She looked up slowly, as a Lucas look-alike moved out of the shadows. "You are what I saw…you're taking on his form."

"Yes, and I almost got everyone too, but that damned giant fish interrupted me when I was trying to finish Jason off."

"Leave! Go back to where you came from!"

"I can't, not until it is finished. You're the last on my list. The strong one is always last."

Katya stood up; backing away from the body of Lucas sprawled across the floor. "Why him, he did nothing."

"He insulted us, and so he is the one to pay. But now, now it is your turn," it said, as it gestured to the science lab doors. They slammed shut, and Katya instinctively knew that there was no way out now, and no way in.

"Why the headaches?"

"We feed off of his mind, his memories, and his energies. We lived in his head. He barely had the energy to support us. We caused pain because that is what we do."

Her mind raced. There were words to send this demon away; she just had to remember them!

"Oh it isn't nice to play that way Katya," it hissed, instantly showing up at her side. It kicked her legs out from under her and she collapsed to the floor. Again, instantly, it was there, holding her wrists down, lying on top of her.

"Get off of me!" she yelled. "GET AWAY FROM ME!"

It laughed the same unnatural laugh that all those before her had heard. "Doesn't it hurt Katya? Doesn't it hurt to know that no one trusts you? That he doesn't trust you?"

"Stop! Stop it!" she cried out.

"No, we don't stop. You must suffer first. Watching you suffer is the fun part," it said as it quickly wrapped an imaginary hand around her throat, not choking her, but holding her down. "Look at him," it hissed, forcing her head to turn and look at Lucas. "You won't see him again. You'll be dead. Do you think he'll miss you? Or will he just forget you ever existed?"

Katya did her best to wall off her thoughts. None of these things had entered her mind; she knew it was only saying them to hurt her, to upset her. It was feeding off of her fears. She couldn't let it win.

"Now, now, now pretty Katya, you'll be free! No one to watch you anymore, no more security, no more burden of powers you don't want, no more of people judging you only by what you can do instead of who you are. He did that, don't you remember? He hated you for what you were. Do you think that changed? Or do you think he changed his tune because he wants something from you?"

Katya jerked her head away and squeezed her eyes shut. Hot tears poured from underneath her closed eyelids. What were those words?

"You cannot win Katya, just like he said to our master. Your time is up here, and you haven't even gotten to enjoy it," it whispered in her ear, before sitting up and backhanding her across the face. She cried out in pain and felt the blood flow from her cut lip.

"This is the part we enjoy most, causing physical pain," it said, a razor appearing in its hand.

Katya screamed and pushed it back with all the energy she could muster. It stumbled back, far enough to allow her to get to her feet. She pressed herself against the wall, sliding along it as it stalked her. It charged her and she kicked it in the chest, sending it flying back.

"Why do you only prolong the inevitable? You will die, and it will be painful, you will suffer!"

It charged her again and she ducked out of the way, running for the other side of the room. It caught up to her quickly and tripped her, sending her sprawling onto the floor. Her head slammed onto the grating and she cried out in pain. She tried to sit up and back away, but she was too dizzy. She put her hand to the side of her forehead, and felt the blood there. She fought against the darkness that tried to claim her. She could only lie there; she didn't have the strength to move. She couldn't fight back anymore, her head spinning. It stood over her.

"Are you finished now? No more fighting Katya, accept what is to come. You will not leave here alive!"

"Somebody help me, please!" she cried out weakly.

"There is no one to help you. No one can hear you. Now, it is time. This is going to hurt Katya…a lot."

Her mind was sluggish and she weakly tried to resist as it picked up her wrist. The razor glinted in the dim light of the lab. "No, please don't…please…"

As her consciousness began to fade, the words she needed suddenly floated to the surface. She struggled to get them from her brain to her lips.

"Ilek danna hotep lachna yuram," she whispered.

"What do you say?" it hissed.

"Ilek danna hotep lachna yuram," she repeated, her voice still barely above a whisper.

"Last words? I'll hear them," it said with a smile, leaning down and putting its ear near to her lips.

"Ilek danna hotep lachna yuram," she said, firmly.

It jumped back and began to scream in agony. "Evil! Evil Katya! Our job was almost done! You should have let us finish it!" it screamed out at her. A flash of red light lit the room and then it was gone.

Katya began to sob weakly. She couldn't move, she couldn't stay awake anymore. Every part of her ached, but it was over. The sound of her sobs was the only sound in the room as she lost consciousness.