The three friends approached the changing boy.

"He's getting worse." T.J said. "Once he grows horns he's done for."

"He hasn't grown them yet so there's still hope." Frida said.

"Frida I hope you're right about this."

"Me too."

"Demonic birds at 6:00!" Andre called as a flock came flying toward them.

"Oh man! I hate those things!" T.J said. "Frida you get to Manny, Andrea and I will hold them off for as long as we can."

"Right." The blue-haired girl said.

"And Frida."

"Yes?"

"Please be careful."

"I will! Good luck you guys! And God be with you!"

"You too. Alright you overstuffed chickens! You wanna a piece of me? Come and get me! Fresh meat right here!"

"Don't get carried away T.J." Andrea said. "This isn't one of thode wrestling matches you watch with your uncle."

"Sorry."

Frida ran as fast she could toward Manny. She watched as his body was hovering over a Plat form with red fire burning him. She climbed up on to the Plat form and slowly walked to him.

"Manny?" She said softly. "Manny are you okay?"

No response. She slowly and carefully brought her hand over to touch him. To her surprise he didn't feel hot,he felt cold. His entire body was as cold as ice and he was shivering but how could that be possible if he was on fire?

"Manny? Come on Manny! Wake up!" He still didn't respond. "Hang on Manny, I'm gonna get you out of here."

"Leave him be you heavenly wretch!"

Frida felt Zoe pick her up with her telekinesis and send her flying into a tree. The girl hissed and slid down the tree in pain.

"What did you do to him?...WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM YOU SHE DEVIL?!" Frida screamed.

"I'm making him want he always wanted to be. A full demon."

"He never wanted that!"

"He wanted to make the humans who wronged him suffer! He can never do that as a halfling or a spirit. Only demons are capable of revenge! And becoming one is the only way he can get what he wants!"

"Is that what he wants? Or what you want?"

"I know Manny! He's been angry and hurt by humans! He wants revenge on them! He wants them to pay for how they treated him! He is cruel, wicked, and vengeful!"

"I know Manny too! And you're right he is angry and hurt and he does want revenge but there's more to him than that! I've seen sides of him that you've never seen! He's kind and gentle and caring! And he doesn't hate all humans!"

"You know nothing!"

"I know plenty! He had a human mother who he loved more than anything in the world! He has human friends! And he's shown remorse and compassion to human strangers! So I know what you're saying can't be true! And that's not even the real reason you're doing this!"

"What are you talking about?"

"You love Manny! And you wanna be with him but you want it to be on your terms! You know Manny would never become a demon like you want to do and you also knew that he could never be with you if you chose that! So now you're forcing him!"

"We belong together! No one will ever truly love him except me because I'm the only one like him!"

"You're wrong! You're not the only one who loves him! God loves him! His mother loves him! He never knew hid father but I'd be willing to bet my life that he loves him! His friends love him! And I...I...I love him! I love Manny so much! And I won't let you take him from me!"

In rage Zoe began choking Frida with telekinesis.

"You lie! How can you love him?! You're nothing like him! You're nothing like us! You're nothing like me!"

"You're right! I'm not like you!" Frida choked. "But neither is Manny! You two aren't as much alike as you think! What do you have in common?! You're both halfling and you've both been hurt but that's where the similarities end! You two are completely different! He's kind, caring, honest, forgiving, and he doesn't blame an entire race fir something only a few people have done to him! You're cold, cruel, deceitful, angry, and you want everyone to suffer just like you did! But the biggest difference of all is that Manny knows what it's like to be loved you don't!"

"Shut up!"

"I know that you were concieved through rape and your mother blames you for it! You're half demon so everybody thinks you're a monster! You're like this because no one has ever loved you so you hate everyone and Manny is the only exception because he was kind to you! But he couldn't love you but it's not your fault! And it's not his! He can't help it! I'm sorry that you feel this way but that doesn't give you the right to do this! I'll pray for you Zoe! Because you are loved, you're loved by God and despite what you are and what you've done God loves you and he'll forgive you!"

"I'll kill you! You bitch!"

Zoe strengthened her hold on Frida, she was trying to snap her neck. Frida could hardly breathe but she gathered up whatever breath she had and cried out.

"Dear God please forgive Zoe for the sins she's commited! I don't believe she really meant to harm anyone! I believe all she wanted was to be loved!" She found it harder to breathe. "So please forgive her and ease the pain in her heart! And help her understand that she is loved!"

"DIE!" Zoe screamed.

With one more forceful clutch Frida lost concioussness. Suddenly a golden light beamed from Frida's chest and Frida's eyes glowed a bright light.

"Get...off...ME!"

She raised her hand and a light knocked Zoe off her body. Zoe got up and charged toward her but FrIda held up her hand and a force feild appeared that protected her and caused the demon woman to ricochet back. All too soon the light faded.

"Whoa! Did I do that?"

"I have had enough you! Manny! Attack!"

Manny's eyes flashed open and he glared at her with blood red eyes. He lunged for Frida, she screamed and ran while he chased after her. She tripped a few times but still she kept running until she was corner at a gorge.

"Oh crud!" Frida said.

"Kill her Manny! And bring me her heart!" Zoe said.

"Consider it done!" Manny replied sinisterly.

"Manny! No! You don't want to do this!"

He scratched her with one of his claws.

"I'm sorry about this Manny!"

She pulled out an arrow and shot one at his arm bur he caught it and it melted in his hand.

"Was that your best shot?" He asked. "Now let me show you mine!"

He kicked her stomach knocking her back.

"Frida!" Andrea cried.

"Stop it Manny!" T.J said holding him back but the demon boy just grabbed him by the throat and started choking him. Andrea threw her spear at Manny's leg making him drop T.J. But then he just removed the spear from his foot.

"That was a tickle." He said viciously and he threw the spear back into her leg. She screamed on pain.

"Andrea! I didn't want to do this Manny but you leave me no other choice!" T.J said. "In the name of the Holy Father I hereby-"

But Manny grabbed his head and bashed it into the rock hard gorge, knocking him out.

"Two down, one to go." He said glaring at Frida who was trying to stand up with out shaking. Claw marks were all over her arms and legs and she was bleeding.

"Manny...Please...I'm begging you don't."

"Prepare to die human scum."

"Manny this isn't you! Don't you know who I am?"

"You're a human! A cruel, self righteous human who wants to kill anything different!"

"No I'm not! I'm Frida Suarez! I'm you're best friend! And you're mine!"

"You're lying! All humans hate me! There never was one human who ever cared for me!"

"What about your mother?"

His face froze.

"My...My mother?"

"She loved you and she was a human."

"I...I...I"

"Don't listen to her! Kill her!" Zoe ordered.

"And what about T.J and Andrea? They're human and they love you and...I'm a human! And I love-"

"Shut up!" He shouted grabbing his head in frustration. "Stop it! Stop talking! Everything you say is a lie!"

Frida saw horns starting grow on his head, she needed to act fast, she ran to Manny and threw her arms around him.

"Get off me!"

"Manny I'm begging you! Please don't turn into a devil! Please don't leave me!"

"Stop it!"

"You're not a devil!" She cried with tears running down her cheeks. "You're my best friend! And I love you!"

"Stop! Stop crying! Stop crying Frida! I...I hate it when you cry! Please stop!"

Frida wept warm tears on to Manny's cold heart which caused the shard of the demon mirror to weaken and he too began to cry which caused the shard in his eye to fall out.

"Please stop crying Frida! Please I can't stand it! I'm sorry! I didn't mean it! I'm so sorry just don't leave me alone!"

She looked at him with tear filled eyes, his eyes were still red but they were softer now and filled woth fear. Fear that he would be all alone in this world. She needed to prove to him that he was never alone.

"I will never leave you and to prove it I'm giving you this." She stood up on her toes and whispered something to him in his ear. "This belongs to you and always will."

She then placed her hand on his cheek and gave him the most precious thing a young girl could ever give a boy. Her first kiss. Manny froze startled, her lips were very different from Zoe's. They were warm and soft like sunlight and it warmed his heart causing the shard to completely disappear. T.J and Andrea watched in amazement and blushed a little. When her lips parted from him, she smiled, and he changed back completely.

"Manny are you okay?" Frida asked.

"I...I think so...Wha...What just happened?"

"It's a long story."

"Oh my God! Frida what happened to you! Did I...Did do this?"

"You didn't mean to, it's alright."

"Enough of this!" Tito cried appearing. "Zoe you disgrace! You failed me!"

"It's not my fault I-"

"Save it! I'll deal with you later!" Tito swatted his hand and she vanished. "As for you Frida I may need you to cure me but I've decided that you're too much of an interference in my revenge for you to be alive!"

"I'm not scared of you!" She said. "And I don't care what you do to me because I will never-"

"Will you kindly shut up!"

Tito then struck Frida so hard that she fell down onto a hard stone. A large gash formed on her head, it was bleeding and her entire body was motionless. She looked dead, dead as a door nail. Manny felt his heart collapse at the sight of her seemingly dead body.

"AHHHHHHH!" He roared in agonizing voice that didn't sound human. Fire surrounded his body, his eyes glowed a flaming green, and he transformed into an incredibly strong, grown man with claws, fangs, a tail, and markings on his body. His new form was so scary even to Tito, who was shaking with fear and his fear only increased when the boy spoke in an unrecognizable voice that sounded like a wild animal roar crossed with the voice of an adult man. "YOU HAVE DONE THE LOWEST OF THE LOW! YOU DARE TOUCH MY FRIEND! YOU DARE HURT WHAT'S MINE!"

Took a deep breath and threw fire, fire from his claws and mouth at Tito and everything around him.

"What's happening?" Andrea said.

"He's losing control!" T.J said. "And he's going into full spirit form!"

"Is that bad?"

"It is if he's having uncontrollable rage. Everyone run!"

T.J and Andrea took shelter in a cave but for Tito he was trapped like a rat. Manny took a deep breath and created a huge flame that would surely kill his uncle but it would destroy Andra, T.J, and anyone else nearby. Luckily before he could throw it someone jumped onto Manny and hugged him around his waist. It was Frida, she was alive.

"Come back Manny! I'm alright! I'm alright!" She screamed.

Manny struggled but eventually he calmed down, the flame went out, and he changed back. Tito quickly saw this as his chance to escape as for Manny as soon as he came back to his senses he began to cry.

"I did it again! I did it again! I did it again!"

"It's okay Manny." Frida soothed him while hugging him. "It's okay."

"I can't remember anything that's happened Frida! But I know I did something wrong!"

"It's okay. You're not a devil Manny, you're not a devil." Frida said. "You came back. You didn't hurt anyone. It's over now, it's all over."