It was storming one night. A man was driving down the street in the storm, with him was his ten year old son and six year old daughter. Suddenly they were hit by a truck being driven by a drunk driver. Their car spun out of control and tumbled over the edge. The man and his children jumped out, he managed to grab on to a root and catch his daughter while his son held on to his leg.
"Dad! I'm slipping!" The boy cried.
"Hold on Carlos!" The man shouted. "Help! Somebody help us!"
There was a flash and a hooded figure appeared.
"Who are you?" The man asked.
"A Demon who is willing to save your son but only if I can have him." The figure said.
"What?! You're insane! Never!"
"Dad!" The boy's hand slipped and he fell toward the ground.
"Save him!" He cried.
The demon caught the boy.
"Give him back!" The man demanded.
"He's mine now!"
With that said the demon disappeared taking the boy.
"Carlos no!" The little girl screamed.
Andrea woke up screaming. Another nightmare about the terrible day when that demon appeared and took her brother. It was on that day she vowed that somehow someway she'd get him back. She hardly said a word to anyone that day which concerned her friends.
"Andrea is something wrong?" Frida asked.
"No. Everything's fine." She said glumly.
"She's lying. She was up all night because some nightmare spooked her." T.J said.
"That's not true!" She denied.
"Yes it is, I walked by your room last night and you were screaming in your sleep. I would've waken you up myself but you had already waken up yourself."
"What were you dreaming about?" Frida asked.
"Nothing it's just a stupid nightmare."
"Wanna talk about it?"
"It's nothing!"
"Hey there's nothing wrong with being scared by a bad dream it happens to everyone."
"Yeah even Manny." T.J said.
"What are you talking about? I don't get scared by bad dreams." Manny objected.
"Oh yeah? What about those recurring nightmares about losing your mother?" Frida said.
"Well I-"
"Nicholas giving you a wedgie?" Andrea added.
"That was-"
"And Frida running off with Django?" T.J finished.
"Shut up!" Manny punched him.
"Wait what was that last part?" Frida asked.
"The point is it happens to everyone and it usually helps to talk about it." T.J said.
"Alright." Andrea sighed. "It was about the night I lost my brother. I've had it ever since I was a little kid."
"I'm sorry." T.J said. "You really miss him don't you?"
"Yes and I promised my father that one day I would find him."
"Do you know what demon took him?" T.J asked.
"It was a long time ago and he wore a cloak."
"Well I promise you Andrea I will help you find this demon but I'm merely a beginner if we want to an unknown demon we'll have to consult an expert."
Five minutes...
"Madame Bernice's seer of the future and supernatural?" Manny said. "You're expert is a fortune teller?"
"You'd be surprised how connected fortune tellers are to the super natural. Also she's my grandma and I haven't visited her in awhile."
T.J knocked on the door. Instead of an answer the door opened by itself. They walked in and approached the stan. T.J hit the bell and an old man appeared.
"Who dare disturbs the great Madame Bernice?" He asked.
"Drop it Grandpa it's me." T.J said.
"Oh what do you want?"
"We need to see Grandma."
"Pay up."
"You always were a cheapskate." T.J pulled out some money and handed it to the old man.
"She's in the back."
The four teenagers went into the back room to see an old woman sitting at a table with a crystal ball, some cards, and candles while smoking a cigarette. When she saw T.J she lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Tulio Jr!" She cried. T.J flinched at the mention of his name while the others giggled. She hugged her grandson so tight that he turned blue. "I've missed you."
"Me too." He choked.
"Why don't you visit me more?"
"I've been busy oh and um these are my friends. Manny, Frida and Andrea. Listen Grandma we need your help."
"With what?"
"Well we're looking for An unidentified demon who kidnapped Andrea's brother. We we're wondering if maybe you could tell us who he is?"
"Perhaps but first let me see who everyone is." He took Andrea's hand.
"Um what are you doing?" She asked.
"Reading your palm." She studied the palm of her hand carefully. "Oh my you are a very strong young lady."
"Thanks."
"Brave and independent yet you are suffering the loss of a loved one. I can assure you will heal from it and I see you living a long lifeline and having a wonderful family."
She did Frida next, she carefully ran her fingers across the girl's palm.
"You have holy powers from heaven and you posses a very strong and pure heart." She said. "I see you getting married to a very powerful young man and you will bear a very powerful child."
"Cool."
She then took Manny's hand last. A shocked and surprised look crossed her face when she read his palm.
"This is incredible. You have both spirit and human blood flowing through your veins, you live between life and death, normal and paranormal."
"I kind of already knew that."
"There's more. Your past and hers." She said pointing to Frida. "Are intertwined, an ancestor of yours and hers did something and it will come back again to haunt you both."
"Okay...Anything else you wanna creep us out with?"
"Three worlds."
"What do you mean three worlds?"
"You are half human and half spirit meaning you can travel between two worlds earth and hell but in time you will play a role in creating the one who can travel between all three worlds heaven, earth, and hell."
"Time out! That's impossible. They only way somebody could travel between all three without dying is if they're one third human, one third spirit or demon, and one third angel."
"Exactly."
"Grandma that's impossible." T.J said. "A human, spirit/demon, and angel can't have a child together. It takes two to have a child, one male being and one female being biologically there is no third parent."
"Who said it had to be born that way?"
"What other way is there? And how on earth does Manny play a part in it's creation?"
"I don't know he just does maybe he he fathers this child."
"No because halflings can't have children." Manny said.
"Oh then maybe you drive the mother to sleep with the father. That aside now Andrea tell me when this demon kidnap your brother."
"It was ten years ago."
"Do you remember any distinct features about him?"
"No."
"Then I shall read my memories and find out for myself."
She grabbed a dream catcher over Andrea's head. It glowed and began to display Andrea's memories of that night. She began to cry as she watched it take place, T.J held her hand comfortingly.
"That demon is by far the most evil thing ever created in our town." Bernice said. "And he has a relation to that halfling."
"It's my uncle isn't it?" Manny asked.
"I believe so."
"Why did he take my brother?" Andrea demanded.
"When this demon became corrupt he lost half of his power and has been doing everything he can to get it back. By draining the life force and strength of those innocent and good. I suspect he took your brother because he was a child and children are the ultimate innocence. But when he started to become a man he wasn't of any real use to him."
"Then why didn't he just let him go?"
"I also suspect he might've manipulated him into being a loyal follower. He lies and manipulates people into following him and to finding more innocences to feed him. Like children, mothers, and young virgin girls. He's a very sick deity that must be destroyed."
"What can we do?" Manny asked.
"You need to find his weak spot and pierce it with his greatest weakness. It'll take him completely out of existence."
"Do you know his weak spot?"
"Nobody does. He found a way to keep it secret from anyone even from the book."
"Then what's his greatest weakness?"
"Pure and unselfish love. The love of family, friends, the love between a man and woman, he hates it because love can never die and it's good's greatest weapon. It was the love of his parents and older brothers that allowed them to seal him away all those years ago. Andrea your love for Carlos is the only thing that will break Tito's hold on him."
"But how do you pierce something with love?" T.J said.
"I don't know but it's the only thing that can destroy him. You all pose as potential threats for him. Protect each other, all of you. Your friendship alone is as strong as any sword. And you must resist his influence, he'll try to turn you against each other and if he succeeds he'll control all of you." She warned. "So cookie anyone?"
"Dude your grandma is creepy." Manny whispered to T.J.
They said goodbye to Bernice and thanked her for her services.
"What could the monster possibly want with my brother?" Andrea said.
"We'll find him Andrea." Manny promised. "We just need to figure out where my uncle is."
"Yes but he could be anywhere." T.J said.
"Still we gotta start somewhere." Frida said.