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The Edge of the Coin: The Return of the Darkness
By Ryoken
The vampires separated into their separate groups, one to find Seacia, and the other to find information on possession.
Raziel seemed to be leading the "pack" of running vampires. Kain seemed to realize this a bit and said, "Raziel, get up there and look. You'll have a better view and a better chance of spotting her. When you see her, make sure to tell us." Raziel nodded and as they ran, he unfolded his wings and took off into the sky. The grounded vampires stood where they were, looking up at Raziel. He signaled for them to follow him, and took off into a forest. They ran after him, following as fast as possible.
Raziel saw Seacia just barely dive into the forest, near a clearing where there stood a rather small village. He landed not too far from her, but far enough where she couldn't hear him. Kain and the other two caught up in time to see Seacia run into a nearby house from the forest. Within seconds, they heard a woman scream. The villager ran out of the house, two children clinging to her dress as they ran. "Help!! There's a vampire in our home, and she's killing my husband!!!" She screamed. Villagers rushed to her side and others into the home. But instead of fighting being heard, a noise unlike any other they had ever heard before rose up from the home. Then, they heard the voice of Hash'ak'gik yell.
"DIE!!!!!" and there was a very bright flash of light. The four vampires covered their eyes from the light and only when it had subsided, did they look upon the carnage. The small village was gone, and in its place was a large crater. Seacia was in the middle of the crater. She was lying in the new dirt, seemingly unconscious, her head moving from side to side, with a smile of pleasure of her face. Then she pushed herself up, now on her feet, and a dark brown light appeared around her. The vampires couldn't see anything of her until the dark light was gone. She turned around to face the vampires and started to walk towards them, the smile now gone.
"Perhaps we should get going...??" Turel suggested. He and Dumah were the only ones who could seem to move. The two tried with all their might to snap their oldest brother and master out of their trances, but to no avail. Seacia stopped.
"Perhaps this would be the best time to gain yet another element, Kain?" She said, switching her voice to Hash'ak'gik as she said the name "Kain".
"What do you mean, Hash'ak'gik?" Kain said, now seeming to come out of his trance.
"The spectacle you just saw was for me to gain a new power, Kain. That was of earth. I have no need to gather that of light. She already has it for me. Now, I ask you again. Is this not the best time to gather another element, Kain?" He smiled.
"I still have no idea what-"
"I will tell you plainly then. Is this not the best time to gain the power of darkness from your black heart that I will rip from your still-living body?!"
"Nope, sorry, I'm afraid he has other plans with that organ, bye!!" Turel said, trying to pull Kain away from the vampire as Dumah did the same with Raziel. Both of them didn't move an inch.
Converting back to Seacia's voice, Hash'ak'gik said "Then perhaps, I shall gain another element," as she came closer to Raziel. He looked down at her with longing eyes.
"Raziel! Kain! We gotta get outta here, now!!" Dumah yelled. Kain seemed to just now realize this and said
"He's right, Raziel. We must go, now!!"
Seacia turned to the three vampires as she put her arms around Raziel. Then she turned back to him. "Will you leave me as well, Raziel?"
"No," he whispered. He leaned in to kiss her when Seacia backed away from Raziel, gripping her skull and screaming in pain. This seemed to wake Raziel up as she sank to her knees. He went to her side and she looked up at him. Her face was of pure terror.
"Help....me..." she managed to say before she went back to screaming and tossing about. Cuts appeared on various places.
"Should we take her back with us?" Raziel asked Kain. He seemed to ponder it a moment.
"Yes. She should be allowed to run free, as I said before. And its better that she not get anymore of these "elements"." He said. Raziel picked her up, but as soon as he did, she was flung out of his arms. He and Dumah had to hang on tightly to her upper body and ankles as they carried her back to the Pillars and go towards Rahab's library.
"I'm sure there must be something in one of these darn books," Zephon said, reading an excerpt of How to Keep Your Pet Bird From Being Possessed and then throwing it back down onto the table of books, piling up with assorted novels and informational guides. Rahab sighed.
"I could have sworn that I had a book that said something about this. I just know that I did because-"
"What was it called, Rahab?" Melchiah asked.
"The Demon's Work, why?"
"Because I found it," he said, climbing down from a ladder and carefully placing the book on the table. The two other brothers cleared the table of books with a swipe of their arms and sat down next to their youngest sibling. The book was very old and the paper was beginning to turn a pale tan. He opened and immediately, dust came from inside. "Is this what you were looking for, brother?"
"Yes, this is what I was looking for exactly," Rahab said, taking the book from where it rest, to in front of him. Zephon stood up irritatingly to hunch over Rahab's shoulder. "Blah blah blah...oh yes, here we go. 'Demons are often known for the possession of humans. They will take over the human's mind and control them, usually without consent, if the person is not a witch. There are few cases of possession where possession is real, as they were mainly hoaxes so that a person could get their way. Little is known about how one comes to be possessed, as the spirit world is not well-known.'" Rahab was interrupted by the swift opening of a door which revealed Kain and the others, holding a moaning Seacia.
"Any ideas as to where to put her, boys?" Kain asked.
"Think the cells can hold her?" Rahab asked.
"If someone watches over her, perhaps. And I don't want you, Raziel," Kain said, seeing him get up to volunteer ," to do it. Hash'ak'gik knows about you and Seacia, and he's bound to use that to his advantage. Dumah, you will go down and keep an eye her, understood?" The strong vampire nodded. "Good. Take her down there," he said. Raziel unwillingly let Dumah carry her down to the cells beneath the abbey. Before Dumah had gone, he could have sworn he saw Seacia open her eyes for a moment, and she looked like her old self again. "Now then," Kain's voice brought Raziel back from his thoughts. "Have you found anything?"
"Yes, we have. In fact you caught us right in the middle of Rahab's story-time," Zephon teased. Rahab didn't seem to care.
"As I was saying, 'The dispossession of a person can be done through the act of an exorcism. This can be done by a priest.' Blah blah blah," Rahab continued to say as he quickly scanned the pages of the book until he came upon something. "Hello, what have we here...? 'In the worship of gods, there are many to choose from. However, there is one god above all others which should NOT be worshipped. This is god of evil, Hash'ak'gik. Coming forth as a black entity, Hash'ak'gik possesses the minds of his followers. As the author of this book, I discovered an old legend that was circulated around the followers of this mad god. It was said that once, a child follower of Hash'ak'gik was possessed by him and told the other followers a prophecy. One day, he would find and rise up with power beyond that of any other god. He would control the materialistic elements of earth, light, darkness, water, fire, and air and with them, he would rule Nosgoth as he had before the coming of the other gods.' That doesn't sound too good. And it doesn't seem to say what anyone can do to stop him in here. It'll take a while, but maybe we can find something to dispossess her." They only looked on in amazement and shock.
"I see...You keep looking in that book, you three. I think we have some business to conduct with our new friend," Kain said. They began to go for the door when Dumah slammed it open, almost off its hinges. He looked quite messy.
"Seacia escaped!!"
Oh no!! She's on the loose again!! What will happen? Will Hash'ak'gik rule Nosgoth in terror once again?? Is there a way to stop this insane god?? Read on!!
The Edge of the Coin: The Return of the Darkness
By Ryoken
The vampires separated into their separate groups, one to find Seacia, and the other to find information on possession.
Raziel seemed to be leading the "pack" of running vampires. Kain seemed to realize this a bit and said, "Raziel, get up there and look. You'll have a better view and a better chance of spotting her. When you see her, make sure to tell us." Raziel nodded and as they ran, he unfolded his wings and took off into the sky. The grounded vampires stood where they were, looking up at Raziel. He signaled for them to follow him, and took off into a forest. They ran after him, following as fast as possible.
Raziel saw Seacia just barely dive into the forest, near a clearing where there stood a rather small village. He landed not too far from her, but far enough where she couldn't hear him. Kain and the other two caught up in time to see Seacia run into a nearby house from the forest. Within seconds, they heard a woman scream. The villager ran out of the house, two children clinging to her dress as they ran. "Help!! There's a vampire in our home, and she's killing my husband!!!" She screamed. Villagers rushed to her side and others into the home. But instead of fighting being heard, a noise unlike any other they had ever heard before rose up from the home. Then, they heard the voice of Hash'ak'gik yell.
"DIE!!!!!" and there was a very bright flash of light. The four vampires covered their eyes from the light and only when it had subsided, did they look upon the carnage. The small village was gone, and in its place was a large crater. Seacia was in the middle of the crater. She was lying in the new dirt, seemingly unconscious, her head moving from side to side, with a smile of pleasure of her face. Then she pushed herself up, now on her feet, and a dark brown light appeared around her. The vampires couldn't see anything of her until the dark light was gone. She turned around to face the vampires and started to walk towards them, the smile now gone.
"Perhaps we should get going...??" Turel suggested. He and Dumah were the only ones who could seem to move. The two tried with all their might to snap their oldest brother and master out of their trances, but to no avail. Seacia stopped.
"Perhaps this would be the best time to gain yet another element, Kain?" She said, switching her voice to Hash'ak'gik as she said the name "Kain".
"What do you mean, Hash'ak'gik?" Kain said, now seeming to come out of his trance.
"The spectacle you just saw was for me to gain a new power, Kain. That was of earth. I have no need to gather that of light. She already has it for me. Now, I ask you again. Is this not the best time to gather another element, Kain?" He smiled.
"I still have no idea what-"
"I will tell you plainly then. Is this not the best time to gain the power of darkness from your black heart that I will rip from your still-living body?!"
"Nope, sorry, I'm afraid he has other plans with that organ, bye!!" Turel said, trying to pull Kain away from the vampire as Dumah did the same with Raziel. Both of them didn't move an inch.
Converting back to Seacia's voice, Hash'ak'gik said "Then perhaps, I shall gain another element," as she came closer to Raziel. He looked down at her with longing eyes.
"Raziel! Kain! We gotta get outta here, now!!" Dumah yelled. Kain seemed to just now realize this and said
"He's right, Raziel. We must go, now!!"
Seacia turned to the three vampires as she put her arms around Raziel. Then she turned back to him. "Will you leave me as well, Raziel?"
"No," he whispered. He leaned in to kiss her when Seacia backed away from Raziel, gripping her skull and screaming in pain. This seemed to wake Raziel up as she sank to her knees. He went to her side and she looked up at him. Her face was of pure terror.
"Help....me..." she managed to say before she went back to screaming and tossing about. Cuts appeared on various places.
"Should we take her back with us?" Raziel asked Kain. He seemed to ponder it a moment.
"Yes. She should be allowed to run free, as I said before. And its better that she not get anymore of these "elements"." He said. Raziel picked her up, but as soon as he did, she was flung out of his arms. He and Dumah had to hang on tightly to her upper body and ankles as they carried her back to the Pillars and go towards Rahab's library.
"I'm sure there must be something in one of these darn books," Zephon said, reading an excerpt of How to Keep Your Pet Bird From Being Possessed and then throwing it back down onto the table of books, piling up with assorted novels and informational guides. Rahab sighed.
"I could have sworn that I had a book that said something about this. I just know that I did because-"
"What was it called, Rahab?" Melchiah asked.
"The Demon's Work, why?"
"Because I found it," he said, climbing down from a ladder and carefully placing the book on the table. The two other brothers cleared the table of books with a swipe of their arms and sat down next to their youngest sibling. The book was very old and the paper was beginning to turn a pale tan. He opened and immediately, dust came from inside. "Is this what you were looking for, brother?"
"Yes, this is what I was looking for exactly," Rahab said, taking the book from where it rest, to in front of him. Zephon stood up irritatingly to hunch over Rahab's shoulder. "Blah blah blah...oh yes, here we go. 'Demons are often known for the possession of humans. They will take over the human's mind and control them, usually without consent, if the person is not a witch. There are few cases of possession where possession is real, as they were mainly hoaxes so that a person could get their way. Little is known about how one comes to be possessed, as the spirit world is not well-known.'" Rahab was interrupted by the swift opening of a door which revealed Kain and the others, holding a moaning Seacia.
"Any ideas as to where to put her, boys?" Kain asked.
"Think the cells can hold her?" Rahab asked.
"If someone watches over her, perhaps. And I don't want you, Raziel," Kain said, seeing him get up to volunteer ," to do it. Hash'ak'gik knows about you and Seacia, and he's bound to use that to his advantage. Dumah, you will go down and keep an eye her, understood?" The strong vampire nodded. "Good. Take her down there," he said. Raziel unwillingly let Dumah carry her down to the cells beneath the abbey. Before Dumah had gone, he could have sworn he saw Seacia open her eyes for a moment, and she looked like her old self again. "Now then," Kain's voice brought Raziel back from his thoughts. "Have you found anything?"
"Yes, we have. In fact you caught us right in the middle of Rahab's story-time," Zephon teased. Rahab didn't seem to care.
"As I was saying, 'The dispossession of a person can be done through the act of an exorcism. This can be done by a priest.' Blah blah blah," Rahab continued to say as he quickly scanned the pages of the book until he came upon something. "Hello, what have we here...? 'In the worship of gods, there are many to choose from. However, there is one god above all others which should NOT be worshipped. This is god of evil, Hash'ak'gik. Coming forth as a black entity, Hash'ak'gik possesses the minds of his followers. As the author of this book, I discovered an old legend that was circulated around the followers of this mad god. It was said that once, a child follower of Hash'ak'gik was possessed by him and told the other followers a prophecy. One day, he would find and rise up with power beyond that of any other god. He would control the materialistic elements of earth, light, darkness, water, fire, and air and with them, he would rule Nosgoth as he had before the coming of the other gods.' That doesn't sound too good. And it doesn't seem to say what anyone can do to stop him in here. It'll take a while, but maybe we can find something to dispossess her." They only looked on in amazement and shock.
"I see...You keep looking in that book, you three. I think we have some business to conduct with our new friend," Kain said. They began to go for the door when Dumah slammed it open, almost off its hinges. He looked quite messy.
"Seacia escaped!!"
Oh no!! She's on the loose again!! What will happen? Will Hash'ak'gik rule Nosgoth in terror once again?? Is there a way to stop this insane god?? Read on!!