded. "Hocus Pocus."
With that, Hellfarno changed right back into Owen Bramble as he whipped his head back and forth. He smiled as he went over to the door. "Yes, yes, who is it?"
Bramble/Hellfarno looked surprised when they saw Olga at the doorway. Olga coughed as she said, "Hello, Owen. It's me. I want to have a few words with you, if you don't mind."
"Why, Olga, what a surprise!" Owen smiled. "Come in, come in, come in! You must be cold... or hot. Goodness, don't you know wearing a black vest isn't good for the heat?"
"You've told me that plenty of times." Olga said as she entered inside.
"So, what brings you over to my place a day early?" Owen asked. "Oh, don't tell me, I know! You couldn't wait for tomorrow to see what the forbidden dance with me was like, so you wanted to see me. I have to say, I'm hardly prepared..."
"Actually, it's about the pregnancy." Olga said... before yelping as Owen snatched her from off the ground and held her up.
"Sh, don't talk, sweetie. We'll have a better talk upstairs." Owen said as he started to carry her upstairs, despite the surprised Olga's struggles.
Outside, Arnold and Helga were crawling out of the bushes, both of them holding hands as Helga peeked in... and gasped. "Oh no! That demon has my sister! Who knows what she's going to do with her!"
"THen we barely have time! We've got to enter and get Monkeyman out of there!" Arnold said. "Maybe if we yell the magic word real loud for Olga and Bramble to hear, maybe she'll see him as the monster he really is!"
Helga nodded as she ran over to the door, which was still ajar as she and Arnold went in... little realizing that another car had just came in and parked behind Olga's.
Chapter thirty-eight has officially been completed! How did you guys like it? Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!